Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Milton Magar
RUSSELLVILLE - Milton E. Magar, 57, of Russellville, formerly of Batesville, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004 at a Little Rock hospital. Born Sept, 8, 1947 in Batesville, he was the son of Alfred and Edith White Magar. He married Sandra Whitted on Oct. 14, 1967 at Lawton, Okla. He was a reti...
Herbert Nicholson
ASH FLAT - Herbert C. Nicholson, 95, of Ash Flat died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, in an Ash Flat nursing home.
Herbert Nicholson
ASH FLAT - Herbert C. Nicholson, 95, of Ash Flat died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, in an Ash Flat nursing home.
Darlene Haxton
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Darlene Garcia Haxton, 48, of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Imboden, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at her home.
Sarah Brown
EMPORIA, Kan. - Sarah Frances Brown, 100, of Emporia, Kan., died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in an Emporia hospital.
Doyle Harris
WICHITA, Kan. - Doyle Gene Harris, 65, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Pleasant Plains, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, in Kansas.
Woodrow McCord
EVENING SHADE - Woodrow Wilson McCord, 92, of Evening Shade died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at his home.
Shirley Kelley
FRANKLIN - Shirley B. Kelley, 76, of Franklin died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, in a Melbourne nursing and rehabilitation center.
Ronald Morgan
MELBOURNE - Ronald Leroy Morgan, 45, of Melbourne died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, near Broken Bow, Okla.
Clifton Taylor
EVENING SHADE - Clifton Taylor, 71, of Evening Shade died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at his home.
Henrietta Meeks
NEWPORT - Henrietta Elizabeth Meeks, 75, of Newport, formerly of the Union Hill community, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, in Newport.
George Schmidt
FLORAL - George Christian "Uncle Pete" Schmidt Jr., 83, of Floral died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at his home.
Floyd Stahly
CAVE CITY - Floyd Stahly, 87, of Cave City died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at his home.
Angel Grizzle
NEWPORT - Angel Lorene Grizzle, newborn daughter of Jonathan Clay and Amanda May Brown Grizzle of Newport, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, in a Newport Hospital.
Jordan Faulkner
NEWPORT - Jordan Ernest Faulkner, newborn son of Jeremy Ernest Faulkner and Lydia Marie Willis Faulkner of Newport, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, in a Newport hospital.
Lee Roy Engle
SIDNEY - Lee Roy Engle, 62, of Sidney died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, in a Batesville hospital.
Ricky Thomas
Ricky Lee Thomas, 51, of Batesville died on an undetermined date at his home.
Violet Driskill
NEWPORT - Violet L. Driskill, 91, of Newport died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, in Newport.
Dorothy Armstrong
WICHITA, Kan. - Dorothy Armstrong, 84, of Wichita, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005.
Frankie Simmons
Frankie L. Simmons, 93, of Batesville died today, Feb. 7, 2005, in a Batesville nursing home.
Billy Ford
WICHITA, Kan. - Billy Ford, 77, of Wichita, Kan., died Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Wichita.
Martha Strother
RUSSELLVILLE - Martha Leona Wilds Strother, 87, of Russellville died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, in Russellville.
Slick Bray
MOUNT PLEASANT - Reed “Slick” Bray, 81, of Mount Pleasant died today, April 21, 2006, in a Batesville hospital.
Harold Rogers
EVENING SHADE - Harold Dean Rogers, 65, of Evening Shade died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at his home.
Ashley Tosh
Ashley Tosh, 17, of Batesville died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, in Batesville.
Lois Loy
PLEASANT PLAINS - Lois Harriet Marie Milligan Loy, 91, of Pleasant Plains died Monday, May 15, 2006, in Batesville.
Lester Harris
March 27, 2009
Lester Harris, 89, of Batesville died Thursday, March 26, 2009, in a Batesville hospital.
Born May 30, 1919, in Aleab, Texas, he was the son of Bud and Ida Driskill Harris. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, where he drove tanks. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Post No. 114 and enjoyed fishing, yard work and visiting.
