Obituaries

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BELLA VISTA — Jerald Eugene Jurgensen passed away April 29, 2018. He was born to Clarence and Geneva Jurgensen in Corwith, Iowa, on Oct. 30, 1935.

Jerald proudly served in the Army for three years.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Larry and Jim. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Shirley Van Osten; two sons, Scott and Steven; a sister, Phyllis Graff and grandchildren, Ryan and Alissa.

A celebration of life will be held at 3 Roxburgh Drive, Bella Vista, May 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.

BELLA VISTA — Vernon B. Keehn was born Sept. 3, 1925, at Gresham, Neb., and died May 1, 2018, in Bella Vista, Ark. Survived by his wife of 68 years, Donna; daughter, Janis ( Al) Henkel; granddaughter, Heather ( Don) Mayfield; great- grandsons, Benjamin and Henry Mayfield. Memorial services are pending. For his complete obituary go to www.funeral mation.com.

BENTONVILLE — Mark Alan Berube, 61, of Bentonville died Saturday, April 28, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. Born April 12, 1957, in Boston, Mass. Survivors: Edith Berube, Nicholas Easton, Joseph Easton, Christopher Berube, Stuart Berube, Joshua Berube, Crystal Berube, Kevin Berube, Pamela Berube, eight grandchildren. Cremation by Sisco Funeral Chapel Springdale. www. siscofuneral.com.

BENTONVILLE — Rex Miller Schacht of Bentonville, passed away Thursday, April 26 at his home. Visitation will be tomorrow, May 4 from 5-7 p.m. at CallisonLough Funeral Home in Bentonville. His funeral service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Bentonville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. www.CallisonLough FH.com.

PINDALL — Betty Jo Sarringar, age 78, of Pindall, died May 1, 2018. Daughters and son-in-law, Jennifer and Bill Tidmore and Jamie Chrisman, survive her. Private celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Betty’s home, with Bro. Dean Dill officiating. Arrangements by Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Online Guestbook: rollerfuneralhomes. com/ harrison.

ROGERS — James Allen Gaines, 80, of Rogers, Ark., died May 1, 2018, in Rogers. He was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Hickman, Ark. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include: wife, Carol, and two daughters. Visitation: 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., this evening at Stockdale Moody Funeral Services. Funeral services: 10 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2018, at Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services in Rogers. Entombment: Benton County Memorial Park. www. Stockdale-moodyfs.com.

ROGERS — Genevee Hicks, 94, of Rogers passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Bradford House Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born June 18, 1923, in Springdale to Earl and Edith Maxey Mason.

Genevee was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She loved dogs.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Hicks and one sister, Freda Mason. Survivors include one son, James Lewis Hicks of Fayetteville; one brother, Derrell Mason and wife Janette of Lowell, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be Saturday, May 5, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Stuckey Cemetery in Johnson. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com.

ROGERS — Johannes Hendrik William “John” de Boer, 48, of Rogers passed away April 30, 2018, in Rogers. He was born Jan. 9, 1970, in Pomona, Calif., the son of Hendrik Marten de Boer and Michal Sloan de Boer.

He is survived by his mother, Michal de Boer of Bethel Heights; his daughter, Arianna de Boer of Fayetteville; his daughter, Hannah Gregory of Bethel Heights; his daughters, Amber and Erica of Louisiana; his sister, Lori Cesenas of Bethel Heights; his brother, Fred de Boer of Oregon, and his niece Rebekah de Boer of Minnesota.

Private family services. Arrangements by Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. 4th, Rogers. Online condolences to www.bentoncountyfuneral home.com.

WALNUT RIDGE — Virginia McNabb Bland, 94, died May 1, 2018, at her home in Walnut Ridge . Born June 20, 1923, at Brockett in Randolph County, she was the daughter of Herman and Nell Lehman McNabb.

Virginia grew up in Pocahontas and was a 1941 graduate of Pocahontas High School. She was a freshman at Hendrix College when the bombing occurred at Pearl Harbor.

As many others of her age, she left college to become involved in the U.S. effort during World War II. She took a clerical job at the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School and would later transfer to bases in Florida, living in the Coral Gables and Fort Myers areas. After the war, she returned to college for a brief time at the University of Arkansas, where she pledged Pi Beta Phi.

On June 14, 1949, she married James (Jim) Lloyd Bland Jr. of Walnut Ridge. She then taught school in Pocahontas and later Walnut Ridge for just a few years. In later years, she worked part-time at The Times Dispatch, of which she was an owner. She faithfully gathered local news for the Walnut Ridge section of People & Events for several decades until her death.

She was devoted to her family, friends and church, First United Methodist of Walnut Ridge, where she was a longtime member.

Preceding her in death was her husband, Jim; a son, James Lloyd Bland III; brothers, Clifford McNabb and Gardner McNabb; and a sister, Mary Nell Spikes King. Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Lehman Bland, and husband, Paul Derrig Girolamo, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son, John Aaron Bland, and wife, Renee Rainwater Bland, of Walnut Ridge; and three grandchildren, James Paul Girolamo, John Cullen Girolamo and Anna Elizabeth Bland, as well as 18 nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Walnut Ridge with a reception afterwards in the fellowship hall. Rev. Beth Perdue will officiate.

Suggested memorials are to Walnut Ridge First United Methodist Church, The Children’s Shelter or the Lawrence County Library. McNabb Funeral Home of Pocahontas is in charge of arrangements.

STELLA, Mo. — Mrs. Rita Louise McCarty, 66, of Stella, Mo., departed this life suddenly on Monday, April 30, 2018, in the comfort of her residence.

Rita entered this life on March 27, 1952, in Fayetteville, Ark., born to the union of Marvin and Anna (Ridenoure) Skaggs. She was raised and attended school in Springdale, Ark. On July 18, 1967, she was united in marriage to Dwaine Lavon McCarty and together the shared 50 years before his passing on Aug. 23, 2017.

They resided in Cave Springs, Ark., for several years before moving to a farm in Stella , Mo., in 2005. Rita was a hardworking and devoted homemaker and held the position of “supervisor” of their family farm. She enjoyed gardening, caring for her home and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father; her beloved husband, Dwaine McCarty; and one sister, Valerie Skaggs. Rita is survived by her three sons, Kevin McCarty and wife, Steffanie, of Gentry, Arkansas, Cody McCarty of Stella, Mo., and Travis Skaggs and wife, Kristen, of Neosho, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Cory, Dakota, Logan, Dylan, Alyssa, Brayden and Emma Grace; her mother, Anna Mae Snodgrass of Hindsville, Ark.; two sisters, Kim Green of Hindsville and Cheryl Koester of Bartlesville, Okla.; four brothers, Larry Ridenoure of Republic, Mo., Johnny Skaggs of Pea Ridge, Ark., Marvin Skaggs of Elm Springs, Ark., and Randy Skaggs of Brentwood, Ark.; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services for Mrs. McCarty are 10 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Pastor Bobby Main officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery near Stella, Mo.

Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Kevin McCarty, Cody McCarty, Travis Skaggs, Randy Skaggs, Dakota McCarty, Cory McCarty and Logan Watts. Dylan McCarty and Brayden Watts will be serving as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo.