Obituaries

ALTUS — Sharon K. Case, 59, of Altus, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Visitation will be 6–8 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Harmon Cemetery. Arrangements by Roller-Cox Funeral Home www.rollerfuneral homes.com/clarksville.

BARLING — Ruby J. Andresen, 68, of Barling, passed away Monday in Fort Smith. A graveside memorial service will be held 10 a.m., Monday, February 15, 2016, at Lamar Cemetery with Father William Wewers, O.S.B. officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Roller Funeral Home. Online obituary is available at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/paris.

FAYETTEVILLE — In the evening hours of Wednesday, February 3, 2016, Alice Thurleen Kennedy, 64, lost her final battle with ovarian cancer. Angels await one of their own beautiful immortal souls coming into the light. Luminous transcendent joyous affirmation of life she is gone to be with us forever.

Born October 9, 1951, in the sign of Libra, fourth child of Paul McGee Kennedy and Lola Herring Kennedy, Alice was a talented artist and an exceptional teacher. She graduated with honors from Fayetteville High School, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from the University of Arkansas, with minor in Education.

She is survived by brothers Lewis Kennedy and Paul McGee Kennedy, Jr.; sister Ann Warren; husband James Michael Langford.

Alice lived by the Golden Rule; a generous and loyal friend, a formidable adversary. Well-read, widely-traveled, she had a gift for finding humor and humanity in every situation; battling terminal cancer with a sense of her own beauty grace and dignity in the face of insurmountable odds and the vastness of medical ignorance; fighting disease with yoga, laughter and organic vegetables, surrounded by friends and family.

Services were held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near Guy in Faulkner County, Saturday, February 6, 1 p.m.; and will be held at Bell Gable Chapel, near Fayetteville, February 13, 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charitable organization with an holistic or humanitarian objective.

Plant flowers. Teach your children well. Teach them the constellations, planets, phases of the moon so that they will know when to plant, when to harvest, why we celebrate life and death as a cycle. We are all part of that great kaleidoscopic astral wheel. Let’s roll.

Knowing that you would return

Filled with the wildness of nature

And folding your dreams about you turn Rising to the light I moved quietly through the morning Fog and deep shadows Trying without words to tell you I am not a hunter I am a seeker like yourself Knowing also our strongest bond is The distance between us Welcome home. Namaste. Arrangements by Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home, Rogers, Arkansas.

FAYETTEVILLE — Roy C. Tarvin Sr., age 93, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2015, in Fayetteville. He was born July 3, 1922, in Lonsdale, Arkansas, the son of Ed Warren and Nora Lavada Reeves Tarvin. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and four sisters.

He was a veteran of the Navy Air Corps and Army Air Corps during World War II. He was the owner of Portland Cleaners, and he was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Portland, Arkansas, where he was a 32nd degree Mason. He was president of the Lion’s Club, and served on the Board of Directors for The Peoples Bank in Portland. He was a member of Portland Baptist Church for many years, where he served as a deacon.

He is survived by his wife Jean; two sons, Roy C. Tarvin, Jr. and Tim Tarvin, both of Fayetteville; two grandchildren, Andrew Tarvin and his wife, Lindsey, of Fayetteville, and Katie Tarvin of Austin, Texas; and one great-grandchild, Will Tarvin.

Visitation will be 10 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home, with Funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Veterans Home of Fayetteville, 1179 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703; or Portland Baptist Church, Hwy 160 Portland, Arkansas 71663. To sign the online guest book, visit www.nelsonberna.com.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Wanda S. Gray, 85, of North Little Rock, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 10, 2016. She was born on August 13, 1930 in Moscow, Arkansas (Jefferson County) to Hubert Edwin and Emma Jean Slaten. She is preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 54 years, Dalton Leroy “Leroy” Gray; sisters, Ann Moll, and Zena Cramer; and brother, Hubert Slaten, Jr.

She is survived by daughter, Jean Ann Gray, of Sherwood; sons, Dalton Leroy “Lee” Gray II, M.D., of Farmington, and Michael (Donna) Gray, of Greenbrier; and four grandchildren, James Dalton “J.D.” Gray of Conway, Dalton Leroy Gray III, Ella Gray, and Adi Gray, of Centerton.

Wanda was a faithful member of Amboy United Methodist Church for more than 50 years and was still “hanging banners for Jesus” up to her time to go home. Wanda received a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from the University of Central Arkansas and began work at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension in Hazen, where she would meet and marry her husband Leroy. She was an accomplished homemaker and professional seamstress, having judged sewing entries at the Arkansas Sew With Cotton for many years. She loved her family deeply and was affectionately “MoMo” to her grandchildren who were her pride and joy.

