Byrum Allen
Byrum Allen, 94, of Charleston, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in a Fort Smith hospital. Funeral services were Thursday at 2 p.m. at Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Charleston.
Christopher Brent Karr
Christopher Brent Karr, 30, of Yale, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at Yale. He was a graduate of Oark High School and a member of Yale Church. Funeral services were Monday at 1 p.m. at Yale Church, with burial at Yale Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Johnny Harold Newhart
Johnny Harold Newhart, 76, of Charleston, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center, Fort Smith. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. at Marietta Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will be at Morris Cemetery at Bloomer, under the direction of Smith Mortuary.
Nina F. Council
Nina F. Council, 81, of Ratcliff, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Smith Mortuary Chapel, Charleston, with burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, northwest of Caulksville.
Nathan Nicholson Horne
Nathan Nicholson Horne, 65, of Charleston, died Monday, April 2, 2001, in Fort Smith. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 4, at 10 a.m. at Baxley Cemetery in Paris, under the direction of Roller Funeral Home.
Vernice D. Ledbetter, Sr.
Vernice D. Ledbetter, Sr., 66, of Hunt, died Monday, April 2, 2001, in Clarksville. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Liberty Hill Cemetery at Hunt, under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Walter Gorak
Walter Gorak, 91, of Ozark, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, in Ozark. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at St. Denis Cemetery, Lexington, Mich., at a later date.
George E. Duke
George E. Duke, 76, of Jennings, Okla., formerly of Cass, died March 15, 2001, in Tulsa, Okla. Memorial services were held March 17 at Christ Fellowship Church in Oilton, Okla. Burial of the cremains will be at a later date.
Margaret Moore
Margaret Moore, 68, of Fort Smith, the mother of Randy Marriott of Ozark, died Thursday, March 29, 2001, in a Fort Smith nursing home. Funeral services were Monday at 3 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, Fort Smith, with burial at Barling Cemetery.
Robert Neissl
Robert Neissl, 70, of Charleston, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. Rosary services was Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Smith Mortuary Chapel. Funeral mass will be recited at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Patricia B. Steele
Patricia B. Steele, 62, of Charleston, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in Fort Smith. Funeral services were Friday at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Charleston, with burial at Garden of Memories under the direction of Smith Mortuary.
Robert H. Wickham
Robert H. Wickham, 85, of Hartman, died Thursday, March 29, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were Saturday at 10 a.m. at West Mt. Zion Cemetery, Hartman, under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
John Weldon Huddleston
John Weldon Huddleston, 60, of Conway, formerly of Caulksville, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, in Conway. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Smith Mortuary Chapel, with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Charleston.
Bernard L. `Ben' Joerger
Bernard L. `Ben' Joerger, 78, of Boise, Idaho, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, in Boise. Among area survivors is a sister, Agnes Thomas of Altus. Graveside services were May 25 at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens in Boise, under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel of Boise.
Donald Loren Nagel
Donald Loren Nagel, 73, of Coal Hill, died Monday, May 28, 2001, in a fort Smith hospital. The rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral mass will be recited at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Altus, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Anne Maude Ballard
Anne Maude Ballard, 68, of Paris, died Friday, May 25, 2001, in a Fort Smith hospital. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at Nixon Cemetery, Charleston, under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Marilyn I. Cemental
Marilyn I. Cemental, 46, of Hartman, died Thursday, May 25, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center, Clarksville. Funeral services were Tuesday at 2 p.m. at North New Hope Cemetery, under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Ruth Maxine McClellan Southern
Ruth Maxine McClellan Southern, 68, of Fort Smith, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, in a Fort Smith hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Oak Cliff Baptist Church. Arrangements were under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. She was born May 19, 1933, at Mulberry.
James C. Roach
James C. Roach, 69, of Charleston, died Thursday, May 24, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center in Clarksville. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nichols Chapel Cemetery, Altus, under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home of Clarksville.
Dixie Bryant Whitfield
Dixie Bryant Whitfield, 95, of Coal Hill, the widow of Percy Whitfield, died Thursday, May 24, 2001, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services were Saturday at 5 p.m. at Ferguson Memorial Presbyterian Church. Burial was at Coal Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home of Clarksville.
Claudine `Bobbie' Colley
Claudine `Bobbie' Colley, 66, of Charleston, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, in a Fort Smith hospital. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at Stroud Cemetery, west of Greenwood, with burial under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston.
Rose A. Weindel
Rose A. Weindel, 85, of Fort Smith, the sister of Father Peter Sharum of Charleston, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, in a Fort Smith hospital. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Monday at Fentress Mortuary Chapel, Fort Smith. Funeral mass was recited at 10 a.m . Tuesday at Christ the King Catholic Church by Father Peter Sharum. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery, Fort Smith.
Jane VanderLyke
Jane VanderLyke, 74, of Barling, the mother of Lenard VanderLyke of Ozark, died Friday, May 25, 2001, in her home. The body was cremated under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Smith.
Eva Eunice Cowell
Eva Eunice Cowell, 84, of London, died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at London. Funeral services were Saturday at 2 p.m. at Roller-Cox Chapel, Clarksville, with burial at Lamar Cemetery.
Michael L. Warren
Michael L. Warren, 50, of Ozone, died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Ozone. Graveside services were Friday at 2 p.m. at Russell Cemetery, Ozone, with burial under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Grace Opal Askew
Word has just been received here of the death of Grace Opal Askew, 92, on Feb. 19, 2001, in Plainview, Texas. Born April 16, 1908, at Webb City, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Mary Lucinda Barham Young. She grew up near Ozark, and moved with her family to Washita County, Okla., in 1927. Funeral and burial were in Cordell, Okla.
Leta Pearl O'Bar
Leta Pearl O'Bar, 85, of Charleston, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at Charleston. Funeral services were Friday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Chur5ch in Charleston. Burial was at Garden of Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of Smith Mortuary.
Loyd `Jack' Morris
Loyd `Jack' Morris, 78, of Lamar died Thursday, May 24, 2001, at Paris Health and Rehab Center in Paris. Funeral services were Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hardwicke Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Hartman Cemetery.
Meda Chappell Milburn
Meda Chappell Milburn, 89, formerly of Ozark, died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Mountain Home. Funeral services were Thursday at Kirby Boaz Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Viola Cemetery at Viola.
Leroy Kinser
Leroy Kinser, 88, of Hartman, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at Van Buren. Graveside memorial services were Friday at 1 p.m. at Hartman Cemetery. The body was cremated under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
