Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Orland L. Long
Orland L. (Bake) Long, 82, of Russellville and Forrest City, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a gate attendant at the Piney Bay Federal Park, veteran of World War II having served as a corporal in General Patton's 3rd Army Mechanical Calvary, native of Haynes and son of the late Edgar and Betty Beard Long. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Robert Beckes and G. T. Hutcherson.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Deedy Bailey of Mountain View, Mrs. Robbie Hutcherson of Forrest City, and Sandy Beckes of Crowley, Texas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Forrest City with burial in Hughes cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Stevens Funeral Home located at 220 North Washington Street in Forrest City.
Tom Edward Dorney
Tom Edward Dorney, 67, of Hartman died Friday, April 27, 2007, at Hartman.
He was a self-employed sheet rock finisher, native of Hartman, treasurer of the city of Hartman since 1982, board member of Rural Fire District No. 4, member of NRA, son of the late Tom and Lula Scoggins Dorney, and was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Stover Dorney; one grandson, Tommy Ralph; one sister, Evelyn McKenna; and three brothers, Donald, Torrance and James (Boge) Dorney.
He is survived by two daughters, Cleta Ralph of Hartman and Cheryll VanAken of Clarksville; one son, Jimmy Dorney of Hartman; one sister, Martha Chavers of Knoxville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Dennis Reynolds officiating. Burial was in Kendall cemetery north of Hartman.
Active pallbearers were Gary Vaught, Bud Dixon, Rob Hadlock, Don Davidson, Glen Drum, and Eddie Newsom.
Honorary pallbearers were Hartman City Council members, Mayor Debbie Davenport, and the Hartman Store coffee crew.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Dora Smith
Dorothea Martha Kreipke Smith, 92, of Whittier, Calif., formerly of Lutherville, died Aug. 7, 2009.
She was born near Little Piney Creek to the late William and Katie Kreipke, was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran Church in East Los Angeles, Calif., and was preceded in death by her husband; two sisters, Clara Blackwell of Clarksville and Lydia Hensley; and four brothers, Ed, Arnold, Martin and Ervin of Lamar.
She is survived by one son, Bruce; and one sister, Irene Tanner and husband, Don, of Wichita, Kan.
Funeral service was at 11 a.m. Aug. 14 at Hillside Chapel of Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Calif., with Rev. Will Glade officiating.
Jerry Wayne Burnett
Jerry Wayne Burnett, 66, of Hartman died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Berkley, Calif., son of the late Kenneth and Mary Davis Burnett, and a truck driver.
Survivors include four sons, Jerry Dean Burnett of Clarksville, Jeff Burnett of New Mexico, Joe Burnett of Van Buren, and James Robert Burnett of Bullhead City, Ariz.; two sisters, Velda Westman of Cresent City, Calif., and Diane Fortner of Fort Smith; one brother, Charles Burnett of Stonyford, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
John B. Coleman
John Barnes Coleman, 60, of Russellville, whose son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Jennifer Coleman, reside in Clarksville, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of La Crosse, Wis., son of the late John Steilow and Dorothy Anne Barnes Coleman, family therapist at Counseling Associates where he worked with children and a member of Central Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder. He was preceded in death by one sister, DeAnne Warren.
Other survivors include his wife, Cheryl Coleman; two granddaughters, Gwenyth and Madelyn Coleman; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Candy and Carl Conners of Maumelle and their children, Laura Bailey, Brooke Austin and Carl Conners II; and Jody and Randy Clark of La Crosse, Wis., and their son, Jon Coleman.
A memorial service was conducted by Shinn Funeral Service at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at Central Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dave Schneider officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653 or to Central Presbyterian Church, 400 W. Main St., Russellville, AR 72801.
Judy Kay Graham
Judy Kay Graham, 49, of Coal Hill died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident at the eastbound Exit 58 off ramp of I-40 on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3.
She was born at Waterloo, Iowa, attended Cass Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Shannon.
Survivors include her father and stepmother, Robert and Lavonia Graham of Elk Run Heights, Iowa; one sister, Donna Smith of Coal Hill; one brother, Bobby Graham of Ozark; stepfather, Arthur Shannon of Altus; two stepsisters, Tina Phillips of Cedar Ridge, Colo., and Tiny Boswell of Dardanelle; and two stepbrothers, David Boswell of Elk Run Heights, Iowa, and W. H. Boswell of Altus.
The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
David Lee Vardaman
David Lee Vardaman of 2340 Maine Street, Quincy, Illinois passed away in his home on August 31, 2009 at 11:51 p.m.
David was born in Atkins, Arkansas to the late Otis and Lilly Irene Jones Vardaman on January 25, 1934. He grew up in Clarksville, Arkansas and was a member of the Clarksville Church of Christ. Graduating from Clarksville High School, he was an outstanding athlete in both football and basketball, making the All-State team his junior and senior year.
An Army veteran, he attended University of the Ozarks, Clarksville and graduated from Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma in 1959 with a double major in English and Speech and a double minor in Political and Social Science. He was a resident actor with the Belfry Players, Williams Bay, Wisconsin the summer of 1957 and with the Corning Glass Center Players, Corning, New York the summer of 1958. He attended graduate school at the University of Arkansas and USC in Los Angeles, California.
In addition to teaching school, directing high school theater, and coaching football for 10 years in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, David worked in the transportation industry for over 20 years. He headed the export division for Lever Brothers in Los Angeles, was Terminal Manager of Interstate Systems in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and worked for a local company as well.
For many years he was an avid golfer, fisherman and photographer. He loved the poetry of William Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Lee Masters and Robert Frost, among others.
He was the beloved husband of Lorna Grossman Vardaman, whom he married
in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 31, 1957, the father of two children, and grandfather to four. His children were his pride and joy. His family includes daughter, Wendy Vardaman, PhD and her husband, Thomas DuBois, PhD, of Madison, Wisconsin; one son, Lance Vardaman and his wife, Melisssa, of Macomb, Illinois; grandchildren, Conor (University of Boston), Greer and Brendan DuBois and Lily Vardaman; a brother, Leon Vardaman and his wife, Naomi, of Victoria, Texas; a sister, Pat Vardaman of Austin, Texas; a nephew, Leon O. Vardaman, his wife, Debbie, and their two children, Cory and Kelsey, of Inez, Texas.
David will be cremated and interment will be in the Oakland cemetery in Clarksville, Arkansas. Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb, Illinois and Hardwicke Funeral Home in Clarksville will handle arrangements. Interment and graveyard memorial service will be held in May, 2010 in Clarksville
For anyone wishing to honor David, the family suggest Memorials to Blessing Hospital Hospice Care, 14th and Broadway, Quincy, Illinois 62301, the Salvation Army, Quincy, Illinois or the charity of the donor's choice.
"Dad was loved by all that knew him and will live forever in our hearts."
So was I once myself a swinger of birches;
And so I dream of going back to be there.
-Robert Frost, "Birches"