Larry Olson
MOUNTAIN HOME - Larry Wayne Olson, 51, of Mountain Home died Sunday, March 22, 2009, in Mountain Home.
Born April 11, 1957, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, he was the son of Arnold and Mildred Cornell Olson. He worked as an insurance salesman. He had lived in Mountain Home since 1978, moving from Amboy, Minn. He was an active member of his church.
Catherine Sandy
LOCUST GROVE - Catherine Sandy, 80, of Locust Grove died today, March 27, 2009, in a Batesville hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville with Steve Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Egner Cemetery in Salado.
Pallbearers will be Doug Waugh, Greg Waugh, Bruce Winston II, Bobby Thompson and Don Clem.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Bernice Dodd
Bertha Bernice Dodd, 81, of Batesville died Thursday, March 26, 2009.
Born March 20, 1928, in Batesville, she was the daughter of Peter and Ruth Brown Grooms. She was a member of White Drive Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Tom Dodd of Batesville; a daughter, Pamela Murdock of Weatherford, Texas; a brother, Henry Grooms of Batesville; two sisters, Lois McMillan and Eula Croft, both of Batesville; four grandchildren, Adam Dodd, Ashley Dodd, Tracie Murdock and Kim Murdock; and a great-grandchild, Lauren Richards.
Elmer Wade
Elmer Ray Wade, 64, of Batesville died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his home.
Born Aug. 13, 1944, in Izard County, he was the son of William Warren Wade and Avanell Irene Smith Wade. He was retired from Hipp Lumber Company and was a member of Allen Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
Dexter Johnson
MOUNT PLEASANT - Thomas Dexter Johnson, 51, of Mount Pleasant died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in Melbourne.
Born April 29, 1957, in Batesville, he was the son of George Arnett Johnson and Vernie Caraway Johnson. He was united in marriage to Imogene Jones on Aug. 28, 1997, in Jonesboro. He was a self-employed truck driver and was of the Baptist faith.
Lester Harris
Lester Harris, 89, of Batesville died today, March 26, 2009.
Arrangements will be announced by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Charles Mitchell
Charles Mitchell, 79, of Batesville died Monday, March 23, 2009, in a Batesville hospital.
Born Aug. 7, 1929, in Limedale, he was the son of Ralph and Ruth Mitchell. He was a retired truck driver and was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Mitchell; three sons, Alan Mitchell of Laverne, Calif., and Bill Mitchell and Mike Mitchell, both of Batesville; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Jimmy Millspaugh
SULPHUR ROCK - Jimmy Millspaugh, 75, of Sulphur Rock died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in a Little Rock hospital.
Born Jan. 4, 1934, in Batesville, he was the son of Arvil and Mary Milligan Millspaugh. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired painter and was of the Christian faith.
Charles Mitchell
Charles Mitchell, 79, of Batesville died Monday, March 23, 2009, in a Batesville hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Willis Funeral Service of Batesville.
Ruth Cole
June 8, 2009
PHOENIX - Ruth N. Cole, 89, of Phoenix died May 28, 2009.
She was a member of Eastside Church of Christ in Phoenix.
Survivors include two daughters, Lynda Willis of Glendale, Ariz., and Patricia White of Phoenix; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Walter Pascoe Cole.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Springs Cemetery in Newark.
Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Jackson’s Newark Funeral Home.
Talmage Smithee
Talmage Smithee, 91, of Batesville died Sunday, June 7, 2009, in a Batesville nursing home.
Born Jan. 23, 1918, at Shelbyville, he was the son of Lee and Louie Norris Smithee. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. He was the owner of Smithee Service and Repair and was a member of 20th Street Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville.
Mary Heyde
CORD - Mary Virginia Heyde, 58, of Cord died Friday, June 5, 2009, in a Jonesboro hospital.
Born May 9, 1951, in Cleveland, she was the daughter of William and Virginia Akins Schwab. She was a retired assembly worker for White-Rodgers Company in Batesville. She was a member of Oak Ridge United Methodist Church.
