Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Mary Elizabeth Burger
Mary Elizabeth Burger, age 84, of Little Rock, died 
November 12, 2004. She was born
on March 12, 1920 in Little Rock, to the late John and Myrtle Mae Vernon. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock.
Mrs. Burger is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Dr. Robert Burger; her son Eric Burger of Little Rock; a daughter, Leslie Milliken of Texas; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Church Endowment Fund, 1818 Reservoir Road, Little Rock, AR 72207.
Dr. Steven Clyde Buchanan
Steven Clyde Buchanan, M.D., age 60, of Little Rock, died Tuesday, August 30, 2004. He was born
in Little Rock, where he graduated from Hall High School in 1962. He did his pre-med studies at Columbia College, New York, and graduated from medical school at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1970. Post-graduate studies included 1 year at Emory, VA affiliated Program in Atlanta, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 2 years, Wichita Falls Family Practice Program, and UCS-LA County Hospital in Los Angles. Steve also was a Major in the United States Air Force with duties in General Psychiatry, and director of Substance Abuse Dependency Program. Once back in Arkansas in 1985 he was the Staff Psychiatrist of the VA Hospital, Fort Roots as well as the director of the Substance Abuse Dependency Program. He also was involved with the mental health centers in Jonesboro, Little Rock, Hot Springs, Maumelle, and Morrilton. For the past 8 years Steve was in private practice and associated with The Bridgeway in North Little Rock. Academically Steve was an Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Center from 1966-70, and Medical Associate Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program at the Med Center from 1986-88. He was Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, member of the American Psychiatric Association, Arkansas Psychiatric Society, and American Society of Addiction Medicine. Steve loved his family, friends, and patients. He was an avid reader, loved the Dallas Cowboys, the Democratic Party, and especially his time at his cabin on the Little Red River.
Dr. Buchanan is survived by his wife Matilda Wynne Buchanan of Little Rock, a son John Buchanan of Seattle, Washington, a step-son Reed James and wife Marlo of North Little Rock, a step-daughter Matilda Louvring and husband Soren of Little Rock, a brother, Allen Buchanan and wife Sandy of Durham, North Carolina, and 2 grandchildren; Savannah and Reed James.
There will a gathering of friends at the family's home, 2212 South Gaines Street, from 5 to 7pm Friday, September 3rd, followed by a memorial service Saturday, at 11am at the Ruebel Funeral Home Chapel officiated by The Reverend Canon Daniel D. McKee. Burial will follow in Mount Holly Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home.
Memorials in lieu of flowers should be made to General Scholarship Fund, College of Medicine University of Arkansas Medical Science Center, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock 72205, or the John Kerry for President Fund, www.johnkerry.com., or the National Alliance for The Mentally Ill-Arkansas, 712 West 3Rd Street, Suite 200, Little Rock 72201.
Elizabeth R. Gladden
Elizabeth R. Gladden, 96, of Little Rock, died in Hot Springs, on Tuesday, January 27, 2004. She was born
in Little Rock, to Edward Taylor Reynolds and Mary Elizabeth Peay Reynolds. She graduated from Little Rock High School and was married
to Harry B. Gladden who preceded her in death. She retired from the Arkansas State Municipal Audit Department in 1969, was past president of the Cosmopolitan Club and a long time member of Calvary Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Harry B. Gladden and his wife, Luci of McKinney, TX, and Richard D. Gladden and his wife Pat of Hot Springs, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 1901 N. Pierce, Little Rock, AR 72207.
James Warren Gentry
James Warren Gentry, 56, of Little Rock, died Tuesday, March 16, 2004. He was born
in Blytheville, AR, to James Merritt Gentry and Betty Jane Warrington Gentry. After graduation from Wilson High School and before attending UCA at Conway, Jim served in the U. S. Navy, stationed in Norfolk, VA. during the Vietnam War. He was a Little Rock Realtor, serving on the Ethics Committee of the Little Rock Board of Realtors and was a Lifetime Million Dollar Producer. He spent many volunteer hours at Children's Hospital. Jim loved people and they responded to his never ending good humor.
