Pulaski County
WELDON W. BURNETT, 77, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, at Harris Chapel. Burial will be at Old Hickory Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Online Guestbook: www.harrisfuneralhomes.net.
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PEARLIE MAE STANLEY CHILDRESS was born November 13, 1925 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Edward and Ella Pearl Stanley. Mrs. Childress passed away July 13, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 93.
Pearlie graduated from Pine Bluff High School and was a dedicated homemaker who served many years as a volunteer with the Little Rock Public School District. Pearlie was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved fishing.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 43 years, Carl Childress and nine brothers and sisters. Survivors include her daughter, Carol Smith and husband Gary of Mabelvale; sister, Florence Decker of Nacogdoches, Texas; grandchildren, Matthew Smith and his wife April, Sean Smith, Aaron Smith; great-grandson, Harrison Smith, and her “pup dog,” Suzy.
A graveside service will be held at Noon on Saturday, July 20, at Elmwood Cemetery in Morrilton with Bro. Mark Harris officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friends of the Animal Village, 7401 Col. Glen Rd., #4026, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, www.friendsoftheanimalvillage.org. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.
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JAMES “JIM” WESLEY FREELAND, 58, of North Little Rock passed away July 13, 2019. Visitation will be: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Smith – North Little Rock Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2019 in the funeral home. Extended obituary at www.SmithFamilyCares.com.
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TAEKO MITSU JONES, age 82, of Little Rock passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her home. She was born February 1, 1937 in Okinawa, Japan Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Jones. Survivors include her children, Mitsy
(Gary) Tharp of Little Rock and Yukari (Ken) Bromfield of Scottsdale, Arizona; one sister; grandchildren, Evan, Jessica, and Tara Bromfield, Jimmy Bodtke, Emily, Claire, and Wilson Tharp; and cousin, Mitsuko Hullenbaugh.
Funeral services are 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. (501) 982-2136. www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com.
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WILBURN LEE (CORK) MADDOX, 68, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Cork was born January 22, 1951, in Redmond, Oregon. After a 22year active duty career in the U.S. Air Force, he and his wife,
Cynde, retired to Jacksonville, where he continued working as a civil service employee at the Little Rock Air Force Base and later at the Army Recruiting Office in Little Rock, until his final retirement in 2013.
Cork is survived by his wife of 46 years, Cynde Maddox; his daughter, Melissa Dickey, North Little Rock, Arkansas; three grandsons, Trenton, Jason, and Braedon Dickey, North Little Rock, Arkansas; a brother, Doug Maddox (Judy), Anaheim, California; two sisters, Lil Maddox, Florence, Oregon, and Linda Mello (Louis), Sun City, California; two nephews, Shawn Maddox (Carrie), Rancho Mirage, California, and Aaron Maddox (Rebecca), Yorba Linda, California. Cork was predeceased by his father and mother Forest and Dorotha Maddox of Stonewall, Oklahoma.
Cork was a Christian who, rather than attending official services, referred to himself as a “Christian of the Outdoors.” He loved being outside, whether it be tending his vegetable garden, fishing, hunting, or exploring the world on his beloved motorcycle.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 19 at Smith-Sherwood Funeral Home, 7700 Hwy. 107 with committal following in Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that cash donations be made to the Arkansas Veterans Coalition, 4210 East Kiehl Avenue, Sherwood, Ark. 72120.
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TARA NICOLE (PACE) OGLE, 44, of Mabelvale, Heaven received another angel on Thursday, July 11, 2019. She passed away from complications of Lupus while on vacation in Panama City doing what she always loved to do with her husband, Fred, and Family. Fred and Tara called Panama City Beach their Happy Place!
Tara is survived by her husband, Fred Ogle, daughter, Sidney Ogle, granddaughter, Emma Lawhon and grandson, Jaxson Ogle. She is also survived by her mother and father, Theresa and Terry Pace of Little Rock, two brothers, Allen Pace of Benton and Matthew Pace of Bryant, and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Life Line Baptist Church in Little Rock.
