Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Mrs. Barbara J. Byrd
Graveside services and burial for Mrs. Barbara Jean Byrd, 62, of Huntsville, who died Sept. 12, 1998, at her home, were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Hartman cemetery with Rev. Paul Tipton officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville.
Pallbearers were Marvin Cousins, Bobby Cousins, Cory Cousins, Jamie Cousins, David Maine, and Jamie Simmerman.
She was born in Topeka, Kan., to Edward Francis Marion and Sarah Ann Simpson King.
Among the survivors are her husband, Thomas J. Byrd; four daughters, Mrs. Toni Ann Smith and Mrs. Penny Gather, both of Panama City Beach, Fla., Mrs. Belinda Cousins of Huntsville, and Mrs. Reva Payne of Siloam Springs; four brothers, Bud King of Oklahoma City, Okla., Melvin King of Monett, Mo., Richard King of Prairie Grove, and Joe King of Springdale; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Christeson and Mrs. Dora Sparks, both of Murdock, Kan., Mrs. Sarah Talley of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs. Janetta Sanchez of Entiat, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Britt York
Britt York, 87, of Lamar died Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Wewoka, Okla., he was a son of the late Walter Daniel and Dorthula Clementine Fagan, member of Stillwell Bible Baptist Church, Pittsburg Masonic Lodge, Fort Smith 32nd Consistency Club, and Johnson County Cattleman Association, former president of Johnson County Riding Club where he was a former director of the quadrille, Merchant Marine veteran of World War II, retired poultry USDA inspector, and former supervisor of Priebe Processing Plant, Hanford Processing Plant, and Swift Plant.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Gertrude York; three daughters and one son-in-law, Wilma Frances Reinert of Cave Creek, Ariz., Diane Finfrock of Broad Channel, N. Y., and Peggy and Kenny Lederman of Lamar; two sisters, Jo Baker of Sulphur Springs, Okla., and Pearl Putman of Ada, Okla.; five grandchildren, Ken Lederman and Amy Lederman, both of Lamar, Deanna Mielke of Arizona, and Heather Finfrock and Britt Finfrock, both of Washington; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Stillwell Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Goodman officiating.
Burial was in Oakland cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were John Askins, Mark Watkins, Al Clark, Wendell Lee, D Carethers, and Glen Crutchfield.
Memorials may be made to Family Life Center, Stillwell Bible Baptist Church, Route 3 Box 253 AA, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Donald Paul Wewers
Donald Paul Wewers, 40, of Subiaco died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998, at Paris.
He was a graduate of Paris High School, owner and operator of Subiaco Heat and Air Conditioning, and a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church at Subiaco and the Knights of Columbus No. 3787 at Paris.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Donna Weisenfels Wewers; one daughter, Morgan Dawn Wewers of Subiaco; two sons, Mitchell Paul Wewers and Marcus Evan Wewers, both of Subiaco; parents Herman and Stella Schluterman Wewers of Subiaco; three sisters, Patti Wewers of Scranton, Janet Scroggins of Conway, S. C., and Anita Collier of Charleston; and one brother, Edward Wewers of Scranton.
Rosary was at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at St. Benedict Catholic Church at Subiaco.
Funeral mass was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at St. Benedict Catholic Church with burial in St. Benedict cemetery at Subiaco. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Pallbearers were Victor Schluterman, Leonard Lensing, Bobby Sewell, Tom Strobel, Ronnie Forst, and Leon Schluterman.
Memorials may be made to the Scholarship Fund for the Wewers Children, c/o First National Bank, Paris, AR 72855.
Eugene G. McManaman
Eugene George McManaman, 65, of Prescott, Ariz., died Sunday, Sept. 6, 1998, at his home.
He was a son of the late James L. McManaman and a factory employee.
Survivors include his mother, Georgena Wolters McManaman of Hartman; two sisters, Verlynn Burton of Claremore, Okla., and Elene Fair of Hartman; one brother, James H. McManaman of St. Paul Park, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery at Hartman.
Francis Louis Werner
Francis Louis Werner, 80, of Gideon, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
He was born in Clarksville to J. H. and Josephine Mertens Werner, a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Malden, Mo., Knights of Columbus, the White House Retreat League, and the American Legion, a farmer, and World War II Navy veteran of the Seabees of the South Pacific.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ida Borgognoni Werner; one son, Louis Werner of El Cajon, Calif.; four daughters, Dr. Mary Frances Werner Luckey of Florence, Ala., Kathleen Klipfel of Gideon, Mo., Diana Jones of Lohman, Mo., and Anita Toole of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; four sisters, Mildred Huhner, Lillian Coor, Mary Lorfing, and Josephine Werner of Clarksville; two brothers, William Werner of Little Rock and Bernard Werner of Clarksville; and nine grandchildren, David Jones, John Klipfel, Michelle Klipfel, Sara Jones, Kristina Werner, Angela Werner, Amanda Toole, Allison Toole, and Alicia Toole.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo. Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Malden, Mo., with Father Glenn Eftink officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery in Malden, Mo.
Mrs. Gene Robertson
Mrs. Gene Robertson, 72, of Clarksville died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Fletcher Thompson, widow of Cecil Robertson, graduate of Clarksville High School, and member of the First United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women Association.
She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Robertson of Frankfort, Ky., and Phyllis Tucker of Little Rock; mother, Mrs. Frances Thompson of Clarksville; three grandchildren, Phillip Grabher of Fayetteville and Laura Hamilton and Donna Price, both of Little Rock; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Clarksville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Lowell Eaton officiating.
Burial was in Oakland cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Reece Barnsley, Howard Haasis, Robert Carter, Phillip Grabher, Robert Price, and Cass Wofford.
Johnnie Willis Rhoades
Johnnie Willis Rhoades, 88, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, at his home.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, son of the late Luther and Tressie Gunter Rhoades, ASC employee and farmer, served on the Hartman School Board, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Rhoades.
He is survived by two daughters, Becky Bane of Clarksville and Kathleen McCaffrey of Iowa City, Iowa; one son, Paul Rhoades of Santa Teresa, N. M.; one sister, Corrine McKone of Los Angeles, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Oakland cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lillie Irene Boen
Mrs. Lillie Irene Boen, 81, of Wichita, Kan., died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1998, in Wichita, Kan.
She was a native of Fallsville and a former resident of Oark.
She is survived by three sons, Clinton Boen of Oark, Harold Boen of Cheney, Kan., and Clayton Boen of Wichita, Kan.; one daughter, Lois Combs of Wichita, Kan.; one sister, Gracie Richey of Clarksville; two brothers, Ernest Lee McGuire of Dice and James McGuire of Knoxville; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Westside Freewill Baptist Church in Wichita, Kan., with Rev. Garry Ledbetter, pastor, officiating.
Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Oark cemetery.
