Carolyn R. Jones, age 61, of Eudora, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born January 30, 1950, in Eudora, the daughter of the late Doyle Martin and Kathryn Boyd Martin and was a homemaker and a member of North Side Baptist Church in Eudora.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Doyle and Kathryn Martin and by her husband, Tom Jones.

Survivors are a son, Edward Jones of Eudora and 2 grandchildren, Jason Scott Jones and Anna Kaitlyn Jones.

There will be a Memorial Service at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 2, 2012, at North Side Baptist Church in Eudora with Bro. Bud O’Neal officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Jo Ann Bernat, age 77, of Lake Village, died Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born November 17, 1934, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late Joe Rosson and Mallie McHan Rosson and was a retired bank teller at Bank of Lake Village for over 15 years and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by a son, Little Johnny Whittle and by a sister, Mary Nell Hargis.  Survivors are a daughter, Debbie Moreau and husband, Kim, of Lake Village; 2 brothers, Marlin Rosson and wife, Charlotte, of Lake Village and Marvin Rosson and wife, Patsy, of Hermitage; 2 sisters, Barbara Hale and husband, Marion, of Lake Village and Cynthia Ogelvie and husband, Donald, of Lake Village; 2 grandchildren, Amanda Beard and Michael McAdams and 3 great-grandchildren, Chase Morris, Chelsea Grace Beard and Brittany Beard.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Chicot Baptist Church with Rev. David Powers officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Pallbearers are Jerome Porter, Jim Ogelvie, Donald Ogelvie, Stephen Beard, Michael McAdams and Keith Rosson.  Honorary Pallbearer, Chase Morris.

Louis Henry Scucchi, age 72, of Lake Village, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at his home.  He was born February 20, 1939 and was a lifelong resident of Lake Village.  He served in the Arkansas National Guard 216^th Medical Division for 35 years while also maintaining a reputation of being the “Best Butcher in Town”, while employed with J. A. McDill and Dave’s Food Mart. He was also a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Zelma Scucchi, and three brothers, Billy, Bobby, and Paul Scucchi.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Willie Faye Scucchi of Lake Village;  1 son, Louis DeWayne Scucchi of Lake Village; 2 daughters, Sandra Hagood and husband David, and Deborah Oswalt and husband, Paul, all of Lake Village;  3 granddaughters, Shana Scucchi of St. Louis, Missouri, and Sarah Hagood and Amy Oswalt, both of Lake Vilage; 2 sisters, Martha Hayes of Lake Village and Delores Poyner of Watson; 3 brothers, James Scucchi of Dermott, Tommy Scucchi of Lake Village and Donnie Scucchi of Hamburg, and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews and countless friends near and far.

Visitation is from 5 to 6 P.M. Friday, January 20, 2012, with Rosary at 6:00 P.M. at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Funeral services are at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara as celebrant.  Burial will follow in St. Isadore Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Kitty Annell Clark, age 60, of Lake  Village, died Sunday January 15, 2012, at Belle View Estates Rehabilitation and Care Center in Monticello.  She was born July 5, 1951, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late Kirby Oliver and Mary Lou Toomey Oliver and was a homemaker and member of Lighthouse Ministries.

She is survived by her husband, Billy Charles Clark of Lake Village; 2 sons, Allen Myers of Beebe and Billy Clark II, of Covington, Tennessee; a daughter, Kimberly Myers of Lake Village; 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Hattie Ardelphia Beatrice Tugg,  age 77, of Oak Grove, Louisiana, formerly of Eudora, died Saturday, January 14, 2012.  She was born October 10, 1934, in Darnell, Arkansas, the daughter of the late William F. Welch and Jessie Beatrice Bennett Welch and was a homemaker and a member of New Life Family Worship Center in Eudora.

She was preceded in death by a brother, William Joseph Welch.  Survivors are 3 sons, Robert Johnston of Kilbourne, Louisiana, and William Johnston and Jimmy Johnston, both of Oak Grove, Louisiana; 4 daughters, Brenda Mobley, Flora Johnston, and Rebecca Anderson, all of Oak Grove, Louisiana and Deborah Baker of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; 4 brothers, Henry Welch, Grover Welch, Bill Welch and Elvis Welch, all of Eudora; 3 sisters, Wanda Tice of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Lena Evans of Eudora, and Bessie Davis of Shaw, Mississippi; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Visitation will start at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 15, 2012, at the New Life Family Worship Center in Eudora.  She will lie in state at the church until service time, 10:00 A.M. Monday at the church.  Rev. Michael McFall and Rev. Terry Jordan will officiate.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Sarah Lou Whittington, age 67, of Eudora, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born August 15, 1944 in Delhi, Louisiana, the daughter of the late James Grubbs and Lou Ainsworth Grubbs and was a retired convenience store manager and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby  Whittington, Sr.  Survivors are a son, Bobby Whittington of Eudora; 3 daughters, Ramona Hale, Jamie Mills and Gwen Whittington, all of Eudora; 2 brothers, James Grubbs of White Oak, Texas and Ricky Grubbs of Longview, Texas; 2 sisters, Daisy Pack of Houston, Texas and Marsha Dempsky of Cameron, Texas; 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services are 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 14, 2011, at Kilbourne Cemetery in Kilbourne, Louisiana with Bro. Dennis Green officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Gladys J. Reginelli, 83, passed away in her home after a long battle with illness on December 31^st 2011. She was a life long resident of Lake Village, Arkansas. She moved to Snyder 10 years ago to be with her daughter and family. Gladys was born across Lake Chicot on September 25, 1928 to the late Claude Anderson Cunningham and Maggie Lou Boyer Cunningham. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and the Alter Society. She was married for 50 years to Primo P. Reginelli. She was a homemaker and caregiver for many children.

She was preceded in death by her husband Primo Reginelli, an infant brother John David Cunningham, a sister Shirley Cunningham Denmon, and a son-in-law Ray Turner Sr. She is survived by a daughter Sherry Ann Turner of Snyder, Arkansas, two brothers Bill Cunningham of Haywood, California, and James Cunningham of Oklahoma, two grandsons Ray Turner Jr. and Jamie Turner and wife Barbara of Snyder, Arkansas, two granddaughters Stephanie Ross of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Lindseykay Turner of Snyder, Arkansas, five great grandkids Deseriea Ross and Lane Ross of Monticello, Arkansas, Jamie Turner Jr. and Anthony Turner of Snyder, Arkansas and Destinee Calhoun of Monticello, Arkansas and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00PM with Rosary at 7:00PM, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Bishop Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00PM, Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theo officiating. Burial will follow in St. Isadore Cemetery in Lake Village. Pallbearers are, David Boyles, Tony Boyles, Ray Turner Jr., Jamie Turner, Tyler Vance and David Crow. Honorary Pallbearers are Colton Gillumn, Lee Scucchi, Tad Hayes and Lane Ross.

Mrs. Willie Alma Tolar Hannah died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at her home in Lake Village. She was 87 years old.

She was born June 14, 1924 in Baird Mississippi the first four children to Emma Alma Blaylock Tolar and John Wallace Tolar and was raised in Moorehead, Mississippi. Due to health problems she resided in Lake Village with her daughter and primary caregiver Eunice for the past four years.

Mrs. Hannah was preceded in death by her husband Floyd Hannah Sr. in March 2007 and by her youngest child Timothy Earl Hannah in August 2007.

She is survived by 5 children, John L. Cauthen and wife Jean of West Columbia, South Carolina, Floyd G. Hannah Jr. and wife Pat of Greenville, Mississippi, Alma Lousie Hix of Monticello, Arkansas, Mary Eunice Hannah Weeks and husband Edward of Lake Village, Arkansas, William Russell “Bill” Hannah of McGehee, Arkansas and 11 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, many step-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Hannah was a telephone operator with Bell Telephone Company in the late 1940s. She married and was a devoted, beloved mother and grandmother. With her sweet, kind and humble spirit, she will truly be missed by her family and all who knew her.

Funeral Services trusted to Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village will be held Wednesday January 4^th at 3pm with a visitation held Tuesday night January 3^rd from 6pm to 8 pm. Burial at Jennie Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be, grandson Edward L. Weeks II, grandson Dewayne Hayes, grandson Timothy Hannah, nephew Larry Hannah, great-grandson Michael Hayes, step-grandson Jimmy Don Lawson.

Special thanks to Dr, Russell and staff, and to the caregivers and staff at Chicot County In-Home Heath Services Home Health and Personal Care, with special recognition to Gwen Caldwell and Lisa Wilson for their tender loving care of our sweet mother.

 Nova C. Gardner, age 85, of Portland, died Saturday, December 10, 2011 at home in Portland. She was born July 17, 1926 in Manila, Arkansas to the late Samuel L. Montgomery and Maggie Rider Montgomery. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Lake Village.

She was preceded in death by her husband Mark “Pete” Gardner; a son, Jimmy “Jimbo” Gardner; a grandson, Bobby Joe Boney Jr.; 5 brothers, Ed, J.D., and George Seratt, Commie, and Delano Montgomery; 2 sisters, Reba Noblin, and Wilma Mae Griffin. Survivors are one son, George H. (Marian) Gardner of Lake Village; 3 daughters, Linda (Bobby) Boney of Eudora, Joyce Berry of Eudora, and Patsy Thompson of Saltillo, Mississippi; one sister Willa Dean Wilson of Elkhart, Indiana, 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 12, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home. Funeral Services are 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bill Noblin Officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In Lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Delta’s Men Association for Children Hospital.

Kenneth Bruce Reed Sr., age 80, of Lake Village, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at his home in Lake Village. He was born April 7, 1931 in Dover, Delaware to the late Oscar and Nellie Blanch Reed and he was an Air Force Veteran and a retired Crop Duster.

Survivors are 2 sons, Kenneth Bruce Reed Jr. of Swartz, Louisiana and Steven Reed of Little Rock; a daughter, Susan Bean of Little Rock; 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Memorial service is 10:00 A.M. Friday, December 2, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Selby officiating. Arrangements were made by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

DOROTHY JANES HAMPTON

Dorothy Janes Hampton, age 94, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at home in Lake Village, Arkansas. A Mass of Christian Burial for Dorothy Janes Hampton will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011,  at 10:00 A.M. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Village, Arkansas, with Father Theophilus Okpara officiating. Visitation will begin at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, November 28, 2011,  with the rosary scheduled for 7:00 P.M. at Bishop Funeral Home.

            Interment will take place at Lake Village Cemetery where Dot will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband John Perrin Hampton. Dot, as she was affectionately known, was born in Rayville, Louisiana, on May 1, 1917, and spent most of her abundant life in Lake Village as a lady dedicated to her family, her community, and her beloved Catholic Church. She spent many years as a bookkeeper and especially enjoyed the years she spent helping her husband “Hamp” in his cotton brokerage business. Dot and Hamp enjoyed playing golf together, a game that Dot continued to play after Hamp’s death. After she was no longer able to play, the relentless Dot could be seen driving her golf cart to meet the ladies every afternoon under the tree.

            As a dedicated parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Dot was active as a choir member and member of the Altar Society.  Many parish priests believed that she literally opened and closed the doors of the church.  She was a volunteer at the Food Pantry in Lake Village, was past president of the Ladies Golf Association, and was a Lake Village Country Club Board member. 

            Survivors include two sisters, Dr. Catherine Janes, of Lafayette, Louisiana and Elizabeth Kinabrew of Wilmot, Arkansas; her daughter, Leslie Scott and her husband, Clyde, of Little Rock, Arkansas; and numerous grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

            She was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter, Fanchon Cashion; two brothers, Buddy Janes and Frank Michael Janes, Sr; and her sister, Acele Livingston. 

             Gift Bearers will be her great granddaughters, Lily Scott and Caroline Scott.  Great grandsons Scott Cashion, Paul Thomas Cashion, and Robert Scott will serve as ushers.

            Pallbearers will be Steve Scott, Mike Cashion, Jerry Janes, Ty Livingston, Matt Livingston, and Willie McJoy.

            Honorary Pallbearers will be Clyde Scott, E. T. Cashion, Jr., Olen Mencer, David Livingston, Cullen Livingston, and Craig Bing.

            The family wishes to extend heartfelt thanks to Dot’s two long-time friends and care-givers, Marsha Barber and Willie McJoy, and also to Darlene Blackman, who became care-giver during Dot’s last months. 

            In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the Lake Village Food Pantry or to the Altar Society of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

Kay F. Cunningham, age 73, of Lake Village, died Friday, November 18, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village. She was born March 25, 1938, in Lake Village, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Johnnie Jefferson Stough and Josephine Hux Stough and she was a retired nurse from Chicot Memorial Medical Center, and a member of Jennie Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond Stough and a sister, Mary Adams. Survivors are, husband, Fred Cunningham of Lake Village, 2 sons, Jason Cunningham and wife Joan of ElDorado, and Mark Cunningham of Monticello; a daughter, Laura Klitzke and husband John of Evergreen, Colorado; a brother, Samuel Stough of Antelope California; 3 sisters, Johnnie Rene Carter of Ferriday, Louisiana, Christine R. Capps of McGehee, and Josephine (Polly) Scritchfield of Damascus; and granddaughter Jesse.

Visitation is from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home. Graveside services are 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 21, 2011, at Jennie Cemetery with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating Arrangements were made by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In Lieu of flowers, the family request memorial made to Jennie Baptist Church.

