Miscellaneous Obituaries, Garland Co, AR

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THE SENTINEL-RECORD,
Hot Springs, Garland County Arkansas
Aug. 30, 1997


HERBERT L. ALBRIGHT
BONNERDALE-  Herbert Lee Albright, 90 of Bonnerdale died Thursday, Aug.
28,1997, in a Hot Springs hospital.
Born Nov. 23, 1906, in Wakeman, Ohio, to William and Maude Coon Albright,
he was a retired factory worker and member of Seventh-day Adventist
Church in Bonnerdale.
He was predeceased by three wives, Dorothy Ile, Grace Huffakerand Velma
Scofield, two brothers and one sister.
Survivors include two sons, Warren Albright of Bonnerdale and Stephen
Albright of Morrison, Tenn.;  three daughters, Dorothy Esther Bresee of
Souderton, Pa., Shirley King of Aiken, S.C., and Carol Streit of Chicago;
one sister, Alta Snyder of New London, Ohio;  11 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Services will be  at 3 p.m. today in the Bonnerdale Seventh-day Adventist
Cemetery with Elders Woody Larson and Gary Manzella officiating.
Pallbearers will be Elton Weatherford, Phillip Wagner, Paul Cox, Jerry
Mooney, Mike Mooney and Denny Jester.
Honorary pallbearers are Chuck Lybarger, J.D. Davis, Charlie Meade, Dude
Frazier, Alton Vickers, Harold Bates and Tom Bell.
Arrangements are by Davis-Smith Funeral Home of Glenwood.

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BOBBIE M. BARBOUR
Services for Bobbie Muse Barbour, 69, of Hot Springs who died Wednesday,
Aug.27, 1997, will be at 10 a.m. today at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home chapel
with the Rev. James Craver officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Mark Bogard, J.D. Comet, Marc Britt and Eddy
Weathington.
Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Stanley Josef and Alton McCrory.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Regional Health Center.

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NORMAN D. BROWN
Hot Springs Village Norman D. Brown, 75, of Hot Springs Village died
Friday Aug. 29, 1997, in a local hospital.
Born May 31, 1922, in Bucklin, Kan., he served in the U.S. Air Force.  He
was predeceased by a son, Eric Norman Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Brown of Hot Springs Village; two sons,
Jan Brown and wife Kimberly of Grand Junction, Colo., and Patrick Brown
of Fayetteville;  two daughters, Judy Green of Hot Springs Village and
Jeannie Goodman of Denver, Colo., one brother, Ernest O. Brown of Vale,
Colo., and four grandchildren.
The body will be cremated.
Arrangements are by Caruth Village Funeral Home.

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MARIE CRAWLEY
Arkadelphis, Clark County, Arkansas Marie Crawley, 79, of Arkadelphis
died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, in a nursing home.
Born July 3, 1918, she was Baptist.  She was predeceased by her husband,
Nathan Delrow Crawley.
Survivors include two sons, Edgar Crawley of Arkadephia and Lawrence
Crawley of Hot Springs;  a daughter, Alice Gaither of Arkadelphis;  seven
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. foday in Antoine Baptist Church with the Rev.
Temon Jenkins officiating.
Burial will be in Antoine Cememtery.
Arrangements are by Murry-Ruggles Funeral Home.

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JEWEL I. HICKS
Royal, Arkansas Jewel Irene Hicks, 71, of Royal died Tuesday, Aug. 26,
1997, in a local hospital.
Born April 8, 1926, in Shamrock, Okla., she was a member of Crystal
Springs Church of Christ, a retired office manager for Abilities
Unlimited, benefits coordinator for Children, Arkadelphia Human
Development Center, and worked in the U.S. War Bond Office in World War
II.  She was predeceased by a son, Denton Hicks.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Cory and Gary D. Pope of
Royal and Kim and Cleve Hughes of Mena;  one granddaughter, Cary Pope of
Royal;  and two grandsons, Adam Hughes and Matt Hughes, both of Mena.
Memorial services will be 3 p.m. today at Crystal Springs Church of
Christ with Ed Coffman and All Qualman officiating.
Honorary pallbearers are Dr. John B. Bond, B.V. Pai and Naomal S.
Jayasundera.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.
Arrnagements are by Gross Funeral Home.

