Mrs. Flossie Wheeler Hull, age 85, of Wing, died November 1, 1989. She was a native of Wing, daughter of the late W. M. and Emily Snipes Wheeler. She was a homemaker and mother and a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Marvalene McKinnon of Wing; two sisters, Mary Hull and Ada Wheeler both of Wing; four grandchildren, Don McKinnon, Laura June McKinnon, Jane McKinnon and John McKinnon.
Funeral services were Saturday at the Wing Methodist church with Rev. Hulon Wiser officiating. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Briggsville, AR. Arrangements and services were by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 11/1/1989)
WING - Mrs. Flossie Wheeler Hull, 85, of Wing (Yell County), died Wednesday. She was a Methodist.
Funeral will be at 2 p. m. today at Wing United Methodist Church by the Rev. Huion Wiser. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Briggsville, by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville.
Survivors are. a daughter, Marvalene McKinnon of Wing; two sisters Mary Hull and Ada Wheeler, both of Wing and four grandchildren. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 11/1/1989)
Mrs. Mary Wheeler Hull, age 79, of Wing, AR died early Saturday morning, October 6, 1990. She was a native and lifelong resident of Wing, daughter of the late W. M. and Emily Snipes Wheeler. She was a housewife and homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by one sister, Ada Wheeler of Wing and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were Monday, Oct. 8, in the Wing Methodist Church with Rev. Hulon Wiser and Dr. L. Compton George officiating. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Briggsville, AR. Services and arrangements were by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 10/6/1990)
WING - Samuel L. Hull, 84, of Wing (Yell County), a retired school teacher, died Sunday. Mr. Hull was a member of Bluffton United Methodist Church, was a Mason and a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Flossie Wheeler Hull; a daughter, Mrs. Charles McKinnon of Wing; a brother, Ervin Hull of Wing; three sisters, Mrs. Nora Holliman of Oregon, Mrs. Sylvia Seaton of Oklahoma and Mrs. Bertha Abbott of Story (Montgomery County), and four grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Rover Baptist Church, Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery at Briggsville by Shinn Funeral Home. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 5/18/1975)
Inez Buford Humphreys, age 76, died Sunday, July 19 at her home in Little Rock. She was born in Briggsville and was a former school teacher at Fourche Valley School and spent a great part of her life at Briggsville. She was a member of the Briggsville United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Joe Humphreys; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia Cook of North Little Rock, Mrs. Bertha Briggs of Briggsville and Mrs. Willa Elliott of Parks.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 21 at the Briggsville United Methodist Church and burial was in the Mount Zion Cemetery at Briggsville. Nephews served as active pallbearers. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 7/22/1987)
Joe Humphreys, age 76, of North Little Rock, died Wednesday, April 25, 1990 at the V. A. Medical Center. He was a retired Automotive Service Manager, a U. S. Navy Veteran of WWII. He was a native of Briggsville, AR; the son of the late W. R. and Amanda McBride Humphreys.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth Humphreys of Dumas, AR; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Click of Waycross, GA and Mrs. Marie Pickens of Carlsbad, NM.
Funeral services were Saturday at Shinn Chapel with Rev. Jessie Reed officiating. Burial was at Mt. Zion cemetery, Briggsville. Pallbearers were Leroy Pickens, C Buford, Mike Laurie, O. L. Briggs, Jay Briggs, and Jac Baltz. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 5/2/1990)
Nevelle Humphreys, formerly of Rover, passed away in Kansas City, Mo. where he and his family have been living since 1953. He was born June 10, 1904 in Rover, and passed away June 4, 1954, with death being due to a heart attack.
He is survived by his wife, Neomia; a daughter, Annie Maud, a son, Willie Reuben; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Humphreys of Rover; a sister, Mrs. Tom Pugh also of Rover; a brother Sherman Humphreys of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Glynn McBride of Madison, Wise. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record 50 Years Ago, Danville, Arkansas, 6/4/1954)
FOUND ETERNAL REST November 13, 1996, DANVILLE, ARKANSAS
PLACE AND TIME OF SERVICE GRAVELLY METHODIST CHURCH, 2:00 P. M. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1996, GRAVELLY, AR.
