Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Floyd Eugene Perry
Floyd Eugene Perry, 67, of Altus, father of Melissa Weather of Coal Hill, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at her home.
He was a foreman for Wiederkehr Winery for 19 years, member of the Mt. Vernon Community Church, native of Forrest City, and son of the late Oliver and Nora Patty Perry.
Survivors include his widow, Christine Palmore Perry; four other daughters, Linda Powell of Altus, Shelby Sikes of Prairie View, Brenda Nuckolls of Heber Springs, and DeBra Chancey of Ozark; one stepson, Bernis Harris of Myrtle Creek, Ore.; one sister, Elazy Newsom of Dyer; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Billy Holt and Rev. William Hickman officiating. Burial was in Houston cemetery at Alix.
Active pallbearers were John Powell, Austin Bittle, Christopher Bittle, Charles Bittle, Anthony Bittle, and Mark Oswald.
Honorary pallbearers were Daniel Alexander and Jeremy Rogers.
Harry E. Pierce
Harry E. Pierce, 86, of Lamar died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired Chrysler Corporation electrician, World War II Army veteran, Protestant, and son of the late Hugh and Mattie Kelley Pierce.
Survivors include one nephew, Charles W. Pierce Jr. of Sardinia, Ohio; two nieces, Charlene McLean of Florence, Ky., and Donna Slaven of Batavia, Ohio; four great-nephews; and one great-niece.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Oakland cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Luella Kasper
Luella Kasper, 81, of Hartman died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Clarksville.
She was a member of the Union Grove Baptist Church, daughter of the late Reuben C. and Elizabeth Pankratz Hein, widow of John Kasper, and was preceded in death by three brothers, Wesley, Arnold, and Elmer.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Treva and Chuck Dayton of Enid, Okla.; five sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Debbie Kasper, Leon and Colleen Kasper and Larry and Virginia Kasper, all of Hartman, and Virgil and Doris Kasper and Cliff and Barb Kasper, all of Enid, Okla.; one brother, Roland Hein of Kansas City, Kan.; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Burnett King officiating.
Burial was in Union Grove cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Chris Kasper, Jim Kasper, Nick Kasper, Ryan Dayton, Travis Kasper, T. J. Kasper, Matt Kasper, Chad Dayton, and Ethan Kasper.
Lois L. Willis
Lois L. Willis, 92, of Van Buren died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, in a Van Buren hospital.
A native of the Harmony Community, she was a daughter of the late Orlen and Annie Evans Bramlett, widow of John Thomas Willis, former resident of Ozark, and affiliated with the Nazarene Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Frances McCormick of Anchorage, Alaska, Jean Van Norick of Eagle River, Alaska, and Ollie Freeman of Pryor, Okla.; one son, Orlen Willis of Van Buren; 26 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. J. D. Jordan officiating. Burial was in Highland cemetery.
Pallbearers were David Bramlett, H. B. Willis, Mike Willis, Tommy Willis, Ronnie Willis, and Alan Freeman.
Robbie B. Johnson
Robbie Blackburn Johnson, 91, of Clarksville died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Clarksville, daughter of the late Homer F. and Tennie King Blackburn, member of the First Baptist Church where she was a nursery attendant for many years, and an employee of Frank's Cafe in Clarksville for several years.
Survivors include one daughter, Mozelle O'Neal of Sallisaw, Okla.; one son, Lynville Johnson of Augusta; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Monday, March 26, at the Lone Pine cemetery with Burley King officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Harold E. Ross
Harold E. Ross, 81, of Grass Valley, Calif., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at a Grass Valley convalescent hospital.
He was a native of Lamar, son of the late Charles E. and Corina Shatwell Ross, and a graduate of Lamar High School. He enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps in 1942, trained at Marshalls Island in aircraft maintenance and served for 23 years in Okinawa, Japan, Korea and Vietnam before retiring in 1968. He was later employed by Lockheed and taught aircraft maintenance for six and one-half years in Saudia Arabia. He also taught at the Air Force Flight Test Center in El Centro and was involved in the theory and thesis of jet engines for eight years at Moffett Field in Mountain View. He was a marksman in pistols and rifles, a rancher in Grass Valley, and was preceded in death by one daughter.
Survivors include his widow, Genia Pennington Bajorat Ross; one son, Wayne E. Ross of Kona, Hawaii; and one grandson, Anthony Clark.
Graveside and military services were held at the Loney-Sanford Ranch cemetery in Penn Valley followed by services and reception at the Church of Christ in Grass Valley, Calif. Arrangements were under the direction of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary.
Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ in Grass Valley, Calif.
Joey Lee Fowler
Joey Lee Fowler, 20, of Hartman died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at his home.
He was a native of Perrytown, Texas, attended Westside High School where he was active in sports, and a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his parents, John W. Fowler and Sheila Ragsdale, both of Hartman; paternal grandparents, Steve and Zelma Stephan of Hartman; maternal grandparents, Laura Kelley of Hunt and Bill Stewart of Jacksonville, Fla.; one sister, Amber Koop of Anchorage, Alaska; three brothers, Jeremy Delrio and Joshua Delrio, both of Clarksville, and Jay Fowler of Hartman; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Burnett King officiating.
Burial was in Bethlehem cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Jeremy Delrio, Joshua Delrio, Jay Fowler, Brandon Southard, Allen Gordon, and Terrance Davenport.
Honorary pallbearers were Jeremy Lingar, Jeff Highfill, Boone Conquest, and Trevor Flynn.
Jacob Warren Potts
Jacob Warren Potts, 74, of Ozark, father of Roger Rogers of Lamar, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, in an area nursing home.
He was a retired International Paper Company employee and son of the late Warren C. and Blanche Potts.
He is survived by three daughters, Linda Looper and Karen Jenkins, both of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Dixie Phillips of Van Buren; two other sons, Brian Rogers of Alma and Jacob Potts II of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Sherrellville cemetery in Johnson County under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
