MILLER COUNTY OBITUARIES

MILLER COUNTY OBITUARIES

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CHANDLER, Billy Gene

DANIEL, Dale W.

HENSLEY, Andy Farris

JONES, Iva Elizabeth

LITTLETON, James Elmo

SPRAYBERRY, Lettie

STALTER, Laverne Breedlove

WEBB, William Vernon

BILLY GENE CHANDLER, 41, of Texarkana, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 in Texarkana. He was born April 13, 1965 in Charleston, Mo., son of Laudy Forrest and Elzetta Jordan Chandler. He and Marsha St. Clair were married Nov. 5, 2005.
Chandler had lived in Texarkana a number of years and was owner of Chandler Landscaping.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Christopher Chandler of Clarksville, Ga; a stepson, Michael Daniels of Texarkana; a stepdaughter, Stacey Daniels of Texarkana; four brothers, Robert and Wilford Chandler of Texarkana, Forrest Chandler of Little Rock, Joe Chandler of Charleston, Mo; five sisters, Freda Quertermous and Mary Jones of Charleston, Zetta Bell of Cape Girardeau, Mo, Martha Norris of Marble Hill, Mo, Debbie McClendon of Clarksville; and a half sister, Hazel Zimmerman of East Prairie, Mo.
He was preceded in death by a half brother and two half sisters.
Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo. from 11 a.m. until time of service Friday. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The eulogy will be given by Debbie McClendon. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.

FORT WORTH, TX - MRS. DALE W. DANIEL, a homemaker, died Sunday (May 16, 1991) at a Fort Worth hospital. She was 80. Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery in Arkansas.
Mrs. Daniel was born in Miller County, Ark., and had lived in Fort Worth 36 years. She was a member of Olive Branch Methodist Church in Miller County, Ark.
Survivors: Husband, L.T. Dan Daniel of Fort Worth; two daughters, Beverly Murphy of Oklahoma City, and Darla Jean Smith of Henderson, Nev.; brother, Floyd L. Patterson of Shreveport, La.; two sisters, Edna Bankston of Bright Star, Ark., and Oundia Davis of Fort Worth; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - May 28, 1991

FORT WORTH, TX - ANDY FARRIS HENSLEY, 89, a retired carpenter, died Saturday, May 23, 1998, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Olive Branch United Methodist Church in Miller County, Ark. Burial: Olive Branch Cemetery in Miller County, Ark. Visitation: open on Monday at Shannon TCU Funeral Chapel and Wednesday at Hanner Funeral Home in Atlanta, Texas.
Andy Farris Hensley was born March 22, 1909, in Bloomburg.
Mr. Hensley retired in 1972 from a local carpenter's union. He enjoyed fishing, spending many hours gardening, was a member of Overton Park United Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Lee.
Survivors: Sons, Lester Ray Hensley and his wife, Barbara Gayle of Fort Worth, Howard Dale Hensley and Flora Dayton of Fort Worth and James Edward Hensley and his wife, Kim Elizabeth of Fort Worth; sister, Edna Maddox; brother, Edgar Ray Hensley; three grandsons; four granddaughters; and one great-grandson.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel 3015 Merida, 926-3314 --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - May 25, 1998

