Mary Howard
Mary E. Howard, 73, of Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Fort Smith. She was a member of Central Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband, Merrill Howard of the home; daughter, Mary D. Lindsey of Fort Smith; sons, Merrill G. "Rusty" Howard, Jason T. Howard and Jeff D. Howard all of Fort Smith; sisters, Laura Moran of Gladewater, TX, Ruth Bell of Dover, Delaware, Grace Kouniavis of Carrollton, TX and Ellie Horter of Philadelphia, PA; brother, Thomas Johnson of Philadelphia; five grandchildren, Stephen Clem of Fort Smith, Courtney Howard of Farmington, Allison Howard of Gravette, Josh Howard of Detroit, Michigan and Amanda Howard of Lavaca; two great grandchildren, Kaleigh Howard and Abigail Howard both of Lavaca.
Memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday at Central Christian Church. Burial of ashes will be held 11:00 AM Thursday at National cemetery. Cremation is under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Christian Church, 400 North Waldron Road, Fort Smith, AR 72903.
Frank "Sonny" Schoeppe
Frank "Sonny" Schoeppe, 83, of Fort Smith passed away February 8, 2005 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was a retired cutter for Weldon Williams & Lick. He was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church and the Adult Ten Sunday School Class.
Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2005 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years Frances; one daughter: Lynda Auten and husband Avery of Rogers, Arkansas; one son: Phillip Schoeppe and wife Catherine of Bella Vista, Arkansas; two sisters: Helen Swaim and her husband Don of Fort Smith, Arkansas; Irene Smith and husband Bill of Fort Worth, Texas; one brother: Charles Schoeppe and wife Dean of Wichita Falls, Texas; five grandchildren: Angela Edwards and husband Mike, Trey Auten and wife Lisa, Kirk Auten and wife Lesa, Eric Shoeppe and wife Natalie, Caleb Schoeppe and fiancée Abby; Seven Grandchildren: Tyler Auten, Mackenzie Auten, Emily Auten, Crystal Edwards, Faith Edwards, Carson Schoeppe and Tyler Schoeppe.
Pallbearers will be Trey Auten, Kirk Auten, Eric Schoeppe, Caleb Schoeppe, Mike Edwards and Richard Bullard.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Adults Ten Sunday School Class at Grand Avenue Baptist Church.
Family will visit with friends Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Helping Hand Ministry at Grand Avenue Baptist Church 3900 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72904.
Reverend Dr. Henry Hart Tyler
The Rev. Dr. Henry Hart Tyler, 83, retired Disciples of Christ Minister died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in Fort Smith. He was born May 18, 1921 to Mary Woodman and Henry Hart Tyler in Elk City, OK. In his ministry, he served as pastor to churches in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri. He had served First Christian Church in Fort Smith from 1961 to 1970. He graduated from Central High School, Oklahoma City in 1939 and from Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma in 1943. He received a Masters of Divinity Degree from Yale Divinity School in 1945 and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree from Phillips University in 1970.
He was an influential religious and civic leader. The Rev. Tyler lived a full rewarding life devoting countless hours to the various manifestations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Ecumenical church. He had a real passion for human rights and social justice for all peoples. During his retirement years he ministered to prisoners in the Federal Penitentiary in Springfield, Missouri... He served as a Navy Chaplain during World War II and the Korean Conflict; he was attached to Marines and SeaBee units.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Jane Olney Tyler; a son and his wife, Stephen and Karen and grandson, Sam all of Fort Smith; nephews, Mary and Henry Tyler of Oklahoma, He was preceded in death his parents and a brother, Dean Woodman Tyler.
Memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM Thursday, February 10, 2005 at First Christian Church with the Rev. Randy Jay officiating, assisted by the Rev. Howard Marshall and the Rev. Jack Pollard. Private interment will be held in the U.S. National cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends in the parlor of First Christian Church following the memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the First Christian Church, 3600 Free Ferry Rd., Fort Smith, AR 72903.
