Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Henry Rodney Park Jr. (02/21/06)
Henry Rodney Park Jr., 94, died Feb. 17, 2006, at his residence in Horseshoe Bend. He was born in East St. Louis, Ill., the son of Henry Rodney and Amelia Margaret Seufert Park Sr. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked as a salesman in the small engine industry before retiring to Horseshoe Bend. He was active member of the Horseshoe Bend United Methodist Church. He belonged to Shriners and Masonic Lodge and the Illinois Club...
Sherman Lee Ables (02/21/06)
Sherman Lee Ables, 59, of Ash Flat died Feb. 19, 2006, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. The funeral service will be held Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Evening Shade Gymnasium, with burial following at Spotts cemetery at Poughkeepsie. The complete obituary will be in next week's issue...
Anton Luebken (02/28/06)
Anton "Tony" Luebken, 90, of Cherokee Village died Feb. 23, 2006, at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Luebken was born Aug. 7, 1915, in Hanover, Kan., the son of August and Ella Luebken. He was united in marriage to Maxine Chapman on June 2, 1937...
Rev. Ellis Ray Martin (02/28/06)
Rev. Ellis Ray Martin, age 54, of Bartow, Fla., died Feb. 18, 2006, at Lakeland, Fla. He was born Dec. 7, 1951, at Batesville, Ark., the son of Clay Alva and Evelyn Morgan Martin. He was the pastor at the Bartow Church of God, was a Church of God minister for over 30 years and a former Church of God district overseer of the Wooster, Ohio, District...
Florence P. Cundiff (02/28/06)
Florence P. Cundiff, 86, a resident of the Ash Flat Nursing Center, died Feb. 7, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Dec. 12, 1919, in Cable, Ill., the daughter of the late Timothy and Rachel Merrill McMahn. She was married
to George R. Cundiff on April 2, 1939, in Peoria, Ill. He preceded her in death Sept. 5, 1990...
George Herman Coble (02/28/06)
George Herman Coble of Viola, son of the late William George Coble and Sallie Ann Carroll Coble, was born June 21, 1925, in Union, Ark. He died Feb. 18, 2006, at his home at the age of 80. He was united in marriage to Lillie Mae Montgomery on July 20, 1947, at Viola. To this union, five children were born...
Hetty Elizabeth Wells (02/28/06)
Hetty Elizabeth Wells, 89, of Hardy died Feb. 21, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was the widow of the late Franklin Ray Wells, and was a member of the Full Gospel Church of Ozark Acres. Survivors include three sons, Floyd Green of Rushville, Ill., Wilson Hall and William Hall, both of Hardy; a half sister, Audrey Smith, and a half brother, Dewey Ellis, both of Rogers, Ark.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren...
Juanita J. Campbell (02/28/06)
Juanita J. Campbell, 67, of Highland died Feb. 17, 2006, at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1939, in Elk City, Kan., the daughter of Emma Trotter Hodge and the late Victor B. Hodge. She worked many years as a secretary. She moved to Sharp County 14 years ago from California. She loved to travel and go to flea markets and she loved horses and the outdoors...
James John Vitko (02/28/06)
James John Vitko, age 74, of of Ottumwa, Iowa, formerly of Hardy, died Feb. 21, 2006, at the Hospice House of Ottumwa. Vitko was born Aug. 25, 1931, in Albia, Iowa to John F. and Mary Agnes (Stofko) Vitko. Vitko married
Ruth Ann Hayes on Jan. 21, 1963 in Indiana. Vitko graduated from Albia High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict...
Maudie Edwards Sharp (02/28/06)
Maudie Edwards Sharp, 96, of Evening Shade died Feb. 19, 2006, at a Batesville hospital. She was born Sept. 11, 1909, near Evening Shade, the daughter of the late Jefferson Davis Edwards and Emily Huckabee Edwards. She was a homemaker and farmer. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Evening Shade and the Women's Missionary Union. She was a Sunday school teacher for many years and lived in the Evening Shade area her entire life. She enjoyed cooking and liked to pick cotton...
Johnnie L. Spurlock (03/07/06)
Johnnie L. Spurlock 66, of Evening Shade died March 4, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born March 25, 1939, at Evening Shade, the daughter of the late John Ulman and Opha Wolfe. She retired from the Bank of Cave City and was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ at Evening Shade...
Lloyd E. Johnson (03/07/06)
Lloyd E. Johnson, age 86, of Ozark Acres, formerly of Rockford, Ill., died March 2, 2006, at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born Oct. 20, 1919, in St. James, Minn., the son of the late Arthur H. and Albertina Carlson Johnson. He was united in marriage on Jan. 10, 1945, in St. James to the former Eleanor Clarisa Erickson, who preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 1995...
Thomas Ray Corp Jr. (03/07/06)
Thomas Ray Corp Jr. (Bub), 30, Hardy died Feb. 26, 2006, in Myrtle, Mo. He was born June 30, 1975, in Pocahontas, Ark. He was a lover of life and and had a smile for everyone. Corp's greatest love was his family. Corp was a tree trimmer for Davis Tree Service. He lived in the Hardy area with his brother, Timmy. He graduated from Highland High School in 1994, then attended Tulsa Welding School in Tulsa, Okla., becoming a certified welder...
Robert Dale Nicholson
Robert Dale Nicholson, 84, of Ash Flat died Feb. 24, 2006, at the Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. He was born June 2, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Claude Elwood Nicholson and Nellie Mae Musselman Nicholson...
Winifred A. McCormick (03/07/06)
Winifred A. (Ballash) McCormick (nee Waterson, 72, of Newbury, Ohio, formerly of Cherokee Village, died Feb. 25, 2006, at Holly Hill Nursing Home in Newbury. She was born Nov. 18, 1933 in Baltimore, Md. McCormick was a lifetime member of Nottingham United Methodist Church. She loved singing and was active as a member of the church choir and bell choir...
Bob Farris (03/14/06)
Bob Farris, 86, of Cave City died March 8, 2006, at the Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. He was born Feb. 27, 1920, at Myron, Ark., the son of the late John and Estel Tadlock Farris. He was retired from ConAgra in Batesville where he worked in the hatchery, and was a farmer...
Carl William Maxwell Jr. (03/14/06)
Carl William (Bill) Maxwell Jr., age 73, of Cherokee Village died March 7, 2006, in Batesville. He was born to the late Carl and Ethel (Irvin) Maxwell in San Diego, Calif. He was a registered nurse for 20 years in Little Rock at Doctor's Hospital. Carl is survived by his wife, Susan Maxwell of Cherokee Village; one son, Carl Maxwell, III of Santa Monica, Calif.; and one daughter, Linde Gilbert of San Diego, Claif...
