Mr. Lennis Loy Reynolds, age 74, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at St. Bernard s Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Born in Searcy, Arkansas, on December 14, 1929, he was the son of the late Clarence and Eula (Davis) Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds had been a resident of Quitman since 1989, and he was a former resident of Albion, Arkansas, where he had lived most of his life. His religious belief was Methodist. He is survived by one sister, Iris Shelby of Quitman, AR, 13 nieces, 10 nephews, 23 great nieces, 9 great nephews, 9 great, great nieces, and 7 great, great nephews. Mr. Reynolds is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Reynolds will be held Saturday, December 20, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Chris Hackler officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pisgah cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Hensley, Keith Foushee, Scott Woolridge, Jimmy Harris, David Harris, Danny Powell, Ronald Guffy, and Terry Childers. Honorary pallbearers will be Chuck Oldham, Steve Oldham, and Keith Hensley. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mr. Johnny Ray Evans
Mr. Johnny Ray Evans, age 60, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born at Quitman, Arkansas, on February 28, 1943, he was the son of the late Ralph and Vernice (Atterberry) Evans. Mr. Evans was a lifetime resident of Quitman, and he was a paint and body worker. His religious belief was Baptist. His wife, Ena Evans, preceded him in death. Mr. Evans is survived by one son, Mark Evans of Quitman, AR, and four brothers, Bennie Evans of Greenbrier, AR, Dan Evans of Bee Branch, AR, and Rick Evans and Tim Evans, both of Quitman, Arkansas. Mr. Evans is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 19, at 2:00 P.M. in Center Point Church with Rev. Charles Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in Center Point cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gordon Tyler, Ralph Bivens, Donald Gene Morris, Bobby New, Farrell Shaw, and Morris Brown. Honorary pallbearers will be Bruce Ivy and David Heffington. Arrangements are byOlmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mr. Cecil Woodrow Southerland
Mr. Cecil Woodrow Southerland, age 90, of Ida, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at Beverly HealthCare in Heber Springs. Born in Ida, Arkansas, on May 12, 1913, he was the son of the late James Alfred and Cora Ellen (Reed) Southerland. Mr. Southerland was a farmer most of his life, and he loved to hunt and fish. He was a disabled veteran, having served in the Unites States Army, and he was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. His religious belief was nondenominational. Mr. Southerland was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Geraldine Rothwell and Cathaleen Liles; two brothers, Dewitt Southerland and Bud Southerland; and three sisters, Edith Foust, Blanch Dill, and Lillian Southerland. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Helen (Altom) Southerland of Ida, Arkansas, two sons, Dale Southerland and James Southerland, both of Ida, Arkansas, two daughters, Maxine Byrd and Emogene Barnes, both of Ida, Arkansas, one sister, Opal Gefon of Heber Springs, Arkansas, fifteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Mr. Southerland is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 5:00-9:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, at 10:00 A.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Pastor Odell Altom officiating. Interment will follow in the Miller cemetery. His grandsons Terry Byrd, Gary Byrd, Marc Rothwell, Russell Barnes, Brian Hannah, Barry Hannah, and Daniel Southerland will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mrs. Lillie Mae Rorie
Mrs. Lillie Mae Rorie, age 72, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Monday, December 15, 2003. Born March 23, 1931, at Shiloh, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late W. C. and Flarra (Love) Bittle. Mrs. Rorie was a lifetime resident of Heber Springs, and she was employed by the Heber Springs Water Department as office manager. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Heber Springs. Survivors include: her husband, James W. Rorie of Heber Springs, AR, one son and daughter-in-law, Kevin R. and Brenda Rorie of Heber Springs, AR, one daughter, Jamie Kaffenberger of Heber Springs, AR, one brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Clotene Bittle of Bourbon, Missouri, three sisters, Elwanda Baldridge of Heber Springs, AR, Jean Bivens and her husband, Bill, of Benton, AR, and Betty Chesbro of Bixby, Oklahoma, one grandson, Keane Kaffenberger, and one granddaughter, Keely Kaffenberger. Mrs. Rorie is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, at 2:00 P.M. in the Heber Springs First Baptist Church with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will follow in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Kent Latch, Sam Querry, Don Knight, Norman Arnold, Jerry Pilkington, and B. J. Swaffar. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Duckworth, Wetzel Stark, Leon McAnear, Lefty James, and Bill Stover. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR.
