Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Mrs. Lois E. Summers
Mrs. Lois Elizabeth Summers, 89, of Clarksville died Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Dora Smith Wilson, widow of Earnest Summers, retired postmaster, and charter member of Oakland Street Church.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and William Fales of Clarksville; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three nieces; and three nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial was in Oakland cemetery.
Pallbearers were Todd Fales, Gary Fales, Paul Hubbard, Donny Hubbard, Anthony Hubbard, and David Ashmore.
Mrs. Mary Graves
Mrs. Mary (Glynn) Graves, 84, of Tulsa, Okla., died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999.
A native of Lamar, she was a daughter of the late John and Josephine Horn Overbey, and member of the First United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Okla.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Graves; one daughter, Mary Jo Bridges, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, all of Tulsa, Okla.; and two sisters, Maude Looper and Edna Wheeler, both of Arkansas.
Funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Lamar cemetery under the direction of Moore's Eastlawn Chapel in Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. Ruth L. Adams
Mrs. Ruth L. Adams, 82, of Manhattan, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999, in the Wharton Manor Nursing Home in Manhattan, Kan.
A native of Rosetta, she was a daughter of the late Brady H. and Cordelia Hignite Mooney, former resident of the Salus and Ozone areas, where she attended school, and Houston, Texas, where she resided for a short time prior to moving to Manhattan, Kan., in 1947. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a lifetime member of the Pearce-Keller American Post No. 17 Auxiliary, both of Manhattan, Kan., a Union Bus Depot employee in Manhattan, Kan., from 1961-74 and later at Kansas State University until she retired in 1978.
Survivors include one brother, James Harvey Mooney of Clarksville; one sister, Edith Carpenter of Ozark; two nephews, Leonard W. Carpenter and Lawrence H. Mooney; three great-nieces; one great-nephew; and one great-great-nephew.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. R. C. McConnell officiating. Burial will be in Sunrise cemetery in Manhattan, Kan., under the direction of Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church or the National Osteoporosis Foundation, % Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, 1317 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
Raymond Clark
Raymond Clark of Tulsa, Okla., died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999.
He was a former resident of the Spadra Community where he was reared by his adopted parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Otis Clark. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Louise Edward Clark, one son, Steven Montel, and one brother, Everett Gash.
Survivors are one grandson, Steven of Bandon, Ore.; two sisters, Opal Gash of Clarksville and Mrs. Leroy Turner of Owasso, Okla.; two nieces, Wilma Richardson of Clarksville and Bonnie Brooks of Corpus Christi, Texas; and one nephew, Bobby John Turner of San Jose, Calif.
Funeral was at Moores South Lawn Chapel with burial at Memorial Park cemetery in Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. Louise Callahan
Mrs. Louise Minney Callahan, 57, of Batson died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at her home.
She was a native of Sikeston, Mo., graduate of Gray Ridge, Mo., high school and Ozark School of Nursing, retired nurse from Tyson Foods, member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and was preceded in death by her father, Roy Carter, and one daughter, Deborah Minney.
Survivors include her husband, J. D. Callahan; two daughters, Dianne Gammill of Fort Smith and Donna Tatum of Clarksville; one son, Vernon Minney of Muldrow, Okla.; mother, Dorothy Carter of Clarksville; two stepsons, Robert Mark Callahan of Ratcliff and Michael Craig Callahan of Vista; four stepdaughters, Aleta Holman of Batson, Tina Cowell of Ozone, Darlene Schouweiler of Paris and Julia Gonzalez of Clarksville; three brothers, James Carter of Coal Hill, Roger Carter of East St. Louis, Ill., and Robert Carter of St. Charles, Mo.; four grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dick Allison officiating. Burial will be in Lamar cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Larry Sampley, Stan Cowell, Rocky Holman, Doug Gammill, Paulino Gonzalez and Nick Schouweiler.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Carter, Roger Carter, Randy Callahan, Jeff Callahan, and James Carter.
Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Mrs. Violet Mae Skaggs
Mrs. Violet Mae Skaggs of Clarksville died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Kansas, daughter of the late Virgil and Edna Gordon Snodgrass, graduate of Clarksville High School, member of the First United Methodist Church and a retired telephone operator.
Survivors include her husband, Denver Skaggs; one daughter, Aleta D. Reele of Gastonia, N. C.; one son, Thomas D. Ferguson of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; one sister, Margaret Berdene Bradley of Durant, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lowell Eaton officiating and burial will be in Ozone.
Carl H. Roden
Carl H. Roden, 69, of Knoxville died Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a licensed master mechanic, Army veteran, and son of the late Louis Otto and Hallie Bell Simpson Roden.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lois Fordahl Roden; four sons, Lee Roden of North Charlotte, S. C., Roy Roden and Dan Roden, both of Knoxville, and Guy Roden of Fort Irwin, Calif.; three sisters, Louise Yates of Denver, Colo., Leila Knox of Clay Center, Kan., and June Porter of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two brothers, Louis Roden of Grand Junction, Colo., and August Roden of Eldorado, Texas; one grandson, Brandon Roden of Fort Irwin, Calif.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Countryside Manor Nursing Home Activities Fund, P. O. Box 579, Lamar, AR 72846.
Edgar Lee Gipson
Edgar Lee Gipson, 72, of Fayetteville died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999, at his home.
He was a native of Hartman, son of the late Albert and Mary Elizabeth Riley Gipson, barber for 18 years and retired from Kawneer after 17 years, veteran and Purple Heart recipient of the Korean War, Baptist, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Chester Gipson and Ralph Gipson of Clarksville.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Artie Earnestine Gipson; one daughter, Susan Elizabeth Maurer of Greenburg, S. C.; one stepson, Garry Dale Phipps of Springdale; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Drew (Phillis Carol) Whitlow; two granddaughters; three step granddaughters; one step-grandson; two great-grandsons; three sisters, Florence McGeath of Fort Smith, Alvena Graves of Longview, Texas, and Vinnie Maroney of Malvern; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale with Paul Woodhouse officiating. Burial was in Friendship cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Alfred Stamps, Garry Phipps, Todd Baker, Bob Dyke, Allen Ditmore, and John Chandler Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were O. C. Mowery, J. D. Snow, Steven Burgess, Jimmy Morris, Henry Stamps, and Robert Gipson.
Mrs. Edith P. Loften
Mrs. Edith Pierce Loften, 79, of Clarksville died Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
She was a native of Mt. Levi and daughter of the late Frank and Rosetta Stone Pierce.
She is survived by one daughter, Lois Trusty of North Little Rock; one sister, Hazel Snider of Eureka Springs; two grandchildren, Kim Holmesley of Clarksville and Shaun Trusty of Ohio; and three great-grandchildren, Jill Holmesley, Steve Holmesley, and Gale Holmesley, all of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jack McDowell officiating. Burial was in Oakland cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joe Holmesley, Johnny Marlow, Kenny Jinkens, Jason Jinkens, Ron Franklin, and Mark Jinkens.
