Obituaries & Death Notices
Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Fayetteville
Jennifer Ruth Hendrix, 32, of Fayetteville died Monday, July 14, 2008. She was born March 9, 1976, in Fayetteville to Ellen and Christopher Shirley. She attended and graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1995. She then attended and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor's degree in social work. She worked at the Ozarks Guidance Center in the field of social work. Sur vivors include her husband, Wilson Hendrix; a daughter, Autumn Hendrix; a sister, Hannah Shirley; and parents Christopher and Ellen Shirley. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Aug. 9, 2008, at Oak Manor Christian Church in Fayetteville. Memorials can be made to Arvest Bank under the Arvest Cares accounts for Jennifer Hendrix.
Lois Eloise Keller McClure, 91, of Fayetteville died Sunday, July 20, 2008. She was born June 23, 1917, in Ava, Ill., to Harry and Daisy Keller. She retired from the South Central Kansas Special Education Coop at Cunningham in 1983 and was named a Kansas Master Teacher that year. She was a member of the National Education Association, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society for female educators, the Kingman Retired Teachers Association, the Kingman County Mental Health Association and Central United Methodist Church of Fayetteville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold McClure. Survivors include a son, Chuck Asbury of Valley Center, Kan.; four daughters, Mardi Crandall of Fayetteville, Jean McClure of Lawrence, Kan., Anne Willis of Sterling, Kan., and Gay Snyder of Edmond, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Cremation arrangements were by Beard's Funeral Chapel and Crematory of Fayetteville. Memorial services are pending. To sign the online guest book go to www. beardsfuneralchapel. com. Memorials can be made to Arrowhead West of Dodge City, Kan., or Habitat for Humanity.
Elizabeth S. Radcliffe, 73, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Fayetteville.
She was born July 10, 1935, in Madison County to Paul and Cleda Dudgeon Sanders. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church in Fayetteville. Sur vivors include two sons, John Radcliffe of Springdale and Charles Radcliffe of Fayetteville; and a brother, Charles Sanders of Springfield, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Nelson Berna Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Don Elmore officiating. To sign the online guest book go to www. nelsonberna. com.
Arlis "Arlo"Young, 77, of Fayetteville died Sunday, July 20, 2008. He was born July 14, 1931, in Van Buren. He was a retired stock handler for Whirlpool Corporation and a retired Pentecostal minister. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Young. Survivors include three daughters, Tammy Young of Corpus Christi, Texas, Betty Chennault of Van Buren and Mary Coombes of Cedarville; two sons, Alvin Young of Greenwood and Arlis Young of Fayetteville; a sister, Norma Rogers of Van Buren; three brothers, Ray Young of Alma and Roy Young and Olen Young, both of Van Buren; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A funeral ser vice will be held at 11 a.m. today at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Oliver Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matthew Chennault, Marcia Buckner, Merle Chennault, James Young, Jerry Don Testerman, Kenneth McClendon, John Maxwell and Gary Maxwell. Memorials can be made to the Arthritis Foundation, P. O. Box 96280, Washington, D. C., 20077. To sign the online guest book go to www. edwardsfuneralhome. com.
Greenland
Betty Lee Thomason, 78, of Greenland died Monday, July 21, 2008, at Washington Regional Medical Center. She was born July 20, 1930, in Van Buren to Raymond and Dorothy Landers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Myron Everett Thomason; and a son, Travis Thomason.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Thomason, Ernie Thomason and Everett Thomason, all of Greenland; three daughters, Barbara Grant of Wesley, Kathy Mounce of Lowell and Linda Warford of Greenland; six brothers, Bill Landers, Carol Landers, Harold Landers, Gerald Landers, Jerry Landers and Donald Landers; five sisters, Louise Taylor, Naomi Scales, Opal Reno, Mary Williams and Wanda Tamilleo; 20 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Moore's Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2: 30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Don Warford officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens. To sign the online guest book go to www. mooresfuneralchapel. com.
Springdale
Clara Pearl Bramhall, 55, of Springdale died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at the Circle of Life Hospice and Palliative Care in Springdale.