OFFICIATING REVEREND CHARLIE JONES, REVEREND ROY FORREST
BURIAL PARKS CEMETERY, SCOTT COUNTY, AR.
SURVIVORS: WIFE, ELOIS JONES HUNNICUTT, SONS, GRADY, WAYNE, DAUGHTERS,
DELTHA LOWE, OLA JEAN FORREST, PAT JAMES, BROTHERS, ALVIS, TROY, DELMAS, SISTERS, LEOLA WAGNER, ELSIE KITCHENS, TEN GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Arthur Hunnicutt, who "hid behind my beard" through 30 pictures and 25 Broadway plays spanning 45 years, died Wednesday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital. He was 69 and had cancer.
Hunnicutt who boasted he last shaved in 1918 first drew critical acclaim in the 1930s in William Saroyan's play "Love's Old Sweet Song." The star of that production was Walter Huston, who advised Hunnicutt never to accept a role "if you ain t part of the plot. Because if you are, they can t leave you out". The gravel voiced actor said that was the only advice he followed when he came to Hollywood and accepted a one-picture-a-year contract from Howard Hawks.
"I never was too-fussy, what, that picture was about" he told retired Times film critic Philip K. Scheuer in 1952 "just so I was IN it". Hunnicutt who s most recent country-style roles were in the Academy Award-wining movies "Cat Ballou" and "Harry and Tonto" was born in Arkansas and raised on a farm. And although he never succeeded in losing his Arkansas drawl, his acting abilities were such that he once portrayed Julius Caesar off Broadway.
Called the male Marjorie Main by writers and critics, he made his movie debut in 1942 in "Wildcat" and followed that with a series of Westerns and Civil War pictures that included "Broken Arrow", "The Red Badge of Courage" and "The Big Sky". He was the grizzled frontiersman who led Gary Cooper's troopers through the Florida swamp in "Distant Drums" and the hard-bitten Revolutionary War leader in Wall Disney's "Swamp Fox" television series. His last major role before he fell ill in 1974 was as the cat seller in "Harry and Tonto". His other film credits included "Pinky" "The Million Dollar Duck" and "El Dorado".
He leaves his wife, Pauline, of Los Angeles.
Services were held Friday at Old North Church, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills.
Pictures include in Obit were "Hunnicutt in Bonanza, 1970" and picture of Arthur Hunnicutt and Gary Cooper in "Distant Drums." 1952. Born: Feb 17, 1919; Died Sept 26, 1979, Burial Sept 28, 1979. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Los Angeles Times; 10/1/1979)
Arthur Hunnicutt, Actor, Former Yell Countian Dies In California At age 68
Arthur Hunnicutt, a native of Gravelly, known as one of the best character Hollywood actors, died last Wednesday at the age of 68 after a long illness. Known for his unmistakably shaggy beard he grew in the 1950's, Hunnicutt became well known for his country-style parts he played in Academy Award-winning movies, "Cat Ballou" and "Harry and Tonto".
He and his brothers were raised at Gravelly at the northeast border of Yell County. Hunnicutt attended school at Gravelly and came back there to teach after he completed his college degree, where he met his wife, Pauline, who also was a teacher at the school. He died at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California where he had been a patient since August 1978, a hospital spokesman said.
Born in 1911 in Gravelly, Hunnicutt graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas at Conway) and made his movie debut in 1942 with a role in "Wildcat." In the 1950s, he appeared in a series of Westerns and Civil War movies, including "Broken Arrow," "The Red Badge of Courage" and "The Big Sky." Specializing in slow-speaking country characters, Hunnicutt established a solid career throughout the '60s and early '70s before he fell ill in 1974. Besides his role as the cat seller in "Harry and Tonto," a story about an old man and a cat that won an Oscar for Art Carney in 1974, Hunnicutt also appeared in "Cat Ballou," a spoof Western that won an Oscar for Lee Marvin in 1965. He appeared with John Wayne, who also died of cancer earlier this year, in "El Dorado" in 1967. In 1971, Hunnicutt appeared in the Walt Disney movie, "Million Dollar Duck," and was cast in "The Revengers" a year later. Most recently he appeared on Broadway in "Love's Old Sweet Song."
