Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Onella Jones
Onella Laneer Jones, 85, of Clarksville died 
Monday, May 2, 2011.
She was born
Jan. 14, 1926, in Clarksville to the late George Paul and Lee Richardson Laneer. She is the widow of Howard Jones.
She received her GED from Clarksville High School and worked in the Air Craft plant in California during WWII. She formerly worked at Fairway Market, Overbey I.G.A. grocery store, Clarksville Piggly Wiggly and as treasurer of Hays Chapel Cemetery
Association.
Survivors are two sons, Thomas L. Jones and wife Meredith Leigh of Little Rock, employees of the Arkansas Department of Health, and Dr. Neal Jones and wife Kathryn of Clarksville; three grandchildren, Adam Wade Jones of Little Rock, Lauren E. Jones and Chris Jones, both of Clarksville; and one great grandchild, William Cogan Jones of Little Rock.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Edward Robinson
Edward Gene Robinson, also known as Eddie, Ed and Big Ed, of Blytheville died April 27, 2011, in Hot Springs. He was employed by Holman Distribution in Conway.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Block Robinson of Atkins; one brother, Charles Robinson of Blytheville; four sisters, Maxine Johnson of Newport and Patricia Tate, Debbie Henderson and Gloria (James) Newborn, all of Blytheville.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sixteen Section Baptist Church in Monticello.
Arrangements were by Christian Brothers Funeral Home in Monticello.
Braiden Qualls
Braiden Adam Logan Qualls, 4-month-old son of Bryan Qualls of Dover and Danielle Duvall of Russellville, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Russellville.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2011, at the Grace Chapel Trinity Pentecostal Church with visitation from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Shinn Funeral Service.
Anna Ruth McDaniel
Anna Ruth McDaniel, 82, of Hattieville, formerly of Inside Camp Robinson, passed away at her home on Monday, May 2, 2011. She was born
Jan. 17, 1929.
Memorial service to celebrate her life will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Humphrey Chapel. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Edward Cain
Edward Cain, 83, of Russellville died Friday, April 8, 2011, at his home. He was born
Aug. 28, 1927, in Wisner, La., to George and Eva Cora Cater Cain. He was a former truck driver for Arkansas Power and Light Company and was a supervisor for Quincy Soybean Company (originally Riceland Foods) in West Helena for 25 years. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Center Valley Church of God.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Earlene Cain; a brother, Rufus Cain; and a sister, Thelma Stacey.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Bridges; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Bennie Ray and Harriett Cain of Russellville, Charles Eugene and Marsha Cain of Brinkley, and Richard Tommy Cain of Russellville; two step daughters and their husbands, Carolyn and Larry Dillard of Van Buren, and Janet and Phil Proctor of Lawrenceville, Ga.; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Edgar and Katherine Cain of Cave City, George Jr. and Joyce Cain of Dover, Roy and Shelby Cain of Russellville, and Billy Wayne and Millie Cain of Dover; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Louise Suggs of Delhi, La., and Myrlene and Eddie Cossey of Michigan; seven grandchildren, Chad, Adam and Lt. Eric Cain, Angela Burnett, Andrew Dillard and Evan and Lee Proctor; 10 great-grandchildren, Alec, Shayla, Emily, Briley, Hallee, Abbie, Chasity, Ashley, Donnie and Dakota; and numerous nephews and nieces.
The funeral service will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Shinn Chapel, officiated by his brother, the Rev. Roy Cain, and Rev. Mark White. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Park in West Helena by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandson, Chad, Adam, Alec and Lt. Eric Cain, Andrew Dillard and Evan Proctor.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Center Valley Church of God, 1767 Center Valley Road, Russellville, Arkansas 72802.
Oranel Loveland
Oranel Delph Loveland, 81, of Appleton died Saturday April 9, 2011, in Leeton, Mo., with her family at her side.
She was born
Feb. 19, 1930, in Chickasha, Okla.
She is survived by her husband, Millard Y. “Skeets” Loveland; her children, Judy Wallace, Buddy Loveland, David Loveland, Mark Loveland; 10 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday at Appleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Appleton Cemetery
by Lemley Funeral Service.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Appleton Cemetery
Fund c/o Sue Bartlett 118 Tate Street, Atkins, AR 72823 or Johnson County Hospice, 429 Burkarth Road, Warrensburg, MO 64093.