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F. KATHLEEN JENNINGS
F. Kathleen Jennings, 79, of Hot Springs died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, in
a local hospital.
Born Feb. 10, 1918, at Nashville to W.F. and Verna Powell Moss, she was a
homemaker and member of Unity Baptist Church.  She was predeceased by her
husband, A.F. "Jack" Jennings and two sisters, Johnnie Porter and Bill
McCrary.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ship and Jinnifre Jennings
of Hot Springs;  two sisters and brothers-in-law, Patsy and Jerry Reed
and Jimmie and Glenn Ellis, all of Hot Springs;  a grandson, Kyle
Jennings of Hot Springs;  a granddaughter, Kirby Jennings of Hot Springs;
nieces; and nephews.
Services will be 4:30 p.m. today at Latimer Funeral Home chapel in
Nashville with Dr. Chuck McAlister officiating.
Pallbearers will be Edgar W. McCrary, BobRawlings, Mike Davenport, Frank
Porter, Donny Reed and Jerry Reed.
Honorary pallbearers are Alton Cooley, Lynn Williams, T.J. Hurst, Dewitt
Porter, Dick Cooley, Arnold Bland, Billy Ellis and Lawrence Raines.
Burial will be in Unity Cemetery.Memeorials may be made to Second Baptist
Church.

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THELMA O. KERSEY
Glenwood, Arkansas Thelma O. Kersey, 65, of Glenwood died Thursday, Aug.
28, 1997, in a Hot Springs hospital.
Born Dec. 15,1931, in Athens, she was predeceased by a son, Ronald
Kersey; her father, Ernest Pinkerton;  and a brother, Robert "Sonny"
Pinkerton.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Kersey Jr. of Glenwood;  two sons,
Phillip Kersey of Sacramento, Calif., and Raymond Kersey of Kirby;  two
daughters, Patricia Kersey of Camden and Mary Sloan of Hope;  16
grandchildren;  six great-grandchildren;  her mother, Virgie Parker of
Glenwood;  five brothers, Dwight Pinkerton, Bobby Pinkerton, Billy
Pinkerton and Larry Parker, all of Glenwood, and Johnny Pinkerton of
Mena; and foursisters, Shirley Wehunt, Ruby Hawkins and Brenda Kennedy,
all of Glenwood, and Darlene Pinkerton of Texas.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel with
BillyKersey, Boyd Kersey and Jerry Sloan officiating.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

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LEW ROTHMAN
Lew Rothman, 89, of Hot Springs died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, in a Hot
Springs hospital.
Born Jan 16, 1908, in Shreveport, La., he was a lin-type operator, World
War II U. S. Navy veteran and member, American Legion.
Survivors include a son Jerry Rothman of Arkadelphia;  three brothers,
Ralph Rothman of Hot Springs, Walter Rothman of Texas and Eddie Rothman
of Washington, D. C.;  a sister, Helen Bias of HotSprings;  and a
grandson, Lewis Kelly Rhendl.
Honorary pallbearers are Drs. Robert Daniel and Daniel Rowe.
Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Arrangements were by Hot Springs Funeral Home


THE SENTINEL-RECORD 
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas 
Sept. 1, 1997

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WINNIFRED BAILEY
Winnifred "Winnie" Bailey, 95, of Hot Springs died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997,
in a Hot Springs nursing home.
Born April 18, 1902, in Chippewa Falls, Wis., she was a Methodist. She
was predeceased by her husband, Martin J. Bailey; seven brothers and
sisters.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James M. and Diana Bailey
of St. Simons Island, Ga.; one daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Denny
Dodson of Hot Springs; two grandchildren, Thomas J. Bailey of Houston and
Terry Billups of Dallas; and six great grandchildren, Tommy Bailey,
Amanda Bailey, Patrick Bailey, Andrew Bailey, Michael Bailey and Cathrine
Ann Bailey, all of Houston.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Caruth-Hale Funeral Home chapel with
the Rev. Carness Baughan officiating.
The body will be cremated.
Memorials may be made to the Quapaw Healthcare, 138 Brighton Terrace,
HotSprings.