Hunnicutt, a member of the Screen Actors' Guild and Actors Equity is survived by his wife, Pauline Hunnicutt of Los Angeles, and three brothers Julian Hunnicutt of Danville.
Gene Hunnicutt of Clarksville and Alvin Hunnicutt of Burbank, CA.
Funeral was at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Forrest Lawn Hollywood Hills Chapel, Bur-bank, CA. Graveside service an burial was in Coop Prairie Cemetery at Mansfield (Sebastian County) on Monday. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 10/3/1979)
January 3, 1913 - March 6, 2010 -- Pauline Hunnicutt, also known by friends and family as "Pebble", passed from this life on March 06, 2010.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Hunnicutt.
Surviving family members are nieces Sue Hill, Judy Houser, Lori Wisnewski and Franchelle Owen; nephews John Matt Lile, Tom Sullinger, Larry Vest, and Bob Vest.
Pauline lived a long and wonderful life beginning as a school teacher. In this endeavor she met the love of her life, Arthur Hunnicutt and the pair moved to New York to begin careers in modeling and acting culminating in a walk on the "red carpet". Their work moved them to Hollywood, California where they lived the majority of their lives before Pauline moved back "home" to Arkansas. Pauline was a long standing and very active member of Asbury Methodist Church where she enjoyed attending "keen agers" and playing the piano.
A visitation will be held at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home on Tuesday March 9 between the hours of 4pm and 6pm. The funeral service will be held at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home (501)224-8300 on Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m., followed by a graveside service at 1:30 p.m. at Coop Cemetery in Mansfield where Pauline will find her final resting place next to her husband Arthur. Memorials may be made to Asbury Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive, Little Rock, AR 72212. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff; Roller-Chenal Funeral Home, March 06, 2010)
William Owen Hunnicutt, age 71, of Gravelly died April 22, 1987 at the Yell County Hospital in Danville. He was a native of Gravelly, son of the late William and Maude Smith Hunnicutt, a Church of Christ Minister and a retired barber.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Rendla Hunnicutt of the home; one daughter, Sharon Pitt of Searcy; one step-daughter, Ruby Hyde of Sagle, Idaho; four brothers, Ralph Hunnicutt of Haleyville, OK, Leon Hunnicutt of Danville, Wayne Hunnicutt of Kansas, and Bruce Hunnicutt of Gravelly; three sisters. Mrs. Pearl Fowler, Gravelly, Myrtle Duvall of Excelsior Springs, MO; and Loyce Douthit of Pine Bluff; two grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three step great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 24 at the Nola Church of Christ with Lynn Shelton officiating. Burial was in Young Gravelly Cemetery with arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 4/29/1987)
Basil Hoyt Hunt, age 68, of Danville, AR died Wednesday, July 10, 1996 at his home in Danville. He was born in Danville, AR on October 10, 1927, son of the late Benjamin and Lula Wyatt Hunt. He was a Veteran of Korea and Vietnam and retired from the United States Army. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Freeman Hunt; three sons, Robert Hunt of Benton, Ar, Ronald Hunt of Russellville, AR and Roger Hunt of Little Rock, AR; a daughter, Patricia DeLeon of Gaithersburg, Maryland and two grandchildren and one sister, Clauzell Pence of Danville.
Funeral service was Saturday, July 13 at the Cornwell Funeral Home Chapel in Danville with Merrill Pence officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Cemetery in Russellville. Pallbearers were Charles Fowler, Odean Parker, Roy Horn, Dennis Horn, Buck Eggleston, Robert Thacker. Honorary Alonzo Tidwell and members of the Danville Church of Christ. Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 7/17/1996)
Earl Redman Hunt, age 50, a Gravelly carpenter, died at a Little Rock hospital, May 13. He was a native of Yell County and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Lee Douglas Hunt of Kansas; two daughters, Ruth and Sylvia Hunt of Gravelly; four brothers, Arthur and Baxter Hunt of Gravelly, Whitford Hunt of Waldron and Jess Hunt of Forester, and a grandchild (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record 50 Years Ago, Danville, Arkansas, 5/13/1952)
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt Again we are called upon to chronicle the passing of another one of the well known landmarks, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt of Rover. She was born in Harris County, Georgia, June 27, 1830. Died September 12, 1914. Aged 84 years, 2 months and 16 days. She moved to Rover, January 1, 1858.