Jowanda Ruth Camp Howell
Jowanda Ruth Camp Howell of Heber Springs, Arkansas, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, December 16, 2003. She was born at Pensacola, Florida, on October 27, 1946, where her father was stationed in the Army Air Corps, but had spent most of her life in Arkansas. Jowanda was united in marriage to Charles E. Chuck Howell on October 16, 1965, and they had a much too short 38 years, joined together as one. From this union were born two wonderful children, Casson Raschel Howell Brock and Justin Dean Howell. Jowanda was preceded in death by her father, Albert Camp, all of her grandparents and a number of other family members including a close pet dog, Buffy, that she considered her hairy daughter for 16 years. Jowanda is survived by her husband, Chuck Howell of Heber Springs; her daughter, Casson Brock and husband Eric of Haskell, Arkansas, her son, Justin Howell and close companion, Elizabeth Hulsey of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and two special grandchildren, Haven Nicole Brock and Eric Mikeal Brock, both of Haskell, Arkansas. She is also survived by her mother, Barbara Lewis Camp of Newport, Arkansas, one brother, Lanny Camp and wife, Karen, of Newport, Arkansas, one sister, Loria Ivie and husband, Jimmy, of Little Rock, Arkansas, two supportive brothers-in-law, Jerry Howell of Steele, Missouri, and Perry and Codean Howell of Hermitage, Missouri, her mother-in-law, Marie Howell of Steele, Missouri, and numerous other family and friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, at 1:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Bennie Foster officiating. Interment will follow in the Heber Springs cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eric Brock, Jerry Howell, Louis Short, Jimmy Wilkerson, Perry Howell, Louis Lee, and Dr. Jan Sharp. Honorary pallbearer will be Ollie Davis. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mrs. Alice Wyckoff Thorne
Mrs. Alice Wyckoff Thorne, 93, passed away quietly at her son s home in Fairfield Bay, AR, on Sunday, Dec. 14th . She is survived by two Sons; Garret Thorne, (Elizabeth Thorne) of Fairfield Bay, AR, and Peter Thorne (Linda Thorne) of Interlaken, NJ; and two grandchildren, Kelly Thorne and Shawn Thorne.
Alice was the daughter of Fred and Daisy Wyckoff of Stroudsburg, Pa and was born in 1910. During the satellite age she used to tell people of the first time a ear appeared on the streets of Stroudsburg and frightened all the horses and of the first time she looked up into the sky and saw a plane flying overhead.
Graduating from Stroudsburg HS in a class of 10 she attended Drexel University where she met her future husband, Everett Thorne. They settled in New Jersey where the couple raised two children. Alice was a wonderfully caring and supportive mother, and an active home-maker who liked to serve up shoo-fly pie for breakfast, bake pies for dinner and simmer baked beans on the stove all day.
After the children were grown the couple made an annual pilgrimage to the Idaho -Wyoming area where they camped for a month where Everett fished and Alice collected rocks. They were attracted to Arkansas for many reasons and lived first in Dennard and then in Fairfield Bay after Everett s retirement. In their mid 60 s, at an age when many people start cutting back on their activities, they developed an amazingly active, happy, and productive lifestyle. They attended churches in the area, went to all the local dances where they danced all night, traveled to all the plays in Murray s dinner theater hi Little Rock, went on week long retreats for spiritual growth or health concerns, continued to go to the Idaho area each year, traveled back east to visit the kids; while Everett continued to play tennis several times a week with the girls. Their health remained good well up into their 90 s and Alice insisted on driving her car when she was in her late 80 s making very determined use of the brake and gas pedals. In phone calls to her children, Alice s last words were always, we re all right, we re doing fine .
