Obituaries

BELLA VISTA — Theodore (Ted) Mincer, 84, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away Oct. 2. He was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Spencer, Iowa. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, three children, 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and three sisters. Viewing will be at 1 p.m. with funeral services following at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct; 5 at Bella Vista Baptist Church. Burial will be in Spencer, Iowa. Condolences may be expressed at www.funeralmation.com.

PRAIRIE GROVE — Lee Allen Kruse, age 70, a resident of Prairie Grove, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born March 10, 1949, in Moberly, Mo., the son of Emory and Laverna (Burton) Kruse.

Lee graduated from Prairie Grove High School in 1967. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War from 19671971. He retired from Campbell Soup Research and later from the Farmington Public Schools.

He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, family and the many friends he made over the years and attending the Farmington sporting events. He also enjoyed his time as an Arkansas Game and Fish hunter education instructor.

He was preceded in death by father Emory Kruse and infant sister Vicki Kruse.

Survivors include daughter Misty Reeves and husband Patrick Reeves; grandchildren Hannah, Sarah and Emma; mother Laverna Kruse; brothers Richard Kruse and wife Janie, Gary Kruse, Billy Kruse, Mark Kruse and

Dennis Kruse; sisters Connie Marrs, Donna Logsdon and Nancy Hudson; numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, 3-4 p.m. at the Luginbuel Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Ark. Burial will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Online guest book, www.luginbuel. com.

ROGERS — Guy Herford, 63, of Rogers died Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center. Survivors include wife Angela Herford; sons James and Steven Herford; and two grandchildren. Mass will be Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church of Bella Vista. Interment at Black Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home Bentonville. Condolences: www.epting funeralhome.webs.com.

SPRINGDALE — Joshua Paul Brown (Josh), age 41, of Springdale, Ark., was born in Springfield, Mo., on Oct. 29, 1977, and passed away Sept. 30, 2019.

Josh grew up in Republic, Mo., where he began his work in ministry. From there, he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to Dallas, Texas, where he attended Dallas Theological Seminary earning his master of theology. He served as a pastor in Missouri, Virginia, Nevada and most recently at Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas. His heart has always been dedicated to serving God and others through building meaningful relationships.

Josh loved God, theology, culture, his family and adventures with his wife. Josh and Jenn have been together for more than 24 years, married 17 of those, and have spent time traveling, doing ministry, sharing their journey with others. Josh enjoyed telling stories and inspiring others to live life to the fullest.

He is survived by his loving wife, Jennifer Brown; mother Kim and husband Alan Wolken; brother Gabe (Julie) Brown; and sister Erin (Zion) Spurgeon.

A celebration of life and memorial service for Josh will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Republic, Mo., at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Find details at josh-n-jenn.com.

SKOKIE, Ill. — Virgie Ramsey, age 105, of Illinois, formerly of Batavia, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Funeral is 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home with visitation an hour before to service. Children Virginia, Christine and Cleta survive her. Her husband, Oford, preceded her in death. Online Guestbook: roller funealhomes.com/harrison. FORSYTH, Mo. — Richard “Dick” Echols Scott was born at home to parents Seth Grant Scott and Winnifred Echols Scott on Nov. 2, 1929.

His immediate family included sisters Hortense Sullivan Vogel and Norine Farber and brothers Harold, Doug and Dan.

Dick excelled at all sports in primary school. He attended Texas A&M University through the ROTC. At A&M, Dick was a Golden Gloves boxer and an honorable mention All-American football player. After college, he served in the Air Force in Germany as a communications specialist and as part of the European Air Force football team.

In Dick’s early career, he coached football at Brownsboro, Kaufman and LaPorte, Texas. In 2015 Dick was inducted into the Kaufman High School Hall of Fame in Kaufman, Texas. While coaching he acquired his master’s degree and later he studied law at SMU.

Dick transitioned from coaching to selling exercise equipment to college athletic departments. In the late 1960s, Dick started a new venture into construction, building “super slides” at amusement venues in Kansas City, Atlanta and Rockaway Beach. While in Rockaway Beach, he discovered the 580-acre Puchta family farm for sale on Lake Taneycomo. Dick gathered financial backing and purchased the farm with a vision to develop this land into a residential subdivision. Over the course of four decades, Dick developed multiple phases of Venice on the Lake, creating lakefront, lakeview and affordable housing opportunities.

Dick revived his athletic pursuits while in his late 60s. At age 70, he traveled to Turku, Finland, to represent the USA in the Senior Olympics, competing in the decathlon. He finished ahead of the other USA athletes and placed 9th in the world.

Dick resided in Taney County for 50 years. Anyone who met Dick knew how much he loved Jesus, and he shared the gospel with everyone he met. He served with the prison ministry. He erected and maintained the “Jesus is Lord” billboard in Rockaway Beach for as long as anyone can remember, as well as other Christian billboards, and he donated land for multiple church sites.

But mainly, he will be remembered for his generosity, his love of family, his benevolence, his stories, his prayer life, his passion for gardening, his infectious laugh and the joy he got from sharing the bounty with others.

Dick was proceeded in death by his parents and all his siblings, as well as son Robert “Bobby” Allen Kenney and daughter Julia Scott Tew.

He is survived by wife Gail Scott of Rogers, Ark.; children Paul Scott Kenney and wife Kathy of Fort Worth, Texas, Susie Cobb and husband Earl of Kissee Mills, Mo., Kimberly Scott DeMarsh and husband Tom of Milwaukee, Wis., daughter-in-law Darla Kenney of Euless, Texas, Tracey Scott and wife Deb of Tampa, Fla., Molly Scott McKenzie and Dustin Williams of Topeka, Kan., Honey Scott Pickren and husband Rick of Ozark, Mo., son-in-law Brannon Tew of Forsyth, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

To honor Dick’s wishes he was laid to rest in a family graveside memorial service Sept. 30 in the Scott Family Cemetery. Dick would have appreciated donations in lieu of flowers to the Bridge of Faith Community Church, 296 Lake St., Rockaway Beach, Mo., 65740.