Batson, Robert F.
HAYSVILLE, Kan. - Robert Fred Batson, 72, of Haysville, Kan., died
Friday, May 8, 1998.
Born Feb. 16, 1926, in Magness, he was a retired farmer and a veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Nina D. Batson; a son, Donald W. Batson
of Haysville; a daughter, Linda K. Tucker of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters,
Mary Gemmings of Kansas City, Mo., and Mildred Jackson of Maulden, Mo.;
five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was today at Midway Baptist Church. Burial was in Waco
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Midway Baptist Church.
Elliott, Jewell A.
HARRISON - Jewell A. Elliott, 85, of Harrison died Sunday, May 10,
1998, in a Harrison nursing home.
Born Oct. 14, 1912, in Charlotte, she was the daughter of Commodore
and Josephine Moore Ball. She was a homemaker, a member of Capps Road Church
of Christ and retired from the Bristol Meyers Co. in Kansas City, Mo. She
also was a Luzier Cosmetics inspector.
Survivors include two nieces, Marion Bullington of Harrison and Wanda
Wilkerson of Tuckerman; a nephew, Charles Burge of Broken Arrow, Okla.;
and several cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Newton Elliott;
a brother, Benjamin Ball; and a sister, Eula Burge.
The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sharon Cemetery
in Drexel, Mo., under the direction of Christeson Funeral Home of Harrison.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ronald Brewster, Robert Allen Brewster
Sr., Mike Bullington, Mark Burge, Dannie Hessenflow and David Wilderson.
Memorials may be made to the Drexel Ambulance Fund, Drexel, Mo.
Love, Bessie Irene Taylor
Bessie Irene Taylor Love, 85, of Batesville died Saturday, May 9, 1998,
in a local hospital.
Born Sept. 18, 1912, in Batesville, she was the daughter of William
George Taylor and Virginia Harper Taylor. She was a homemaker and a member
of Bethel A.M.E. Church.
Survivors include a nephew, Joe Freeman of Batesville; three nieces,
Dorothy McCurn of Des Moines, Iowa, Johnnie M. Ferguson of Las Vegas and
Ancel Haynes of Los Angeles; two great-nieces, Gloria J. Banks of Los Angeles
and Niambi D. Webster-Pearson of Memphis; two cousins, Loraine Smiley and
Ethel Taylor, both of Batesville; and several great-great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tresvant Love; and her parents.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Bethel A.M.E. Church with
the Rev. Johnny Kelley officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery
under the direction of Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Montgomery, Loyal Montgomery, Ben Earls,
Tommy Harper, Cecil Sherrill and Willis Drinkard.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.
Milligan, Mitchel E.
Mitchel E. Milligan, 68, of Batesville died Sunday, May 10, 1998, in
Batesville.
Born Dec. 15, 1929, in Strawberry, he was the son of Elvin O. and Virgie
Foster Milligan. He was a retired foreman for White-Rodgers and a member
of the Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church. He was a member of the
Center Grove Masonic Lodge No. 402 of Batesville.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Jo Matlock Milligan; a son, Larry
Milligan of Little Rock; a daughter, Carolyn Maggie Hughes of Little Rock;
a brother, Fred Milligan of Batesville; three sisters, Avalene Taylor of
Batesville, Mary Wilson of Tulsa, Okla., and Birteen Walker of Strawberry;
four grandchildren, Allen Milligan of Niles, Mich., Nicki Milligan and
Lauren Milligan, both of Batesville, and Richard Hughes Jr. of Little Rock;
and a great-granddaughter, Tiffany Milligan of Niles, Mich.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Randy Milligan.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Valley Missionary
Baptist Church with the Rev. Grayden Milligan and the Rev. James Jones
officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens under the direction
of Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Pallbearers will be Mike Clark, Rick Gann, Jim Thomas, Dwayne Dickey,
Norman O'Brien, Donald Jones, L.C. Spurlock and Jay Crawford.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Bob Walton, Pascal Spurlock, David
Martin, C.O. Painter, Ken McCormack and members of the Center Grove Masonic
Lodge.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, followed by Masonic services
at 8 at Crouch Funeral Home.
Crouch, Melvin L.
Melvin L. Crouch, 74, of Fairfield Bay died Tuesday, May 12, 1998,
in a Searcy hospital.
Born Oct. 5, 1923, in Moran, Kan., he was the son of the late George
and Edith Donaldson Crouch. He was a retired educator for the Kansas public
school system, a decorated World War II Air Force veteran, a 32nd-degree
Mason, past president of the Fairfield Bay Shriner's Club, a member of
the American Legion and Rotary and past lieutenant governor of the Kansas
Kiwanis and a member of the United Methodist Church in Fairfield Bay.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Barbara Alderson Crouch; a
son, Michael Crouch of Joplin, Mo.; two daughters, Connie Vitale of Prairie
Village, Kan., and Shelia Reed of Cave Creek, Ariz.; two brothers, Russell
Crouch of Akron, Ohio, and L.C. Crouch of Topeka, Kan.; six grandchildren,
Michael Vitale, Rick Crouch, Heather Mader, Shawna Reed, Kristi Crouch
and Amy Crouch; and two great-grandchildren, Ashley Mader and Austin Mader.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and four brothers.
