Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972
Steve R. Owens
SPRINGDALE -- Steve R. Owens, 53, of Springdale died Dec. 15, 2002, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born March 10, 1949, in Holdenville, Okla., to Oscar and Alma West Owens. He owned and operated a truck brokerage company and was a member of the Fayetteville Elks Lodge and was of the Church of Christ faith. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his parents of Springdale; his wife, Carolyn Allred Owens of the home, to whom he was married 33 years; three brothers, Larry Owens of Clifty, Gary Owens and Phillip Owens, both of Springdale.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sisco Chapel in Springdale with the Rev. Charlie Foster officiating.
Burial will be in Bluff Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Edward Allred, Eldon Allred, Aaron Allred, Ellis Gregory, Gary Neil and Gary Cawood.
Visitation begins at noon today at the funeral home. The family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mariam Thomas
TROY, Kan. -- Family visitation for Mariam Collins Thomas, 82, of Troy who died Dec. 15, 2002, at Highland Nursing Home, will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Troy.
Leta M. Russell
GRAVETTE -- Leta Maude Russell, 83, of Gravette died Dec. 16, 2002. She was born Dec. 28, 1918, in Gravette to W.C. and Mabel White Hager. She was a lifetime resident of Gravette and was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed oil painting and playing the piano and organ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie O. Russell, on Oct. 26, 1995.
Survivors include one daughter, Billie Hensley and husband Jerald of Gravette; one son, John Russell and wife Debbie of Lafayette, La.; two sisters, Louise Russow of Gravette and Lillian Whiting of Bentonville; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Cemetery in Gravette with Bill Abernathy officiating.
Family visitation will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. today at Callison-Lough Funeral Service, Gravette.
Memorials may be made to the Leta Russell Memorial Nursing Scholarship at the Bank of Gravette, P.O. Box 149, Gravette, 72736.
Josue Arroyo
FAYETTEVILLE -- Josue Arroyo, 3, of Fayetteville died Dec. 11, 2002, at Fayetteville. He was born Aug. 3, 1999, in Fayetteville to Francisco and Lorena Arroyo Ceja.
Survivors include his father of Springdale; his mother of Fayetteville; three brothers, Miguel Arroyo, Jessie Arroyo and Alexander Arroyo, all of Springdale; two sisters, Mayra Ceja and Melisa Ceja, both of Springdale; grandparents, Maria Arroyo, Margarita Navarrete and Alvaro Navarrete, all of Springdale.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale under the direction of Sisco Chapel of Springdale. The Rev. Carlos R. Carbajal and the Rev. Juan Carlos will officiate.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Autumn E. Davis
BELLA VISTA -- Autumn E. Davis, 15, of Bella Vista died Dec. 15, 2002, at her home. She was born Feb. 24, 1987, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. She moved to Bella Vista six years ago from Apache Junction, Ariz. She was a member of the Hiwasse Church of the Nazarene and was a student at Bentonville High School. She attended the Math and Science Academy at the University of Arkansas summer program and was a recipient of the Kiwanis Achievement Award. She enjoyed horses and hiking.
Survivors include her mother, Rebecca Brown and stepfather Richard of Bella Vista; one brother, Scott Davis of Bella Vista; one sister, Ashley Davis of Bella Vista; maternal grandfather, James Nelson and wife Lynne of Bella Vista; maternal grandmother, Sheryl Lessen and husband Frank of Plymouth, Mass.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hiwasse Church of the Nazarene with Larry Weihe officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bella Vista Funeral Home.
Brenda Bellamy
SILOAM SPRINGS -- Brenda Bellamy 51, of Siloam Springs died Dec. 14, 2002, at her home. She was born Oct. 28, 1951, in Santa Cruz, Calif., to Harold Owen and Erma Raylene Smith Bellamy. She was a licensed practical nurse.
Survivors include her parents of Siloam Springs; one daughter, Trista Copher of Prairie Grove; one brother, Robert Bellamy of Siloam Springs; two sisters, Christy Gindlesperger of Orlando, Fla., and Debbie Taggart of Siloam Springs; two grandsons.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs. Arrangements are by Beard's Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.
Eileen Segal Schneeberger
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Eileen Segal Schneeberger, 70, of Sacramento died Jan. 30, 2003, at Homestead of Fair Oaks in Sacramento, Calif. She was born Nov. 27, 1932, to Benjamin Segal and Rose Prilook in the Bronx, New York. She was the oldest of four children.
She graduated from Music and Art High School in Manhattan. She also attended the Fashion Institute in New York.
Before moving to Sacramento about five years ago, she had lived in New York and Flagler Beach, Fla.
Eileen was active in the Flagler County Art League prior to her illness and was an avid painter and talented artist. She had exhibited her art several times in Flagler Beach.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Schneeberger of Sacramento; one sister, Joan Segal Leal da Costa of Evora, Portugal; her loving children and their spouses, Richard and Patricia Casella of Miller Place, N.Y., Michael and Sherry Casella of Rio Linda, Calif., Toni Lynn Casella Fenton and her husband, Walter, of Rogers, Susan Casella Maccaron and her husband, Richard, of Wading River, N.Y., and Lynda Casella Borreca and her husband, Michael, of Middle Island, N.Y.; her adoring grandchildren, Kevin, Cory and Katie Casella, Michael Ryan Patrick, Casey, Amelia and Mary Eileen Casella, Benjamin, Patrick and Joseph Fenton, Michael and Samantha Borreca, and Sabrina Maccaron.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Anthony Casella, one sister, Bernice Segal Totkin, of West Palm Beach, Fla., and one brother, Robert Segal of Ypsilanti, Mich.
Services will be at 11 a.m. (Pacific Time) Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at Home of Peace Cemetery in Sacramento, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in her name.
Dorolis V. Hutchens
ELKINS -- Dorolis V. Hutchens, 62, of Elkins died Feb. 1, 2003, at her home. Arrangements will be announced by Beard's Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Fayetteville.
