Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Philip B. Latimer
Philip B. Latimer, 87, of Clarksville died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Wellington, Kan., he was a son of the late Robert Leigh and Annie Daviette Bradford Latimer, 1930 graduate of Springhill (Kansas) High School, member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, member and past commander of the American Legion Bunch Walton Post No. 22, former member of the Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra and The College of the Ozarks Orchestra, a violinist, and a First Class Amateur Ham Radio operator since 1942.
He was the first locksmith and first television repairman in Clarksville and in 1936 began a locksmith business on Main Street in Clarksville where he specialized in television and radio repair. He taught electronics at Clarksville High School, The College of the Ozarks, and Arkansas Valley Technical Institute in Ozark, and was employed in the maintenance department and on the field core line for the Singer Company in Clarksville for 13 years.
During World War II he was a chief petty officer in the Navy where he served in the Admiralty Islands and in the South Pacific as an electronics technican and taught Morse Code. He was responsible for keeping the electronic equipment operating for Hollywood stars including Bob Hope while they were entertaining the troops overseas.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lovenus Lively Latimer; one sister, Ina Sawyer of Gardner, Kan.; and one niece, Ina Joan Jones of Gardner, Kan.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 27, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lance Jones officiating. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be James Taylor, Norman Weatherton, John Arthur, Dr. W. R. Scarborough, J. L. Richardson, and Daniel McKinney.
Honorary pallbearers will be David McKinney, Donnie McKinney, J. C. Wheeler, George Amerson, John Wheeler, John Caery, Jim Einert, and Eddie Richards.
Worth L. (Dub) Hill
Worth L. (Dub) Hill, 72, of Spadra died Monday, April 24, 2000, at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock.
A native of Cornith, Miss., he was a son of the late Benjamin Marshall and Annie Burcham Hill, retired Eureka Brick Company employee, Army veteran of World War II and Korean War, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Inez Hill; one son, Harvey Hill; and one daughter, Brenda Kay Hill.
He is survived by one daughter, Mary A. Purdion of Spadra; four sons, Leon Hill, Gary Hill, and Tommy Hill, all of Spadra, and William Hill of Ozone; two sisters, Eva Massey of Coldwater, Miss., and Bertha Dickey of Cornith, Miss.; one brother, Benjamin M. Hill of Ramer, Tenn.; 23 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Clayton Rylee officiating. Burial will be in Holman cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Alan Hill, Eugene Hill, Phillip (Jimbo) Stepp, Marvin Stepp, Gene Harmon, and James Hogue.
Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Hogue, Larry Hogue, John Sanders, and Raymond Hogue.
Harvey E. Runer
Harvey E. Runer, 67, of Hagarville died Saturday, April 29, 2000, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Iola, Kan., he was a son of the late Rufus A. Runer, the first fire chief of Rural Fire Department No. 3 at Hagarville, and a member of the Hagarville Community Center Association.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Olivia Runer; one son, Jack Runer of Independence, Mo.; mother, Mosline Sloan of Leroy, Kan.; one sister, Cleo Powell of Texas; one brother, Jimmy Runer of Gas City, Kan.; one half-sister, Fern Burdine of Texas; one half-brother, Clark Sloan of Colorado; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated.
Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Kenneth King
Kenneth King, 79, of Clarksville died Friday, April 28, 2000, at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock.
He was a son of the late Luther Henry and Ruby Gammill King, graduate of Clarksville High School and the University of Arkansas, member of the First Presbyterian Church, Navy veteran of World War II, a retired certified public accountant and farmer, and was preceded in death by one brother, Leland King.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Frances Thompson King; two sons, Patrick Thompson King of Clarksville and Donald Kenneth King of Little Rock; two daughters, Carol Stiffler of Little Rock and Adele Jacobs of Clarksville; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 1, at the Clarksville First Presbyterian Church with Burley King officiating.
Burial was at Oakland cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Freeman Wish, Joe Johnston, Bill Stone, Harold Lewis, Len Bradley, George Taylor, Paul Taylor, and Fred Stiffler.
Mrs. Nora Jones
Mrs. Nora Jones, 83, of Coal Hill died Saturday, April 22, 2000, in Clarksville.
A native of Hartman, she was a daughter of the late Jess and Mary Steele Broughton, and a member of the Springs of Living Water Church in Ozark.
She is survived by two daughters, Arleta Williams of Trap Hill, N. C., and Linda Jones of the home; two sons, Harbert Jones and Alan Jones, both of Alix; three sisters, Mary Stephens of Fort Smith, Florine Dahlin of Charleston, and Pauline Hein of Gazelle, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, April 24, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Shirley Smith and Rev. Linda Pullen officiating. Burial was at Liberty Hill cemetery at Hunt.
Active pallbearers were David Bascue, Allen Jones, James Jones, Billy Jones, John Jones, and Johnny Jones.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill Meeler and Billy Burt Reynolds.
Orville H. Jones
Orville H. Jones, 85, of Hartman died Saturday, April 29, 2000, at his home.
He was a native of St. Paul, son of the late Jim Thomas and Liddia Hair Jones, a retired coal miner and concrete finisher, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Robbie Foster Jones.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Gomer and Sharron Jones of Hartman; two grandsons and spouses, Mark and Robyn Jones and Dale and Rebecca Jones, all of Tulsa, Okla.; and six great-grandchildren, Ryan Jones, Kaysi Jones, Michelle Jones, Jacob Jones, Chantell Jones, and Bryanna Jones.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gerald Morris officiating. Burial was in Hartman cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ernie Martin, Grant Dalton, Tim Dalton, Allen Walker, Max Foster, and Larry Guthrie.
Honorary pallbearers were Bob Hurley, Donald Meek, Carl Sisk, and Bill Claxton.
Weaver Cowan Jr.
Weaver Cowan Jr., 89, son of the late Weaver and Marie Boback Cowan, died April 7, 2000, at the home of a daughter in Texas.
Burial was in California. The body was cremated.
Local relatives include Jessie Head of Lamar, Mary A. Blackford of Russellville, Susie Webb of North Little Rock, and the Myrtle Overbey family.
