RUTH BURGESS McGLATHERY, AGE 92, DIED TUESDAY. A
HOMEMAKER AND MOTHER HER RELIGIOUS BELIEF
WAS METHODIST. SURVIVORS: TWO SONS, BILLY OF SHIRLEY
AND TOMMY OF CENTRAL AMERICA. TWO
DAUGHTERS, BOBBIE BARNIJM OF SEARCY AND VEATRICE
HUNT OF SHIRLEY. STEP-DAUGHTER DOROTHY
FITZHUGH OF CALIFORNIA, ONE BROTHER CLEO BARNUM
ONE SISTER ESTHER TURNEY.
SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, SEVENTEEN GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN. SERVICES 2:00 PM FRIDAY SHIRLEY
COMMUNITY CHURCH INTERMENT SETTLEMENT
cemetery BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME.
JAMES HASSEL MORTON
JAMES HASSEL MORTON OF THE MOCKINGBIRD HILL COMMUNITY NEAR
QUITMAN DIED MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2002. HASSEL WAS A RETIRED
FARMER AND CATTLEMAN. HE WAS BORN JULY 13, 1923, NEAR QUITMAN
AND WAS 79 YEARS OF AGE. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE FRANK AND
DOVIE RUSHING MORTON.
HASSEL WAS A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II, HAVING SERVED IN THE UNITED
STATES ARMY AIR CORPS. HE ESPECIALLY ENJOYED WORKING ON HIS CATTLE
FARM, AND HE WAS AN AVID READER.
HE IS SURVIVED BY:
HIS WIFE OF 57 YEARS: MARILEEN GLOSSER MORTON OF THE HOME
SISTER: MOLLY FLOWERS OF SEARCY, AR
SON: LAVON, HIS WIFE BRENDA YELVINGTON, AND
GRANDDAUGHTER: KAMERON OF FORT SMITH, AR
DAUGHTER: JOYCE AND SON-IN-LAW JERRY JOHNSON
GRANDDAUGHTER: JENNIFER RAYBURN AND HUSBAND STEVEN RAYBURN
GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: ELIZABETH RAYBURN
GRANDSON: JEREMY JOHNSON
DAUGHTER: ELOIS BLAKELY AND COMPANION MIKE O NEIL OF
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
AND MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SHERLON FOUST
SHERLON FOUST THE SON OF IKE AND LOTTIE SALTER
FOUST WAS BORN IN IDA, ARKANSAS ON MAY 29, 1928
AND passed away IN HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ON
DECEMBER 30, 2002 AT THE AGE OF 74 YEARS.
MR. FOUST WAS A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF CLEBURNE
COUNTY A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF HEBER SPRINGS~WHERE HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH
AND MEMBER OF THE CHURCH CHIOR~ HE WAS A RETIRED
BUSINESSMAN HAVING OWNED AND OPERATED VARIOUS
BUSINESSES IN HEBER SPRINGS INCLUDING THE FOUST
MOTEL, FOUST DEPARTMENT STORE, THE OZARK TRAIL
MOTEL, DAM SITE MARINA, FOUST FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
HEBER SPRINGS WHOLESALE GROCERY AND ACTIVE IN
REAL ESTATE SALES IN THE COMMUNITY. HE WAS A
MASON AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF CLEBURNE COUNTY
FOR 25 YEARS. HE ENJOYED BOATING AND RV TRAVEL
BIRD HUNTING AND FISHING.
MR. FOUST WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY THREE BROTHERS
AUSTIN FOUST, EARL FOUST AND CARL FOUST.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE WINCLE HENDERSON FOUST,
ONE SON SIIAWN FOUST AND DAUGHTER IN LAW BEVERLY
OF RUSSELVILLE, ARKANSAS, ONE DAUGHTER SHAY
CRESSWELL AND SON IN LAW GARY OF HEBER SPRINGS.