Don M. Steward, age 83, of Lake Village, died Friday, November 4, 2011, at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was born January 14, 1928, in Armorel, Arkansas, the son of the late Marion Austin Steward and Iva Maude Stockton Steward and was an Army veteran during the Korean War, retired farmer and a member of the Lakeside United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jacqueline Rayder Steward, grandson, Alex Steward, 4 brothers, and 4 sisters. Survivors are a son, Don M. Steward Jr.(Mauve) of Gardner, Kansas; 3 daughters, Denise(Andy) Jones of Simsboro, Louisiana, Kandi(Paul) Keith of Hamburg, and Jo Anna(Rusty) Rippee of Monticello; 9 grandchildren, Shane Jones, Josh Jones, Jo Anna O’Neal, Joy Parr, Jack Keith, Holly Chambers, Anna Beth Singleton, Max Steward, and Jake Steward; 8 great-grandchildren; and 5 step-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home. Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 7, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Sanders Brooks officiating. Burial will follow in the Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In Lieu of flowers, the family request memorial to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Franklin D. Ford, of Lake Village died Friday, October 28, 2011 at his home in Lake Village. He was born February 10, 1938 in Greenwood, Mississippi to the late James Ford and Rose Walter Ford. He was a medical technician for the Department of Correction and a retired Air Force Veteran.

He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Buster and Bob Ford, and a sister Iona Erwin.

Survivors are his wife Mary Alice Windham Ford of Lake Village; 2 sons, Calvin Ford of Lake Village, and Roger Ford of Davis, California; 2 daughters, Connie Ford of Lake Village, and Sandra Peacock of Dayton, Ohio; 3 Brothers, Don of St. Louis, Missouri, Jerry of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Steve of Washington; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Services are 2:00 P.M. Friday with visitation at 1:00 P.M. before the service at Bishop Funeral Home with Rev. Lauren Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Robert “Bobby” Joe Sibley, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Eudora, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock. He was born January 30, 1946 in Lake Village to the late Charles Leon and Eddie Frances Williamson Sibley. He was a truck driver before retirement and he honorably served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War on the USS Kitty Hawk. He was also a charter member of the Delta Men’s Association and a member of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant.

He is survived by his wife of thirty years, Cheryl Hensley Sibley of Mt. Pleasant; 2 daughters, Lane Smith and husband Eric of Dover, and Karen Sibley of Batesville; a son, Robert Sibley of Seymour, Indiana; 4 brothers, Eddie Leon(Inez) Sibley, Marvin(Carolyn) Sibley, Leroy(Terry) Sibley all of Eudora, and Thomas(Pat) Sibley of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Peggy(John Mark) Tietz of Eudora; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation is 5:30-7:30 P.M.  Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Eudora Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Hutchinson officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Memorial may be made to the Delta Men’s Association, 104 Portland Road, Eudora, Arkansas 71640

Martin Len Donald, age 46, of Lake Village, died Friday, October 21, 2011, at Jefferson Regional Medical in Pine Bluff.  He was born July 7, 1965, in Lake Village, the son of the late Claude Jay Donald and Emma Wooten Donald and was a security guard, a volunteer firefighter and a Baptist.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Sims Donald of Lake Village; 2 step-sons, Mikey and Vernon Rushin of Laurel, Mississippi; a brother, Greg Donald of Crossett; 4 sisters, Linda Arnold of Lake Village, Marilyn Talkington and husband, Shannon, of Lake Village, Martha Harvey and husband, John, of Scottsdale, Arizona and Claudette Rue and husband, Dan, of Mayflower; 12 nieces and nephews and 11 great-nieces and great-nephews.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 PM Sunday October 23, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are at

2:00 PM Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Garrett officiating.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery.

Alice Anne Willis, age 82, of Lake Village, died Thursday, October 13, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center.  She was born December 23, 1928, in Epps, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Henry Masters and Alice Bracey Masters.  She was raised in and graduated from high school in Forest, Louisiana.  She was a retired dental assistant and a member of Lakeside United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Frenchy” Moreau and her second husband, Jim Willis; also preceded in death by 2 brothers, Raymond Masters and Shorty Masters and a sister, Janiece Richardson.  Survivors are 2 sons, Richard Moreau of Lake Village, Kim Moreau and wife, Debbie, of Lake Village; 2 daughters, Michelle Tittle and husband, Jimmy, of Lake Village, and Toni Brown and husband, Jerry, of Campbell, Missouri; one sister, Mary Lou Wallace of Sulfur, Louisiana; 9 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is 6-8 PM Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village. Services are 3:00PM Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Lakeside United Methodist Church with Rev. John Embrey and Bro. Allen Scarborough officiating. Burial will follow in the Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Visitation is Thursday, Sept. 29th, from noon to 9:00 P.M. at Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove, Louisiana.  Funeral Services are 2:00 P.M.Friday, Sept. 30th, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Oak Grove.  Full obit at www.coxfuneral.com

Ronald Wayne “Ronnie” Jones, age 63, passed away at his residence in Portland, AR on Thursday, September 15, 2011. He was born October 5, 1947, in Morton, Texas to the late Oscar C. Jones and Nancy F. Jones. He was a farmer and a Baptist.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Juanita Jones.

Survivors are wife, Gladys Trigleth Jones of Portland; 3 daughters, Glenda M. Crespin of Ruidoso, New Mexico, Dana M. Donaldson and Brenda K. Jones both of Lake Village; a step son, Raymond Neal Fuel Jr. of Pine Bluff; a step daughter, Shannon Womack of Arcola, Mississippi; 2 brothers, Allen and Wade Jones both of Portland; 3 sisters, Rosie Hunnicutt of Dermott, Joyce Cain of Russellville, Rita Czudek of Portland; and 18 grandchildren.

Visitation is 3 to 4 P.M. with services at 4 P.M. Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home with Bro. James Dykes officiating, followed by burial at Jennie Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Jimmy Wayne “Buddy” Burns, age 74, of Lake Village died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1937, in Glen Allan, Mississippi to the late Walter Frank Burns and Pearl Irene Robertson. He was a retired store owner, a Baptist and served in the Army National Guard during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Arvel F. Gearing Sr., and a great-nephew, Jason Rotton.

Survivors are 2 sisters, Peggy Ruth Gearing of Lake Village, Dorothy Jean Cope of Hesperia, California; 2 nephews, Arvel F. Gearing Jr. of Lake Village, Isaac C. Cope Jr. of Hawaii; 2 nieces, Linda Rotton of Lake Village, Julie Gaddis of Decatur, Texas; 4 great-nephews; 3 great-nieces; 3 great-greatnephews; and a great-greatniece.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday, September 9, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Lake Village City Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Marchall Leon Turner, age 75, of Lake Village died Friday August 19, 2011 at his Home. He was born July 12, 1936, in Lake Village, the son of the late Collin Ira Turner and Ila Jean Dokey. He was a Korean Army Veteran, retired tree surgeon and a Mormon.

Survivors are wife, Sue Turner (Price) of Lake Village; 4 daughters, Linda Bozeman of Hawaii, Lisa Ann Trevine of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Mary Katherine Ellington of San Antonio, Texas, and Misty Michele Turner of Seguin, Texas; a brother, John H. Turner of Lake Village; 2 sisters, Alma Ruth Johnson of Vilonia, Ila Jean Staten of West Point, Mississippi; 8 grandchildren and a great-grandson.

No services are planned, cremation arrangements by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Mary L. Sikora, age 93, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at her home.  She was a retired medical technician and clothing store businesswoman and a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.  She was born December 25, 1917, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late Tom Karam and Mary Ashe Karam.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Sikora, Sr., by 2 brothers, Jimmy and Tommy Karam and by 2 sisters, Idelle Smith and Margaret Karam                                             

Survivors are 2 sons, Gerard Sikora of Little Rock and Dr. Gene Sikora of Lake Village, 4 grandchildren, Anthony Sikora, Karam Standridge, Rebecca Jennings and Elizabeth Sikora and 5 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 7 PM Friday, August 19, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village with Rosary at 7:00 P.M.  at the funeral home.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara as Celebrant. 

Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Delia Jean Smith, age 80, of Hamburg, formerly of Eudora, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock.  She was born Oct. 2, 1930, in Lawson, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Terrell Gillim Sr. and Gertie Mae Poole and was a homemaker and member of North Side Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Smith Jr, a daughter, Peggy Jean McCoy, a half-brother, Winford Gillum and 2 sisters, Alice and Joyce Gillum.  Survivors are a son, Sammy Smith and wife, Rebecca of Hamburg; 6 brothers, Benny Gillum of Crockett, TX, Travis Gillum of Snyder, Terrell Gillum Jr. of Eudora, James Gillum of Noble, OK, Marquett Gillum of Lake Providence, LA and William Bernard Gillum of Waco, TX; a sister, Dorothy Mae McPherson of Odessa, TX; 5 grandchildren, LaRhonda McCoy, Dusty Smith, Angela Willhite, Steven Smith and Brock McCoy and 8 great-grandchildren, Lilly and Lexie McCoy, Landon Smith, Ethan Willhite, Jacob and Samuel Smith and Shelby and Micah McCoy.

Visitation is from 6 to 9 PM Friday at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village.  Funeral Services are 10:00 AM Saturday, August 13, 2011, at North Side Baptist Church in Eudora with Bro. Monty Meek and Bro. James Kitchens officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home.

Arthur Lee Sr. age 78 of Lake Village, died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.  Mr. Lee was born August 14, 1932, in Canton, China, the son of the late Kam Poy Lee and Gen Shee Yin Lee and was a former grocer and restaurant owner. 

He is survived by his wife, King Ying Lee of Lake Village; 3 sons, Chek W. Lee and wife, Judy, of Dumas, Santa J. Lee of Lake Village, and Arthur J. Lee Jr. and wife, Terry, of Lake Village; 3 daughters, Subina I. Chan and husband, Steven, of Bayside, New York, Ruby J. Chu and husband, Peter, of Lake Village and Sherry J. Spector and husband, David, of Passaic Port, New Jersey and 11 grandchildren, Alan Chan, Stefanie Chan, Jason Lee, Jennifer Owens, Brian Chu, Alex Chu, Matthew Lee Spector, Jacob Spector, Jaden Lee, A. J. Lee and Brandon Lee.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 PM Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be

3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 14, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village, with Rev. Mike Bell officiating.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery.

Katherine W. Mills, age 80, of Lake Village, died Monday, August 1, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born January 21, 1931, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late Tom and Rhoda Williams and was a retired legal secretary and bookkeeper and a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

She is preceded in death by 4 brothers, Jarvis, Buster, Ollie, and Raymond Williams and by 5 sisters, Bessie Hensley, Zelma Dobbs, Emma Stanbaugh, Inez Poole and Margaret Catalani.  She is survived by a son, Paul Mills and wife, Susan, of Benton; a sister-in-law, Sally Williams of Hamburg; a granddaughter, Katherine Mills and several nieces and nephews.

A Rosary Service will be at 7:00 PM Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Memorial Services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara officiating. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. 

Richard Allen “Ricky” Boure, age 48, of Eudora, Arkansas, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at his home.  He was born March 8, 1963, in Rayville, Louisiana to Robert Boure, his father who preceded him in death and his mother, Marie Haynes Boure.  Ricky was a construction welder.

He is survived by his mother, Marie Boure and several aunts, uncles and cousin

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 10:30 A.M. at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village, Arkansas.

George Henry Beall, age 84, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born August 6, 1926, in Merigold, Mississippi, the son of the late George D. Beall and Ethel Patrick Beall and was a U. S. Navy and U. S. Army Veteran serving in WW II and the Korean War.  Mr. Beall was the County Agent with the Agricultural Extension Service in Chicot County and a Methodist.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Ellis Beall and a sister, Dorothy Magee.  Survivors are his wife Lee Worthy Beall of Lake Village; a son, George Beall and wife, Barbara, of Brookland, AR; 3 step-sons, Johnny Williams and wife, Kathalene, of Lake Village; Steven Williams of Electra, Texas, and Tim Williams of Altus, Oklahoma; 3 daughters, Barbara Thompson of Millington, Tennessee, Martha Toombs and husband, Robby, of Brandon, Mississippi, and Sandra Barrett and husband, Shawn, of Paragould, Arkansas; a step-daughter, Pam Burton and husband, Keith, of Lake Village; a sister, Mae Whitted of Longview, Washington; 8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 6 step grandchildren,  one step-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from Noon to service time, 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 25, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village with Bro. Paul Keith officiating.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to a Veterans Organization of your choice.

Margaret V. Catalani, age 76, of Lake Village, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village. She was born May 31, 1935, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late T.A. Williams and Rhonda Mills Williams and was a homemaker and a member of Faith Fellowship Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Catalani, by 4 brothers, Jarvis, Buster, Ollie and Raymond Williams; 4 sister Bessie Hensley, Zelma Dobbs, Emma Stambaugh, and Inez Poole. Survivors are 2 daughters, Kathy and husband Jeffery Childers of Lake Village and Rhonda and husband David McNemar of Lake Village; a sister, Katherine Mills of Lake Village; grandchildren and great-grandchildren are, Robert and Callie McNemar and son Cooper; John and Amanda McNemar and children Iain, and Ella Grace; Kimberly Cingolani and Freddy Weeks; Bubba Cingolani and children Ani, and Holden.

