Longmont, CO–MARVIN LEO CHURCHWELL, April 15, 1934-June 19, 2005--Marvin Leo Churchwell died Sunday, June 19, 2005, at his home in Fountain Lake, Ark. He was 71.  He was born April 15, 1934, to P.I. and Elleanor Churchwell in Berthoud.
Mr. Churchwell was a U.S. Marine during the Korean War and later joined the U.S. Navy as a diver. After leaving the U.S. Navy, he owned a salvage business which raised sunken ships and submarines and operated off the east coast of the United States.
Mr. Churchwell was a loyal member of the Moose Lodge, Elks Club, and the Plumber and Pipefitter's Local Union No. 575 of Boulder County, Lafayette.
He owned and operated several restaurants through the years until he retired in Hot Springs, Ark., in 1986 with his wife Jeannie. Most recently, he owned and operated Tall Timbers RV Park and Motel in Fountain Lake.
Mr. Churchwell was preceded in death by his father; and his wife, Mary Jean Churchwell.
He is survived by his mother, Elleanor Allen of Hot Springs; a son, Joseph Churchwell and his wife Karen of Hot Springs; a grandson, Blake Hughes of Arkadelphia, Ark.; and a step-daughter, Sheila Ziegelheim and her husband John of Longmont.
Gross Funeral Home of Hot Springs is in charge of arrangements.  --Daily Times-Call, The (Longmont, CO) - June 22, 2005


Cabot, AR–EDITH FLORA GARNER HARDIN, 96, went to a more peaceful life on Feb. 26, 2008. During her long and productive life, she lived many places, but wherever she lived, she made it home. Her family was her life. She was loved by all who knew her, and the world was a better place for her living.
Edith was born in Hot Springs on Sept. 13, 1911 to the late Monroe and Lura Norman Garner. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, a member of the Lake Fork Baptist Church in Alba, Texas, and also active in the Enon Church in Alba.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband, S. W. Hardin; children Freda Dooley (J.D.), Barbara Hardin, W. D. Hardin (Shelba), and Dicky Hardin; brothers, Enos Hardin, James Garner, Loy Garner and sisters Nellie Rigsby and Pauline Doss.
Edith is survived by four generations. She is survived by her children, Gennie Brown Steele of Hesperia, Calif.; Bess Pointer of Sand Springs, Okla.; Bobby Hardin (Laura) of Quitman, Texas; Peggy Angerer (Bob) of Apple Valley, Calif.; John Hardin (Joanna) of Cabot; James Hardin (Ann) of Halleck, Nev.; David Hardin (Becky) of Cottonwood Falls, Kan.; Darel Hardin (Cindy) of Emporia, Kan.; daughter-in-law Debbie Hardin of Osage City, Kan.; sisters Venita Lammey, Mittie Belle Rowland (Jack), and Ruth Geurin all of Benton; 33 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; and many great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Feb. 29 at the Chapel of Moore's Cabot Funeral Home with David Rector officiating. Interment followed in Medlock Cemetery at Fountain Lake, Ark.  Moore's Cabot Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
--Cabot Star-Herald (AR) - March 9, 2008



ARLINGTON, TX–VILA L. HILL, 96, our precious mother and grandmother, passed away Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in Arlington.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday in Fielder Road Baptist Church Prayer Chapel in Arlington. Burial: Allen Cemetery in Dierks, Ark. Services will be officiated by her grandson, the Rev. Ted Hill Jr., pastor of Mill Creek Baptist Church in Fountain Lake, Ark.
Pallbearers: Jim Scott, Donnie Wesson, David Wesson, Ty Hall, Jerry Faughtenberry and Wayne Bryant.
Mrs. Hill was born Oct. 3, 1910, to James Dennis and Verna Tramel in Greer County, Okla., where she lived until the age of 12. She graduated from Kerens High School in Navarro County. She later married Henry Hill and lived in Arlington for 25 years, retiring in 1970 to Hot Springs, Ark.
She was preceded in death by her husband; brothers, Doyle and Elston Tramel; sister, Coleen Pascal; stepdaughter, Bonnie Hartsfield; and grandson, Ronald Gene Green.
Survivors: Daughter, Linda Estoll of Arlington; stepchildren, Marcelle Green of Hot Springs, Ark., Ted Hill of Pearcy, Ark., Evelyn Mansholt of Grand Prairie, Gloria Wesberry of Balch Springs and Paul Hill of Tyler; brother, Carrie Tramel of Midland; sister, Noma Paul of Rialto, Calif.; granddaughters, Adeana Estoll, LaJuan Tillery, Lana Owen and Jerri Compton; grandsons, Charles Henry Green, Donnie and David Wesson, Ted Jr. and Lennon Hill, Tim and Keith Hartsfield, Bobby, Jimmy and Benny Wesberry; and many loving nieces, nephews and Hudson and Tramel cousins. Moore Funeral Home-N. Davis Drive, Arlington.  --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - January 13, 2007

