Obituaries

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FAYETTEVILLE — Kay

Donnor Phillips, age 65, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. She was born Sept. 25, 1952, in Little Rock, the daughter of William and Lowell Marie Newcomb Donnor.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Phillips.

She retired as a special education teacher for the Lincoln School District.

She is survived by a brother, Bill Donnor of Benton, Ark.; a niece, Keeley Selby and her husband Chase of Benton, Ark.; and a nephew, McKinley Donnor of Shanghai, China.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Moore’s Chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville.

Memorials may be made to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., Attention Donation Department, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, Calif., 94915.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.

PETTIGREW — Deborah

“Debbie” Engel of Pettigrew passed away Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Fayetteville. She was born March 7, 1955, in Huntington Park, Calif., to Sanford and Ola Jean Watson Gray.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Debbie loved spending time with family and crocheting. She married Danial Engel March 7, 1972.

She is survived by her husband, Danial Engel of the home; a daughter, Missy Engel of Elkins; a son, Tim Engel of Pettigrew; two brothers, Sandy Gray and wife, Marvie of Fayetteville and Jimmy Gray and wife, Judy of West Fork; an aunt, Mary Johnson of Bentonville; and numerous cousins.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Beard’s Chapel with Associate Pastor Joe Lloyd officiating. Interment will follow in Boston Mountain Cemetery under the direction of Beard’s Chapel. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at the funeral home. Condolences at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

SILOAM SPRINGS —

Mary Virginia Patterson,

93, of Siloam Springs, passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, at the Concordia Nursing Home in Bella Vista, Ark.

Mary was born on Dec. 4, 1923, in Springdale, Ark., a daughter of Samuel Loyd Horn and Nettie Mae Kilburn Horn.

She was the widow of the late Clarence Paul Patterson whom she married on Dec. 2, 1963, in Miami, Okla.

She worked for HEHR International making windows and screens. She enjoyed growing flowers in her garden, fishing and doing broomstick crocheting.

She is survived by one daughter, Marie Davis of Gentry, Ark.; three sons, Floyd E. Thompson of Woodston, Kan., Donald F. Thompson of Wichita, Kan., and Clyde D. Thompson of Florida; one stepson, Lonnie Patterson of Newton, Kan.; one sister, Lena Collins of Springdale, Ark.; 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Henry and Dennis Thompson, one daughter, Helen Buchanan; one step daughter, Naomi Place; two sisters, Loraine Horn and Alice Freeman; one brother, Loyd Horn and one granddaughter.

Visitation will be held at the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at 10 a.m. Pastor Kevin Boldra will officiate the service.

Graveside services will be held at the Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta, Kan., on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at 1 p.m. under the direction of the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. To sign the online guest book, visit backstrompyeatte.com.

HOLDENVILLE, Okla. —

Michael Noel McDaniel,

61, of Holdenville, Okla., died Oct. 5, 2017. Service is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at New Prospect Church in Garfield. Arrangements are with Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge. Burial will be in Bayless Cemetery. No visitation. Online condolences may be made to siscofuneralhome. net.

WESLEY — Jerry Dwaine “J.D” Boatright, 47, of Wesley passed away Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born April 20, 1970, in Huntsville to Jerry Boatright and Joyce Gardner-Boatright. He graduated Farmington High School in 1988. He loved to play golf and was a huge Razorback fan.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Terry Boatright.

Survivors include his two daughters, Morgan Boatright of Farmington and Chasitdy Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister, Tambrick Fontenot and husband Joe of Fayetteville; brother, Dell Bland of Elkins; father, Jerry Boatright and wife Reba of Springdale; mother, Joyce Thurman of Elkins and several other family members and friends.

The family will receive friends Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. at Crystal Hills Family Fellowship Church in Elkins. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the church with Rev. Dean Jones and Rev. Glen Trustee officiating.

Burial will follow at Boatright Cemetery. Come ready to call the Hogs and celebrate JD’S life and wear your Razorback attire.

Funeral services are under the direction of Madison County Funeral Service of Huntsville.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73123-1718.

Please visit our website www.madisoncountyfuneralservice.com to leave the family an online condolence.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dorotha Lucille Ball

Kirchner, 83, passed from this life Oct. 3, 2017, in Albuquerque, N.M., at the home of her daughter Lisa Yerington with whom she had been living for 3 years. She was born May 8, 1934, in Goodman, Mo., to Oscar John Ball and Ruby Gail Maxwell Ball as the 5th of six siblings.

Her husband of 52 years, Virgil A. Kirchner, passed in 2003.

Dorotha was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, known for her unconditional love for all.

They lived and raised their children on a beautiful family farm near Nichols, Iowa. She and Virgil were members of the Church of Christ.

Her children are Vicky Bridges and her husband Don in Rogers, Ark.; David Kirchner and his wife Brenda in Rock Island, Ill.; Terry Gibson and her husband Ken in Herndon, Va.; Laura Jackson and her husband David in Fayetteville, Ark.; Lisa Yerington and her husband Tim in Albuquerque, N.M. Dorotha was blessed with 11 grandchildren living on both coasts, north and south, along with 13 beautiful great-grandchildren. She has two living sisters, Juanita Woods and Charlotte Jenson, both in Southeast Iowa.

There will a celebration of Dorotha’s life and a reunion for family and friends back home in Iowa to be announced at a later date.

Offerings of remembrance may be made to Arkansas Support Network (www.support.org/donate).

MCKINNEY, Texas —

Lanora Lelia Stogner, 84, of McKinney Texas died Oct. 7, 2017. She was born Dec. 11, 1932, in Brentwood, Ark., to Wallace and Kathryn Drummond Parnell. She worked in sales for Campbell Bell and Dillards department stores. She was an avid sports fan, following the Razorbacks, Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers to name a few. Lanora organized the muscular dystrophy campaign in Joplin, Mo. She was a card-holding member of the Cherokee Nation.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Les Stogner.

She is survived by her son, Dwight Engler of Orange Park, Fla., daughter, Kay Earnhart and son-in-law, Mike of McKinney, Texas, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at Baptist Ford Cemetery under the direction of Beard’s Funeral Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Muscular Dystrophy Association at mda.org.

Online condolences may be made to www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.