FRIENDS WHO DIED IN 2012

April 18

Janice Joann Fair

Janice Joann Fair, 55, of Seligman, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, in her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1956, in Bentonville, to J.W. and Dorothy (McDonald) Wishon.

Donald Edward Locander

Donald Edward Hannemann Locander, 84, of Rogers, died Thursday, April 12, 2012. He was born Sept. 5, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., to George and Victoria (Gabel) Hannemann.

Alvirta Martin

Alvirta Martin, Lawton, Okla., died April 11, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Cache, Okla., to Jimmie Benjamin and Hester Ida (Stidham) Fields.

April

25 Terry Joe Boyle

Terry Joe Boyle, 50, of Seligman, Mo., died April 16, 2012. He was born Dec. 8, 1961, in Warren, Ohio.

Marva Jo Heintz

Marva Jo Heintz, 74, of Seligman, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Seligman. She was born Aug. 25, 1937, in Clifty, Ark., to Glenn and Mary Oxford Phillips.

May 2

Geneva Ruth McGinnis

Geneva Ruth McGinnis, 83, of Bentonville died Sunday, April 29, at Bradford House Care Center. She was born Sept. 30, 1928, at Seligman, Mo., to Kirtsy Still and Pansy Ruth Fine Still.

Roy A. Roe, Jr.

Roy A. Roe, Jr. (Curly) died April 17, at Acosta Rua Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Fla. He was born May 1, 1945, in Gassville, Ark., to Roy A. and Wanda Finley Roe.

Jessie Jay Weaver

Jessie Jay Weaver, 69, of Tulsa, Okla., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1942, in Short, Okla., to Lee Monroe Weaver and Lucy Jane (Alverson) Weaver.

May 9

Sylvester C. Wright

Sylvester C. Wright, 81, of Garfield, died Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. Wright was born Dec., 31, 1930, in Milwaukee, Wis., to John and Helen Wright.

May 16

Edward Gonzales

Edward Gonzales, 81, a resident of Garfield, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at his home. He was born in Oceanside, Calif., on Oct. 13, 1930, to Jesus and Anna Maria (Garibay) Gonzales.

Marcella Dean Gundel

Marcella Dean Gundel, 77, of Washburn, Mo., died Wed. May 9, 2012, at Legacy Village Hospice in Bentonville. She was born Sept. 8, 1934, at Mountain, Mo., to Walter Edison Henry and Georgia Lorene Burnett Henry.

Ronnie Eugene Harris

Ronnie Eugene Harris, 76, of Pea Ridge, died May 8, 2012 at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1936, at Benedict, Kan., to Hubert W. Harris and Madge Morrison Harris.

May 23

Walter Ray DeWitt

Walter Ray DeWitt, 83, of Garfield, died Friday, May 18, at his home. He was born Jan. 30, 1929, in Helena, Okla., to Sidney Ivan DeWitt and Edith Frances Montague DeWitt.

Edna M. VanCleef

Edna M. Van Cleef, 90, of Pea Ridge, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Pea Ridge. She was born April 4, 1922, in Michigan City, Ind., to Willis Omey and Ruth Fredenburg Omey.

May 30

Johnny Clifford Danner, Sr.

Johnny Clifford Danner, Sr., 75, of Garfield, died Tuesday, May 22, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born Nov. 21, 1936, at Davidson, Ark., to Christopher Mose Danner and Allie Pearl Rippetoe Danner.

Vassar Verdell Hoyle, Jr.

Vassar Verdell Hoyle, Jr., 81, of Bentonville, died Monday, May 21, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. He was born Aug. 9, 1930, at Poteau, Okla., to Vassar Verdell Hoyle Sr. and Annie Laura Palmer Hoyle.

Clifford Eugene Johnson

Clifford Eugene Johnson, 69, died on May 24, 2012, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. He was born March 11, 1943, in Minneapolis, Kan., to Charles and Irene Johnson.

Barbara Lee McCann

Barbara Lee McCann, 72, of Rogers, died May 22, 2012. She was born Sept. 19, 1939, in San Juan, Texas, to Jesse Hickman and Willie Lee McDonald Hickman.

Johnny Lee Noland

Johnny Lee Noland, 64, of Lowell, died May 24, 2012, in Rogers. He was born Aug. 30, 1947, in Rogers, to Andrew “Jack” and Anna “Faye” Pollock Noland.

Laura W. Reed

Laura W. Reed, 93, of Pea Ridge died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Circle of Life Legacy Village in Bentonville. She was born Nov. 14, 1918, to Weaver and Hattie Belle (Merritt) Watkins in Lamar, Colo.

June 6

Connie (McCool) Bowen

Connie (McCool) Bowen, 52, of Hindsville, Ark., died May 14, 2012, at her home. She was born Jan. 21, 1960, in Bentonville to Evan and Glenda Ruddick McCool.

Donnie D. Eastep

Donnie D. Eastep, 60, of Garfield, died May 25, 2012, in Little Rock. He was born March 24, 1952, in Rogers, to Emery and Blanche Villines Eastep.

Jackie David Powers

Jackie David Powers, 60, of Avoca, died May 29, 2012.

Dustin Hunter Ridenoure

Dustin Hunter Ridenoure, 15, of Gateway, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born March 13, 1997, in Rogers to Julie Misener and Michael Ridenoure.

June 13

Charlie J. Cotton

Charlie J. Cotton, 85, of Rogers, died June 9, 2012. He was born in Rogers on Feb. 12, 1927, to Manuel and Hattie (McComb) Cotton.

Paul Roger Evans

Paul “Roger” Evans, 57, of Seligman, Mo., died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Rogers, Ark. He was born on May 30, 1955, in Garfield, Ark., to Clarence and Hazel Morrison Evans.