The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to Gentiva Hospice and Greenbrier Nursing and Rehab for their exceptional care and compassion.

A time of visitation will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 1 p.m., and a memorial service at 2 p.m., at Amboy United Methodist Church in North Little Rock. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Amboy United Methodist Church, 311 Military Drive, North Little Rock, Ark. 72118; Amboy Community Food Pantry, 100 Auburn Drive, North Little Rock, Ark. 72118; or Central Baptist College Mustang Baseball, 1501 College, Conway, Ark. 72034. Online guestbook is available at www.rollerfuneralhomes. com/owens.

PARIS — Nina Ellen (Corley) Molton, 73, of Paris, Arkansas died Wednesday, February 10. A memorial visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, February 12, at Roller Funeral Home in Paris. A memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday, February 13, at Roller Funeral Home. Burial of cremated remains will be in Corley Cemetery. Online guestbook, www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/paris.

ROGERS — Syvillia Walker Cunningham, 93, of Rogers, died Monday, February 8, 2016 in Rogers, Ark. She was born December 10, 1922 in Crutchfield, Ky. to Oma and Raymond Walker.

She was a homemaker her entire life and shared a love of family, competitive bridge and foreign travel. Before health issues limited her ability to travel she was able to visit Africa, Scotland, England, Chile, Western Europe and enjoyed several cruises to various Caribbean islands and Alaska.

Syvillia was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Cunningham, in March 2011.

She is survived by one son, Warren Cunningham and wife, Judith of Springdale, Ark. and one grandson, Kyle Cunningham of West Hills, Calif. and many friends.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, February 15, 2016, at the Innisfree Living Center Chapel with the Rev. Rex Dickey officiating.

Syvillia will be laid to rest with her husband of 72 years at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville.

The Cunningham family would like to express their thanks to Innisfree Living Center for the care and love Syvillia was shown while living there.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Memories may be shared at stockdalefuneral.com.

ROGERS — Marjorie Williams Hines, 84, of Rogers, passed away February 9, 2016, in Bentonville, Arkansas. She was born November 14, 1931, in Clinton, Arkansas to the late Robert E. Williams and Lola Mae Curtis Williams.

Marjorie graduated from Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Ark. with a bachelor’s degree in education. While at Tech she was a member of the court and crowned Queen of the Apple Blossom.

She also met the love of her life, Jerry Hines. They were married July 10, 1955, after her graduation from Tech and moved to Rogers in 1958. She taught elementary school in Van Buren, Bentonville and Rogers, Arkansas.

Her major teaching career took place in her own home where she raised her six children. She also worked and managed her husband’s chiropractic office for several years where one of her greatest joys was greeting and visiting with patients from all of the surrounding areas.

She was a member and attended Central United Methodist Church in Rogers for 58 years. There she was involved in the United Methodist Women, Stephen’s Ministry, Choir, teaching Sunday school, and helping with the United Methodist Youth Fellowship.

As a mother she was involved and attended countless PTA meetings, was home room mother for each of her six children, attended multiple athletic events and band concerts, was a Girl Scout leader and a Boy Scout den mother. She was a member of Junior Auxiliary and a private group known as “The Birthday Club” where some of her closet and long time friendships flourished.

After retirement, Marjorie loved and worked countless volunteer hours at the Women’s Shelter Thrift Store where she enjoyed the camaraderie of all the other wonderful volunteers.

Survivors include her six children, Dr. Steven Hines of Rogers; Stephanie Hines Albertson of Cave Springs, Gregory A. Hines of Rogers, Jerrold Hines and wife Andrea of Little Rock; Dr. Joseph Hines of Rogers, and Elizabeth Cable and husband Guy of Bentonville; her sisters; Carolyn June DeLille of Bryant, Arkansas and Suzanne Brockmeier of Lake Oswego Oregon; eleven grandchildren, Mayor Greg Hines of Rogers, Lauren Albertson Blake, Maggie Albertson Stewart, Ryan Albertson, Keegan Hines, Sanderson Hines, Will Hines, Daniel Hines, MacKenzie Cable Hahn, Kennedy Cable, and Cole Cable and seven great grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the nursing staff at Jamestown Nursing and Rehabilitation in Rogers and the many people and professionals at Circle of Life Hospice, Legacy Village in Bentonville for their unsurpassed skill, care, and genuine love for their patients and families.

Memorial services 1 p.m. Saturday; February 13, 2016, at Central United Methodist Church in Rogers. In lieu of flowers… donations to Circle of Life Hospice, Legacy Village in Bentonville. Arrangements by Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. 4th, Rogers. Online condolences to www.bentoncountyfuneralhome.com.

