Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Micki Gibson Pitcher
Micki Gibson Pitcher, 83, of Little Rock, passed away in her home early Tuesday morning, March 18th, 2003. She was born
November 5, 1919 in Arley, Alabama.
Mrs. Pitcher will be deeply missed by her survivors: her daughter, Patti Pitcher of Las Vegas, NV, her sister, Mrs. Melvin Diffee and her brother, B. Lecil Gibson both of Little Rock; and 2 grandchildren, Robin Rachal-Gray of Chicago, IL and Lee Rachal of Orlando, FL.
Awaiting her arrival in heaven are her husband, Warrant Officer Frank N. Pitcher, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.M. Gibson, her sister, Mrs. Jack Phillips and her brother, James "Gibby" Gibson.
The family will be at Ruebel Funeral Home on Thursday, March 20, from 6pm to 8pm to receive family and friends. A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 21st at 11am at the Little Rock National Cemetery. The Rev. Jack P. Phillips will officiate.
Allan Ernest Peyer
Allan Ernest Peyer, 84, of Conway, AR, long-time resident on Racine, WI, died Friday, November 14, 2003. Allan was born
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to Ernest and Emilie Toggwiler Peyer. He was a graduate of Warren Township High School in Gurnee, IL, and received his bachelor degree and MBA from the University of Chicago. He served as a naval officer during WWII and the Korean War. On June 19, 1948, he married
Daris Guthrie at the University of Chicago Chapel. She predeceased him on September 3, 1984. On June 1, 1986, Allan married
Joyce Cook Ferguson on the shores of Lake Michigan in Racine, WI. He enjoyed a successful business career, beginning with the A.B. Dick Co. and ending with his retirement from Modine Manufacturing Co. in 1979. He also served as a professor of marketing at the University of Wisconsin.
Allan is survived by his wife, Joyce; his sister, Barbara Peyer Ropka and her husband, Gerald, of Wheaton, IL, their children and Allan’s godchildren, Stacie Ropka, Sheryl Williams, and Steven Ropka; his son, Dr. Gregory Allan Peyer and his wife, Patricia, of Granger, IN, their sons, James and David; his daughter, Dr. Lori Lynn Peyer Lohman and her husband, Alan, of Chaska, MN, and their children, Emma and Elliott; and his step-daughter, Dr. Martha A. Ferguson of Atlanta, GA.
A graveside funeral service will be held in Gurnee, IL. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Cancer Research Center, 4301 W. Markham #716.
Cremation arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Reverend Orr Davis “O.D.” Peters
The Reverend Orr Davis “O.D.” Peters, age 91, of Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2003. He was born
July 19, 1911, in the Springhill Community of Johnson County, Arkansas. He was a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a degree in English before graduating with honors from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Reverend Peters served in an active capacity as an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church for 65 years. He served churches in Clarksville, Farmington, Hackett, Alma, Greenwood, Springhill (Texas), Charleston, Augusta, Dardanelle, Piggott, Pea Ridge, and Little Rock; serving at Capitol View United Methodist Church, and as associate minister at Pulaski Heights United Methodist church from 1965 until his retirement in 1995 and then as pastor emeritus until his death. He was also a former Chairman of the Board of Pensions of The North Arkansas Conference, former Chairman of The Television, Radio and Films Commission, and former member of the Board of Ministry of Little Rock Conference.
He loved his church and dedicated his life to serving the needs of his fellow man, and he loved nature and the outdoors, enjoying camping with his Good Sam friends, trout fishing, turkey hunting and best of all duck hunting with his friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Cline Peters, and his daughter, Margaret Peters Wilson. He is survived by one son George Peters and wife Diane, one grandson, George Peters, Jr., and wife Maria Elena and one great-grandson, George Edwards Angel Peters, all of Little Rock.
There will be a visitation Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 P.M. at Ruebel Funeral Home followed Monday with a funeral service at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church at 11 A.M. officiated by Reverend Victor Nixon and Reverend Lynn Lindsey. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial.
Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church.
Sam Patterson
Samuel Stephen Patterson, born
on November 17th, 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas, died a brave and courageous death on the morning of December 26th, 2003 of a rare disorder called, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy.
Sam was a tremendous gift from God. He was truly a "masterpiece." He always had a smile, never once complained about his illness and loved in such a real and meaningful way to all he knew and even those he didn't. He attended the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas.
He had but two wishes:
The first wish took shape while he attended the Arkansas Baptist School where he learned that kids like himself in China did not know "his Jesus." So when Sam was very young, he developed a burden for these children and because of that burden a project was developed several months ago to send Bibles to China in his name. To help us make this wish of Sam's come true please visit: www.fortheloveofsam.net so that you may be a part of this dream.
The second wish was to meet Harry Potter. And thanks to the incredible people of the Make A Wish Foundation, Sam got to do exactly that. Sam and his family were flown to London, England and not only did he get to meet the actor, who plays Harry Potter, but he got to participate in the filming of a Harry Potter scene.
In lieu of flowers, the Patterson family asks that you send donations in the name of Sam Patterson to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Little Rock; 2822 Cottondale Ln., Little Rock, AR. 72202.
Sam Patterson is survived by his parents, Bobbi Dawn Bennett Patterson and Gregg Stephen Patterson of Little Rock, his two brothers, Bennett and George Patterson; grandparents, George and Barbara Patterson of Gwynedd, Pennsylvania and Bob Bennett of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; great-grandmother "Mama Crick" Keith of Leachville, Arkansas, uncle and aunts, Keith and Debbie Bennett of Little Rock, and Frank and Wendy Barr of Titusville, N.J.
