A memorial and rosary service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Altus for Father John Walbe who died Jan. 13, 1999, at the Subiaco Abbey Health Center,
Father Hilary Filiatreau will officiate at the service at which time the public is invited to attend
Quinton Lee Clarke
Quinton Lee Clarke, infant son of Kelly and Troy Clarke of Page, Ariz., was born and died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999.
Other survivors include one brother, Cameron Clarke of the home; maternal grandparents, Randy and Carolyn Hendrix of Page, Ariz.; maternal great-grandparents, Albert and Alice Hendrix of Lamar and Vera McClaine of Lamar; paternal grandparents, Randall and Lynn Clarke of Page, Ariz.; paternal great-grandparents, Gladys and David Parce of Mitchel, S. D., and Sandy and Tom Milroy of Yankton, S. D.; and one aunt, Shannon Hendrix of Phoenix, Ariz.
Memorial services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Camelback Sunset Chapel in Phoenix, Ariz.
The body was cremated.
Mrs. Syble D. Kinney
Mrs. Syble Dulene Kinney, 81, of Bryant died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999, in Bryant.
She was a native of Hartman, daughter of the late Carl and Gladys Evans, retired school employee, member of the First United Methodist Church of Bryant, and was preceded in death by one sister, Allene Douthit.
Survivors include her husband, Neil Kinney; one son, Gary Kinney of Midway; one daughter, Gail Blevins of Little Rock; and six grandchildren, Dana Kinney, Vanessa Kinney, Jesse Kinney, Moriah Blevins, Mathew Blevins, and Abigail Blevins.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the First United Methodist Church in Bryant with Rev. Bud Reeves officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland cemetery at Clarksville under the direction of Ashby Funeral Home of Bryant.
Willene Foley
Willene Foley, 55, of Van Buren, sister of Patricia Meeler and Susie Richard of Coal Hill, died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at her home.
She was a native of Altus, daughter of the late Johnny and Emogene Rowland Jones, and a member of the New Vision Worship Center.
Survivors include her husband, Gene; three daughters, Tamara Mills and Debra David, both of Van Buren, and Darla Sisney of Kibler; one son, Brian of Van Buren, one other sister, Velma Darrow of Kibler; two brothers, Johnny (Buster) Jones and Alan (Junior) Jones, both of Van Buren, and three grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with Rev. Edwin Kidd and Rev. Joe Fonville officiating. Burial was at Gill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Larry Black, Eric Black, Gary Black, Steven Black, Brian Foley, and Phillip Roam.
Condrey B. Swindell
Condrey B. Swindell, 81, of Rogers, father of Benny Swindell of Centerton, formerly of Clarksville, died Friday, Feb. 6, 1999, at St. Mary Hospital in Rogers.
He was a native of Granby, Mo., son of the late Walter and Rhoda Bradbury Swindell, and a member of Temple Baptist Church in Rogers where he served as a deacon. He owned and operated the Swindell Feed Mill in Centerton during the 1950s-60s, the Gravette Western Auto Store during the 1960s-70s, and the Benton County Real Estate of Gravette during the 1970s-80s.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Leota Mason Swindell; one other son, Dr. William G. Swindell of Rogers; two sisters, Mildred Wasson of Tulsa, Okla., and Lou Ann Carver of Adair, Okla.; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one niece; and one nephew.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Temple Baptist Church in Rogers with Rev. Ron Fields officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Ceme-
tery in Hiawassi under the direction of Callison-Lough Funeral Service of Bentonville.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Baptist Church in Rogers or the Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Hiawassi.
Mrs. Golda Faye Vire
Mrs. Golda Faye Vire, 62, of Ozark died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1999, at her home.
She was a Baptist and daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Otha Emaline Pipkins Wyers.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon H. Vire; two daughters and one son-in-law, Kara and Bill Dye of Pipe Creek, Texas, and Judy Goekler of Southlake, Texas; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Ellen Vire of Water Valley, Miss.; two sisters, Betty Jo Miller of Little Rock and Patty Wyers of Ozark; three brothers, Daniel Wyers of Jasper, Arnold Wyers of Akron, Ohio, and Ralph Wyers of Ozark; and two sisters-in-law, Aileen Terry of Clarksville and Jewell Pack of Springdale.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial was in Patterson Springs cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Earl Wyers, Clifford Wyers, Billy Wyers, Gene Vire, Dallas Vire, and Charles Lee Reed.
Honorary pallbearers were Leon Boen, Raymond Wyers, Denton Vire, Charles Clyde Hammonds, and Delmer Hignite.
Gary I. Whitten
Gary I. Whitten, 48, of Clarksville died Monday, Feb. 8, 1999, at his home.
He was a native of Roby, Texas, former resident of Crossett, son of the late Iva Whitten, and retired Georgia Pacific Paper Company employee.
He is survived by three daughters, Lara Shook of Little Rock, Nikki Kelley of Russellville, and Samantha Whitten of Clarksville; mother, Dovie Carter of Crossett; one sister, Ann Bonnette of Monroe, La.; two brothers, Jerry Whitten of Bastrop, La., and Jimi Whitten of Leavenworth, Kan.; and one grandchild, Hannah Kelley of Russellville.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Jones Funeral Home Chapel in Crossett. Burial will be in
Crossroads cemetery at Crossett with local arrangements under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Mrs. Inez N. Willey
Mrs. Inez N. Willey, 84, of Waterford, Mich., formerly of Johnson County, died Friday, Feb. 5, 1999, at her home.
She was a member of the Church of Christ, daughter of the late Frank T. and Mary E. Breedlove Moore, and widow of Walter Bean and Suel E. Willey.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Ann Morris of Waterford, Mich.; two sons, Norman F. Bean of Mountain Home and Jimmy W. Bean of Fayetteville; one sister, Ila Mae Selby of Richmond, Calif.; one brother, Ancil Moore of Crockett, Calif.; ten grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Mitchel Bean officiating. Burial was in Mt. Airy cemetery.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Lee B. Brooks
Lee B. Brooks, 81, of Fort Smith, father of Bernadine England of Clarksville, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999.
He was a retired welder for ESCO in Portland, Ore., member of the Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II where he received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on July 4, 1994, in St. Clair France during the Normany Campaign. He also received the EAME Theatre ribbon, Good Conduct ribbon, World War II Victory ribbon and the American Theatre ribbon. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Eula Stanford.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lennie O. Brooks; three other daughters, Cheryl Borts of Beaverton, Ore., Chris Sandblast of Woodland, Wash., and Shirley Benning of Fort Smith; two sons, Lee B. Brooks Jr. of LaCenter, Wash., and Dennis Breeling of Portland, Ore.; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Bend, Ore.