Rushville, IL.--IDA MAE HINDBAUGH, 92, of Rushville, formerly of Hot Springs, Ark., died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at Snyder's Vaughn-Haven Nursing Home in Rushville.
Born on Dec. 4, 1908, in Davis, Okla., the daughter of the late Johnson and Lucy (Ryer) Vandiver, she married Lewis Hindbaugh on Sept. 28, 1946, in Hot Springs, Ark.  He preceded her in death in 1981.
Surviving are one stepdaughter, Lena Reeder (husband, Chester) of Macomb, IL; six stepgrandchildren, several step great and great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by one stepdaughter, Lucille Clark; three brothers, Claude, Clarence and Clifford Vandiver; and four sisters, Winnie Vandiver, Bonnie Huddleston, Era Hilburn and Eva Sanders.
She was a nurse at the Methodist Hospital in Hot Springs, retiring in 1946.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Rushville.
Graveside services were Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at the Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Ark., with Rev. David Crooks officiating.
Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville was in charge of services.
Source:  The Rushville Times, Wednesday, Nov 28, 2001, p.15, contributed by Sara Hemp.

SPRINGHILL, LA - Funeral services for MRS. JEAN DIGGS JACKSON, 84, of Springhill, LA will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bailey Mortuary Chapel with Dr. Ron Harvey and Rev. Kenneth R. Everett officiating. Burial will be in the Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary.
Mrs. Jackson, a native of Garland County, AR and a resident of Springhill for 62 years, died Sunday, July 6, 2003 in Springhill. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, a homemaker and former co-owner and operator of the Springhill Mercantile Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. "Tom" Jackson, on February 9, 1976.
She is survived by a daughter, Jinevie J. Green; grandsons, Wesley "Wes" Green and Russell "Russ" Green and his wife, Janene; a great-granddaughter, Lydie Paige Green and great-grandson, Hunter Jennings, all of Springhill; a brother, Rocky J. Diggs, of Mayflower, AR.
Pallbearers will be David Sawyer, Jerry Nash, George Ray Smith, Lindy Green, Jimmy Morgan and Don Reynolds.
Visitation will begin today at 5:00 p.m. at Bailey Mortuary.   --Times, The (Shreveport, LA) - July 7, 2003



Cape Girardeau, MO.--HENRY C. PHELPS, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 at his home.  He was born Dec. 29, 1918 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., son of Myrtle and Henry C. Phelps II.  He and Gerda Marie Johnsen were married Feb. 25, 1942 in Bonne Terre, MO.  She died at the age of 57.  He and Ann Miller-Davidson were married Nov. 25, 1978.  She died July 28, 2004.
Phelps served in the U. S. Navy during World War II from June 16, 1944 to Jan. 4, 1946.  He was maintenance superintendent for Midwest Dairy in Cape Girardeau and later was employed by Charles N. Harris for many years.  He retired in 1982 as vice president of maintenance and motor freight line maintenance supervisor at Tucker Truck Line-Inman Freight Systems.  He was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral where he was an usher for 40 years.  He was also a member of Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau, serving as president 1986 to 1987 and sergeant-at-arms the last 20 years.
Survivors include two sons, Dan Phelps of Cape Girardeau, David Phelps of Huntersville, NC; three daughters, Betty Hellige of St. Louis,  Donna Johnstone of Palmdale, CA, and Nancy Underwood of Jackson, MO; stepson, Dan Davidson and wife Georganne; stepgrandsons Bryan Shyne and Matthew Davidson of St. Louis, Hannah and Jay Aichelman of Hunterville, NC; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son (Peter) and a daughter (Julia).
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn in Cape Girardeau.  The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the funeral home with the Rev. Tom Kiefer officiating.  Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery.

El Dorado, KS--On the day before his 70^th birthday anniversary, David T. Whitehead, former El Doradoan, died at Hot Springs, Ark. where he spent the past two years for the benefit of his health. Mr. Whitehead was the father of Mrs. Harry West, 1239 West Central Avenue and funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in El Dorado at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. L. T. Faulders will officiate and interment will be made in Belle Vista Cemetery.
Mr. Whitehead had been a semi-invalid since he was shot, while on duty as night policeman in El Dorado twenty nine years ago. Mr. Whitehead was born January 20, 1853 near Jersey, O., and lived there until manhood, moving to Urbana, O., and from there to El Dorado in 1886. El Dorado was his home until 1910 when he moved to Mannford, Okla. He was a member of the W. O. W. lodge and the Christian Church. Surviving are the widow and three daughters, Mrs. Harry West, Mrs. W. D. Seibert, of the Kansas City; Mrs. B. J. Chronic, of Tulsa; three brothers, I. O. Whitehead, of El Dorado and Lee and L. W. Whitehead of Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Bowie, Pueblo, Colo., Mrs. Eva Martin, Mannford, Okla. The relatives will arrive here this evening on the Missouri Pacific. (El Dorado Times, Saturday, January 22, 1921, contributed by Peggy Thompson)