Obituaries

Obituaries

Tony F. Mccalip

Tony F. Mccalip

Sep 21, 2009

Tony F. McCalip, age 47 of Harrison, passed away at his residence on Monday, September 21, 2009. The son of Joseph and Annalea(Jones) McCalip, he was born March 12, 1962 at Merced, California. Tony had lived here since 1993, moving from California. He was a carpenter and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed canoeing, camping, and had been able to...

Emme Katherine Parks

Emme Katherine Parks

Sep 19, 2009

Emme Katherine Parks, age 43, finally rests in peace after a courageous eight year fight against cancer. She enjoyed being with her family, the beach, camping, fishing, her famous back scratches, spa treatments, traveling, tattoos, sweets, good Mexican food, crab rangoon, tubing, soaking at Lava Hot Springs, watercolor painting, shopping for Michael Parkes art in Eureka Springs, boating, swimming, jewelry,...

John Sherman Hensley, Jr.

John Sherman Hensley, Jr.

Sep 16, 2009

John Sherman Hensley, Jr., age 79 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Select Specialty Nursing Home & Rehab in Springfield, Missouri. The son of John Sherman Hensley, Sr. and Myrtle (Fortner) Hensley, he was born November 20, 1929 in St. Joe, Arkansas. John had served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a...

Donald Burton Ellingson

Donald Burton Ellingson

Sep 16, 2009

Donald Burton Ellingson, age 77, a long time resident of Hillcrest Home, formerly of Omaha passed away after a lenghty illness on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. The son of Adolph and Margaret Ellingson was born May 3, 1932 at Chicago, IL. Don held four degrees, including a doctorate in Music and Piano performance. He...

Kathy Ann Casey

Kathy Ann Casey

Sep 14, 2009

Kathy Ann Casey, age 43 of Wayton, Arkansas passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born May 12, 1966 at Harrison, Arkansas, the daughter of Frank & Betty (Houston) Barksdale. Kathy had worked for Windstream and was a lifetime resident of Newton County. She made a lot of pretty quilts, was an...

Alberta J. Hatfield

Alberta J. Hatfield

Sep 14, 2009

Alberta J. Hatfield, age 57 of Western Grove, Arkansas passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The daughter of Luther and Rhoda (Kirkendall) Christian, she was born June 22, 1952 in Harrison. She was preceded in death by her parents. Alberta was a member of Pindall Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband,...

Ronald Dean Wolff

Ronald Dean Wolff

Sep 10, 2009

Ronald Dean Wolff, age 52 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Harrison. The son of Helen Wolff was born January 20, 1957 in Chicago, IL. Cremation and arrangements have been handled by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison. There is no service planned at this time.

Ivery Lawrence Taylor

Ivery Lawrence Taylor

Sep 8, 2009

Ivery Lawrence Taylor, age 95 of Wayton, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at the Veteran's Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born July 26, 1914 in Wayton Arkansas, the fourth son of Sherman and Martha (Snow) Taylor. Ivery was a life long resident of Wayton, Arkansas except for the four plus years he spent serving his country in...

Gloria Yvonne Fisher

Gloria Yvonne Fisher

Sep 5, 2009

Gloria Fisher, age 71 of Harrison, AR went to meet her Heavenly Father on September 5, 2009 with her family around her. She was born Gloria Yvonne Garner on July 12, 1938 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Frances (Ashley) and James Garner. She grew up in the Cherryvale area where she rode her horse to school up until the fourth grade....

Craig Eugene Cook

Craig Eugene Cook

Sep 1, 2009

Craig Eugene Cook, age 56 of Yellville, Arkansas died Tuesday morning, September 1, 2009 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, AR. He was born July 3, 1953 in Covington, Kentucky to Carol Aiken Cook and Margaret Irene (Dyer) Cook. Craig moved to Arkansas from Pennsylvania in 1994. He had worked in maintenance and was a drummer, playing...