CHARLES N. BROCK JR.
St. Joseph, Mo. Charles N. Brock Jr., 76 of St. Joseph, Mo. and formerly
of Hot Springs Village, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, in Douglas, Mich.
Born June 23, 1921, in Rochester, N.Y., he was a sales manager for Nid-
America Dairymen of Springfield, Mo., an employee of Getchell Lanundry,
Dugdale Packing Company and St. Joseph Packaging, a member of Elk's Club
No. 49, a mason, a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and the
Missouri Air National Guard. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles
N. and Rachel Northrup Brock Sr.; and two sisters, Elinor Brock Cummings
and Marilyn Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia B. Barlett Brock; two sons, Charles
M. Brock III and A. Barlett Braock of St. Joseph; one daughter, Kathryn
B. Wallace of Kansas City, No.; four grandchildren; one great grandson;
one niece and two nephews.
The body will be cremated.
Visitation will follow the service.
Memorials may be made to Missouri Air National Guard Association
Scholarship Fund, c/o 139th Air Wing, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St.
Joseph, Mol, 64503, the YMCA or a charity of choice.

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VINCENT A. COCO
Helena, Arkansas Vincent A. Coco, 84 of Helena died Saturday, Aug. 30,
1997, in Helena.
Born Sept. 1912, to Rosario and Giovanni Coco, he was a salesman for
Goldcrest Brewing Co. of Memphis, a distributor of Anheuser-Busch
products in Eastern Arkansas and founder of the Coco Distributing Co. of
Helena.
He was predeceased by three brothers, Sam J. Coco, Joseph F. Coco and
Jimmy A. Coco.
Survivors include his wife, Yola Spiotta Coco; two daughters, Nona
Bennett of HotSprings and Dr. Katie Coco of Salt Lake City; two sons, Dr.
William Vincent Coco of New York City and Marty Coco of Hot springs;
three sisters, Sarah J. Coco and Mary C. Saia, both of Helena and Sister
Rita Mariaof Baton Rouge , La.; two brothers, Father Frank J. Coco of
Grand Coteau, La. and Brother Anthony S. Coco of Campinas, Brazil; and
six grandchildren.
A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Chapel. Services
will be 9 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Helena.
Pallbearers will be Martin Coco Jr., Vince Fredrich, Ted Fredrich, Rick
Hatfield, Bing Bennett and Joe Murphy.
Honorary pallbearers are Coco Distributing Co.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Hot Springs.
Arrangements are by Roller-Citizens of West Helena.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grief Recovery Center of
Baton Rouge, La., c/o First National Bank, Helena and the St. Jude Cancer
Reaserch Hospital in Memphis.

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ALICE A.V.FOSTER
Alice Archer Vaught Foster, 85, of Hot Springs died Friday, Aug. 29,
1997, in a local hospital.
Born Feb. 13, 1912, in Knoxville, Tenn., she was a member of First United
Methodist Church and an employee of Moss Yarn.
She was predeceased by her parents, Bea Harrison Vaught and Herbert Brown
Vaught; her husband, Kelly Leroy Foster; and a brother, March French
Vaught.
Survivors include one neice, Betty Vaught Thaemer of Houston; one nephew,
John Mark Vaught and his wife, Joanie, of Denver; and five great-neices
and nephews.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with the
Rev. David Wilson officiating.
Burial will be in Crestview Mausoleum.
Visitaion will be 6 to 8 p.m. today.Arrangements are by Hot Springs
Funeral Home.

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ROBERT HOPKINS
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Robert Hopkins, 80, of Arkadelphia died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997 in a
hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.
Born Jan. 28, 1917, he was a member of the U.S. Army and a recipient of
the Purple Heart.
Survivors include his son, Phillip Hopkins of Dubuque, Iowa; two
daughters, Anna Drayer and Phyllis Jeffery of Austin, Texas; and three
grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Weir Cemetery near Okolona.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. at Murry Ruggles Funeral Home at Rest
Haven Memorial Gardens of Highway 8 West.
Arrangements by Murry-Ruggles Funeral Home of arkadelphia.

