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Frank Modell, Longtime New Yorker Cartoonist, Dies at 98

29-05-2016 23:04

Mr. Modell’s contributions to the magazine for more than 50 years evoked for readers their everyday vexations.

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Obituaries: May 29

29-05-2016 14:15

Obituaries for Keith Bronnenberg, Chard Richard Craig, William Dauss, Bentley Joseph Allen Haneline, Wanda Lee Harrington, Dora Mae Banks Johnson, Bruce E. Lantz, Frank Eugene Newsom and David Lee Shuman were published in the May 29 edition of The Herald…

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Funerals: May 29

29-05-2016 14:05

Funerals and visitations as published in the Sunday edition of The Herald Bulletin.

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Lynn Plunkett

29-05-2016 12:46

Lynn Plunkett, 63, of Fort Smith passed from this life May 27, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was born Oct. 7, 1952, in Fort Smith to John and Jean Dickie Schneider. Lynn was co-owner, with her husband, Bill, of Plunkett Optical and was a long-standing member of First Baptist Church in Fort Smith. Lynn was a beloved wife, caring mother, Nana to her seven grandchildren. She will be missed by many and left an amazing legacy and lasting impression on everyone she came in contact with. We will dearly miss

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William Davis

29-05-2016 12:44

William Harvey (Will) Davis, 58, was born March 29, 1958, in Sallisaw, the son of Sylvester (Pete) Davis and Hazel Woodward Davis. He passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, in Sallisaw following a long and couragous battle with cancer. Will was retired from the city of Sallisaw, where he worked for 32 years. He was an electric lineman and later, electric superintendent. He was also a Sallisaw volunteer firefighter for 29 years. He attended Oak Ridge Assembly of God.

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Emma Allen

29-05-2016 12:42

Emma Jean Allen, 86, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday morning, May 23, 2016. She was born April 29, 1930, in Fort Smith, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Minnie Watson (Williams) Collins. She married Lawrence Roger Allen on Jan. 7, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death Aug. 24, 2015. Emma Jean worked for many years at Mercy Hospital and Newman Young Clinic. She was a member of the First Church of God at Wall and Broadway.

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Eunice Waggoner

29-05-2016 12:40

Eunice Magdalene Waggoner, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was born April 26, 1940, in the Arbuckle Island Community near Lavaca to the late Jessie D. House and Clara Ellen (Elkins) House. She was 76 years old. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Delca Hewitt and Wilma Watson; one brother, Woody House; and one granddaughter, Kaylea Michele.

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Roger Ward

29-05-2016 12:38

Roger Ward, 92, of Van Buren passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born in Charleston on Feb. 12, 1924, to Almo Franklin Ward and Laura Alice (Moore) Ward. He was a decorated World War ll Army Air Corps veteran and retired from General Motors, where he worked as an electrician. Mr. Ward was also a member of Fort Smith First Baptist Church.

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Edward Turpin

29-05-2016 12:37

Edward D. Turpin, 56 of Muldrow passed away May 25, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born May 2, 1960, in Bakersfield, Calif., the son of Everett Doil Turpin. He was married to Maritta Gaye Hall on July 9, 1979, in Moffett. Mr. Turpin was a veteran of Air National Guard and a firefighter.

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William Greig

29-05-2016 12:35

William "W" Greig Jr., 86, of Van Buren passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016, in a local hospital. He was a farmer and U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, William W. and Elsie (Rouw) Greig; and a sister, Elise Wright.

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Dora Hodges

29-05-2016 12:33

Dora Hodges, 75, of Van Buren passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in her home. She was retired cook for the Van Buren Schools. She was a member of Rena Road Church of Christ in Van Buren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Bessie (Stewart) Brown; one daughter, Rebecca Hunter; and one grandson, William Ball.

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Letty Hunter

29-05-2016 12:31

Letty M. Hunter, 64, of Van Buren passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016, in a local hospital. She was a general laborer at Allen Canning Co. in Van Buren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Hazel (McCormick) Sivage; one son, Leon Hunter Jr.; one sister, Frances Busch; and one brother, Walter Sivage.

