Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves, 86, of Ozark died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, at Clarksville.
A son of the late Sam and Bertha Marshall Reeves, he was a native of Qulin, Mo., carpenter, Baptist, and World War II Navy veteran.
He is survived by one son, Ronald Gean Reeves of Orville, Calif.; three sisters, Nan Dunn of Ohio, Sylvia Kanne of Springfield, Mo., and Ester Feger of Kimberling City, Mo.; one brothers, Samuel Reeves of North Canton, Ohio; one half-brother, Paul Kerth of Jacksonville, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; and ten-year caregiver, Delores Guthrie of Ozark.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Ransom Storms officiating. Burial will be in the National cemetery at Fort Smith.
Lisa D. Shepherd
Lisa Diane Phillips Shepherd, 37, of Coal Hill died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of San Pablo, Calif., she was a Baptist and was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Arch and Crystal Shepherd.
Survivors include one son, Levi Wayne Sexton of Flat Rock; parents, Mike and Linda Shepherd of Flat Rock; grandparents, Faye and Harvey Severn of London; one sister, Tammy Skolarski of Altus; three brothers, Michael Lee Shepherd of Altus, Larry James Smith of Clarksville, and Jody Smith of Flat Rock; and several uncles and aunts.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dewayne Holland officiating. Burial was in Hess cemetery at Coal Hill.
Active pallbearers were Jimmy Jack Butler, Billy Middleton, David Lee Dunlap, R. D. Dunlap, Daniel Dunlap, Andy Butler, and David Bruce Dunlap.
Honorary pallbearers were Mark Lawrence, Gary Bell, and Tim Beaman.
Nell Gift
Nell Gift, 67, of Alix, mother of Andrew Day of Lamar, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, at a Fort Smith hospital.
A native of Spearman, Texas, she was a daughter of the late John and Ella Faus Bushman, widow of W. L. Gift, member of the Alix Assembly of God Church, a restaurant and nursing home cook, and was employed as a driver for Cass Job Corps.
Survivors include three other sons, Bill Gift of Alix, John Gift of Donna, Texas, and Lindon Day of Alix; two sisters, Sara Nealy of Canadian, Texas, and Grace Gift of Balko, Okla.; two brothers, George Bushman of Canadian, Texas, and Benny Bushman of Stinnet, Texas; and two grandchildren, Keith Day and Brad Day, both of Lamar.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. C. E. Simpson and Rev. Nancy Holman officiating. Burial was in the Houston cemetery at Alix.
Pallbearers were Jason Runion, Kevin Hurt, Dean Holman, Lynn Day, Carl Day, Alvin Bushman, and John Bushman.
Memorials may be made to the Alix Assembly of God Church.
Robert Paul Sinor
Robert Paul Sinor, 32, of Clarksville died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, in Fort Smith.
He was a factory employee and Army veteran.
He is survived by one son, Robert Heath Sinor of Clarksville; parents, Robert Earl and Dolly Sinor of Clarksville and Linda Jo Chick Sinor of Clarksville; one sister and brother-in-law, Carmen Elizabeth and David Lee Tilley of Texas; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Christopher Lee and Janet Sinor of Clarksville and Harley Douglas Sinor Clarksville; one nephew, Christopher Allen Sinor of Clarksville; and two nieces, Jessi Lynn and Abigale Leann Sinor, both of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev. Leo Villines officiating. Burial was in Yale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Lee Tilley, Brent Gregory, Jimmy Butler, Stephen Sinor, Harley Sinor, and Travis Gregory.
Honorary pallbearers were David Hawkins, Scott Green, Jamey Chesser, Shawn Pentzer, and Hank Johnson.
Zearl Freeman
Zearl Freeman, 90, of Lamar died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a son of the late John E. and Rebecca Stewart Freeman, retired timber employee, and attended the Lee's Chapel Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his widow, Thursetta Cooper Freeman; three daughters, Virginia Lee Hampton, Frankie Marie Barber, and Carlene Mason, all of Lamar; two sons, Dale Allen Freeman and Ricky John Freeman, both of Lamar; one sister, Lois Etna Avery of California; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Lee's Chapel Assembly of God Church with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating.
