Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972
Karon D. "Butch" Lipe
Karon D. "Butch" Lipe, 62, of Rogers, Ark., died Wednesday, March 30, 2005, in Rogers. He was born Jan. 23, 1943, in Seneca, Mo.
He served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a truck driver for several years.
He marriage Susie Stickle Lipe on April 2, 2001.
Survivors include his wife, Susie Stickle Lipe; a daughter, Megan of the home; six other children; and his mother of Missouri.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Springdale, Ark.
Graveside funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Frisco Springs Cemetery in Lowell, Ark., with Pastor Tony Patterson. Memorials may be made to the Susie Lipe Memorial Fund, in care of A. N. B Financial of Rogers, account No. 30063175, or at any A. N. B. location in northwest Arkansas.
Joann S. Mitchell
Joann S. Mitchell, 75, of Garfield, Ark., died Friday, April 1, 2005, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers, Ark.
Cremation arrangements are by Callison-Lough Funeral Service of Rogers.
Ernestine Jane Miller Plank
Ernestine Jane Miller Plank, 74, of Magazine, Ark., died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at a hospital in Paris, Ark.
She graduated from Greenwood (Ark.) High School in 1949. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Paris.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Plank.
Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Young of Rogers, Ark.; three sons, Dr. Henry Saborn Humphries of Driggs, Ark., Bill Humphries of Fort Smith, Ark., and Jerry Humphries of Van Buren, Ark.; a sister, Geraldine House of Mulberry, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the McConnell Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood, Ark. Burial will be at the Liberty Cemetery in Greenwood. Pallbearers will be Chris Humphries, Joseph Humphries, Keith Fuller, Jeremy Young, Darin Cox and John Lewis Blamey. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, P. O. Box 685, Greenwood, AR 72936.
Alma Loree Terpening Anderson
Alma Loree Terpening Anderson, 83, of Rogers, Ark., died Monday, April 11, 2005. She was born to Herbert Terpening and Ruby McKee Terpening.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Ned Anderson, 12 years ago.
Survivors include a sister, Peggy J. Terpening of Gladstone, Mo.
At her request, there will be no service. She will be cremated and her ashes will be scattered over the Atlantic Ocean.
Arrangements are by Callison-Lough Funeral Service of Rogers.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Hospice, 1001 W. Walnut St., Rogers, AR 72756; or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Lonnie L. Ham
Lonnie L. Ham, 88, of Rogers, Ark., died Monday, April 11, 2005, in Rogers. He was born Oct. 14, 1916, in Clyde, Texas, to Dilmus Benton Ham and Prebble Drake Ham.
He had lived in Los Angeles County, Calif., before moving to Rogers in 1987. He spent 15 months in the Civilian Conservation Corps helping to build state parks in Texas before moving to California in 1935. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1942 and landed on the beaches of Normandy three days after D-Day. He was a member of Gen. Patton’s 3 rd Army, 4 th Armored Division, and drove a fuel truck supplying tanks fighting on the front lines at the "Battle of the Bulge" and many other battles.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clema White Ham; two brothers, Vernon Ham and Arvie Ham; and two sisters, Jeffie Allen and Eddie Lee Allen.
Survivors include two sisters, his twin, Lois Ford, and Faye Hampton, both of Rogers; and many nieces and nephews of Texas, California and Arkansas.
Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 15, at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Ark., with Art Garrison.
Arrangements are by Callison-Lough Funeral Service of Rogers. Angelina Marie Roberson Perkins, 20, of Rogers, Ark., died Sunday, April 10, 2005, in Rogers. She was born Aug. 16, 1984, in Santa Rosa, Calif., to Garry Roberson and Virginia Schultz Roberson. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Perkins; a son, Domanic Schultz; a daughter, Lateshia Perkins; her mother, Virginia Roberson; a brother, Garry Roberson II; a sister, Kimberley Roberson; her grandfather, Edward Schultz; her grandmother, Mable Akers; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made in care of Virginia Roberson, Route 1, Box 1600 K, Seligman, MO 65745.
Durward Clark Morrow
Durward Clark Morrow, 89, of Springdale, Ark., died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at Heritage Park Nursing Center in Rogers, Ark. He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in the Sugar Creek community in Greene County, Ark., to Thomas Morrow and Sylvia Clark Morrow.
He moved to northwest Arkansas 55 years ago from Greene County. He retired as a mailroom clerk with the local newspaper. He was a member of the West End Church of Christ. He enjoyed gardening, photography and collecting antiques and geological specimens.
He was preceded in death by two wives, Lavinia Christine Bookout Morrow, in 1975; and Patricia Hovis Morrow, in 1995.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Katrina Battenfield and Frantz Battenfield of Wesley, Ark., and Cynthia Dickinson and Joel Dickinson of Lowell, Ark.; a brother, Thurston Morrow of Prairie Grove, Ark.; five sisters, Tomazine Reeves of Albuquerque, N. M., Carmyn Pitts and Sula Jo Traphagan, both of Fayetteville, Ark., Joy Nunnally of Abilene, Texas, and Una May Crabtree of Lake Jackson, Texas; and two grandchildren, Parker Dickinson and Kaitlin Dickinson, both of Lowell. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale with Gene Siemens. Burial will be at the Stuckey Cemetery in Johnson, Ark. Pallbearers will be Bud Cantrell, Frantz Battenfield, Joel Dickinson, George Donnell, A. E. Erwin Jr. and Gene Lovell.
