• Obituaries: June 9

    Obituaries for Roy Davis, Jimmie Morgan Sr., Marjorie Powless, Janice Replogle and Thelma Smith are published in the June 9 edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Funerals: June 9

    Funeral services and visitation hours as published in the June 9 edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Lena Harrison

    Lena Harrison
    Lena Delores Harrison, age 86, was born Nov. 4, 1929, and passed away June 4, 2016, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, the Rev. John L. Harrison. She served alongside her husband, John, in the pastorate of 16 churches across Oklahoma and Texas, a model of servant-hood and grace to their parishioners. She was a member of Wister Church of the Nazarene and will be remembered for her kindness, beauty, hospitality and spirit of fun.
  • Lazaro Aguiar

    Lazaro Aguiar
    Lazaro Aguiar, 60, of Fort Smith passed away June 7, 2016. He was born April 10, 1956, in Cuba to the late Pedro Guia and Nilda Aguiar.
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  • Glen Blair

    Glen Daniel Blair, 84, of Poteau passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Poteau. Glen was born June 15, 1931, in Jenny Lind to Clayborne Ohio and Effie (Verdon) Blair. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he served at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He was preceded in death by his wife Elsa (10/3/2010); daughter Glenda McCullough (9/24/2012); sisters, Louise Rodden and Pearl Deleplank; brother, Luther; and grandson, Chris.
  • Roy O'Bar

    Roy O'Bar, 86, of Mulberry died Monday, June 6, 2016, in Mulberry. He was retired from Hickory Springs Furniture Co. and also had worked for Beach Aircraft, Baldor and was a machinist and poultry farmer. He was a member of Mulberry First Assembly of God.
  • Connie Odom

    Connie Odom
    Connie Sue Odom, 85, of Greenwood passed from this life Monday, June 6, 2016, in a nursing home. She was born Aug. 3, 1931, in Milltown to Fred and Vergial Elmore Willsey. Connie lived to work! As a teenager, she worked in berry fields. After graduating from Mansfield High School, she went to work for Hill Corp. in Fort Smith, where she worked until that factory closed. Then she worked for a branch of Hill Corp. in Charleston until it closed. Last, she worked for Pink Bud Nursing Home until age
  • A.J. Cummings

    A.J. Cummings
    A.J. Cummings, 78, of Booneville, died June 7, 2016. He was born May 23, 1938, in Black Oak, the son of Lealon and Edna (Pursley) Cummings. He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church and was employed at Mizell Chevrolet in Booneville as an automobile salesman. Being a friend to all, he never met a stranger. He experienced great pleasure in mowing his lawn and keeping his property tidy.
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  • J.D. House

    J.D. House
    LAVACA — Jesse Dale "J.D." House, 74, of Lavaca, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born March 27, 1942, in the Arbuckle community near Lavaca. He was a supervisor for Pradco Inc. in Fort Smith, Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co. in Fort Smith and Leggett & Platt Inc. in Van Buren and a member of Lavaca First Baptist Church.
  • Dale Wise

    Dale Edward Wise, 81, of Fort Smith died Friday, June 3, 2016, in a local nursing home. He was born on May 20, 1935, in Van Buren. He was a Marine Corps veteran, worked at Desoto Furniture Factory and was a maintenance worker at Brownwood Life Center.
  • Benjamin Etzkorn Jr.

    Benjamin Edward Etzkorn Jr., 49, of Barling died Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was born Jan. 8, 1967, in Fort Smith. He was a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Barling and an Army veteran.
  • Aaron Davies

    Aaron Davies
    POTEAU — Aaron Davies, 24, of Poteau died Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Poteau. He was born, July 18, 1991, in Fort Smith. He was a politician, a Poteau High School graduate, attended Carl Albert State College and the University of Central Oklahoma, was a member of the Libertarian Party, ACLU, NRA, Anti-Death Penalty Coalition and Poteau Chamber of Commerce.
  • Paris Body

    Paris Lashon Body, 36, of Fort Smith, died May 29, 2016. He was born Dec. 7, 1979 in Chicago.
  • Roy Brown Sr.