Donald J. Morton
Mr. Donald J. Morton, 81, of Ozark, Arkansas died Tuesday, February 8 in a Fort Smith Hospital. He was a retired self-employed Home Repairman and was also a member of the Altus-Ozark Chapter of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles.
Mr. Morton is survived by his wife Marjorie of the home, 2 daughters; Lorraine Haydon of Indianapolis, IN, Carol Michaelson of Orinda, CA, a stepdaughter Diana Wilson of Ozark, AR, 4 sons; Darrell Morton, Joe Morton, of Page, AZ, David Morton of Greencastle, IN, Aaron Jones of Edmond, OK and a stepson; Michael Royal of Ozark, AR. His mother; Allie Highers of Henderson, TN, two stepbrothers; Alan and David Highers both of Henderson, TN, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive him.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Saturday, February 12th at the home of Diana Wilson in Ozark.
No funeral services are scheduled and there will be no public viewing. Mr. Morton will be cremated and his ashes will be interred at Highland cemetery in Ozark, AR under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren, AR.
William Henry Weeks
William Henry Weeks, 98, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 in his home. He retired as the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Division, flight standards service, of the Federal Aviation Agency. Mr. Weeks was responsible for the development and management of the Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to type, production, and original airworthiness certification of manufacturers" civil aircraft as well as approval of design and manufacturing facilities for replacement or modification parts for installation on type certificated products and modifications needed to convert surplus military aircraft to civilian use. He had over 35 years of experience in the aircraft industry and Government service primarily in the development of and compliance with airworthiness standards.
Mr. Weeks joined the Bureau of Air Commerce, a predecessor agency to the CAA/FAA, as an aeronautical engineer in 1937. After a short tour of duty in Washington, D.C., he went to the Kansas City office of the CAA for 16 years, rising to the position of Chief, Engineering Branch. In 1953, he was transferred to the Washington Headquarter as Chief of the now Engineering and Manufacturing Division. His career in Federal Aviation has spanned an era of great technological advances from the small piston-powered private and transport aircraft through the development of large turbine-powered transports, jet executive aircraft, and to the advent of supersonic transports.
Mr. Weeks graduated from the University of Missouri in 1928 with an A.B. in Physics and Mathematics and received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931. He began his professional engineering career with TWA and prior to entering Federal Service, he was President of Stevenson-Weeks Air Services, Inc., He holds his Pilot and Mechanic Certificates.
In 1957, he was awarded the Order of Merit by the Italian Government for assistance in working out reciprocal certification agreements and in the certification of Italian aircraft. On December 30, 1966 Mr. Weeks retired from the FAA and received the U.S. Governments Meritorious Service Award.
In a December, 1966 article in the FAA Horizons featuring Mr. Weeks, he was credited with the fact that during the time he had been involved with aircraft certification, the Agency had issued approximately 500 type certificates for new aircraft, 200 for new engines and 400 for new propellers. They cited Week's career as extending from the "stick and wire" days of the days of the 30?s to the super-sonic era. His boss, Flight Standards Service Director Clifford Walker, said "Henry has kept in imaginative touch with the changing complexity of aviation by dealing with the concrete issues of technology. He speaks without hesitation because he thoroughly knows his business, yet he maintains an open mind and consistent objectivity." He received perhaps his most meaningful accolades from George Moore, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs when he said "As a pilot, an engineer and an executive, Henry Weeks has a remarkable feel for how aviation moves. His aeronautical baptism came at a time when aviation, too, was in its infancy. In large part, aviation has matured to its present level of safety and reliability because of his single-minded concern for the people aviation serves."
Mr. Weeks was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Kelley Weeks and his daughter Valerie Weeks Scott.
A private graveside service will be held in Kansas City, Missouri at a later date.