Visitation will take place at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 West Markham St, Little Rock. from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29th. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30th at Ruebel Funeral Home, followed by internment services at Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery.
We celebrate Sam Patterson's life. All who knew him were blessed and enriched. He was truly indomitable!!!
Robert Winn Jewell
Robert Winn Jewell, 83, of Little Rock, died Thursday, June 3, 2004 at his home. He was born
in Hope, on January 25, 1921, one of four sons of the late Albert T. and Eliza Winn Jewell. He married
the former Analee Rider on February 19, 1943. He served his country in World War II in the US Navy, which he entered after Pearl Harbor. He graduated from Officer Training School at Columbia University. His first ship, the U.S.S. Gwinn, was sunk in the Battle of the Solomon Strait. He transferred as a communications officer to the U.S.S. North Carolina and campaigned to the Japanese homeland waters. Mr. Jewell received his bachelor's degree from Hendrix College and was a CPA with the R. A. Lile, and Company accounting firm. He retired in 1983 from Sterling Stores and he and Analee traveled the world. Mr. Jewell was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Analee Rider Jewell; a son, Byron Frank Jewell and his wife Sarah of Tappahannock, Virginia; a daughter, Linda Lee Jewell and her husband John Walsh of Washington, D.C.; three brothers, Albert T. Jewell, Jr. of Fayetteville, William Horace Jewell of Little Rock; and Wilton Gray Jewell of Ft. Worth, Texas; and two grandchildren, Susanna Jewell Walsh and Patrick Jewell Walsh, both of Washington, D.C.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2004 in the Chapel of Ruebel Funeral Home with Rev. Walter L. Smith and Rev. Louann A. Murphy officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 North Mississippi, Little Rock, AR 72207 Cremation arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock,
John Parmentier
John Parmentier, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away on August 13, 2003. John was born
in the Netherlands, and is survived by his long time companion, Beth Smith of Little Rock. He is also survived by a daughter, Sandra Takeya, and son; Jonathan Parmentier, both of Hawaii. He is also survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his family and friends at Drug Emporium, where he worked for many years.
There will be a visitation at Ruebel Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00 PM on Sunday. Cremation arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Joan Mabel Dowling Page
Joan Mabel Dowling Page, of Little Rock, the widow of William J. Page, Jr., born
November 21, 1921 in Walsworth, England, to Frederick William Ashe Dowling and Mabel Grace Porter Dowling, died April 27th, 2003 at the age of 81.
Mrs. Page served in the Women's Air Force in England during World War II where she met and married
her husband. She immigrated to the United States after the war and made her home in Newport and Little Rock, Arkansas for the next 60 years. In 1988 she retired from Arkansas Children's Hospital. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a faithful member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
She is survived by her brother Ronald Dowling of Purrey Surrey, England, her daughter Susan Marie Wixon of Little Rock, her grandson Dennis Lee Brumett, Sr. of Dallas. TX, her granddaughters Susan Joan Walker and Tarita Elizabeth Marie Wixon both of Little Rock. Four great-grandsons, Dennis Lee Brumett, Jr. of Tennessee, Dallas William Brumett of Dallas, TX, Jeffrey Scott Walker, Jr. and Jacob Sterling Walker both of Little Rock and her great-granddaughter Seana Jewel Walker of Little Rock.
Memorial Services will be held Monday, May 5th at the Chapel of Immanuel Baptist Church with Dr. Rex Horne officiating. There will be a reception immediately at the church. Memorials may be made to the Immanuel Baptist Church building fund or Arkansas Childrens Hospital. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Geneva Ivanette Rinehart Oates
Geneva Ivanette Rinehart Oates, 88, passed away in her home on Friday, May 23, 2003. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alice Rinehart and Jesse Newton Rinehart; a sister, Carrie Huggins; a daughter, Joan Marie Oates; a son, Arthur Taylor Oates; and her husband, Lee Oates. She is survived by two daughters, Jane Marsh of Redfield, and Sue and Johnny Little of Redfield; three sons, Jerry and Edith Oates of Sheridan, Bill and Lou Ann Oates of Redfield, and Fred and Donna Oates of Redfield; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Eloise Durham of Fairfield Bay, and Gladys Reynolds of Hensley; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Geneva was a member of the Redfield Eastern Star, the Redfield Senior Citizens, and a lifelong member of Redfield United Methodist Church. She was born
in Hensley, Arkansas on July 25, 1914, and was raised in Redfield. She graduated from Redfield High School. She married
Lee Oates on November 3, 1934, and spent her life as a mother and homemaker. In her later years, she spent her time crocheting foot warmers for local area nursing home residents. She also enjoyed reading from her large collection of cookbooks. She cherished her family and will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and a dedicated Christian.
A Celebration of Her Life Service will be held on Tuesday, May 27, at 2 :00 pm at Redfield United Methodist Church in Redfield, Arkansas. Mrs. Oates will be lying in state at Ruebel Funeral Home Sunday, from 2:00 - 4:30 pm. Family visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Tuesday at Redfield United Methodist Church prior to the service. She will be laid to rest at the Redfield Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114-1709, or Redfield United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 232, Redfield, Arkansas 72132.
Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
