Obituaries

Bob Ellis Stilley

LINCOLN — Bob Ellis Stilley, 77, a resident of Lincoln, Ark., passed away July 23, 2013, at his home. He was born April 4, 1936, in Twin Oaks, Okla., the son of Jack and Marguerite Potts Stilley.

He served in the United States Army during the Korean Con ict. He spent 27 years working maintenance at the Washington County Courthouse and another seven years after retiring, working for the Washington County Election Commission. He was an avid sherman and loved refurbishing boats.

He was preceded in death by one son, Eric Hayes.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Litha of the home; one son, Marty Hayes and wife Diane of Greenland, Ark.; three daughters, Linda Mefford and husband John of Springdale, Ark., Bobbie Reynolds of Lincoln and Tammy Rice of Rhode Island; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by six half-brothers, one half-sister, several nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.

Memorial service was held June 26, 2013, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 8104 Fayetteville, AR 72703.

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com Kayden Allen Tucker (April 4, 2013 - July 20,

2013)

ALABAM — Kayden Allen Tucker, 3 months, of Alabam, Ark., died July 20, 2013, at the Northwest Medical Center- Springdale. He was born April 4, 2013, at Johnson, Ark., the son of Nelson Allen Tucker, III and Kailey Jo Smith.

He is survived by his parents of the home; his paternal grandparents, Nelson Allen Tucker Jr. of Daggett, Calif., and Dorothy and Sam Simmons of Forum, Ark.; his maternal grandparents, Larry Fielder of Winslow, Ark., and Michelle May of Prairie Grove, Ark.,; his paternal great-grandparents, Ronald Lee Grubb of Saint Louis, Mo., and Richard and Mary Simmons of Richmond, Va.,; his maternal great-grandfather, Burl Duane Smith Sr. of Fayetteville, Ark.,; two uncles, Justin Tucker of Fayetteville and Trevor May of Prairie Grove and one aunt, Amanda Ficht of Huntsville, Ark.

Funeral services were held July 27, 2013, in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home. Interment was in the Aurora Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home ( www. brashearsfuneralhome. net) of Huntsville, Ark. Pallbearers were Sam Simmons, Justin Tucker, Trevor May and Larry Fielder.

Marshall Eugene Lynch

Marshall Eugene Lynch, 53, a resident of Springdale, Ark., entered into eternal life on July

27, 2013, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born October 5, 1959, in Springdale, the son of Ronnie and Clela Kissinger Lynch.

He was a member of The Well Church of Fayetteville, Ark., where he chose Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

He is survived by his wife, Karen Lynch; four children, Nathan Lynch, Katie Hunt and her husband, David all of Springdale, Hannah Lynch of Huntsville, Ark., James Turner and his wife, Emily of Little Rock, Ark.; his parents, Ronnie and Clela Lynch of Tontitown, Ark.; one brother, Grant Lynch and his wife Tammy of Tontitown; one granddaughter, Luna Hunt, one expecting another grandchild in October; one niece Cori Daily and her husband, Andrew.

Funeral service was held Monday, July 29, 2013, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Ark.

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com

Edward ‘Ed’ Read

PRAIRIE GROVE — Edward ‘Ed’ Read, 81, a resident of Prairie Grove, Ark., passed away July 22, 2013. He was born May 16, 1932, in Council Grove, Kan., the son of James Dewey and Idah Deetta Graham Read.

Ed served in the United States Army.

He is survived by his wife Corene Read.

Funeral Service was held Monday, July 29, 2013, at Luginbuel Chapel of Prairie Grove. Burial was in Prairie Grove Cemetery.

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com DeLyla June Riekenberg

Moore

DeLyla June Riekenberg Moore, “Ricky,” 80, passed into the arms of her loving Savior on July 25, 2013, at Regency Hospital, Fayetteville, Ark. Ricky was an 18-year resident of Cincinnati, Ark. She was born in Portland, Ore., on July 10, 1933, to Herbert W. and Laura K. Riekenberg. She married Sid Moore of Bowlegs, Okla., on April 6, 1958, at Christ Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Neb.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, of Cincinnati; two daughters, Lorilyn Harper of Atlanta, Ga., and Sharilyn Hughes of Decatur, Ark.; one son, Scott Moore and wife Angela Sullivan Moore of the Siloam Springs area; ve grandchildren: Olivia and Grayson Moore, and Jennifer, Savanna and Dow Ray Hughes, two great-grandchildren: Zachary Alexander Hughes and Tristan Dallas Carr; one sister, Joyce Johnson of Houston, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Merlin “Rick” Riekenberg and her parents.

A life-long member of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, Ricky graduated High School in Norfolk, Neb., in 1950 and Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Neb., in 1955. Having taught in a variety of schools over a 39-year career, she retired in 1998 from the Siloam Springs School system, enjoying her last 21 years there. Preceding Siloam Springs, she had taught in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church schools systems at Columbus, Neb., Lincoln, Neb., Mt. Clemens, Mich., and Walburg, Texas. After a

5-year teaching experience with Department of Defense schools in the Azores, Portugal, she taught in the Shawnee, Oklahoma School system for ve years, one year in Cleveland, Okla., and one year in Eureka Springs, Ark., before coming back to Siloam Springs.

