Obituaries

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CENTERTON — Philip Julian, 54, of Centerton died Sept. 7, 2019, in Bentonville, Ark. He was born May 12, 1965, in Wheat Ridge, Colo., the son of James and Eloise Julian.

He had worked as a cook and had served in the Army. He was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his mother, Eloise; wife Tracy; son Kevin; step-children Polly, Joycelina, Paul, Susan, Chrissy, Raymond and Gracie; brothers Timothy, Chad and Kevin; and grandchildren Niketus, Arrietti, Catalaya and Evan.

Services 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at Fayetteville National Cemetery under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to www.memorialfhspringdale.com.

FAYETTEVILLE — Granville Albert Michael Jr., 52. of Fayetteville, Ark., known as “Mike” to his friends and family, passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. He was born May 31, 1967, the son of Jesse Della Mae Michael and Granville Albert Michae Sr.

Mike was a loving father, and grandpa. He was most known for telling everyone he knew about his girls and loved many things during his lifetime, most notably coon hunting and riding his motorcycle. He had a contagious smile and gave the best hugs.

He is survived by daughters Rachel Gayle and Elisha McNabb; sisters Dianna, Kay, Tammy and Cheryl; brother Steve; grandchildren Charli Marie and Cal Michael McNabb.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at Corinth Baptist Church in Cassville, Mo. Services entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, 3026 Willowood Ave., Springdale, Ark. Online condolences may be made to www.memorialfhspringdale.com.

GARFIELD — Randall “Randy” Neil James Jr., 50, of Garfield, died Sept. 10, 2019. He was born March 8, 1969, in Alton, Mo., to Randall Neil James, Sr. and Yolanda Michelle Bias. He married Dayna Marie Grimes on Sept. 23, 1988. Randall was a supervisor and estimator for Northwest Arkansas Sheet Metal and an ordained minister for the Westside Baptist Church in Pea Ridge for the last nine years. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, fishing and hunting. He loved serving his church, but most of all spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by a infant son, Andrew Neil James and a brother Jeffrey James.

Surivors are his wife, Dayna Marie James of the home;

children Jonathan James of Cabot, Ark., Tristan James and wife Melissa of Pea Ridge and MaKayla James of Garfield; father Randall James and step-mother Norma of Garfield; mother Yolanda Cundiff of Knoxville, Tenn.; brothers Charles James and wife Dawn of Washburn, Mo., Kevin Kester and wife Melissa of Garfield, Chris Kester and wife Amanda of Pea Ridge and Britton James of Garfield; sisters Leila Sill and husband Brad of Mount Juliet, Tenn., Amanda Azbury of Knoxville, Tenn.; granddaughter Adalynn Mae James of Cabot, Ark.; and sister-inlaw Shannon James of Avoca.

Service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at First Baptist Church in Garfield. Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Westside Baptist Church, c/o Tisha Jordon, P.O. Box 4, Pea Ridge, Ark., 72751. Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net.

LITTLE ROCK — Field Kindley (Kin) Wasson Jr., 61, of Little Rock, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. Field was born Jan. 23, 1958, in Siloam Springs, Ark., son of Mary Ann Clinton and Field Kindley Wasson.

He attended Siloam Springs High School, Class of 1976, where he was captain of the basketball team and won a state tennis championship. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1980, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, and University of Arkansas School of Law in 1985.

Field was a charismatic and intelligent man. He never had a bad thing to say about anyone, except whatever team the Arkansas Razorbacks were playing. He served as chief legal counsel to Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton until 1992, which he described as “the best job” he’d ever had, and held positions in banking and finance after that time.

He married the love of his life, Nancy, on June 25, 1994, in a private ceremony in Anguilla. Most of all, he was proud of his children and their accomplishments, and was an invaluable source of advice and guidance. He was loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Nancy Argo Wasson; daughter Elizabeth Patricia Wasson of Charlotte, N.C.; son Field Kindley Wasson III of Fayetteville, Ark.; step-daughter Jessica Stacy Totty of Wynne, Ark.; sister Angela Wasson-Hunt (Stuart) of Kansas City, Mo.; brother Karl Clinton Wasson (Ann) of Duluth, Minn.; step-grandchildren John Gracchus Shaver, Caroline Grace Shaver and Audrey Argo Totty, as well as many nieces and nephews and numerous Argo family members.

Visitation will be held Thursday, Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. at the home of Tricia and Jim Fowler, 5314 Hawthorne Road, Little Rock, Ark. A celebration of Field’s life will be held at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, Little Rock, Ark., on Sept. 13, 2019, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

PRAIRIE GROVE — Don W. Nichols, 76, of Prairie Grove passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born Aug. 30, 1943, in Lincoln, Ark., to Emmitt and eva Buttry Nichols.

Don Wesley Nichols was the man who took care of everyone.