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Ralph Ingram

29-05-2016 12:25

Ralph Ingram, 50, of Van Buren died Wednesday, March 25, 2016. He was born July 24, 1965, in Fort Smith.

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Myron Ricketts

29-05-2016 12:23

CLARKSVILLE — Myron Avery Ricketts Jr., 69, of Clarksville died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home. He was born March 5, 1947, in Ardmore, Okla. He was a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army, a United Methodist minister, serving as pastor of numerous Methodist churches, and he was a past president and member of the Rotary Club.

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John Cummings

29-05-2016 12:21

BOONEVILLE — John Floyd Cummings Sr., 52, of Booneville died Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Little Rock. He was born Jan. 11, 1964, in Fort Smith. He was a factory worker and attended the Starting Point Church in Magazine.

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Phillip Baggett

29-05-2016 12:12

Phillip Jeffery Baggett, 61, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born Aug. 29, 1954, in Fayetteville. He was an Army veteran.

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Edward Horine

29-05-2016 12:10

HACKETT — Edward Douglas Horine, 57, of Hackett died Thursday, May 26, 2016. He was the garden manager for Home Depot and a Gulf War Marine Corps veteran.

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Janet Laster

29-05-2016 12:08

LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — Janet Elaine Laster, 65, of League City, Texas died Thursday, May 26, 2016. She was a retired cashier at Lowe's Home Improvement and the widow of Ronnie.

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Robert Hodges

29-05-2016 12:06

FESTUS, MO. — Robert Eugene Hodges Sr., 86, of Festus, Mo., died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis County, Mo. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, a retired control room operator for Ameren U.E., a member of the American Legion Post No. 253 in Festus and the widower of Elizabeth.

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Kevin Moffett

29-05-2016 12:04

ODEN, ARK. — Kevin J. Moffett, 56, of Oden, Ark., died Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Fort Smith.

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Patrick Garvey

29-05-2016 12:02

Patrick Francis Garvey quietly passed away at his home in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday, May 13, 2016. Patrick was born to Margret Eugene Garvey and James Patrick Garvey on Aug. 6, 1945. Patrick was a boiler technician on seven ships during the Vietnam War and awarded five medals. Patrick served our country with honor in the U.S. Navy and was proud to be on board the USS Intrepid CVS-11 when they received the astronauts of the first lunar landing in the Atlantic Ocean. Patrick enjoyed wood working

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Aubry Hudgens

29-05-2016 11:58

LAMAR — Aubry Lynn Hudgens, 74, of Lamar died May 27, 2016, in Russellville. He was born Dec. 27, 1941, in Osceola, Ark. He retired from the State of Arizona Department of Corrections and Sears.

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Thacker, Thomas D.

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR -- Thomas D. Thacker, 71, of Decatur passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 in his home.

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Szymkoski, Jeffrey Michael

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR -- Jeffrey Michael Szymkoski, 27, of Simi Valley, California, formerly of Decatur and Warrensburg, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, in Simi Valley.

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Smith, Diana Lynn

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR -- Diana Lynn Smith (Barnes), Age 69, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016, at home. She was born in Decatur, Illinois to John and Margaret (Albers) Barnes. She was the second to the youngest of fourteen children. She was…

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Nihiser, Jennifer Lynn

29-05-2016 11:00

MAROA -- Jennifer Lynn Nihiser, 56, of Maroa, IL passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

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Lois Pfister

29-05-2016 11:00

ROANOKE — Lois Pfister, 97, of Roanoke, passed away at 7:40 p.m. Friday (May 27, 2016) at the Apostolic Christian Home of Roanoke.

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John Manning

29-05-2016 11:00

DWIGHT — John Edwin Manning, 82, of Channahon, formerly of Dwight, passed away Monday (May 23, 2016) at Presence St. Joseph Hospital, Joliet, after a long battle with congestive heart failure.