She was the mother of five children, all living. J. H. Hunt, the youngest is 54 years of age. She had a great number of grand children and great grandchildren.
She lived at or near Rover practically all of her life and was highly respected for her many good deeds. The Herald extends sympathy to the bereaved family. (Submitted by: Bill G. Floyd, Newspaper: Fourche Valley Herald, Plainview, Arkansas, 8-12-1914)
Hobert F. Hunt, age 63, of Briggsville died Tuesday morning, June 10, at the St. Vincents Hospital in Little Rock. He was farmer and timberman, the son of the late William and Mary Ladd Hunt. Mr. Hunt was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Imogene Castleberry Hunt; two brothers, Byron Hunt of Richmond, CA and Joe Hunt of Bluffton; one sister, Mrs. Dale Curry of Bluffton; two granddaughters, Miss Cassie Carter and Miss Cherie Carter of Briggsville.
Funeral services were held at the Briggsville Methodist Church Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Joe Kennedy and the Rev Benny Harmon officiating. Interment was at the Briggsville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Tucker, Burl Boyd, O. L. Briggs, Erbey Cathey, Bill Breashears, and Dennus Castleberry. Honorary pallbearers were Marvin Sullivan and Glenn Cathey. Arrangements and services to care of the Cornwell Funeral Service. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 6/10/1980)
Jane "J.A." Hunt (December 22, 1923 - March 7, 2008) Jane Aaron "J.A." Hunt, 84, of Waldron, Arkansas passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 in a Waldron Hospital. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and a 50 year member of the William J. Parks Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Young Gravelly with interment at Parks Cemetery in Nola under the direction of the Martin Funeral Home of Waldron, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife Susie Hunt of the Home. He is preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Mary Jane Hunt, infant daughter Rose Mary Hunt, Sisters and brother-in-laws .
Pallbearers will be the Members of the William J. Parks Masonic Lodge. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 11, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. (Submitted by Mary Fowler Leek - Obituary online by Martin Funeral Home of Waldron Arkansas, 2008)
Jeanette E. "Netne" Hunt, age 16 of Bluffton, AR, died Tuesday night in a car accident near Plainview, AR. She was a native of Plainview, a junior student in the Plainview-Rover School in Plainview, a member of the Bluffton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her parents Monroe E. and Levada Bowen Hunt; two brothers, Monte Hunt, Bigelow, AR, Martin Hunt, Plainview, AR; two sisters, Jacqlyn Vaughn, Plainview, June James, Gravelly, AR; maternal grandmother, Inez Riley, Rover; maternal step-grandfather Audie Riley; Paternal grandmother, Lenora Hunt, Plainview; four nephews, and four nieces.
Services were September 17, 1987 at the Plainview Baptist Church with the Rev. Bennie Foster officiating. Interment was in Salem Cemetery. Plainview by Cornwell Funeral Service. Classmates served as active and honorary pallbearers. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 9/14/1987)
BLUFFTON - Miss Jeanette E. "Netne" Hunt, age 16, of Bluffton, died Tuesday. (9-14-87) Miss Hunt was a junior at Plainview-Rover High School and was a member of Bluffton Baptist Church.
Funeral will be at 10 a. m. today at First Baptist Church, Plainview, by the Rev. Bennie Foster. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery by Cornwall Funeral Home, Danville.
Survivors are her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Monroe Hunt; two brothers, Monte Hunt of Bigelow and Martin Hunt of Plainview; two sisters, Mrs. Jacqlyn Vaughn of Plainview and Mrs. Jean James of Gravelly (Yell County); his grandmothers, Mrs. Inez Riley of Rover and Mrs. Leona Hunt of Plainview, and his step-grandfather, Audie Riley of Rover. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 9/14/1987)
RUSSELLVILLE - Two counts of manslaughter were filed Friday night against Ronald Allen Benefield, 28, of Ola (Yell County), the driver of one of the vehicles in a head-on collision Tuesday that killed two persons, Prosecuting Attorney Bill Bullock said Saturday. Benefield originally was charged only with, driving while intoxicated. A charge of one count of possession of marijuana also was filed late Friday against Benefield, Bullock said. Jeanette Hunt, 16, and 11-month-old Robin Yates, both of Plainview (Yell County), were killed about 7:30 p. m. Tuesday on state Highway 60 east of Plainview. The two were passengers in a vehicle driven, by the infant's mother, Sonja Yates, 23, of Plainview. Yates was released Saturday morning from St. Mary's Regional; Medical Center at Russellville. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 9/14/1987)
Manslaughter Charges filed again Driver in Death of Jeanette Hunt and Robin Yates.