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VERNA LOIS ROBERTS SOUTH, age 95, of North Little Rock, went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2019. She was born July 15, 1924, in Clayton, New Mexico, one of four children of Surry and Neoma Roberts. She is preceded in death by Dr. Rheubin L. South, whom she married on November 29, 1944, and is survived by their three children, Gregory South of Decatur, Alabama, Sharon Coppenger of Nashville, Tennessee, and Diedra Gaskalla of Maumelle, Arkansas. She is also survived by seven grandchildren (Jonathan and Justin South; Caleb and Jedidiah Coppenger and Chesed Broggi; and Bryson Bittle and Jordan Hammond) as well as 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
After wartime service with the Army Air Corps in Europe, Rheubin returned to New Mexico, where he and Verna were wed. Soon afterwards, he sensed God’s leading into the gospel ministry, and they moved to Ft. Worth for seminary training at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1950, they moved to North Little Rock, where he began a 25-year pastorate at Park Hill Baptist Church, and from there, in 1975, to Jefferson City, Missouri, where he served as Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention until his death in 1986.
Through all these years of ministry, Verna was the best of partners, both as a homemaker and as a servant of the church. In all this, she was diligent and effectual, with an engaging and infectious spirit. She loved the Lord, her husband and family, the fellowship of believers, and, indeed, people in general, and she delighted in their company.
At Park Hill, she filled a variety of roles, from choir member to wedding coordinator to Sunday School greeter to hostess for neighborhood outreach teams. In Missouri, she was the consummate “First Lady” of their Southern Baptist work, whether traveling the state with Rheubin or welcoming board members and other saints into their home.
At Park Hill, she would traditionally sing “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” at the Christmas Eve service, and that same Jesus became her Savior and Lord, the object of her eternal devotion and gratitude. Her sentiments were well expressed in a passage she particularly cherished, Proverbs 3:5-6 — “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Eager that all hear the gospel which she embraced, she insisted that it be shared at her funeral, and her wish will be honored. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, at Park Hill Baptist Church in North Little Rock. The service will follow there at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make contributions in her memory are encouraged to donate to the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (imb.org/give), the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (alzfdn.org/support-us/donate/), or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (donate.lls.org). Online guest register at www.smithsherwoodfuneralhome.com.
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ANDREW HUGH YANOSICK, 88, of Sherwood, Ark., passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Little Rock, Ark., with his loving family at his side. He retired as a tool and die maker and was an accomplished woodworker who loved making furniture and completing construction projects for his family. A proud member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in North Little Rock, Andy was a strong man of faith who never hesitated to share his Christian beliefs. He is remembered as a kind, gentle, patient and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be missed tremendously by his family.
Andy never met a stranger and will also be missed by the host of friends he made over the years while living in Pittsburgh, Pa.; North Ridgeville, Ohio; Mount Vernon, Ill.; and in Arkansas at Fort Smith and Sherwood. He was an avid golfer well into his 80s, was fiercely proud of his Slovakian heritage and also loved warm breezes and cold beer with his friends and family. Nostrovia!
The eighth of 10 children, Andy was born March 29, 1931, in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He graduated from Connelley Vocational High School in Pittsburgh and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by Marion, his beloved wife and dancing partner of 60 years; four children, Debbie Scharbor of Sherwood, Ark.; Gary (Susan) Yanosick of New Market, Md.; Joseph (Kim) Yanosick of North Little Rock; and Michelle (Steven) Rogers of Cabot, Ark.; nine grandchildren, Jessica Wise, Andrew Yanosick, Anthony Yanosick, Alec Yanosick, Grace Rogers, Abigail Yanosick, Julia Rogers, Anna Yanosick and Michael Rogers; two great-grandchildren, Ava Wise and Joshua Wise; and two brothers, Thomas Yanosick and Jack Yanosick, both of Pittsburgh. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Julia; seven siblings, Bertha, George “Bud” and Robert Yanosick, Julie and Marian “Minx” Schmotzer, Anna Mae Suess and Frances Pluto; a son, Michael Yanosick; and a grandson, Joshua Scharbor.
A memorial service in Andy’s honor will be held Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 7000 JFK Blvd., North Little Rock. A reception will follow in the Immaculata Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Heart Association of Central Arkansas, would be appreciated at 909 W. 2nd Street, Little Rock, Ark. 72201. You may sign the online guestbook at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.