Cleo (Kelley) Sowell
Jan 25, 2013
Cleo (Kelley) Sowell, age 88 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison. The daughter of Clarence Charles and Bertha Mae (Lewis) Knee was born October 21, 1924 in Marshall, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elton Ray Kelley, son, James Maurice Kelley; and brothers, Charles...
Tommy Lane Cate
Jan 23, 2013
Tommy Lane Cate of Omaha AR passed away Tuesday morning, the 23rd of January, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Cancer Institute in Little Rock. He was born November 6th, 1944 in Fayetteville, the son of Paul D. and Alma Cate. He was preceded in death by his father. He was a graduate of Greenland High School and...
Coy William Willis
Jan 23, 2013
Coy William Willis, age 86 of Deer, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. The son of Gaither and Minnie (Smith) Willis was born September 3, 1926 at Murray, Arkansas. He began working at age 15 in the wheat harvest in Kansas. He worked in the timber and worked construction for John Crouse and...
Joseph Gabriel Gillen
Jan 23, 2013
Joseph G. Gillen, age 89, of Western Grove, Arkansas passed away January 23, 2013 at the Hospice House in Harrison. The son of Joseph and Jennie Gillen was born on August 8, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Celebration of Life was held Sunday, January 27 at the First Baptist Church of Western Grove. Cremation arrangements are being handled by Coffman...
Harold Vaughn Mcallister
Jan 21, 2013
Harold Vaughn McAllister, age 73, of Omaha, Arkansas, passed away January 21, 2013 in Omaha. The son of Vaughn and Beulah (Bruley) McAllister was born on Aug. 6, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a beloved brother, uncle and caregiver for Oxford Healthcare. Cremation arrangements are by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison. Online condolences may be left at www.coffmanfh.com.
Betty Sue Stewart
Jan 19, 2013
Betty Sue Stewart, age 71 of Harrison, Arkansas went to be the Lord on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at her home. She was born January 30, 1941 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas a daughter of Walter and Goldie Johnson. Betty was a member of the Capps Road Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, and "Nana".She was...
Velva Gean Freeman
Jan 18, 2013
Velva Gean Freeman, age 89 of Mt. Judea, Arkansas passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper. The daughter of Hinds and Nancy (Claxton) Odle was born October 31, 1923 in Westville, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and had lived most of her life in Newton County. She was preceded in death by her...
Imogene Riley
Jan 17, 2013
Zelma Imogene Riley, age 79 of Lead Hill, Arkansas passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of Berti Frank and Ruthie (Thompson) Hanna was born August 30, 1933 in Sherman, Texas. Imogene was a proud member of the House of Prayer in Lead Hill. She was a loving wife, mother...
Wanda L. Brown
Jan 16, 2013
Wanda L. Brown, age 82 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House. The daughter of Dewey and Vesta (Barger) Potts was born July 29, 1930 at Valley Springs, Arkansas. She had been a member of Eagle Heights Baptist Church since the mid 1950's and was a homemaker. Wanda was a very...
Jerry D. "Termite" Loftin
Jan 15, 2013
Jerry D. "Termite" Loftin, age 63 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his home. The son of James and Dottie (Blair) Loftin was born July 14, 1949 in Witts Springs, Arkansas. Jerry was a truck driver and was a member of the Moose Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ladon Loftin...
Ronald Eugene Moore
Jan 14, 2013
Ronald Eugene Moore, age 55 of Marble Falls, Arkansas passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at his home. The son of Eugene Victor and Nellie Ruth (Williams) Moore was born April 9, 1957 in Monroe, Louisiana. He was an electrician and had moved to Newton County about three years ago from Louisiana. His mother preceded him in death. Survivors are...
Deborah Marie Atkins
Jan 14, 2013
Deborah Marie Atkins, age 59 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at Apple Ridge Health and Rehab Center in Harrison. The daughter of Raymond Leo Cayet and Dorothy Evelyn (Bracken) was born November 12, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio. Deborah had lived in the area six months, after moving here from Weston, West Virginia. Deborah enjoyed gardening, home...
Norman Dean Burr
Jan 14, 2013
Norman Dean Burr, age 76 of Omaha, Arkansas passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at his home. The son of Barney and Audie (McWilliams) Burr was born October 13, 1936 in Rogersville, Missouri. He has lived in this area since 2004, having moved from Ozark, Missouri. Norman was a member of Burlington Baptist Church. He loved his church and enjoyed...
Gwendolyn Ruth Shaw
Jan 13, 2013
Sister Gwen Shaw, age 88 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her home in Engletal Valley south of Jasper, Arkansas. The daughter of Ed Bergman and Bessie (Miller) Bergman was born October 1, 1924 in Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada. Services will be Tuesday, January 22, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Faith Assembly of God...
Vernon Ray Campbell
Jan 12, 2013
Vernon Ray Campbell was born April 1, 1936 at Vendor, Arkansas. He passed away January 12, 2013. He was the son of Peter Theodore & Rosalie Riddell Campbell. He married Vela Levern Bolin on January 15, 1955 at Vendor, Arkansas by Rev. Cain Boling, to this union were six children. He worked as a bulldozer and sawmill operator. He was...
Betty Hammon
Jan 12, 2013
Betty Hammon, age 98, of Harrison, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 3, 1914, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Mitchell. In 1915, the family moved to Harrison, Arkansas where her father was an official with the M&N.A. Railroad for many years. Ms. Hammon was a graduate of...
James "Jay" Harley Richardson, Sr.
Jan 10, 2013
James "Jay" Harley Richardson, Sr., age 88 of Omaha, Arkansas passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. The son of Willie D. and Della (Kelley) Richardson was born June 24, 1924 in Turkey, Arkansas. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing music. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife,...
Loy Ray Wagoner
Jan 10, 2013
Loy Ray Wagoner, age 80 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at his home. The son of George and Elsie (Markle) Wagoner was born August 3, 1932 at Dodd City, Arkansas. He was a farmer and timber worker; a Corporal in the United States Army; Newton County Sheriff from 1966 until 1972; a Mason; owner of...
Carrie June Gibbons
Jan 10, 2013
Carrie June Gibbons, age 71 of Western Grove, Arkansas passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Bristol Pointe Health & Rehab in Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of Arch and Bonnie (Teague) Merritt was born September 6, 1941 in Johnson, Arkansas. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Newton County Baptist Church. She was the leader of AWANA for...
Ralph Harry Johnson
Jan 9, 2013
Ralph Harry Johnson, age 89 of Wayton, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. The son of Harry and Linda (Boone) Johnson was born December 17, 1923 at Wayton, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a forklift operator for National Gypsum Company in Medicine Lodge,...