Obituaries
Reminder of Services
MADREY A. CARELOCK Services will be held 2:00 pm Monday at West Side Baptist Church for Madrey Carelock. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Arlington Memorial Park under the direction of Young's Funeral Directors.
KATIE M. GRIFFITH Services for Katie Marie Griffith, 88, of Independence, Missouri, will be at 10 a.m. today at Carson Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, Missouri 64052. Burial will take place in Mount Washington Cemetery.
Obituaries
JOHN M. HARTSFIELD John Michael “Mike” Hartsfield, 69 of El Dorado, passed away, Friday, August 11,
2017, at his residence in El Dorado. Born Decem- ber 7,
1947, he was the son of John Benjamin and Nellie Cook Hartsfield who preceded him in death. Mike was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and was employed by the United States Postal Service. Mike served four years in the United States Air Force during the Viet Nam War.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Hartsfield of El Dorado; son, Brandon Hartsfield of Fayetteville, AR; brother, Bill Hartsfield (Marilyn) of Fayetteville, AR; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2017, at Young’s Funeral Directors.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at St Paul United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. David Wilson and Rev. Travis Langley. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Serving as pallbearers will be Nathan Wisinger, Smokey Osborn, James Eckhoff, Mickey Wheelus, Jim Seymore, and Christopher Eckhoff.
Memorials may be made to the Methodist Family Health Foundation, P. O. Box 56050, Little Rock, AR 72215.
An online guest registry will be available at www. youngsfuneralhome. com. ROBERT "ED" PARK Robert “Ed” Park, 79 of El Dorado, passed away, Friday, August 11, 2017, at the
John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado. He was born February 3, 1938, to Marvin and Mabel Chastain Park in Stamps, AR.
He was employed as a store manager for Continental EMSCO, selling oil field supplies and served in the United States Army Reserve After retirement, Ed worked for the El Dorado Foundry. Ed, an ordained deacon, loved the Lord and served Him faithfully and is a member of Murmil Baptist Church.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jerry Park and a sister, Kay Park Roeder.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Kelley Park, of El Dorado; son, Scotty Park (Amanda) of Strong; daughter, Kelly Park of El Dorado; three grandchildren, Jillian Park, Owen Park, Randee Molsbee; and a sister, Connie Park Gardner (Bob) of Harrison, AR.
Honoring him by serving as pallbearers are; David Johnson, Cade Johnson, Greg Groves, Jonathan Burns, Mike Sutterfield, and Patrick McVay.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2017, at Young’s Funeral Directors.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Young’s Chapel with Rev. Billy Smith officiating. Burial with will follow at Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery in Strong under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
An online guest registry will be available at www. youngsfuneralhome.com
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