Ronald Allen Benefield, 28, of Ola, was charged Monday with two counts of manslaughter, a Class C felony, in Yell County Circuit Court in Danville in connection with a vehicle accident last Tuesday evening when a 16-year-old Plainview girl and an infant were killed. A Jeanette Hunt, 16, and Robin Yates, 11 months, were apparently killed instantly in a head-on collision east of Plain view between vehicles driven by Benefield and the infant's mother, Sonya Yates, who was injured in the accident. David McCormick, deputy prosecuting attorney, said the felony charges were filed on Monday with no additional bond set by the court. He said that Benefield was first charged with DWI and Act 590 (possession of a controlled substance) and was brought before Municipal Judge Ken Helton last week in Danville, when Helton set a Continued On Page 16 (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 9/14/1987)
Missouri Walters Hunt - Mrs. Frank Hunt died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Stringer, in Waldron, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Hunt was about 70 years of age and leaves a husband and two daughters, who have the sympathy of the Record in their bereavement. (Submitted by: Barbara Hale Reynolds; Newspaper: The Scott County Record; 10/14/1920)
Missouri Walters Hunt - Mrs. Frank Hunt, aged 66, died Sunday, Oct 10th at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. James Stringer in Waldron. Funeral services were conducted at the Duncan Cemetery Monday by Rev. G.G. Johnson, pastor of the Methodist Church.
Deceased leaves three children, Mrs. Stringer, Mrs. Carter and a son Millard at Danville. Six children having preceded her. Mrs. Hunt was a kind, good woman, well respected and liked by all who knew her. We extend sympathy to the bereaved husband and children. (Submitted by: Barbara Hale Reynolds; Newspaper: The Advance Reporter; 10/14/1920)
Mrs. Myrtle Sarah Hunt, age 82 of Plainview, AR died Monday, April 17, 1995 at Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville. She was born in Rover, August 14, 1912. She was a mother and homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Earl Hunt; four sons, Bill Hunt of Plainview, Charles Hunt of Casa, Eugene Hunt of Plainview and Tommy Hunt of Florida; three daughters, Dessie Hooker of Ola, Earline Dean of Alabama and Margie Hagroff of Florida; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services were April 20 at the New Bethel Cemetery in Plainview, AR. Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 4/26/1995)
Mrs. Nora G. Hunt, age 89, of HOQUIAM, Wash. formerly of Plainview, a retired school teacher, widow of Ben V. Hunt, died Sunday. Mrs. Hunt was a Methodist.
Memorial service will be at 10 a. m. Saturday at Humphrey Funeral Home, Russellville, by the Rev, Ivan Byes. Burial will be in Hunt's Chapel Cemetery, Rover.
Survivors are two sons, Ben Henry Hunt of California and James I. Hunt of Washington; and two sisters, Mrs. V. P. Greene of Morrilton and Mrs. Marguerite Vann of Conway. (SSDI DOB: 7/19/1895) (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 2/-/1985)
MOUNTAIN PINE - Geneva Fern Ingle, age 67, of Mountain Pine died Friday, March 17, 1995, at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Arnold Ingle of Mountain Pine; three sons Gary A. Ingle of Hot Springs and Paul A. Ingle and Donald R. Ingle, both of Mountain Pine; one daughter, Donna Ingle of Mountain Pine; and one sister, Patsy Gatliff of Austin, Texas.
Services will be at 10 a. m. Tuesday at Hunt's Chapel Cemetery; at Chapel in Rover with the Rev. Curtis Stillwell officiating. Pallbearers will be Lloyd Douthit Laudell Rabjohn Bruce Honeycutt, Everett Caldwell, Doyce Ward and Bill Johnson. Burial will be by Shinn Funeral Service Inc of Russellville; (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 3/17/95)
CONWAY - Hill Irby of Colorado Springs, Col. formerly of Faulkner County, died Monday. He was a retired printer and was the brother of the late Dr. Nolen M. Irby, former president of State College of Arkansas. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include a brother, Bolen Irby of Tulsa, Okla. and three sisters, Mrs. Ben Vann of Conway, Mrs. V. P. Green of Morrilton and Mrs. Nora Hunt of California.