Visitation will be from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. Wednesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Faith Fellowship Church in Lake Village with Bro. Steve Trexler officiating. Burial will follow in Jenny Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Philomine (Phyllis) Belvedresi, 91, of Lake Village, died July 17, 2011. She was born December 9, 1919 to the late Alexander and Anna Polordi Reginelli. She was a Homemaker and a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Belvedresi; 5 brothers, Ned, Mack, Sam, Pasquale, and August Reginelli; 3 Sisters, Mary Pesaresi, Thersa Pieroni, and Rosa Reginelli.

Survivors are a sister; Sister Annella Reginelli O.S.B of Saint Scholastica in Fort Smith, Arkansas and numerous nieces and nephews.

Homer K. Beavers, 89, of Lake Village went to be with the Lord on July 11, 2011. He was one of six children born to Henry and Elizabeth Beavers of Portland.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years Birdie Mae Beavers and three children; Jill Wrzesinski and husband Rudy of Lake Village, H. Kevin Beavers and wife Debbie of Russellville, and Lisa Vaughn and husband Larry of Lake Village. He is also survived by eight grandchildren; Jeremy, Bryce, Christopher, Michael, Caroline, Georgia, Jenna Mae and Parker, seven great-grandchildren; Abby, Lexi Beth, Annalise, Mary Emily, Elle, Riley and Macie, two brothers; Dewey Beavers of Monticello and Curt Beavers of Lake Village and one sister Cloyce Koch of Columbus, Ohio.  He was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings Vernon Beavers and Margaret Chinn.

He was a member and deacon of long-standing at Lake Village Baptist Church where he taught and served. All who knew him enjoyed his ability to entertain with stories of his experiences in the military and his adventures while hunting.  He had a life-long love of his chosen occupation, farming. He will be missed by his family and all who knew him.

Visitation is 5 to 7 PM Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village. Funeral Services are 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Lake Village Baptist Church with Bro. Mike Bell and Bro. Jeff Tarver officiating. Burial will follow in Portland Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Nancy Carolyn Hardie, age 60, of McGehee, formerly of Dermott, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at Southern Heritage Health and Rehabilitation Center in McGehee.  She was born October 12, 1950, in Jerome, Arkansas, the daughter of the late McDuffie Steel and Ada Bell Moore Steel and was a retired Department of Human Services employee and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by 6 sisters and 1 brother.  Survivors are 2 daughters, Sherry Hardie Glenney and husband, Darin, of Marshalltown, Iowa and Jody Hardie of Dermott;

2 grandchildren, John and Jessica Hardie and a great-granddaughter, Jaci Nicole Hardie.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Dermott Cemetery with Bro. Jody Gannaway officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Charles W. Edwards, age 89, of Lake Village, died Saturday June 25, 2011, at Lake Village Health Rehabilitation and Care Center Nursing Home. He was born May 5, 1922, the son of the late Walter Edwards and Daisy Griffin Edwards. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Bayou Mason Baptist Church.

Survivors are Nephews, Leroy Craig of Lake Village, Eugene Craig of Lake Village, Mike Sawyer of Little Rock, Arkansas and Noah Henry Sawyer of Warren, Arkansas; Nieces, Margaret Sawyer of Lake Village, Vera Sawyer Weeks of Warren, Arkansas and Willie White of Lake Village.

Visitation is at 10:00 AM followed by the Funeral Service at 11:00 AM Monday June 27, 2011 at Bayou Mason Baptist Church in Lake Village. Burial will follow in Bayou Mason Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

MaLinda Bradford, age 54, of Eudora, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at her home.  She was born March 26, 1957, in Blytheville, Arkansas, the daughter of Bill Rayder and Nellie Pearson Rayder and was a Baptist.

She is survived by a son, Keith Bradford of Monticello; a daughter, Lori King of Eudora, her parents, Bill and Nellie Rayder of Lake Village; three brothers, Bill Rayder Jr. of Newport, David Rayder of Russellville and Damian Rayder of Lake Village;  2 sisters, Susana Rayder of Mena and Sandra Rayder of Monticello; 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tom Williams officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Carl L. Martar, age 74, of Eudora, died Friday, June 24, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born March 24, 1937, in Monticello, Arkansas, the son of the late John Wesley Martar Sr. and Bessie Nowlen Martar and was a member of Northside Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Rice, 3 brothers, Huey, Thomas and Rastus Martar and by a sister, Martel Sammons.  Survivors are his wife, Joyce Huffman Martar of Eudora; 4 brothers, Bill Martar, John Martar, and Joe Martar, all of Eudora and Gene Martar of Kilbourne, Louisiana; a sister, Elizabeth Smith of Kilbourne, Louisiana; three grandchildren, April Carpenter and her husband, Josh, Caprice Smith and her husband, John, and Jonathan Craven and his fiancé, Brittany, 6 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 PM Saturday at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village.  Funeral Services are 2:00 PM Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of

Lake Village.

Albert Ronald “Ronnie” Clary, age 68, of Lake Village, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at his home in Lake Village.  He was born June 2, 1943, in Dumas, AR, the son of the late Albert Forest Clary and Charlotte Dodds Clary and was a retired crop consultant and a Baptist.

Survivors are 2 daughters, Christy Fowler of McGehee and Tiffany Stewart Sims of Little Rock;  2 brothers, Raymond Clary and wife, Mary, of Grand Prairie, Texas and Rick Clary and wife, Jane, of Charleston, South Carolina; one sister, Rea DeAngelo and husband, John, of Lake Village; 2 grandchildren, Jordan Fowler and  Justin Sims.

Visitation is from 5 to 6 PM Saturday, June 18, 2011, with Memorial Services at 6:00 PM at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village, with Bro. Kenny Shaw officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Theodore J. “Ted” St. Palley, age 87, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center.  He was born August 19, 1923, in Pittsfield, Mass. The son of the late Zoltan and Isabel St. Palley.  He was a retired Air Force Colonel having served 26 years before retirement in 1972.  He then worked as marketing director for Radiation System, Inc. in Virginia.  He and his wife Louise moved to Lake Village in 1998 and made this their home.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy, by a son Paul, a sister, Marguerite who was born in Budapest, Hungary, a brother, Stephen St. Palley and his wife, Mary and also a step-grandson, Justin Bolton.

Survivors are his wife, Louise St. Palley of Lake Village; a son, Eric St. Palley of Indianapolis, Indiana; a step-son, Charles Bolton and wife, Deborah, of Dunkirk, Maryland; a step-daughter, Sheila Ann Bolton of Waldorf, Maryland; 2 grandsons, and 3 great-grandsons.

Visitation will be from 1:00  to 2:00 PM Saturday with a Memorial Service at 2:00 PM

at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating. 

Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.

Sonya Gale Fioranelli, age 60, of Lake Village, formerly of Eudora, died June 8, 2011, at her home in Lake Village. She was born April 19, 1951, in Monette, Arkansas to the late E.E. “Gene” Hensley and Wanda Endicott Hensley and a Member of the North Side Baptist Church, and was a LPN for the Family Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi.

She was preceded in death by her son Joseph Eugene “Joey” Purvis. Survivors are husband Bruce Fioranelli of Lake Village, formerly of Cleveland Mississippi; 2 sisters, Eugenia Roberson (Tommy) of Crossett, and Molly Hensley of Lake Village; 3 Grandchildren, Corey, Jenny, and Jessica Purvis; special niece, Natalie Roberson Walbert; treasured great-niece, Cambria Walbert; nephews, Gabe and Marshall Collins, and numerous family and friends.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral Services are 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Reese officiating.  Burial will follow in Portland Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. www.bishop-funeralhome.com

Ova Mae Maddox, age 87, of Lake Village died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center. She was born January 3, 1924, the daughter of the late Luther Ballard and Nancy Evans Ballard and was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband Oswell Maddox and son John W. Maddox.

Survivors are a son, Ronald Eugene Maddox of Sterlington, Alaska; a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Burton of Lake Village; a brother, Howell Ballard of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; a sister, Kitty LaFave of Washington; 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

Graveside Services will be 2PM Thursday June 2, 2011 at Pencil Bluff Cemetery, in Pencil Bluff, Arkansas under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Reda Rhodes Monk, 88, of Lake Village, Arkansas died May 11, at Jefferson Regional Hospital in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  She was born July 13, 1922, in Fordyce, Arkansas to Martin Luther Rhodes and Leona Bowers Rhodes.  After moving to Lake Village, Mrs. Monk graduated from Lakeside High School in 1940.  She worked at the local gas company, and Arkansas Power and Light Company.  She married J. E. Monk on March 3, 1964, and moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, then later to Harrisburg, Arkansas where she worked at the Poinsett County Library.  Upon retirement, she and Mr. Monk moved back to Lake Village to be closer to their many friends and family and enjoy the fishing on Lake Chicot.

Mrs. Monk was a member of Lakeside United Methodist Church and for many years she and her husband were lay witness missionaries traveling and visiting churches all over Arkansas.  She loved gardening, writing poetry, reading, crafts, and especially her love of a variety of dogs and cats of which she had many throughout the years.  She even raised a crippled sparrow, named Puff.

Mrs. Monk was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, J. E. Monk who died on December 12, 2006, and five brothers and sisters; James Rhodes, Jack Rhodes, George Rhodes, Gertie Rhodes, and Dorothy Dabney.

Survivors include: a stepson, Jim Monk of St. Joseph, Louisiana; a stepdaughter, Pat Drewett (Mike) of Sherrill, Arkansas; a special nephew, Reverend Roy Rhodes (Leighanne) of Alton, Illinois; four step-grandchildren, and four great step-grandchildren, plus many wonderful nieces and nephews to which Mrs. Monk was like a second Mother.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 13, at Lake Village Cemetery in Lake Village with Reverend Roy Rhodes and Reverend Tony Hill officiating.

Memorials may be made to Lakeside United Methodist Church, 324 South Lakeshore Drive, Lake Village, Arkansas; Central Presbyterian Church, 6300 Trinity Drive, Pine Bluff, Arkansas; or Abundant Life Community Church, 3986 Humbert Road, Alton, Illinois  62002.

Funeral arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village, Arkansas.

www.bishop-funeralhome.com.

Renford Dean “Buckie” Ray, age 73, of Lake Village, died Wednesday May 11, 2011, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi.  He was born June 5, 1937, in Eupora, Mississippi, the son of the late Tom B. Ray and Marguerite Caviness Ray and was a retired boilermaker and a Free Will Baptist.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy “Randy” Ray and a great-grandson, Zackery Gibson.  Survivors are his wife, Viola Robinson Ray of Lake Village; a son, David Wayne Ray of Lake Village; a daughter, Rhonda Lepri of Van Buren; 2 sisters, Jeanine Cantin and Belinda Beckham, both of Mobile, Alabama; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church.  Funeral Services are 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Joy Ann Reed Popejoy, age 72, of Eudora, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at her home.  She was born August 17, 1938, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late Edward Bryant Reed and Mary Elizabeth Restivo Reed.  She was a businesswoman and owner/operator of Holly Ridge Grocery and a catfish farmer.  She was a member of Northside Baptist Church and Central Assembly of God Church in Haughton, Louisiana.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Popejoy Sr., by a daughter, Karen Elizabeth Popejoy, a granddaughter, Alexis Popejoy and by a sister, Betty Jean Reed.

Survivors are 4 sons, James Everett Popejoy Jr. of Kilbourne, Louisiana, Mark Edward Popejoy and Michael Paul Popejoy, both of Haughton, Louisiana, and Kristopher Joel Popejoy of Eudora; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home in Lake Village.  Funeral Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Eudora Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Valentine and Rev. Bud O’Neal officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Katherine A. Casali, age 79, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at University Medical Center in Little Rock.  She was born September 9, 1931, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late Ben Floriani Sr. and Julia Scucchi Floriani and was a wife and mother and a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

 She was preceded in death by her parents, by 3 brothers, Joe Floriani, Ben Floriani, Jr. and Herbert Floriani and by a sister Rose Mary Jenkins.  Survivors are her husband, Frank Casali of Lake Village; 3 sons, Glen Rowe and Rick Rowe, both of Lake Village and Mark Rowe of Little Rock; a sister, Lena Sampolesi of Lake Village; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday at Bishop Funeral Home with Rosary Service at 7:00 P.M.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara as Celebrant.  Burial will follow in St. Isadore Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests Memorials to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, P. O. Box 272, Lake Village, AR  71653. 

 Graveside service for T.E. “Sonny” Vowell Jr., will be Saturday April 23, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. for family and close friends at the Tillar Cemetery in Tillar, Arkansas.

Sonny graduated from Tillar High School and the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a BSF. For Health reasons he retired in 2006 from a career in forestry.

Sonny died at home Wednesday, April 20^th surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter in 1971. Sonny was the son of T.E. Vowell of Philadelphia, PA and the late ArDelle Bush Fritsch of Tillar, AR. He is survived by his wife Ruth of 48 years, 3 sons, Phillip (Brooke) Vowell of Stockbridge, GA, Allen (Veronica) Vowell of Del Rio, TX, and David (Mandie) Vowell of Flowood, MS; a brother, Charles (Terri) Fritsch of Tillar, AR; step-sister, Bonnie (Mike) McDonald of Sheridan, AR; 6 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 P.M. at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements were made by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Douglas Lamar Crow, age 87, of Lake Village, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi. He was born March 22, 1924, in Monticello, Arkansas, and the son of late William Washington Crow and Viola Douglas Crow and he was a WWII Air Force Veteran, a Baptist and a farmer.

He was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Spencer, Chester, and Cooper; 5 sisters, Clair, Geneva, Mayble, Opal, and Vera.

