Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Dianne S. Phillips
Radnia Dianne Spicer Phillips, 45, of Paris, mother of Rene Phillips of Clarksville, died Monday, June 28, 2004, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Paris.
She was employed as a nurse's aide at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark and was a member of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at Crossroads.
Survivors include her husband, Luke Phillips; one other daughter, Anita Phillips of Paris; father, C. W. Spicer of Paris; one sister, Mar-
sha Mitchell of Paris; one brother, James Spicer of Paris; and one grandson, Mason Phillips.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 1, at the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial at McKendree cemetery north of Subiaco. Arrangements were under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston.
Pallbearers were Jimmy, Don, David and Stanley Spicer, Patrick Schluterman, and Gerald and Donnie Forst.
Elsie Conley
Elsie Conley, 79, of Booker, Texas, whose son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Laura Conley, reside in Clarksville, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Northwest Texas Health Care System in Amarillo, Texas.
She was a native of Perryton, Texas, daughter of the late Leonard and Olga Koch Littau, attended the University of Texas in Austin, member of the United Church of God, and due to taking food to the prisoners, she became the first woman deputy in the state of Texas. She was preceded in death by one sister, Lorine Williams.
Other survivors include her husband, Elmer Conley; four daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Rodney Forrest of Gilmer, Texas, Donna and Alec Surratt of Cincinnati, Ohio; Barbara and Guy Burke of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Ruth and James Roberts of Booker, Texas; one brother, Albert Littau of Balko, Okla.; two sisters, Dolores Case of Fairfield Bay and Kathleen Gamez of San Antonio, Texas; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, at Heart cemetery with Guy Burke officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker, Texas.
Memorials may be made to Ochiltree General Home Health Care, 3101 Garrett Drive, Perryton, Texas 79070.
Gary Simpson
Gary (Alaska) Simpson, 64, of Lamar died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired teamster, son of the late Artie and Bessie Marie Forrester Simpson, and was preceded in death by one sister, Eva Loreen Simpson, and two brothers, Bill Simpson and Raymond Simpson.
Survivors include his widow, Mary Frances Brown Simpson; one daughter, Teresa C. Grady of Hartman; five sisters, Kathleen Simpson, Marleen Mobley and Jeanine Losftis, all of Michigan, Colleen Simpson of Alaska, and Lois Mick of Illinois; two brothers, James A. Simpson of Alaska and Bob Simpson of Michigan; and one grandchild, Christina Colleen Grady of Lamar.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 9, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial will be in Lamar cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Glen Chamberlain, Dale O. Kellison, Ken Childers, and Ronald (Pete) Rowell.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Kathlene Talkington
Kathlene Talkington, 74, of Russellville died Saturday, July 3, 2004, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
A native of Lamar, she was a daughter of the late Bejamin Franklin and Mary Etta Dodson Overbey, widow of Ottie L. Talkington, former employee of Morton Frozen Foods (now Con-Agra) in Russellville, former waitress for several area restaurants, and member of the 5th and Greenwich Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Ottie Neal Talkington of Alma and David Lee Talkington of Dover; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, at Rest Haven Memorial Park with Harold Davidson officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Jeff Mobley, Memorial Chairman, 225 Skyline Drive, Russellville, AR 72802, or the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P. O. Box 1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653.
Lovenus Latimer
Lovenus L. Latimer, 88, of Clarksville died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Alvord, Texas, daughter of the late Joseph Walter and Nettie Freeman Lively, graduate of Texarkana High School in Texarkana, Texas, member of the First Presbyterian Church and American Legion Auxiliary, and widow of Philip B. Latimer.
She is survived by one stepniece, Marta Roper of Texas.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 8, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with burial in Oakland cemetery.
Roger N. Bolduc
Roger Napolean Bolduc, 84, of Clarksville died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Hosea and Azalea Levecque Bolduc, one of 18 children, Army veteran of World War II, retired truck driver and mechanic, and was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Lyons Bolduc.