Funeral will be Thursday at Tulsa. Burial will be at Blue Mountain Cemetery in Logan County. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 9/-/1973)
Hill Irby, Writer For Idaho Paper, Dies
BLUE MOUNTAIN - Hill P. Irby, aged 66, of Boise, Idaho formerly of Blue Mountain (Logan County) died Monday. He was a writer for the Idaho, Statesman at Boise for 40 years; He attended public schools at Magazine (Logan County) and Charleston and graduated from Friends University at Wichita, Kan, where he was a member of, the football team, He received his master's degree from the University of Arkansas. Mr. Irby was a Baptist and a member of the American Newspaper Guild, He was the youngest brother of Nolen M. Irby, the late president of State College of Arkansas.
Survivors include a brother, Bolen Irby of Tulsa, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaurite Vann of Conway and Mrs. Nora Hunt Of Plainview.
Funeral will be Thursday at Tulsa. Graveside service will be at 2 pm Thursday at Blue Mountain Cemetery.
Social Security Death Records
Hill IRBY
Birth Date: 8 Sep 1907
Death Date: Sep 1973
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Kansas
Nellie Cole Irby, age 90, of Pine Bluff, formerly of Conway, a hostess at the University of Central Arkansas at Conway Wingo Hall for 10 years, widow of Dr. Nolen Meaders Irby, died Monday. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Conway, the P. E. O. the Shakespeare Club, the Orpheus Club, and the Chi Omega and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities.
Funeral will be at 5 p. m. today at Trinity Episcopal Church by the Rev. Mark A. Linder. Graveside service will be at 10 a. m. Wednesday at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, by the Rev. James R. McLean. Burial will be by Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Home.
Survivors are two daughters, Nell I. Barren and Mary I. Yarbrough, both of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 8/1/1988)
JUDSONIA - Neal Irons, age 87, of Judsonia, a retired farmer, died Sunday.
Funeral will be at 2 p. m. today at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy. Burial will be in White County Memorial Gardens.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Rachel Irons; four daughters, Mrs. Bernell Stevens of Judsonia, Mrs. Sybil Johnson of Watson, Mrs. Virginia Falls of Russellville and Mrs. Allie Falls of Pine Bluff; four stepsons, George Arnsby of New Burg, Mo. Frank Phillips of Conway, Johnny Phillips of Redfield and Howard Hargis of Jacksonville; a brother, Calvin Irons of Arkansas City; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Lambert of Plainview and Mrs. Lurie, Humphreys of Dermott; 24 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 11/15/1987)
Mrs. Jessie James, age 74, formerly Miss Ellen Bottoms, a daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Bottom, died in her home in Bluffton, Yell County, Sunday.
She is survived by three sons, Perry of Briggsville, Dewey of Ola and Willie James of Halister, Calif. and five daughters, Mrs. H. Dickens, Ola; Mrs. L. Johnson, Holdenville, Okla. Mrs. E. Dyer, Bonham, Tex. Mrs. G. Cupp, Morrilton, and Mrs. R. Brothers, Bluffton. 48 grand children and 59 great grand children. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record 50 Years Ago, Danville, Arkansas, 3/-/1950)
Hollis G. Janway, 63, of 1703 So. Harrison Street, a retired guard for the Little Rock School District, died Thursday. Mr. Janway was a Methodist and a member of Brady Masonic Lodge and Paron Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his widow Mrs. Martha A. Chew Janway; a son Michael W. Janway of Little Rock; two daughters, Mrs. Patricia Ann Head and Mrs. Rose Mary Woodrum both of Little Rock; a stepson Harvey Forrester, Jr., of West Plains, Mo.; a stepdaughter Mrs. Lucille Forrester of Little Rock; two brothers, Jess Janway of Carlsbad N.M. and Bonnie Janway of Whitewright, Texas; seven sisters Mrs. Melissa Harris of Benton, Mrs. Orthia McTigrett of Dumas, Mrs. Ola Nichols of Elmirage, Ariz., and Mrs. Zora Callahan of Fresno, Calif., and three grandchildren.