ROGERS — Roland Mark Smith, 78, of Rogers, Arkansas, passed away February 10, 2016, in restful peace at Circle of Life Legacy Village in Bentonville, Arkansas, attended by his wife, son, and pastor. He was born January 29, 1938, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to Robert Elmer and Mary Elizabeth Sanders Smith.

Roland enthusiastically pursued four passions-his awe and love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the joy of his wife and family, a lifelong devotion to teaching and learning, and his celebration of hearing and performing music.

Roland was an only child, born to a household with little financial means, but rich in love and faith. His mother, a schoolteacher, and his father, a die and tool maker, shared a deep belief in the power of education to transform lives, a value that shaped Roland’s entire life.

Mindful of the sacrifices of his parents, Roland considered it an aspirational privilege to attend Wheaton College in Illinois, home to the Billy Graham Center, where he graduated from the Conservatory of Music. He went on to earn a master’s degree at the University of Illinois, and a doctorate degree in educational administration at the University of Northern Colorado.

Much of his career, Roland served in school leadership in the suburban Chicago area, including 15 years as superintendent of Plainfield schools. Roland was passionate about ensuring strong learning opportunities for all students regardless of background, and he worked tirelessly as their advocate. He did not seek recognition, but the fruits of his labor were celebrated as Executive Educator of the Month by that periodical, Honored Alumnus Award from the University of Northern Colorado, and recognition of school board excellence by the U.S. Senate, which allowed him a short visit by sitting President Ronald Reagan.

Upon his retirement in Illinois, Roland was delighted to be immersed in warm community hospitality in moving to Arkansas. Roland served as superintendent of schools of Rogers from 1993-99 and then appointed to serve in Greenland by the State Commissioner of Education from 2008-10. He also served as interim superintendent in Pea Ridge. Serving the students in these wonderful communities energized him, and he spoke highly of the families he came to know and love.

Following a narrow escape from a powerful tornado in 1990, Roland shifted his focus from master educator to teaching mentor. He taught leadership classes for principals and future superintendents at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and then served as the founding Dean of Education at the University of Arkansas at Forth Smith. In these roles, he felt blessed to present leadership papers to fellow educators around the world, including presentations in Japan, South Africa, Greece, and Wales. In his last years, Roland took great pleasure in mentoring younger superintendents one-on-one.

Roland was active throughout his life in service organizations, including Lions, Kiwanis, and Rotary Club. He was also an accomplished trumpeter, playing the lead part in Handel’s Messiah more than 20 years for the Illiana Oratorio Society. He also enjoyed touring with the vocal group Singing Men of Arkansas, where the prison outreach program especially touched him. Young at heart, Roland enjoyed sunrise walks on the beach and occasional visits to Disney World, with or without grandchildren.

Roland is survived by his wife of 53 years, Bernice Annette De Vries Smith of Rogers, a retired schoolteacher; two sons, David Smith and wife, Heidi, of Bentonville, Daniel Smith and wife, Demra, of Fayetteville; two daughters, Debra Smith of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Denise Smith of Rogers; five grandchildren, Nora, Hope, Gabriel, Janel and Eliana Smith and many colleagues and friends.

Roland often said all our days on this earth are a precious gift, and he held dearly to a Kingdom vision of bringing glory only to our Lord. Remembering his days at Wheaton, Roland often recalled two phrases as a source of encouragement and focus: Doing all things “For Christ and His Kingdom”; and that as Christians we carry ourselves “Not Somehow, but Triumphantly.”

Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the BiLD Training Center at Fellowship Bible Church.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, February 15, 2016, at the BiLD Training Center at Fellowship Bible Church with Pastor John Barclay officiating. Private burial will be in Pinnacle Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made in memory of Dr. Roland Smith to Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, Ill. 60187; the missionary funds of Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 W. Pleasant Grove Rd, Rogers, Ark. 72758; or Rehoboth Christian School, P.O. Box 41, Rehoboth, N.M. 87322.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Words of comfort may be shared at stockdale funeral.com.

SILOAM SPRINGS — Funeral service for Mrs. Lillian Overton, age 83, of Siloam Springs, will be 2 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Benton County Memorial Park Chapel with Bro. Bruce Boehmer and Bro. Leroy Parrott officiating, burial will follow in Rogers City Cemetery. Visitation 3-5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

SPRINGDALE — Dolores Anderson, 84, of Springdale, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born November 13, 1931, in Marble, Arkansas, to George and Linnie Holt Fultz. Dolores owned and operated Dolores’ Beauty Salon. She was a member of the Berry Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Anderson and her daughter, Georgena Anderson.

Survivors include one son, Bert Randall Anderson and wife Lori of Allen, Texas and two granddaughters, Brittney and Brooke Anderson.

