OBITUARIES
death by his grandfather, Floyd Pierce.
Survivors include his mother, Carolyn of Gentry; brother, Brandon of Beebe; sisters, Jaime Pierce of Bella Vista, Samantha Pierce of Gentry, and Layla Honey of Gentry; grandparents, Elizabeth and Victor Harris of Gentry; and aunt, Shea Harris of Gentry.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 10, at Gentry First Baptist Church, Gentry. Burial was at Gentry Cemetery, Gentry, with arrangements by Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
Beverly Ann Read
Beverly Ann Read, 72, of Tonkawa, Okla., died Thursday,
July 6, 2017, in Oklahoma City,
Okla.
She was born June
15, 1945, to Harvey Allen Davidson and Nellie McMurtry Davidson in Bentonville. She was a 1963 graduate of Gravette High School. She married Lester Allen Read on Oct. 9, 1965, in Tulsa, Okla. They made their life in Tulsa, where she worked as an administrative assistant with an advertising agency and later a computer company. Following Allen’s retirement, they set off on a new journey to Tonkawa in 2004 with the purchase of Mary’s Diner.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Ruby McAdams, Shirley King and Mary Thompson.
Survivors include her husband, Allen Read of the home; son, David Read and wife Tiffaney of Amarillo, Texas; grandson, Brendan Read of Oolagah, Okla.; sister, Patsy Hunter of Claremore, Okla.; sisterin-law, Nancy Lea Murray and husband Fletcher of Los Angeles, Calif.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 11, at the Trout Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Tonkawa. Burial followed at the Winfield State Veterans Cemetery in Winfield, Kan. Arrangements were under direction of Trout Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Tonkawa.
O.D. Rotramel
O.D. Rotramel, 72-yearold resident of Springtown, Arkansas, was called home by our Lord on July 6th, 2017, in Rogers, Arkansas. Born September 13, 1944, he was the son of Leonard Rotramel and Irene Davidson Rotramel. O.D. married Betty Clawson on June 4, 1962, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He worked for over 20 years as a self-employed bricklayer. Later, he went to work for McKee Foods in Gentry, Arkansas, where he retired in 2012.
A quiet and gentle man, he loved being outdoors. He enjoyed fishing and was an avid hunter and NRA supporter. He could most often be found sitting in his shop with a view out the garage door — his window to the world.
He loved spending time with family, hunting and camping. He was always looking out for his grandkids. He loved his family!
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Rotramel; one son, Eddy Rotramel and wife Jennifer of Gentry; one daughter, Georgia Spence and husband Steve of Colcord, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Anthony Rotramel and wife Emily and their son Logan of Fayetteville, Kristy Chase and husband Shawn of Gentry, Andrew Rotramel and wife Jessica of Gentry, and Samantha Spence of Kansas, Oklahoma; one brother, Larry Rotramel and wife Charlotte of Siloam Springs; one sister, Lois Farmer and husband Kenny of Siloam Springs; one niece, Sheri McGuire and husband Steve and their son Jesse of Siloam Springs; two nephews, Brian Rotramel and wife Vanessa of Gentry; Mark Rotramel and wife Carey and their sons William and Chandler; and many close friends.
The family would like to thank the Mercy Health System and its nursing staff for their excellent care.
Funeral services were at 3:00 p.m., Monday, July 10th, 2017, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, with son Eddy Rotramel officiating. Visitation was from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday. July 9th, 2017, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs. To sign the online guestbook, visit www. wassonfuneralhome.com.
PAID OBITUARY
Suella ‘Susie’ Tanner
Suella “Susie” Tanner, 61, of Gravette, died July 6, 2017, at her home.
She was born Nov. 23, 1955, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Allen Benson and Electra Mae Nichols Benson. Susie married Paul Tanner and he preceded her in death. She married Bill Emanuel and he preceded her in death. Susie was a postal carrier in Decatur.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; a son, Wesley Tanner; a daughter, Karen Tanner; and a brother, Robert Benson.
Survivors include her daughter, Heather Tanner and fiancé Jason Wolf of Springdale; two grandchildren, Jackson and Emma Wolf of Springdale; brothers, James Benson of Gravette, and Stephen Benson of Gravette.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Thursday, July 13, at Maysville Missionary Baptist Church, Maysville. Burial will follow in Piney Cemetery, Jay, Okla. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
A key to knowing the LORD God and how He deals with man is contained in these verses of Scripture. The LORD God is a jealous God who punishes the sins of those who hate Him and rebel against Him and His commandments, even down to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Him. But He is also a merciful God who forgives the iniquities, transgressions and sins of those who, by His grace, repent and turn back to Him for mercy.
In Exodus 34, God describes Himself in these words: “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation” (v. 6-7).
In the history recorded for us in the Bible, we can see the truthfulness of these words. When the Israelites rebelled against the LORD, went their own way and disobeyed His commandments, even worshiping other gods, God’s judgments fell upon them; and children and grandchildren who continued on in their sinful ways suffered the consequences — not only of their own sins but also of the sins of their fathers — when the Assyrians and the Babylonians came and destroyed their land and carried them away into captivity.
On the other hand, God showed great mercy to such men as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Jeremiah, Daniel and others. For the sake of the promised Messiah and Savior who was yet to come, God pardoned and forgave the sins and iniquities of those who turned to Him for mercy and forgiveness. Cf. Psalm 32:1ff.; 103:8-18.
The question for you and for me today is this: “Do we want God to deal with us in His mercy? or in His wrath?” If we continue on in rebelliousness and sin against God and His commandments, we will suffer His wrath, both here and forever in eternity! But if, by the gracious calling and mercy of God, we repent of our sinful and rebellious ways, turning to Him for mercy and forgiveness, He will, for the sake of the innocent sufferings and death of Messiah Jesus in our stead, have mercy upon us, forgive our sins and give us a place in His everlasting kingdom.