J.D. Peters, 84, of Hot Springs died June 6, 2007.
He was born June 18, 1922, at McRae to Aaron and Pinkie Josie Lee Busby Peters.
He was a 30-year employee of General Motors of St. Louis, Mo., and served as a United Automobile Workers committeeman.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Pearson; his parents; and a brother, George A. Peters.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Tula A. Jackson Peters; daughters, Wanda Ochrymowich and husband Eugene of Phoenix, Ariz., Joan Kratzer and husband Walter of St. Louis, Mo., and Vera Stevens Watt and husband Ron of Hot Springs; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe with burial in Weir cemetery in McRae.
The family would like to thank Arkansas Health Center and the staff of Oak Court for the care of their loved one.
Ronnie Cotner
Ronnie Gene Cotner, 59, of Cabot went to be with the Lord, June 5, 2007 in Little Rock.
He was born Sept. 15, 1947 in Muskogee, Okla., to Mary Cassinger and the late Jake Cotner.
He was a member of the Alliance Bible Church in North Little Rock and a Christian who loved a good joke.
A brother, Charlie Cotner and a sister, Charlene Griffin also preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Tina of Cabot; children, Tina Maitland and husband Steven of Cabot, Jerry Cotner and wife Shawna of Jacksonville, Ronnie Cotner Jr. and wife Kelli of Cabot and Gary Forte of Cabot; sisters, Glenda Vance and husband Dale of Russellville and Wanda Holbrook and husband Carl of Shreveport, La.; grandchildren, Amanda, Josh, Trae, Brandi, Jacob, Sadie, Krista, Stephanie, Dora, Kari, Nicole and Matthew.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 in the chapel of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with Rev. Charles McElhannon officiating.
He was a member of the North Pulaski Fire Department since 1987.
He is survived by his wife, Lynn Mutton; two sons, Russ and Kenny; two daughters, Crystal and Michelle; seven grandchildren; and two brothers, Sam and Doug. Family wishes to express a special thanks to all the people at the North Pulaski Volunteer Fire Dept.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Life Tabernacle. Burial will be in Bethel cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are by North Little Rock Funeral Home.
She was born to the late Carroll and Audrey Ketchum on Feb. 11, 1919.
She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lynn Watson and three brothers, Hoyt, Jab, and J.B. and wife Bee Ketchum.
Mabel was a Christian and a member of the Palm Street Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, Larry Watson and wife Connie of Wichita, Kan., and Jerry Watson of Reno, Nev.; two daughters, Bobbie McKinley and husband Larry of Wichita, and Marty Hirsch Heider and husband Glenn of Lonoke; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was a devoted and loving Mama to her four children and will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 at the Palm Street Church of Christ with burial following in Lonoke cemetery.
Funeral arrangements by Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke.
PATRICIA SCHWARTZ
Patricia Louise Schwartz Owens, 62, of Sherwood died Jan. 17, 2007.
She was born Jan. 29, 1944, at Wichita, Kan., to M. Eberhardt Schwartz and Mary Teresa Sparks Schwartz.
She had a strong Catholic faith.
She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Harry J. Schwartz and a sister, Janie Becker.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, John Owens; her son, Chris Owens and wife Karen of Little Rock; her sister, Phyllis Londino of Fort Smith; two dearly loved nieces, one nephew and their seven children.
Funeral services were Jan. 23 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in North Little Rock with burial in Beebe cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were by Westbrooke Funeral Home in Beebe.
LONNIE KENNEDY
Lonnie Kennedy Jr., USAF retired, 68, of Cabot passed away Jan. 15, 2007, in Jacksonville.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara L. Kennedy of Cabot; two daughters, Alicia McCollom of Sumter, S.C., and Lori Williams of Russellville; two sons, Steve Kennedy of Sumter, S.C., and Lonnie Kennedy III of Beulaville NC; four sisters, Novella Bell of Wilson, N.C., Prandy Chamblee of Raleigh NC, Frances Tyndall and Phoebe Foy both of Kingston, N.C.; one brother, Bill Kennedy of New Orleans, LA and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services were Jan. 18 in Beulaville, N.C., with burial in East Duplin Memorial Gardens in Beulaville.
Funeral arrangements were by Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home.
Ferenc Feldman
Ferenc Feldman, 85, died Aug. 5, 2007 at Mt.Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach, Fla.
His survivors include his wife of 59 years, Ilona; their sons Garrick and wife Eileen Feldman of Jacksonville and Steven Feldman and his wife Anne-Marie Deutsch of Bethesda, Md.; grandchildren Rebecca, Jonathan and Aliya Feldman of New York and Ezra and Molly Deutsch-Feldman of Bethesda.
Services were Aug. 7 at Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Chapel led by Rabbi Philip Weberman.
He survived forced labor camps in Hungary and Austria during the Second World War and was liberated by the U.S. Army in a Nazi death camp in Gunskirchen, Austria, in May 1945.
His parents, brothers, sisters and grandmother were murdered in Auschwitz, Poland, the largest death camp in Nazi Europe.
He married
Ilona Klein in 1947 in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, where they raised two sons.
The family fled communist Hungary after the Soviets crushed a revolution in 1956.
They lived in refugee camps in Austria before their arrival in Chicago in 1961.
He worked in a meat-packing plant and later operated a small home for the elderly.
He spent his final years in Surfside, Fla., where he and his wife enjoyed the sunshine, visits from their family and friends and attending religious services at nearby congregations.
The family thanks his caregiver Barbara Cassis and Drs. Raimundo Acosta and Andrew Kovacs for their compassionate care.
"What does the Lord your God ask of you? That you fear the Lord your God and walk in His ways and to love Him and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul" (Deuteronomy 10:12).
Colleen Miller
Colleen Love Miller, 79, of Beebe died August 8, 2007.
She retired from Remington Arms in Lonoke in 1991 after 19 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Elizabeth Love; her father, Emmet Love and her sisters, Laurice Miller and Elaine Howell of Des Arc.
She is survived by nine children, Larry Miller of Smackover, Patricia Miller of North Little Rock, Jimmy Love of Louann, Sharon Rogers of Broken Arrow, Okla., Christy McCartney of Beebe, Billy Miller of Ward, Timmy Miller of Ward, Donna Smith of Monroe, La. and Tonya Welch of Des Arc; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Virginia Venable of Waldron and her five children.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 11 at Westbrook Funeral Home of Beebe with burial in Johnson Chapel cemetery, Hickory Plains.
Vicki Carmical
Vicki Jo Carmical, 48, of Cabot died August 10, 2007.
She retired from Remington Arms in Lonoke in 1991, after 19 years of service.
She is survived by her parents, Carl and Emma Hopkins Strange; husband, Richard Carmical; two children, Tara V. and Andrew J. Carmical both of Cabot; two sisters, Kacee Dee Vojdani of Rogers and Jennifer Elaine Raney of Ft. Worth, Texas, and one nephew, Lucas Raney of Forth Worth.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, August 13 at Moore's Cabot Funeral Home with burial at Sumner cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, August 12 at the funeral home.
