Kay Roberts, 69, of Jacksonville went to be with her Lord and savior after a long, hard battle with cancer, Sept. 30, 2007.
She was born Dec. 9, 1937 to the late Kenneth and Mildred Stanley of North Little Rock.
One sister, Jean Anahalt, also preceded Kay in death.
She is survived by her loving husband of over 52 years, Thomas J. Roberts; one son, Darrell and wife Alesia Roberts of Ward; her four cherished grandchildren who she adored, Jonathan, Jason, Jesse, and Darla Roberts; two brothers, James and wife Hannah Stanley and David Stanley; three sisters, Linda and husband Gene Oliver, Phyllis and husband Bill Mellas and Sally and husband Richard Robinson. She is also survived by many other relatives and a host of friends.
She was a devout Christian and member of First Assembly of God Church of North Little Rock from the time of Brother Gotcher till the present pastor, Rod Loy.
Funeral services were Oct. 4 at Griffin Leggett-Rest Hills Funeral Home with a private family burial that followed.
H.L. Bryles
H. L. Bryles, 74, of Little Rock died Oct. 10, 2007.
Upon graduation from Beebe High School, he served in the Air Force before attending the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where he received a bachelor s degree in 1957.
He was the first Arkansas employee hired by Daisy Manufacturing Company in its relocation to Rogers in 1958 where he started his career as an assistant personnel director.
The friendships developed among the newly relocated Daisy family were particularly important to Bryles.
He retired from Daisy Manufacturing after 31 years with the company as its vice president and operations manager as well as a member of its board of directors.
He loved the community of Rogers, where he was active in the community, a dedicated golfer and enjoyed boating on Beaver Lake.
He was a former Rogers City Council member, a president of the Rogers/Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, a two time president of the Rogers Lions Club, and a past member of the Rogers Water Commission and the Rogers Civil Service Commission. He was a member of First Christian Church of Rogers.
He was also an instructor teaching night courses at the Northwest Arkansas Community College.
He was preceded in death by his father, W. H. Bryles; and a brother, Herbert Bryles.
He is survived by his mother, Kathryn Bryles of Hickory Plains; and his sister, Bettye Bryles of Little Rock.
He is also survived by Joann Bryles of Rogers and children, Leslie and Jack Truemper of Little Rock, David and Sandi Bryles of Little Rock, and four grandchildren, John and Leigh Truemper, and Kathryn and Sara Bryles.
The family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation for the care and support shown by the staff of Presbyterian Village Nursing Home. There cannot be enough said for all the care the staff gave to H.L. Bryles or the love shown to him. He will be missed tremendously.
A graveside service for the family will be held in Hickory Plains.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to either the Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation, One College Drive, Bentonville, Ark.. 72712, or the Presbyterian Village Nursing Home, 510 Brookside Dr., Little Rock, Ark. 72205.
Funeral arrangements are by Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe.
Jewel Howell
Jewel Ernest Howell, 84, of Cabot died Oct. 18, 2007.
He was born March 16, 1923, in Paragould, the younger of two sons of Julia and Ernest Howell of Paragould.
He spent his entire life devoted to his family, his church and higher education in Arkansas.
He was married
on Christmas Day of 1942 to Tomazene Olita Thompson, his wife of 64 years, who preceded him in death last October.
He was also preceded in death by his mother, Julia Howell; his father, Ernest Howell and his brother, Lloyd Howell, all of Paragould.
He is survived by his three children, Samuel Ernest and wife Jo Howell of Cabot, Juliana and husband Mike Coleman of North Little Rock, and Ronnie Allen and wife Lynne Howell of Memphis, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Laura Howell and husband Mike Ferguson, Brian Howell and wife Sarah, David Coleman and wife Angie, Justin Coleman and wife Tonie, Amy Coleman and Steven Howell; and nine great-grandchildren, Grant, Matthew, and Sam Ferguson, Austin and Elizabeth Howell, Joshua and Andrew Coleman, and Grayson and Shelbie Coleman.
He was an active member and deacon of Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro for 37 years and a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of Cabot for the last five years of his life.
He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and a decorated veteran of the Second World War, who, as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, participated in the airborne invasion of Holland, the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of the Wobbelin concentration camp at Ludwiglust, Germany.
He received his bachelor s and master s degrees from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and worked for Arkansas State University for 31 years, serving as the dean of the junior college branch at Beebe and as the director of auxiliary services at the Jonesboro campus.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at First Baptist Church of Cabot.
A private burial will be held at Arkansas State Veteran's cemetery in North Little Rock.
If desired, donations may be made to the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church of Cabot at P.O. Box 1023, Cabot, Ark. 72023.
Funeral arrangements are by Moore s Funeral Home of Cabot.
Carlos Sumler
Carlos Lee Sumler, 64, of Beebe died Oct. 18, 2007.
He was born March 12, 1943, in Conway to Roy and Ruby Sumler.
He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a Baptist.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila Sumler; two sons, Darrell Sumler of Joplin, Mo., and James Sumler of Hickory Plains; one daughter, Karion Miller of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren, Lisa Hagan, Michael Beck, Pamela Sumler, Christina Sumler, Christopher Sumler, Elizabeth Sumler, Donna Sumler; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dewight Sumler of Camden, Tenn., and Keith Sumler of Judsonia; two sisters, Delores Ramsey of Beebe and Alice Walker of El Dorado.
Family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 at Westbrook Funeral Home with burial in Lakeside cemetery in Des Arc.
David Silva
David J. Silva, 45, of Little Rock, formerly of Manteca, Calif., left this world Oct. 15, 2007 to be with the Lord in pain-free eternity.
He is survived by two sons, Matthew Silva and Martin Silva of Greenbrier; parents, Joseph and Doris Silva of Manteca, Calif.; sister, Yvonne and husband Leonard Rodriques of Manteca, Calif.; one nephew, two nieces and best friend Rodney Brown.
Funeral arrangements were by Thomas Funeral Service in Cabot.
Clarence Alderman
Clarence James 'Jim' Alderman, 77, died Oct. 16, 2007.
Survivors include his daughters, Carolyn Hill and husband Roger, Christy Roark and husband Jeremy; six grandchildren, Ashley Hill, Gavin Colin, Katie, Grace and Lily Roark; five sisters-in-laws; three brothers-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews.
He served in the Armed Forces during the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion in Lonoke.
He served his country with honor and pride.
We will truly miss his love for life and stories of the past. He was truly one of a kind.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 by Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke.
Lyric Parker
Lyric Gail Parker, 13, of Jacksonville, formerly of Hope, left this world Oct. 10, 2007 in Methodist Children's Hospital in San Antonio, Texas to be with her Lord.
She was born on April 26, 1994 in Texarkana, Texas to Tracy Parker of Jacksonville and Kimberly Parker of Little Rock.
She attended Clinton Primary School in Hope, and Northwood Middle School in Jacksonville.
She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Brenda Gail Harvey of Prescott.
Survivors include her loving brother, Tristan Parker and paternal grandparents, Wilson and Pat Parker, all of Jacksonville; maternal grandparents, Glenn and wife Jessica Calhoun; two aunts, Angie Easterling and Cari Calhoun; uncle, Brock Searcy; four cousins, Whitney and Seth Easterling, Shyanne Calhoun and Trenton Searcy; two great cousins, Caydon and Harley Helmick, all of Hope.
The family wishes to express a special thanks to Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Parker touched the hearts of many during her short stay on this earth.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital, Cancer Department, P.O. Box 2222, Little Rock, Ark. 72203 or online at www.archildrens.org.
A graveside service was held Oct. 16 at Sumner cemetery.