A memorial service, Alice Thorne, A Celebration of a Life Well Lived, will be held at the Fairfield Bay Methodist Church, at 3 pm on Sunday, Dec. 28 .
Miss Clyde Stark
Miss Clyde Stark, age 83, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2003, at St. Vincent s Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born May 21, 1920, at Morganton, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late John and Beata (Brady) Stark. Miss Stark was a retired school teacher. She was a former resident of Little Rock, Morganton, and Bee Branch, and she had lived at Heber Springs for the past twenty years. Her religious belief was Baptist. Survivors include: two brothers, Willard Stark of Bee Branch, AR, and Howard Stark of Morganton, AR and her nieces and nephews. Miss Stark is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 15, at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 16, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Ferrell Pearce officiating. Interment will follow in the Morganton cemetery with nephews serving as pallbearers. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mr. Alfred F. Horn, Sr.
Mr. Alfred F. Horn, Sr., age 66, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 12, 2003, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born March 14, 1937, at Naylor, Missouri, he was the son of the late Harry and Christine (Belcher) Horn. Mr. Horn was a retired supervisor for M.E.M.C. Electronics in St. Peters, Missouri. He had been a resident of Heber Springs for eleven years, and he was a Mason. Mr. Horn is survived by his wife, Loretta (Lori) Gage Horn of Heber Springs, AR, four sons, Alfred Horn, Jr. of Wentzville, Missouri, David Horn of Atlanta, Georgia, and Thomas Horn and William Horn, both of O Fallon, Missouri, and one daughter, Kathrine Horn of O Fallon, Missouri. Mr. Horn is also survived by three brothers and five sisters, many relatives and friends.
The family requests any memorials may be sent to the Missouri Masonic Children s Foundation, 566 Dietrich Rd., Foristell, MO 63348-3204. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Margaret Ruth Wrightam
Margaret Ruth Wrightam the daughter of George and Mary Stanfield Gloner was born in Mt. Dora, Florida on March 28, 1935 and passed away in Heber Springs, Arkansas on December 13, 2003 at the age of 68 years. Mrs. Wrightam was a mother and homemaker. She had lived in Heber Springs for the past five years and attended the First Baptist Church in Heber Springs. She had a love for her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Elmer Gloner. She is survived by her husband George R. Wrightam of Heber Springs, three sons Vernon Ford of Russelville, Arkansas, Dale Wrightam of Greenbrier, Arkansas and David Wrightam of Heber Springs. Three daughters Angela Ring of Heber Springs Ruth Ann Rasor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Grace Ford of Bryant, Arkansas. Two brothers Melvin Gloner of West Palm Beach, Florida and Alvin Gloner of Apalachicola, Florida and one sister Bobby Cox of Crystal River, Florida. She is also Survived by 15 grandchildren besides other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be Monday, December 15 at Olmstead Funeral Home from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. and funeral services will be graveside at Cleburne County Memorial Gardens on Tuesday, December 16 at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mrs. Georgia Alice Ona Poole
Mrs. Georgia Alice Ona Poole, age 91, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Friday, December 12, 2003. Born at Ida, Arkansas, on March 7, 1912, she was the daughter of the late George and Mollie (Morehead) Bulard. A resident of Cleburne County most her life, Mrs. Poole was a homemaker and a certified nurse s aid. She enjoyed her hobbies of gardening, sewing, and reading. Her religious belief was Southern Baptist. Her husband, Rev. John Thomas Ross Poole, preceded her in death in January of 1960. Mrs. Poole was also preceded in death by her parents, one son, and one daughter. She is survived by one son, Cloyd Poole of Benton, Arkansas, three daughters, Helen Poole of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Kathryn Gilstrap of Little Rock, Arkansas and Glenda Johnston of Benton, Arkansas seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Mrs. Poole is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation for Mrs. Poole will be held beginning Friday afternoon, Dec. 12. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1:00 P.M. at the Brownsville cemetery with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mrs. Mattie A. Waldron