Milton Jack Kilgore
Milton Jack Kilgore, 66, of St. Paul, Ark., died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Northwest Medical Center of Washington County in Springdale, Ark. He was born July 17, 1938, in Ozark, Ark., to Melvin Kilgore and Frankie Jo Crouch Kilgore.
He was a farmer and a Christian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Frankie Jo Kilgore; his stepfather, Monroe Evans; and a son, Jackie Kilgore.
Survivors include his former wife, Carolyn Kilgore; three daughters, Kathy Everett of Bentonville, Ark., Stephanie Powell of Moulton, Iowa, and LaJeana Peoples of Prairie Grove, Ark.; four brothers, Dean Kilgore and Danny Kilgore, both of Prairie Grove, Scott Kilgore of Fayetteville, Ark., and Jodie Kilgore of Texarkana, Ark.; a sister, Wanda Nelson of Oregon; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Beard’s Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville, Ark., with the Rev. Lynville Eaton.
Burial will be at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Crosses, Ark.
Pallbearers will be Scott Kilgore, Dean Kilgore, Jodie Kilgore, Danny Kilgore, Jerry Powell and Ronnie Peoples.
Arrangements are by Beard’s Funeral Chapel and Crematory Inc. of Fayetteville.
Bobbye Margaret Guy
Bobbye Margaret Guy, 62, of Rogers, passed away April 10, 2005, in Rogers. Bobbye was born November 4, 1942, in Perryton, Texas, the daughter of Robert H. and Margaret Rupperchet Moore. Bobbye graduated from Rogers High School in 1960 and attended the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville; she also had advanced training with the AIB. She was employed by the Farmers & Merchant Bank in Rogers for many years and for Delta Bank in New Orleans. At the time of her passing she was an Associate for Wal-Mart at the Bentonville Supercenter. She was an Episcopalian. Bobbye’s interests included breeding and showing AKC German Shepherds for many years. She also enjoyed reading and visiting with her friends and associates; she volunteered for several years at the Benton County Humane Society. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert H. and Margaret Rupperchet Moore.
She is survived by many close friends, associates and loved ones.
Graveside services 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Benton County Memorial Park, Rogers, with Alvin Bushman officiating. Gathering of friends Friday 6-8 at Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. 4 th St., Rogers, AR.
Thaddeus Theodore ‘Ted’ Badura
Thaddeus Theodore "Ted" Badura, 85, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Highlands Health and Rehabilitation in Bella Vista. He was born Nov. 30, 1919, in Milwaukee, Wis., to August F. Badura and Selma Rogalski Badura.
He was raised and educated in Milwaukee. He served in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II. He marriage Margaret M. McShane on July 3, 1943, in Milwaukee. He was employed as a production control manager for Rock-Tenn until retiring in 1985. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the St. Bernard Men’s Club. He was an avid golfer.
He was preceded in death by a son, David J. Badura; a daughter, Catherine A. Badura; three brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Margaret "Peggy" Badura; a daughter, Maribeth Badura of Washington, D. C.; and two sons and a daughter-in-law, Thomas J. Badura and Paula Badura of Tucson, Ariz., and James F. Badura of Bella Vista.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, with a rosary said at 7 p.m.
A Mass of resurrection will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Bella Vista with Father Andrew Smith.
Richard Duane Hielscher
Richard Duane Hielscher, 62, of Cleveland, Tenn., died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at his home, as a result of pancreatic cancer. He was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Sterling, Colo., to Orpha Hielscher and Marion Hielscher.
He graduated from Campion Academy in Loveland, Colo., in 1962. He worked in construction in that area. He marriage Linda Graybill in December 1963. He graduated from mortuary school in 1968, and the family moved to Arkansas, where he served as a funeral director for many years. He later owned his own construction company and built houses until the late ’ 70s.
After divorcing in 1985, he moved to Russellville, Ark., where he was self-employed as an over-the-road truck driver/owner/operator.
He marriage Judy Field Neuharth in October 2002 and moved to Cleveland, Tenn. He was a master craftsman and woodcarver.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Wold.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Hielscher; a brother, Ron of Pea Ridge, Ark.; a sister, Jan Hundley of Garfield, Ark.; a daughter, Kelly of Siloam Springs, Ark.; seven grandchildren, Aaron, Kate, Holly, Rhett, Savannah, Landon and Brianna; three stepchildren, Jocelyn Compton and Jarrod Neuharth, both of Cleveland, Tenn., and Jill Andersen of Seattle, Wash.; six step-grandchildren, Aaron, Sean, Jordan, Taylor, Briana and Seven; three daughters-in-law, Jimmie, Mary and Diane; two sons-in-law, Darrin and Chris; four sisters-in-law, Kathy, Artie, Shirley and Shari; four brothers-in-law, John, Eddie, LeRoy and Larry; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, April 16, at the Bowman Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland, Tenn., with Pastor Arnold Schnell.
A local memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Bentonville Cemetery in Bentonville, Ark.
Cremation arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home of Rogers, Ark.
Honorary pallbearers were Shannon Hielscher, Kenneth Hielscher, Jarrod Neuharth, Tony Reeves, Aaron Hielscher and Merrill Schidler.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Richard Hielscher Benefit Fund, AMSouth Bank, Cleveland (Tenn.) Branch, phone (423) 339-4662; or to the Adventa Hospice of Chattanooga, Tenn.
