Earl John Houston, age 85, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Beverly Health Care. Born in Heber Springs on March 25, 1919, he was the son of the late C. B. and Josie (Hooper) Houston. Mr. Houston grew-up on a farm in Cleburne County. He joined the United States Navy and was a veteran of World War II. In 1948 he moved to California and operated Earl’s Cleaners, a dry cleaning business located in El Cajon. Mr. Houston continued to live in California until 1986 when he returned to Heber Springs. He was an avid gardener, who loved to grow roses and enjoyed sharing them with others. He was awarded the Yard of the Month for his gardening efforts. Mr. Houston was a member of Heber Springs First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy and Carl, and by one sister, Pauline. He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise (Hassell) Houston of Heber Springs; one son, Thomas Earl Houston of Pismo Beach, California; and one daughter, Marilyn Sturges of Harpursville, New York. Mr. Houston is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 17, at 4:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 18, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will follow in the Heber Springs cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Senior Citizens Center Meals on Wheels Program. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mr. Orville B. Stark
Mr. Orville B. Stark, age 85, of Greers Ferry, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born November 14, 1919, in Shiloh, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Don and Ida (Bullard) Stark. A lifetime resident of Cleburne County, Mr. Stark was a nursing assistant at Lakeland Lodge Nursing Home. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army, and he was a member of the V.F.W. Post #3543 in Heber Springs. Mr. Stark was a member of the Higden Church of Christ. His wife Laverne Louise (Birdsong) Stark preceded him in death on October 2, 1996. Survivors include one daughter, Regena Adcock of Little Rock; two brothers, Pete Stark of Washington, Illinois, and Mitchell Stark of Greers Ferry; three sisters, Inez Shull of Shirley, Laverne Kitchens of Greers Ferry, and Yvonne Gentry of Clinton; two granddaughters, Christie Young and Mistie Allen; four step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and eight step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Stark is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 18, at the Higden Church of Christ beginning at 6:00 P.M. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 19, at 2:00 P.M. in the Higden Church of Christ with Carroll Sites officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cross Roads cemetery with military honors provided by the V.F.W. Honor Guard. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Jewell Maxine Treece
Jewell Maxine Treece, age 84, of Walker, Louisiana, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Born in Newport, Arkansas, on November 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Gertie (Ussery) Jordan. Mrs. Treece was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, sewing, raising a garden, and canning. A resident of Arkansas for most of her life, she was also a retired beautician and waitress. Her religious belief was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Treece, on January 26, 1984. Survivors include one son, Earl J. Gordon of Walker, Louisiana; one daughter, Glenda Doyle of Walker, Louisiana; one stepson, Ray Treece of Bradford; two stepdaughters, Joan Pulley of Wilburn and Fay Steed of Marshall, Missouri; one brother, Frank Jordan of St. Louis, Missouri; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren, and her special nieces and nephews. Mrs. Treece is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Graveside services for Mrs. Treece will be held Thursday, March 24, at 2:00 P.M. in the Coffeyville cemetery near Bradford in White County with Rev. Steve Sexson officiating. Pallbearers will be Thurman Smith, Michael Middleton, C. Goodpaster, William Crawford, Kevin Willis, and Ray Treece. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Neal Elmo Butler
Neal Elmo Butler, age 78, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2005, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs. Born in Wilburn, Arkansas, on November 1, 1926, he was the son of the late G. W. and Amy (Payton) Butler. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Butler served with the Sea Bees in the United States Navy. After returning from the war, he lived in Heber Springs where he worked as a salesman for Heber Hardware and Furniture. Mr. Butler and his family moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he lived for fifteen years, and was employed as a materials handler for New Products Corporation. He then returned to Arkansas and was a resident of Batesville for twenty-five years. While living in Batesville, Mr. Butler was employed by General Tire Corporation (Gencorp) and retired in 1986. Soon after his retirement, he returned to Cleburne County and lived in Greers Ferry and Heber Springs where he enjoyed fishing and hunting as well as spending time with his family and three grandchildren. Mr. Butler was a member of the Heber Springs First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Roberta (Wood) Butler of Heber Springs; one daughter, Karon Egner and her husband, Hank, of North Little Rock; one brother, Doyle Butler of Heber Springs; one sister, Ather Butler Smith of Heber Springs; and three grandchildren, Stephanie Egner, Brandon Egner, and Kimberly Egner. Mr. Butler is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 11, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 12, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will follow in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens with military services by the American Legion Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Randy Johnson, Tim Frazier, Henry Clay Kelley, Galon Nelson, and Hilton Roberson, and F. D. Chick. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Jewell Mae Stark