The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Bay
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sherman Waters officiating. Arrangements
are by Willis Funeral Service of Batesville.
Memorials may be made to Indian Rock Village, 265 Dave Creek Parkway,
Fairfield Bay, AR 72088.
Kendrick, Arlie Davis
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Arlie Davis Kendrick, 83, died Monday, May 11, 1998,
in a Batesville hospital.
Born April 4, 1915, at Guion, she was the daughter of the late Bob
and Maude Davis Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist
Church of Mountain View.
Survivors include two sons, Earl Davis of Batesville and J.R. Kendrick
of Mountain View; a stepson, Rayborn Kendrick of California; a daughter,
Carol Acklin of Mountain View; two stepdaughters, Juanita Gennings of Searcy
and Mary Sue Smith of Kansas City, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Guy Kendrick.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Mountain
View with the Rev. Jackie Fendley officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant
Grove Cemetery under the direction of Crouch Funeral Home of Mountain View.
Pallbearers will be Van Rosa, Pete Whitfield, Vernon Lawrence, Ivan
Anderson, Danny Farris and David Kendrick.
Honorary pallbearers will be Eddie Walker and Earl Talburt.
Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. today.
McNeill, Daniel Lindsey
HEBER SPRINGS - Daniel Lindsey McNeill, 66, of Drasco died Monday,
May 11, 1998, in a Batesville hospital.
Born Dec. 24, 1931, in Ferda, he was the son of the late Daniel and
Mildred Lindsey McNeill. A former resident of Memphis, he had lived in
Drasco for 10 years. He was a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas
in Conway and was a retired director of sales for Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical
Co. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at Fairfield
Bay.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Suttle McNeill; a son, Sean McNeill
of Okinawa, Japan; two daughters, Robin Lin Carter of Jackson, Miss., and
Tadd McNeill of Memphis; a stepson, Brady Suttle of Batesville; a stepdaughter,
Lana Fugett of Batesville; a brother, John McNeill of Little Rock; and
two grandchildren, Annie Turner and Jamie Carter.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Church in Fairfield Bay with the Rev. Francis Calvecchio officiating. Burial
will be in Woodland Memorial Park under the direction of Olmstead Funeral
Home of Heber Springs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Norton, Fay Lafayette
Fay Lafayette Norton, 85, of Wolf Bayou died Wednesday, May 13, 1998,
in Heber Springs.
Born July 19, 1912, at Wolf Bayou, he was the son of the late Jake
and Alta Norton. He was a member of Concord Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Lewis Norton; a son, Charles Norton
of Drasco; two daughters, Alice Norton and Wanda Cannon, both of Drasco;
three brothers, Doyne Norton, Loy Wade Norton and J.U. Norton, all of Drasco;
six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, Leon Norton,
Lonis Norton, Therrell Norton and Hoy Norton.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Grove Church with the Rev.
Billy Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery under
the direction of Batesville Funeral Service.
Pallbearers will be Chris Norton, Benny Norton, Alan Cannon, Douglas
Cannon, Philip Cannon and Chuck Hubbs.
Visitation will be today.
Rhodes, A.J.
HOPE - A.J. Rhodes, 70, of Hope died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in a
Texarkana, Texas, hospital.
Born Oct. 19, 1927, in Hammond, Okla., he was the son of Homer and
Iva Blackmon Rhodes. He was retired from Emmet Mercantile and Hope Builders
Supply and was owner-operator of Poor-Boy Furniture Store. He was a member
of the Hope Church of Christ and American Legion, past president of the
Hope Boosters Club, former member of Hope Lions Club and was active for
many years in youth sports programs, including coaching in Hope's first
Little League baseball season.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Collier Rhodes; his mother of Hope;
two sons, Gary Rhodes of Batesville and Jim Rhodes of Spring Hill; a daughter,
Jennifer Rhodes Hurd of Searcy; two sisters, Thalia Curtis of El Dorado
and Lula McCain of McCaskill; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hope Church of Christ
with Tommy Mounts, Larry Keele and Steve Norris officiating. Burial will
be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Hope under the direction of Brazzel/Oakcrest
Funeral Home of Hope.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Wilson, Bill
Bill Wilson, 77, of Batesville died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in a Little
Rock hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Willis Funeral Service Chapel.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Further arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Service
of Batesville.
Fenrich, Arthur J.