TWO BROTHERS OREN FOUST OF NEW JERSEY AND BILL
FOUST OF DALLAS, TEXAS, ONE SISTER HAZEL SPINKS OF
DRASCO, ARKANSAS. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN SCOTT AND
MARK CRESSWELL, RIDGE AND CHASE FOUST AND JOSH
HEFLIN. THREE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ETHAN, TAYLOR
AND LAURA CRESSWELL BESIDES OTHER RELATIVES AND
MANY FRIENDS.
IDA ESTELLE JACKSON
IDA ESTELLE JACKSON, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM FRANKLIN AND IDA JANE (SWAFFER) WARD, passed away FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2004 AT HEBER SPRINGS, AR. BORN SEPTEMBER 2, 1912 AT QUITMAN, ARKANSAS, LA WAS 91 YEARS OF AGE. SHE HAD LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN CLEBURNE COUNTY WORKING ON THE FARM WITH HER HUSBAND. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER WHO ENJOYED GARDENING, SEWING, AND MAKING QUILTS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, THOMAS JEFFERSON JACKSON OF HEBER SPRINGS, TWO DAUGHTERS, EMMA LEE SKINNER OF QUITMAN, ARKANSAS AND PATRICIA NELL NEVIL OF ALEXANDER, ARKANSAS, A SISTER, WILMA PAULINE MOSS OF NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 4 GRANDCHILDREN, CLAUDINE STEFFENS, MARTIN SKINNER, MICHAEL SKINNER, AND CHRISTOPHER NEVIL, 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 2 GREAT, GREAT, GRANDCHILDREN, OTHER RELATIVES, AND MANY FRIENDS
SERVICES WERE HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004 AT OLMSTEAD CHAPEL AT 2:00 P.M. WITH REV. BILL WAR]J OFFICATING. INTERMENT FOLLOWED AT PEARSON cemetery. SERVING AS PALLBEARERS WERE MARTIN SKINNER, MICHAEL SKINNER, RICK STEFFENS, THOMAS STEFFENS, CHRISTOPHER NEVIL, AND BOB McDONALD. VISITATION WAS SUNDAY 5-7 P.M. AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, HEBER SPRINGS.
Mr. Ernie T. Davis
Mr. Ernie T. Davis of Greers Ferry, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 12, 2003. Born November 26, 1932, at Wilson, Arkansas, Mr. Davis was 70 years of age. He was the son of the late Joe Stanley and Birdie (Campbell) Davis. Mr. Davis was the owner of Powell Truck Line and former owner of the Narrows Marina. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Davis was a member of the West Side Baptist Church at Greers Ferry. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gaston Davis of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Wilson, Arkansas. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Jo (Germany) Davis of Greers Ferry, Arkansas two sons, Clay Davis and Michael Davis, both of Greers Ferry, Arkansas one daughter, Lisa Stracener and her husband, Bill, of Edgemont, Arkansas four grandchildren, Bill Stracener, Jr., Amy Davis Gurley, Chuckie Stracener, and Lindsey Davis Neasand two great grandchildren, Grace Ann Stracener and Garrett Gurley.Mr. Davis is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Olmstead Woodland Chapel at Edgemont. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 15, at 2:00 P.M. at the West Side Baptist Church with Rev. Al Kerst officiating. Interment will follow in Woodland Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
James Jarrell Duncan
James Jarrell Duncan, age 79, of Damascus, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Monday, March 15, 2004. Born at Bee Branch, Arkansas, on May 10, 1924, he was the son of the late W. A. and Ellie Mae Duncan. Mr. Duncan had been a resident of Damascus for twenty-five years. He was a retired farmer and employee of J & B Tire Company. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, O. W. Duncan, Robert Duncan, and Quinton Duncan; and by two sisters, Norma Faye Duncan, and Elza Edwards. Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Johnnie Mae Vaughan Duncan of Damascus, AR, four sons, Jerry Duncan and Danny Duncan, both of Damascus, AR, Sammy Duncan of Greenbrier, AR, and Randy Duncan of Conway, AR, two daughters, Linda Bartlett of Heber Springs, AR, and Paulette McCollum of Pangburn, AR, one brother, Junior Duncan of Greers Ferry, AR, two sisters, Ara Waldrop of Covington, Georgia, and Ima Faye Holliman of Quitman, AR, eight grandchildren, Dennis Bartlett, Alan Duncan, Heath Vaughan, Lonnie Duncan, Jeff Duncan, Shelly Gallaway, Kelly Duncan, and Kinsey Duncan nineteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Duncan is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 16, at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 17, at 10:00 A.M. in the Damascus First Baptist Church with Bro. Matt Hudson officiating. Interment will follow in the Blackwell cemetery at Bee Branch. Pallbearers will be Dennis Bartlett, Alan Duncan, Heath Vaughan, Lonnie Duncan, Tyler Duncan, Jeff Duncan, Blake Verser, and Andy Bartlett. Honorary pallbearers will be Spencer Bartlett, Nate Bartlett, Chase Gallaway, Dausen Duncan, Mason Duncan, Austin Duncan, Andrew Duncan, Chandler Duncan, Jason Verser, Andy Gallaway, and Kyle Osborn. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mrs. Willie Laverne Berry
Mrs. Willie Laverne Berry, age 80, of Shirley, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2003, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born on December 19, 1922, at Shirley, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Charlie J. and Leona (Nixon) Huggins. Mrs. Berry was a lifetime resident of Shirley. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claudie Lee Berry, Sr., who passed away on October 6, 1997. Mrs. Berry was also preceded in death by four brother, Huey, C. J., George, and Homer Huggins, one sister, Lydia Crew, and one grandson, Alex Kirkendoll. Survivors include two sons, Claudie Berry, Jr. of Shirley, AR and Jimmy Berry of Fairfield Bay, AR four daughters, Rhonda Carlton, Lavern Bolden, and Gail Kirkendoll, all of Shirley, AR and Kathy Berry of Houston, Texas one sister, Betty Moss of Shirley, AR thirteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. Mrs. Berry is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, November 21, 2003, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Woodland Memorial Park. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2:00 P.M. in the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Kenny Dunham officiating. Interment will follow in the Settlement cemetery. Dickie Maas, Charles Eugene Huggins, Charles Elliot Huggins, Brian Berry, Chad Berry, and Todd Burgess will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth Berry, Dick Maas, and Cloy Berry. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mrs. Emily Holland
Mrs. Emily Holland of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at Beverly HealthCare in Heber Springs. Born at Shiloh, Arkansas, on June 13, 1920, Mrs. Holland was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late J. B. and Pearl (Williams) Babb. A resident of Cleburne County most of her life, Mrs. Holland was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Holland, in 1992. She is survived by one sister, Lorene Timmins of Phoenix, Arizona and her nieces and nephews. Mrs. Holland is also survived by other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10:30 A.M. at the Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
HAZEL BALDRIDGE WRIGHT
HAZEL BALDRIDGE WRIGHT, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE DANIEL AND ZORA (GRESHAM) BALDRIDGE, passed away MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2003 AT SOUTHRIDGE NURSING AND REHAB CENTER IN HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. BORN SEPTEMBER 3, 1908 AT PEARSON, ARKANSAS, HAZEL WAS 94 YEARS OF AGE. SHE WAS A MOTHER , HOMEMAKER, AND A MEMBER OF HEBER SPRINGS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. BESIDES HER PARENTS, SHE WAS preceded in death BY HER HUSBAND, JOHN HENRY WRIGHT AND A SON, J.D. WRIGHT. HAZEL IS SURVIVED BY HER SON, DELANE WRIGHT AND HIS WIFE LINDA AND HER SON RONALD WRIGHT, BOTH OF QUITMAN, ARKANSAS, 4 GRANDCHILDREN, 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS. VISITATION WAS MONDAY , 6-8 P.M. AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WERE HELD TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2003 AT QUITMAN cemetery WITH REV. JOE L. KENNEDY OFFICIATING. INTERMENT FOLLOWED AT QUITMAN cemetery. ARRANGEMENTS WERE BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
MRS. MARCELLA I. BAILY
MRS. MARCELLA I. BAILY OF HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, passed away FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2002, AT BEVERLY HEALTH CARE IN HEBER SPRINGS.
