Virginia Lee Squires
Virginia Lee Squires, 89, of Rogers, died Sunday, April 23, at the Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. She was born Aug.
6, 1927, in
Bentonville to
Lee Olin
Jackson and Thema
Price Jackson.
She was a lifelong resident of the area, graduating from Bentonville High School in 1943 and then marrying Ralph Squires Oct. 22, 1948. She was a well known gospel music pianist and a founding member of the NWA Gospel Singers Association. She was a member of the Dug Hill Cemetery Association, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group.
She worked for the Benton County Circuit Clerks Office and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Bentonville.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
Survivors are two daughters, Helen Hurst and husband Larry of Pea Ridge and Sally Vaughn of Springdale; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will start at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 27, before the service at the funeral home.
Service is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, April 27, at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Pea Ridge with Randy Featherston officiating.
Burial will be in Dug Hill Cemetery in Bella Vista.
Memorials may be made to Dug Hill Cemetery Association or NWA Gospel Singers Association, in c/o, Helen Hurst, 15810 Looney Rd., Pea Ridge, AR 72751
Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net.
J. Ray Trammell
J. Ray Trammell, 87, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died April 14, 2017. He was born Aug. 19,
1929, in
Bruno,
Ark., to
Olin and
Margaret
Carter
Trammell.
He was a truck driver. He enjoyed farming, raising donkeys, chickens and pigs. He loved to sing for his Lord at church. He was a member of The Muskogee Holiness Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and a greatgrandson, Lamar Burris.
Survivors include his wife, Della Crittenden of Muskogee, Okla.; two sons, Danny Ray Trammell and wife Kelly of Hurricane, Utah, and Frankie Trammell and wife René of Powell, Mo.; daughter, Margaret Daniels of Collinsville, Okla.; four stepdaughters, Becky Winkler, Brenda Hunt, Sharla Radanovich and Betty Martin; brother, Raymond Gonce and wife Linda of Pea Ridge, Ark.; two sisters, Joyce Phillips and husband John of Springdale, Ark., and Mary Ellen Brewer of Rogers, Ark.; five granddaughters; nine step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was at 1 p.m. April 20 in the funeral home.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. April 20 in Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale, Ark., with pastor Larry Wright officiating.
Burial followed at Elm Springs Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Muskogee Holiness Church, 923 Osage St., Muskogee, OK 74403 or The Manna Center, 670 Heritage CT, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.
Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral. com.
Betty Louella Evans VanZandt
Betty Louella Evans VanZandt, 84, of Gateway, died April 21, 2017. She was born Nov. 27, 1932, in Lost Springs, Kan., to Willard Gordon Evans and Eva Elizabeth Chadd Evans.
She married Edgar VanZandt on Sept. 27, 1991, in Miami, Okla., and worked for Wendt-Sonis/RTW in Rogers for 30 years. She loved to travel, work in the garden and watch hummingbirds fluttering around. She loved her furry cat friends and wouldn’t let any stray go hungry. She enjoyed going with Edgar on the farm to feed the cattle and to see all the baby calves jump around.
She was a member of the Garfield Church of Christ for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, James E. Evans.
Survivors are her husband, Edgar VanZandt of the home; a daughter, Shelly Bassham of Fayetteville; two sons, Stephen Bassham of Fayetteville and William Bassham and wife Florence of Bella Vista; two step-daughters, Cindy VanZandt Smith and husband Robert of Pea Ridge and Lesa Vanzandt Lohman and husband, Louis, of Garland, Texas; three sisters, Deborah Wade of Boyd, Texas, Faith Lovell of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Gail Casteen of Virginia Beach, Va.; sister-in-law, Beverly Evans of Lake Worth, Texas; four grandchildren, Heather Thompson and husband John, Melissa Burnett and husband Joshua, Leah Brammer and Amber Lohman; and four greatgrandchildren, Tinsley, Avery, Trinity and Payton.
Service is set for 1 p.m. Friday, April 28, at Garfield Church of Christ with Bobby Vaughn officiating.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Buttram Chapel Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge.
Online condolences may be made at siscofuneral home.net.
Bobby Adam Youngblood
Bobby Adam Youngblood, 74, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville, Ark.
He worked for Daisy BB, Dixieland Lanes, and was the owner of Adam’s Heating and Air. He loved golfing and playing poker. He was an avid Atlanta Braves and Razorback Baseball fan.
He was preceded in death by both parents, Rufus Arl Youngblood and Adeline Minnie Fawcett Youngblood; and a brother, Jerry Arl Youngblood.
Survivors are his wife, Duanna Youngblood, of the home; daughters, Lois Ann (husband, Scot) Youngblood Mason and Megan Elizabeth (husband, Edwin) Youngblood Whitworth; a sister, Linda Ann Youngblood Blackwood; and two grandchildren, Brandon and Alyssa Mason.
Visitation was held 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22, 2017.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel, 3800 W. Walnut St., Rogers, Ark., with Pastor Robin Cowin officiating.
Burial was at 5 p.m. April 23 in the Jasper Cemetery, 103 Ark. Hwy. 74 W. Jasper, Ark.
Arrangements by Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home, Rogers, Ark.