Jewell Mae Stark passed away March 8, 2005, at the age of 87. She was born January 2, 1918, at Miller, Arkansas, and was the daughter of the late Rev. Benjamin Martin and Effie Bell Boone Hooten. She married
Bynum Stark, who preceded her in death July 20, 1991. Five brothers and three sisters also preceded her in death. Jewell was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by two daughters, Joan Gresham and her husband Bill and Claudine Stair and husband Bruce of Heber Springs, AR, a sister, Ruth Rieger of Baltimore, Maryland, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive her. Jewell and Bynum moved to Heber Springs when he became Director of the Cleburne County Human Services in 1942. They became members of the First Baptist Church. She taught classes in the Children’s Department, and both were members of the choir. She loved her church and Sunday School Class and was faithful in attendance as long as she could. Mrs. Stark was a teacher, counselor, and educational examiner for the Heber Springs Elementary School. She retired in 1983 as Education Examiner for the Cleburne County Schools.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 11, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cross Roads cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stephen Stair, J. T. Hopkins, Randy Gresham, Dan Gresham, Gary Burchfield, and Ryan Castleman. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mrs. Eupha Lee Turney
Mrs. Eupha Lee Turney, age 67, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Born at Puddin Ridge, Arkansas, on May 30, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Barton and Margarite (Noah) Parrott. Mrs. Turney was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting and crocheting. For most of her life, she had been a resident of Cleburne County and Marion, Indiana. A student of the Bible, she was a devout Christian and a member of the Brownsville Baptist Church. Her husband Herman Earl Turney preceded in death on February 21, 2000. Survivors include one son, Kenny Turney of Indianapolis, Indiana; one daughter, Sherry Quinn and her husband, Mike, of Indianapolis, Indiana; two brothers, Carthel Parrott of Hopewell and Jimmy Parrott of Heber Springs; three sisters, Irma Dean Verser of Greers Ferry, Diana Jordan of Sherwood, and Vida Dailey of Heber Springs; five grandchildren, Kelly Danner, Kyle Mitchell, Kathryn Turney, Michael Quinn, and Heidi Robbins, and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Turney is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 10, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 11, at 10:00 A.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. J. C. Verser officiating. Interment will follow in the Heber Springs cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Jerry Lee Ward
Jerry Lee Ward, age 66, of Greers Ferry, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in Greers Ferry. Born in Lafe, Arkansas, on November 30, 1938, he was the son of Lillie (Horton) Ward and the late Dan Ward. Mr. Ward retired from General Motors in Flint, Michigan, after thirty years as a machine operator. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served for eight years. He had been a resident of Greers Ferry since 1995. Survivors include his wife, Lenora (Johnson) Ward of Greers Ferry; two sons, Van Ward of Greers Ferry and Brad Ward of Springdale; three daughters, Lynette Buchanan of Ft. Worth, Texas, Lori Cogburn of Greers Ferry, and Lana Parker of Cordova, Tennessee; his mother, Lillie Ward of Caro, Michigan; two brothers, Kalyn Ward of Caro, Michigan, and Wayne Ward of Winslow; two sisters, Sandy Fugazy of Harrison, New York, and Diana Ward of Hallandale, Florida; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Mr. Ward is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
A memorial service will be held Monday, March 14, at 10:00 A.M. in Ramer’s Chapel near Marmaduke. Local arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
LUCY OSBORN WARREN
LUCY OSBORN WARREN, THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLES AND REBECCA HADDIX OSBORN WAS BORN IN WAPPAPELLO, MISSOURI ON MARCH 10, 1906 AND passed away AT HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ON MARCH 4, 2005 AT THE AGE OF 98 YEARS.
MRS. WARREN WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HEBER SPRINGS,
SHE DID CANNING AND GARDENING AND ENJOYED FISHING AND TRAVELING. MRS. WARREN GREW UP IN THE TYLER COMMUNITY AND LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN CLEBURNE COUNTY.
