Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, ArkansasDanny Hall
Danny Floyd Hall of DeWitt died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Essex Funeral Home at DeWitt. Burial will be in Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 808 S. Wood, Stuttgart, Ark. 72160.
James Webster
James Andrew Webster, 20, of Atkins died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005, at Little Rock.
He was born Jan. 12, 1985, in Little Rock. He was a graduate of Atkins High School, an Eagle Scout with the Atkins Troop of Boys Scouts, and a member of the U.S. Army National Guard, Battalion C, 1-206 FA of Dardanelle.
Survivors are his wife, Ronnie T. Webster; a daughter, Gabriella L. Webster of the home; his parents, Wayne and Carrie Webster, and Kelley Chapman of Russellville; three brothers, Jarred Kessinger, Nicholas Pride and Jordan Pride; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Amanda and Chad Sanders, Charlotte Webster, Sarah and Johnny Deal, Candice and Zac Johnson, and Monica Webster, all of Atkins; grandparents, Frank and Barbara Webster of Coco, Fla., and great-grandmother, Dorothy Webster of Benton.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Lemley Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Don Turnipseed officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until service time today.
Peter Bartolomeo
Peter A. Bartolomeo, 76, of Russellville, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at his home.
The son of Vito and Catherine Bartolomeo, he was born Nov. 23, 1928, in New York City, N.Y. He was a retired stock broker.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Jack C. Burdick
Jack Calvin Burdick, 52, of Trujillo-Alto, Puerto Rico, formerly of Atkins, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at his home .
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Shinn Funeral Service.
Joe Vinson
Joe H. Vinson, 77, of Russellville, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005, at Russellville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A son of the late Thomas Harrison and Hettie Merrick Vinson, he was born Sept. 2, 1927, in Conway County. He was the owner and operator of Vinson Electric Supply Co. in Russellville, and was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he had served previously as a Sunday School teacher. He was a retired Major with the Arkansas National Guard with 25 years of service, and was, for several years, a member of the Russellville Planning Commission.
He was a former member of the Lions Club, and had helped form the first Little League baseball teams in Russellville with the Junior Chamber of Commerce. After establishing Vinson Electric Supply he was able to do what he loved to do most - be of service to others. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Paul Humphrey and Leota and Joe Kelly; his brother and sister-in-law, Berwyn and Sue Vinson; and a nephew, David Earl Vinson.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Armour Vinson; a daughter, Penny Vinson of Dardanelle; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Armour Joe and Amanda Vinson of Dardanelle, and Aaron H. Vinson and Tony J. Vinson, both of Russellville; three grandchildren, Meagan Vinson of Fort Smith, Scott Vinson and his companion Katie Curtis, and Shawn Rook and his companion Stephanie Miller, all of Dardanelle; three great-grandchildren, Grady and Wyatt Vinson, and Russell Rook, all of Dardanelle; a niece, Joann Kelly of Pine Bluff; and a nephew, Paul Humphrey of Russellville.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Steve Mosley and Craig Heathcoat. Burial with military honors provided the Rogers-Rye Post 2283 of Veterans of Foreign Wars will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park by Shinn Funeral Service.
Active pallbearers will be Gearl Cooper, Van McAnulty, Harold Humphrey, Bill Heathcoat, and grandsons Scott Vinson and Shawn Rook.
Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of Vinson Electric Supply.
The family will receive friends on from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1200 N. Arkansas Ave., Russellville, Ark. 72801.
Bonnie Sowards
Bonnie Lee Sowards, 78, of Hattieville died Monday, Aug. 22, 2005, at Conway Regional Medical Center at Morrilton.
She was born Jan. 26, 1927, in Huntington, W.Va., to Jake Collins and Minnie Castleman Bargee Wager. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence 'Buddy' Sowards.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn (Kevin) Taylor and Beverly (Keevin) Keys; eight grandchildren, Jennifer, Anne, Ryan, Benjamin, Shaun, Patrick, Kacie and Eric; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Morrilton with President John Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery in Conway by Lemley Funeral Service.
Visitation will be 6-8 tonight.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Morrilton Branch, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, c/o John Hopkins, 40 Mormon Trail, Springfield, Ark. 72157.
Mary Kemp
Mary Lucile Kemp, 83, of Lafayette, Colo., formerly of Russellville, died Feb. 26, 2006, at Lafayette.
She was born July 30, 1922, at Fairfield, Iowa, to John James and Martha Stanefski Burke. She married Howard E. Kemp in 1946 in Fairfield, Iowa. He preceded her in death Feb. 16, 1999. She was a resident of Lafayette since November 2005, previously living in Longmont, Colo.
She was a graduate of Keosaugua High School in Van Buren, Iowa, and attended nursing school. She was secretary at Grace Engineering in Russellville and had farmed with her husband in Van Buren County, Iowa. She was a member of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Longmont, Colo. Mrs. Kemp also enjoyed art.
Survivors include three nieces, Suzanne Faulkner of Lafayette, Colo., Sandra Stump of Libertyville, Iowa, and Pattie Tesnow of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.; and three nephews, Jack Faulkner of Council Bluffs, Iowa, George Harrison of Keosagua, Iowa, and Daniel Harrison of Fairfield, Iowa.
Funeral mass will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Saint John's Catholic Church in Russellville. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the National Cemetery in Fort Smith.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Boulder & Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trail Ridge Drive, Lafayette, Colo. 80026 or Heifer International, P.O. Box 1692, Merrifield, Va. 22116-9861.
Arrangements are by M.P. Murphy & Associates Funeral Directors of Boulder, Colo.
Susie Hottinger
Susie Bernice Hottinger, 89, of Russellville, the widow of Charles Raymond Hottinger, died Friday, March 31, 2006, at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.
A daughter of the late Floyd Ellis and Susie Ruth Eudy Berry, she was born July 25, 1916, in Dover. She was retired from International Shoe Company, and was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Russellville. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jack Ellis Berry.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, W. Ellis and Donna Hottinger of Russellville, and Jerry R. and Sharon Hottinger of Pottsville; a brother and two sisters-in-law, Bill and Laura Berry of Dardanelle, and Elaine Berry of Dover; six grandchildren, Charles (Rusty) Hottinger of Russellville, Kevin Hottinger of Dardanelle, April Walker of Lindale, Texas, Heather Winesberg of Springdale, Christopher Hottinger of Fayetteville, and Shelley Jones of Dardanelle; seven great-grandchildren, Hunter Hottinger of Dardanelle, Blakeley and Hailey Walker, both of Lindale, Texas, Griffin and Samuel Winesberg, both of Springdale, Justin Jones of Russellville, and Chelsea Jones of Russellville; and a great-great-grandson, Chance Allen of Russellville.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Shinn Chapel officiated by Dr. Steve Moseley. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park by Shinn Funeral Service.
Active pallbearers will be W. Ellis Hottinger, Jerry R. Hottinger, Charles (Rusty) Hottinger, Kevin Hottinger, Christopher Hottinger, Scott Walker, Richard Winesberg and Stan Berry.
Memorials may be made to the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 1200 North Arkansas Avenue, Russellville, Ark. 72801.
The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. this afternoon at the funeral home.
