Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
William T. Green
William T. (Bill) Green, 74, of Clarksville died Monday, July 10, 2000.
He was a member of the Hays Chapel Methodist Church, retired from the U. S. Navy, lifetime member of the VFW and the American Legion, and son of the late William A. and Oma Lee Whitley Green.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bernice Ewing Green; one sister, Vesta Lee Sullivan of Tulsa, Okla.; and one brother, Allen Green of Colorado.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Roller-Cox Chapel with burial in Lamar cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Gattis, Alex Choate, Jeremy Haynes, Jim Crowder, William Cotton, Gary Perry, and Leon Peden.
Argus Lee Childers
Argus Lee Childers, 65, of Lamar died Sunday, July 2, 2000, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Lamar, son of the late Claude and Macie Selby Childers, 1952 graduate of Lamar High School, Army veteran of the Korean War, member of the labor union, and was preceded in death by one brother, Wayne Childers.
He is survived by four sisters, Helen Bouchard of Clarksville, Susie Francis of Orlando, Fla., Gail Neuman of Van Buren, and Donna Jackson of Alma; and five brothers, Kenneth Childers of Clarksville, Carl Childers of Richmond, Calif., William Childers of Van Buren, and James Childers and Duane Childers, both of Lamar.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Thomas Chenowith officiating. Burial will be in Lamar cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Campbell, John Buffington, Selby Brown, Glen Chavers, Larry Selby, and David Clayborn.
Mrs. Bobbye A. Elkins
Funeral for Mrs. Bobbye A. Elkins, 70, of Van Buren who died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in a nursing home, was at 10 a.m. Monday, July 3, at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren. Burial was in Harmony cemetery north of Clarksville.
Pallbearers were Johnny Hardcastle, Kevin Hardcastle, Wally Titsworth, David Lassiter, Jeff Resimont, and Ray Titsworth.
She was a Methodist and a retired food supervisor for the Van Buren Public Schools.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Elkins; two sons, Tim Elkins and Mark Elkins, both of Van Buren; one sister, Vivian Bacom of Monroe, N. C.; and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Pearl Yarbrough
Mrs. Pearl M. Yarbrough, 88, of Clarksville died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Shaffer Nursing Home in Ozark.
She was a native of Madison County, daughter of the late Ewing I. and Myrtle Whorton Stamps, a Baptist, and was preceded in death by one sister, Anna Phillips; and two brothers, Earl Stamps and Paul Stamps.
She is survived by her husband, Tom Yarbrough; four daughters and sons-in-law, Aleta and David Mullins of Texarkana, Olene and Ken Angle of St. Louis, Mo., and Sharon and Ron Hicks and Loeta and Tommy Venable, all of Oklahoma City, Okla.; five sons and daughters-in-law, Cletus and Barbara Yarbrough of Winston, Ore., Curtis and Earleene Yarbrough of Dover, Clois and Erma Yarbrough of Dover, Okla., and Olen and Johnnie Yarbrough and Jerry and Lucy Yarbrough, all of Clarksville; three sisters, Dorothy Tuck and Lorene Acord, both of Brawley, Calif., and Irene Houston of Clarksville; three brothers, Claude Stamps of Brawley, Calif., E. J. Stamps of Woodland, Calif., and Clinton Stamps of Vallejo, Calif.; 31 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Larry Willis officiating. Burial will be in Sherman cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Levi Willis, John Magby, Carroll Sherrell, Mike Jacobs, Tommy Warren, Phillip Tedford, and Ken Smithee.
Mrs. Rosemary Erlandson
Mrs. Rosemary Shelton Erlandson, 61, of Clarksville died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at her home.
She was a native of Columbia, Tenn., former resident of Little Rock, attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, was the widow of Ray S. Erlandson Jr., and a former resident of Texas, where she owned and operated an antique business. In 1985, she retired and moved to Clarksville where she was a member of the Clarksville Country Club, Ladies Golf Association, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and First United Methodist Church where she was active in the Grace Circle and Meals on Wheels program.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Laura and Tom Anderson of Martinez, Calif., and Lynda and Davy Gray of Spiro, Okla.; one son and daughter-in-law, Marcus and Elizabeth Bjorklund of Landcaster, Calif.; one brother, Cecil Byron Shelton Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two grandchildren, Kendall Anderson of Martinez, Calif., and Shayd Gray of Spiro, Okla.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at Oakland cemetery with Rev. Lowell Eaton officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 902 North University, Little Rock, AR 72207.
