Obituaries

Obituaries

Coeta Hunter

Coeta Hunter

Jul 6, 2014

Coeta Hunter, age 81 of Harrison, Arkansas formerly of Pleasant Valley, Missouri entered into eternal rest Sunday, July 6, 2014 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison. Mrs. Hunter was born June 10, 1933 in St. Joe, Arkansas, the daughter of Rufus and Gayle (Cash) Robertson. She married Hobert Hunter and moved to the Kansas City area in 1954...

Pauline Beckham Ramsey

Pauline Beckham Ramsey

Jul 6, 2014

Pauline Beckham Ramsey passed away Sunday afternoon just 4 days before her 93rd birthday. She was born in Walnut Valley in 1921 to Garland and Ida Curtis Beckham, and it was there she met and married her husband Jess Ramsey in 1940. For the next thirty-eight years, Pauline would devote her life to being a homemaker and a mother to...

Joyce A. Connolly

Joyce A. Connolly

Jul 5, 2014

Joyce A. Connolly, age 89 of Everton, Arkansas passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of Lonnie and Artie (Curtis) Harp was born January 25, 1925 at Yardell, Arkansas. Joyce enjoyed gardening, flowers and watching deer and birds. She also loved to visit with family and friends. She was...

Gary Lee Osborne, Sr.

Gary Lee Osborne, Sr.

Jul 5, 2014

Gary Lee Osborne, Sr., age 70 of Alpena, Arkansas passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014 at his home. The son of Walter and Doris (Theetge) Osborne was born March 22, 1944 in Waverly, New York. Gary was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had been machine operator at Rock-Tenn for many years. He had lived in this area for...

Billy John Mason

Billy John Mason

Jul 4, 2014

Billy John Mason age 61 of St. Joe, Arkansas, passed away Friday, July 4, 2014 in Harrison, Arkansas. He was the son of Roberta (Shirley) Mason and William Kenneth Mason of St. Joe. Billy John loved the Lord and held his faith to the end. He had a great impact on everyone he met. He was preceded in death by...

Edward "Punk" Hand

Edward "Punk" Hand

Jul 2, 2014

Edward Adrian "Punk" Hand, age 70 passed away July 2, 2014 at his home in Harrison, Arkansas where he had been a resident since November 2002. He was born June 6, 1944 in Burlington, Iowa the son of the late Edward F. Hand and Maxine E. Zippe. In his younger years Ed attended St. John's grade school and served as...

Jarrett Lynn Willis

Jarrett Lynn Willis

Jun 28, 2014

Jarrett Lynn Willis, age 62 of Parthenon, Arkansas passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Cox South in Springfield, Missouri. The son of Wilburn Edward and Hazel Ruth (Daniels) Willis was born on January 6, 1952 in Harrison, Arkansas. He had worked 38 years for Jasper School as a bus driver, mechanic and in maintenance. He was a Newton County...

John Cluer

John Cluer

Jun 27, 2014

John Anthony Cluer, age 61 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at his home with family by his side. The son of Allen Leymone and Sena Lorraine (Lanier) Cluer was born March 11, 1953 in Phoenix, Arizona. John enjoyed his family, music and woodworking. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Warren Cluer; and...

Ardis Eileen Paschal

Ardis Eileen Paschal

Jun 26, 2014

Ardis Eileen Paschal, age 91 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper. The daughter of Lloyd and Kate (Hedgecoke) McCormick was born on September 23, 1922 in Plemons, Texas. She and her husband moved to Newton County in 1981 from Amarillo, Texas. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend...

Jerry Swafford

Jerry Swafford

Jun 25, 2014

Jerry Glen Swafford, age 74 of Everton, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. The son of Ernest and Ruth (Anderson) Swafford was born March 11, 1940 at Anderson Flat, Arkansas. Jerry was a member of Beckham Church. He was the former operator of a slaughter house and was a cattle and...

Jerry D. Kuykendall

Jerry D. Kuykendall

Jun 23, 2014

Jerry Don Kuykendall, age 63 of Lead Hill, Arkansas passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 at his home. The son of Johnie and Bernell (Curtis) Kuykendall was born August 31, 1950 in Harrison, Arkansas. Jerry was in the U.S. Army. He was a fireman for the City of Harrison for 14 years and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded...

Bessie Ann Guillory

Bessie Ann Guillory

Jun 22, 2014

Bessie Ann Guillory, age 81, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the Hillcrest Home in Harrison. The daughter of Clement and Eola Agnes (Billodeau) Berzas was born on April 8, 1933 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Bessie was a the loving wife to her husband, Herman, for 45 years and the loving mother of 5 children, 10...

Lorene Smith

Lorene Smith

Jun 22, 2014

Frances Lorene Smith, age 82 of Vendor, Arkansas passed away June 22, 2014 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. She was born November 21, 1931 at Vendor, the daughter of Alex and Oshia (Burdine) Hamilton. Lorene was a homemaker and lived most of her life in Newton County. She was a member of Big Creek Assembly...

Shirley Mae Krumwiede

Shirley Mae Krumwiede

Jun 21, 2014

Shirley Mae Krumwiede, age 65 of Pelsor, Arkansas passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at her home. The daughter of Arthur and Mabel (Holmes) Vogel was born on November 23, 1948 in Hayward, Wisconsin. She dearly loved her grandchildren. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edwin "Skip" Krumwiede III; one brother and one sister. Survivors are two...

Chuck Bourquin

Chuck Bourquin

Jun 20, 2014

Charles H. "Chuck" Bourquin, age 80 of Harrison, Arkansas. In the early hours of June 20, 2014, the final chapter in the life of Charles H. "Chuck" Bourquin came to an end with family members at his side. He was born 13 January 1934 to Douglas W. and Alberta (Mclean) Bourquin in Dillon, Montana. He grew up with his sister...

Sue Ann Reid

Sue Ann Reid

Jun 19, 2014

Sue Ann Reid, age 73 of Everton, Arkansas passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at her home. The daughter of Milo Russell and Lucy Sue (Cullender) Williams was born February 23, 1941 in Delheart, Texas. Cremation arrangements are being handled by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison, Arkansas. There will be a private memorial service at a later date.

Mary D. Perry

Mary D. Perry

Jun 18, 2014

Mary D. Perry, age 79 of Nail, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper. The daughter of Delmer and Vivan (Simmons) Flud was born at Nail, Arkansas on July 21, 1934. After her retirement 18 years ago she moved back to Nail, Arkansas. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and...

Loyal J Hicks

Loyal J Hicks

Jun 18, 2014

Loyal J. Hicks age 88 of Wayton, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper. The son of William Franklin Hicks and Susie (Garrison) Hicks was born on May 25, 1926 at Deer, Arkansas. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Army and had worked as a mechanic. He...

Dora A. Kelley

Dora A. Kelley

Jun 14, 2014

Dora A. Kelley, age 96 of Mt. Judea, Arkansas passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of Charles B. and George Olive (Bonnot) Gery was born on July 12, 1917 in San Antonio, Texas. She was a homemaker and had moved to Mt. Judea over 50 years ago. Graveside service and burial was Wednesday, June 18,...

Richard R. Sneed

Richard R. Sneed

Jun 13, 2014

Richard R. Sneed, age 75 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. He was born September 12, 1938 in Harrison, the son of Raymond and Lillian (Lewis) Sneed. Richard served in the U.S. Army. He worked for the City of Harrison for many years and was in construction. He was...

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