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Ashley News Observer- Obituaries


Obituaries
MAGGIE CLARK
Maggie L. Clark, age 97, of Oak Grove, La., died Jan. 27, 2010 at Carroll Nursing Home. 

Funeral services were Jan. 30 at Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village, with burial in Kilbourne Cemetery. Bro. Monta Kellebrew officiated.

She was a native of Lepanto, a retired factory worker and store clerk and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Montgomery and Annie McCollum Montgomery; her husband, Luther Clark, three sisters and a brother.

She is survived by five sons, James Clark of LaGrange, Ore., Frank Clark of Collins, La., Billy Clark of Ft. Cobb, Okla., Russell Clark of Little Rock and Harold Clark of Hayden, Colo.; three daughters, Brenda Wilson of Portland, Dena Harper of Odessa, Texas and Joan Kellebrew of Dumas; and other relatives.

Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village was in charge of arrangements.


ZOEY ANN LOCHALA
Zoey Ann Lochala, infant daughter of Justin Michael Lochala and Jessica Lynn Bass, died Jan. 27, 2010 at Ashley County Medical Center. 

Graveside services were Jan. 29 at Pinewood Memorial Park.

She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Elvis Ray Bass and Michael Lochala; great-grandfathers, Melvin Maxwell and Elvis Ray Bass, Sr.; a great-great grandmother, Louise Swan; an aunt, Virginia Ann Bass and a brother, Jacob Lochala. 

In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Lexie Tucker and grandparents, Stacy Maxwell, Dusty Middlebrooks, Linda Rose Maxwell, Lettie Barnes, Bobby and Cynthia Middlebrooks, Raymond and Marciel Lochala and Rayford “Duck” Swan.

Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


JAMES MOORE
James Eric Moore, 86, of Crossett, died Jan. 26, 2010, at Ashley County Medical Center. 

Graveside services are at 11 a.m. Feb. 5 at Westview Cemetery. The remains were cremated.

He was a native of Crossett but he lived most of his life in Chicago, Ill., a waiter, and a Methodist.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Lee and Mary Spencer Moore; three brothers, Ellis Moore, Adrian Moore and George Moore and two sisters, Lillian Pearson and Clovice Spencer. 

He is survived by two nephews, Larry Moore and Angelo Moore and other relatives.

Cromwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


CHRISTINE O’HARE
Christine G. Walser O’Hare, 92, formerly of Crossett, died Jan. 20, 2010 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Funeral services were Jan. 23 at DiCicco and Sons Funeral Home in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

She was a native of Crossett.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Delmar O’Hare.

She is survived by a daughter, Sharon O’Hare and a brother, Les Walser of Crossett.

DiCicco Funeral Home of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, was in charge of arrangements.



GLADYS SWAN
Gladys Ricks Swan, 94, of Hamburg, died Jan. 29, 2010 at Woods of Monticello Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services were Feb. 1 at Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home, with burial in Trafalgar Cemetery. The Rev. E.W. Ricks officiated.

She was a native and lifetime resident of Ashley County, a homemaker and a Baptist.

She is preceded in death by her husband, George Verdie Swan; a daughter, Betty Sonnier; her parents, William Ricks and Jessie Viola Cunningham Ricks; four brothers and two sisters.

She is survived by a daughter, Peggy Kilcrease of Hamburg; a son, James Hill of Gulfport, Miss.; a sister, Martel Tanksley of Crossett; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Arkansas, 10411 W. Markham, Suite 130, Little Rock, AR  72205-1409 or to a charity of your choice.

Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


FRANKIE WEAVER, SR.
Frankie Dwight Weaver, Sr., 58, of Crossett, died Jan. 26, 2010, at Ashley County Medical Center. 

Funeral services were Jan. 28 at Cromwell Funeral Home, with Father George Hart and Bro. Kenneth Watt officiating. The remains are to be cremated.

He was a native of Boise City, Okla. and a resident of Crossett for 57 years, a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, a member of St. Mark Episcopal Church and a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Crossett Masonic Lodge 576.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Fredrick and Alice Estes Weaver. 

He is survived by his wife, Deborah Funderburg Weaver of Crossett; two sons, Frankie Weaver and Timothy Allen Weaver, both of Crossett; two sisters, Patsy Stewart of Hermitage and Freddie Ann Sharp of Crossett; and four grandchildren, Sonni Deb Weaver, Toney Weaver, Wesley Weaver, and Chelsey Reed.

Pallbearers were Lamar Vestal, Bryan Dodd, Joe Teutsch, Than Cope, James Robbins and Brett Chambers.

Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Disabled Veterans of America, and to the Crossett Masonic Lodge No. 576.

Cromwell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.





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