SHE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS AND HER HUSBAND ALBERT F."PAT" WARREN,
A GRANDSON STEPHEN CRUM AND A SON-IN-LAW BINKS LAFFERTY.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY THREE DAUGHTERS: WILLA DEAN CRUM AND PATSY LAFFERTY, BOTH OF HEBER SPRINGS, AND HAZEL JACKSON AND HUSBAND JOHN OF DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS AND THREE GRANDSONS AND NINE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN BESIDES OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.
VISITATION WAS HELD SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2005 FROM 5:00 UNTIL 7:00 PM AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME AND FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD MONDAY MARCH 7, 2005 AT 11:00 AM IN THE OLMSTEAD CHAPEL BY REV. MIKE LOVE.
BURIAL WAS IN CLEBURNE COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC.
BOBBY LYNN SMITH SR.
BOBBY LYNN SMITH SR., THE SON OF WILLIAM ELMER AND EDITH ELIZA REYNOLDS SMITH WAS BORN IN HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ON MAY 18, 1949 AND passed away IN DARDANELLE, ARKANSAS ON MARCH 4, 2005 AT THE AGE OF 55 YEARS. MR. SMITH WAS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER, HE ENJOYED HIS FAMILY AND CHILDREN. HE WAS A AVID OUTDOORS MAN AND ENJOYED HUNTING AND FISHING AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY. HE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS AND TWO BROTHERS LARRY DEAN SMITH AND GARRY SMITH. SURVIVORS ARE FIVE SONS: BOBBY SMITH JR., DAVID SMITH, WILLIAM SMITH, KENNY SMITH, AND BILLY SMITH, THREE DAUGHTERS MICHELLE SMITH, LeANN SMITH AND SUMMER SMITH. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY FOUR BROTHERS RONNIE SMITH, BILLY SMITH, DOUG SMITH AND LEON SMITH AND TWO SISTERS ANNE FAY CHANCELLOR AND DEBORAH HALL AND ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN BESIDES OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.
VISITATION WILL BE HELD SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME WITH SERVICES AT 2:00 PM TUESDAY MARCH 8, IN THE OLMSTEAD CHAPEL BY REV. SHANE CHANCELLOR AND INTERMENT IN THE PEARSON cemetery. PALLBEARERS ARE GARNER HEYSEK, RANDALL CHANCELLOR, DARIN CHANCELLOR, BRIAN SMITH, CHARLEY SMITH AND JASON FRANKS. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. OF HEBER SPRINGS.
George Ralph Bohannon
George Ralph Bohannon, age 70, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Monday, March 7, 2005. Born in Ludwing, Arkansas, on March 23, 1934, he was the son of the late James Henry and Willie Marie (Chronister) Bohannon. Mr. Bohannon was a construction superintendent and a native of Spadra, Arkansas. He had been a resident of Cleburne County for ten years. Mr. Bohannon was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the United States Army. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Jo (Morris) Bohannon of Heber Springs; two sons, Douglas Lee Galloway and his wife, Toni, and Danny Lynn Galloway and his wife, Melissa, all of Mt. View; one sister, Freda Phillips of Heber Springs; five step-grandchildren, Kevin, Kassi, Will, Jessi, and Faith; and four nieces and nephews. Mr. Bohannon is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon, March 8, at Olmstead Funeral Home. Graveside service and interment will be held Wednesday, March 9, at 2:30 P.M., in the Good Springs cemetery with Rev. Mark Bishop officiating. Pallbearers will be Doug Galloway, Danny Galloway, Deno Phillips, Greg Phillips, Kevin Wildman, and Gary Dunlap. Honorary pallbearers will be Dean Phillips and Jeff Petray. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Idelle Hewitt Ferguson
Idelle Hewitt Ferguson, 90, of Heber Springs, formerly of Hot Springs, died Sunday,
March 6. She was born February 18, 1915, the daughter of Louis Hewitt and Minni Brantley Hewitt. She was preceded in death by her husband R. J. Ferguson, US Navy retired. She is survived by a stepson David Ferguson of Corpus Christi, TX; nephews, James Cherry and his wife Sandra of Heber Springs, Dr. Clyde Glover and his wife Sally of Little Rock, and Sonny Bowen of Hamburg; nieces, Freida Johnson and her husband Royce of Bryant, Georgia Hodge and her husband John of Hamburg; great niece, Lisa Tiner of Portland, OR; and great nephew, Butch Tiner of Alaska. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Crestview Memorial Park, Hot Springs. Memorials: Hospice Home Service, Cancer Research, or First United Methodist Church, Heber Springs. Arrangements by Olmstead Funeral Home.