Burial was in Annie's Chapel cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Frankie Ray Keylon, Gary Freeman, Don Ray Freeman, Johnny Keylon, Leland Freeman, and Ronald Hale.
Imogene N. James
Imogene Needham James, 80, of Clarksville died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001 at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Clarksville, daughter of the late Lee Roy and Minnie Wages Needham, and widow of Paul James.
She is survived by three daughters, Paula Wills of Clarksville, Betty New of Denton, Texas, and Molly McClaine of Clarksville; one son, Luke James of Blue Springs, Mo.; wo sisters, Selma Davis of Marlow, Okla., and Velma Benter of Calamesa, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grand children.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Hartman cemetery with Dr. Robert Brown and Rev. Billy Usery officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Carl McClaine, Douglas Wills, Gerrad James, Justin James, Luke James and Jason James.
George E. Fisher
Funeral mass for George Ernest Fisher, 78, who died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2001, at Careage of Whidbey in Coupeville, Wash., will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Oak Harbor, Wash., with Rev. John J. O'Leary, S. J. Celebrant, officiating. Arrangements will be by Burley Funeral Home of Oak Harbor, Wash. Graveside services and burial will follow at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at West Mount Zion cemetery near Hartman under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Fisher, CSM, U. S. Army (Ret.) was born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Alfred E. and Ruth A. Rogers Fisher but was raised in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Martha Lake, Wash. He enlisted in the military in 1940, serving in World War II, and was stationed in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. He left the service in 1945, and in October 1946, began service as a Washington State Patrol Officer in the Maple Valley area of Washington. He returned to military service in 1952, and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He retired on Jan. 28, 1970, as a Command Sergeant Major (E-9). He received the Vietnam Service Medal, Bronze Star for Valor, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, six Good Conduct Medals and a Meritorious Unit Citation.
During his service in the Armed Forces he was stationed at Tagajo, Japan, Fort Smith, Sendal, Japan, Ft. Carson, Colo., Camp McCoy, Wis., Korea, Fort Lewis, Wash., Frankfurt, Bad-Kreuznach and Kaiserslaurern, Germany. He settled in Oak Harbor in 1970, following his retirement from the Army. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association and the Association of the U. S. Army. He was the past state chairman of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Edith Leilani (Lani) Fisher in 1998.
Survivors include his widow, Geraldine Houston Fisher; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth M. and George Alexander of Oak Harbor, Wash., and Margaret A. and Timothy Ninnemann of Kent, Wash.; one brother, Walter Fisher of Irvine, Calif.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Fay White Kilpatrick
Fay White Kilpatrick, 86, of Clarksville died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at her home.
She was a native of Wooster in Conway County, daughter of the late Claude Elbert and Mary Ellen Ward White, widow of Virgil E. Kilpatrick, former resident of Gurdon and Pine Bluff, member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was employed as a seamstress for Baim's Department Store prior to retiring in 1978, and was preceded in death by two brothers, D. P. White and Fred White; and one sister, Emily Ferguson.
She is survived by three daughters, Judy Houston of Clarksville, Patricia Massanelli of Norphlet, and Mary Weiler of Little Rock; two sons, Virgil (Butch) Kilpatrick of Brinkley and Jim Kilpatrick of Killen, Texas; three brothers, Sidney White of Pine Bluff, and C. E. White Jr. and Billy White, both of Houston, Texas; three sisters, Lorraine Clary of Houston, Texas, Betty Murphy of El Dorado, and Louise Murry of Pine Bluff; 13 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son with Pastor Brad Banks and Pastor Jeff Lark officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors.
Gladys Kirby
Gladys Kirby, 88, of Ozark died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark.
A native of Hunt, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Thomas and Maudie Blaylock Price, widow of Henley Kirby, member of Grenade Chapel Methodist Church, and was preceded in death by two grandsons, David Jacobs and Donald Wayne Kirby.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, Maudine Craig of Ozark; one son, Joe Tom Kirby of Ozark; one brother, Dennis Price of Roswell, Ga.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ted Darling and Edward Wilkinson officiating. Burial was at Highland cemetery.
Active pallbearers were James McKee, Conway Jones, James Kirby, James Brownell and Mike Jones.
Honorary pallbearers were Bradley Jones and Branden Jones.