Arrangements by North Little Rock Funeral Home. (Submitted by: Bess Wiles Carter; newspaper: The Arkansas Democrat, 7-20-1973)
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Johnson, age 80, a resident of Wilburton all her life, died Saturday. (February 15, 1985) She was born March 15, 1904, in Holsum Prairie. She was a Latimer county rancher.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Jones Chapel. Wayne Holcomb officiated. Burial was in Damon cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Walden, Jim Cathey, Chub Cathey, Ovie Cathey, Edward Cathey and Rex Cathey.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Baptist church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harris Johnson on Dec. 7, 1965.
She is survived by two sons, Frank Johnson of Lolita, TX and Perry Johnson of the Higgins vicinity; four brothers, two sisters, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Forestine Tidwell Johnson, age 63, of Plainview, died Sunday, June 11, 1995, at Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville, AR. She was born in Decalb, AL, September 30, 1931, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Tidwell. She was a mother and homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, David Johnson and wife Marlyn of Dover, AR, and Donny Johnson and wife Sarah of Delaware, AR; two daughters, Debra Blankinship and husband Leon of Rover, ART and Diana Johnson of Austin, TX; and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held Tuesday, June 13, 1995, at 10:00 a. m. at the Plainview Assembly of God Church with Sister Wilma Whorton officiating. Burial was in Hunt Chapel Cemetery in Rover. Arrangements made by Cornwell Funeral Home, Danville, AR. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas, 6/14/95)
Nedra Ann Reese Johnson, age 71, of McLoud, OK passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008. Born in Hobart, OK October 20, 1936 to Howell and Mattie Fowler Reese.
Nedra was preceded in death by her father.
She is survived by her husband, Ronnie; daughters: Kathryn and Annetta; son, Ronnie, Jr. (Nancy); mother, Mattie; grandchildren: Christina (Jason) and Ethan; brother, Jimmy Reese as well as other relatives and friends.
Graveside services for Nedra will be 2:00 p.m. Wed., January 9, 2008 at Arlington Memory Gardens. (Submitted by Mary Fowler Leek, Newspaper: The Oklahoman, 1/8/2008)
CONWAY - Nina Mariece Ryan Yeary Johnson, better known to friends as "Resa", of Conway, died Monday, September 13, 2004, after a lengthy battle with cancer She was born January 27, 1917, at Rover, Ark., to Joseph William Ryan and Cara Pearl (Billue) Ryan.
In 1936, she graduated from high school at Ola, Ark., came to Little Rock in 1937, married Bert Yeary on July 15, 1938, and was divorced in 1951. In 1957, she married Eldore F. Johnson. She and her husband were self-employed until 1974 when they sold everything and retired to Alexander, Ark. After Mr. Johnson died, she moved to Little Rock and worked as a realtor until May 2001, when she was diagnosed with cancer
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Mrs. Johnson was a member of First Lutheran Church; LWML; Chairman of Circle #2; and the Altar Guild. She was baptized when she was a very young girl in Ola by a Baptist minister, Reverend Yancy.
Preceded in death by parents; her husband, Eldore Frank (Jack) Johnson who died in 1978 at the age of 75; six brothers, Allison, Herschel, and Johnie, Sandy, Roger, and Harris Ryan; and one sister, Laura Wright Mrs. Johnson is survived by a son, Jack A. Johnson and his wife, Mary Ann; a sister-in-law, Reba Ryan of Paris, Texas; and lots of nephews and nieces.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept 16, 2004, First Lutheran Church, 314 Eighth Street with Pastor Teske officiating. She will be laid to rest in Rover, Ark. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004; arrangements by Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth, 5800 W. 12th, Little Rock (661-9111). Memorials may be made to American Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 25400 Ginger Hill Circle, Little Rock, Ark. 72223. To sign the online guest book, visit www.griffin-leggett.com. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, 9/13/2004)
DANVILLE - Opal Dora Ann Johnson, age 94 of Danville died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at Chambers Memorial Hospital.