Funeral Services will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church, Prairie Grove, Ark., with interment in The National Cemetery, Fayetteville.

Of ciating will be Pastor David P. Hudak of Christ Lutheran Church in Siloam Springs, with Vicar David Schlinbeckler of Peace Lutheran Church. Music will be provided by Mrs. Dorothy Jones of Bella Vista, Ark.

The family requests in lieu of owers a memorial be made to Peace Lutheran Church in Ricky’s name for use in the furtherance of the gospel in the area.

Pallbearers will be Grayson Moore, Dow Ray Hughes, Jacob McDaniel , Steve Moore, Glenn Moore and Tim Moore.

Online guestbook, www.luginbuel.com Margaret Louise Gring

Panizza

Margaret Louise Gring Panizza, born Nov. 9, 1940, in Pitts eld, Mass., to the late John and Helen Gring, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Ark., following a rapid decline in health.

When Margaret was ve years old, her family moved to Homewood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, where Margaret attended school through high school. While working as a nurse’s aide during the summers, she discovered her professional passion - nursing. After graduating from Cottey College, a private two-year women’s college in Nevada, Mo., she earned her B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) at Wesley Memorial School of Nursing in Chicago, an af liate of Northwestern University. Thus began an exemplary 50-year career as a registered nurse, a career that took her to some of the best hospitals and teaching facilities across the country, in San Francisco, Minneapolis, Grand Forks (N.D.), T.C.U. of Fort Worth, and Pittsburgh, Pa.

With a special interest in obstetrics, she earned her M.S.N. (Masters of Science in Nursing) in Maternal Child Health at the University of Pittsburgh which enabled her to expand her career to become a faculty member, hospital educator, and administrator. Of special note is her work in clinical nurse management and nursing education at Swickley Valley Hospital (near Pittsburgh), with a focus on child birth enhancement. Her most oft repeated comment was, “Every birth is a miracle.”

Her entire life, personal and professional, was characterized by caring for and giving to others. From 2001-2004, she became the personal caregiver for her parents, then living in Springdale, Ark., an experience which provided yet another phase of nursing for the rest of her working career. As an ardent advocate for patient care, she earned the highest respect and admiration of all her colleagues who had the good fortune of working with her.

A memorial service was held Monday, July 29, 2013, at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove, Ark., with her pastor L.V.Vickery and her brother-inlaw, the Rev. Fred Whitley, co-of ciating.

A scholarship fund in Margaret’s memory will be established at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Nursing at a future date.

Her siblings, brother George Cantrell Gring of Sequim, Wash., and her sister Mary Ellan (“Meg”) Gring Whitley of Young Harris, Ga., extend their heartfelt thanks for the innumerable kindnesses and support they have received from Margaret’s pastor and church family, Prairie Grove neighbors and acquaintances, former colleagues, friends, and relatives. As all who knew her would acknowledge, she fought the good ght, she nished the race, she kept the faith. Thanks be to God for His faithful servant Margaret.

Marjorie Iona Walker

ALMA —Marjorie Iona Walker, 83, of Alma, Ark., died Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Alma. She was born Nov. 4, 1929, in Dean Springs to the late Claude and Helen Dean. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ in Alma. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Walker.

She is survived by a daughter, Freda Rose and husband Fred of Prairie Grove, Ark.; a son, Rick Walker of Alma; three grandchildren, Timothy Scott Rose, Melissa Anne Hutsell, and Stephanie Reed; and six great-grandchildren, Niklas, Michael, Meliah, Moriah, Jakson, and Harrison.

Funeral service was July 25, 2013 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel with interment at Dean Cemetery in the Dean Springs Community, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.

To place an online tribute go to www.edwardsvan-alma.com.

Clyde Thomas

PRAIRIE GROVE — Clyde Thomas, 85, of Prairie Grove, Ark., went to be with his Lord on July 24, 2013, at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1927, in Ranger, Texas, the son of James W. and Buna Browning Thomas.

He was a member of the Church of Christ in Prairie Grove where he served as Deacon and Elder.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mary Thomas; one son, Ken Thomas and wife Donna of Prairie Grove; one daughter, Gwen Horne and husband Travis also of Prairie Grove; one brother, Clarence Thomas and wife Maxine of Denver, Colo.; ve grandchildren, Jason Thomas of Siloam Springs, Ark., Caleb Thomas and wife Raeven of Paragould, Ark., Sarah Bailey and husband Champ, Sharalee Coughran and husband Randy and Gena Jentzsch all of Prairie Grove; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service was held July 27, 2013, at the Church of Christ in Prairie Grove. Burial was in Prairie Grove Cemetery.

Arrangements were by Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove.

Memorials may be made to the Gospel Tracks International 4377 E. Huntsville, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com

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