Survivors are wife Betty Lou Crow of Lake Village; 4 sons, Lamar Crow of Jonesboro, Johnny Crow and David Crow of Lake Village, Willie Crow of Orange Field, Texas; a daughter, Mary Ann Lair of Lake Village; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

Visitation is from 6 to 7 PM Friday, April 22, 2011, at the funeral home. Graveside Service is 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Dermott City Cemetery with Bro. Phillip Payne Officiating. Arrangements were made by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Bobbie Clark, age 79, of Lake Village, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Morehouse General Hospital in Bastrop, Louisiana.  She was born August 3, 1931, in Laurel, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Robert Atwood and Della Holyfield Atwood and was a homemaker. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwain Clark, by a son, Laverne Pete Gourley, by a daughter, Brenda Farnham, and by 2 brothers and 2 sisters.  Survivors are a son, Walter Gourley of Bristow, Oklahoma; 2 daughters, Della Tice of Leland, Mississippi and Shirley Stodghill of Florence, Mississippi; 2 sisters, Elsie Knight and Robbie Reginelli, both of Bastrop, Louisiana; 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at the funeral home.  Funeral Services are 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

James A. Willis, age 86, of Lake Village, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett.  He was born December 21, 1924, in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of the late Thomas Willis and Nita Elson Willis and was a retired farm manager, a World War II Army Veteran and a Methodist.

Survivors are his wife, Alice Anne Willis of Lake Village; 2 step-sons, Richard Moreau and Kim Moreau, both of Lake Village; 2 step-daughters, Michelle Tittle of Lake Village and Toni Brown of Campbell, Missouri and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside Funeral Services will be 3:00 PM Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Lake Village Cemetery with Rev. Tony Hill officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Henry David Martin Mazzanti, Jr. age 72, of Lake Village, died Saturday March 26, 2011 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center.  He was born May 21, 1938, in Lake Village, the son of the late Enerico and Anna Maria Mazzanti and was a salesman and a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Pittman Mazzanti, and by 3 brothers and a sister, Victor, Ned, and Robert Mazzanti and Rosie Kellerman.

He is survived by 5 daughters, Alana Duncan of Houston, TX, Anna Volkman of Gulfport, MS, Marissa Mazzanti of Lake Village, Madelyn Mazzanti of Greenville, MS and Barbie Coleman of Brandon, MS; 6 brothers, Paul Mazzanti of Memphis, TN, Gene Mazzanti of Little Rock, Frank Mazzanti of Crossett, and Joe Mazzanti, Al Mazzanti and Fiore Mazzanti, all of Lake Village; 2 sisters, Katherine Talbot and Gloria Morara, both of Lake Village; 5 grandchildren, Jessica, Deborah, Reagan, Gentry and Nicholas and 4 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 6 PM Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Bishop Funeral Home with Rosary Service at 6:00 P.M.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 28, 2011 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara as Celebrant.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Corey DeQuan Wallace, age 32, of Conway, formerly of Lake Village, died Saturday, March 12, 2011.  He was born August 18, 1978, in Greenville, Mississippi, the son of Clarence Johnson and Sherry Wallace Matthews and was a painter at the school bus factory, a member of Union Baptist Church in Conway and a U. S. Navy Veteran.

He was preceded in death by his father.  Survivors are his wife, Ashanti Wallace of Conway; a son, Amaurey Wallace of Conway; 2 daughters, Courtney Wallace of Conway and Noelle Jackson of Oxen, Maryland; his mother, Sherry Matthews of Lake Village; 4 brothers, Quincy Wallace of Conway, Charles Rodgers of Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri, Dennard Johnson of North Carolina, and Lavonte Johnson of Memphis, Tennessee; and a sister, Charmecka Johnson of Pine Bluff.

There will be a wake from 5 to 7 PM Friday, March 18, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral Services are 2:00 PM Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Central Community Baptist Church in Lake Village with Rev. Robert C. Walker officiating.  Burial will follow in Little Greenland Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

William O. “Doc” Whittingham, age 89, of Benton, formerly of Eudora, died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Stoney Brook Nursing Home in Benton. He was born October 21, 1921, in Truman, Arkansas. He was the son of the late Oscar and Julie Curton Whittingham and was an army veteran of World War II, a farmer and a member of the Eudora Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Arnold Whittingham of Benton; a daughter, Gail and James Shelton of Bryant; 4 brothers, Herbert Whittingham, Paul Whittingham, Raymond Whittingham, and Emerson Whittingham; 3 sisters, Earlene Aston, Edna Mae Hooker, and Jewel Cooper; 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 2 to 3 pm followed by the service at 3pm Sunday March 13, 2011, at Eudora Baptist Church with Bro. Jimmy Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Eudora.

Kenneth Ray Palmquist, age 55, of Bryant, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.  He was born November 30, 1955, in Austin, Texas, the son of the late Benny and Mary Craig and was a park superintendent for the City of Bryant and a member of Midtowne Church in Benton.

He is survived by a son, Timothy Palmquist of Bryant; 4 daughters, Holli Kelley and her husband, Allen, of Sheridan, Amber McGuire and husband, Todd, of Benton, Magan Shuttleworth and husband, Aaron, of Bryant and Kelsey Palmquist of Bryant; and four grandchildren, Kennedy, Camryn, and Laynie McGuire and Anderson, Kelley.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 PM Friday, March 4, 2011, at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home in Bryant, Arkansas.  Graveside Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Bayou Mason Cemetery in Lake Village with Rev. Doug Pruitt officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Nina Dell Chaney, age 76, of Dermott, died Thursday, March 03, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born February 3, 1935, in Collins, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Clem E. Carpenter and Dorothy Rowe Carpenter and was a retired nurses aid and a homemaker.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Benson Chaney, by a brother, Lemmie Carpenter and by 3 sisters, Christine Huffgriffin, Willine Cessor and Barbara Martin.

Survivors are 4 sons, Alfred Pruitt and Andrew Chaney, both of Jerome, John Carter of Lake Village and Steve Chaney of Council Grove, Kansas; 1 brother, John Carpenter of Snyder; 1 sister, Jean Richter of Dermott; 14 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 PM Friday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral Services are

2:00 PM Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Montrose Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Donaldson and Bro. Bo Nix officiating.  Burial will follow in Centerpoint Cemetery near Collins under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Regina Fratesi Sampolesi, age 50, of Lake Village, died Monday, February 21, 2011, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi.  She was born December 22, 1960, in Greenville, Mississippi and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Greenville and also a graduate of the University of Mississippi where she completed her graduate work to become a speech language pathologist.  After working in private practice, she worked 27 years for Delta Regional Medical Center in Home Health/Hospice inpatient and rehabilitation.

She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Talmadge and Lucille Burns of Ethel, Mississippi and paternal grandparents, Sam and Katie Fratesi of Leland, Mississippi.

Survivors include her husband, William “Ned” Sampolesi of Lake Village; a daughter, Savannah Rose Sampolesi; a son, Samuel Charles Sampolesi and step-daughter, Amy (Bill) Barnes and grandson, Ashton William Barnes, all of Lake Village; her parents, Mack and Ollie Fratesi of Leland, Mississippi; three sisters, Rhonda (Jerry) Sanders of Collinston, Louisiana, Robin (Gary) Sistrunk of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and Reagan (Wade) Turner of Tribbett, Mississippi; nieces and nephews, Zach and Garrett Sanders, Rachel and Russell Sistrunk, Courtney, Catie, Chance and Laura Turner, Paige and Seth Ferri, Charles O’Fallon, Marci Adams, Janella Sampolesi and Fred Allen Henry.  Her extended family includes the staff and co-workers of Delta Regional Medical Center and Kings Daughters Hospital. 

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 23^rd. from 4 to 7 PM at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Rosary at 7 PM.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, February 24^th, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Village with Father Theophilus Okpara, Father Charles Bucciantini of St.James Parish of Leland, Mississippi and Father Richard Somers of St. Joseph Parish in Greenville, Mississippi as celebrants.  Interment will follow in St. Isadore Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Savannah and Sam Sampolesi College Fund at either Bank of Lake Village or Simmons First Bank of Lake Village.

Mark A. Smith, age 53, of De Witt, formerly of Eudora, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at his home.  He was born October 2, 1957, in Eudora, the son of the late Jerdie R. Smith and Vera Louise Goodwin Smith and was a farmer.

Survivors are a son, Charles Earl O’Fallon of Greenville, Texas; 2 daughters, Marci Adams of Fayetteville and Amanda Hendrock of New York; 2 brothers, Johnny Smith of Hamburg and George Smith of Henderson, Texas; a sister, Linda Pearson Shoptaw of Alma; 7 grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service of Remembrance will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village.

George B. Williams, age 80, of Lake Village, died Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Southeast Arkansas Rehabilitation Hospital in Lake Village.  He was a retired farmer and pipeliner and a Baptist and an avid hunter and fisherman.  He was born February 24, 1930, in Epps, Louisiana, the son of the late Otha B. Williams and Bessie L. Tharpe Williams.  He is also preceded in death by a brother, Jack D. Williams.

Survivors are a son, Byron Williams and wife, Vickie, of Greenville, Mississippi; a daughter, Angela Williams of Snyder; a brother, Billy L. Williams and wife, Ann, of Lake Village and a sister, Louise St. Palley and husband, Ted, of Lake Village.

Visitation is from 9:00 A.M. to service time at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 19, 2011. Funeral services are at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Dudley R. Baxter, 84, passed away Friday, February 11, 2011, at Saline Hospital Hospice House in Bryant.  He was a retired builder and Southern Baptist minister.  Mr. Baxter was a member of Hurricane Lake Baptist Church.

Mr. Baxter served as pastor of churches in Eudora, Ark., Portland, Ark., and Oak Grove, La.

Mr. Baxter, a veteran of the U.S. Army, is survived by his wife of 62 years, Louise Baxter; two sons, Ray Baxter of Benton and Kenneth Baxter and his wife Joannie of Eureka, Ill.; six grandchildren, Claire Brown and her husband Johnny, Andrew Baxter, J.R. Baxter, Blake Baxter, Brenna Baxter, and Bailey Baxter; and two great-grandchildren, Catherine Brown and Henry Brown.

Mr. Baxter was an excellent woodworking craftsman, making priceless furniture pieces and keepsakes for his family.  He was a loving husband, wonderful father, prideful grandfather and tender great-grandfather.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons and grandchildren.  His grandchildren and great-grandchildren loved and cherished their PawPaw.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Victor Baxter and Tempye Carlton Baxter, and an infant son, Paul Dudley Baxter, all of Eudora.

Visitation and funeral services will be Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at Eudora Baptist Church. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m., and funeral at 2 p.m. with the Rev. John Casey officiating. Internment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery by Bishop Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Saline Memorial Hospital Hospice House.

Marilyn J. Harris, age 72, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant, Arkansas.  She was born February 21, 1938, in Monticello, the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee McClendon and Virginia Palmer McClendon and was a homemaker and a member of Lake Village First Presbyterian Church. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim D. Harris.  Survivors are 2 sons, William Robert Harris of McGehee and Jimmy Lynn Harris of Benton; a daughter, Deborah Lee Judkins of Rhome, Texas; a sister, Betty Braddock of Lake Village; a brother in law and sister in law, Phillip and Vada Mae Harris of Bryant; 7 grandchildren, Lindsey Admeic, Courtney Conklin, William Harris II, Shana Donatha, Kira Scott, Molly Harris and Bodie Harris, and 7 great-grandchildren. The family wishes to express Special Thanks to the staff of Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Friday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 29, 2011, at Lake Village First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Lauren Moore officiating.  Burial is in McGehee Cemetery in McGehee, Arkansas, under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Mary Evelyn O’Fallon Martar, age 75, of Eudora, died Sunday, January 16, 2011, at her home. She was born February 7, 1935, in Monticello, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Barney Martin O’Fallon and Effie Mae Lloyd O’Fallon and was a homemaker and a member of Eudora Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, by a granddaughter, Chelsea Greve, brothers, Charles “Pete” O’Fallon, Curtis “Cotton” O’Fallon, Ronnie O’Fallon, Johnny O’Fallon an infant sister, Ida Mae O’Fallon and her special mother-in-law, Bessie Mae Martar.

Survivors are her husband, Bill Martar of Eudora; 3 daughters, Terry Sibley and her husband, Leroy, Vickie Hall and her husband, Cody, of Oak Grove, Louisiana, and Frankie Greve and her husband, Bob, of Stanton, Tennessee; 3 brothers, Glenn O’Fallon and wife, Pauline, of Crossett, Bobby O’Fallon and wife, Barbara, of Bastrop, Louisiana and Willard O’Fallon and wife, Barbara, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; 5 grandchildren, Emily Sibley Vail of Eudora, Lee Jay Sibley and wife, Crystal, of Hot Springs, Joshua Hall and wife, Candice, of Oak Grove, Louisiana, Zachary Hall and wife, Kasey, of Oak Grove, Louisiana and Brandon Griffis and wife, Krystal, of Eudora;  12 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 PM Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village.  Funeral Services are 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Eudora Baptist Church in Eudora, with Bro. Charles Pullen and Bro. Bobby O’Fallon officiating.  Burial will follow in Eudora Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Home Care, 455 W. Gaines St., Monticello, AR  71655 or Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock.