    LAVACA — Roy Sherman Brown Sr., 69, of Lavaca died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born Dec. 24, 1946 in Van Buren. He was a retired painting contractor.
  • Harold Doss

    Harold Doss
    OZARK — Harold Dean Doss, 81, of Ozark died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born August 22, 1934, in Franklin County. He was a retired rancher, former business owner, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of Coal Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ozark Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles and the widower of Vera Doss.
  • Alvin Crosley

    CLARKSVILLE — Alvin Dewayne "Grampa" Crosley, 80 of Clarksville died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Clarksville. He was born March 18, 1936, in Yale, Okla. He was a member of Center Point Freewill Baptist Church in Mulberry and an Air Force veteran.
  • Mita Stewart

    Mita Stewart
    SHADY POINT — Mita Stewart, 32, of Shady Point died Monday, June 6, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker.
  • Eudora Leavell

    CLARKSVILLE — Eudora Lahoma Leavell, 91, of Lamar died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Russellville. She was born March 18, 1925, in Colgate, Okla. She was the widow of Charles Leavell.
  • William McFall

    William McFall
    EUREKA — William Dean McFall, 70, of Eureka, passed away at 5:08 a.m. Tuesday (June 7, 2016) at Heartland Health Care Center, Normal.
  • Robert Robertson Sr.

    Robert Robertson Sr.
    NORMAL — Robert L. Robertson Sr., 47, of Normal, died at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday (June 7, 2016) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.
  • Peterson, Prudence Jo

    Peterson, Prudence Jo
    DECATUR – Prudence Jo Peterson, 73, also known as Miss PJ by her family of friends and students at Robertson Charter School, passed at 3:33pm on Monday June 6, 2016 surrounded by her immediate family.
  • Minor, Guy

    Minor, Guy
    DECATUR – Guy Minor “Lil Buddy”, 79, of Decatur departed this life on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
  • Mary Jane Mangis

    Mary Jane Mangis
    URBANA — Mary Jane Mangis, 88, of Urbana, passed away at 10:41 a.m. Friday (June 3, 2016) at her residence.
  • Johnson, Betty L.

    Johnson, Betty L.
    DECATUR – Betty L. Johnson, 66, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, June 07, 2016 in her home with her family by her side.
  • Funerals Today for Thursday, June 9 ,2016

    CRUM, Virginia Kay, 55, Decatur, 7 p.m. in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.
  • Funerals today 6/9/16

    Funerals today 6/9/16
    Anderson, Mary Ann, 10:30 a.m. at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.
  • Funerals Pending for Thursday, June 9, 2016

    COLE, Patricia, 86, Decatur, died Tuesday (June 7, 2016). Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.
  • Funerals pending 6/9/16

    Cochran, Vera E., 96, El Paso, formerly of Normal and Topeka, Kan., 8:40 p.m. Tuesday (June 7, 2016) at Heritage Health, El Paso. Calvert–Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso.
  • Donald 'Mark' Gilliland

    Donald 'Mark' Gilliland
    EL PASO — Donald “Mark” Gilliland, 66, of Silverhill, Ala., formerly of El Paso, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Saturday (June 4, 2016) at Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, Ala.
  • Deaths Listed for June 9, 2016

    Deaths Listed for June 9, 2016
    Decatur, Macon County
  • Crawford, Mose J.

    Crawford, Mose J.
    DECATUR – Mose J. Crawford "Johnell" of Decatur died Monday, May 30, 2016. Services will be held on on Thursday June 9, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service and Chapel 566 N. Water Decatur, IL 62523. Visitation will began at 11:00…
  • Cipponeri, Thomas William

    Cipponeri, Thomas William
    DECATUR – Thomas William Cipponeri, 71, of Decatur, died 4:14 A.M. Sunday, June 5, 2016 in his residence.
  • Bruckner, Arthur

    Bruckner, Arthur
    DECATUR – Arthur “Pierce” Bruckner, 83, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016.
  • Barbara Garber

    Barbara Garber
    WASHBURN — Barbara J. Garber, 87, of East Peoria, formerly of Washburn, died 9:50 p.m. Monday (June 6, 2016) at Snyder Village, Metamora.
  • Younger, Marilyn

    Younger, Marilyn
    Younger, Marilyn Apr. 11, 1942 - Jun. 1, 2016 Marilyn Younger, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died on Jun. 1, 2016. Funeral arrangements by: Kays-Ponger .....
  • Whitehead, Jeannine M.

