Edna Fay Criss
Mar 14, 2011
Edna Fay Criss, age 62 years, 7 months and 7 days, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Johnson County Regional Medical Center in Clarksville, Arkansas. The daughter of Levi "Lee" and Stella (Cummins) Criss was born on August 7, 1948 at Cave Mountain, Arkansas in Newton County. She was of the Baptist faith, a homemaker and a lifetime...
Rodney N. King, Jr.
Mar 12, 2011
Rodney N. King, Jr. age 16 was born October 13, 1994 in Harrison, Arkansas the son of Rodney N. and Patricia Hardesty King. He died Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Bolivar, Missouri, where he had moved a few years ago. He was preceded in death by his father, Rodney King, Sr.; grandfather, Pat Hardesty; and step-grandfather, Larry Farmer. Rodney was...
Charles Arthur Leroy Finnegan
Mar 4, 2011
Charles Arthur Leroy Finnegan, age 78 of Omaha, passed away March 4, 2011 at his home. The son of Patrick Francis Finnegan and Ethelyn Myrtle (Patterson) Finnegan was born February 2, 1933 in Spokane, Washington. He enjoyed playing the piano, attending church and spending time at the Harrison Sr. Center. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivers are...
Kenneth Dale Drewry
Feb 27, 2011
Kenneth Dale Drewry, age 59 of Harrison, passed away February 27, 2011 at his home. The son of Workman Drewry and Alice (Duck) Drewry was born August 23, 1951 in Bass, Arkansas. Funeral service was Tuesday March 1, 2011 at the Bellefonte Church of Christ with Ray Crawford officiating. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation was open. Pallbearers were Greg...
Edith Murial Meier
Feb 26, 2011
Edith Murial Meier, age 75 of Harrison, passed away February 26, 2011 at her son's home. The daughter of Harold Thibeault and Dorothy G. (Tibbo) Avyard was born September 24, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a volunteer for the Humane Society for 8 years. She was also a member of many local lodges in Harrison. She enjoyed crafting, needle...
Glenda F. Gilliam
Feb 25, 2011
Glenda Faye Gilliam peacefully passed away surrouned by family on February 25, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Glenda was born February 23, 1941 in Caraway, Arkansas a daughter of George and Irene (Doris) Burleson. She was a member of Dominion Life Church and was a home health caregiver for the Area Agency. Her parents preceded her...
Flora Elizabeth Sullivan
Feb 23, 2011
Flora Elizabeth Sullivan, age 96 of Valley Springs, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. The daughter of William Alexander and Nettie (Clarida) Eddings was born August 11, 1914 at Cave Creek, Arkansas. Flora was a member of Bellefonte Church of Christ and was a homemaker. She was an inspector for Levi Strauss...
Cupa Matlock
Feb 23, 2011
Cupa Matlock, age 87 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper, Arkansas. The daughter of Zachariah and Ada Zona (Merchant) Langford was born February 29, 1924 in Harrison. She was a member of Grubb Springs Southern Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and her church. She was a very loving mother and...
Leonard Hile Wisner
Feb 22, 2011
Leonard Hile Wisner, age 90 of Marshall, Arkansas, passed away February 22, 2011 at the Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. The son of Leonard Wisner, Sr. and Claira (Tibbins) Wisner was born September 2, 1920 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Betty Wisner of the home. Cremation arrangements are being made by Coffman Funeral Home Harrison. Online...
Talmage Milton Eddings
Feb 22, 2011
Talmage Milton Eddings, age 81 of Harrison, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the VA Hosptial in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The son of Fred Eddings and Dora (Rhynes) Eddings was born March 26, 1929 in Jasper, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Juanita Eddings; 4 sisters, Ora Owens, Cora Pickering, Leona Spears and Alma Spears;...
Lillian Mae Wiskur
Feb 22, 2011
Lillian Mae Wiskur, age 91 of Harrison, Arkansas died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. There was aa graveside service at Maplewood Cemetery on Friday, February 25, 2011. Visitation was Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Coffman Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Jeffrey Wiskur, Sheldon Walker, Greg O'Dell, Andy Watson, Pete Wiskur, Brandt Wiskur, Mel Hankins, and John Sherman....
Bruce L. James
Feb 21, 2011
Funeral services for Bruce L James are set for Saturday February 26, 2011 at 10 am at the Coffman Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper, Ark with the Pastor Vernon Fowler officiating. Burial will follow in Jasper Cemetery under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home. Bruce L. James, 90, was born July 13, 1920 in Newton County, Arkansas. He was the...
Paul Raymond Archer
Feb 18, 2011
Paul Raymond Archer, age 82 of Bergman, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The son of William Tracy and Lyda (Andrews) Archer was born December 15, 1928 in Benton, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, B.T., Richard, and Robert Archer. Paul had lived most of...
Jay Curtis Buford
Feb 17, 2011
Jay Curtis Buford, age 48 of Jasper, Arkansas passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Marble Falls, Arkansas. The son of Johnny B. and Margaret Frances (Price) Buford was born January 28, 1963 in West Monroe, Louisiana. He was the manager of Watts & Webb Floor Covering in Harrison and had moved to Newton County in 1983 from Louisiana. He...
Paul Sheppard
Feb 16, 2011
Enoch Paul Sheppard, age 81 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Wednesday February 16, 2011 at Apple Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Harrison. The son of Luther Wayne Sheppard and Ethel (Cardail) Sheppard was born on July 29, 1929 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Before moving to Arkansas, he lived in LaPorte City, Iowa and was employed by Standard Manufacturing in Cedar...
Ruthie E. Hanna
Feb 14, 2011
Ruthie E. Hanna, age 97 of South Lead Hill, Arkansas passed away Monday, February 14, 2011 at her home. The daughter of Henry and Ada (Hanna) Thompson was born February 28, 1913 in Grayson County, Texas. She was a member of the House of Prayer in South Lead Hill and enjoyed quilting. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Thomas Wayne Auttonberry
Feb 14, 2011
Thomas Wayne Auttonberry, age 67 of Diamond City, Arkansas passed away Monday, February 14, 2011 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Arkansas. The son of Ellis Edward and Fay Evelyn (Forbes) Auttonberry was born May 3, 1943 in Louisiana. He is the husband of Etta (Young) Auttonberry. Cremation and arrangements are being handled by Coffman Funeral Home in...
James C. Cantrell
Feb 5, 2011
James C. Cantrell, age 93 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Apple Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Harrison. The son of T. H. "Tollie" and Mary (Young) Cantrell was born April 18, 1917 in Everton, Arkansas. He was the caretaker of Crawford Cemetery for many years; was instrumental in building the Robinson Museum at Rally Hill;...
Necie Marie Stringberg
Feb 5, 2011
Necie Marie Stringberg, age 77 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at her home in Harrison surrounded by family. The daughter of Vernon Fonville and Gertrude (Moore) Fonville Durham was born June 4, 1933 in Grenada, Mississippi. Survivors are her daughters, Christine Goff and Joyce Lane of Harrison; sons, Raymond Graham and wife, Anna of Harrison and...
Phyllis Gene Tramell
Jan 30, 2011
Phyllis Gene Tramell, age 57 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at the Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison. The daughter of Jerry and Alice (Collins) Martin was born June 5, 1953 in Harrison. She had been a life long resident of this area and was a member of Piercetown Holiness Church. She was preceded...