Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Lucy Bogard Stratton
Lucy Bogard Stratton, 91, a long-time Carlisle resident, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003 at Golden Years Manor in Lonoke, where she had been a resident since April 22, 2001.
She got a job at Young’s Department Store. She later was made buyer of ladies’ apparel for the department store chain, which consisted of seven stores during her time of employment.
Survivors include two daughters Shirley Lawson Turner of Abingdon, Va., and Faye Lynne Clayton Yarnell of Carlisle; two stepchildren, Herbert Stratton of Wynne and Mary Jo Stratton Zipp of New Braunfels, Texas; five grandchildren and four step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held in the funeral home chapel of Westbrook Funeral Home on Dec. 2, 2003 with Rev. Doyle Oden officiating. Burial followed at Carlisle cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Carlisle Alumni Association, P.O. Box 240, Carlisle, AR 72024 or to Abingdon Baptist Church, 361 West Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210.
Virginia V. Lusinger
Virginia Vaught Lusinger, age 75, of Cabot, formerly of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Lincoln Plaza Nursing Home in Lonoke.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Pine Bluff..
She is survived by one son, Thomas A. Lusinger III of White Hall; a daughter, Barbara of Cabot; one brother, Robert Vaught of DeSoto, Mo.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services wa held on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003 at Bellwood Annex cemetery, 2118 West Pullen, Pine Bluff, with the Reverend Joe Hellums, of Austin, officiating. There was no formal visitation.
Dave Richard Parker, 67, of Little Rock, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003. He was a retired general contractor and a member of Life Unlimited Christian Fellowship Church.
He is survived by sons Phillip Parker of Little Rock and Bret Parker of Amarillo, Texas; daughters Pam Hensley of Missouri, Beth Parker of Arlington, Texas, and Sarah Parker of Bryant; sisters, Peggy Fletcher of Little Rock, Francis Burchfield of Dalton, Ga., Margaret Haywood of Phoenix, Ariz. and Pearl Bailey of Winter Park, Fla.; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral was Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Hebron Methodist Church, Carlisle, with burial in Hebron cemetery, by Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe.
Brenda Kay Hardin
Brenda Kay Hardin, 51, of Ward, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003. She was an employee of Loreal USA. She was a member of the Church of Christ where she attended the Austin Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband, Johnny Wayne Hardin of Ward; son Douglas Wayne Hardin of Ward; daughter Rhonda Kay Moore of Macon; brother William Jerry Bayles of Bauxite; and four grandchildren.
Visitation was Monday, December 8, 2003, at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral was Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at Westbrook Chapel, with burial in Monk cemetery, Ward.
Carrie Phillips
Carrie Phillips, 21, of North Little Rock died Dec. 4, 2003. She is survived by her parents, Callie and Sherry Phillips; one brother, Callie Phillips, Jr. of Hawaii.
Visitation was Sat., Dec. 6 at Cabot Funeral Home. A Memorial Service was Saturday at Cabot Funeral Home Chapel.
Lloyd M. Allen
Lloyd M. Allen, 85, of Beebe, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003. He was the retired owner and operator of The College Inn in Beebe. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and a life member of the Beebe VFW.
He is survived by his daughter-in-law, Terri Allen, of Beebe, two sons, Sam Allen and Butch Allen, of California; a sister, Ruby Hale, of Mississippi; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation was Monday, Dec. 8, at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral was Tuesday, at Westbrook Chapel, with burial in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Beebe. Memorials may be made to the Beebe VFW.
William Odell Fry, 81, of Cabot died Dec. 5, 2003. He was a veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his wife Mary Lee Fry. He is survived by two sons, Jerry Fry and his wife Sandy, Clayton Fry and his wife Laura and one daughter, Cathey Brown and her husband George all of Cabot; one brother, A. B Fry of Newport, AR; two sisters, Polly Northcutt of Houston, TX and Carolyn Shepard of Kingman, AZ; four grandchildren, Lena Clemons, Bill Fry, Will Fry, and Heather Brown; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation was Monday, Dec. 8, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Cabot Funeral Home. Funeral Services were at 2 pm Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003 at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church. Arrangements by Cabot Funeral Home, 501-843-5816.
Evelyn Jones
Evelyn Jones, 86, of Cabot, Arkansas, died Friday, December 5, 2003. She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Cordelia Bearden of Old Austin, Arkansas, and her husband of 59 years, Aubrey F. Jones, of Cabot, Arkansas.
