FRIENDS WE LOST IN 2016

June 1

Peggy L. Murray Fichter, 89, of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 25. She was born April 8, 1927, in Garfield, Ark. Daisy Dell (Edmonson) Mashburn, 88, of Rogers, Ark., died May 24, 2016, at Ashley Health and Rehab in Rogers. She was born April 5, 1928, to Foote Lamar and Ruth Shook Edmonson.

Paul Wade Tyree, 61, of Rogers, Ark., died May 23, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. He was born April 13, 1955, in Whittier, Calif., to John Kenneth and Carrie Lee Tisher Tyree.

June 8

There were no obituaries for this week.

June 15

Charles Cagle, 68, of Garfield, Ark., died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Circle of Life in Springdale. He was born Nov. 22, 1947, in Hays, Kan.

June 22 David Richard “Rick” Blevins, 64, of Lowell,

Ark., died June 15, 2016, in his home. He was born in Rogers, Ark., on June 12, 1952, to Vol and Loneta (Townsend) Blevins. Kennith Duane Blount, 60, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died June 6, 2016, at his home. He was born in La Habra, Calif., on Feb. 8, 1956, to the late Billy and Jackie (Wright) Blount. Loyd “Mike” Maloney, 80, of Garland, Texas, formerly of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Wednesday, June 15, 2016. He suffered for many years with Alzheimer’s disease before passing peacefully in his sleep to be with his Lord. He was born March 24, 1936, at Garfield, Ark., to Lafe Maloney and Eliza Elizabeth Huffman Maloney. Milford L. Weber Sr., 88, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died June 15, 2016, in his home. He was born April 6, 1928, in Rolla, Mo., to Charles and Alice Gaddy Weber.

June 29

Eugene Bobby Treece, 81, of Pea Ridge died Monday, June 27, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born Jan. 3, 1935, in Clinton, Ark., to Perry Treece and Effie Cates Treece.

July 6

Debra McCarty, 62, of Keokuk, Iowa, died July 2, in Iowa City, Iowa. Marjorie (Marge) Nelson,

95, of Garfield, Ark., died June 24, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. She was born Oct. 26, 1920, in Custer, Okla.

July 13

Charles David Brewer, 82, of Bella Vista, Ark.,

died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. He was born Aug. 22, 1933, in Pope County, Ark., to Clyde David Brewer and Marie Kinder. Arthur Thomas Crow Sr., 86, of Pineville, Mo., died July 7, 2016, in Rogers, Ark. He was born June 30, 1930, in Temple, Okla., to William Holder Crow Sr. and Eula Jane Grimes Crow.

Tod Eugene Miner, 57, of Bella Vista, Ark., died July 4, 2016, at Legacy Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. He was born Nov. 27, 1958, in Rockford, Ill., to Donald Wayne Miner and Shirley Jane Swanson Miner. July 20 Mark Edward Bridges, 67, of Pea Ridge died Friday, July 15, 2016 at his home. He was born Nov. 15, 1948, in Brandsville, Mo., to Jesse Thurman Bridges, II and Velma Marie Johnson Holzkamper. Arvin “Termite” Frank, 80, of Seligman, Mo., died Thursday, July 14, 2016. David Glen Taylor, 60, died July 11, 2016 in Rogers. He was born on May 2, 1956 in Rogers, Ark., to Clarencie Taylor and Gladys Birlew. Don Ellis Wade, 88, of Bentonville, died July 12, 2016 at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born July 16, 1927, in Prospect, Texas to Frank Wade and Edna Pearl Hilburn Wade. July 27 Joyce Lee Cooper, 79, of Pineville, Mo., died Monday, July 25, at Freeman Hospital in Neosho. She was born June 15, 1937, in Rocky Comfort, Mo., to George Lee Horton and Dorothy Jane Clark Horton. James Rodney Wayne Hankins, 46, of Bentonville, died Friday, July 22, at his home. He was born June 26, 1971, in Siloam Springs to James Harmon Hankins and Barbara Rutherford Hankins. Burnis Elnora Hayles, 92, of Springdale, Ark., died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Maples at Har-Bar Meadows. She was born on March 23, 1924, in Wetumka, Okla., to William and Virgie (Smith) Denton. Aug. 3 Ember Lynn Adamson, infant daughter of Nathan Paul Adamson and Heather Nicole Weston, was born and died July 27, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark.