He is survived by his wife, Shelley Smith Gentry, his mother, Betty Gentry of Holly Grove, AR, two sons, Patrick Ryan Gentry and James (Jay) Warren Gentry, Jr. and his wife Rhonda, all of Little Rock, one granddaughter, Alexis Gentry and nine brothers and sisters, Brad Gentry, Blake Gentry, Raymond Gilbrech, Ron Gilbrech, Mary Beth Thompson, Marilyn Cox, Yvonne Sullivan, Rick Gilbrech and Jeff Gilbrech. He was preceded in death by his father. Jim gained great love and support from the friends of the Bill W. family.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church by Rev. Jeffery T. Warrick and Dr. Jeffery B. Hampton Memorials may be made to the AA Central Office, 7509 Cantrell, Ste, 106, Little Rock, AR 72207. Cremation and memorial services are arranged by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Maria Enriquez Calderon Garcia
Maria Enriquez Calderon Garcia died November 5, 2004, in Little Rock, Arkansas after a long, full life. She was born
in Villa Guerrero in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. She was one of 16 children born
to Roman Calderon and Nazaria Enriquiez De Calderon.
During her marriage to Manuel Castaneda Garcia, she raised 10 children. She was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church. She is remembered lovingly for her maternal devotion. Her philosophy was found in the phrase, "Primero Dios", God first. She was a gifted quilter and gardener who loved children and animals. Her joy and passion for life were an inspiration to her family.
She is survived by her children Esperansa (Toni) Garcia and her husband Jim of College Park, MD, Jesse Garcia and his wife Mary and their children, Marla Ann, Marceila Lanna and Gene Mikel of San Antonio, TX, Guillermo Garcia and his wife Margarita of Mexico City, Mexico, John Garcia and his wife Ellen and their children, Benjamin, Christopher and Macaila of Grapevine, TX, Margarita Garcia Remmel and her husband Raymond and their children, Ariana Maria, Carina Elizabeth, and Remington Rebsamen of Little Rock, AR, Manuel Garcia and his wife Kathleen of Grapevine, TX, Jose Garcia and his wife Elvira and their children, Rozlyn and Sarina, of Raleigh, NC, Adam Garcia of San Antonio, TX, Reynaldo Garcia of San Antonio, TX, and Lythia Garcia of Dallas, TX She is also survived by her brother, Bardomiano Calderon, of Villa Guerrero, Mexico, her sister, Enriqueta Calderon, a Catholic nun, residing in Mexico City, Mexico, the father of her children, Manuel Castaneda Garcia of San Antonio, TX and Kristi Hartung, her loving caregiver.
There will be a rosary at 7 p.m. Sunday (today), at St. Edward's Catholic Church, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Edward's Catholic Church. Services are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home..
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Building Fund at St. Edward's Catholic Church, 801 Sherman St., Little Rock, AR 72202.
Myra Thompson Thibault Gannaway
Myra Thompson Thibault Gannaway passed away November 5, 2004. After attending Little Rock public schools and Junior College, she then went on to the University of Texas to complete her degree. Mrs. Gannaway spent most of her life in Little Rock. She taught school, was active in the Junior League and was one of the first volunteer guides at what is now the Historic Arkansas Museum.
When her children were older, she went to Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts, to get a doctorate, which she received with honors. She lived in the Boston area for about twenty-five years, working as a school psychologist, before returning to Little Rock upon retirement. During most of this time she lived in Rockport, Massachusetts, a coastal town just north of Boston. She loved the area and passed that love onto her children and grandchildren. She was always ready to go to the beach or library when they came to visit in the summer.
Mrs. Gannaway was the daughter of Myra Thompson Thibault and Carroll Thibault. Her maternal grandparents were Mary Lillian McGann and Charles Louis Thompson. Her paternal grandparents were Corinne Gibson Thibault and James Keatts Thibault. Mrs. Gannaway was the oldest surviving member of the Thompson family and second oldest of the Thibault family.
She is survived by her children: Woodson Thibault Gannaway and his wife Joy, of Dalian, China; and Carol Gannaway Eruren and her husband Guner of Little Rock. She has three grandchildren: Jon Refik Eruren and his wife Heather; Karen Erren Pirtle, and Layli Rose Gannaway. Her great-grandchildren are Briana Belkis Eruren, Paige Noelle Pirtle and Megan Elizabeth Pirtle.
Mrs. Gannaway spent many delightful hours with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was always ready to work puzzles, read, help with an art project, answer questions about birds and flowers, or how to play the bottom of "chopsticks" on the piano.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 2004 at Roselawn Cemetery, Little Rock. Arrangements are being handled by Ruebel Funeral Home..
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Heifer Project International, Habitat for Humanity or the Rockport Library (17 School Street, Rockport, MA 01966, attn: Hope Coffman).