Gladys Decima Adams Bittle, age 83, of Dermott, died Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born May 1, 1927, in West Point, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Tommy Lee Adams and Ethel Mullins Adams and was a retired restaurant cook and homemaker and a Presbyterian.  She had worked many years at the Cotton Boll, Sands Motel, Perry Drug Store, Twin City Truck Stop and Dermott Barbecue Restuarants.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Tommy and Ethel Adams; her husband, Joe Bittle, Sr.; 5 brothers, Clifford Adams, Herman (Carl) Adams, Thurman (Tom) Turner, Emmet (Jack) Adams, and Jamie Adams; 3 sisters, Thelma Henry, Alee Adams, and Dora Reese, and a great-grandson, Adam Collins.  Survivors are 3 sons, Joe Bittle Jr. and wife, Florence, Tommy Bittle and Jimmy Bittle, all of Dermott; 2 daughters, Annette Hiett of Centerville, and Pam Green and husband, Tommy, of Rison; a brother, Vernon (Rusty) Adams of Manteca, California; a sister, Bertha Dill of West Point, Mississippi; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Monday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Jennie Cemetery with Bro. Don Evans officiating.  Services are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Ben V. Floriani, Jr. age 68, of Lake Village, died Saturday, January 15, 2011.  He was born May 12, 1942, in Lake Village, the son of the late Ben Floriani, Sr. and Julia Scucchi Floriani.  He was a graduate of LSU Banking School of the South and retired after 44 years from Simmons First Bank of Southeast Arkansas where he held positions of President, CEO and Chairman of the Board.  He was also a U. S. Army Veteran and a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ben Sr. and Julia Floriani, a brother, Joe Floriani, a sister, Rose Mary Jenkins and a grandson, Cooper Floriani.  Survivors are his wife, Ann Cantrell Floriani of Lake Village; 2 sons, Clayton Floriani of Memphis, Tennessee and Vince Floriani of Little Rock; a brother, Herbert Floriani of Oakland, California; 2 sisters, Lena Sampolesi and Catherine Casali, both of Lake Village and four grandchildren, Ben IV, Grant, Mia and Edie Floriani.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM Sunday, January 16, 2011 followed by Rosary at

6:00 PM at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM

Monday, January 17, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in St. Isadore Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Village, St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital or Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock.

John Allen Hartness, age 61, of Campbell, Missouri, formerly of Dermott, died Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  He was born

April 8, 1949, in Dermott, Arkansas, the son of Elmer F. Hartness and Martha Alexander Hartness.  He attended school in Dermott and was in the graduating class of 1967.  He was a grain elevator manager for Cargill retiring after 38 years, a sales representative for Schaeffer Oil in St. Louis for several years and he and his wife, Gay, owned and operated of a cutting horse ranch in Campbell, Missouri. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Dermott.

He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer F. Hartness.  Survivors are his mother, Martha Hartness of Monroe, Louisiana; his wife, Gay Dunn Hartness of Campbell, Missouri; a daughter, Kathy Gregg of Dermott; 2 step-sons, Eban F. Kea of Ayden, North Carolina and Jonathan A. Kea of Durham, North Carolina; 2 brothers, Elmer Hartness “Jr.” of Dermott and Bobby Hartness of Little Rock; a sister, Diane Thompson of Columbia, Louisiana and one granddaughter, Lauren Ashley Hartness and a grandson, Braxton Kea.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Friday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Temple Baptist Church in Dermott with

Bro. Larry Donaldson and Bro. Jake Davis officiating.  Private graveside will follow in Dermott Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Danny Wheeler, age 65, of Eudora, died Friday, December 31, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born June 27, 1945, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of the late Louis Wheeler and Peggy Reed Lichter and was a member of North Side Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by a brother, Jackie Wheeler and by a sister, Charlotte Maynor.

Survivors are cousins Joy Popejoy, Jimmy Popejoy and wife, Kelly, Kris Popejoy and wife, Ann, Mark Popejoy and wife, Pam, Michael Popejoy and wife, Kris and numerous other cousins and extended family.

Graveside services are 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 3, 2011, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora with Bro. Bud O’Neal officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Eudora.

Elsie Claire Ferri, age 81, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.  She was born March 7, 1929, in Koscuisko, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Homer Lawrence and Gladys Lewis Lawrence.  She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse working in labor and delivery at General Hospital, now Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi, for over 35 years where she delivered many citizens of this area.  She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Ferri, 2 brothers, James and Ray Lawrence and a sister, Beulah Lawrence.

Survivors are a son, Steve Ferri and wife, Lucy, of Lake Village; a daughter, Sharon Henderson of Lake Village; 2 brothers, Doyle Lawrence of Houston, Mississippi and Marvin Lawrence of Koscuisko, Mississippi; a sister, Nell Parkerson of Canton, Mississippi; 4 grandchildren, Stephanie Jones (Eric), Chrissie Barnes, Paige Ferri and Seth Ferri; 3 great-grandchildren, Sophia, Sydney, and Elle, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 4 to 6 PM Friday at Bishop Funeral Home with Rosary at 6:00 P.M.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 1, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Richard Somers as celebrant.  Burial will follow in St. Isadore Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Nadine Rauls, age 68, of Lake Village, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born August 1, 1942, in Red Banks, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Quinon Tullos and Verna Smith Tullos and was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George T. Rauls, a daughter, Margie Lynn Rauls, a grandson, Jacob Rauls, 2 great-grandchildren, a brother, Aubrey Tullos and by a sister, Betty Jo Tullos.

Survivors are 6 sons, George Rauls, David Rauls, Jason Rauls and Shannon Rauls, all of Lake Village, Terry Rauls of Kilbourne, Louisiana and Randy Rauls of McGehee; 2 brothers, John Tullos of Rayville, Louisiana and Otis Rauls of Dermott; 3 sisters, Regina Evans of Monticello, Clara Mae Smith of Ft. Smith and Margaret Ann Tullos of Rayville, Louisiana; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside Services are 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Oak Grove Cemetery with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Henry Lee Allgood, age 66, of Lake Village, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born August 2, 1944, in Boyle, Mississippi, the son of the late John Franklin Allgood Sr. and Sarah Morgan Allgood and was a retired cotton picker mechanic and a Baptist. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, by a son, Ricky Lee Allgood, a brother, John Allgood Jr. and a baby brother and baby sister.

Survivors are his wife, Faye Card Allgood of Lake Village; 2 sons, Troy Allgood of Lake Village and Tommy Allgood of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia; 1 daughter, Melissa Allgood Conville of West Monroe, Louisiana; 2 brothers, Billy Allgood of Whitehall and Mickle Allgood of Snyder; 4 sisters, Mary Brooks and Minnie Bell of Dothan, Alabama, Rena Jones of Lake Village and Nora Pope of Pine Bluff; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday, December 20, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Montrose Cemetery with Larry Conville officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Mattie Ruth Craig, age 75, of Lake Village, died Sunday, November 28, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born April 29, 1935 in Boydell, the daughter of the late Jack Thomas Ferguson and Susie Dungan Ferguson and was an administrative secretary for Lakeside Public Schools and a member of Bayou Mason Baptist Church.

She is survived by a son, Ronnie Craig of New London, Texas; 2 daughters, Rebecca Smith of Hamburg and Linda Nance of Phoenix, Arizona; 2 brothers, J. M. Ferguson of Collins and Harvey Ferguson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a sister, Vera Knobloch of Monticello, Mississippi; 9 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 PM Wednesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 11:00 AM Thursday, December 2, 2010, at Bayou Mason Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating.  Burial will follow in Bayou Mason Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Joann Taylor Tuggle, age 76, of Portland, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at her home.  She was born November 5, 1934, in Gideon, Missouri, the daughter of the late Herchel Alvin Taylor and Louise Monville Taylor and was a homemaker and member of Portland United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a baby sister, Celia Diane Taylor, her step-mother, Louise Hughes and a step-brother, Bob Hughes.

Survivors are her husband, R. H. Tuggle of Portland; 3 daughters, Paula Tuggle Bollich and husband, Damian, of Jones, Louisiana, Patti Tuggle of Portland, and Andi Tuggle Smith of Portland and son-in-law Brad Smith of Jennie; a brother, Alvin Dale Taylor and wife, Rita, of Swartz Creek, Michigan; 2 sisters, Mary Lou Moylan of Clarkton, Missouri and Debbie Scott and husband, Vernon, of Gideon, Missouri; a step-brother, Wayne Hughes of Clarkton, Missouri; 5 step-sisters, Shirley Lance of Marshfield, Missouri, Phyllis Hughes of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Judy Anderson of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Sandy Pickard of Gulfport, Mississippi, and Peggy Timms of Memphis, Tennessee and 5 grandchildren, Brandon Bollich, and wife, Julie, Matthew Bollich, Larkin Tuggle, Carlee Smith and Cody Smith, a step-grandson, Dane Pardon,  many loving nieces and nephews and other family and friends and thanks to her special doctor, Dr. Rob Wawrzynek.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 26, 2010, at Portland United Methodist Church with Stanton Veasey officiating.  Burial will follow in Portland Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Leon Lamb, age 78, of Lake Village, died Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born May 3, 1932, in Morrilton, Arkansas, the son of the late Hiram Thomas Lamb and Syretha Jane Tucker Lamb and was a retired farmer and a member of Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 5 sisters.  Survivors are his wife, Rosie Lamb of Lake Village; one son, Kenneth Lamb of McGehee; 2 daughters, Mary Sue “Pee Wee” Fuller of Lake Village and Donna Scott of Monticello; 8 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

Visitation is form 5 to 7 PM  Friday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are at

11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

James Everett Popejoy Sr., age 73, of Eudora, died Monday, November 15, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born February 15, 1937 in McAlester, Oklahoma, the son of the late Lee R. Popejoy Sr. and Vivian Flowers Popejoy and was a retired businessman and catfish farmer.

He is preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Elizabeth Popejoy, by a brother, Lou Allen Popejoy, a sister, Carolyn Nell Popejoy and by a granddaughter, Alexis Popejoy. 

Survivors are his wife, Joy Ann Popejoy of Eudora; 4 sons, James Everett Popejoy Jr. of Kilbourne, Louisiana, Mark Edward Popejoy and Michael Paul Popejoy, both of Haughton, Louisiana and Kristopher Joel Popejoy of Eudora; 2 brothers, Lee T. Popejoy Jr., MD, of Jasper, Texas and John David Popejoy of Indianapolis, Indiana; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bud O’Neal officiating.  A private burial of cremains will be at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora or Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock. 

Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Bermell D. “Nell” Smith, age 76, of Lake Village, died Monday, November 15, 2010, at her home.  She was born September 27, 1934, in Kelso, Arkansas, the daughter of the late William Carl Darnell and Mary Ellen Vance Darnell.  She was a retired waitress, having worked for over 20 years at Mike’s Cafe in Lake Village and was a homemaker and Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wilbur Smith and her second husband, Woodrow Teague, also by a sister and 2 brothers, Linda Crowley and Bud and Carl Darnell.

She is survived by 2 sons, Jesse Smith and wife, Sue, of Bastrop, Louisiana and Thomas Smith and wife, Shirley, of Lake Village; 4 daughters, Sandra Ann Freemen and husband, Frank, of Lake Village, Martha Hensley of Crossett, Mary Shaver and husband, Tommy, of Crossett and special daughter, Shirley Edwards of Lake Village; one brother, Leo Darnell of Dermott; one sister, Betty Maloney of Lake Village; 8 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Jennie Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

John Franklin Allgood, Jr., age 67, of Hot Springs, formerly of Lake Village, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at Canyon Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hot Springs.  He was born May 22, 1943, in Boyle Mississippi, the son of the late John Franklin Allgood Sr. and Sarah Morgan Allgood and was a retired farmer and Baptist.

He was preceded in death by a baby brother and baby sister and one grandson.

Survivors are a son, J. J. Allgood of Iowa Falls, Iowa; a daughter, Clovie Lopez of Marshalltown, Iowa; 3 brothers, Henry Allgood and wife, Fay, of Lake Village, Billy Allgood of Whitehall, and Mickle Allgood of Snyder; 4 sisters, Mary Brooks and husband, George, of Dothan, Alabama, Minnie Bell of Dothan, Alabama, Rena Jones of Lake Village and Nora Pope of Pine Bluff; 6 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is 12 Noon till 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 11, 2010, with Funeral services at 2:00 P.M. at Bishop Funeal Home Chapel with Bro. Larry Donaldson officiating.  Burial will follow in Montrose Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

David Hallman, age 63, of Eudora, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 07, 2010 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born March 4, 1947, the son of the late Preston and Irene Hallman.  David was a master electrician but his true passion was for the children of the community and especially the children that are involved in rodeo.  David had a zest for life with a hearty laugh that could put a smile on anyone’s face. 

His life is celebrated by his wife of 20 years, Jackie Akins Hallman of Eudora; 2 sons, Mike Knight of Ward and Greg Knight and wife Sandra, of Searcy; a daughter, Angie Knight Hankins and husband, Kipp, of Cabot; a sister, Linda Martin and husband, Marty, of Kokomo, Indiana; 5 grandchildren, Andrea, Kadie, Brandon, Jessica and Garrett; 2 great-grandsons, Wylie and Shepherd;  a niece and nephew and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.

A Celebration of David’s Life will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at Jennie Baptist Church with Bro. Phillip Slaughter officiating.

Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In Lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock.