Charles Day, 82, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, Ark. He was born Feb. 12, 1934, in Pea Ridge, to Henry “Pea Ridge” Clyde Day and Lois Grey Woods Day. Bret Allen Douglas, 57, Mo., of Seligman, Mo., died July 29, 2016. He was born July 4, 1959, in Wichita, Kan., to Ronald Dean Douglas and Shiela Gravitt Douglas. Dale Dover, 70, of Joshua, Texas, died Monday, July 25, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born in Chester, Ark., on April 15, 1946, to Hazel (Castor) and George Dover. Cheryl Elaine Hevelone, 67, of Rogers, Ark., died July 26, 2016. She was born Oct. 14, 1948, in Mansfield, Mo., to Dwight Henslee and Mary June Beazley. Aug. 10 Madge Borum Garrison, 99, a lifelong resident of Arkansas, died Aug. 5, 2016, in her residence in Rogers. She was born Dec. 9, 1916, in Earle, Ark., to John Clarence and May Belle Woody Borum. 74,13, Jimmy2016of Rogers,at Aug. Gene UAMS died17 Daniel,in Aug. Little Rock.23, Ellison 1942, He Johnin was FayettevilleDanielborn Apriland to Betty102, Sargeof Ann Garfield, Braden Minor Ark., Howard,Daniel. died July Bella Retirement12, Vista, 2016, Arkansas.at ConcordiaCenter Hein wasin LeonardParis. born Texas,andon Feb. Burato 28, LonzoDee 1914. (Williams) Benjamin Howard.“Ben” 76, of FranklinPea Ridge, Tillman,died Aug. 14, 2016,and Rehabat Bradfordin Bentonville.Nursing Hein Bentonwas born CountyJuly 31, to 1940, Sherman Mary Edward Elizabeth Tillman Rosatta and Lane Tillman. Aug. 24 77, RobertBella Vista, Nelson died DuBois,Aug. 19, Bentonville.at the Circle He of was Life bornin in June Omaha, DuBois. Neb., to Ted and 96, Luellaof Pea Lydia Ridge, Franke,Ark., died Aug. Nursing16, 2016,and Rehabat Jamestownin Rogers,in St. Paul, Ark. Ill., She on was April born7, 1920, (Buth) to Malchow.John and Emma 55, Dennisof Pea Ridge, Wayne died Loper, Aug. 21 at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. He was born April 25, 1961, in Bentonville to Jerry Allen Loper and Iva Dean Holliday Loper. Dorothy Elaine Tillman, 82, of Pineville, Mo., died Aug. 20, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. She was born March 22, 1934, in Akron, Colo., to Henry Newton Ackerman and Ella Pauline Kramer Ackerman. Aug. 31 Oscar George Deckard, 88, of Hardy, Ark., formerly of Garfield, Ark., died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Ozark Medical Center in West Plains, Mo. He was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Success, Ark., to Harley Lee Deckard and Grace Tillman Deckard. Marion Rita Maertens, 78, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Aug. 24, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Village. She was born the daughter of John and Mary Zimny, Nov. 15, 1937, in Chicago, Ill. Helen Ruth Martin, 87, of Bentonville, died Aug. 25 at Innisfree Health and Rehab in Rogers. She was born April 2, 1929, in Vendor, Ark., to George Cooper and Angie Baker Cooper. Donnie L. Morgan, 69, of Rogers, Ark., died Aug. 23, 2016, in Rogers. He was born Dec. 29, 1946, in Jacket, Mo., to Dillard and Dorothy Evelyn Arnold Morgan. Matthew Jay Self, 29, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, in Paris, Ark. He was born June 12, 1986, to Mark and Patricia Self. Sept. 7 Renard Lee Bray, 74, of Garfield, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark. He was born June 12, 1942, in Seligman, Mo., to Henry and Lou (Crain) Bray. Robert Nelson DuBois, 77, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Aug. 19, 2016, at the Circle of Life in Bentonville, Ark. He was born March 25, 1939, in Omaha, Neb., to Ted and June DuBois.