Mrs. Gloria L. Robertson
Mrs. Gloria L. Robertson, age 72, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 6, 2005. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 19, 1933, she was the daughter of the late James Oliver and Estelle (Crawford) Lambert. Mrs. Robertson was a former resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she was an office manager of the Cortana Mall for twenty years. She enjoyed participating in the Supper Club with her friends in Baton Rouge, and she was a member of the Jefferson Baptist Church. Mrs. Robertson had lived in Heber Springs for seven years. She was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Robertson, Jr., who passed away on March 25, 1985.
Survivors include two sons, Steve Robertson and Greg Robertson, both of Heber Springs, AR; two daughters, Rebekah Burnham of Heber Springs, AR, and Mary Beth Craddock of Saudi Arabia; and three grandchildren, Jessica Thompson, Katie Craddock, and Spencer Craddock. Mrs. Robertson is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 9, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs, AR. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 10, at 10:00 A.M. in the Heber Springs First Baptist Church with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Graveside service and interment will be held Friday, March 11, at 2:00 P.M. in the Rest Haven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with Rev. Tommy French officiating. Pallbearers will be Richard Thompson, Jim Anding, Steve Robertson, Greg Robertson, Nick Baureis, and Jeff Tate. Memorials may be made to the Heber Springs Humane Society Building Fund, 49 Shelter Lane, Heber Springs, AR 72543, or a favorite charity. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Margarette Bowers Colclasure Allen
Margarette Bowers Colclasure Allen, Granny Margarette as she was lovingly known to her family and friends, passed away peacefully March 1, 2005, due to the complications of the flu and pneumonia, in Baptist Medical Center at Heber Springs. Granny was born February 13, 1909, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, one of four children of Herman H. Bowers and Mertie Huffman Bowers.
She started at the age of fifteen to make her own way in life, and she had a very interesting life as she would reminisce and tell her stories of working as a maid and cleaning bank buildings, and private homes. While working for the owners of the Yellow Cab Company in Michigan, the family was entertaining Charles Lindberg, and she was invited to take a flight with him in his open cockpit airplane. While living in Arizona with her husband Micky Colclasure, who worked in the gold mines, they would go up into the mountains on weekends and look for gold and turquoise. It was also in Arizona that she learned to cook over an open fire pit like the Indian women did. With their gold nuggets and turquoise, she and Mickey moved from Arizona to Arkansas, settling in the Concord area and later to the Good Springs community. In the mid-sixties when she was doing maid service at the Barnett Motel, she met the Olmstead Family and started working for them as Russ’s baby sitter and doing house work one day a week for them. She was also employed to do maid service at The Red Apple Inn and for two families who lived on Eden Isle. It was 1970 when her life took on a new level of responsibility and a lot more excitement with the arrival of Ralph Waren Olmstead. Granny was asked to baby sit, care for Waren, and keep house. This was when Granny was absolutely Granny, and she loved it. As Waren grew-up, she was asked to come to the Funeral Home and clean. Her sweet manner and her dedication and pride in her work endeared her to all the Funeral Home employees, and they called her Granny. Granny moved to town in 1971 when Mr. French completed building her new house. We had a house warming party for her and got everything fixed-up the way she wanted it. In 1990, the doctor told her that she had a heart condition and that she would need bypass surgery, she said, 'No surgery, take me home''. She voluntarily stopped driving and sold her little grey Plymouth to Erick Engler and retired to her home. She has asked the Lord to let her live to see Waren grow-up and start a family. With the help of her family and Iris Bailey, who so lovingly assisted her in the home, she was able to live in her home, be happy and content, baking sugar cookies for her boys, and Waren Thomas and Sarah Grace, date nut bread for neighbors and friends, and gingerbread for Tom. Holidays and birthdays were special for Granny. For the dining table she would always send a flower arrangement. For the past thirty years, she was always treated with a birthday party at the Olmstead’s. The past few years when she was unable to get out, the party was at her house with the neighbors and friends invited to come for cake and coffee. She loved her home so much and thanked the Lord for her blessings and looked forward to Sunday morning when she would watch the Methodist Church service at 10:00 on television. After being in the hospital for a few days in November of 2004, Dr. Sharp suggested