    Whitehead, Jeannine M.
    Whitehead, Jeannine M. Jul. 31, 1930 - Jun. 3, 2016 Venice, Florida – Mrs. Jeannine M. Whitehead, of Venice, Florida, died Friday, June 3, .....
  • White, Kay A.

    White, Kay A.
    White, Kay A. Mar. 16, 1950 - Jun. 6, 2016 Kay A. White, age 66, of Osprey, FL, formerly of Trenton and Port Huron, .....
  • Upton, Diane J.

    Upton, Diane J.
    Upton, Diane J. Oct. 12, 1954 - May 28, 2016 Diane Joan Upton, 61, of Sarasota, FL passed away May 28, 2016. Diane was .....
  • Torrey, Dennis C.

    Torrey, Dennis C.
    Torrey, Dennis C. May 28, 1946 - Jun. 4, 2016 Dennis C. Torrey, 70, of Venice, FL, died on Jun. 4, 2016. Services will .....
  • Thomas, Amelia

    Thomas, Amelia
    Thomas, Amelia Feb. 4, 1918 - Jun. 3, 2016 Amelia Thomas, of Port Charlotte, Florida, died on Jun. 3, 2016. Funeral arrangements by: Kays-Ponger .....
  • Staley, Donald F.

    Staley, Donald F.
    Staley, Donald F. Nov. 13, 1931 - Jun. 3, 2016 At age 84, Donald came to rest Friday, June 3, 2016 at Tidewell Hospice .....
  • Simpson, Tonya

    Simpson, Tonya
    Simpson, Tonya Jan. 17, 1962 - May 27, 2016 Tonya Simpson, 54, of Sarasota, FL died May 27, 2016. Visitation will be held 6:00 .....
  • Piper, Rose Marie

    Piper, Rose Marie
    Piper, Rose Marie Sep. 9, 1927 - Jun. 4, 2016 Rose Marie Piper, age 88, of Sarasota, FL passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016. .....
  • Norton, Christopher

    Norton, Christopher
    Norton, Christopher Sep. 17, 1930 - Jun. 3, 2016 Christopher Norton passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016. He was married for 56 years .....
  • Moreland, Willie Lee

    Moreland, Willie Lee
    Moreland, Willie Lee Oct. 17, 1926 - Jun. 4, 2016 Willie Lee Moreland, 89, of Bradenton, Florida, died on Jun. 4, 2016. Visitation will .....
  • Mitchell, James

    Mitchell, James
    Mitchell, James Jun. 9, 1952 - May 31, 2016 James Mitchell, of Port Charlotte, Florida, died on May 31, 2016. Funeral arrangements by: Kays-Ponger .....
  • Leverenz, Ryan Patrick

    Leverenz, Ryan Patrick
    Leverenz, Ryan Patrick Nov. 8, 1993 - Jun. 6, 2016 Ryan Patrick Leverenz, 22, Bradenton, passed away suddenly June 6, 2016. He was born .....
  • Jefferson Sr., Rufus C.

    Jefferson Sr., Rufus C.
    Jefferson, Sr., Rufus C. Oct. 31, 1932 - Jun. 3, 2016 Rufus C. Jefferson, Sr., 83, of Bradenton, Florida, died on Jun. 3, 2016. .....
  • Howard, Willie C.

    Howard, Willie C.
    Howard, Willie C. Mar. 25, 1974 - May 29, 2016 Willie C. Howard, 42, of Sarasota, FL, died May 29, 2016. Visitation will be .....
  • Esbenshade, Adam B.

    Esbenshade, Adam B.
    Esbenshade, Adam B. Apr. 30, 1921 - Jun. 6, 2016 Rev. Adam B. Esbenshade, 95, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, June .....