Obituaries

seperater bar
Blanch (Burks) Phillips Jones, 87, of Green Forest, formerly of Berryville, died Thursday, Dec. 28 (2006) at Berryville.

Funeral service was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel in Berryville. Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the chapel. Interment was in Gobbler Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to Gideons, P.O. Box 362, Berryville, Ark. 72616.

The daughter of the late Wesley and Lela (Hawkins) Burks was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Berryville. She was the wife of the late Preston Jones and Vernon Phillips.

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
Billy Rex Madewell, 62, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 1, 2005. Graveside services will be at 3 pm, Sat., Nov. 5, 2005 at Low Gap Cemetery, Low Gap, AR. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm, Friday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Low Gap Cemetery Fund.

Rex was born January 15, 1943 in Parthenon, AR. He graduated from Jasper High School and was a starter on the 1960 Arkansas State Champion Basketball team. Rex worked for the Missouri Dept. of Transportation for 38 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit, MO. He was a huge fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

He was preceded in death by his parents C.C. and Murlie Madewell.

Rex is survived by his wife Donna Madewell, of the home; daughter Melissa Stephens and husband Ryan, Lee’s Summit, MO; brother Tom Madewell, Yakima, WA; sisters Lucille Webb and husband Roy, Parthenon, AR; Hazel Harding and husband Tommy, Marble Falls, AR; brother Cob Madewell and wife Kathryn, Harrison, AR; and grandchildren Tanner and Harper Stephens.

Submitted by: Donna Madwell

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
Oct. 31, 1912 Friday's daily paper.
Mrs. Ruth Campbell died Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the home of her son, Dr. J. M. Campbell, in this city and was laid to rest Thursday in the Boiling Springs cemetery north of Scottsville. Mrs. Campbell ws seventy years old and had been an invalid for several years as the result of a fall in which she suffered a broken hip. She had been unable to walk since receiveing the injury, but was only ill a few days before her death.

Mrs. Campbell leaves four sons, Dr. J. M. Campbell of this city, with whom she made her home, W. S., also of this city, Dr. C. K. of Dover and Henry of Scottsville, and one daughter, Mrs. Cassie Burns of Warren. All the children were present at the time of her death.
Submitted By: Lina Boyd

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
Michael Trout, 62 of Arkadelphia died Aug. 17, 2006, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1943, in Gurdon, the son of the late Ike Whitman and Mildred Mae Lester Trout. He was a retired maintenance supervisor and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.

Survivors include: His brother, Tommy Trout of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and two cousins, Mark and Luke Lester of Arkadelphia.

The body was cremated. {ash}

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
William Robert Satterfield Sr. 66, of Evening Shade, AR died Friday, May 9, 1997, in Veterans Hospitol in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He was the son of Phillip and Media Jane (Hamilton) Satterfield. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church, and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War.

Suvivors include his wife, Rowena (Shirley) Satterfield, a son William Robert Satterfield Jr. of Evening Shade; a daughter, Rebecca Latham of Evening Shade; three stepsons, James Brown of Austin, Ark. and Keith Brown and Wesley Brown both of Zion, Ark.; a stepdaughter, Kaye Plumlee of Franklin,Ark; five brothers, John Satterfield and Monroe Satterfield both of Booneville, Ark, Brooks Satterfield of Brent, and Charles Satterfield of Greenwood and George Satterfield of Waldron; two sisters, Mary Morris of Farmersville, La. and Dorothy Satterfield of Dallas, Texas. and eight step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Carl Satterfield and James Satterfield.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Wallace and the Rev. Noble Wiles officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery at Zion, Ark. under the direction of Crouch Funeral Home of Melbourne. Pall bearers will be: Ray Arnold, Eddie Farris, J.W. Moser, Carol Miller, Randall McNairn and Jack Clifft. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Submitted By: Rowena Satterfield

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
Mrs. Medearis Dead
Mrs. R. A. Medearis, died at this home of her daughter Mrs. G.W. Gibson, in the city Friday morning, April 24th. Mrs. Medearis was the daughter of Rev. Dr. John Hinds, a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was born Feb. 28th 1842 in Guilford Co. N.C. They moved to Newtonia, MO, and in 1861 the family moved to Viney Grove.

In 1867, at the age of 25 years she was married to R. A. Medearis. They settled on a farm about 4 miles east of Westville and continued to live there moving to Westville in 1901. 8 children were born to this union, one dying in infancy.

The surviving are: Mrs. G. W. Gibson of Westville, Dr. R. S. Medearis of Little Rock, J.F. Medearis of Fresno, CA, Mrs. Lillian Thibodeaux of Breaubridge LA, A. J. Medearis of Loyalton, CA, Mrs. Blanche McGuire of Fresno, CA and Dr. P.H. Medearis of Tahlequah, one brother of the deceased survives, Mr. W.G.D. Hinds of Oklahoma City.

Her husband, R. A. Medearis, well known to most of the people of this community died 11 years ago the 3rd day of this month, April.

Mrs. Medearis made the good confession and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in her girlhood and since coming to Westville has been an honored member of the Presbyterian Church of this place. She set a splended example of quiet, modest and faithful Christian living, always doing a generous share in any way she was able, in all things that were helpful to her neighbors or uplifting her community.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Presbyterian Church this city by the Rev. P.C. Irwin. Interment followed at Union Hill Cemetery, near Cincinnati. Submitted By: Bev Hockett

Note from Bev: This is obituary for Amanda Hinds Medearis, wife of Robert A. Medearis--my great grandmother. Amanda was born 28 Feb 1842 Guilford Co. N.C., d. 24 Apr 1925 Westville, OK at home of her daughter. Both she and her husband are buried in Old Union Cemetery in Cincinnati AR.

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
Services for Vergie V. Armer Brown, 79, Winfield, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence, with the Rev. Hartley Ballinger officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Brown died Sunday, June 2, 1991, at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.

She was born July 16, 1911, in Osage, Ark., the daughter of Melvin W. Ferguson and L. Dean Langley Ferguson. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker who had lived in Lawrence since 1956, moving to Winfield in 1979. She was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Lawrence. She married Horace Armer. He died April 26, 1975. She then married Quinter Brown. He died April 16, 1979.

Survivors include three daughters, Ruby Morrison, Oskaloosa, Margie Flippo, Winfield, and Jean Boylan, Lawrence; a son, Aubrey Armer, Lawrence; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.{lj}

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar
Frank Perme, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 25 (2006) at Jerome, Idaho. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 4, at Farnsworth Mortuary in Jerome. He was born Jan. 1, 1928, at Compton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Cleo; a son, Dale; a daughter, Bonnie Jenkins; one brother, Paul; and one sister, Shirley Robertson.

He is survived by his wife, Lavena; three sons, Butch, Randy and Lane; one daughter, Lesa Greer; two sisters, Delphia Holeman and Betty Cook; and two brothers, Joe and C. J. Perme. He will be dearly missed.

Click to view Family and County info in ARF Library

seperater bar

To provide additional information on individuals found herein or to submit an obituary, or to have your name/email address hot linked to a family obituary, Send email to:
Submit Obituary and/or Info with Obit Info in the subject line.


Return to Obituary Index


seperater bar

Thank You for visiting my ARFamilies.info site. To contact me specifically about this webpage, send email to: About This Page

For other subject matter, you can reach me at my base email address.
Take Care, Judy Tate