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Crawford County, Arkansas Obituary Collection

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Edna Sangster
Edna Marie “Isam” Sangster, 81, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at a local hospital. She was retired from Riverside Furniture and was of the Church of Christ faith.
Survivors include six daughters, Sue Mahar and Dean Murchison, both of Fort Smith, Evelyn Sangster and Jane Young, both of Van Buren, Jackie Hollis of Lake Charles, La. and Linda Brixey of Greenwood.; 19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. June 9 at Lewis Funeral Chapel. Burial will be held at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.
Pallbearers will be Larry Crawford, David Crawford, Richard Teague, Tommy Hawkins, Kendall Looper and Greg Vandecar.

James Daugherty
James F. Daugherty of Yankee Hill, Calif., was born on June 1, 1924, he entered in the presence of the Lord Jesus on June 1, 2001, at the age of 77. A native of Van Buren, he moved his family to Pinole, Calif., in 1957, beginning a diversion from generations of farmers to a long and prosperous venture in the structural steel and miscellaneous iron business. It was his desire to provide a “better life” for his wife and two children and saw California as the place of “opportunity.” A veteran of W.W.II, he served in the South Pacific in the Navy Sea Bees, building airstrips and using his leadership abilities in agriculture. He was a Mason in Lodge No. 6 in Van Buren of which he was very proud to be a member. He accepted the Lord as his personal savior when he was 27 years old. He served in the Southern Baptist Church as a member, teacher and a deacon for many years. In 1967 he and his partner formed COFAB Corporation in Vallejo, Calif., working primarily for the large oil companies, such as Exxon, Union Oil, etc. He retired at the age of 56, and traveled with his wife across the U.S. three times visiting friends and relatives and fishing to his “hearts desire” His home was in the mountains above Lake Oroville, among the whistling pines and lake view. His more quiet times were spent reading books by Louis L’amour, and of course being a devout “conservative” on such subjects as Ronald Regan, Bob Dole and George Bush Sr. His hero was Harry Truman and he often told the story of how President Truman “even took the pens out of his pocket” when he left the White House because he said “I came here with nothing and I leave with nothing.” Character was a very important virtue to James.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Christine (Vinsett); one daughter, Cheryl Wellman of Danville, Calif.; one son, James Daugherty of El Dorado Hills, Calif.; one great-grandson, Erik James Jimenez; four grandsons, Jaron James Daugherty, Ryan Michael Daugherty, Britton James Jimenez, Brent Ralph Jimenez; five brothers and sisters, Darrol Daugherty and Jeannie Neidecker, both of Van Buren, Hugh Daugherty of Vallejo, Calif., Verna Young of Pinole, Calif. and Elsie Goines of Napa, Calif.
Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Paradise, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to one of James’ favorite organizations: Bat Conservative, Inc., P.O. Box 162603, Austin, TX 78716–2603 or Sloan Kettering Cancer Research, Box E, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.

Elwin Rhoads III
Elwin Dale Rhoads III, 15, of Mountainburg died Thursday, May 31, 2001. He was a student at Mountainburg High School.
Survivors include his mother Letha Rhoads of Mountainburg; his father, Elwin Dale Rhoads Jr. of Cement, Okla.; his grandparents, Paulette Rhoads of Cement, Okla., Everett and Izzy Frisk of Hickman, Calif. and Joe and Birdie Vanderweide of Modesto, Calif.; his great-grandparents, Luther and Dessie Williams of Delhi, Calif., Earl Frisk of Oakdale, Okla., and Gertrude Martin of Apache, Okla.; three sisters, Brandie Rhoads of Mulberry, Kimberly Rhoads and Leslie Rhoads, both of Cement, Okla.; two brothers, Dusty Rhoads and Logan Williams of Cement, Okla.
Funeral service was held June 4 at Edwards Van–Alma Chapel. Committal service. Burial was held June 5 at Anadarko Cemetery in Anadarko, Okla., under the direction of Edwards Van–Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Elwin Dale Rhoads Jr., Patrick Rhoads, Shawn Polly, Eric Chittenden Sr., Eric Chittenden Jr. and Bobby Wilkinson.

Travis Foster
Travis M. Foster, 16, of Mountainburg died Thursday, May 31, 2001. He was a student at Mountainburg High School and a former student of Alma High School where he was a member of N.J.R.O.T.C.
Survivors include his mother, Kathy Foster of Alma; his father, Raymond Foster of St. Elmo, Ill.; his stepfather, John Foster of Mountainburg; his grandparents, Rachel Foster of Van Buren and Carolyn and Vernon Bailey of Alma; his step-grandparents, Thomas and Virginia Foster of Jonesboro; and three sisters, Tiffany Foster of Mountainburg, Amanda Foster, Jasmine Foster and Kyle Foster, all of Alma;
Funeral service was held June 5 at First Presbyterian Church of Alma. Burial was held at Morrison Cemetery in Rudy under the direction of Edwards Van–Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Alma N.J.R.O.T.C. members.

Evelyn McChristian
Evelyn Rey McChristian, 72, of Mulberry died Saturday, June 2, 2001. She was a retired LPN after 15 years with Sparks Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow McChristian.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan McAuliffe of Glendora, Calif., and Anita Harrod of Hampton; three sons, Dr. Paul McChristian of Conway, Dr. Jimmy McChristian of Rogers; and Randall McChristian of Maumelle; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held June 6 at Edwards Van–Alma Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Douglas Stephens, Hans Hoewt, John Hunter, Calvin Teague, Russ Workman and James David Hoyle.

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