Vernal Ray Mills, 86, of Agnos, Ark., died Sept. 2, 2016, at Highlands Heath Care in Bella Vista. Sept. 14 Steven Ray Crumpler, 57, of Garfield, died Sept. 4, 2016.30, 1958 He in was Mobile,born on Ala., Sept.to Billy Crumpler.Ray and Barbara Jean 79, Hughof Garfield,D. Hamilton,Ark., died July March 19, 29, 2016. 1937, He in was Okmulgee,born Betty Okla. Lou Walker Dorris Herrmann, 81, of Granby, Mo., died Sept. 6, 2016, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born Nov. 22, 1934, in Bentonville, Ark., to Clyde Anderson Walker and Alma Berta Blow Walker. Joyce Evelyn Hughes, 89, a longtime resident of the area, died Aug. 30, 2016, in Texas. She was born Sept. 29, 1926, at Centrahoma, Okla., to Aubry Leland Andrews and Mamie Lou Shoffitt Andrews. Kenneth George Milczarski, 61, of Pea Ridge, died Sept. 8 at his home in Pea Ridge. He was born May 25, 1955, in Derby, England, to Roman Milczarski and Maria Armacki Milczarski. Elizabeth Ann Mullins, 56, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, in Rogers, Ark. She was born Jan. 15, 1960, in Malvern, Ark., to Willa Dean Conklin and Joseph Goodson. Frank Alfred Loyd

Smith Jr., 84, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Sept. 10, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark. He was born Nov. 8, 1931, at Lantry, S.D., to Frank Alfred Smith Sr. and Mabel Mary Schultz Smith. Sept. 21 Joyce Jane Goldsmith, 79, of Cassville, Mo., died Sept. 16, 2016. Kenneth Houston Hawes, 85, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Circle of Life Hospice at Legacy Village in Bentonville. He was born May 25, 1931, to Robert Houston and Kate Jordon Hawes in Munday, Texas. Harley Eldon Leflett, 87, of Rogers, died Sept. 14, 2016, at Ashley Rehab in Rogers. He was born in Sentinel, Okla., on Oct. 29, 1928, to Lloyd and Mabel (Inman) Leflett. Grace Mariano, 90, of Pea Ridge, died Sept. 14 at Bradford Nursing and Rehab in Bentonville. She was born April 16, 1926, in Manila, Philippines, to Calixto Miguel and Justina Labuguen Miguel. Sept. 28 Byron “Bus” Ray Broadbooks, 93, of Bentonville, Ark., died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Bentonville, Ark., in the midst of his family. He was born on Nov. 14, 1922, in McPherson, Kan. Patricia Sue Casey Varner, 76, of Highfill, Ark., died in her home on Aug. 29, 2016. She was born on May 7, 1940, in Parthenon, Ark. Oct. 5 Lillie “Sue” Kennan, 79, of Rogers, Ark., died Sept. 27, 2016, in Rogers. She was born Feb. 24, 1937, in Garfield, Ark., to Owen and Lillie Snyder Mitchell. Vivian Joyce Mason, 88, of, Rogers, died Sept. 28 at Innisfree Nursing Home. She was born June 28, 1928, in Cherokee City, Ark., to John Barney King and Pearl Dickson King. Colleen Snyder, aka Grandma Honey, 53, of Garfield, died Oct. 1, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. She was born April 17, 1963, in Rogers to Anton Oliver Weiser and Wanda Lavon Jackson Weiser. Oct. 12 Bobby Joe King, 79, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Oct. 8, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. He was born Oct. 5, 1937, in Bentonville, Ark., to Joe Melvin King and Lois Lorene Ober King. Norma Jean Norcia, 86, originally of Newark, N.J., died peacefully at home on Sept. 15, 2016, in Garfield, Ark. She was born March 5, 1930, to Antonino Norcia of San Giuseppe, Sicily, and Ethel Virginia Eastwood of Newark. Oct. 19 Judith Elizabeth Cannon, 65, of Garfield, died Thursday, Oct. 13, at her home. She was born March 20, 1951, at Dade City, Fla., to Raymond J. Turner and Lucille Elizabeth Downs Turner. Donald Lee Miller, 81, of Pea Ridge, died Oct. 7 at Circle of Life hospice in Springdale. He was born May 21, 1935 in Johnstown, Penn., to Wesley William Miller and Dorothy Eliza Hanner Miller. Leola Kathleen Trammell, 75, died Oct. 16, 2016, in Bentonville, Ark. She was born July 8, 1941, in St. Joe, Ark., to Samuel Newton and Nettie Ann Patterson Begley. Mary Margaret Webb, 75, of Pea Ridge, died Sunday, Oct. 16, at her home. She was born July 2, 1941, in Van Buren, Ark., to Leo Clarence Russell and Helen Vera Wilson Russell. Oct. 26 Josephine Mae Allen, 82, of Rogers, Ark., died Oct. 18, 2016, in Bentonville, Ark. She was born on Aug. 14, 1934, in Rogers to Joseph William and Rose Ellen (Brown) Swadley. Judith Elizabeth Cannon, 65, of Garfield, Ark., died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at her home. She was born March 20, 1951, at Dade City, Fla., to Raymond J. Turner and Lucille Elizabeth Downs Turner.