to Granny that she should not be living alone and that arrangements would be made for her to live at the nursing home. This was the one thing that we had all prayed would not happen. Her room at Beverly Health was decorated with pictures of Waren, Tracy, Waren Thomas, Sarah Grace, Russ and Jessica’s dogs, plants and flowers, but Granny did not like the nursing home, would not go to therapy, and did not like their food. Her 96th birthday was celebrated with her friends, Bob, Charlotte and Darryl, Berniece, Mrs. Hazelwood, Iris, and her family, with cake in her room, which was decorated with happy birthday cards, flowers, and balloons. February 23, Dr. Sharp admitted Granny to the hospital with the flu and pneumonia. March 1, 2005, Jesus called this sweet, generous and kind Granny to Heaven. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert, two brothers, and a sister. She leaves behind her family and her dear friends, who will miss her very much.
Services Were held on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at 10:00 am in the Olmstead Chapel with Bro. Jim French officiating. Interment followed in Woodland Memorial Park in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas.
Byron Kent Wood
Byron Kent Wood, age 63, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2005, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 28, 1942, he was the son of Lillian (Smith) Caulk and the late Byron Wood. Kent had been a resident of Heber Springs for most of his life, and he was a member of the Spring Park Church of Christ. Kent is survived by his mother, Lillian Caulk of Compass Lake, Florida; one brother, Austin P. Wood of Batesville, Arkansas; two half brothers, Darin Caulk of Compass Lake, Florida, and Mike Linderman of Biloxi, Mississippi; one half sister, Sharon Lashley of Compass Lake, Florida; his uncle, Earl Lang; his aunts, Louisa Hughes and Polly Lang; and his cousins, Clifton Lang, Earline Hankins, and Carolin LeFur. Kent is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 4, from 5:00-9:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 5, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Roger Hopper officiating. Interment will follow in the Magness Chapel cemetery. Pallbearers will be Austin Wood, Darin Caulk, John Paul Wood, Seth Wood, Don Elslander, and Bruce Robus will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mrs. Doris Irene Van Dyke
Mrs. Doris Irene Van Dyke, age 79, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at the Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy, Arkansas. Born in Davies County, Missouri, on December 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Harvey V. and Mary Zoe (Drummond) Robinson. On March 4, 1944, Doris was married
to Dr. Robert C. Van Dyke. On Friday, March 4, they would have celebrated their sixty-first wedding anniversary. The Van Dykes moved to Heber Springs in January of 1968. Doris assisted her husband in his veterinarian practice, and she also owned a ceramic business. For two and a half years, from 1982 to 1985, she served as a missionary in Haiti. Doris enjoyed playing golf, and she was a Past President of the Thunderbird Ladies Golf Club in Heber Springs. She was a member of the Heber Springs First Baptist Church and the Joy Sunday School class. Doris was also a member of the Gideons International Auxiliary and the Baptist Nail Benders for Jesus. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Robert C. Van Dyke; two sons, Rex Van Dyke and his wife, LeAnn, and Robin Van Dyke and his wife, Jeanne; two daughters, Brenda Sue Logan and Donna Biggs; five sisters, Fae, Rae, Maxine, Frances, and Norma Lee; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Doris is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 3, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 4, at 2:00 P.M. in the Heber Springs First Baptist Church with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Pallbearers will be Steve Logan, Keith Hudson, Doug Briggs, Mark Logan, Bob Van Dyke, and Mark Rezenka. Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Robus, John Robus, and Bruce Robus. Memorials may be made to Gideons International. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Lyla Hawkins
Lyla Hawkins of Heber Springs went home to be with the Lord on February 28, 2005. She was born in Portia, Arkansas on June 20, 1927. Mrs. Hawkins was a long time resident of Heber Springs. She and Mr. Hawkins moved to Heber Springs in 1964 coinciding with the building of Greers Ferry Dam where Mr. Hawkins was employed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hawkins of Heber Springs, her parents, Wallace & Etta Smith of Imboden, and sisters Vesta Ann Smith of Little Rock, and Joyce Terry of Harrison. She is survived by her three children and their families, Clinton Hawkins and wife Mary Ellen of Oxford, Arkansas, Beverly Watkins and husband Donald of Conway, Arkansas, and Angela Huenefeld and husband Paul of Heber Springs. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren include Heather Auxier and husband David and children Caleb, Cobie, and Caiha of Jacksonville, Arkansas, Joe Hawkins and wife Lacey of Melburne, Arkansas, Morgan Bray and husband Nic and daughter Avery of Melburne, Arkansas, Eron Huenefeld of Russellville, Arkansas, Hannah Huenefeld of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Trey Huenefeld of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Joshua Watkins of Conway, Arkansas and Katie Watkins of Conway, Arkansas. She is also survived by four loving sisters and two brothers: Lorna Ward of Aurora, Illinois, Eva Hardin of Nashville, Tennessee, Marietta Martin of Biloxi, Mississippi, Victoria Clark of Little Rock, Arkansas, Octavius Smith of Smithville, Arkansas, and Steve Smith of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Mrs. Hawkins was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught the four and five year old Sunday School class for more than 20 years. She loved her church dearly and her friends who worshipped with them. She was a staff writer for The Cleburne County Times (now the Sun-Times) from 1967 until her retirement in 1981. One long-time Heberite noted that her writing in the newspaper was so eloquent that you could call Lyla on the phone and simply say a bunch of us got together, ate something and had some old raggedy dried up flower on the table, and Lyla would invent an enviable full-scale social event.
She took much pride in her membership and past presidency of Business & Professional Women’s Club of Heber Springs and being an active Red Cross volunteer. She was also a member of the Town and Country Extension Homemakers Club where she enjoyed learning crafts and ways to improve in all levels of living with many of her friends. She was an attentive and loving wife, mother, grandmother, friend and confidant. Lyla enjoyed collecting dolls & crocheting. She accumulated unique pitchers from all over the world and raised beautiful Sheltie pups. Lyla and Ralph can also be remembered riding in the Trail Festival parade in their green 1949 Desota.
LoHawk Drive in Heber Springs that connects north business Hwy 25 to Wedding Ford Drive was named for its first residents; the Hawkins and Logans.
The family would like to express their appreciation and admiration to the staff at Southridge Village nursing facility for their generous spirit, caring service, and compassionate care of Mrs. Hawkins during her stay.
Oleda Jewell Bittle
Oleda Jewell Bittle, age 82, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs. Born in Fairbanks, Arkansas, on April 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Luster and Lula (Edwards) Kennedy. Mrs. Bittle was a longtime resident of Cleburne County. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her family and grandchildren. Her hobbies included reading and gardening. Mrs. Bittle was a member of Pines Baptist Church at Pearson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse D. Bittle, who died November 5, 1988. Mrs. Bittle was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister, Forace Kennedy, Athel Kennedy, and Elmus Pennington. She is survived by one son, Doug Bittle, and his wife, Tamie, of Quitman; two daughters, Jaunita Love and her husband, Pat, of Quitman and Debbie Hipp and her husband, Eddy, of Prim; four brothers, Edward Kennedy and his wife, Nelda, and Eldon Kennedy, all of Quitman, Junior Kennedy and his wife, Barbara, of Jacksonville, and Dois Kennedy and his wife, Barbara, of Ft. Smith; one sister, Jaunita Kincaid of North Little Rock; five grandchildren, Curtis Bittle, Cheyenne Bittle, Kelli Harris and her husband, Pete, Laura Brown and her husband, Mike, and Michael Love, and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bittle is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 28, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 29, at 3:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Terry Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Pearson cemetery. Curtis Bittle, Mike Brown, Pete Harris, Eddy Hipp, Michael Love, and Pat Love will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Diabetes Association, or Gideons International. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Rev. Jack William Walker
Rev. Jack William Walker, age 72, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born March 19, 1933, at Rison, Arkansas, he was the son of Pauline (Woods) Walker and the late Joe W. Walker. A former resident of Memphis, Tennessee, Rev. Walker had lived in Fairfield Bay since 1997, and he was pastor of the Greers Ferry Presbyterian Church. He retired from the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel with twenty-two years of service as chaplain. He is survived by his wife, Susan Kay (Callihan) Walker of Fairfield Bay; two sons, Jonathan William Walker and Melvin Jackson Walker; three daughters, Marsha Rawls of Conway, Jackie Farmer of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Jill Thomas of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; his mother, Pauline Walker of Heber Springs; one sister, Anita Oden of Heber Springs; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Rev. Walker is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs.
