Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Wanda Land
Wanda Lea Land, 79, of Raytown, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at a hospital. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Richard L. Land; four sons, Richard W. Land of Warsaw, Mo., Gary Land and Donald Land, both of Fayetteville, and Mark Land of Springfield; two daughters, Kathy Land of Melbourne, Fla., and Marsha Tice of Spokane, Wash.; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Feb. 26 at High Point Baptist Church. Burial was at Brooking Cemetery under the direction of Floral Hills Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to High Point Baptist Church.
Phyllis June Brown
Phyllis June “Boots” Brown, 70, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, with her daughter at her side.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessing Colonial Chapel. She will be laid to rest with her parents and family in Winfield, Kan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Blessing Funeral Home of Mansfield, Texas.
Phyllis was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Canton, Kan. She retired from Hiram Walker & Son Bottling Co. in Fort Smith. She was a lifetime member of the Eastern Star. Phyllis moved to Grand Prairie in 1998 to help care for her granddaughter. Her mother and father, two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
She is survived by a daughter, Joni Brown of Grand Prairie; a granddaughter, Marissa of Grand Prairie; Marissa’s great-grandmother, Lottie Brown of Oilton, Okla.; and Marissa’s grandfather, Billy “Bear” Brown of Fort Smith; numerous nieces, nephews and wonderful friends.
David Almond
David “Keith” Almond, 40, of Daleville, Ind., died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, in Muncie, Ind. He was born Jan. 31, 1963 in Ozark and was a 1981 graduate of Greenwood High School where he wrestled in the 165-pound class. He had been a truck driver in construction services for CAT Communications in Anderson and environment construction in Indianapolis. He attended Faith Baptist Church in Fort Smith and was active in Boys Scouts and FFA. The Army veterans was a member of the Madison County Pool League and American Legion Post No. 446 in Daleville.
Survivors include his parents, J.D. and Betty Almond of Fort Smith; two sons, David Lloyd and Brian Keith, both of Fort Smith; grandmother, Rachel King of Fort Smith; one sister, Karen McDonald of Van Buren; a grandson, two nieces and several aunts and uncles.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Cecil Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike Claytor, Jimmy Kelly, David Blackwell, Bob Harkreader and Clyde McDonald. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Wagner, Neal Wade, Jerry Almond, Jim Kelly, Virgil Cagle and Earl Almond.
The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Larry Hendrix
Larry Lee Hendrix, 59, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, in Fayetteville. He was born Oct. 24, 1943, in Mulberry. He was an employee of Standard Register for 35 years, a graduate of Alma High School, a volunteer Judo coach at Fayetteville Youth Center for many years and a member and elder at Oak Manor Christian Church.
Funeral service was held Feb. 15 at Moore’s Chapel in Fayetteville with burial at Fairview Memorial Gardens.
He is survived by his wife, Karen; a son, Terry Hendrix of Dallas; his parents, Curtis and Sylvia Hendrix of Mountainburg; two sisters, Carolyn Philpot of Fort Smith and Shirley Brisco of Van Buren; a brother, Milton Hendrix of Mountainburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christ on Campus, 310 Arkansas Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701.
Myrtle Bell
Myrtle Reeves “Reva” Bell, 89, of Wichita, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003. She was a private nurse at Sedgwick County Hospital and a retired private nurse with 35 years of service from St. Francis Hospital. She was the widow of Hugh Bell.
Funeral service was held Feb. 21 at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary in Wichita, Kan.
She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Gifford of Wichita, Kan.; two sons, Marion of Wichita, Kan. and Aaron Sr. of Sedgwick; a sister, Opal Pitman of Muskogee, Okla.; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.
Lillie Kane
Lillie C. Kane, 65, of Olathe, Kan., died Friday, March 8, 2002, at her residence after a three-year battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 30, 1936 in Non, Okla.
Survivors include two sons, Dave Sill and wife, Carla, and Dan Sill, both of Olathe; four daughters, Judy Rider and husband, Gary, Carol Haart and husband, Will, Debi Logan and husband, Wade, all of Olathe, and Vicki Hosfelt and husband, Doug of Baxter Springs, Kan.; two brothers, James Fisher and Bud Fisher, both of Holdenville, Okla.; two sisters, Elma Medler of Shawnee, Okla., and Margaret Byrd of New Mexico; 14 grandchildren, Jason Robbins, Tori Logan, Lyle Logan, Tara Logan, Eric Sill, Ashlee Sill, Misty Rider, Michelle Rider, Josh Rider, Vince Rider, Danny Hosfelt, Jesse Hosfelt, Sasha Hosfelt and Kara Hosfelt; four great-grandchildren, Corey Williams, Jessica Williams, Isaiah Rider and Jonathan Hosfelt.
Funeral servics was held March 13 at W.L. Frye and Son Chapel, 105 E. Loula, Olathe. Burial was at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Sister Servants of Mary, 800 N. 18th St., Kansas City, KS 66102.
Noah Irvan
Noah G. Irvan, 75, of Boise, Idaho, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002. He served in the Army medical division during World War II, worked for Roy C. Davidson Co. and later Bob Rice Ford as parts manager.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; a son, Michael Irvan of Boise; a daughter, Donna Revels of Eagle, Idaho; two brothers, Earl Irvan and Donald Irvan, both of Van Buren; one sister, Helen Flannery of Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was held March 1 at the First Baptist Church of Eagle. Burial was under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel, Meridian, Idaho.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Eagle Building Fund, P.O. Box 156, Eagle, Idaho 83616.
Marilyn Lacy
Marilyn B. Lacy, 54, of Covington, La., died Saturday, March 9, 2002. She received her bachelor’s degree in home economics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., in 1969 and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
Survivors include her husband, David; a daughter, Jennifer Lacy Ostendorf; her mother, Marie Aaron Bruns; two sisters, Susan B. Quinn and Pam B. Kirby; and a brother, Hank Bruns.
Funeral service was held March 11 at First Baptist Church of Covington, La. Burial was held at Theodore Dendinger Cemetery in Madisonville, La., under the direction of E.J. Fielding Funeral Home of Covington.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Covington, 16333 Highway 1085, Covington, LA 70433 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454.