Mrs. Mattie A. Waldron, age 86, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at Southridge Village Nursing Center in Heber Springs. Born in Cash, Arkansas, on January 8, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Pitser M. and Dora A. (Williams) Thomas. Mrs. Waldron had been a resident of Heber Springs since July of 1974. She was a retired clerk for the Louisiana Highway Department, and she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Heber Springs. Her husband, James H. Waldron, preceded her in death on September 24, 1983. She is survived by three brothers, Hubert Thomas of Caddo, Oklahoma, John Thomas of Brinkley, Arkansas, and P. M. Thomas of Lake City, Arkansas, one sister, Lora Clark of Senath, Missouri, and her nieces and nephews. Mrs. Waldron is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Waldron will be held Friday, Dec. 12, at 1:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Denver Gillespie officiating. Interment will follow in the Pearson cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Mrs. Sylvia Kathern Dye
Mrs. Sylvia Kathern Dye, age 86, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Monday, December 8, 2003. Born at Banner, Arkansas, on May 31, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Marlie and Birdie (Hayes) Arnold. Mrs. Dye was a mother and homemaker, and she had been a resident of Cleburne County most of her life. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Delbert Dye, preceded her in death on November 29, 1974. She is survived by one son, Garland N. Dye and his wife, Mary, of Memphis, Tennessee, one daughter, Noma Staggs and her husband, John, of West Point, Mississippi, one brother, Arbon Arnold of Decatur, Michigan, two sisters, Dorothy Lafkin of Heber Springs, Arkansas, and Hope Brackett of Desha, Arkansas, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs. Dye is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 11, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Elmer Gathright officiating. Interment will follow in the Magness Chapel cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
Kate H. Magness
Kate H. Magness, daughter of the late Sam and Loucrecy (foust) Southerland, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2003 at Heber Springs, Arkansas. Born January 22, 1915 at Wilburn, Arkansas, she was 88 years of age. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, David Franklin (Bud) Magness, 3 sisters, and 2 brothers. Kate was a loving mother and homemaker, a resident of Cleburne County all of her life, and a member of Heber Springs General Baptist Church. Survivors are daughters, Cleta Tubbs and Carolyn Cox, both of Heber springs, Arkansas, and Emmalou Ledbetter of Searcy, Arkansas, 2 sisters, Ruth Martin of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas and Naomi Stratton of Jackson, Michigan, 1 brother, Clinton Southerland of Searcy, Arkansas, 11 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. Mrs. Magness is also survived by other relatives and many friends.
Services are Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. at Heber Springs General Baptist Church with Dr. Dennis Powell and Rev. Wayne Foust officiating. Interment will follow at Magness Chapel cemetery Wilburn, Arkansas, with grandsons as pallbearers. Visitation was Monday and Tuesday at Olmstead Funeral Home 6-8 p.m. arrangements by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Heber Springs, Arkansas.
Lillie M. Kelley
Lillie M. Kelley of Heber Springs, Arkansas, died Thursday, December 4, 2003, at Southridge Village Nursing and Rehab in Heber Springs. Born September 17, 1931, she was 72. She was the daughter of the late Clarence (C. F.) and May (Horton) Haggard. She was a homemaker and lived the past twenty years around Clarksville, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, and two brothers. She is survived by her husband, Daniel F. Kelley one son, Daniel Lee Kelley, both of Heber Springs, AR three brothers, Henry Haggard of Walbash, Indiana, Ray Haggard and Johnny Haggard, both of Heber Springs, AR seven sisters, Mary Bogard of Jonesboro, AR Ethel Stanturf of Fort Smith, AR Margie Akers, Dorothy Bufford, Lola Ward, Frankie Thomas, and Margaret Lawson, all of Heber Springs, AR She is also survived by other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will begin Sunday, Dec. 7, at 12:00 noon at Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 8, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Raymond Stroud and Rev. J. C. Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in Antioch cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dale Meeks, Bob Hurley, Bobby Hurley, G. W. Vaught, Roy Shook, and Larry Bogard. Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Thomas, Gene Bogard, Tracy Nutt, and Rickie Lawson. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.
