Argus Ray Lewis
Apr 2, 2015
Argus Ray Lewis, age 72 of Nail, Arkansas passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at his home. The son of Denver L. and Nettie F. (Woods) Lewis was born on February 5, 1943 at Mossville, Arkansas. Ray was a lifetime resident of Newton County, a farmer and store owner. He and Jan celebrated 50 years of marriage in August 2014....
Alvin Robert "Bob" James
Mar 26, 2015
Bob James was born in Conroe, Texas in November of 1952. He was the oldest of five children born to W.R. "Gus" & Joyce James. From a humble childhood Bob grew into an accomplished man. After graduating from Liberty High School Bob joined the United States Air Force. After his service he moved to Arkansas with his family, there he...
William Rex Bolin
Mar 26, 2015
Rex Bolin, age 63 of Mt. Judea, AR., passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015. The son of Herbert Bolin and Oma (Holt) Bolin was born March 18, 1952 in Kansas City, MO. Rex enjoyed fishing and hunting and was of Pentecostal faith. He was a carpenter for many years. He is preceded in death by his father. Survivors are his...
Viven Taylor
Mar 22, 2015
Viven (Davis) Taylor, age 82 of Nail, AR, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Newton County Nursing Home. She was born on January 8, 1933 in Limestone, Arkansas. She was the daughter of W.F. and Mary (Lane) Davis. She was a member of Lurton Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Norman D. Burns
Mar 20, 2015
Norman D. Burns, age 79 of Harrison, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, AR. The son of Samuel Abraham and Hettie Moette (McElroy)Burns was born November 10, 1935 in Snowball, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Willie Burns. Norman is survived by his wife, Sue (Offenbacker) Burns of Harrison;...
Cynthia "Cindy" Dentinger
Mar 17, 2015
Cindy Dentinger, age 55 of Harrison, passed away March 17, 2015 at North Arkansas Medical Center in Harrison, AR. The daughter of Arthur G. McElroy, Sr. and Carol (Gardner) McElroy was born July 15, 1959 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Cindy volunteered at the Hospital Auxilary and worked at BCSS and attended the ETC Day Program at Independent Living Inc....
Dorothy "Cindy" Grinder
Mar 14, 2015
Cindy Grinder, age 85 of St. Joe, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. The daughter of Logan and Tinnie (Sullivan) Wyatt was born April 12, 1929 in Woolum, Arkansas. Cindy was a member of the Pine Bluff Community Church and the First Pentecostal Church in Pindall, Arkansas. She enjoyed crocheting and sewing and was a very good cook. She...
Thomas Robert Knight
Mar 12, 2015
Thomas Knight, age 59 of Parthenon passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his home. The son of Frank and Elaine (Hanley) Knight was born July 20, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois. Thomas moved to the area over five years ago coming to Parthenon from Clare, Illinois and enjoyed being a Mason. He also loved spending time outdoors, fishing and canoeing....
Belinda "Sue" Nolen
Mar 11, 2015
Sue Nolen, age 58 of Harrison, AR, passed away Wednesday March 11, 2015 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, MO. The daughter of Joe and Betty Ruth (Criner) Arnold was born October 19, 1956. She was a member of Marble Falls Baptist Church and volunteered at the Ozark Rape Crises Center. She was also a member of "ABATE" Arkansas...
David Henry Greenwood
Mar 7, 2015
David Henry Greenwood Jr., 69, of Harrison, AR died Saturday, March 07, 2015. He was born September 30, 1945 in Memphis, TN, the son of Doris Maxwell Greenwood and David Henry Greenwood, Sr. David was a veteran of the Vietnam War where he served in the U.S. Navy, a graduate of Memphis State University, and retired from Chrysler Corporation. David...
Darrell Eugene Bowling
Mar 6, 2015
Darrell Eugene Bowling, age 79, of Hasty, Arkansas passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at Hasty. The son of William Robert and Cora (Johnson) Bowling was born on February 13, 1936 in Terry, Montana. Darrell served in the United States Army, was a former school teacher, retired from Claridge after over 20 years of service, and was a faithful member...
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...