Jimmy Henry Pike
Jimmy Henry Pike, age 65, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 21, 2005. Born in Quitman on March 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Willard Harold and Helen Elizabeth (Wilson) Pike. Mr. Pike was a retired truck driver for Caldwell Milling Company in Rose Bud. A lifetime resident of Quitman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Pike served in the National Guard. He was a member of South Cross Roads Church at Hopewell. In addition to his parents, Mr. Pike was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Pike and Ruth Pike. He is survived by his wife, Glenda J. (Healy) Pike of Quitman; one son, Jimmy Pike, Jr. of Quitman; one daughter, Kristie Tingle of Jena, Louisiana; one brother, Bill Pike of Quitman; and three grandchildren, Christopher Stark, Kyle Tingle, and Justin Tingle. Mr. Pike is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, April 22, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Rolland and Rev. Tony Reynolds officiating. Interment will follow in Center Point cemetery. Pallbearers will be Henry Caldwell, Pat Pike, Robert Vaughn, Delane Wright, Sonny Balentine, and Larry McGee. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Arthur Newton Lancaster
Arthur Newton Lancaster, age 79, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Beverly Health Care in Heber Springs. Born May 26, 1925, at Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Walter and Myrtle (Hill) Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster married
the former Alma J. Cates on July 29, 1944. A longtime resident of Heber Springs, he was a retired shipping clerk for Heber Springs Wholesale. Mr. Lancaster enjoyed doing carpentry work, including making cabinets, and also working on lawnmowers. His religious belief was Southern Baptist. Mr. Lancaster loved his family and friends. He was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth Harold Lancaster of Columbus, Ohio, and two brothers, Noble (Bill) Lancaster of Conway and George Lancaster of Woodrow. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Alma Lancaster of Heber Springs; one son, Kelley Lancaster of Clinton; three brothers, Roland Lancaster, Roy Lancaster, and Porter Lancaster, all of Kennett, Missouri; three sisters, Ruby Lockard of Prim, Geraldine and Margie, both of Missouri; and three grandchildren, Paige, Phillip, and Steven. Mr. Lancaster is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, April 22, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 23, at 10:00 A.M. in the Woodrow cemetery with Rev. Dwight Decker officiating. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Arlie Jackson
Arlie Jackson, age 86, of Quitman, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 20, 2005. He was born January 8, 1919, to the late Johnny and Ollie Kelly Jackson. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-seven years, Eugenia Holmes Jackson, and daughter Judy Jackson, brothers Lee Jackson, Hamer Jackson, and sister Effie Clayton Hensley. Arlie attended Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church. He received seven Bronze Stars for his service in seven different campaigns in Europe during World War II. He also was wounded and received the Purple Heart. Survivors include his daughter, Jeanelle Huchingson and husband Harry of Little Rock, a special niece who he loved as a daughter, Ola Jean Allen, grandson, Kevin Huchingson and wife Dianna of Little Rock, granddaughter Kimberly Young and husband Mike of Little Rock, seven great-granddaughters, Grace, Claire, Emma, and Julia Huchingson, Rachel, Sarah, and Anna Young, sister-in-law, Lorene Langrell, nieces, nephews, and many friends.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, April 22, 2005, at Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Thursday, April 21, at Olmstead Funeral Home in Heber Springs. The family would like to express our gratitude to the staff of Unit 3-C of VA-NLR and the staff of Ark. Hospice-NLR for their outstanding care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ark. Hospice, 5600 W. 12th St., Little Rock, AR 72204.