Marion L. “Sugar” Long, age 80, of Lake Village, died Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born February 20, 1930, in Marianna, Arkansas, the son of the late Marshall L. Long and Flossie L. Leasure Long and was a retired heavy equipment operator, a U. S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Greenville.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother and by 2 brothers, Gorden and Huey P. Long.  Survivors are his wife, Sue Soder Long of Lake Village; a sister, Joyce Vaught of Lake Village; a nephew, Jay Vaught and his wife, Sherry and 2 great-nieces, Rebekah and Sarah Vaught.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Monday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Stephen Ramsey officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In Lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Harmony Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi or Chicot Baptist Church.

Len B. Gilmer, age 78, of Camden formerly of Lake Village, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at Ouachita Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Camden.  He was born June 30, 1932, in Emerson, Arkansas, the son of the late Johnny Gilmer and Lilly Floyd Gilmer and was a retired mechanic and a Baptist.

He is survived by a sister, Beatrice McCoy of Camden and a nephew and niece, Perry Smith and Lillie Brown, both of Camden.

Graveside services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Jennie Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

James Brandon Holdcraft, age 30, of Morrilton died Saturday.  He was born August 28, 1980, in Monticello and was a construction worker and sheetrock hanger.

He is survived by his mother, Robin Sivertson of Smeaton, Saskatchewan, Canada; two brothers, Jeremy and Jason Holdcraft of Monticello; 3 sisters, Sasha Jasay Pettingill of Morrilton, Crystal Jasay Rogers of Sterlington, Louisiana and DeAnna Holdcraft of Monticello and his grandparents, Robert King of Lake Village and Braxton Holdcraft of Monticello.

Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 29, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Burial will follow in Jennie Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Guy Stephen Moon Jr. age 77, of Eudora, died Friday, October 22, 2010, at his home.  He was born September 27, 1933, in Lake Village, the son of the late Guy Moon Sr. and Hazel Durham Moon and was a retired farmer, a U. S. Army Veteran and a member of Scott Memorial United Methodist Church. 

He is survived by 4 sons, Stephen Moon of Lake Village, Bruce Moon of Fairhope, Alabama, and Gary Moon and Glen Moon, both of Eudora; 1 sister, Carolyn Van Horn of Indiana; 9 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and 1 great-grandson.

Visitation is from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 28, 2010 with Memorial Services at 2:00 P.M. at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial of cremains will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Ella Marie Talkington, age 91, of Lake Village, died Saturday, October 23, 2010, at her home.  She was born February 2, 1919 in Cooter, Missouri, the daughter of the late Bell Jefferson Lawler and Daisy Coffman Lawler and was a homemaker and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Talkington, a daughter, Brenda McAffry and by a granddaughter, LaRhonda Lane.  She is survived by a daughter, Linda Lane of Lake Village; a sister, Ruby Nell Walker of Lake Village; 2 grandchildren, C. D. “Ned” McAffry and wife, Melody and Delinda Vaughn and husband, Gary and 4 great-grandchildren, Brittany and Megan Vaughn and Kyle and Skyler McAffry and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.  Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bill Rayder officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery.

David L. “Dave” Willis, age 64, of Lake Village, died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at his home.  He was born March 2, 1946 in Humphrey, Arkansas and was a U. S. Army Veteran, a member of Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church and a member of the Lonoke Masonic Lodge.  He was retired from Entergy Arkansas after 34 years service with 13 years, 1990 to 2003, as Network Manager in Lake Village.

Survivors are his wife of 40 years, Dolores Willis of Lake Village; a son, Jonathan Willis of Eudora; 2 sisters, Betty Buerkle of Stuttgart and Twyla LoCastro of Denton, Texas and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Sunday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 18, 2010 at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church with Bro. Phillip Payne and Bro.Garry Alverson officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church,

251 Hwy. 144 West, Lake Village, AR  71653.

Melba Monnette Mitchell, age 84, of LakeVillage, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at her home.  She was born August 4, 1926, in Lake Village, the daughter of Leslie Lee Griffin and Guyula Elizabeth Bailey Griffin and was a retired bookkeeper for their lumber company and a member of Lake Village Baptist Church. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, by a son, H. Larry Mitchell and by 4 brothers, Gilbert, M. Maurice, her twin brother, Duane and Kenneth Griffin and 2 sisters, Captiola Griffin Dickey and Marie Griffin Champion.

Survivors are her husband, Hiram “H. L.”Mitchell of Lake Village; 2 daughters, Lanis Faye Mitchell Strader and Claudia Dee Bunker and her husband, Bill, of Lake Village;

a daughter-in-law, Diane Mitchell of Alexander; a sister, Joan Byerly and her husband, Roger, of Lake Village; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandsons.

Visitation will be Saturday, October 23, 2010, at 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. with a Celebration of Life Service at 2:00 P.M. at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village.

In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital or Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Ellon Evell Vaughn, age 79, of Lake Village, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village after a lengthy illness.  He was born June 5, 1931, in Bay, Arkansas, the son of the late Boss Vaughn and Eva Brown Vaughn and was a member of Lake Village Baptist Church.

He farmed for 56 years, beginning around Lepanto, Arkansas, moving to Jonesville, Louisiana, in 1968, and moving to Lake Village in 1975.  Although he had retired 5 years ago, he never stopped “making a crop”.  He continued to teach his children and grandchildren about farming, being known for the phrase, “I’m not going to tell you what to do, but if it were me—“.  When asked if he was ready to go, he said quickly and profoundly, “yes” and asked “are you?’

He was preceded in death by his parents, Eva and Boss Vaughn, a daughter, Vickie Ann Vaughn, and by 5 brothers, Willard, Hoyt, Vance, Jimmy and Dean Vaughn.  He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jean Kelley Vaughn of Lake Village; 2 sons, David and Larry Vaughn of Lake Village; 2 sisters, Nell Osman and Betty Sue Vaughn;   5 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are at

10:00 A.M. Friday, October 15, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Bell officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Lesa D. Cota “CeeCee”, age 49, of Pearl River, Louisiana, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010.  Beloved mother of Jessica K. Cota.  Fiance of Karl M. Sander, and step-mother of Corinne L. Sander.  She is survived by her father, Nelson E. Donham and step-mother, Alice M. Donham; four sisters, Tresa D. Corde’ and husband Paul, of Napoleonville, Louisiana, Joyce D. Self and husband, Charles, of Five Points, Tennessee, Janet C. Donham of Marrero, Louisiana and Mary D. Moore of Westwego, Louisiana; one brother, Nelson E. Donham and wife, Joann of Virginia and several nieces and nephews. 
She was preceded in death by two infant daughters, her mother, Annie Donham, her grandparents, a niece Christina Little and 2 brothers-in-law, Ronald Carlos and Golden Boutte.

She was a graduate of L. W. Higgins High School and was a loving and caring person who adored her family and friends.  She was a devoted Saints fan and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, pictures and music.

Local arrangements were visitation from 10:00 A.M. to Noon on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services were at 12:00 Noon Sunday at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Miller officiating.  Burial followed in Jennie Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Thomas A. McHan Jr.  “T. A.” age 87, of Lake Village, died Sunday, September 26, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  He was born October 24, 1922, in Montrose, Arkansas, the son of the late Thomas Allen McHan, Sr. and Mandy Young McHan.  He was a retired service station owner/operator, a U. S. Navy Veteran of WW II and a member of Lake Village Baptist Church.  He enjoyed gardening and wood-working and his church work and bible reading.

He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 4 sisters.  Survivors are his wife of 67 years, Kathryn Redfearn McHan of Lake Village; a son, Vernon Allen McHan of Biloxi, Mississippi; a daughter, Katie Webb of Lake Village; 6 grandchildren, DeSha Budraitis, Traci Macaro, Gaye Edwards, Tiffany Edwards, April Austin and Vernon “Bubba” McHan Jr. and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 PM Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 10:00 AM Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Lake Village Baptist Church with the

Rev. Mike Bell officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. 

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Lake Village Baptist Church.

Lill Pearson, age 91, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born July 11, 1919, in Burdett, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Isaac Mangrum and Dora Underwood Mangrum.  She was a Chicot County resident since 1954 and was a member of the Lake Village Church of Christ.  She had been a lady welder during WW II, a school cafeteria manager, owner and manager of a Dairy Queen, a member of the Extension Homemakers Club for 70 years, a member of the Chicot County Fair Board for 20 years and one of the founders of and a Board Member of Fawnwood Community Center.

Her husband, Don Pearson Sr. to whom she was married for 61 years, preceded her in death.  Survivors are 3 sons, Paul Pearson and wife, Myra, of Pangburn, Don Pearson Jr. and wife, Sarah, of Brandon, Mississippi, and George Pearson and wife, Sharon, of Benton; a former daughter-in-law, Linda Moreland of Lake Village; a special friend and caregiver, John Wells of Lake Village; 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 P.M. Thursday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 24, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in Jennie Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chicot Baptist Church, 744 Lakehall Road, Lake Village, AR  71653 of a favorite charity. 

Joe Edward Reginelli, age 79, of Bastrop, Louisiana, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at the McClellan Veterans Administration Hospital in Little Rock.  He was born August 9. 1931, in Lake Village, the son of the late Vincent Reginelli and Erselia Mazzanti Reginelli and was a U. S. Army disabled Korean War Veteran.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sonya Reginelli, 2 brothers, Herman and Nello Reginelli and by 3 sisters, Rose Lorenz, Amelia Thoman and Mary Reginelli.

Survivors are his wife, Robbie Reginelli of Bastrop, Louisiana; a daughter, Jody Moore of Owasso, Oklahoma; a brother, Tony Reginelli of Lake Village; 3 grandchildren, Chase, Zachary and Gracen Moore, and several beloved nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with

Bro. Doug Jones officiating.  Cremation will follow after services.  

Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Pauline Peace Sessions, Mrs. Hal R Sessions, Jr., passed from us on  September 4, 2010 from complications of a stroke that she suffered in May at her home in Memphis, TN.  She died at her daughter’s home in Ovilla, TX surrounded by her family.  Until May, Polly had lived as full and active a life as is humanly possible.  She was married to Hal Rucks Sessions, Jr. on Christmas Day  in 1948, and their  62 year marriage was blessed with four children, 11 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.  She is survived by her husband, Chaplain Hal R. Sessions, Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee and originally Lake Village, AR now residing in Ovilla, TX. 

Following her graduation from Texas State College for Women (Now TWU) with a family- first  BS degree,  Pauline served her country by working in the chemistry lab at an ammunition factory in Dallas, Texas.   Hal had spent WWII in the US Navy swimming away from the sinking aircraft carrier  USS Wasp (CV-7) at Guadalcanal and surviving multiple kamikaze attacks on the USS Chandeleur (AV-10) later in the war.      They met while in Conway, AR following World War II while they were both attending college - she at Arkansas State Teachers College (now Central Arkansas University)  , and Hal at Hendrix College. 

Their children are:   Dr. Hal R. Sessions, III and his wife Marilyn of Portland, OR,  Betty Sessions of Fayetteville, AR, Jamie Murphy and her husband Larry  of Ovilla, TX, and, Lynn Cloninger Sessions, widow of Paul Meek Sessions who tragically preceded his mother in death in August of 2009.   Her parents were James Mitchum Peace and Emma Yocum Peace of Magnolia, AR.   Her brother, James Frances Peace and her sister in law,  Mrs. Floyd Bunker Sessions, also preceded her in death.  She is survived by brothers in law Floyd Bunker Sessions and William Nelson Sessions of Lake Village, Arkansas, sisters in law Jeannine Tushek Sessions of Lake Village, and Alvarene Green Peace of Magnolia, AR, the 11 grandchildren and one great grand daughter.

Pauline’s Christian life revolved around her husband , her church, and her family.  She followed her husband to Southern Methodist University after his graduation from Hendrix College in 1950, where they attended seminary at Perkins School of Theology.   They then reentered the Navy, with Pauline the ever present Navy wife and Hal as a Methodist Navy chaplain.  As the family grew they moved every two years to a new station and saw not only the highways and byways of this great country, but also the world.  Boston, MA, Annapolis, MD, Newport, RI, Great Lakes, Il, Long Beach, CA,   Sasebo, Japan,  Camp Pendleton, CA and finally the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington, TN saw the Sessions clan.  ‘Mother‘ became a tireless volunteer later in life with her knitting of caps for preemies at LaBohneur Children’s Hospital,  knitting hundreds of sweaters that were sent around the world through “Guideposts”,  and her church work at the Scenic Hills  and Bartlett Methodist Churches.   She took up running at age 55 and became a marathoner – running the Memphis in May Marathon (26.2 miles), at the age of 61 – winning her age group and running every step of the way.  No walking for this young lady.  Along with husband Hal, they traveled to 25 foreign countries and  all fifty states.   She even ran a race in all 50 states, a feat that husband Hal documented in a book, Running in all 50 After 55 as her biggest fan.   They traveled to the Holy Land, traveled completely around the world,  attended dozens of WWII ship reunions, and took 14 cruises together.   With children scattered across the country they traveled exhaustively to visit children and family.  

Mother will be greatly missed. 

Memorials should be made to Lakeside Methodist Church , Lake Village, AR,  or Bartlett United Methodist Church, Bartlett, TN in lieu  of flowers.    

Visitation will be at   Lakeside Methodist Church, Lake Village, AR at  1:00 pm.  On Wednesday September 8.  Funeral service will follow at 2 pm  and Graveside service will follow in the Lake Village Cemetery. 

(Arrangements by Bishop Funeral Home, Lake Village, Arkansas.)