Burial will be at Chowchilla District Cemetery in Chowchilla, Calif. Cremation arrangement by Cornwell Funeral Home Danville. (Submitted by: Bill G. Floyd, Newspaper: Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2-1-2009)
Funeral services for Perry 'Odie' Johnson, age 56, of Higgins, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mills Chapel in Hartshorne.
Rev. Wayne Holcomb will officiate with burial at Damon Cemetery. Johnson died Thursday at McAlester Regional Hospital.
He was a roughneck in the oil field business and a member of the Southside Baptist Church. Johnson was born January 12, 1930 in Damon and married Dorothy Giles on Nov. 10, 1946 in Wilburton. He had lived in this area all his life.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of the home; two sons, Larry of Anchorage, Alaska, and Ronnie of Claremore; two daughters-in-law, Sandra of Anchorage, Alas, and Karen of Claremore; four grandchildren; a brother, Frank Johnson of Lolita, Tex. and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bob Templeton, Bob Mathews, Bill Mathews, Dayton Evans, J. W. Jiles and Tommy Ford. (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, -/-/1986?)
Ronnie Ray Johnson, Sr., age 73, of McLoud, OK, was born on May 12, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was the son of Jack Van & Marie (Robinson) Johnson. He departed this life on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in McLoud, OK. Ron enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1957 and served until his discharge in 1963. Soon after entering the Army, he met Nedra Anne Johnson and within 3 weeks decided they were meant to be together and they married on September 12, 1958. They shared their lives together for more than 49 years, until she passed away on January 6, 2008. Ron worked at Tinker AFB and retail grocery totaling more than 40 years. He liked the outdoors and being in the country, he always looked forward to just sitting under a shade tree and relaxing. He also enjoyed fishing, woodworking and yard work. Ron was a good Christian man and never met anyone that he couldn't talk to and he loved his family.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Jack Johnson and sister, Margaret Stewart.
Ron is survived by 3 children, his son & daughter-in-law, Ronnie Ray Jr. & Nancy Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 2 daughters, Kathryn Morse, McLoud, OK, Annetta Johnson, Hartshorne, OK; 2 grandchildren, Christina Close & husband, Jason and Ethan Johnson, neices, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, November 21, 2008 at Arlington Memory Gardens, Midwest City OK. Services are under the direction of Smith-Parks Funeral Service in Harrah, OK. (Submitted by: Mary Fowler Leek, Newspaper: 11-20-2008)
Graveside funeral services for former Seminole resident Raymond Newton Joiner were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Pryor Cemetery near Stuart. Rev. Meredith Robinson was to officiate. Services were under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home of Holdenville.
Joiner died Monday, May 6, 2002 in Holdenville at the age of 88. He was born Dec. 29, 1913 in Yell County, Ark. He was a resident of Oklahoma most of his life. He was raised in the Checotah and Seminole areas. Joiner served in the United States Army with the Seventh Army Air Corps in Guam during World War II. He married Nowasa Jackson in Durant on April 21, 1968. He worked as a fireman in Wewoka and was a license examiner for 31 years for the Oklahoma Department of Safety before retiring in 1982. Joiner was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of National Rifle Association. He had lived in Holdenville for the past 34 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Thedie Joiner; three brothers, Willie Joiner, Grady Joiner, and Delbert Joiner; and two sisters, Elsie Moore and Ruby Robinson.
Joiner is survived by his wife, Nowasa of the home; one son, Raymond J. Joiner of Seminole; one daughter, Theda Joiner of Holdenville, three grandsons; and two sisters, Anne Looney of Alabama and Bernice Webb of Tecumseh. (Submitted by Mary Fowler Leek, Newspaper: Seminole Producer; published on line, 2002)
Alexander Campbell Jones, age 80, died at his home in Danville on January 8, 1957. He was a native of Louisiana and had lived the past several years in Danville. He was a member of the Danville Methodist Church and was a retired electrical engineer. He was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lois Jones of Danville; one daughter, Mrs. William Beckman of Louisiana; one son, Waldo Jones of Myrtle Beach, S. C.; a brother, Rev. Claude Jones of Claremont, Calif; (Submitted by: Patsy Gatliff, Newspaper: Yell County Record 50 Years Ago, Danville, Arkansas, 1/8/1957)
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