Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Mrs. Jettie Robbins
Mrs. Jettie Robbins, 95, of Dover died Saturday, Oct. 16, 1999, at Atkins Nursing Center.
A native of Lamar, she was a daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Desmuke Thomason, and widow of Hiram E. Robbins.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Coy Gau and Jeff Warren of Denver, Colo.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Vaughn and Imogene Robbins of Hagarville, Clinton (Babe) and Christine Robbins of Lamar, and Harold and Margaret Robbins of Dover; one sister, Marie Truitt of Campbell, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Lee's Chapel Assembly of God Church with Rev. Dwain Pritchard and Rev. Terry Scott officiating.
Burial was in the Annie's Chapel cemetery under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers were Mitchell Crutchfield, Jacob Crutchfield, Gary Robbins, Guy Robbins, Phil Robbins, and Christopher Robbins.
Honorary pallbearers were Marjorie Armstrong, Opal Coffman, Jettie Burris, and Kathy Moro.
Louie Elmo Nimmo
Louie Elmo Nimmo, 80, of Alhambra, Calif., died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999.
A native of Norfork, he was a son of the late Joe and Minnie Nimmo, World War II veteran having served in the Navy where he attained the rank of chief petty officer, manager of the Forum Cafeteriain Los Angeles, member of the Masonic Lodge, and an elder in the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, Calif.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marie King Nimmo, a former resident of the Harmony Community; one daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Steven Weisberg; three grandchildren, Brett, Kaitlyn and Scott Weisberg; and brother-in-law, Burley King of Clarksville.
Private graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Rose Hill. Memorial services were held Sunday, Oct. 17, at Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Thomas (Boots) Hess
Thomas (Boots) Hess, 79, of Coal Hill died Monday, Oct. 18, 1999, in Ozark Nursing Home.
He was a native of Coal Hill, son of the late Thomas Clayton and Addie Hardgrave Hess, 1937 graduate of Coal Hill High School, Army Air Force veteran of World War II, member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3455 of Altus, and retired from General Motors where he was employed from 1949-80.
He is survived by one daughter, Marsha Oehlschlager of Santa Fe, N. M.; one sister, Juanita Barnett of Fort Smith; one brother, Troy (Red) Hess of Coal Hill; and two grandchildren, Robert and Jason Oehlschlager of Santa Fe, N. M.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Hess cemetery at Coal Hill with Rev. Morris Boseman officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Theodore W. (Teddy) Rice
Theodore W. (Teddy) Rice, 33, of Reasoner, Iowa, formerly of Lamar, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa, from injuries sustained in a construction accident where he was employed.
He was a native of Des Moines, Iowa, attended Monroe (Iowa) Schools and was a 1984 graduate of Lamar High School.
He is survived by one son, Andrew William Rice of Clarksville; parents, Charles and Dixie Hummel Rice of Reasoner, Iowa, formerly of Lamar; one brother, Charles (Steve) Rice Jr. of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Deena Ellerbusch of Flower Mound, Texas, and Becky Soderblom of Reasoner, Iowa; maternal grandparents, John and Ruth Hummel of Galesburg, Iowa; three nieces, Shantell Rice of Des Moines, Iowa, Ashlee Ellerbusch of Flower Mound, Texas, and Abbigail Soderblom of Reasoner, Iowa; and five nephews, Derek Rice and Brett Rice, both of Des Moines, Iowa, Paul Ellersbusch of Flower Mound, Texas, and Brandon Soderblom and Zachary Soderblom, both of Reasoner, Iowa.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at the First Baptist Church in Monroe, Iowa, with Rev. Greg Baum, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in Silent City cemetery in Monroe, Iowa, under the direction of Walters-Coburn Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Danny Young, Danny Lanphier, Rod Brown, Danny Stillwell, Larry Soderblom, and Dusty Little.
Mrs. Alice Chapman
Mrs. Alice Jean Harper Chapman, 56, of Chickalah died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999, at her home.
She was a former resident of Coal Hill, native of Liberty, Ariz., daughter of the late Ted and Eula Lucille Barnett O'Brien, and was preceded in death by two sons, James Lynn Odell and David Allen Hughes, and one brother, Teddy Joe O'Brien.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Chapman; one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Mary Hughes of Coal Hill; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Charlotte and Willie Turlangton of Avinger, Texas, Debra and Rick Elms of Coal Hill, Susan Carroll of Paulden, Ariz., and Angela and Chris McCain of Dardanelle; one brother, Jimmy O'Brien of Chowchilla, Calif.; nine grandchildren and spouses, Lewis and Dawn Hedges Jr. of Huntsville, Kristy and Martin Kirk of Avinger, Texas, Melinda Hughes of Houston, Stacy Elms of Mississippi, Jeannie Elms, David Elms and Brian Elms, all of Coal Hill, Kylie McCain of Dardanelle and Felicia Boyd of Paulden, Ariz.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Macedonia cemetery with John McCourt officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville.