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KENNETH S. RACHEL
Maude, Texas
Kenneth Sonny Rachel, 68, of Maude, Texas, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in
a local hospital.
Born Dec. 11, 1928, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy.
He was predeceased by his parents, Dee and Hazel Robinson Rachel; and one
sister, Margie Griffin.
Survivors include three daughters, Lucy Collins of Mount Ida, janice Tye
of Texarkana, Texas and Debra Rachel of Florida; two sons, Curtis Rachel
and Kenneth Wayne Rachel of Texarkana, Texas; two brothers, Robert Rachel
and Mack Rachel, both of Maud, Texas; five grandchildren; nices; and
nephews.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Lake Ouachita Baptist Church
with the Rev. Roy Brooks officiating.
The body will be cremated.
Arrangements are by Thornton Funeral Home.

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BOBE D. T. SIMS
Bobe Dene Tapp Sims, 73, of Hot Spings died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in a
local hospital.
Born Feb. 29, 1924, she was a member of Tri-Lake Swingers and Arky Stars
Square Dance.
She was predeceased by her father Clifford Wiley Tapp, and her mother,
Annie Bell BcBride Tapp. She was a homemaker, and her husband of 49
years, Ernest A. "Shorty" Sims Jr., was the former owner of Sims Cigar
Store in Downtown Hot Springs.
Active in several community activities, Bobe was a leader in the Jones
School PTA, ESA Sorority, Entre Noux and Brownie Schouts of America. Many
children who participated in Scouting with Bobe as the Scout Leader grew
up with the skills of management, teamwork and loving commitment that she
so readily portrayed. Bobe also was a loyal volunteer for the Red Cross
and March of Dimes.
Bobe and Shorty were active in the Tri-Lakes Swingers, the Arky Stars and
the DeSoto Dancers square dance clubs.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two children, Helen Ann
Sims and son-in-law M. Glenn Newkirk of Raleigh, N.C. , and Paul Richard
Sims of Arkadelphia, Ark.
Honorary pallbearers are Richard Neal "Boots" Sims, Charles Tapp, John M.
Thornton, James M. Thornton, L. A. Vaught, state Sen. Bud Canada, Otis
Bradford, Lewis Goltz, Charles Ritter and Q. Byrum Hurst Sr.
Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery at 11 a.m. today with the Rev. James
Craver officiating.
Arrangements are by Gross Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a
charity of choice.

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LILLIE E.R. SPETH
Services for Lillie Elizabeth "Betty" Rosamond Speth, 74, of Hot Springs
who died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Curtis Stillwell officiating.
Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. tody.
Arrnagements are by Gross Funeral Home.

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RALPH L. HIGHTSHOE
Ralph L. Hightshoe, 74, of Hot springs died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in a
local hospital.
Born Aub. 20, 1923, in Greenwood, Neb., he was a former jockey and long-
time mutuel employee at Oaklawn and in Kentucky.
He was predeceased by his parents Earl and Lena Lapham Hightshoe.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Hightshoe; two daughters and sons-in-
law, Kelly and Jonathan Goodin and Suzette and Dr. H. Wayne Neaville; one
son and daughter-in-law, Elwin and Diane Myers of Banner Elk, N.C.; three
granddaughters, Melissa Osborn of HotSprings, Lindsey Myers and Leslie
Myers of Banner Elk, N.C.; five grandsons, Logan Myers of Banner Elk,
N.C., Dr. Greg Neaville and his wife, Mona, of Batesville, Chris Neaville
of Sherwood, Capt. Kyle Neaville and his wife, Wendy, of Spokane, Wash,
and Natt Neaville of Hot Springs; one great-granddaughter, Madison
Neaville of Batesville; and two great-grandsons, Mason Neville of
Batesville and Spences Neaville of Spokane; one sister-in-law; nices; and
nephews.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Gross Funeral Home chapel with the
Rev. Jeffery Hill officiating.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Greg Neaville, Chris Veaville, Matt Neaville,
L.A. Vaught, James Osborn and Rick Saunders.
Honorary pallbears will be mutuel employees of Oaklawn Park, Capt. Kyle
Neaville, Lurline Whiting, Wayne Allen and Mike Coakley.
Burial will be in Memorial Gardens.