Mr. Weeks is survived by his son William H. Weeks, II., of Santa Fe, New Mexico; sister-in-law; Miss Gordon Kelley of Fort Smith, Arkansas; five grandchildren; Julie Weeks, Katherine Weeks, Christopher Weeks, Matthew Scott all of Fort Smith and Emily Scott of San Francisco, California.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Fort Smith Sebastian County Humane Society P.O. Box 10953, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72917.
Daniel McGee
Daniel McGee, 68, of Fort Smith, died February 11, 2005, in the palliative care unit of Peachtree Hospice. He was a retired salesman for McCourt Manufacturing in Fort Smith and a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was born July 23, 1936, in Fort Smith to Jake and Oda Bell McGee. He moved to Los Angeles when he was nine years old and grew up there. He returned to Fort Smith in the early seventies.
Early in his career, he was the parts manager for Western California Admiral Corporation. However, he spent most of his career as a salesman. He was national sales manager of Flintcoat Manufacturing, and later held that same position for Hasty Bake Corporation in Tulsa.
He loved people and had a gift for making people laugh. He will be fondly remembered for his quick wit and quips and will be missed by his loving family and many friends. Despite having much illness and pain the last few years, he never complained nor had a "Why Me"? attitude. He lived with his pain with great courage and dignity.
He is survived by his wife and best friend, Sue: one son, Steve McGee and his wife, Susie; one granddaughter, Tobi McCain and her husband, Ryan; two grandsons, Stephen and Sawyer McGee; and two great grandchildren, Austin and Kaylee McCain all of North Richland Hills, TX; a step daughter, Sandra Henderson and her husband, Mark of Cary, NC; a stepson, Steve Kenney and his wife, Cindy, of Atlanta, GA; step grandson, Kevin Henderson of Fayetteville, AR; a step granddaughter, Jennifer Henderson of Cary, NC; a brother, Charlie McGee and his wife Willie Mae of Fort Smith; a sister, Doris Ford of Fort Smith; niece, Brenda Marks of Springdale; a nephew, David McGee of Lavaca, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian church in Fort Smith at 2:30 PM on Monday, February 14, 2005. The body will be cremated under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith and inurnment will be in the Columbarium on the church grounds following the service.
The family will visit with friends on Sunday at Edwards Funeral Home from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The family requests no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian church, 116 N. 12th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901 or the Humane Society of Sebastian County, P.O. Box 10953, Fort Smith, AR 72917.
David Gene Crockett
David G. Crockett, 67, of Fort Smith passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005 in Fort Smith. He was a retired fork lift operator for Wortz Cracker, and a member of United Pentecostal church.
Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at Woodlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Smith.
He is survived by six sisters: Murriel Haley of Arkoma, Oklahoma; Vona Roberts of Van Buren, Arkansas; Betty Sheppard of Scottsdale, Arizona; Doris Loveall of Hackett, Arkansas; Letha McGrew of Hackett, Arkansas and Sharon Crockett of Hackett, Arkansas; four brothers: Willie Crockett of Fort Smith, Arkansas; Donald Crockett of Greenwood, Arkansas; Jerry Crockett of Hackett, Arkansas; Linnie Crockett of Hackett, Arkansas.
A.H. West
A.H. West, 82, of Mountainburg, Arkansas passed away February 12, 2005 in Fort Smith. He retired from the U.S. Postal service as postmaster after 34 years. He was a master sergeant in U.S. Army during WWII and the Battle of the Bulge. He received a bronze star. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth.
Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2005 at Pope cemetery in Graphic, Arkansas under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
He is survived by one son: Daniel West of Mountainburg, Arkansas; two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Doyle Osburn, Roy F. Osburn, Chase Osburn, Mike Green, Ronnie Beller and Bob Hatley.
Christina Ann Brown
Christina Ann Scamardo Brown, 34, of Fort Smith, died February 13, 2005 in Fort Smith. She was a Homemaker.