Pallbearers were grandsons, Stacy Elms, David Elms, Brian Elms, Tony Hedges, Martin Kirk, and Chris McCain.
Mrs. Beulah L. Harmon
Mrs. Beulah Pauline Lollis Harmon, 83, a resident of Parks Edge Nursing Center in Tulsa, Okla., died Monday, Oct. 18, 1999.
She was a former resident of Johnson County, daughter of the late James Harley and Mattie Elizabeth Jones Lollis, attended Lamar School, and was preceded in death by four sisters, Vivian, Florence, Daisy and Wilma and four brother, William, Jackson, Charley and Frank.
Survivors include her husband, Arvil Earl Harmon; one daughter and son-in-law, Janice and John Steed of Tulsa, Okla.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Roger F. and Madeline Smith Harmon and Randy W. and Carol Neher Harmon, all of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Eula Faucett of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Juanita Young of Tulsa, Okla.; one brother and two sisters-in-law, James Harley (Jim) and Pamela Powell Lollis of Henryetta, Okla., and Viola Wright Lollis of Tulsa, Okla.; six grandchildren and spouses, Jonalyn and Terry Smith, Michele Steed-Ferguson, Kenneth and Melva Batchelder Steed, Robert and Heidi Harmon, Nanci and Eric Kissel and Justin Harmon; ten great-grandchildren, Vanessa, Cynthia and Brent Smith, Jesse Ferguson, Craig Steed, Angela and Audrey Stairs, Andrew and Joseph Kissel and Shayla Nichelle Long; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Dawson Free Will Baptist Church in Tulsa, Okla., followed by interment in Lamar cemetery under the direction of Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home of Skiatook, Okla.
John (Peanut) Hurst
John (Peanut) Hurst, 61, of Coal Hill died Friday, Oct. 22, 1999, in Clarksville.
He was a native of Coal Hill, son of the late Joyce and Thelma Hurst, and a farmer.
He is survived by two daughters, Marietta Stokes of Clarksville and Pam Presley of Fort Smith; three sons, Rodney Hurst of Omaha, Neb., John B. Hurst of Ozark, and Randy Reed of Fort Smith; two sisters, Mary Ann Shula of Miami, Fla., and Colleen Russell of Little Rock; two brothers, James David Hurst of Coal Hill and Charles Luke Hurst of Tulsa, Okla.; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Harry Stokes officiating. Burial was in Hess cemetery at Coal Hill.
Active pallbearers were Glen Forbes, Burl Keller, Angel Hernandez, Don Langston, Bill Meeler, and Billy Bert Reynolds.
Honorary pallbearers were Don Evans, Joe Bob Martin, and Tommy Dean Hurst.
Kenneth H. Quaile
Kenneth H. Quaile, 75, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a Baptist, retired insurance salesman, son of the late Preston and Ferrol Harmon Quaile, former resident of Searcy, former Marine, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Fae Rene Glover.
He is survived by one daughter, Susan Quaile of North Little Rock; and three sisters, Geri Thompson of Houston, Texas, Elizabeth Spanke of Clarksville, and Virginia Esparza of Riverside, Calif.
The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Kenneth K. Snyder
Kenneth K. Snyder, 81, of Ola died Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999, at the Dardanelle Hospital.
He was a native of Newkirk, Okla., son of the late Roy C. and Mildred Poland Snyder, graduate of Green Forest High School and Arkansas Tech University, a poultry and cattle farmer, and was preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Manuel Snyder, one brother, Harold Snyder, and one sister, Lucile Decocq.
He is survived by one brother, Frank Snyder of Green Forest; two sisters, Lois Cannon of El Dorado and Jean Tinsley of Bonner Springs, Kan.; foster granddaughter, Lesley Butt of Dardanelle; and several nieces and nephews including Junior and Lester Mans of Clarksville.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at Cornwell Funeral Chapel in Dardanelle with Rev. Wylie Jones officiating. Interment will be in Brearley cemetery.