THE SENTINEL-RECORD 
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997 
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

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LUXIE BRUNO
Luxie Bruno, 83, of Hot Springs died Tuesday, Sept.. 2, 1997, in
Illinois.
Born April 22, 1914, she was Baptist and member of the RSVP Club.
Survivors include a son Richard L. Bruno of Hot Springs; two daughters,
Roberta L. Firestone of Hot Springs and Ann C. Friesner of peoria, Ariz.;
one sister, Eva Dennis of Hot Springs; and three grandsons, Harold l.
Firestone Jr., Christopher L. Firestone and Frank Taylor.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Hot Springs Funeral Home chapel with
the Rev. George Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Friday.

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DAVID B. CALDWELL
Point Cedar, Arkansas
Services for David B. Caldwell, 44, of Point Cedar who died Friday, Aug.
29, 1997, will be 1 p.m. today at Word of Life Church in Amity with the
Rev. Joseph Harvey officiating.
Pallbearers will be Junior Martin, Odean Martin, Gary Martin, Tommy
Martin, Jimmy Martin, and Dudley Martin.
Honorary pallbearers are Kenneth Martin and members of Word of Life
Church.
Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Alpine.
Memorials may be made to Word of Life Church.
Arrangements are by Gross Funeral Home.

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JACK C. CHAMBERLAIN
Mass of Christian Burial for Jack Claude Chamberlain, 73, of Hot Springs
who died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at
St. John's Catholic Church with Monsignor Leo Riedmueller and Father
James West as concelebrants.
Pallbearers will be members of the Knights of Columbus, William Kagel,
Cass Bukauskas, Robert Kness, James McGuire, joe Petruk and J. T.
Prendergast.
Honorary pallbearers are Dr. P.K. Reddy and staff and Levi Hospice
nurses.
Burial will be in Leek Cemetery at Star City.
Arrnagements are by Caruth-Hale Funeral Home.

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KATHLEEN W. CROWE
Kathleen Webb Crowe, 89, of Hot Springs died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in a
local hospital.
Born Dec. 8, 1907, in Piggot, she had been a beautician at the Majestic
and past president of Hot Springs Hairdressers Association and Ladies
Auziliary of the Showman's Club.
Survivors include her husband, William Crowe of Hot Springs; one
godchild, Steven Cox; a sister-in-law, Ann McMurtrie of Bellington,
Wash.; a neice, Jennifer Webb of Anoka, Minn.; and two nephews, Micael
Webb and Tyler Webb, both of Anoka, Minn.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thrusday at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the
Rev. David Kingsley officiating.
Visitation will begin at noon today.
Arrangements are by Hot Springs Funeral Home.

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FRANK S.D. DELANEY
Frank Steve Dobbs Delaney, 18, of Hot Springs died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997.
He was born Dec. 1 1978, in New Orleans and live in Hot Springs for the
past eight years.
Survivors include his mother Leatha Thibodeaux of New Orleans, La.; his
father, Ronald Barnes of Detroit; two brothers, Ezell Delaney and Ronald
Delaney, both of New Orleans, La.; a sister, Lisa Delaney Jordan and her
husband Albert; and two neices, Courtney and Nishika.
Services will be at a later date in New Orleans, La.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the youth center on Rugg
Street.
Arrangements will be announced by Brandon's Mortuary of Malvern.

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AILEEN G.FLUD
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Aileen Gwin Flud, 87, of Hot Springs Village died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997,
in a local nursing home.
Born Dec. 17, 1909, in Lyons, Neb., she was Methodist.
Survivors include a stepson, Randle Flud of Huston; a step-daughter,
Helen DeSalvo of Denver; a brother, Edward McMonies of Fremont, Neb.; two
sisters, Nadge M. Kemble of Fremont, Neb., and Eloise Cunningham of
California; grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.
The body will be cremated.
Arrangements are by Caruth Village Funeral Home Inc.