Mary Freeman
Mary L. Vaello Freeman, of Little Rock, passed away, October 10, 2004. She was born
January 29, 1923, in Benavides, Duval County, Texas, to the late Francisco Vaello Zaragosa and Bertha Tinney Vaello. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Candy, three sisters, Isabel Bozada, Bertha Margaret Vaello and Frances Lee Vaello, and three brothers, William, Frank, and James Vaello. She is survived by a brother, John Vaello his wife Sylvia, her sister-in-law, Gloria Vaello, her brother-in-law, Manuel Bozada, daughter, Judithann Freeman, her son-in-law Brian Loucks, son, Jay Freeman, her daughter-in-law Bheti, grandchildren, Sue Ellen Fincher, Jay Freeman Fincher, John Fletcher Fincher, Alexis Freeman Fowler, Jay Frank Freeman, Jr., Patton Smith and Chase Smith, three great-grandchildren, Nicholas Fincher, Gus and Jack Fowler, and eighteen nieces and nephews. She was a 1941 graduate of Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio, Texas, where she met her husband, Jay Freeman and moved to Little Rock in 1946. In 1952, she took up golf and in 1962 won the title of Arkansas State Golf Champion, at the age of 39. She won eleven Country Club of Little Rock championships. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. The family desires to acknowledge with deep appreciation the kind care and thoughtfulness of the care providers at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
There will be a Rosary service Wednesday evening at 7pm at the Ruebel Funeral Home chapel followed Thursday at 11am with a Mass of Christian Burial at Christ The King Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home.
Memorials in lieu of flowers should be made to the Benavides High School, computer department, 106 West School Street, Benavides, Texas 78341, or a favorite charity.
Genevieve DeHaven Emmerling
Genevieve DeHaven Emmerling, of Little Rock, a distinguished figure in music throughout Arkansas and the South, died Sunday. She was 96 years old.
A child prodigy in piano performance, Genevieve Clements grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan, concretizing and winning many regional competitions. She continued her advanced musical training at the Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago, where she studied under Clarence Eidem. In 1927 Genevieve Clements won first place in a national piano competition. The prize for which was a concert grand piano. The following year, Miss Clements made her concert debut at Orchestra Hall in Chicago playing the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Robert Schumann with the Chicago Symphony.
In 1930, Genevieve Clements married
Robert DeHaven, a banker, in Benton Harbor and for 15 years she performed and taught in southern Michigan and Chicago. The DeHaven family moved to Little Rock when Bob DeHaven purchased and managed the Two States Fruit Package Company. Genevieve DeHaven became active in, and was elected president of the Little Rock Musical Coterie and the family became members of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Mrs. DeHaven was very active in the life of the Cathedral and was elected president of the Episcopal Church Women. Mr. DeHaven served as Vestryman, treasurer and then Senior Warden of the Cathedral. He died in 1969.
With her own performance career coming to an end, Mrs. DeHaven, now Mrs. Arthur Emmerling became a member of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Music Clubs of America. For twenty five years, she and Co-Chairman, Mrs. George Jordan of Camden, served as promoters and booking agents for the winners of the National Federation Annual Music Competition. As Young Artists' chairmen they established the tradition of a concert tour throughout the state of Arkansas for a young artist each year in September. She and Mrs. Jordan were responsible for the creation of a 10-day concert tour of the state of Arkansas. They worked with Federated Music Clubs throughout the state and they arranged transportation, housing, and publicity for each city on the tour. This proved to be a welcome opportunity for music groups in the state to present world-class musicians; for the young musicians, it was in many cases, their first real concert tour. Arkansas was the first state in the nation to seize this opportunity and other states soon followed Arkansas' lead. Mrs. Emmerling enjoyed many close friendships among these Young Artists, who have become distinguished, well known professionals and have remained in close touch with her.
Last April, in Jonesboro, the Federated Music Clubs of Arkansas honored Genevieve Emmerling for her extraordinary work with Young Artists.
She was a member of The Washington National Cathedral Association and the Aesthetic Club of Little Rock and presented papers regularly, until her ninetieth birthday. Genevieve Emmerling is survived by her daughter, Cynthia DeHaven Pitcock, assistant professor in Medical Humanities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, her son-in-law, Dr. James Allison Pitcock, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and the Arthur Emmerling Family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, today, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral with the Very Reverend Henry Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park. Arrangements under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home..
Memorials to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 West 17, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72206 or the Little Rock Musical Coterie, 5706 LaMirado Dr., North Little Rock, AR 72118.