BORN IN POMEROY, OHIO, ON JANUARY 25, 1919, SHE WAS 83 YEARS OF AGE.
MRS. BAILY HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF HEBER SPRINGS FOR 21 YEARS. SHE
WAS A HOMEMAKER, FORMER HEAD OF HOUSEKEEPING AT THE RED APPLE
INN, AND FORMER MANAGER OF WOMAN S WORLD DEPARTMENT STORES.
MRS. BAILY WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF
HEBER SPRINGS AND WAS FORMER HEAD OF THE CHURCH NURSERY.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY:
HER SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: JOHN AND CHERYL BAILY OF HEBER SPRINGS
AND ONE GRANDSON: TONY BAILY OF HEBER SPRINGS.
MRS. BAILY IS ALSO SURVIVED BY OTHER RELATIVES AND HER MANY FRIENDS.
VISITATION WILL BE HELD AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, DEC. 15, AT 2:00 P.M. IN THE OLMSTEAD CHAPEL WITH REV. MIKE LOVE OFFICIATING. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN CLEBURNE COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS. ARRANGEMENTS ARE BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Mrs. Lela Mae (Towell) Smith
Mrs. Lela Mae (Towell) Smith of Ida, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2003, at Beverly HealthCare in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Born in Ida, Arkansas, on May 22, 1928, Mrs. Smith was 75 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Lincoln L. and Lizzie Beth (Dill) Towell. A lifetime resident of Cleburne County, Mrs. Smith was a retired cook for Lakeland Lodge. Her religious belief was General Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Leonard Towell, and one sister, Leona Lacy. Survivors include: her husband, Chester Smith of Ida, AR and her nieces and nephews, Shirley Southerland of Ida, AR; Sharon Phillips of Drasco, AR; Linda Matthews of Edgemont, AR; Leonard Towell of Benton, AR; and Lynn Towell of Heber Springs, AR. Mrs. Smith is also survived by other relatives and her many friends. Visitation will be held Monday, June 23, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 24, at 10:00 A.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Cecil Robertson and Rev. Otis Lyons officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bruce Southerland, Donald Southerland, Steve Chastain, Mark Chastain, Wildred Southerland, and Leonard Glenn Towell. Honorary pallbearers are Cody Southerland, Corey Southerland, and Bailey Southerland. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Fern Collins
Fern Collins, born March 27, 1932 to the late Fred and Lula (Lacy) Deckard, passed away January 12, 2006 at her home in Ida at the age of 73. Mrs. Collins was a member of the Pleasant Ridge General Baptist Church. She was retired from Bosch Power tools and recently from Aromatique. She was a very devoted mother and grandmother; her greatest pleasures were her daughter, granddaughters, and great grandchildren. She also truly enjoyed reading, quilting, and cooking for family and friends. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband Edgar Collins, a great granddaughter Payton Sparkman, two sisters, and two brothers. Mrs. Collins is survived by one daughter Kathy White and husband Randy of Ida; two granddaughters Stephanie West and husband Travis of Drasco and Samantha Sparkman of Maumelle; two great grandchildren Abi Grace West and Graham West; two sisters Telsie Warren and Nelsie Gilpin, both of Ida; many other relatives and friends.
Services for Mrs. Collins will be held Saturday, Jan. 14, at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge General Baptist Church with interment at Antioch cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
MR. RICHARD ALFORD BURTON
MR. RICHARD ALFORD BURTON OF HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, PASSED
AWAY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2003, AT HIS HOME. BORN IN KANKAKEE,
ILLINOIS, ON JUNE 19, 1931, MR. BURTON WAS 71 YEARS OF AGE.
HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE DANIEL AND EDMAY BURTON.
MR. BURTON WAS A RETIRED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND
A RESIDENT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS A VETERAN
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. MR. BURTON S RELIGIOUS BELIEF WAS BAPTIST.