She was born Dec. 8, 1952, in Cleveland, Miss., to Henry Bea and Maudie Lee Liddell Millican. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Springdale. She formerly worked at Willis Shaw Express and J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. Survivors include her husband, Thomas M. Bramhall; a daughter, Allison E. Stone of Springdale; a son, Ryan C. Emerson of Prairie Grove; one granddaughter; a sister, Wanda Woodroof of Nashville, Tenn.; and a brother, Henry Lee Millican of Morgan City, Miss.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. at Westfield Chapel in Springdale.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Springdale.
Pallbearers will be Brian Hieber, Bill Todd, Scott Ramoly, Brinton Ramoly, Cameron Ramoly and William Martin Dashiell. Memorials can be made to Circle of Life Hospice and Palliative Care, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762; or the American Cancer Society, Springdale Office, 3291 S. Thompson Ave., Suite D 104, Springdale, AR 72764.
Levern Jones, 75, of Springdale died Monday, July 21, 2008, in Harrison. Arrangements will be announced by Westfield Chapel in Springdale.
Thelma Joyce Webb, 93, of Springdale died Sunday, July 20, 2008. She was born May 12, 1915, to Henry and Minnie Belle (Osburn ) Webb. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Springdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Neal Webb.
Sur vivors include three daughters, Joan McGee of Independence, Mo., Kathleen Wallace of Springdale and Sue Summerhill of Van Buren; two sons, Kenneth D. Webb of Sun City, Ariz., and Jackie Wayne Webb of Elkins; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home with the family present 5-7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Baptist Ford Church near Greenland. Burial will follow in the Baptist Ford Cemetery. To sign the online guest book go to www. nelsonberna. com.
Siloam Springs
Don Eugene Boling, 53, of Siloam Springs died Friday, July 18, 2008. He was born Dec. 6, 1954, in Chico, Calif., to Warren Boling and Winnie McFarland Boling. He was a telephone contractor and an Air Force Veteran. He was preceded in death by a son. Survivors include five sons, Dennis Bo ling of Siloam Springs, Dustin Boling and Daniel Boling, both of South Carolina, Don Boling and Duke Boling; his mother, Winnie Boling of Siloam Springs; and a sister, Diane Perkins of Columbia, Mo. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Fayetteville National Cemetery with Louie Thomas officiating. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. To sign the online guest book go to www. wassonfuneralhome. com.
Bentonville
Ila "Johnnie"Ware, 91, of Bentonville died Monday, July 21, 2008. Arrangements will be announced by Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers. Gentry RUTH KUELPER Ruth Catherine Kuelper, 62, of Gentry died Monday, July 21, 2008, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale.
She was born Dec. 29, 1945, in Gentry to Leonard Singleton and Elda Burris Singleton. She was employed by Emerson Electric for 26 years, with the last few years as a supervisor, and worked for Dollar General. She was currently serving on Gentry City Council. She was a lifetime member of Bethel Heights Assembly of God Church in Gentry.
Survivors include two sons, Terry Kuelper of Harrison and Arlen Kuelper of Siloam Springs; a daughter, Linda Kuelper of Gentry; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; her mother, Elda Singleton of Gentry; two brothers, Floyd Singleton of Tulsa, Okla., and Gary Singleton of Maysville; and a sister, Lois Ennis of Helena, Mont.
Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Decatur Assembly of God Church with Kirk Anderson and Dennis Jech officiating. Burial will follow at Coffelt Cemetery near Vaughn.
To sign the online guest book go to www. wassonfuneralhome. com.
Pea Ridge
Billy Samuel, 67, of Pea Ridge died Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Arrangements will be announced by Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers.
Rogers
Beverly J. McCarty, 57, of Rogers died Tuesday, July 22, 2008. She was born Oct. 14, 1950, in Mitchell, S. D., to Raymond Clarence Shelly and Mary Irene Cross. Sur vivors include her husband, Kenneth McCarty; a son, Mark McBeth of Deer Park, Wash.; two daughters, Melissa McManus of Rogers and Miechelle McKelvey of Kearney, Neb.; three sisters, Peggy Chambers of Enumclaw, Wash., Donna Kelly of Buckley, Wash., and Alma McKee of Spokane, Wash.; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Rogers with Pastor James Longmate officiating. Burial will follow at Fayetteville National Cemetery. Memorials can be made to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, 1416 W. Poplar St., Rogers, AR 72758. Arrangements were by Epting Funeral Home in Bentonville. E-mail condolences to eptingfuneralhome @ inbox. com.
Charlene Porta, 81, of Rogers died Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Arrangements will be announced by Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers.
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