Obituaries

LAWRENCE KEITH PHIPPS

Dec 14, 2019

 

Lawrence Keith Phipps, 89, of Lowell died December 14th, 2019 in Lowell, AR. He was born June 1st, 1930 in Elkins, AR, the son of Lawrence Riley Phipps and Daisy Harrelson. He worked as a tool & die maker for Danaher until he retired. Lawrence was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served his country with honor during the Korean...

Dearl Dean Peachee

Dec 12, 2019

Dearl Dean Peachee, 80, of Decatur, Arkansas passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Earlene Howard Hospice Home of Springdale, Arkansas.

Dearl was born on September 29, 1939 in Harrah, Oklahoma to Lemuel and Gertrude Peachee. He proudly served for the United States Army.  He married the love of his life, Jerldine Smith and formed a loving family. He worked...

Beverly Jo Davis

Dec 11, 2019

Beverly Jo Davis, 86, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Earlene Howard Hospice House in Springdale, Arkansas.

Beverly was born on January 5, 1933 in the upstairs bedroom of her parents in Helena, OK but birth was recorded in Enid, Oklahoma, a daughter of Howard Petersen and Alice Louise Bolenbaugh Petersen. She married her...

Bertha Francis Cornell

Dec 9, 2019

Bertha Francis Cornell, 95, of Rogers died December 9th, 2019 in Rogers, AR. She was born February 13th, 1924 in Fayetteville, AR, the daughter of Newton and Mattie Ward. She worked at Jumping Jack Shoe Factory in MO until she retired. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Bentonville, AR.

 

She was preceded in death by...

Bonnie Opaline Burr

Dec 9, 2019

 

Bonnie Opaline Burr, 85, of Bentonville, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Apple Creek Health and Rehab in Centerton, Arkansas.

 

Bonnie was born on June 16, 1934 in Bentonville, AR to Huber and Ruthie Edwards. She is survived by her son, Jerry Bertschy and wife, Rosie of Pineville, MO; 1 daughter, Connie Cavness and husband, Jon...

Clarence Lee Kiersey

Dec 7, 2019

Clarence Lee Kiersey of Springdale, Arkansas entered his rest on December 7, 2019. He was born on April 21, 1938 in Booneville, Arkansas to Willard Iven Kiersey and Susie [Vaughn] Kiersey. He married Luvinia Acuff in January 1982 in Springdale. 

 

Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Walter Kiersey of Booneville and Ivan Kiersey of Springdale;...

John R Moore

Dec 7, 2019

John Raymond Moore, 91, of Siloam Springs, passed away at his home on December 7, 2019.

John was born on October 1, 1928 in Dixon, Illinois. He was the son of John Robinson Moore and Harriett Emily Stoner Moore. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen (Bailey) Moore and a brother and a sister. He married Martha Ruth...

Kathy Lorrayne Brown

Nov 30, 2019

Kathryn Lorrayne Brown, 66, of Van Buren, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith.

Kathy was born on September 21, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts to Ward and Lorrayne Trammell. She married Wayne Lee Brown, Sr. on June 24, 1972 in Siloam Springs, AR. They shared a loving 34 years together until his passing in...

Leonard Lee Lovell

Nov 25, 2019

Leonard Lovell of Decatur, Arkansas passed away early in the morning of November 25, 2019.

 He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather or “pawpaw” as his grankids called him. He was a retired pastor with a BA in theology who had previously been the pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas for over twenty years, and...

Martha Ann Rowden

Nov 25, 2019

Martha Ann Rowden, 90, died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Siloam Springs Regional Hospital.

Martha was born on August 6, 1929 in Purdy, Missouri; a daughter of Rena Seth. She is survived by her son, Mark Rowden of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

The family will host a private memorial service at a later date. 

Sharyn L Neal

Nov 14, 2019

Sharyn Clark Neal passed on November 14th, 2019 from this world to heaven. She was my step-mother. I loved her as a friend and a great lady. She liked working outside in her garden and flower beds. Sharyn was married for 35 + years to my Dad, Ralph, and he was a better man for that. She worked with her...

Reva Ruth Easley

Nov 1, 2019

Reva Ruth Easley, 84, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Prairie Grove Health & Rehabilitation with family by her side.

“Ruth’ as she was known by her family, was born and raised in the Weddington/Siloam Springs area. She was the daughter of Loy Atterberry and Caldean Layne Atterberry. She worked for many years until...

Peggy Lee White

Oct 31, 2019

Peggy Lee White, 67, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away at her home on Thursday, October 31, 2019.

Peggy was born on August 15, 1952 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of William Oliver Knight and Pauline Leatherberry Knight.  She married Stephen A. White on April 24, 1993 in Lewisville. Texas. As a devout baker, Peggy owned and...

Allen A Hann

Oct 30, 2019

Allen A. Hann, 71, of Lowell, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.

 Allen was born on July 9, 1948 in Marysville, Washington. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and was a Vietnam Veteran. Allen also worked for the University of Central Arkansas in Conway in their maintenance department...

Arla M Williams

Oct 30, 2019

Arla Marie Williams, 100, of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Earlene Howard Hospice House in Springdale.

 

Arla was born on March 13, 1919 in Paducah, Texas, a daughter of Omer Lester Bearden and Emma Irene Ray Bearden. She was the widow of the late M. J. Williams, who preceded her in death in 1974. ...

Bridgett Michelle Craig

Oct 29, 2019

Bridgett Michelle Craig, 39, of Westville, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.

Bridgett was born on August 4, 1980 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Carl Wayne Favor and Mary Ann Arnold Favor.  She married Richard D. Craig on November 1, 2008 in Adair County, Oklahoma.  Bridgett attended Northeastern State University...

Leone Maggie O'Donnell

Oct 24, 2019

Leone Maggie O’Donnell, 101, of Siloam Springs, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 at her home.

Leone was born on March 19, 1918 near Fayetteville, Arkansas, a daughter of John Francis Hulsizer and Nora Mary Elisabeth Oxford Hulsizer. She was the widow of the late Harry O’Donnell who preceded her in death in 1994.  Leone was a home maker who assisted...

LaVerne "Fay" Riley

Oct 21, 2019

Laverne “Fay” Riley, 64, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas died on Monday, October 21, 2019 at her home.

Fay was born on September 5, 1955; a daughter of Opal Townsend and Dolores Danley-Townsend.

She is survived by her children, David Riley, Jennifer Beyers, and Rebecca Townsend, all of Siloam Springs, AR; 1 brother, Alan Townsend of Gentry, AR; 1 sister, Kay...

Jose Soto

Oct 18, 2019

Jose Soto, 62, of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at his home.

Jose was born on March 2, 1957 in San Jose De Otates, Mexico. He was the son of Daniel Soto Rodriguez and Candelaria Monctezuma Ornelas.  He worked for the Bruner-Lay Company in Springdale as a tool maker.

He is survived by his wife, Mercedes Valadez-Desoto...

Wayne Watson

Oct 5, 2019

William Wayne Watson, 60, of Springdale, Arkansas passed away at his home on Saturday, October 5, 2019.

Wayne was born October 26, 1958 in El Dorado, Arkansas, the son of William Willard Watson and Dorothy Sapp Watson-Graves.  Wayne was a draftsman for the X K Curtain Wall Company and held a patent to the designing of an extension joint. He...