Mollie Mae Webb, 69, of Ozone died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday at Roller-Cox Funeral Home, Clarksville, with burial at Salus Cemetery at Salus.
Wera "Mickey" Doss, 68, of Ozark died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, in a Fort Smith nursing home. She was a homemaker, a retired business owner and member of Freedom of Faith Tabernacle. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Freedom of Faith Tabernacle, with burial at Mt. View Cemetery, under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Arkansas Affiliate, 11500 North Rodney Parham, Executive Building, Suite 19 and 20, Little Rock, AR 72212.
Floyd Russell Mills, 83, of Clarksville died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at Johnson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army, having received the World War II Victory Ribbons, the Good Conduct Medal, the EAME Theatre Ribbon, two Bronze Stars and the Army of Occupation Ribbon in Germany. He was a member of the Spadra Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Roller-Cox Funeral Home, Clarksville, with burial at Ware Cemetery with military honors. The family will visit with friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clarksville Senior Citizens Center.
Herbert "Hutch" Hutchins, 86, of Charleston died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, in Fort Smith. A retired funeral director with Smith Mortuary of Charleston, he served in the Pacific Theatre with the U.S. Army during World War II and was a former commander of the Charleston American Legion and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Mortuary Chapel, Charleston, with burial at Garden of Memories.
Bennie D. Blanscet, 76, of Altus died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at his home. He was a retired chemical operator for Diamond Shamrock with 35 years of service, a 32nd Degree Mason with Deer Park, Texas, Lodge No. 1362 and a ham radio operator (call #WA5QGV). He built and repaired radios and was a general aviator and horseman. Graveside services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Blanscet Cemetery, Altus, under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mildred Kathleen Bramlett, 86, of Fort Smith died Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, in Fort Smith. Born at Charleston, she was a retired employee of Banner Accounts, a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church and the widow of Carl Bramlett. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lewis Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith, with burial at Forest Park Cemetery.
Herbert O. Bourland, 74, of Central, S.C., formerly of Mulberry, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, at Central. He attended Arkansas Polytechnic College in Russellville, was retired from the Air Force, having served during the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was retired from the post office in Las Vegas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ella. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Cemetery in Mulberry, under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Judy Clevenger O'Neal, 58, of Fort Smith died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, in her home. She was a member of Bluff Avenue Baptist Church. Local survivors include a son, Jason O'Neal of Charleston. Private family committal was at 10 a.m. Monday at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Charleston, under the direction of Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith. Funeral services followed at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Branch.
Jeanie Appleberry Watson, 60, of Ozark died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. She taught at Woodland Junior High in Fayetteville upon graduation from the University of Arkansas, then moved to Ozark where she taught at Ozark Junior High School for four years. In 1980, she took a teaching job at Cass Job Corps and remained there until her retirement in December 2004. She was a member of Ozark First United Methodist Church and completed the Stephen Ministries program in Fort Smith. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel, burial was at Highland Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ozark First United Methodist Church TV Ministries, 503 W. Commercial, Ozark, AR 72949.
Gene Finney, 67, of Paris died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was retired and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Helen Schouweiler. Local survivors include a daughter, Timi Finney of Altus. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Paris, with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Paris. Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to assist with funeral expenses.
David Braxton Goins, infant son of Marty and David Goins of Alma, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, in his home. Local survivors include his grandparents, Sue and John Foster and great-grandfather, Henry McCollum, all of Mulberry. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Roselawn Cemetery, Fort Smith. Memorial contributions may be made to the CDLS-USA Foundation, 302 W. Main St., No. 100, Avon, CT 06001; or c/o Bank of the Ozarks, Account No. 2008002202.
Pauline McCartney, 66, of Ozark died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial. She was a sanitation worker at Cargill. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Monday at Oak Grove Cemetery. Burial was under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
Vera Christine Magby, 91, of Charleston died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, in Fort Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Branch Assembly of God Church. Burial will be at Morgan Hill Cemetery, southwest of Ozark, under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston.
Lorene Stover McClain, 82, of Denning died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial. She was a retired Tyson employee and the widow of Rudolph McClain. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Friendship Cemetery at Springdale.
Ismael Q. Cantu, 78, of Premont, Texas, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at his home. He was a water well driller for many years before his retirement. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Maximiliano Garcia. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Howard Williams Turcotte Funeral Home in Falfurrias, Texas. Funeral mass was recited at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, with burial at Premont Cemetery. Attending from Ozark were his sister, Rita Howard, and his niece, Jodie Hayes.
A.D. Childers, 80, of North Little Rock, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005. Born at Alix, he served his country in the United States Air Force during WWII, and retired with the rank of Master Sergeant. He served then in the Civil Service for 10 years and retired in 1974.
Kenneth Dale McGuire, 44, of Ozone died Monday, March 7, 2005, in an accident in Ozone. He was preceded in death by a brother, Doyle McGuire. Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Patterson Springs Cemetery, Oark, with burial under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home of Clarksville.
Annette Harman, 44, of Fort Smith died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in a Fort Smith hospital. Local survivors include a daughter, Misty Nelson, and a son, Ronald Nelson, both of Mulberry. Memorial services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Tabernacle, Fort Smith, under the direction of Putman Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852.
Harold A. Stafford, 81, of Charleston, a native of Detroit, Mich., died Saturday, March 5, 2005. He was a retired truck driver, an Army veteran, a member of First United Methodist Church in Charleston and a board member of the Franklin County Senior Citizens. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church in Charleston. Burial was at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, with arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Western Arkansas Chapter, 320 N. Greenwood Ave., Fort Smith, AR 72901.
Paul Wallace Bowlin, 77, of Fort Smith, formerly of Mulberry, died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in his home. He was a retired farmer, a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church, the Crawford County Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Soybean Association and a former member of the board of directors of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ocker Funeral Home Chapel in Van Buren, with burial at New Cemetery in Mulberry.
Blanche R. Caton, 85, of Lavaca died Sunday, March 6, 2005, in Fort Smith. She was the widow of Loyd Caton and was a member of the Central Free Will Baptist Church and the Lavaca Senior Citizens Center. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Smith Mortuary Chapel, Charleston, with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Glenn W. Webb, 79, of Gallatin, Tenn., formerly of Ozark, died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in a Gallatin hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Helen Webb. A World War II veteran, he served in North Africa and Europe from 1942-1945 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a retired school teacher and principal and worked for 15 years with the Department of the Interior with the Job Corps program. After retiring from Job Corps, he was a salesman for Cunningham-Nelson Chevrolet in Ozark. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery, under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
Sammie E. Leaver, 80, of Ozark died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Ozark Nursing Home. A lifelong resident of the Ozark area, he was preceded in death by his wife, Norma. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery. Burial was under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
