Obituaries

Obituaries

Ruby Risley

Ruby Risley

May 15, 2008

Ruby Risley, age 83 of Peel, Arkansas, passed from this life on May 15, 2008 at the Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison. She was born March 22, 1925, the daughter of Troy Benton Risley and Garla (Barkheimer) Risley. She was a lifelong resident of Marion County. She was owner and operator of Ruby's Beauty Shop in Lead...

John Robert Hadley

John Robert Hadley

May 15, 2008

John Robert Hadley, age 71 of Yellville, AR, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008 at his home. The son of John Henry and Elizabeth (Robey) Hadley, he was born February 6, 1937 in Noblesville, IN. John has lived in this area since 1984, moving from Maryland. He was a member of Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. He also was a...

Brenda Joyce Lipscomb

Brenda Joyce Lipscomb

May 13, 2008

Brenda Joyce Lipscomb, age 60 passed away at her home in Lead Hill, AR on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. She was born July 14, 1947 at Crowley, Louisiana, the daughter of Ove Joseph and Hilda Mae (Sittig) Toups. Brenda had lived in Lead Hill since 1984, moving there from Dickinson, Texas. She was an entrepreneur and started the Lead Hill...

Jeffrey Brasel

Jeffrey Brasel

May 11, 2008

Jeffrey Brasel, age 28 of Jasper, AR, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Jasper. He was born January 9, 1980 in Harrison, AR the son of Coy and Judy (Wallace) Brasel. He had played for the Jasper Pirates Basketball Team and loved to show pigs for the Jasper FFA. He had worked for the Arkansas Highway Department and was...

James Hall Pierce

James Hall Pierce

May 11, 2008

James Hall Pierce, age 69 of Jasper, AR passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Harrison, AR. He was born March 25, 1939 at Swain, AR a son of Aubrey Hall and Lillie (Patton) Pierce. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator for W.L. Miller Company for 38 years and had lived in Hamilton, IL for 41 years. He...

Gilbert J. Still, Jr.

Gilbert J. Still, Jr.

May 10, 2008

Gilbert J. Still, Jr., age 79 of Harrison, AR, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison. The son of Gilbert J. Still, Sr. and Beulah (Mears) Still, he was born August 27, 1928 at Marshall, AR. He has lived in this area since 1972, moving from Marshall. He attended the Assembly of...

Richard Paul Roberts

Richard Paul Roberts

May 8, 2008

Richard Paul Roberts, age 76 of Harrison, AR passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, in Harrison. The son of Clate and Myrtle (Phillips) Roberts, was born September 12, 1931 in West Frankfort, IL. His wife, Donna Marie (Gish) Roberts; sons, David and Michael Roberts; and step-son, Rodney Clark Summers, survive him. Cremation. There will...

Sue Wilburn

Sue Wilburn

May 8, 2008

Sue Wilburn, age 69, of Everton, AR, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, in Harrison. The daughter of Dale and Gertrude (Ward) Beavers, she was born January 9, 1939 in Marshall, AR. Sue had been a lifelong resident of Searcy and Boone Counties and was a retired silk screener for Duncan Industries. Her parents...

Della Morse

Della Morse

May 6, 2008

Della Morse, age 97, passed away at the home of her daughter, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Mrs. Morse was born in Cado County, OK on January 15, 1911. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester and one daughter, Doris. Survived by one son, Gene Morse and wife, Shirley, of Western Grove and one daughter, Joyce Humphrey, of Omaha,...

David Wayne Perdue

David Wayne Perdue

May 1, 2008

David Wayne Perdue, age 49 of Harrison, AR, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 at his home. The son of Bill and Eva Nell (Borden) Perdue Black, was born October 7, 1958 in Dallas, TX. His father preceded him in death along with his grandmother, Mamie Borden. David was a kind, giving, and good hearted person who loved the Lord....

Roger Bowser

Roger Bowser

Apr 28, 2008

Roger Bowser, age 70 of Marble Falls, AR, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at his home. The son of Raymond and Wanda Bowser, was born October 10, 1937 in Dayton, OH. He is the husband of Nancy Bowser. Visitation was Wednesday, April 30, 2008 with service Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Little Flock Christian Fellowship Church. Charles Hamilton officiated....

Carter T. West

Carter T. West

Apr 28, 2008

Carter T. West, age 81 of Marble Falls, AR, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at Regency Hospital, in Springdale, AR. The son of Carter T. West, Sr. and Katherine (Milton) West, was born January 20, 1927 in Marion, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy, had been a Chef, and was a Minister. He was a member of...

Archie Dale Sappenfield

Archie Dale Sappenfield

Apr 25, 2008

Brother Archie Sappenfield, age 46, went to be with The Lord on Friday, April 25, 2008 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of Robert Calvin and Carrie June (Merritt) Sappenfield, was born February 22, 1962 in Yakima, Washington. He moved from Texas to this area 20 years ago and retired from the Arkansas Highway Department. He was...

Goldie Ragian Megee

Goldie Ragian Megee

Apr 23, 2008

Goldie Ragian Megee, age 87 of Harrison, AR, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at her home. The daughter of Baxter and Minnie R. (Morris) Jenkins, was born November 8, 1920 in Alpena, AR. She had been a lifelong resident of this area, where she attended Hopewell Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Her parents preceded her in death, along...

Dolen E. Breedlove

Dolen E. Breedlove

Apr 18, 2008

Dolen E. Breedlove, age 74 of Harrison, AR passed away Friday, April 18, 2008, at his home. The son of Lee and Virgie Breedlove, was born September 7, 1933 at Deer, AR. Dolen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He had been raised in this area, then moved to California and Kansas for 30 years. Before returning here he...

Jay I. Sasser

Jay I. Sasser

Apr 12, 2008

Jay I. Sasser, age 82 of Fayetteville, AR, formerly of Harrison, AR, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Circle of Life Hospice House in Springdale, AR. The son of Arthur and Geneva (Pyle) Sasser, was born March 3, 1926 at Bruno, AR. Jay served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a retired Inspector for the Arkansas...

Lawrence Oakley Cox

Lawrence Oakley Cox

Apr 10, 2008

Lawrence Oakley Cox, age 81 of Diamond City, AR passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, AR. Lawrence, better known to friends and loved ones as "Larry" was born April 16, 1926 in Centreville, AL. He trained to become a certified aircraft mechanic early in life and became an avid flyer and...

Tressie N. Martin

Tressie N. Martin

Apr 8, 2008

Tressie N. Martin, age 83 of Hasty, AR passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Golden Living Hilltop Nursing Center in Harrison, AR. The daughter of Charlie and Gertrude (Hall) McCutchen, was born May 29, 1924 at Snowball, AR. She was a lifelong resident of Newton County and was a member of Mt. Judea Church of Christ. She was also...

Benjamin Franklin Bennett

Benjamin Franklin Bennett

Apr 6, 2008

Benjamin Franklin Bennett, of Harrison, AR passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison. The son of Ben and Goldie (Gillisipi) Bennett was born in Nebraska City, NE. He was a U.S. Army veteran during the Korean War. He moved to this area in 1985 from Nebraska and was a member of Shiloh...

Ralph B. Lofton

Ralph B. Lofton

Apr 6, 2008

Ralph B. Lofton, age 68, of Harrison, AR passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, in Harrison. The son of K.P. and Lydia (McLaughlin) Lofton, was born December 9, 1939 in Gilbert, LA. He had lived in this area since 1966, moving from Louisiana. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the...

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