Arthur J. Fenrich, 85, formerly of Batesville, died Thursday, May 14,
1998, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandi Kantz; two sons, Arthur Fenrich
Jr. and Theodore Fenrich; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Lovelady, V.J.
V.J. Lovelady, 77, of Guion died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in a Calico
Rock hospital.
He was the son of J.M. and Edna Breeden Lovelady. He was a member of
the Guion Baptist Church and the Melbourne Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Ouida Cook Lovelady; a son, Vernon Lovelady
of Beebe; a daughter, Connie Coots of Batesville; four grandchildren, Rex
Lovelady, Jeff Lovelady, Ike Coots and Amy Coots; and three great-grandchildren,
Garrett H. Lovelady, Greyson Lovelady and Victoria Lovelady.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Crouch Funeral Home of
Melbourne with the Rev. Noble Wiles officiating. Burial will be in Melbourne
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Vernon Lovelady, Ronnie Coots, Rex Lovelady, Jeff
Lovelady, Ike Coots and Gary Hilburn.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Reaper, Carless Handford
BALD KNOB - Carless Handford Reaper, 66, of Pangburn died Wednesday,
May 13, 1998.
Born June 29, 1931, he was the son of the late Louis Franklin Reaper
and Addie Sloate Reaper. He was a truck driver and cattle farmer, a veteran
of the Korean War and a member of the Harris Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lola Wood Reaper; three sons, Norris C.
Reaper and Eric Gene Reaper, both of Hickory Flat, and Louis Franklin Reaper
of Searcy; a sister, Collene Pate Dutcher of Searcy; and five grandchildren.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by two grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harris Chapel Baptist
Church at Hickory Flat. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery under the
direction of Powell Funeral Home of Bald Knob.
Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. today.
Williams, Verna
Verna Williams, 78, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in a Little Rock hospital.
She was a longtime resident of Batesville.
Survivors include a son, Mark Williams of Dallas; a daughter, Ellen
McKenney of Batesville; a sister, Connie Collier of Batesville; two grandchildren,
Vikki Middleton of Batesville and Troy VanKlooster of Milwaukee, Wis.;
and a great-grandchild, Hunter Middleton.
A private family graveside service will be Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Wilson, Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas Wilson, 77, of Batesville died Wednesday, May 13, 1998,
in a Little Rock hospital.
Born April 28, 1921, in Flippin, he was the son of the late Willie
Green Martin and Arizona Mae Williams Wilson. He was a retired log cutter
for the Kirby Lumber Co. in Silsbee, Texas, an Army-Air Force veteran,
a member of the Disabled American Veterans, and was of the Church of Christ
faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Pauletta Wilson of Bentonville; three
sons, William "Buddy" Walter Wilson and David Thomas Wilson, both of Batesville,
and Calvin "Donnie" Wilson of Melbourne; three daughters, Dovie Lucille
Knight, Brenda Kaye Moore and Rita Faye Overton, all of Bentonville; 16
grandchildren ; 19 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Nita
Jo Wilson; a sister, Imogene Hale; and two sets of twin grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Willis Funeral Service with
James Callicoat officiating. Burial will be in Egner Cemetery near Salado.
Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
Brancecum, Helen Weaver
LEPANTO - Helen Weaver Brancecum, 62, of Newark, formerly of Lepanto,
died Saturday, May 16, 1998, in a Batesville hospital.
She was a retired nursing home aide.
Survivors include two daughters, Faye Farmer of West Memphis and Marie
Jones of Newark; two sons, Marvin Weaver of Osceola and Frank Weaver of
West Memphis; two sisters, Arvella Cotton of Cord and Arlene Parman of
Dexter, Mo.; a brother, Donald Morgan of Dexter, Mo.; eight grandchildren;
and a great-grandchild.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Murphy Funeral Home of
Lepanto. Burial will be in Potter Memorial Cemetery at Lepanto.
Pallbearers will be Roy Weaver, Brent Gilmar, Steve Weaver, Bobby Farmer,
Sheldon Jones and Robert Hunt.
Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Fenrich, Arthur J.
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. - Arthur James Fenrich, 86, of Grand Junction, Mich.,
died Thursday, May 14, 1998.
Born Aug. 24, 1911, in Chicago, he was the son of Theodore and Francis
Fenrich. He worked as a service engineer at Combustion Engineering until
his retirement. He was a member of the Chicago Masonic Lodge, Madini Temple
and also belonged to the York Rite. He moved to Grand Junction, Mich.,
from Batesville in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Kantz of Holland, Mich.; two sons,
Arthur J. Fenrich Jr. and Theodore Simmons Fenrich, both of Grand Junction;
11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Gereta Fenrich;
a son, Frank Fenrich; and a granddaughter, Opal Sanderson.
The graveside service will be Wednesday at Saugatuck Cemetery in Saugatuck,
Mich., with George Kantz and Brian Goosman officiating. Arrangements are
by the Calvin, Starks & Frost Funeral Home of South Haven, Mich.