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EARL E. HANLEY
Earl E. Hanley, 72, of Hot Springs died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in a
local hospital.
Born Dec. 11, 1924, to Albert and Cona Hanley, he was a U.S. Army
veteran, sales/owner for Quality Foods, Boy Scout leader, Silver Beaver
recipient and Catholic. He was predeceased by a son, Curtis Hanley.
Survivors include his wife, Ruthann Hanley of Hot Springs; a daughter and
son-in-law, Susan and Mike Mickevicius of Wayne, Ill.; a brother-in-law,
Harry Massen of Sanford, N.C.; two sisters-in-law, Audrey Moderski and
Ann Massen, both of Milwaukee; a granddaughter, Kathy Micile; and two
great-granddaughters, Alicia Micele and Biancia Micele.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hot Springs Funeral Home chapel with
Father Alan Rosenau officiating.

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IRENE LaPERRIERE
Irene LaPerriere, 73, of Hot Springs died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997.
Born Oct. 22, 1923, at Royal Oak Twonship, Mich., she was a member of St.
John's Catholic Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold
LaPerriere.
Survivors include two sons and daughter-in-law, Larry and Donna
laperriere of Hot Springs and Stanley and Laura LaPerriere of Westland,
Mich.; one sister, Marjorie Petrak of Cordova, Tenn.; and five
grandchildren.
The body will be cremated.
Arrangements are by Caruth-Hale Funeral Home.

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CHARLIE NICHOLS SR.
Charlie Nichols Sr., 80,of hot Springs, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, at
his home.
Born Feb. 5, 1917, in Malvern, to Cornelius and lucy Wingfield Nichols,
he was a machine operator retired from Chrysler Corp. and attended St.
mark Baptist Church.
He was predeceased by his wife, Winnie Nichols; two sons, Alexander
Nichols and Cecil Nichols; one brother, the Rev. A.L. Nichols; and two
sisters, Bernice Hiller and Mary Adams.
Survivors include one son, Charley Nichols Jr. of Detroit; two daughters-
in-law, Sandra Carolyn Nichols of Detroit and Cleara Nichols of Hot
Springs; one sister-in-law, Bennie J. Nichols White of Hot Springs; six
grandchildren, Roslyn Nichols, Cassandra Nichols, Dianne Nichols, Cecil
Nichols, Carlynn Nichols and Tracy Nichols, all of Detroit; great-
grandchildren, nieces; and nephews.
Arrangements will be announced by Page's Funeral Home.
The family will be at 117 Arkansas St.

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ORPHIA C.PADGETT
Services for Orphia C. Padgett, 87, of Umpire who died Sunday, Aug. 31,
1997, will be 2 p.m. today at Umpire Community Church with Brother John
Henry Williams officiating.
Burial will be at Athens Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Kirkpatrick, Weldon Lynch, Mike McMellon,
Ralph Bolding, Bob Manasco and John Bolding.
Honorary pallbearers are Walter Allison, Ernest Epperson, Seldon Parson,
Cecil Parson and O.D. Tipton.
Arrangements are by Davis-Smith Funeral Home of Glenwood.

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MONA J. ROBERTS
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Mona Jane Roberts, 92, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Amity, died Tuesday,
Spt. 2, 1997, in a local hospital.
Born March 13, 1905, in the Wall Creek community near Amity to Robert and
Texella Kellet Franks, she was a former cook at Amity Elementary School
and restaurants in the Amity and Glenwood areas and member of
Murfreesboro Church of Christ.
Survivors include one son, Robert W. Roberts of Mobile Ala.; one
daughter, Daisy Grant of Vallejo, Calif.; four grandchildren; six great-
grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Austin
Franks of Pine Pluff and Clifford Franks of Hope; nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will be in Jones Cemetery at Amity.


THE SENTINEL-RECORD 
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas 
Sept. 4, 1997

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MILDRED P. PATTINSON




The following obit appeared in the 25 Sep 1997 edition of the LA Daily
News, page 10:

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Roland Earl ASHLEY, age 79, of Granada Hills (CA).
Born August 2, 1917 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, passed away on July 18,
1997 in Granada Hills. he was in the Marine Corps.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, September 26, 1997 at 1:00pm at
Riverside National Cemetery. Interment will be private. Noble Chapel
(818)361-7147 Directors.

I recognize the death and burial dates are 2 months apart, but that's
what it says. The obit was repeated word for word in the 26 Sep paper.
 - Don Brownlee <vcspc006@email.csun.edu>