Mrs. Verna L. Bynum
Mrs. Verna L. Bynum, 85, of Van Buren died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Van Buren.
She was a native of Clarksville, daughter of the late William P. and Laura Taylor Self, and a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church in North Little Rock.
She is survived by two daughters, Hope Diffee of Maumelle and Sue Gill of Van Buren; and four grandchildren, Amber Laura Gill of Van Buren, John Wesley Noble of Maumelle, and Scott Diffee and Mark Diffee, both of Little Rock.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bryan Smith officiating. Burial was in Oakland cemetery.
Pallbearers were Raymond Laster, George Brown, Bill Coulter, Ralph Bynum, Eddie Diffee, and John Wesley Noble.
Vance V. Caldwell
Vance V. Caldwell, 73, of Clarksville died Friday, June 30, 2000, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Hot Springs, he was a son of the late Emerson and Ella Kenner Caldwell, member of Mountain Valley Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Army veteran of World War II, and a retired Reynolds Metal Company employee.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nelda Dunlap Caldwell; two daugh-
ters, Dana Anglin of Clarksville and Sheila Lambert of Benton; one son, Mike Caldwell of Clarksville; and seven grandchildren, Matthew Caldwell, Lucas Caldwell, Leigha Young and Tessa Anglin, all of Clarksville, and Robyn Calley, Tyler Lambert and Cody Green, all of Benton.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Monday, July 3, at the Mount Vernon cemetery with Rev. Curtis Stillwell officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hard-
wicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Roy Caldwell, Archie Nelson, Kenneth Caldwell, Matthew Caldwell, Lucas Caldwell, Tyler Lambert, and Cody Green.
Mrs. Geraldine Pechoski
Mrs. Geraldine McCoy Pechoski, 58, of Lamar died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at her home.
A native of Little Rock, she was a daughter of the late Bud McCoy, widow of Ed Pechoski, former resident of North Little Rock, and assisted with Vacation Bible Schools.
She is survived by one son, Robert Gubanski of Lamar; four daughters, Karen Nichols of Knoxville, Cheryl Nichols of Hagarville, Amy Owen of Lamar, and Kay McGraw of Hamilton, Ohio; mother, Alice Ruth Markham McCoy of Russellville; one sister, Kathryn Greer of Dover; one brother, Charles David McCoy of Pensacola, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at the Pechoski home in Lamar with Pastor Darren Richardson officiating. Burial was in Cedar Creek cemetery at Jerusalem under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service of Russellville.
The body was cremated.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a hospice program of the donor's choice.
Mrs. Juanita Mullings
Graveside services and burial for Mrs. Juanita Mullings of Denmark, S. C., formerly of Knoxville, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2000, at the Knoxville cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 30, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
She was a daughter of the late Howard and Nellie Jane Howell Alexander, widow of Ben Mullings, and a retired juvenile facility supervisor.
She is survived by one daughter, Charlotte Ann Crowell of Denmark, S. C.; three sons, Joe Lynn Mullings of Seeley, Calif., Cordell Ben Mullings of Waddell, Ariz., and Nicky Leon Mullings of Lamar; five sisters, Lanova Skidmore of Hobbs, N. M., Carmen Fields of Victorville, Calif., Wanda Dyer of Ackerley, Texas, Rossie Mobley of Carlsbad, N. M., and Eloise Agnew of Stockton, Calif.; one brother, J. L. Alexander of Clovis, N. M.; eight grandchildren, Bryant Mullings, Kevin Mullings, Pamela Collins, Danette Bellmer, Christopher Mullings, James Crowell, Ryan Mullings, and Nicole Mullings; and seven great-grandchildren, Benjamin Mullings, David Collins, Grave Bellmer, Lee Bellmer, Nathan Collins, Abigail Bellmer, and Dylan Crowell.
