Obituaries
VIOLET BURKS
MALVERN — Violet Burks, 88, of Malvern, Ark., died Dec. 1, 2023.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Abernathy and Laurie Burks, sister, Daisy McHenry, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Celebration of life held at a later date.
Burial will be at Arkansas Veterans Cemetery alongside late husband William Burks.
Complete obituary and guestbook at http://regencyfuneralhome.com.
CARLTON L. COLEMAN
Carlton Lynn Coleman, 69, of Hot Springs, passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
There will be a graveside service for Carlton at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 12, at Crestview Cemetery in Hot Springs.
Brandon’s Mortuary is entrusted with professional services. Carlton’s online guestbook and obituary are available at http://www.brandonsmortuary.com.
KIM H.T. DANG-RUSSELL
Kim Hoa Thi Dang-Russell, 69, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
She was born Dec. 17, 1953 (1952 in Vietnam), in Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong, Vietnam.
Full obituary and guests register at http://www.grossfuenralhome.com. JAMES D. FOSHEE James Darwin Foshee was welcomed into the grace of his Lord Jesus on Dec. 9, 2023, at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs. He was 82.
Born in Kirby, Ark., on June 5, 1941, to Deleon and Maudie Foshee (who preceded him in death), Darwin grew up in Mountain Pine, Ark., and graduated high school from there. He attended college at
Ouachita Baptist University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, and served in the Arkansas National Guard. Later he earned a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Arkansas.
Darwin started out his career as a basketball coach in Mountain Pine, then went to Mount Ida as the boy’s basketball coach. Darwin became an elementary school principal and worked at several schools in the area — Mount Ida, Mountain Pine and Fountain Lake — before retiring. He coached pee-wee basketball on the weekends and was one of the best high school basketball referees in the area. In summers, while at Mount Ida, he worked as a Corps of Engineers park ranger.
Darwin had a way of relating to almost everybody. Students, basketball players, teachers and other educators regarded him as tough, but fair, with an unerring sense of what was best for the students and school. He was a diehard Razorbacks basketball and football fan and a huge St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. He always entertained people with stories and anecdotes of growing up and other adventures. Darwin enjoyed gardening and fixing up his ‘55 Chevy. He never met a banana or strawberry he didn’t like!
His greatest joy and focus throughout his life was his immediate and extended family, no matter what family that was. Darwin enjoyed Milholen monthly get-togethers and Sunday lunches at his parent’s house in Mountain Pine. He looked forward to having family over for cookouts on the Fourth of July and Labor Day. In his later years, Darwin particularly enjoyed watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren swim and play in the pool. He loved traveling down for Thanksgiving and Christmas with the Bolt family. Darwin liked to travel with his family, taking them throughout most of the continental U.S.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jackie Kaye Milholen Foshee, and his older sister, Marie Stewart.
He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, June Foshee; his children, Dan (Micah), Dave (Alissa), Jennifer and Janette; grandchildren, Skylor, Serenity (Andrew), Audrey, Parker, Eliya and Journee; great-grandchildren, Lawson, Lennox and Saige; his brotherin-law, Royce Stewart; brother, George Foshee (Kaye); numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and the many, many students he positively affected during his career. His legacy is best summed up by a quote from one of his former students and players, “You had such a ‘huge’ impact on ‘so’ many of us through the years, not only as our Coach, but in life.”
Please join us in celebrating Darwin’s life on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home on Section Line Road in Hot Springs, Ark.
Funeral services will also be at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home on Section Line Road in Hot Springs, Ark., at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, followed by graveside services at Joplin Cemetery in Mount Ida, Ark.
Pallbearers: Bruce Buttrum, Donald Bolt, David Bolt, Bryan Bolt, Steve Standridge, Jimmy Kelloms.
Honorary pallbearers: Don Harris, Mountain Pine School Class of ‘59, Carolyn Henderson, Debra Berry, the Milholen family, neighbors of the Sundance Trail community and the staffs of CHI St. Vincent, Encompass and Lake Hamilton Rehab.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made in Darwin’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Online condolences at http:// www.caruth-hale.com.
JUNE JOHNSON
June Johnson, 87, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away Dec. 7, 2023.
Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home.
A celebration of June’s life will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home, with Brother Bob Warford officiating.
Online condolences at http:// www.caruth-hale.com.
JESSE F. LANE
Jesse F. Lane, age 93, of Hot Springs, passed away on Dec. 10, 2023.
Funeral services: 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in the Smith Family Funeral Home chapel, Hot Springs.
Interment in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation: 10-11 a.m., prior to the service.
Full obituary and guest registry at http://www.smithfamilycares.com.