MILLER COUNTY, AR - IVA ELIZABETH JONES, a life long resident of Miller County, Arkansas, went to be with our Lord, January 16, 2005, in a nursing home in Tyler, Texas at the age of 91 years and 6 months.
Born in Miller County, July 12, 1913, she was a longtime member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. Iva loved her gardening, flowers, and family. That love extended to all her children, 16 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.
Iva was preceded in death by her husband, Monroe Jones and two sons, James Henry (Jim) Jones and Dr. Travis Wayne Jones, DVM and a great grandson, Shaun Huckabee.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Charlie and Jackie Jones of Texarkana, Arkansas; daughters and sons-in-law, Charlene and Larry Cunningham of Ringgold, Louisiana and Elizabeth and Thomas Huckabee of Tyler, Texas; two sisters, Lillian Sangalli of Redwater, Texas and Dorothy Ward of Texarkana, Arkansas, a number of nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the Fuqua-Everett Memorial Chapel of Texarkana Funeral Home with Reverends James Lann and Greg Burk officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
The family will be at the home of Charlie Jones, Pleasant Hill Community, Texarkana, Arkansas. --Times, The (Shreveport, LA) - January 20, 2005.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA -- JAMES ELMO LITTLETON, 65, died Dec. 24 at home in Huntsville, Ala.
He was a native of Miller County, Ark. He was a member of Texarkana Trail Riders and retired from the Army as a master sergeant after 23 years of service.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Wanda Bennett Littleton of Huntsville; four sons, Delane Littleton of Colorado Springs, Colo., Lawrence Littleton of Los Angeles, Scott Wood of Madison, Ala., and Kenneth Littleton of Santa Monica, Calif.; four daughters, Susan McComas of Madison, Ala., and Stacia Campbell of Toney, Ala., and Sheryl Wood and Stephanie Littleton, both of Huntsville; his father, James A. Littleton of Ashdown, Ark.; two sisters, JoAnn Odom and Bettie Pilgreen, both of Fouke, Ark.; 17 grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other relatives.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today at Crosby Funeral Home, burial in Stewart Cemetery with full military honors.
REMEMBRANCES: Comprehensive Cancer Institute's Robin Stewart Fund through Huntsville Hospital Foundation, 201 Sivley Road, Huntsville, Ala., 35801. -- Savannah Morning News (GA) - December 28, 1999

RODESSA, LA - Graveside services for LETTIE "BILL" SPRAYBERRY, 77, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, January 4, 2002 at Brown Cemetery, Miller County, AR. Officiating will be Rev. Dwight Bird and Rev. Gregg Tipton.
Mrs. Sprayberry was born February 1, 1924 in Ravanna, AR and died January 1, 2002 in Vivian, LA. She was a homemaker and a member of Three States Baptist Church.
Survivors are two daughters, Juanita Hindsman of Rodessa, LA and Shirley Sherman of Atlanta, TX; one brother, J. D. Johnson of Vivian, LA; three sisters, Tina Miller of Ravanna, AR, Deborah Bledsoe of Ravanna, AR and Nancy Davis of Atlanta, TX; six grandchildren, Kevin Hindsman, Bobby Sprayberry, Jr., Ray Sherman, Jon Sherman, Pennie Terry of Vivian, LA and Susan Ragland of Vivian, LA; three step-grandchildren, Vicki Fitzgerald, Billy Hindsman, Gary Hindsman; ten great-grandchildren and seven step great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Sprayberry and a son, Bobby Sprayberry, Sr.
Hanner Funeral Home. --Times, The (Shreveport, LA) - January 3, 2002.

Eustis, FL--LAVERNE BREEDLOVE STALTER, 86, of Eustis died on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 in Flagler Beach. Born in Miller County, AR, she moved to Eustis from Downers Grove, IL in 1972. She was a seamstress at Ferrans Dept. Store, Eustis and was a member of Orange Avenue Church of Christ, Eustis and of the Yale Canal Civic Club. She is survived by son, Tom L. Breedlove of Eustis, daughters: Diana Mish of Flagler Beach and Juanita Meyers of Ocala; 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at Harden/Pauli Funeral Home on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Lakeside Memory Gardens, Esutis. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from noon prior to service. --Daily Commercial, The (Leesburg, FL) - May 13, 2005

OAK RIDGE, TN--WEBB, WILLIAM VERNON (BILL) - born December 9, 1917, in Miller County, Ark., passed away Wednesday, March 10, 1999, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Preceded in death by: his parents; a sister; and his first wife, Maxine. He was a retired pipefitter, an avid gardener, and an active member of Union Chapel Baptist Church in Kingston. Also a member in good standing of Union Lodge 38 AF&AM.
Survived by: his wife, Mildred of the home; three sons and their wives, Leonard and Sheila of Woodstock, Ga., Jerry and Jane of Winston Salem, N.C., Bill and Debbie of Herndon, Va.; four grandchildren, Stephen, Mindy, Kristi and Rob; two great-grandchildren, William Vernon Webb II (Little Will), Joseph Paul; brother, Louis of Carlsbad, Calif.; sister, Frances of Iowa City, Iowa; and a host of friends.
Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronnie Nickell officiating. The body will lie in state at the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will follow in Kingston Memorial Gardens. Kyker Funeral Home. --Knoxville News-Sentinel, The (TN) - March 13, 1999

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