INDEPENDENCE, MO–INA MELTON AUSTIN, 84, Independence, died Nov. 30, 1991, at the home. She was born in Yell County, Ark., and moved to Independence 66 years ago.
Mrs. Austin was a member of the Northern Boulevard United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol J. Mays, Independence; two sisters, Ora Carey, Lee's Summit, and Alma Henker, Anderson, Mo.; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Speaks Midtown Chapel; burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the chapel.
--Kansas City Star, The (MO) - December 1, 1991


MOUNT PULASKI, IL –GLADYS B. BUCKLES, 83, of Danville, Ark., formerly of Mount Pulaski, died at 6:15 a.m. April 12 (1991) at North Logan Mercy Hospital in Paris, Ark. Graveside services will be at noon Tuesday at Mount Pulaski Cemetery. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, is in charge of arrangements. Surviving are her husband, Floyd, and one niece.
--State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - April 20, 1991.


CAMARILLO, CA–EDWARD L. COFFEY, age 78 of Camarillo, died Sunday Dec. 12 1999.
He was born Feb. 1 1921 in Yell County Ark. the son of Seth and Cleo Coffey. He was raised on a farm and was mobilized with the Arkansas National Guard during WWII following graduation from Dardanelle High School. He served 21 years in the U.S. Army and after retirement worked 24 years with TI Corp. He was devoted to his family and served in various capacities in the churches he attended. He eventually became an avid golfer.
He was preceded in death by John H. Coffey son; Jack Coffey brother; Lavada Benefield sister; and George Coffey brother.
He is survived by Jewel (Judy) Coffey his spouse for 55 years; Edward L. Coffey Jr. son of Huntsville Texas; Adaline McCurdy sister of Dardanelle Ark.; Mae Jones sister of Burlington Okla.; Betty Jean Scott sister of Dardanelle Ark.; Polly Merritt sister of Dardanelle Ark; Jim Coffey brother of Dardanelle Ark.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 15 1999 at the Conejo Mountain Funeral Home Chapel of the Islands. Burial will follow with Pastor James Hermeling from Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Camarillo officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Conejo Mountain Memorial Park & Funeral Home 2052 Howard Road Camarillo Calif.
--Ventura County Star (CA) - December 15, 1999


Norfolk, VA–WILMA C. GARDNER, 82, died March 27, 1998.  Born in Yell County, Ark., she was the widow of Vernon J. Gardner and was a member of Norfolk Church of Christ.
Survivors include her son, Thomas Gardner of Norfolk; a sister, Eslie Hopkins of Dardanelle, Ark.; a brother, Jack D. Maddon of Norwalk, Calif.; two grandchildren, Mark Gardner and Tony Gardner, both of Norfolk; two great-grandchildren, Evan Gardner and Shelby Gardner, both of Norfolk.
The body will be sent from Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Lynnhaven Chapel, to Fentress Mortuary, Fort Smith, Ark., for services and burial on Tuesday in Fort Smith National Cemetery.
-- Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - March 28, 1998.


SLIDELL, LA–CORA MAE ODAWARE, a retired school lunchroom worker, died Tuesday of heart disease at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was 64.
Mrs. Odaware was born in Yell County, Ark., and lived in Slidell for the past 32 years. She worked at Florida Avenue Elementary School for 10 years.
Survivors include a son, Phillip Wayne Odaware; two daughters, Brenda O. Kelt and Sarah Ann White; a brother, William Grigsby; six sisters, Winnie Galarza, Shirley Toney, Bobby Robertson, Connie Cooper, Betty Brister and Jean Grigsby; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell. Visitation will begin at 7 p.m.
--Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - July 23, 1997

VALIER, MT -JAMES OSCAR PAYNE, 68, a longtime Valier-area resident, died of emphysema Sunday at a Shelby medical center.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Pondera Funeral Home of Conrad is in charge of cremation and arrangements.
Payne was born April 4, 1930, in Danville, Ark., and moved in 1958 to Montana. On Sept. 23, 1958, he married Patricia Yeager in Dillon.
He worked on farms and ranches in the Valier area, then in 1972 began working at the Valier Cenex station. He worked there until he was diagnosed with emphysema in 1987.
Surviving are his wife of Valier; three daughters, Debra Brodeur of Lincoln and Rebecca Greene and Tabatha Kline of Valier; a son, Jimmy Payne of Conrad; three brothers, Gloyd Payne, Linzey LeRoy Payne and Robert Payne, all of Danville, Ark.; six sisters, Katheline Campbell, Laura Grace Swaffar, Rosie McCoy and Elizabeth Payne, all of Danville, Ark., Frankie Sue Wilson of Ola, Ark., and Ruby Taylor of Fresno, Calif.; and 14 grandchildren.   --Great Falls Tribune (MT) - February 17, 1999

ANCHORAGE, AK--THOMAS A. REMER-- Former Anchorage resident Thomas Adam Remer, 34, died of natural causes Jan. 16, 1999, at his home in Danville, Ark.
A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Egypt Freewill Baptist Church in Danville. A visitation is scheduled for 2 to 9 p.m. today at the church.
Mr. Remer was born April 26, 1964, in Waldron, Ark.
He lived in Alaska from 1976 until 1988. He graduated from Chugiak High School, where he participated on the wrestling team. His goal was to be a pilot, and he soloed out of Birchwood Airport for the first time on his 16th birthday.
After high school, he attended and graduated from Spartan School of Aviation in Tulsa, Okla. He returned to Alaska and went to work for Mile High Geophysical on the North Slope. Later, he was employed as a heavy-equipment operator for Pearson of Alaska.
Mr. Remer had been a member of the Aircraft Owners Association and the National Rifle Association.
He had attended the Freewill Baptist Church in Egypt.
Mr. Remer is survived by his wife, Linda Remer; his children, Marilyn, Charlie, Millie, Windy, April, Donald and Michael Remer, all of Harrison, Ark.; parents, Jack and Joan Remer of Danville; paternal grandmother, Millie Remer of Danville; sister, Ora Meredith of Harrison; and brothers, Sherman and Charles, both of Russelville, Ark.
Service arrangements were by Martin Funeral Home in Waldron, Ark.
--Anchorage Daily News (AK) - January 20, 1999

Danville, AR--WILLIE A. WILLETT, 97, of Danville, Ark., and Joiner, Ark., died Monday at Danville Nursing Home. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a charter member of the Wilson (Ark.) Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and a member of the Joiner Baptist Church. Mrs. Willett, the widow of T. R. Willett, leaves a son, Paul J. Willett of Danville, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.  -- Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - November 16, 1993

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