Robert Jared Phillips, age 18, of Haley, died Thursday, September 2, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  He was born September 22, 1991, in Greenville, Mississippi, the son of Robert Samuel Phillips and Sandra Ann Jones Phillips and was a construction worker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in McGehee and an avid hunter and sportsman.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Ryan Phillips and by a grandfather, Sammie Phillips.  Survivors are his parents, Robert and Sandra Phillips of Halley; a sister, Alanna Phillips of Halley, a niece, Layla Phillips of Halley; his grandparents, Laurence and Barbara Jones of Lake Village and Sandra Phillips of Little Rock and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be starting at 3:00 PM Saturday, September 4, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church in McGehee.  Funeral services are 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in McGehee, with Rev. Kenny Shaw and Bro. Mike Hall officiating.  Burial will follow in Halley Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Foundation for Retina Research, which will benefit children with retinal degenerative diseases including his cousins, Caroline and Cole Carper.  The Foundation address is 666 Dundee Road, Suite 1104, North Brook, Ill.  60062.  Also, memorials may be made to Paws and Claws, P. O. Box 975, McGehee, AR  71654.  

Johnny Edward Grassi, age 82, of Lake Village, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi.  He was born March 4, 1928, in Lake Village, the son of the late Victor Grassi and Stella Alpe Grassi.  He was the owner and operator of Johnny’s Food Bank for over 60 years and was a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.  

He was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Grassi.  Survivors are his wife Mary Menotti Grassi of Lake Village; 2 sons, Rodney Grassi of Lake Village and David Grassi and his wife, Carol of Warren; a daughter, Pat Grassi Douglas and her husband, Larry, of Lake Village; a brother, Charles Grassi and his wife, Mary Jane, of Lake Village; 2 sisters, Catherine Havercamp of Lake Village and Victoria Clements of Oxford, Mississippi; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 7 P.M. Friday, September 3, 2010, with Rosary at 7:00 P.M.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara as celebrant.  Burial will follow in

St. Mary’s Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary’s School in Lake Village or

St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital.

Lyndsi Michelle Smith, age 28, of Lake Village, went to be with our Lord on August 29, 2010, as a result of a single vehicle accident. Lyndsi danced into the world on May 28, 1982. She loved “hanging out” with family and friends and taking care of her many animals, but especially her Great Dane, Bella. Lyndsi never met a stranger and had a heart of gold. She sang and danced her way into the hearts of many.

Lyndsi was the daughter of Marilyn Dalton, and Michael and Sheila Smith. She was the beloved granddaughter of Betty Ellis. Her sisters include, Staci Reginelli, Natali Fabick, Paige Guy, and Sara McDaniel. Lyndsi enjoyed playing with all of her nieces and nephews: Luke, Maggie, Anna, Anniston, Landry, and Mia. She was loved by a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins. She especially enjoyed spending time with her cousin Jamie Martar Jones and life-long friend Kim Cingolani. Lyndsi will always hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew her.

Visitation was from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at Bishop Funeral Home. Funeral services are 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Village.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Loui “Buddy” Burgess, age 63, of Monticello, formerly of Lake Village, died Thursday August 19, 2010, at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was born November 4, 1946, in Lake Village, Arkansas, the son of the late David Lynn Burgess and Alice A. Tharp Burgess. He was truck driver and a Baptist.

He was preceded in death by Ray and David Burgess of Monticello.

He is survived by one son, Chris Burgess and wife Kim, of Monticello; one daughter, Amy Burgess and husband Brian, of Fountain Hill; one brother, John Burgess of Robertsdale, Alabama; 3 sisters, Frances Streeter of Lake Village, Eunice Hackett of Monticello, and Diane Molina of Mayflower; and 3 grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village with Bro. Ken Johnson officiating. Arrangements made by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Doretha Vining McBride, age 97, of Eudora, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at Lake Village Rehabilitation Care Center.  She was born August 5, 1913, in Smith County, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Charles S. Runnels and Mary Jane Adcock Runnels.

She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Baptist Church since 1963 and a long-time resident of Eudora in the Wellford Community.  She wrote the local news in the Spectator and the Eudora Enterprise for over 50 years and was a member of the Arkansas Homemakers Extension Club where she earned a 50 year pin and Certificate of Achievement with the Homemakers Club.  She was a member of the Share Group in the Wellford community and enjoyed attending their monthly meetings.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, T. C. Vining, Sr. and her second husband, Wade McBride and 6 brothers, Hebron Runnels, Horrace Runnels, Charles Runnels, Cordis Runnels, Audie Runnels and Howard Runnels.

She is survived by one son, T. C. Vining, Jr. and wife, Nancy, of Russellville; 3 grandchildren, Thomas Jeffrey Vining and wife, Nancy Lynn, of Stephenson, Virginia, John Wesley Vining and wife, Monique, of Russellville, and Angela Vining of Grand Prairie, Texas; 4 great-grandchildren, Mackenzie and Caleb Vining and Bethany and John Luke Vining, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 9:00 A.M. Tuesday until service time at New Hope Baptist Church on Hwy. 8 West, Eudora.  Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Christmas and Rev. Sanders Brooks officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home.

In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to New Hope Baptist Church or Mt. Carmel Cemetery in her memory.

Casper Clyde Shelton, age 79, of Gilmer, Texas, formerly of Hamburg and Eudora, died Friday, August 13, 2010, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, Texas.  He was born September 7, 1930, in Eudora, Arkansas and was a retired farmer and Army veteran of the Korean War serving in Germany during his wartime service.

He was known in Ashley County as Pat Shelton.  He enjoyed his garden and enjoyed people stopping by and buying vegetables from him when he lived in Hamburg.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jeannette Shelton, a daughter, Linda Wilson, sisters, Irene Gray, Margie Hopkins and Jo McCullough and brother, Bill Shelton.

He is survived by 2 sons, Carl and Raymond Shelton of Texas; his twin brother, Kenneth Shelton of Lake Village; a sister, Flora Haley of Redfield; 9 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation is 6 to 8 PM Saturday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August15, 2010 at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Village.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Randy H. Williamson, age 43, of Lake Village, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at his home.  He was born February 7, 1967, in Lake Village, the son of the late Homer Williamson and Glenda Harville Williamson Phillips and was a construction contractor and a Baptist. 

He is preceded in death by his step-father, Ed Phillips Sr. and by a step-sister, Debra Horn.  Survivors are a step-son, Landon Derryberry of McGehee; his step-mother, Pearl Williamson of Hamburg; 2 brothers, Ed Phillips Jr. of Crossett and Ronnie Williamson of Hamburg; 2 step-sisters, Kathy Richardson and Dianna Lynn Crawford, both of Hamburg 5 nephews and nieces, Cason and Cade Phillips, Kayla and Kyle Williamson and Austin Brown.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at the First Baptist Church in Hamburg.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Gerald Wolfe, age 86, of Lake Village, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Lake Village Health Care Center.  He was born July 2, 1924, in England, Arkansas, the son of the late C. C. Wolfe and Lena Hale Wolfe and was a Baptist. 

He is survived by a brother, Burl Wolfe of Mesquite, Texas and a sister, Marjorie Smith of Lake Village.

Graveside services are 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Pine Bluff.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Alvin Reynold Meyer, Jr., age 65, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at home.  He is survived by his wife, Carol Turnage Meyer, and their four children: Marlys Meyer Brown (William) and children Web & Benton; Alvin Reynold Meyer III (Jill) and children Caroline, Catherine, Mary Patton & Reyn; Carol Cashion Meyer Doolittle (Jeffery) and children Prentiss & Cashion Riley; and Lollie Meyer Hayles (Jason).  He is also survived by his two sisters, Shirley Meyer Bell and Lollie Meyer Rosen.  Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy Morrice Meyer and Alvin Reynold Meyer, Sr.

            Born in Lake Village, Alvin lived his entire life in the Grand Lake area as the owner-operator of SAL Ranch farm.  After attending the University of Arkansas as a Sigma Chi, he married his college sweetheart, and together they had four children.  Community contribution was important to him, and he took great pleasure in serving others in any capacity whether it was member, president or dishwasher extraordinaire.  Some of his past involvements include Mainline Health Systems Board of Directors, Eudora Christian Charities, Southeast Arkansas Levee Board, Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission, ASCS County Committee, Chicot County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, Eudora Bank Board of Directors and the Delta Cattlemens Association.

            Alvin’s joy in life was giving to others, and he believed that investing in the well-being of another could never be a mistake.  He was always willing to help those in need and was particularly attuned to those he might afford a “hand up” in life.  A noteworthy example was taking 7^th grade young men from Eudora Jr. High School to Washington, D.C., in order to broaden their horizons and expose them to successful adults with similar backgrounds. Alvin was a true Good Samaritan.  He visited the local nursing homes so often that people thought he worked there.  His outreach to shut-ins, widows and widowers, strangers, stranded travelers and people of all kinds was all done quietly with no fanfare, but with the dignity and love that befitted the recipients of the outreach.  His hospitality is legendary.  Alvin opened his home to all – friends, family, mission teams, school groups, churches of any denomination and local fishermen for a cold drink on a hot day.  It was not uncommon for him to call his wife at 11 a.m. to say that he had just invited twelve people for lunch!

            When Alvin reflected on the successes of his life he never failed to praise God.  He was a man of gratitude, forever thankful for all his blessings, and steadied by Psalm 103:1-2 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.  Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”  Alvin’s personal relationship with Christ was his foundation, and he enjoyed sharing that with others through the everyday testimony of his life.  Even after his rare illness was diagnosed, he thanked his Lord for each day he was given and continually reminded those around him that “God is good!”

            Nothing pleased Alvin more than to be surrounded by his family.  His wife, children and grandchildren were the center of his life, and he was rarely seen without at least one of them.  As a husband, father and grandfather “Moo” he was the perfect combination of strength and gentleness.  The evidence of Alvin’s overwhelming love is the family who adores him still and will strive to carry on his legacy.  To say that Alvin was larger than life is a vast understatement.

            A celebration of Alvin’s life will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Village, AR.  The family will receive visitors immediately following in the parish hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Amyloidosis Research, Dr. Morie Gertz, c/o Mayo Clinic, 200 SW First, Rochester, MN, 55905; St. Mary’s School in Lake Village, AR; St. Joseph School in Greenville, MS; or Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

            Arrangements will be by Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village.

Richard T. “Rick” Erwin, age 47, of Lake Village, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at his home.  He was born July 29, 1962, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of the late William Erwin Sr. and Iona Ford Erwin.

He is survived by 2 brothers, William Erwin Jr. of Lake Village and Ben Erwin of Pine Bluff and several nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Jason Scott Rotton, 34, of Lake Village, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010, near Knobel, Arkansas, from injuries sustained in a plane crash.  He was an agricultural pilot having obtained his license in 2006.  He became interested in flying as a young boy and made it his goal in life to become an ag pilot.  He graduated from Montrose Academy in 1994.  He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, former member of the Lakeport Fire Department, a member of the Arkansas City Volunteer Fire Department and Arkansas City Auxiliary Police Department and a member of Bayou Mason Baptist Church.

He was born May 13, 1976, in Lake Village, Arkansas, to Curtis Ray Rotton and Linda Gail Gearing Rotton.  He was preceded in death by his cousin, Angela Elaine Rotton, and his grandfather, Arvel F. “Red” Gearing, Sr.  In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Kenneth Allan Rotton, his grandmother, Peggy B. Gearing, both of Lake Village, his grandparents, Curtis M. Rotton and Hazel Rotton of Portland, aunts and uncles, Arvel F. Gearing, Jr., of Lake Village, Roy H. Rotton of Portland, Joel and Shirley Rotton of Eudora, and Cathy and Dewel Williamson of Parkdale, cousins, Christopher Rotton of Fayetteville, Rachel and Derek Byrd of Lake Village, Meagan and Bryan Hall of Portland, Arvel F. “Trey” Gearing, III of Lake Village, and Derrick Williamson and John Curtis Williamson of Parkdale.

Visitation will be at Bishop Funeral Home on Friday, June 11th, from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.  Funeral services will be Saturday, June 12th, at 10:00 A.M. at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will be at the Lake Village Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Pallbearers are Derek Byrd, Bryan Hall, Scott Standridge, David Glosup, Al Patrick and Jason Gregg.

Ruby Irene Davidson, age 85, of Little Rock, formerly of Lake Village, died Thursday May 27, 2010, at her home.  She was born October 7, 1924, in Lake Village, the daughter of the late George W. Stanley and Mattie Hollis Stanley.  She was a homemaker and owner operator of a daycare center in Lake Village and a member of Lake Village Baptist Church.  She is preceded in death by her husband, J. W. Davidson Sr., by a son, Mike Davidson and by a grandson, Michael Hollis Davidson. 

Survivors are 3 sons, John W. Davidson Jr. and Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson, both of Little Rock and Tom Davidson of Galveston, Texas; a daughter, Lisa Kay Davidson of Little Rock, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the funeral home.  Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Lake Village Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Bell officiating.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In Lieu of Flowers, the family of Ruby Davidson request that memorial donations be made to Lake Village Baptist Church or to the ALS Association (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis “Lou Gehrig’s” Disease)

Kenneth Dale Vandervort, age 77, of Lake Village, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010.  He was born in Edcouch, Texas on July 8, 1932, to the late Carl William and Olive Jean Cozart Vandervort.

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, although no longer in our presence, you will remain in our hearts forever.

Kenneth attended schools in Texas until the family purchased a ranch near Perryville, Arkansas in 1945.  He graduated from Perryville High School in 1950 and from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1954.

