Obituaries
Obituaries
Richard Leo Walaconis
Jul 27, 2023
Richard Leo Walaconis, age 80, of Western Grove, Arkansas, passed away at the Springs of Mt. Vista in Harrison on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
The son of Joseph Walaconis and Vivian Elvira (Arnold) Walaconis was born on January 3, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Richard was a quiet man and kept to himself, but always made...
Ina Nora Middleton
Jul 26, 2023
Ina Nora Middleton passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Hillcrest Nursing Home at the age of 100.
She was born March 5, 1923, at Mt. Judea, AR, to George Washington Greenhaw and Ada Harp Greenhaw.
She had one brother, Osie Greenhaw; three sisters, Nima Martin, Frances Proctor, and Mildred Williams. She also had one...
Carol Baughman
Jul 26, 2023
Carol Baughman, of Harrison, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. She was 85 years old.
The daughter of Walter Otto and Erna Elizabeth (Wesche) Wienert was born on December 13, 1937 in Elmhurst, Illinois.
Carol was a graduate of Valley Springs High School. She married Glenn Everett Baughman...
John "Jack" Robert Nelms
Jul 25, 2023
John Robert "Jack" Nelms, of Valley Springs, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at The Springs of Harrison. He was 88 years old.
The son of Roy Melton and Emmer "Trussie" Nelms was born on July 21, 1935 in Ashville, Alabama.
John or "Jack" as he was called by friends and family, retired at...
Jack Parttridge
Jul 24, 2023
Jack Parttridge, age 75, of Hasty, Arkansas, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, July 24, 2023 at home.
The son of John and Mary Nell (Downs) Parttridge was born on October 30, 1947 in Drew, Mississippi. He lived and worked in Merigold, Mississippi most of his life, before moving to Arkansas in 1996. He retired...
Wanda Darlene Gray
Jul 19, 2023
Wanda Darlene Gray, age 68, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
The daughter of Floyd Jospeh Martin and Eula (Mangold) Turney was born in Harrison on August 8, 1954. She graduated from Valley Springs High School in 1972 and worked at Millbrook for several...
George Ray Adams
Jul 18, 2023
George Ray Adams, age 68, of St. Joe, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in Harrison, Arkansas.
The son of Ernest and Tessie (Looney) Adams was born at Marshall, Arkansas on January 3, 1955. He was a lifelong resident of Searcy County and a 1973 graduate of St. Joe High School.
George enjoyed floating...
Bonnie B. Carlton
Jul 18, 2023
Bonnie Breedlove Carlton (age 84), of Jasper went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
Bonnie was the daughter of the late William and Stella (Smith) Breedlove. She was born on August 25, 1938, in Parthenon, Arkansas. She was a lifelong resident of Newton County, where she raised her family and managed the Diamond Cave...
Edmund Alburton Griggs, Jr.
Jul 13, 2023
Edmund Alburton Griggs, Jr., of Harrison, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 13, 2023. He was 83 years old.
The son of Edmund Alburton Griggs, Sr. and Rita M. (O'Donnell) Griggs was born on May 18, 1940 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Ed served in the U.S. Army as Military Police from 1958-1966. He...
Eugene Ezra Townsend
Jul 11, 2023
Eugene Ezra Townsend, of Harrison, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. He was 85 years old.
Gene was born in Durant, Oklahoma to the late Walter and Iva (Mayhue) Townsend on November 18, 1937.
He was a 30-year retiree of the U.S. Navy and a veteran of...
Mary Evelyn Middleton
Jul 8, 2023
On Saturday, July 8, 2023, in her true fashion, Mary Evelyn Flood Middleton (age 83), walked briskly through the gates of Heaven and into the arms of Jesus and her beloved husband, Rex, who died in 2022. Assuredly, the angels rejoiced at her arrival! It would be wrong to say that Mary lost her battle to illness, because she...
Cdr James Franklin Owens
Jul 4, 2023
James Franklin Owens passed away peacefully into the presence of his Savior, Jesus, on July 4, 2023 at the Springs of Harrison.
James was born August 27, 1933 to Susie Crudginton and Leonard Hayes Owens in Canyon, Texas.
He enlisted in the Navy after high school during the Korean Conflict. He came back to graduate...
Robert Dale Bryant
Jul 3, 2023
Robert Dale Bryant, passed away in the hands of his Heavenly Father at the age of 54, surrounded by his family and close friends at his home in Bergman on Monday, July 3, 2023.
The son of Gerry and Rosie (Villines) Bryant was born on October 17, 1968 in Harrison, Arkansas. His parents along with his loving...
Steve Wickware
Jun 29, 2023
Steven Wayne Wickware passed away on Thursday, June 29th at the age of 67 after a short illness. Steve was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Albert & Erma (White) Wickware. On March 18, 2020, he married his childhood crush, Barbara Jean Hurlburt.
He started working at a mobile food trailer at the age of ten. Steve worked...
Debbie Sue Spencer
Jun 29, 2023
Debbie passed away on June 29th, 2023 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, AR at 64 years old. She was comforted by her husband, Lonnie.
She was born on May 1st, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas to Linda Story and Kenneth Ericksen.
She married the love of her life on December 31st, 1977....
Lindy Fisk
Jun 29, 2023
Linda Lou "Lindy" Fisk, age 74, of Pyatt, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri.
The daughter of Fount and Alice (Sullivan) Saylors was born in Pyatt, Arkansas on January 12, 1949. She was a lifelong resident of Pyatt and a member of Snow...
Dale Eugene Mcentire
Jun 26, 2023
Dale Eugene McEntire, age 63, of Bellefonte, Arkansas, passed away at home on Monday, June 26, 2023.
The son of Doyle Eugene and Charlene (Phillips) McEntire was born February 26, 1960 in Harrison, Arkansas. He lived most of his life in Boone and Newton Counties.
Dale Eugene loved horseback riding, listening to music, and watching...
Leon Adams
Jun 26, 2023
Leon Adams, of Harrison, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 26, 2023, at the age of 83.
The son of Arch and Mae (Campbell) Adams was born on January 6, 1940 in Deer, Arkansas. He was a lifelong resident of Boone County and attended Southern Hills Baptist Church for many years.
...Paul L. Wilton, Jr.
Jun 25, 2023
Paul L. Wilton, Jr., age 93, of Harrison, Arkansas went home to be with the Lord on June 25, 2023 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center.
The son of Paul L. Wilton, Sr., and Kathryn Elizabeth (Veach) Wilton was born December 31, 1929 in Orange, New Jersey.
At 19 years of age, he married 18-year-old...
Peggy Annette Savage
Jun 24, 2023
Peggy Annette Savage, of Everton, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was 80 years old.
The daughter of Gillie and Marie (Potter) Potts was born on January 10, 1943, in Everton, Arkansas.
Peggy began teaching at her alma-mater, Valley Springs, when she was 19 years...
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