He is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Joyce Decker and Mary and Michael McLaughlin, all of California, and Linda and Martin Beckner of Alaska; four sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Pat Bolduc of Washington, Joe and Toni Bolduc and Roger and Cindy Bolduc, all of Clarksville, and Phil and Wini Bolduc of Montana; eight sisters, Bella Begin, Edna Difilippo, Gabrrelle Ando, Dorothy Giammarco, Teresa Monfils, Rose Bissonette, Jeanette Mogyzel, and Parmelia Gagnon, all of Rhode Island; three brothers, Heneri Bolduc, Oscar Bolduc and Edward Bolduc, all of Rhode Island; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A private memorial service will be held in Clarksville. The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Betty L. Pettigrew
Betty L. Pettigrew, 76, of Ratcliff died June 28, 2004.
She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Caulksville, daughter of the late William Harrison and Bonnie P. Samuels Wages, and was preceded in death by four sisters, Ruby Basham, Evelyn Rice, Jewelene Wages and Edna Prescott, and three brothers, Jim, Jack and Cecil Wages.
Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Richard Pettigrew; one daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Jamie Short of Ratcliff; one sister and brother-in-law, Billie and John Arthur of Clarksville; one brother, Denver Wages of Hartman; and four grandchildren, Teigan Neumeier, Kristin Rieder, Nicholas Rieder and Alexandria Short, all of Ratcliff.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 1, at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Caulksville with burial in Caulksville cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Pallbearers were Jim Best, Ryan Castleman, Joe Patterson, Kedric Paschal, Gary McCartney and Cory VanMeter.
Henry Fuhrmann
Brother Henry Fuhrmann, O.S.B., 84, of Subiaco Abbey died Tuesday, July 6, 2004.
He was born Edward Fuhrmann in Lindsay, Texas, the first of 11 children of Willie N. and Margaret Orth Fuhrmann, attended St. Peter's School in Lindsay, Texas, and was a farmer prior to coming to Subiaco Abbey in 1942, where he professed his monastic vows on Sept. 8, 1943, and received the religious name of Henry. His monastic life was spent at Subiaco, where he worked as a farmer and a craftsman in the carpenter shop, with the exception of three months when he was at Santa Family Monastery in Belize, Central America, where he continued to assist with farm and construction work.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Anna Stoffels, and one brother, William.
He is survived by eight siblings, Father Nicholas of Subiaco Abbey, Joe, Tony and Aloys Fuhrmann of Lindsay, Texas, Ottilia Wachsman of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Rose Stoffels, Theresa Huchton and Mickey Haverkamp of Muenster, Texas.
A Christian Wake was held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8, in Saint Benedict Church at Subiaco. The liturgy of Christian burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, July 9, in St. Benedict Church with interment in the Abbey cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Ira Jones
Ira Jones, 81, of Clarksville died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at Country-side Manor Nursing Home.
He was a son of the late Elihu and Bethanie Francis McAllister Jones, member of Mt. Home Freewill Baptist Church, retired Army sergeant and Berkley College employee, and chaplain of the Disabled American Veterans. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Carol Lynn Jones; four sisters, Sarah Townsend, Leona Pitts, Beulah Tumbleson, and Nana Lou Hodges; and four brothers, Granville Jones, Elmer Jones, Columbus Jones, and Leonard Jones.
Survivors include one son, Michael Kent Jones of California; three sisters, Eula Owen and Iva Rushing, both of Clarksville, and Earlene Davis of Russellville; one brother, Elihu Jones Jr. of Clarksville; and one grandchild, Claire Carlson Jones of California.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger and Rev. Claude Froggatt officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Minnow Creek cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Steve Jones, Shannon Owen, Waylon Thomson, Les Jones, Fred Proctor, and Delane Davis.
Honorary pallbearers will be William Cagle, Basil Harderson, and Al Dierene.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