Graveside services will be Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery in Springdale. No visitation is planned. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com.

SPRINGDALE — Peggy Joyce Parker Cutter, 76, better known as PJ or Peg, received her call to heaven on Monday, February 8, 2016. PJ had received an unexpected diagnosis of cancer just three weeks prior. Upon hearing the diagnosis, her response was, “We are all going to go sometime, so please don’t cry for me. I’ve had good life and I am ready.”

PJ loved to travel, read John Grisham books, watch wildlife (especially the deer and hawks that were ever present outside her back door), playing countless hours of cards and dominoes, and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was a member and past president of the Stony Valley Home Extension Club, and she enjoyed weekly water aerobics with many of her good friends at the Jones Center.

Her North Carolina roots run deep and her family that remains there were very important to her, as were her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and sister in-laws that reside all over the U.S. For the past three years she made her home with her beloved

daughter and son-in-law, Shari and Joe Reed, here in the beautiful Ozarks. She lived life to the fullest and loved it with all her heart.

Peggy was born on September 19, 1939 in North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her late husband, John Cutter, whom she referred to as her “John Boy”. She was the daughter of the late James Robert Parker and Mary Louise Fuller Parker. She will be celebrating in heaven with her siblings who meant the world to her: Joe, Roy, Cecil, David, Dottie, and Linda.

She is survived by her last remaining sibling, Bobby Parker, who resides in North Carolina. Peggy also leaves behind four children and two step-daughters: son Ron Adams and wife, Janice, of Buhler, Kan.; son Michael Adams and wife, Christina, of San Marcos, Calif; daughter Shari Reed and husband, Joe, of Tontitown, Ark.; son James Adams of Springdale, Ark.; stepdaughters Patti Lee and husband Jerry, of Escondido, Calif., and Lynn Masoner and husband Ron of Chandler Ariz.

PJ was a wonderful grandmother to numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with whom she shared many trips, games, and much love.

Our family would like to thank the Circle of Life Hospice for their kindness and support, as well as her wonderful caregiver, Jennifer Palma.

Please join us in a celebration of her life at Westfield Chapel Funeral Home in Springdale. It was her final wish to be cremated and her remains buried under a Dogwood tree on the farm where she resided off Reed Valley Road.

A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, February 13, 2016, 1 p.m. at Westfield Chapel Funeral Home, 3236 W Huntsville Ave., Springdale, Ark.

Please share your fond thoughts and memories of PJ on her memorial at www. WestfieldChapel.com.

WEST FORK — Don Cowan, 78, of West Fork, entered his eternal rest February 10, 2016 in Fayetteville. He was born April 13, 1937 in Rogers to Raymond and Pearl (Rogers) Cowan. Mr. Cowan was an electrician for almost 50 years. He served as an elder at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in West Fork nearly 40 years.

Mr. Cowan is preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Roy Cowan and Jim Cowan.

Survivors include his wife, Gloria Cowan; a son, David Cowan of Carthage, Mo.; a sister, Jo Belle Fields of Rogers; and a brother, Ira Cowan of Rogers.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m., February 13, 2016 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 454 Centennial Ave., West Fork, Arkansas.

Online condolences may be shared at Mr. Cowan’s memorial at www.WestfieldChapel.com.

WINSLOW — Susan Daniels, 57, of Winslow, died February 9 in her home. She was born July 2, 1958 in Fort Worth, Texas to John and Joyce Forgason. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors: sons: Kevin Forgason of Winslow, Jeffery Fritch of Little Rock; daughter: Tara Vaught of Winslow; brother: John Forgason of Texas; sisters: Debra Rodriguez, Tamara Taylor of Texas; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild on the way. Visitation: Friday, 2-4 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Winslow.

Arrangements: Epting Funeral Home Fayetteville. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.

WINSLOW — John Mathis Halley, age 55, of Winslow, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in Winslow. He was born May 31, 1960 in Pomona, California, the son of John and Merinda Hansley Halley. He was the owner of Halley Dental Lab in Fayetteville and a follower of Jesus Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Vickey Halley; three daughters, Emma Bowen of Little Rock, Audrey Halley of San Diego, California and Abby Wright of Fayetteville; three sons, Mathis Halley of Winslow, Ben Halley of Winslow and Jackson Halley of Winslow; four sisters, Brenda Frus of Rogers, Debra Butler of Rogers, Emma Hefley of Fayetteville and Opal Kight of North Carolina and five grandchildren, William Bowen, Elliott Bowen, Charlie Bowen, Lily Bowen and Aaron Gleave.

A visitation will be held 10 a.m.–12 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Moore’s Chapel. Memorial will follow. To sign the online guest book, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.