Shirley Neal
Shirley Neal, 72, passed away on April 8, 2011, at her home. She was born
April 30, 1938, in Escondido, Calif. to Omer and Ola Bankston Neal.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister. Her favorite saying was “pretty as a peach.”
She is survived by her families at Young House and Horizon and her caretaker, Vicki and Ernie Buckman and the boys.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Russell Cemetery
at Belleville. Open visitation will be Tuesday at Lemley Funeral Chapel in Atkins.
Floyd Sawdy III
Floyd Matthew “Skip” Sawdy III was born
on Dec. 7, 1952, in Batavia, N.Y., and passed away on April 2, 2011, at American Lake VA in Lakewood, Wash.
He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Sawdy of Russellville; brothers, Jerry, Ronnie, Mike and Roy Sawdy of Russellville; sister, Sherry Levin of New York; sons, Matt Sawdy of Lacey, Wash., and Luke Sawdy of Russellville; daughters, Sonya Whittenburg of Atkins and Brenda Tierson of Sodus, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and numerous extended family member and friends.
A memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. (1800 hours) on Thursday, April 14, 2011, 77 Union Grove Road West in Atkins.
Bobby Terwilliger
Bobby Allen Terwilliger, 79, of Russellville died Friday, April 8, 2011, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. The son of John and Vora Terwilliger, he was born
April 10, 1931, in Sebastian County. He married
Helen Rix on July 16, 1955, at East Lyme, Conn. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a superintendent with Arkansas Nuclear One and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the Second Baptist Church of Russellville, where he was an usher and former superintendent of the grounds and maintenance. He enjoyed gardening, wood working and fishing for exceptionally large catfish. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Irving Terwilliger; two sisters, Verba Knape, and Myra York.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Terwilliger of Russellville; one daughter, Cathy Terwilliger-Jones and husband Mark of Dyersburg, Tenn.; one son, David Terwilliger of Dover; five grandsons and two granddaughters; one great granddaughter; two brothers, Charles Terwilliger of Independence, Kan. and J.L. Terwilliger of Fort Smith; two sisters, Betty Kline of Florida and Nadine Harlan of Fort Smith; and numerous nieces, nephews and family friends.
Funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m Tuesday at Humphrey Funeral Service. Rev. Jeff Cheatham will officiate. Burial will be at Fort Smith National Cemetery
in Fort Smith at 1 p.m. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Ezekiel Ritchie
Ezekiel Bartholomew Ritchie, infant son of Joseph Nathaniel and Chesley Nicole Smith Ritchie of Dardanelle, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. He is survived by two sisters, Annaley Burnetta Ritchie and Natalyn Nicole Ritchie, and his grandparents and great-grandparents.
Services and burial are private by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Bobby Golden
Bobby Earl Golden, 72, of Russellville died Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Regional Medical Center in Little Rock. The son of Herman and Jewell Golden, he was born
Sept. 30, 1938, in Lake Village. He was a United States veteran and the owner of Alligator Ray’s in Altus. He served as a Huey helicopter pilot, parachutist, instructor pilot, medical evacuation pilot and a pilot with the 1st Special Forces in Vietnam. His citations include the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After Bobby retired, he enjoyed playing golf with his friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Larry Golden and Olen Golden.
Survivors include his two daughters, Tina Olson and husband Don of Russellville and Patricia Morgan and husband Vann of Mount Ida; three grandchildren, Christopher Olson and wife Lisa of Russellville and Kegan Morgan and Cameron Morgan of Mount Ida; one great-granddaughter, Grace Anne Olson of Russellville; step-grandson, Eli Shook; sister, Betty Rowland and husband Robert of Bryant; brother, Don Golden of Little Rock; and numerous friends and relatives.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Humphrey Chapel. Reverend Darrell Kobs will officiate. Burial will be at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
in North Little Rock at 1 p.m. Friday by Humphrey Funeral Service. Full military honors will be provided by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2238.