Dorothy Lafaye Fowler

Dorothy Lafaye Fowler

Aug 31, 2009

Dorothy LaFaye Fowler, age 77 of Mt. Sherman, Arkansas, passed away Monday morning, August 31, 2009 at her home. The daughter of Boyd and Olive Juanita (Smith) Matlock, she was born June 3, 1932 at Parthenon, Arkansas. She was of the Baptist faith, a homemaker, and was a lifetime resident of Newton County. She had been Weldon's sweetheart for 62...

Jack Edward Smith

Jack Edward Smith

Aug 30, 2009

Jack Edward "J.E." Smith, age 67 of Peel, Arkansas passed away Sunday, August 30, 2009 at his home. The son of Charles E. and Sylvia Anna Smith, he was born January 18, 1942 in Missouri. He is the father of Rolly Verl Smith. Cremation and arrangements are being handled by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison. There will be private memorial...

Edith J. Johnson

Edith J. Johnson

Aug 29, 2009

Edith J. Johnson, age 87 of Springdale, Arkansas formerly of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away Friday, August 29, 2009 at Windcrest Health & Rehab in Springdale. The daughter of Luther and Eva (Smith) Grisham, she was born July 22, 1922 at Osage, Arkansas. Edith had lived most of her life in Boone County and enjoyed needlework and gardening when raising her...

E. Ellen Jeka

E. Ellen Jeka

Aug 28, 2009

E. Ellen Jeka, age 85 of Harrison, AR passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. The daughter of Samuel Braz and Martha Elizabeth (Jones) White, she was born October 26, 1923 in Harrison. She was preceded in death by her previous husbands and one great-grandchild. Ellen was retired from Farmers Insurance...

Viva V. Mccutcheon

Viva V. Mccutcheon

Aug 25, 2009

Viva V. McCutcheon, age 95 of Harrison, Arkansas, a former Newton County resident, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Bristol Pointe Health & Rehab (Hilltop Nursing Center) in Harrison. The daughter of Berry E. and Vartie (Holt) Greenhaw, she was born July 21, 1914 at Mt. Judea, Arkansas. Viva had lived most of her life in Newton County and...

Sharon "Sheri" Ramsey Strick

Sharon "Sheri" Ramsey Strick

Aug 25, 2009

Sharon Ramsey Strick, age 64 of Jasper, Arkansas died Tuesday morning, August 25, 2009 at her home. The daughter of Jess and Pauline Ramsey, she was born December 3, 1944 in Harrison, Arkansas. She graduated from Deer Public Schools and moved to Kansas City, Missouri. There she married Robert Strick on August 3, 1962, and the two of them lived...

Vierdena M. Marley

Vierdena M. Marley

Aug 24, 2009

Vierdena M. Marley, age 81 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Monday, August 24, 2009 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison. Cremation and arrangements are being handled by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison. There is no service planned at this time.

Boyd Eugene Busbee

Boyd Eugene Busbee

Aug 21, 2009

Boyd Eugene Busbee was born November 12, 1950 at Colorado Springs, Colorado. The son of Willie Eugene and Billie O. (Hopper) Busbee passed away August 21, 2009 at the age of 50 in the Hilltop Nursing Center in Harrison. Boyd was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Eugene and Billie Busbee; grandparents, Otis...

Carol Irene Robertson

Carol Irene Robertson

Aug 18, 2009

Carol Irene Robertson, age 73 of Jasper, Arkansas died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at the Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper. She was born July 1, 1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma the daughter of Victor and Viola (Boniker) Hudson. She was a homemaker and had worked at Angel Works in Jasper. She attended Special Services School and the Mt. Sherman Assembly...

Rickey Lynn Mcentire

Rickey Lynn Mcentire

Aug 18, 2009

Rickey McEntire, age 51 of Harrison, passed away at the North Arkansas Regional Medical Center on Tuesday,August 18, 2009. The son of Buel R. and Delma C. (Hunter) McEntire, he was born Jan. 11, 1958 at Harrison, AR. Rickey had lived here all his life and had worked as a clerk at 7-11 Convenience Store. His parents; 1 sister, Berlie...

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