No matter your faith, background or the baggage you might carry, he cared about you. He taught us all how to love the Lord with all your heart, how to sit and listen to gain knowledge and wisdom, how to enjoy good food and savor life. He knew how to laugh and not take ourselves too seriously.

He loved his family with all his heart, including his church family. The memories of him will live on the more we reminisce. The times we had the pleasure of learning one of his recipes and partaking of it, the day trips we took with him, drinking coffee and discussing all manner of subjects, the times he counseled us on matters of the heart, the prayers he prayed over us all through the years and many, many more. While those of us here on earth will miss him, we know he is rejoicing with the angels.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Judith Nichols of the home; daughters Tracy Nelson and husband Randy of Bentonville and Amber Ray of Prairie Grove; sister Carol Mattke of West Fork; and grandchildren Brandy, Cory, Amanda and Nathan.

Memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14. 2019, at Main Street Baptist Church, 49 W. Main St., Farmington, Ark., 2 p.m. with Rev. Tom Hodges officiating. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com.

SPRINGDALE — Roger Lynn Dellinger, 82, of Springdale, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 11, 2019. He was born May 28, 1937, in Siloam Springs, Ark., the son of the late Luther and Goldie Norton Dellinger.

He served in the Army. He was a member of Cross Church Springdale, where he served as a greeter. He was a retired insurance agent for State Farm Insurance, where he had worked for 36 years. Roger was an avid golfer with eight holes in one, he enjoyed riding Harleys, traveling, snow skiing and automobiles.

He is survived by children Pam Price and husband Stephen of Springdale, Ark., Jon Dellinger and wife Tammy of Springdale, Ark., Eric Dellinger of Rogers, Ark., and Lynnelle Dellinger of Dallas, Texas; brothers Ron Dellinger and wife Linda of Tulsa, Okla., and Terry Dellinger and wife Sandy of Rogers, Ark.; sister Barbara Foreman of Siloam Springs, Ark.; grandchildren Jeremy Price, Sean Price, Derek Dellinger, Joshua Dellinger and Ashlyn Dellinger and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home, 3926 Willowood Ave., Springdale, Ark., 72762. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cross Church Springdale, 1709 Johnson Road, Springdale, Ark., 72762, with Rev. Charlie Foster officiating under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. Private family burial will be in Springtown Cemetery. The family request donations be made to Elite Hospice, 4847 Kaylee Ave., Springdale, Ark. Online condolences may be made to www.memorialfhspringdale.com.

SPRINGALE — Horst Fritz Waymann, age 87, of Springdale, Ark., went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 7, 2019. He was born June 23, 1932, in Brackwede, West Germany, to the late Erich and Luise (Kramme) Waymann.

He immigrated in 1952 at age 19, joined the U.S. Army and was granted his U.S citizenship while stationed in Taegu, South Korea. He met his wife of nearly 57 years at Ohio University and pledged to her, “Stick with me kid and you’ll go places.” Indeed they did! They moved more than 20 places together, including to Germany for a year, through a career with IBM as a computer systems engineer.

Horst was a devoted and faithful husband, loving Papa to his girls, proud Opa to his grandchildren and a generous friend. He possessed supreme organization skills, exemplifying the German tradition, “Ordnung muss sein” (order must be). Those who met him quickly discovered that he had a wonderful sense of humor. His patience and encouraging ways as a teacher and mentor were a blessing to his family, co-workers and friends. A man of his word, he wrote to his parents in Germany on a weekly basis for 37 years, keeping a promise he made to his uncle when he immigrated.

He was a parent who expected respect and reasonable behavior from his children, yet he would occasionally enter into their bouts of laughter at dinner, reminiscing about similar giggle sessions he’d had with cousins as a child. Some things he treasured most were time spent together as a family, a quiet walk in the woods, a cold beer after mowing the lawn on a hot day, a platter of homemade potato pancakes and grilled bratwursts, and the satisfaction of a job well done.

Horst is survived by his wife, Clela, of Springdale, Ark.; daughters Heidi (Doug) Troyer of Manistique, Mich.; Katie (Stephen) Teague of Fayetteville, Ark.; grandchildren Eric, Katie, Matthew and Anna; brother Klaus (Roswitha) Waymann of Hövelhof, Germany; brothers-inlaw Tom Tesauro (Mauria) of Lansdale, Pa. and Joe Tesauro (Dianna) of Solon, Ohio; sister-in-law Sherry Tesauro of Cape Canaveral, Fla.; and nieces Heather and Jessica and nephew Marko and their families.

He was preceded in death by brother-in-law Bill Tesauro and nephew Michael Tesauro.

The family is so grateful to the exceptional team of caregivers and friends who devoted themselves to Horst like he was their own family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to NAPS, LLC, at 5000 Arkanshire Circle, Springdale, Ark., 72764, or Washington Regional Hospice.

A private memorial service will be held for family. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.