Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Lillian Aday
Lillian Aday, 94, of Hector, died 
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements will be announced by Humphrey Funeral Service.
Eunice Conway
CLARKSVILLE - Eunice M. Conway, 92, of Mesa, Ariz., died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Mesa.
She was born
Oct. 14, 1914, at Coal Hill.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Conway; two sons, Jerry Conway of Mesa, Ariz., and Tom Conway of Northglenn, Colo.; a daughter, Judy Featherstone of Marietta, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2007, at Coal Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Dorothy Duesterbeck
Dorothy Jean Duesterbeck, age 81, of Russellville, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2007, at the Shinn Chapel with the family receiving friends from 5 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Claudia Hunt
DANVILLE - Claudia Hunt, 84, of Havana died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at Chambers Memorial Hospital.
Born July 3, 1922, in Union Hill, she was the daughter of Claud and Rosa Osbourn Parker. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Charles Hunt; daughter, Brenda Moeller; sisters, Ruby Vaughn, Zell Kennon, Lucille Herron and Syble Miller; and grandsons, Greg and Thomas Hunt.
Survivors include her husband, Ray Hunt; son and daughters-in-law, Parker and Mary Hunt, and Wanda Hunt; daughters and sons-in-law, Anna and David Thornton, Helen and Jim Coots, and Jim Moeller; sister, Willo Owens; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Danville Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 tonight.
Memorials may be made to Danville Assembly of God Church, P.O. Box 790, Danville, AR 72833.
Buena Thompson
DARDANELLE - Buena Pearl “Bea” Thompson, 68, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2007, at Cornwell Chapel. Burial will be in Brearley Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Geneva Andrews
Geneva Andrews, 65, of Ward, Ark., died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at her residence.
The daughter of Jake and Ruby Carr Casto, she was born
Jan. 21, 1942, in Tilly, Ark. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include husband Harry Andrews Jr. of Ward; a son, Jack McKnight of Little Rock; a daughter, Mickey Renwick of Beebe; a grandson, Cory Renwick of Beebe; a granddaughter, Brittany Delarosa of Ward; two great-granddaughters, Mallory and Clara of Ward; two stepdaughters, Amy Smith of Sherwood and Kim Davis of Jonesboro; a step-grandson, Noah Matthew Davis of Jonesboro; and two sisters, Ruby Jewel Kolb of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Latricia James of Russellville.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Humphrey Chapel with the Rev. Don Erwin officiating. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery
at Tilly under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Elizabeth Fink
Elizabeth Fink, 77, of Clarksville, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Clarksville Convalescent Home.
The daughter of Johann and Anna Lickel, she was born
April 24, 1929, in Hrastovac, Yugoslavia. She married
John Fink, on Oct. 28, 1951, in the country of Austria. John and Elizabeth moved to the United States in 1955. They made their home in Wisconsin until 1993 when they moved to Arkansas. She was a member of the Savior Assembly Church in Wisconsin and a member of the First Assembly of God Church at Dover. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers from the United States, Konrad Lickel Sr., and Peter Lickel Sr. and several other brothers and sisters from Brazil, Austria and Germany.
Survivors include her husband, John Fink of Dover; one sister, Kristine Bierer of Austria; a niece, Erika Ritter of Milwaukee, three nephews, Konrad Lickel of Dover, Peter Lickel of Colgate, Wisc., and William Lickel of West Bend, Wisc., as well as several other nieces and nephews in Germany, Austria, Brazil and Canada.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2007, at Humphrey Chapel. The Rev. Jerry Patton will officiate. Burial will be in McFadden Cemetery
at Dover by Humphrey Funeral Service.
Visitation will be 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
James Flake
James Edward Flake, 84, of Russellville, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at his home.
He was born
July 21, 1922, in Wildersville, Tenn., to James Frank and Jessie July Flake. He was a signalman 3rd Class in the U.S. Navy during World War II, a heavy equipment owner/operator and mechanic, a professional breeder and trainer of racing mules and horses, a 32nd degree Mason in Bixby Knolls, Calif., and a member of the American Legion Post No. 20. He also attended the Grace Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Rhea Flake.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Violet Flake of Russellville; two sons, James Flake, Jr. of Lakewood, Calif., and Randel Flake of Rosamond, Calif.; two daughters, Sondra Kerr of Garden Grove, Calif., and Cheryl Flake of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Ruth Masters of Jackson, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and their spouses, Ronald Flake of Lakewood, Calif., Andrew Merritt of Phoenix, Ariz., Sara Kerr of Anaheim, Calif., Shannon and Brent Tubbs of Long Beach, Calif., Matthew and Jeanna Kerr of Surprise, Ariz., Melissa and Chris Jeffrey of Corona, Calif., Thomas Barger of Phoenix, Ariz., and Christina and Rob Hopper of Elsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota; six great-grandchildren, Brady and Jessica Kerr of Surprise, Ariz., Christopher Jeffrey of Corona, Calif., Austin, Nolan and Ryleigh Tubbs, all of Long Beach, Calif., and one unborn great-grandchild.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at the Grace Baptist Church in Russellville with the Rev. Rodger D. Pearce officiating. Military honors will be provided by Rogers-Rye Post 2283 of Veterans pf Foreign Wars. Arrangements are under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service.
Pallbearers will be Ronald Flake, Matthew Kerr, Thomas Barger and Andrew Merritt.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grace Baptist Church, 1800 S. Knoxville Ave., Russellville, AR 72801.
Reba Guarino
DARDANELLE - Reba Marie Fowler Guarino, 81, of Dardanelle died Monday, March 12, 2007.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Saint Augustine’s Catholic Church. Rosary will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Cornwell Funeral Home.
Arville Kraus
CLARKSVILLE - Arville Ellsworth Kraus, 81, of Overland Park, Kan., died Saturday, March 10, 2007, in Overland Park.
Born Feb. 6, 1926, at Clarksville, he was the son of the late Arville A. and Beulah Williams Kraus. He was a 1943 graduate of Clarksville High School, served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944-46 and was recalled to active duty by the Air Force in 1950-51 attaining the rank of staff sergeant. He attended the University of the Ozarks and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950 where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. His lifelong career in public health included 15 years with the State of Arkansas and 22 years with the federal government in Chicago and Kansas City, Mo., retiring in 1988. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Freeman, and a brother, Jack Kraus.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Carolyn Natho Kraus of Overland Park, Kan.; a son, David Kraus of Schenectady, N.Y.; and a daughter and son-in-law, Heidi and Mark Bierly of Hutchinson, Kan.; and a granddaughter, Geneva Kraus of Schenectady, N.Y.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery
by Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the University of the Ozarks, 415 N. College Ave., Clarksville, AR 72830 or First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1068, Clarksville, AR 72830.
