Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972
Obituaries from the year 2013
Robert Mansfield
Robert Dewitt Mansfield, 68, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died Friday, February 22, 2013 at his home. He was born January 30, 1945 in Chattanooga, Tennessee the son of Margaret Miller and Willis Mansfield.
His hobbies included fishing, golfing, and spending quality time with his grandchildren. He had worked as Vice President for 10 years with Consumer Testing Laboratories in Bentonville. He enjoyed the Tennessee Volunteers. He had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area for 14 years after moving from Alabama.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Robert is survived by his wife, Linda Mansfield, of the home, whom he married October 5, 1963, two sons, Robert “Robby” Mansfield Jr. of Bella Vista and Steven Mansfield and his wife, April, of Bella Vista; one brother, David Mansfield and his wife, Dianna, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; one sister, Ann Malone and her husband, Denny, of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia; five grandchildren, Victoria Reece of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Allen Mansfield of Springdale, and Nicholas Mansfield, Haley Mansfield, and Zachary Mansfield all of Bella Vista; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday, February 25, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Rogers.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Rogers with Pastor David Brown officiating. Pallbearers will be his three grandsons Nicholas, Zachary, and Allen.
Memorials may be sent to Circle of Life Hospice.
Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Bella Vista.
Grace Franklin
Grace Nunnelley Franklin, 65, of Fayetteville, Arkansas died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Robert; son, Terry; daughter, Robin; brother, Randy; sister, Debbie; and five grandchildren.
Graveside service will be Friday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at National Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Theresa Randall
Theresa Ann Randall, 56, of Rogers, Arkansas died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home. She was born January 12, 1957 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Mary Heinen and Eugene Shields.
She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Lowell for many years. She and her family moved to Northwest Arkansas in 1991 from Iowa. She loved helping others, working with flowers, scrap-booking, and enjoyed European traveling.
She was preceded in death by her father, Vincent Caldwell, and two brothers, Timothy Shields and Gene Shields.
Theresa is survived by her husband, Gary Randall, of the home, whom she married January 3, 1975; two daughters, Sharon Randall of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Beth Randall and her husband, Jacob, of Rogers, Arkansas; her parents, Eugene and Mary Shields, of Cedar Falls, Iowa; one brother, Mark Shields, of Cedar Falls, Iowa; and two grandchildren, Amara Randall and Braxton Randall.
Honorary Pallbearers will be: Brian Hankins, Brian Simmons, Johnny Ford, Fred Ford, Joey Kebert, Steve Whitehead.
Celebration service will be Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lowell with Rev. Gary Thomas officiating.
Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church of Lowell.
Perry Khoury
Perry Donald Khoury, 56, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died Monday, February 11, 2013 at his home. He was born August 26, 1956 in Amarillo, Texas the son of Gwen Weston and James Khoury.
He enjoyed traveling, scuba diving, skydiving, gardening, working out, video games, sci-fi, and Star Trek. He had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area for over three years after moving from Maryland.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Miles Khoury, and his half-brother.
Perry is survived by his wife of two and a half years, Rebecca Khoury, of the home, one son, Mitchell Ryan Khoury, of Amarillo, Texas; one daughter, Leah Deaun Hanson and her husband, Gabriel, of Fort Worth, Texas; one niece, Megan Khoury, and one nephew, Rohan Thomas, both of Sydney, Australia; and his best friend, Mike Moser, of Houston, Texas.
A memorial service will be Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Heritage Baptist Church with Dale Schatz officiating.
Lela Hope
Lela Mae Hope, 84, of West Fork, Arkansas died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her home. She was born October 30, 1928 in Perry, Oklahoma the daughter of Lillian Pearl Robertson and Edward Wateman Robinson.
She had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area for a few months after moving from Colcord, Oklahoma. She worked as a Ward Clerk at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, including the father of her children, Raymond Guy Twiggs and Carl Hope; and sister, Maxine McNair.
Lela is survived by one son, Robert Guy Twiggs, and his wife, Vera Jean, of Berryville, Arkansas; two daughters, Sharon Louise Twiggs Wilcox and her husband, Charles Lee, of West Fork and Theresa Vaderver of Neosho, Missouri; one niece, Toodie, and her husband, Richard Laswell; one nephew, David, and his wife, Barbara McNair; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Gentry Cemetery in Gentry, Arkansas.
Judy Goodson
Judy Goodson, 65, of Houston, Texas died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Circle of Life Hospice House in Springdale, Arkansas.
She is she was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
She is survived by her son, Bradley Goodson, and his wife, Tina, of Fayetteville, Arkansas and one grandchild, Lane Goodson.
Mary Bush
Mary Frances Bush, 57, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas died Friday, February 8, 2013 at Circle of Life Hospice House in Springdale, Arkansas.
She enjoyed fishing, playing bingo, and spending time with her family.
Survivors include husband, Wayne Bush; son, Chris Bush; daughters, Janie Stevens and her husband, Craig and Stephanie Smith; and nine grandchildren.