Walter Lee Cotton, 89, of Seligman, Mo., died Oct. 22, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Mo. He was born April 12, 1927, in Rogers, Ark., to John L. Cotton and Pearl Graham Cotton.

Juanita Gilliam, 84, of Anderson, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at McDonald County Living Center. She was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Benton County, Ark., to Benjamin Garland Taylor and Snoe Anderson Taylor. James Oland Hatfield, 61, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Oct. 17, 2016, at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Aug. 10, 1955, in Whittier, Calif., to John Renfroe and Vernadean Caldwell Renfroe. Anna Louise Mahurin, 74, of Garfield, died Oct. 22, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. She was born April 18, 1941, in Seligman, Mo., to Virgle Maloy King and Edna Louise Arnold King. Betty Jean Williams, 86, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at Circle of Life Legacy Village in Bentonville, Ark. She was born July 21, 1930, in Pritchett, Colo., to Hosea and Ethel (Riddle) Ellis. James Edward Wilson, 86, of Avoca, Ark., died Oct. 17, 2106, surrounded by his family at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark. He was born Feb. 11, 1930, in Combs, Ark., to Clifford James and Bertha Mae Black Wilson. Nov. 2 Newel Wesley Kemp, 81, of Clifty, Ark., died Oct. 28, 2016, at the Veterans Heathcare System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Jan. 7, 1935, at Throckmorton, Texas, to Andrew Jackson “Jack” and Jimmie Carroll Kemp.

Loretta Williams, 77, of Rogers, Ark., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at Mercy Hospital of Northwest Arkansas. She was born Aug. 15, 1939, at La Jara, Colo., to Jose Timoteo Lopez and Francescita Gallegos Lopez. Nov. 9 Evelyn B. Miles, 85, of Garfield died Nov. 6 at her home. She was born April 5, 1931, in Houston, Texas, to Leslie Gillis Brockman and Ruth Mae Parker Brockman. Joyce Carter Morgan, 74, of Rogers, Ark., died Nov. 6, 2016, in Bentonville, Ark. Freddy Michael Napier, 68, of, Jacket, Mo., died Nov. 2, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. He was born Nov. 1, 1948, in Wichita, Kan., to Fred Napier and Evelyn Adena Ross Napier. Norma Eileen Patrick, 69, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Nov. 6, 2016.

Wayne Pearcy, 69, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. He was born Sept. 8, 1947, at Glenco, Okla., to Stacy Roy and Mary Kate Pierce Roy.