Qualls, Lynn Roe
Lynn Roe Qualls, 73, of Batesville died Saturday, May 16, 1998, in
a Little Rock hospital.
Born Nov. 11, 1924, in Independence County, he was the son of Junie
and Myrtle Prince Qualls. He worked for the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co., retiring as a switching equipment technician in 1984 after 36 years
of service and was a member of the Arkansas Telephone Pioneers of America.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Batesville and
had served on the boards of the Batesville church and the Walnut Ridge
United Methodist Church and on various church committees. He was a member
of the Mount Zion Lodge No. 10 of Free and Accepted Masons, was past master
of Aurora Lodge No. 423 in Walnut Ridge, past patron of Rainbow Chapter
No. 304 Order of the Eastern Star in Walnut Ridge, and was a member of
the Ruth Chapter No. 91 in Batesville. He was a sponsor of Explorer Scouts
of Lawrence County and co-founder of the Lawrence County De-Molay Chapter.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served as an armed guard on the Merchant
Class Liberty Ships.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Qualls; two sons, Michael L. Qualls
of Forest Grove, Ore., and Carlos L. Qualls of Hillsboro, Ore.; his father
of Newark; two sisters, Juna McClure of Tamarac, Fla., and Della Grace
of Benton; a granddaughter, Alexis Qualls of Forest Grove; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First United Methodist
Church of Batesville with the Rev. Ed Wyers officiating. Burial with Masonic
rites will be at Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of Crouch Funeral
Home of Batesville.
Pallbearers will be his nephews, Bill Campbell, Jimmy Frye, the Rev.
Don Hall Jr., Stanley Hall, Gerald Lesely and Ronnie McClure; and Ed Haas.
Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the Dialysis Center of North-central
Arkansas; the Jones-Martha/Mary Sunday school class; Arkansas Telephone
Pioneers of America; Dr. Robert Baker, John Bennett, Ken Bolton, Ervin
Langston, Edgar McClure, Clyde McGinnis, Dr. John Scott, Dewey Vance, Shane
Williams and Tom Woodyard.
Satterwhite, Jim
MABANK, Texas - Jim Satterwhite of Mabank, Texas, formerly of Newark,
died Wednesday, May 13, 1998. He was the son of Moses and Elizabeth Pectol
Satterwhite.
Survivors include his wife, LaVerne Satterwhite; two sons and two daughters;
three brothers, Coy Satterwhite of Mesa, Ariz., and Roy Satterwhite and
Robert Satterwhite, both of Batesville; two sisters, Florence Satterwhite
of Newport and Pearl Satterwhite of Portland, Conn.; and several grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
The funeral was on Friday.
Slater, George A.
CAVE CITY - George A. Slater, 65, of Wichita, Kan., died Friday, May
15, 1998.
Born in Douglas, Mich., he was the son of Roy M. Slater and Bessie
Pierce Slater. He was retired from Lear Jet and was a veteran of the U.S.
Army, having served in the Korean War. He was a member of Unity Missionary
Baptist Church in Kansas.
Survivors include his wife, Carmaleta Russell Slater; two sons, Lige
A. Slater of Wichita and Jim N. Slater of Hutchinson, Kan.; a daughter,
Rebecca M. Hudson of Derby, Kan.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. today at Little Springs Baptist Church with
W.E. Norris officiating. Burial was in Spotts Cemetery at Poughkeepsie
under the direction of Crouch-McGee Funeral Home of Cave City.
Pallbearers were Chuck Rea, Brian Hudson, Dewan Russell, Dale Bailey,
Kevin Bailey and John Bailey.
Brightwell, Owen Ray
Owen Ray Brightwell, 86, of Batesville died Sunday, May 17, 1998, in
a local hospital.
Born Jan. 15, 1912, in Locust Grove, he was the son of Finis and Eva
Lovell Brightwell. He was a retired employee of Ray's Radiator and Body
Shop and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and Mount Zion Masonic Lodge
No. 10.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Marie Young Brightwell; a son, Jerry
Brightwell of Batesville; four grandchildren, Rex Brightwell and Stephen
Brightwell, both of Batesville, Becky Brightwell and Jeff Brightwell, both
of Mount Pleasant; a great-granddaughter, Haley Brightwell of Batesville;
and a niece, Linda Shetterly of Knoxville, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen "Snookum" Brightwell; his
parents; a son, Owen Brightwell; and a sister, Lola Thorn.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville
with the Rev. Mike Manning and the Rev. James Tirey officiating. Burial
will be in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Rex Brightwell, Stephen Brightwell, Jeff Brightwell,
Phillip Baker, Joe Bill Baker, Steven Millikin, Jimmy A. Mitchum and Raymond
"Butch" Duncan.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the White River Medical Center. |
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