Betty Joyce Hankins
Mar 3, 2015
Betty Joyce "BJ" Hankins, age 81 of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Hospice of Hills Hospice House in Harrison. The daughter of Ezra and Cleathel (Drake) Clark was born October 8, 1933 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Betty grew up on 200 acre dairy farm in Buckeye, Arkansas with her older sister, Geneva Basham. She attended high...
Zelda Weisman
Mar 2, 2015
Zelda Weisman age 102, of Mt. Judea, Arkansas passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Highlands of Harrison Orendorff. Cremation and arrangements are by Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison. Memorial service will held at a later time.
Shirley Sue Ciavarelli
Mar 1, 2015
Shirley Sue Ciavarelli, age 71 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at her home. The daughter of John and Mattie Agnes (Harris) Youngblood was born on May 22, 1943 in Marble Falls, Arkansas. She had lived in Newton County all her life and attended New Hope Pentecostal Church in Western Grove. Besides working all those years for...
Bessie Maberry Coonts
Feb 28, 2015
Bessie Coonts, 88 years old, of Piercetown, Arkansas, died on February 28, 2015 at her home. She was born on December 10, 1926, in Vendor, Arkansas to the late Abe Maberry and Elizabeth Celestine (Ricketts) Maberry. She was a life-long resident of Newton County Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband and love of her life, Ralph Coonts;...
William Roy Valentine
Feb 26, 2015
William Roy Valentine, age 71 of Harrison, AR, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison. The son of Noble and Jewel (Harp) Valentine was born April 18, 1943 in Harrison, Arkansas. Cremation arrangements are by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison, AR. Online condolences may be left at www.coffmanfh.com.
Allie Coonts Campbell
Feb 23, 2015
Allie Leora Bolin Coonts Campbell, age 93 of Piercetown, Arkansas passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015 at her home. The daughter of John and Rosie Bell Smith Bolin was born on April 12, 1921 at Mt. Judea, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of Newton County. She was of the Pentecostal faith and spoke daily of...
Maryjo C. Johnson
Feb 21, 2015
MaryJo C. Johnson, age 72, of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The daughter of Joseph and Norma (Shei) Glischinski was born August 24, 1942 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was a graduate of St. Mary's College in Oakland, California. She had a professional career in medical research. A sixteen...
Janet Merle Morgan
Feb 17, 2015
Janet Merle Morgan, age 63 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of Marion Merle Jamison and Helen (Sarras) Jamison was born on May 15, 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She moved to Newton County in 1985 from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Janet was the chef (nationally famous) and hotelier at the Arkansas House...
Nellie Mae Collins
Feb 17, 2015
Nellie Mae Collins, age 73 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at her home. The daughter of William "Bill" Dixon and Dora (Williamson) Dixon was born on September 6, 1941 in Beedeville, Arkansas. She was a housewife and had lived most of her life in Newton County. She was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters...
James Duke Ulrich
Feb 17, 2015
James Duke Ulrich, age 66 of Pelsor, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home. The son of Bernard and Ruth (Fansler) Ulrich was born on June 28, 1948 in South Bend, Indiana. He was a wood worker/carpenter and had moved to Newton County in 1973 from Corpus Christi, Texas. Duke was preceded in death by his parents;...
Anna Lee "Annie" Taylor
Feb 15, 2015
Anna Lee "Annie" Taylor of Bergman, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 15, 2015 in Bergman. Graveside service was 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Maplewood Cemetery, under the direction of Coffman Funeral of Harrison, with Bill Arnold officiating. Open visitation was Tuesday, during business hours at Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison. The daughter of William and...
Calmus Peter Campbell
Feb 13, 2015
Calmus Peter Campbell, age 84 of Mt. Judea, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at his home. The son of Roosevelt and Emma Jane (Riddell) Campbell was born on September 15, 1930 at Vendor, Arkansas. He was a farmer, head sawyer and timber cutter. He was a lifetime resident of Newton County. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, and spending...
Serena Hatcher
Feb 11, 2015
Serena Hatcher, age 46 of Harrison, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Hospice House in Harrison, AR. The daughter of Bobby Brown and Pat(Good) Brown was born May 19, 1968 in Fresno, California. She enjoyed watching movies. She is preceded in death by her son, Jakari. She is survived by her mother, Pat Brown of Fresno, CA; her...
Terry R. Eddings
Feb 10, 2015
Terry R. Eddings, age 64 of Harrison, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in Harrison. The son of George "Junior" and Hazel (Martin) Eddings was born on March 17, 1950 in Modesto California. Terry married his wife, Kathryn Tennison, on May 17, 1974 and together they pastored at Union Road Assembly of God in Harrison for the last 30 years....
Betty K. Chester
Feb 10, 2015
Betty K. Chester, age 80 of Alpena, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of Daniel Franklin and Nora Agnes (Villines) Armer was born in Compton, Arkansas on February 4, 1935. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Phyllis Kay; two brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband,...
Max Earl Callaham
Feb 8, 2015
Max Earl Callaham, age 81 of Harrison, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Arkansas. The son of Cecil J. and Nettie Ann (Moore) Callaham was born August 3, 1933 in Fredrick, Oklahoma. He was a member of The First Baptist Church where is was a Sunday school teacher and former Deacon. He...
Rodney L. Slaght
Feb 6, 2015
Rodney L. Slaght, age 96 of Lead Hill, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at Cox Health in Branson, Missouri. He is survived by his son Richard Slaght and wife Willie of Lead Hill; grandchildren, Kendra and Travis Frazier, Christal and Tony Parker, John and Sheila Slaght, and Micheal and Jenny Sellers; eight great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Cremation arrangements...
Otis M. "Buddy" Davis, Jr.
Feb 3, 2015
Otis M "Buddy" Davis, Jr, 73, of Jasper went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at his home in Jasper surrounded by family. Memorial service was 2:00pm on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Jasper First Assembly of God Church with private burial in Jasper Cemetery. Cremation arrangements are by Coffman Funeral Home of Jasper. The...
George Earl Blair
Feb 2, 2015
George Earl Blair, age 70 of Omaha, Arkansas passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at his home. The son of James Edward Blair and Emma Maybelle (Saucer) Blair was born May 1, 1944 at Ridgedale, Missouri. George was a dozier operator for many years. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He...
Helen Louise Shelton Harrison
Jan 29, 2015
Helen Louise Shelton Harrison, age 83 of Lowell, Arkansas went to her heavenly home Thursday, January 29, 2015 surrounded by family in her home. She was born July 28, 1931 in Wayton, Arkansas to John and Dora Taylor Shelton. She raised her children in Parthenon, Arkansas and later in life moved to Lowell, Arkansas to be near her children. Helen...