Vivian Pitts, 92, of Garfield, died Saturday, Nov. 5, at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1924, in Seligman, Mo., to Benjamin Garland Taylor and Snoe Anderson Taylor. Nov. 16 Nancy Raye Townsend, 59, of Garfield, Ark., died Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. She was born June 1, 1957, in Omaha, Neb., to Eva Reschke Smith and Darwin R. Smith. E. Burt Willoughby, 69, died Nov. 10, 2016, in Bella Vista, Ark. He was born May 15, 1947, to Harley “HB” and Mary Eathel (Loving) Willoughby in Wentworth, Mo. Nov. 23 Benny Luther Lundy, 82, of Rogers, died Nov. 16 at Shiloh Nursing and Rehab in Springdale. He was born Dec. 14, 1933, in Busch, Ark., to Jake Ernie Lundy and Angie Clara Robinette Lundy. Carl Nelson Posey, 90, of Pea Ridge, died Nov. 15 at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville. He was born July 17, 1926, in Garfield to George Nelson Posey and Tennie Foster Posey. Nov. 30 Elizabeth Anne Christl, 68, of Garfield, Ark., died Nov. 20, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 11, 1948, in Alhambra, Calif., to Howard Standing and Billie Williams Standing. Ella Marie Knight Dailey, 78, formerly of Pea Ridge, Ark., and a longtime resident of Lonoke, Ark., died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. She was born in Tuskegee, Okla., on Oct. 29, 1938, to Brownie Knight and Lorene Zachary Knight. Anthony Michael Lay, 20, of Bentonville, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Bentonville. He was born Oct. 31, 1996, in Rogers, Ark., to Clyde M. Lay Jr. and Tina L. Reeves. Glenna Light Montgomery, 77, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in her home. She was born Jan. 26, 1939, to Lehman and Elizabeth Lois Boles Light in Cave City, Ark. Gerald Dillard Morgan, 81, of Lowell, Ark., and longtime resident of Rogers, Ark., died Nov. 16, 2016. He was born July 25, 1935, in Jacket, Mo., to Dillard Taft Morgan and Dorothy Evelyn Arnold Morgan. Dec. 7 Jon D. Hershberger, 83, died Dec. 3, 2016, at Circle of Life Legacy Village Hospice in Bentonville. He was born Jan. 21, 1933, in Enid, Okla., to Elmer and Virginia Hershberger. Ronald Harvey Shelton Sr., 75, of Pea Ridge, died Monday, Dec. 5, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. He was born Jan. 8, 1941, in Chicago, Ill., to William Harvey Shelton and Viola Sophia Krumpus Shelton. Dec. 14 Theodore Lee Francisco, 89, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at his home. He was born June 18, 1927, in McDonald County, Mo., to Theodore Leon and Dortha Lee Francisco. Joe Lee Gaston, 82, of Bentonville, died Dec. 10 at Willard Walker Hospice in Fayetteville. He was born Feb. 15, 1934, in Bentonville to Paul Thatcher Gaston and Eva Marie Broadhurst Gaston. Dec. 21

Terrel Frasure, 72, of Pea Ridge died Dec. 14. She was born Jan. 21, 1944, in Columbus, Ohio, to Erma and Cyrus Frasure Sr.

Geneva Gilliland, 92, of Seligman, died Thursday, Dec. 1, at her home. She was born June 11, 1924, at Seligman, Mo., to John Thomas Mitchell and Letha Mae Fletcher Mitchell. Charlotte S. Horvath, 94, died Dec. 12, 2016. She was born Nov. 14, 1922, to Edward and Mary Marcella Luzius in Toledo, Ohio.

Laurel Jean Koff, 85, of Woodruff, Wisc., died Dec. 11, 2016, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 3, 1931, in Milwaukee, Wisc. Russell E. McGaughy, 63, of Pea Ridge, died Dec. 14, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 3, 1953, in Orange, Calif., to Roy and Oletta Farmer McGaughy. Tanner Don Nutt, 28, of Eureka Springs, Ark., died Dec. 11, 2016. He was born in Clarksville, Ark., on Sept. 5, 1988, to David and Carla Nutt. Rebecca Ann Skidmore, 81, of Seligman, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in her home. She was born June 29, 1935, in Eureka Springs, to James Madison and Effie Jane (Baker) Moon. Dec. 28 Martha June Becker, 73, of Pea Ridge, died Dec. 22, 2016. She was born on Sept. 17, 1943, in Ringwood, Okla., to Everett and Thelma Simons. J. Edward Gooch, 81, of Powell, Mo., died at home surrounded by family on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. He was born in Mexico, Mo., on Feb. 17, 1935, to Helen Brown Gooch and Gene Kenneth Gooch.