Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Opal Richmond
Opal Gibbs Richmond, 88, of Van Buren, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, in Van Buren. She was born May 28, 1914, in Crawford County. She was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God faith. She was the widow of Joe Richmond.
She is survived by two daughters, Bobbie Brown of Van Buren and Mary Dutton of Rudy; a son, Jimmy Richmond of Evansville; a sister, Betty Cox of Gentry; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was held Feb. 24 at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.
Pallbearers were Stevie Dufresne, Vestal Woods, Rickey Reichert, George Brown, Charles Dutton and Glen Van Dagriff.
Timothy Nelson
Timothy C. Nelson, 36, of Van Buren, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at a local hospital. He was disabled.
Survivors include his fiancee, Becky Dodd of Van Buren; one daughter, Ranie Nelson of Van Buren; one son, Coty Nelson of Fort Smith; his parents, Roy and Thomasine Nelson of Mountainburg; two sisters, Tonya Kerry of Oklahoma and Tammie Jones of Alabama; five brothers, Dustin Nelson of Oklahoma, Tony Nelson of Poteau, Tracy Nelson and Darrell Boyd, both of Van Buren, and Billy Nelson of Fort Smith; and his grandparents, Garland and Ada Marshall of Bethany, Okla.
Funeral service was held Feb. 25 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren. Burial was at Mount McCurry Cemetery near Rudy under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were his father and brothers.
Mary Flippin
Mary Elizabeth Earp Flippin, 56, of Van Buren, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at her home. She was an office receptionist for A.D. Jenkins Eye Clinic and a member of 43 Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by her husband, David; a daughter, Lori Earp of Van Buren; a son C.B. Earp Jr. of Van Buren; two stepdaughters, Cathy Ferguson and Nancy Leslie, both of Van Buren; a stepson, David Flippin of Springfield, Ore.; her mother, Helen Wescott of Van Buren; three sisters, Carol Reeves, Lenora Hines and Frances Hunt, all of Van Buren; one grandchild; and seven step-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Feb. 22 at Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Derek Brewer, Kyle Daniels, Mike Reeves, Bill Hunt, Tim Hines and Larry West. Honorary pallbearers were Judge John Holland, Dr. A.D. Jenkins, Lois Harris, Paul Gant, Ronnie Cappelle and Steven Peer.
Barbara Gregory
Barbara Gregory, 62, of Alma, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at her home. She was of the Southern Baptist faith and a member of the Crawford County Horseman’s Association.
Survivors include her husband, John Ben Gregory Sr.; one daughter, Carrie Lynn Scott of Alma; two sons, John Ben Gregory Jr. and Robert Darrell Gregory, both of Alma; two sisters, Alta Jean Jones of Van Buren and Sharon Sue Jones of Short, Okla.; three brothers, Archie Darrell Peters, Fay Junior Peters and Curtis Dale Peters, all of Van Buren; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ocker of Alma Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Greogry Cemetery in Alma under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Anthony Lynn Gregory, Brandon Jones, Roger Foss, J.P. Gregory, Jason Kimes, Matthew Gregory, Ralph Jones and Austin Gregory.
The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ocker Funeral Home, 917 Highway 64 East, Alma.
Dorothenia Bates
Dorothenia R. Bates, 82, of Van Buren, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at a local hospital. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Clara Mantooth of Fort Smith and Donna Matlock of Fayetteville; three sons, Darrell, Archie and Eugene Bates, all of Van Buren; one sister, Goldie Ritter of Fort Smith; one brother, Archie Reynolds of Van Buren; and 11 grandchildren.
Graveside service was held Feb. 18 at Mount McCurry Cemetery at Rudy under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Willie Moore
Willie “Bill” Moore, 78, of Van Buren, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at a local hospital. He was a former resident of Mineola, Texas, who had lived in Crawford County for the past 10 years. He was a retired logger for a timber mill and was of the Pentecostal faith.
He is survived by two daughters, Vickie Falcon of Elkins and Shirley Rickey of Mineola, Texas; five sons, Richard and Gilbert Moore, both of Catoosa, Okla., Billy Moore of Salt Lake City, Kenny Moore of Elkins and Donnie Moore of Pryor, Okla.; three sisters, Stella Medlock of Dyer, Virginia Allen of Mountainburg and Ellen Bright of Muskogee, Okla.; six brothers, Olen Moore of Wichita, Kan., Dwight, Paul and Clyde Moore, all of Okmulgee, Okla., Raymond Moore of Welden, Texas, and John Moore of Stockton, Texas; 23 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Feb. 19 at Locke Faith Assembly of God with burial at Locke Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Ritchie, Thomas, Ken and Michael Moore, Randy Falcon and Troy Warren. Honorary pallbearers were Doyle Medlock, Brian Moore and Paul Moore Jr.
Margaret Guinn
Margaret Guinn, 88, of Van Buren, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at a local hospital. She was a member of the Living Faith Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Chester Guinn; two sons, Darwin Guinn of Fort Smith and Larry Guinn of Plano, Texas; four grandchildren, Lacey Feris of Missouri City, Texas, Wesley Guinn of Addison, Texas, Kyle Guinn of Tulsa and Kim Mulson of Fort Smith; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Kyle, Nathan and Wesley Guinn, Chris Feris, Marcus Mulson and Bobby Stone. Honorary pallbearers will be Missionary Baptist pastors.
The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Faith Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, 12515 Arkansas 253, Fort Smith, AR 72916.