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Hill, Elsie

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR -- Elsie Isensee Hill, 96, of Decatur, Illinois went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 25, 2016. She was born September 25, 1919 in Tolleson, Arizona to Ezra Ruben and Marguerite Houghton Beedle. She was preceded…

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Funerals Today for Sunday, May 29, 2016

29-05-2016 11:00

DeBRULER, Martha Catherine, 97, Bethany, 2 p.m. in McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany.

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Funerals today 5/29/16

29-05-2016 11:00

Pfister, Lois, 1 p.m. at the Roanoke Apostolic Christian Church.

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Funerals Pending for Sunday, May 29, 2016

29-05-2016 11:00

BEIMFOHR, Delvin, 74, Forsyth, died Saturday (May 18, 2016). Moran & Goebel Funeral Home.

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Funerals pending 5/29/16

29-05-2016 11:00

Faw, Sylvia, 88, Toluca, 1:35 a.m. Saturday (May 28, 2016) at her home. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Toluca.

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Dunn, Elizabeth

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR - Elizabeth Dunn, 77, of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

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Brooks, Lisa Marie

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR -- Lisa Marie Brooks, 45, of Decatur, passed away at 7:38 pm Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.

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Boyer, Alan L.

29-05-2016 11:00

DECATUR -- SFC Alan L. Boyer was born in Chicago on March 8, 1946 to Charles and Dorothy Boyer. Alan attended Stephen Decatur and graduated from MacArthur High School in 1964. While attending the University of Montana, he enlisted in…

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Beau Matzke

29-05-2016 11:00

EL PASO — Beau Lyle Matzke, 8 days old, of Highland, died at 7:20 a.m. May 22, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

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Ann Cofel

29-05-2016 11:00

LODA — Ann Healey Cofel, 84, of Bayles Lake, Loda, passed away at 9:22 a.m. Friday (May 27, 2016) at the Villa of Champaign.

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Yang Jiang, Chinese writer and translator of ‘Don Quixote,’ dies at 104

29-05-2016 10:12

Ms. Yang, whose husband was also an acclaimed writer, wrote about their life of internal exile during China’s Cultural Revolution.

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Marco Pannella, Italian politician who mounted hunger strikes for divorce and abortion rights, dies at 86

29-05-2016 10:12

Mr. Pannella was a co-founder and longtime leader of Italy’s Radical Party.

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Local obituaries of note for May 27, 2016

29-05-2016 10:12

Obituaries of residents from the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

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John Kenneth Knaus, CIA officer who aided in Tibetan struggle, dies at 92

29-05-2016 10:12

He later wrote books about his work with the guerrillas resisting communist China.

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Burt Kwouk, the karate-chopping manservant Cato in the ‘Pink Panther’ comedies, dies at 85

29-05-2016 10:12

As the irrepressible Cato, he sprang comic traps on the bumbling detective Jacques Clouseau.

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Brandon Grove Jr., diplomat who led Foreign Service Institute, dies at 87

29-05-2016 10:12

In the 1980s, he was consul general in Jerusalem and ambassador to Zaire.

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Beth Howland, actress who played Vera on sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 74

29-05-2016 10:12

‘Alice’ ran on CBS from 1976 to 1985 with Ms. Howland as an endearingly ditzy waitress.

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Joanna Blake, sculptor of the Battle of Bladensburg monument, dies at 39

29-05-2016 10:12

She had earlier done sculpting on the National World War II Memorial on the Mall.

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Jane Fawcett, British code-breaker during World War II, dies at 95

29-05-2016 10:12

She deciphered a German message that led to one of Britain’s greatest naval victories, the sinking of the battleship Bismarck.

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Cassandra Q. Butts, Obama law school classmate and adviser, dies at 50

29-05-2016 10:12

Ms. Butts met the future president while filling out financial aid forms, then served on Capitol Hill and with the Obama transition team.

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William Groat

29-05-2016 10:00 via newcomerrochester.com

William Groat
Service: June 02, 2016

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Wright, John E.

29-05-2016 06:47

Wright, John E. Apr. 8, 1925 - May 24, 2016 John E. Wright, 91, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Beaver, PA, died on May .....

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