She is survived by her children Shane, Nikki, Ashley, and Brieanna all of the home; her parents Joseph Anthony Sr. and Mary Scamardo of Fort Smith; a brother Joseph Anthony Scamardo, Jr. of Rogers, AR; her Paternal Grandparents, Charles T. and June Scamardo of Fort Smith and her Maternal Grandmother Virginia Loris of Roland, OK. She is also survived by two nieces and one nephew along with many extended family. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother Sharon Douthit and her maternal grandfather James Loris.
Rosary will be Tuesday, February 15th at 7:00 PM in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel and the Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, February 16th at 1:00 PM in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Roselawn cemetery of Fort Smith all under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Dusty Smith, Danny Smith, Wade Gilkey, Lance Loris, Tommy Loris, and Dagen Baker.
Mary Reed
Mary Lou Reed, 62, of Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005 in Fort Smith. She was retired from Gerber. She was preceded in death by her husband, David L. Reed.
She is survived by her five children, Dana Gattis of Alma; Lisa Cain of Fort Smith; Perry Reed of Poteau; David Reed of Las Vegas, NV and Justin Reed of Fort Smith; five grandchildren, Ashley and Colton Gattis of Alma, Brandon Gattis of Greenwood, Jessica Reed of Fort Smith and Allison Reed of Poteau.
Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday at Forest Park cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Steve Carter, Jimmy Reed, John Goodwin, Tommy Dickerson, Kevin Rogers and Bob Wilkes.
Garland Wade Hunter
In loving Memory of Garland Wade Hunter"Sonny" Sunset July 17th, 1946 Sunrise February 12th, 2005.
Sonny received Jesus Christ as Lord of his life in 2002. He experienced a miraculous change of life as a result. His hunger to know and serve our Lord grew each day and took priority over anything else in his life. He attended Greenwood Bible College and almost completed a four semester course when his battle with cancer interfered. Until he drew his last breath he expressed his faith in our Savior?s goodness and power. He was a hospital minister and Home Fellowship leader at Harvest Time Tabernacle. He considered his life as a follower of Christ as the most incredibly significant time of his life.
Garland Wade Hunter "Sonny" was born July 17, 1946 in Rudy, Arkansas and he passed away February 12, 2005 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his father Hershal Hunter and father-in-law D.O. Blakely.
Memorial service will be at Harvest Time Tabernacle in Fort Smith, Arkansas Monday, February 14th, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Kemp Holden and Eddie Wilson Officiating. Interment will be in Gracelawn cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
He is survived by his mother Allene Hunter of Van Buren, Arkansas; brothers: James Hunter and wife Carol of Van Buren, Arkansas; Noah Hunter and wife Edith of Van Buren, Arkansas and Harold Hunter and wife Judy of Fort Smith, Arkansas; sisters Sue Hinton of Fort Smith, Arkansas and Rhonda Hanna and husband David of Van Buren, Arkansas; daughters: Cassie Hurst and husband Nathan of Fort Smith, Arkansas; son Brandon Cook of Fort Smith, Arkansas; wife Donna Hunter and her children Henry Hudson and wife Beth of Springdale, Arkansas and LeDawna Whiteside and husband Tom of Fayetteville; Donna's brother Jerry "Bud" Blakely and wife Susan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, mother-in-law Mary Blakely of Tulsa, Oklahoma and four grandchildren Gage and Logan Wilson, Ian Hurst and William Hudson.
Pallbearers will be Mel Tabor, Donny Kelly, Greg White, Charlie Crosswell, Richard Stout and Jerry ?Bud? Blakely.
Honorary pallbearers will be member of Harvest Time Tabernacle Home fellowship, Robert and Shirley Jerrell, Jack and Jo Hughs, James and Juanita Crow, Larry and Bea Burnham, Willie and Farrell Powell and lifelong friends Eddie Coleman and Carroll Satterfield.
The family will visit with friends Monday morning prior to the service from 9:00am-10:00am at Harvest Time Tabernacle.
The family of Sonny Hunter would like to extend their sincere appreciation for the many kind expressions of sympathy extended to them during their bereavement. Thank You