She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Hatfield and her husband, Marshall, of Hot Springs and Janita Hoskyn and her husband, John, of Little Rock; four grandchildren, Amanda Hatfield of Little Rock, Kyle Hatfield and his wife, Stacy, of Little Rock, Mark Hoskyn of Little Rock and Jerri Hoskyn and her husband, John Perez, of St. Louis, Missouri; two great-grandchildren, Hank and Grace Hatfield of Little Rock and several great-nieces and nephews.
She was an active member of Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church for sixty years, serving as treasurer, Sunday School teacher, member of the Church Choir, Board of Trustees, and member of the building committees for a new sanctuary and the expansion in progress. After working as a bookkeeper for several years, she became one of the first realtors in Cabot. She and her husband co-owned and operated the Jones Construction and Jones Realty Companies until retirement in 1979.
Visitation was Sunday, December 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 P.M. at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe (501-882-5412). Services were at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church on Monday, December 8, 2003, at 2:00 P.M. Memorials may be made to the Building Fund, Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church (501-843-1084), 4100 Hwy. 89 South, Cabot, Arkansas 72023, or to a charity of choice.
Pauline Cook
Pauline Cook, age 82, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003.
She is survived by her husband Manuel Cook of Carlisle, a daughter, Faye Hunter of Little Rock, two sons, Leon McElroy of Little Rock and Bobby McElroy of Muldrow, Okla., eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.
Graveside Services were Wednesday at Hicks cemetery; arrangements by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice.
George P. Travis, 84, of Austin, died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. He was a retired carpenter and a charter member of Country Chapel Church.
He is survived by stepsons Tom Mulkey of El Paso and William Mulkey of Pioneer, La.; daughter Donna Manning of Conway; stepdaughters Freddie Hankins of Cabot, Rita Abshure of Austin and Jackie Holland of Cabot; sister Ethel Mitchell of Cabot; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral is 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Country Chapel Church, with burial in Sylvania cemetery.
Jim Hoggard
Jim Hoggard, 58, of Conway died Dec. 3, 2003.
He was Conway’s mayor from 1975-78, and was owner of Hoggard’s Men’s Store. He was president of Clearwater Development Corp. in Hot Springs and Jim Hoggard Investments. He was named a life member of the Arkansas Municipal League.
Survivors are his wife of 39 years, Susan S. Hoggard; a son, Jay Hoggard of Conway; daughters, Misty Young of Mt. Vernon, Cherish Hoggard of Little Rock, Hillary Simmons of Mt. Vernon and Haven Hoggard of Little Rock; seven grandchildren; and sisters, Peggy Keller of Lonoke and Betty Keller of Lake Village.
A memorial service was held Dec. 6 at Grace United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to U.C.A. Athletics, or the Grace United Methodist Church Music Department.
Kathleen McDonald
Kathleen A. McDonald, 81, of Fayetteville died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at her daughter’s home in Cabot. She was born Oct. 10, 1922, in Channelburg, Ind., to parents James and Catherine Dwyer.
She is survived by four children: son, George McDonald and his wife Linetta of North Little Rock; daughter, Jetta McDonald Roberg and husband Rex of Cabot; daughter, Linda McDonald Sims and husband Mark of Fayetteville; son, Kevin McDonald and wife Melanie of Fayetteville; brother, Bob Dwyer and wife Barbara of Madison, Ind.; three sisters, Sister Josepha Dwyer of El Paso, Texas, Clare Dwyer of Arlington, Va., Monica Dwyer of Denver; and seven grandchildren, Brian and Leslie McDonald, Julia, Liz, Erica, Spencer Roberg and Allie Sims.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Mike Bowman; a brother, Don Dwyer; and two sisters, Jean Wagy and Marge Larkin.
She attended Indiana State Teachers College on a Latin scholarship, lettering in soccer and golf and serving on the student council as president of the Women’s Athletic Association. She was a member of Omega Sigma Chi, Athenaeum, the Newman Club, the Bibliophile Club and Pi Omega Pi. She graduated with a B.S. in Business in 1944.
She was a Senior Olympics athlete, winning several gold medals at the state, regional and national levels competing in javelin, discus, shot put, horseshoes, bicycling, track and swimming. An avid reader and bird watcher, she also learned to water ski at 55.
She donated her body to UAMS for medical research. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Arkansas, #1 Lile Court, Suite 201, Little Rock, Ark., 72205.
A memorial mass was held at Poor Clare Monastery in Alexandria, Va., on Friday, Dec. 5. A Life Celebration for family and friends will be held on Jan. 2, 2004, in Fayetteville.