HE WAS preceded in death BY A BROTHER, PAUL BURTON.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
FIVE SONS: JEFFREY ALLEN BURTON AND PAUL BURTON, BOTH OF
HEBER SPRINGS, AR
KENT BURTON OF INDIANA
BRIAN BURTON OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
AND MICHAEL BURTON OF IOWA
ONE DAUGHTER: BRENDA LEE OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
ONE BROTHER: PERRY BURTON OF BRADLEY, ILLINOIS
TWO SISTERS: JULIET SCHUSTER OF HAMMOND, INDIANA
AND PAULINE FORD OF FLORIDA
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN: JEFFREY, ERIC, COURTNEY, AND BRITTANY
FOUR STEPGRANDCHILDREN: PHILLIP AND PATRICK RONNING AND
DAVID AND ADAM ETTER
AND HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
MR. BURTON IS ALSO SURVIVED BY OTHER RELATIVES AND HIS MANY
FRIENDS.
SERVICES FOR MR. BURTON WERE HELD TUESDAY, JAN. 14, AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE OLMSTEAD
CHAPEL WITH PASTOR STEVE BURGER OFFICIATING.
Allie Orpha (Brewer) Verser
Allie Orpha (Brewer) Verser of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 17, 2003, in Heber Springs. She was 96 years old.
Born at Lone Pine, Arkansas, on December 26, 1906, she was the daughter
of the late Harve and Babe (Grimes) Brewer.
Her belief was Church of Christ, and she was a homemaker and a lifetime
resident of Cleburne County. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Lewis Verser, four brothers, and one sister. She is survived by:
one son, Harold Verser and wife June Ellen Verser of Heber Springs,
one daughter, Etta Pearl Turney and husband J. E. Turney of Higden,
one sister, lila Waters of Greers Ferry, five grandchildren, and six great
grandchildren. Mrs. Verser is also survived by other relatives and her
many friends.
Visitation will be held Saturday, January 18, 2003, from 6:00-9:00 P.M.
at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral service will be held Sunday,
January 19, at 2:00 P.M. at the Lone Star Baptist Church with Rev. J. C.
Verser officiating. Interment will follow in Shiioh Cross Roads cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Greg Verser, Randy Verser, Teagus Majors, Jim Verser,
Corbet Smith, and Roger Brewer. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral
Home, Inc., Heber Springs.
Mr. Loyd Hipp
Mr. Loyd Hipp of Prim, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, January 16,
2003, at White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas. Born in
Cleburne County, Arkansas, on December 8, 1916, Mr. Hipp was 86
years of age. He was the son of the late Harvey D. and Rachel (Birdsong)
Hipp.
Mr. Hipp was a farmer and had been a resident of Cleburne County most
of his life. He enjoyed baseball and other sports, and hunting and fishing.
Mr. Hipp s religious belief was nondenominational. He is survived by:
his wife, Ruth Smith Hipp of Prim, AR; one son, Wendell Hipp and his
wife, Dana, of Prim, AR; two daughters, Norma Howard and her husband,
Gary, of Harrah, Oklahoma, and Ava Sandlin and her husband, William, of
Mercedes, Texas; one brother, Ray Hipp of Prim, AR; one sister, Mary
Kessinger of Quitman, AR; five grandchildren, Johnny Wilson and his
wife, Debbie, Gary Howard, Jr., Julie Howard Fry and her husband, Torn,
Preston Hipp and his wife, Tori, and Eric Hipp; and two great grandchildren.
Rachel Wilson and Myra Wilson.
Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 17, from 6:00-8:00 P.M.at Olmstead
Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs. Funeral service will be held Saturday,
Jan. 18, 2003, at 2:00 P.M. in the Prim Full Gospel Church with Rev. Dennis
Knapp, Rev. Harold Hansell, and Rev. Anthony Woods officiating.
Interment will follow in the Everett cemetery. Pallbearers will be Johnny
Wilson, Gary Howard, Jr., Preston Hipp, Eric Hipp, Tom Fry, and Eddy Fry.
Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