Having been enrolled in the University’s ROTC program, upon graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd. Lt. in the U.S. Army where he served for two years, mainly in Korea.  Upon completion of his military service, he enrolled again at the University of Arkansas and obtained a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics.

He was first employed by the University of Arkansas Extension Service.  In 1962 he came to Chicot County, Arkansas to serve as C.E.D. of the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s A.S.C.S. for the next 25 years.  During that time he also served as an instructor in A.S.C.S Office Management for trainees in an 11 state area of the southeastern United States.  Following retirement from that agency, he was employed by Bank of Lake Village as an Agricultural Loan Officer and was a member of the Board of Directors, serving as Secretary of that board until his retirement.

Kenneth was active in many community and civic organizations in Southeast Arkansas.  He was Cub Scoutmaster of Pack 73 in Lake Village for several years; Lake Village Chamber of Commerce President; Man-of-the-Year in 1973; and was Grand Marshall of the city Christmas Parade in 1980.  He was a longtime faithful member of Lakeside United Methodist Church where he served as a Youth Leader, member of Chancel Choir, Summer RV Park Ministries Co-ordinator, Board of Stewards and Church Treasurer.  He was also a Gideon, one of the founding members of the Delta Gideon Camp of Chicot County.  He served as volunteer groundskeeper, bookkeeper and President of the Board of Holy Innocents Cemetery from its development in 1978 until 2008.  He was also a member of the Yellow Bend Port Authority from its inception in 1982, serving as secretary of that board for 25 years.

Kenneth enjoyed being with family.  He was a loving and devoted husband, and one of his greatest joys was being a father to Allen and Margaret, and “Paw” to his grandchildren, Drew, Paige, Nicole and Sarah.  Among his interests and hobbies were gardening, travel, photography, antique parlor organ restoration and bee keeping.  He very much enjoyed listening to and attending concerts of classical music.

He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Frances Patterson Vandervort, a son, Allen Vandervort and wife Nan, of Maumelle, AR; a daughter, Margaret Vandervort of Rocky River, OH; and four grandchildren, Nicole and Sarah Vandervort of Maumelle, AR and Drew and Paige Hartness of Rocky River, OH.  He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Billie Vandervort of Winslow, AR; a sister-in-law Barbara Cannon and husband, Sam of Vienna, VA; a brother-in-law, Howard Patterson, Jr. and wife Patty of North Little Rock, AR and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Terry J. Vandervort.

Our gratitude to the countless persons who have contributed to Kenneth’s care during his illness.  Special thanks to the entire Monticello Hospice Home Care staff for their loving and dedicated concern for his comfort and well being.

Family visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Bishop Funeral Home in Lake Village with funeral services on Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 10:00 A.M. at Lakeside United Methodist Church in Lake Village.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery on Stuart Island, Lake Village, AR.

Pallbearers:  Jerome Porter, Todd Potter, Terry Alpe, Mike Staten, John Gates, Reynold Meyer, Tad Keller and Melvin Carpenter.

Honorary Pallbearers:  Members of Upper Room Sunday School Class.

If desired, memorials may be made to Lakeside United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 192, Lake Village, AR  71653, Gideons International, P. O. Box 323, Lake Village, AR  71653 or Hospice Home Care, 455 Gaines Street, Monticello, AR  71655.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Christina Lynn Greer, age 32, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, formerly of Eudora, died Friday, May 21, 2010 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, as the result of a motorcycle accident.  She was born March 14, 1978, in Greenville, Mississippi to David Greer and Robbie Hollingsworth Greer and was a waitress and a Baptist.

She is survived by her children, son, Gage Greer of Ocean Springs, Mississippi and twins Kyra and Kalob Shugart of New Caney, Texas; her father, David Greer of Eudora; her mother, Robbie Miles of Ocean Springs, Mississippi; her grandparents, Johnny and Agnes Cannon of Calhoun City, Mississippi and numerous aunts, uncles and a host of cousins.

Visitation is from 4 to 6 PM Sunday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday, May 24, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marion Vail officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Brenda Talkington McAffry, age 67, of Lake Village, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village.  She was born April 23, 1943, in Steele, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Edward Talkington and Ella Marie Lawler Talkington.  She graduated from Cooter High School in Cooter, Missouri in 1961.  She was a farmer and had been employed by the county for 41 years and was in her 22^nd year as Chicot County Treasurer.  She was due to retire December 31^st.

She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Talkington and by a niece, LaRhonda Lane.

She is survived by a son, C. D. “Ned” McAffry and wife Melody, of Lake Village; her mother, Ella Marie Talkington of Lake Village; a sister, Linda Jo Lane of Lake Village; a niece, Delinda Vaughn; 2 grandchildren, Skyler and Kyle McAffry and 2 great-nieces, Brittany and Megan Vaughn.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Bell officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Lake Village Parks and Recreation, P. O. Box 725, Lake Village, AR  71653.

Fred Michael, age 91, of Lake Village, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at the home of his daughter in New Orleans. He was a Captain in the Marine Corp during World War II, a retired banker, and a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Mr. Michael was born August 20, 1918 in Homer Louisiana, the son of the late Joseph M. Michael and Curgia (Carrie) Mahfouz Michael. He is preceded in death by his wife Jewel Mansour Michael, a brother, and 4 sisters.

He is survived by his daughter, Michele and husband Miguel Beltran of Mexico City, Mexico; son, Paul Michael and wife Debbie of Lake Village; daughter, Anne and husband Michael Pappas of New Orleans, Louisiana; daughter, Leah Michael of New Orleans; daughter, Lucy and husband Robert Hamilton of Greensboro, North Carolina; 3 brothers, Joe Michael, James Robert Michael, and Ed Michael; 9 grandchildren, Emi Beltran, Lucy Beltran, Elizabeth Michael, Mary Michael, Jake Michael, Michael Pappas, Emilia Layden, Marisa Pappas, and Madeleine Hamilton.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Bishop Funeral Home with Rosary following at 6:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Theophilus Okpara officiating..  Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Danny Winchester Sr. age 54, of Rohwer, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at his home.  He was born May 16, 1955, in Beedeville, Arkansas, the son of the late James Winchester and Irene Baty Winchester and was a retired paper mill worker and Baptist.  

He is survived by a son, Danny Winchester Jr. of Rohwer; one daughter, Kami Winchester of Monticello; 2 step-daughters, Debbie Baty of McGehee and Sandra White of Monticello; 2 brothers, Robert Winchester of Green Forest and Billy Winchester of McGehee; 2 sisters, Linda White of Crossett and Julie Paris of McGehee;   ten grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Cremation arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Vera Louise Weathers, age 83, of Slidell, Louisiana, formerly of Lake Village, died Sunday, April 11, 2010.  She was born February 2, 1927, in Ouachita, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Horace H. Godbold and Myrtle M. Hicks Godbold and was a homemaker and a Baptist.  Her husband, George Weathers and 2 sons, Kenneth and Michael Weathers preceded her in death.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Violet Butler of Slidell, Louisiana and Susan Stringfellow of Little Rock; 2 sisters, Sue Warren of Eudora and Glenda Cotner of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at Bishop Funeral Home.  Graveside services are 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Jennie Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Evelyn Janie Martar, age 76, of Lake Village, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Hospital in Lake Village.  She was born March 23, 1934, in McGehee, the daughter of the late James William Winters and Lola Merritt Winters and was a homemaker and Baptist. 

She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Martar and by a grandson, Nathan.

Survivors are a son, Raymond Martar of Conway; 2 daughters, Sandra Tumey and Sheila Brown, both of Lake Village; 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home.  Funeral services are 2:00 PM Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Burial will follow in Holy Innocents Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Clarence Edward Morris III, age 47, of Lake Village, died Sunday, March 28, 2010, at his home.  He was born November 24, 1962 in Lake Village and was a farmer, an Arkansas certified volunteer fireman instructor. He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Edward Morris II, a brother, Tommy Morris and by a step-daughter, Rhonda Gosney.

Survivors are his wife, Linda Morris of Lake Village; his Mother, Virginia Morris of Lake Village; 2 daughters, Tiffany Pope of Mayflower and April Bell of Parkdale; 2 brothers, Paul Morris of Mayflower and John Morris of North Carolina and one grandson, Payton Bell.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at

Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church with Bro. Phillip Payne officiating.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

James C. “Red” Smith, age 85, of Eudora, died Friday, March 26, 2010, at Chicot Memorial Hospital in Lake Village.  He was born February 15, 1925, in Kilbourne, Louisiana, the son of the late Hilary Smith and Eunice Showes Smith.  He retired from pipeline construction then later retired for the Arkansas State Highway Department and was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Eudora.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by 3 brothers, Cleveland, Jack and Doc Smith and by one sister, Hilma Foster.  Survivors are his wife, Etta M. Smith of Eudora; 2 sons, Tim Smith and wife, Deedee, of Hamburg, Steven Smith and wife, Mary, of Hamburg; 3 daughters, Sheila Pieroni of Lake Village, Sherrie Rayburn and husband, Russ, of Indianapolis, Indiana and Jeanna Arnold and husband, Bo, of Dumas; 3 sisters, Juan Hattaway of Tallulah, Louisiana, Mary Ann Bernard of Tallulah, Louisiana and Helen Dickson of Lake Providence, Louisiana; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 PM Saturday at the funeral home.  Funeral services are 2:00 PM Sunday, March 28, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ronnie Garrett and Bro. Robert Walker officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Charles T. Gallaher, age 79, of Lake Village, died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at his home.  He was a retired diesel mechanic, an Army Veteran of the Korean War and a member of Chicot Baptist Church.  He was born January 15, 1931, in Moundsville, West Virginia, the son of the late Thomas Gallaher Sr. and Alice Azola Faircliff Gallaher.  He was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Alice Johnston and a grandson, Christopher Clark. 

Survivors are his wife, Mary L. Gallaher of Lake Village; 3 sons, Bill Gallaher and wife, Berk, of Greenville, Mississippi, David Gallaher and wife Robbie Jo and Jimmy Gallaher and wife, Tiffany, of Lake Village; 6 daughters, Susan Saulter and husband, Scottie, and Deedee Soloman and husband, Scott, of Greenville, Mississippi, Terrie Brown and husband, Don, of Chester, West Virginia, Wanda Johnson and husband, John, of Lisbon, Ohio, Rose Clark and husband, Chuck, of Dayton, Ohio, and Mary McCollum and husband, Tony, of McGehee; one brother, Thomas J. Gallaher Jr. of Jamaica;   24 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 4 to 6 P.M. Sunday at Chicot Baptist Church.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, March 22, 2010, at Chicot Baptist Church with Rev. David Powers officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. 

Retha Roberts, age 85, of Lake Village, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at her home.  She was born March 24, 1924, in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Andrew Graves and Mollie Oliff Graves and was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Village.   Her husband, Howard Roberts preceded her in death.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Sherry Norris of Cullman, Alabama and Diane Frisby of Huttig; 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M. Friday, March 19, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home.  Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Lauren Moore officiating.  Burial will follow in Lake Village Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to First Presbyterian Church in Lake Village.

Elbert Cain, age 90, of Eudora, died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at his home in Eudora.  He was born June 19, 1919, in Wisner, Louisiana, the son of the late Dempsey Cain and Clara Ezell Cain and was a retired riverboat deckhand and a member of the Church of God.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Cain and by 3 daughters, Viola Jordan, Ann Shields and Betty Lee Cain and by one son, George Cain.  Survivors are 2 sons, James Cain of Oak Grove, Louisiana, and Billy Cain of Eudora; 2 daughters, Ruby Blansett and Edith Blansett, both of Eudora; 3 brothers, Rayford Cain of Gloster,Mississippi, Lee Cain of Natchez, Mississippi and J. D. Cain of Bogalusa, Louisiana; 3 sisters, Neva Roberts and Lela Weeks, both of Wisner, Louisiana and Lucy Cater of Natchez, Mississippi; 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 9 P.M. Monday at Bishop Funeral Home in Eudora.  Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Northside Baptist Church with Bro. Roy Cain officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Eudora.

Archie T. Minga, age 83, of Montrose, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at his home in Montrose.  He was born February 13, 1927, in Carrollton, Mississippi, the son of the late William Thomas Minga and Mrytie Jane Wigins Minga and was a retired security guard and farmer and a member of Montrose Baptist Church.                                                                          

He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, James L. Minga, Bill Minga, Hart Minga, and Tommy Minga and by 4 sisters, Hattie Mae McCaleb, Annie Jerome Starns, Willie Mrytis Gatlin and Ivy Lorene Minga.                                                                                           

Survivors are his wife, Dorothy C. Minga of Montrose; a son, James Michael Minga of Olive Branch, Mississippi; a daughter, Janice Minga Nester of Carrollton, Mississippi, 4 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 P.M. Sunday, March 14, 2010, at the funeral home.  Funeral services are 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 15, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Larry Donaldson officiating.  Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Kenneth D. Beavers, age 66, of Lake Village, died Friday, February 26, 2010, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, Louisiana.  He was born October 26, 1943, in California, the son of the late Vernon Beavers and Ruby Blaylock Beavers.  He was a retired club owner and mechanic and a U. S. Army Veteran.

He is survived by a son, Dale Beavers of Yale, Michigan; 2 daughters, Marla Dark and Valerie Beavers, both of Kilbourne, Louisiana and 5 grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel.  Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.