Lindalla Frances Green

Lindalla Frances “Lynn” Green, 49, of Rogers, Ark., died Friday, June 8, 2012, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark. She was born Sept. 22, 1962, in Little Rock, Ark., to Walter Leroy New and Linda Faye Booher.

Mitchell Jefferson Rogers

Mitchell Jefferson Rogers, 68, of Clinton, Mo., died at his home on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. He was born on Sept. 9, 1943, to William Jefferson Rogers and Geraldine “Cox” Rogers in Bentonville, Ark.

Luis Antonio Romero

Luis Antonio “Tony” Romero, 34, of Bentonville, died June 8, 2012, at his home. He was born in Santa Ana, Calif., on April 3, 1978.

Ralph Homer ‘Buz’ Sutton

Ralph Homer “Buz” Sutton, 75, of Pea Ridge, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012, at his residence. He was born March 15, 1937, in Chicago, Ill., to Robert Hall Sutton and Geneva L. Fitch Sutton.

Veda Lou Treece

Veda Lou Treece, 70, died Tuesday, June 5, at her home in Pea Ridge. She was born Sept. 22, 1942, in Shirley, Ark., to Clarence Caldwell and Alice Elzadia Sowell Caldwell.

June 20

Rev. Jack J. Austin

The Rev. Jack J. Austin, 91, of Gravette, Ark., died June 16, 2012, in Bentonville, Ark. He was born on Jan. 4, 1921, to Les and Stella Austin in Decatur, Ark.

Joann Bryles

Joann (Jody) Bryles, 74, died June 14, 2012. She was born Feb. 5, 1938, in Rogers to Jack and Agnes Pitts.

Jimmy Leon Key

Jimmy Leon Key, 61, of Garfield, died June 8, 2012. He was born April 23, 1951, in Gurdon, Ark., to Garland Key and Artie Hicks Key.

June 27

James Caleb Bertschy

James Caleb Bertschy, 21, Pea Ridge, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1990, at Rogers, to Timothy James Bertschy and Mary Kathleen Brown Bertschy.

Billie Jean Dart

Billie Jean Dart, 81, of Cassville, Mo., died Sunday, June 17, 2012, in her home. She was born Nov. 28, 1930, in Washburn, Mo., to Hazel (Anderson) Bishop and Guy P. Church.

Rita LaVerne Harger

LaVerne Harger, 74, died June 22, 2012, at her home in Garfield. She was born Jan. 8, 1938, in Chicago, Ill., to Lyle and Margaret (Haynes) VanKirk.

July 4

Johnnie Floyd Demaree

Johnnie Floyd Demaree, 90, of Pea Ridge died Friday, June 29, 2012, at Highlands Nursing Home in Bella Vista. He was born Oct. 17, 1921, in Woodward, Okla., to Floyd David Demaree and Mary Roxanna Jones.

Leon ‘Buck’ France

Leon “Buck” Tuller France, 86, of Pea Ridge, died Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. He was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Fort Gibson, Okla., to Homer France and Marie Mann France.

Donald Keith Landis

Donald Keith Landis, 77, of Pea Ridge, died Saturday, June 30, 2012, at his home. He was born May 31, 1935, in Plattsmouth, Neb., to Delvin Landis and Louise Parcell Landis.

July 11

Jacob ‘Jake’ Allen Wages

Jacob “Jake” Allen Wages, 23, died Friday, July 6, 2012, in Joplin, Mo. He was born June 28, 1989, in Rogers, Ark.

July 18

Elsie Mae Broadbooks

Elsie Mae Dillow Broadbooks, 91, of Fairview, Mo., died July 15, 2012, at Granby House in Granby, Mo. She was born Sept. 12, 1920, in Humboldt, Kan., to James Moore and Leta Juanita Butler Moore.

Audrey Daniels

Audrey Daniels, 67, of Bentonville, died Saturday, July 14, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. She was born Aug. 25, 1944, at Koshkonong, Mo., to Leamon Franklin Brazeal and Jessie Elma Phipps Brazeal.

Geneva Henderson

Geneva Maxine Henderson, 87, of Seligman, Mo., died Sunday, July 15, at Cassville Health and Rehab. She was born June 30, 1925 at Washburn, Mo., to Homer Wilson Mahurin and Altha Inez Mills Mahurin.

Geraldine Beatrice Laurich

Geraldine Beatrice Laurich, 90, of Garfield, died Monday, July 9, at Legacy Hospice in Bentonville. She was born Dec. 19, 1921, in Decatur, Ill. to Ezra W. McCoy and Anna Rogers McCoy.

Rilee Jo Stoner

Rilee Jo Stoner, 3-monthold daughter of Jacqueline Hanna Stoner and Shawn Presley Stoner, died Sunday, July 8.

Lillian Juanita Tisher

Lillian Juanita Tisher, 94, of Seligman, Mo., died Thursday, July 12, 2012, in her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Seligman, to Anderson Riley and Lula (Cline) Still.

Eddie Watson III

Eddie Watson III, 57, of Seligman, Mo., died Friday at his home. He was born March 28, 1955, at Ottobrun, Germany, to Everett Edward Watson Jr. and Ellie W.M. Watson.

July 25

Amanda ‘Mandy’ Delese Bucher

Amanda “Mandy” Delese (Young) Bucher, 39, of Bentonville, died July 20, 2012, in Bentonville. She was born on Dec. 22, 1972, in Fayetteville.

Ruth Dustin

Ruth Frances Dustin, 88, of Pea Ridge died Tuesday, July 17, at Legacy Village in Bentonville. She was born April 10, 1924, in Pittsburg, Mass., to Thomas Joseph Ide and Mary Lavie Ide.