Category: Obituaries

Obituary for Gary J. Harris

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Gary Harris

Gary James Harris, 52, died Sept. 21, 2010 at Fayetteville Health and Rehab. He was born April 30, 1958, at St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Bennie Harris and Thelma Oxford Harris.

He was a member of the Fayetteville High School class of 1976. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Danielle Nicole Harris.

Survivors included his parents, Bennie and Thelma Harris of Fayetteville; a sister, Sherry Carroll of Springdale; two nieces, Stephanie Mounce and Katy Carroll, both of Springdale; and a great-nephew, Cooper Allen Mounce of Springdale.

A funeral service was held Sept. 27, 2010, at Beard’s Chapel with Pastor Don Warford officiating. Harris was buried at Fairview Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Obituary for Patricia Gay (Coston) Sommer

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gaye-coston-patricia-sommerPatricia Gay (Coston) Sommer, age 58, of Fayetteville died Monday, February 1, 2016, in Fayetteville. She was born May 5, 1958, at Fayetteville, the daughter of Hamilton and Virginia Robertson Coston. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Emma Jean Phillips.

She was an employee of Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She liked to sew, work with arts and crafts and liked flea markets and shopping for antiques. She enjoyed traveling and was a great cook and baker.

She was survived by her husband, Louis Sommer; her daughter, Cassie Sommer of Fayetteville; her son, Michael Sommer of Fayetteville; a brother, Ray Coston of Springdale; a sister, Charlotte Smith of Fayetteville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Cremation was by Moore’s Chapel. A memorial service was held February 5 at Moore’s Chapel.

Obituary for Diane Davis Thielemier

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Diane Leslie (Davis) Thielemier, 52, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at her home in Fayetteville. She was born Sept. 10, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of D. Robert and Jeanne White Davis.

She was a member of Sequoyah United Methodist Church and a homemaker throughout her life.

Survivors included her husband, John E. Thielemier; her son, David Robert Thielemier; and her parents, all of Fayetteville; and one sister.

Services were April 10 at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Springdale with Pastor Craig Russell officiating.

Obituary for ‘Weeda’ Gooding Shuey

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Paulita A. “Weeda” (Gooding) Shuey, 50, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, August 19, 2008. She was born June 19, 1958, in Fayetteville, the daughter of Sidney and Dorothy Southern Gooding.

Survivors included her mother, Dorothy Gooding; a brother, Jerry Gooding of Fayetteville; and a sister, Linda Simpson of Springdale.

Visitation with family was held May 22 at 515 S. College Avenue in Fayetteville. Cremation was by Moore’s Funeral Chapel.

Obituary for ‘Dwaine’ Spears

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Kenneth “Dwaine” Spears, 43, of Springdale died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, in Fayetteville. He was born Aug. 1, 1958, the son of Charlotte Woodward and Kenneth Charles Spears.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 to 1984. He was a service writer for BMW of Northwest Arkansas and Jim Jard Volkswagen of Rogers. He was an avid racecar and Razorback fan, he liked darts and thoroughly enjoyed coaching his son’s baseball team.

Survivors included his son, Spencer L. Spears of Fayetteville; his mother, Charlotte Woodward of Springdale; his father, Kenneth Charles Spears of Goshen; his paternal grandmother, Pearlie Spears of Prairie Grove; and his mathernal grandmother, Virginia Lybarger of Springdale.

Graveside services were held August 3 at the Mount Comfort Cemetery in Fayetteville with Buel Curtis officiating. Arrangements were by Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory.

Obituary for Donna Moore Gardner

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Donna Jean (Moore) Gardner, 46, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, August 3, 2004, in Fayetteville. She was born March 18, 1958,to Dr. Arthur F. Moore and Theresa Hardesty Moore.

She moved with her family to Fayetteville in 1959 and attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Ramay Junior High and Fayetteville High School. She worked 20 years for the University of Arkansas as a computer technician in the department of computing services.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Survivors included her husband, Lynn Gardner of the home; two brothers, Dr. Dwight Mooore of Emporia, Kansas, and Douglas Moore of Fayetteville; two sisters, Debbie Daily of Fayetteville and Dr. Deedee Moore of Washburn, Missouri; and her mother, Theresa Moore.

Graveside services were held at Son’s Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Paul Worm officiating under the direction of Beard’s Funeral Chapel and Crematory.

Obituary for Michael Davidson

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Michael Dewayne Davidson, 39, of Fayetteville died Sunday, July 27, 1997, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born December 24, 1957, in Harrison, the son of Vermalea J. Smith.

He was a 1976 graduate of Fayetteville High School and a lifelong resident of the area and was a retired district manager for D.J.’s Hair Salons.

Survivors included his mother and stepfather, Vermalea and Roy Smith of Fayetteville; his maternal grandmother, Lena Jenkins of Fayetteville; two brothers, Ron Davidson and Chad Hodge, both of Fayetteville; and two sisters, Lavonna Latta of Lowell and Denise Smith of Fayetteville.

Funeral was July 30, at Westridge Freewill Baptist Church in Fayetteville with the Rev. Lloyd Thomas officiating. He was buried in Fairview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale.

Obituary for Dianne Cross Sloan

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B. Dianne (Cross) Sloan, 48, of Black Rock, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at Baptist Medical Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, of heart failure. She was born August 2, 1958, in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Thomas B. and Mary Louise Collins Cross.

A graduate of Fayetteville High School, the University of Maryland and Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, she taught schools in Missouri, Black Rock, Williams Baptist College and Taejon Christian School in Korea. She was a lifelong Girl Scout, a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and the Lord’s faithful servant to the community.

She married Daniel E. Sloan on May 12, 1979.

Survivors included her husband; a son and daughter, Jeremiah C. Sloan and Sarah A. Sloan, both of the home; three brothers, David and Vicki Cross of Fayetteville, Donald and Imee Cross of Prairie Grove, and Dean and Michelle Cross of Walnut Ridge; one sister, Tammy and Steven Davis of Hoxie; three exchange students, Noe Linan and Jan Gibbert of the home and Serena Mor of Italy.

Visitation was held at New Hope Baptist Church south of Black Rock. Funeral service was held Saturday, May 5, at New Hope Baptist Church with Brother Terry Walls officiating. Burial was in the Oak Forest Cemetery under the direction of Bryan Funeral Home of Hoxie.

Memorials may be made to the Black Rock School College Fund or the New Hope Baptist Church Youth Fund.

Obituary for Dennis Wohlford

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Dennis Wohford

Dennis D. Wohlford, 58, of Rogers died Monday, October 17, 2016, in Bentonville at the Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Village. He was born November 10, 1957, in Springdale to Ralph Donald Wohlford and Lucy Oreta (McCoy) Wohlford.

Wohlford graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1976 and from the University of Arkansas in 1980 with a degree in industrial education. He owned home construction and real estate companies. He was a realtor with Metro Board and earned the Million Dollar Club award 2002-2006. He served on the Benton County Quorum Court 1993-94, and was a past president of Sequoyah Kiwanis.

He was survived by his wife of 30 years, Mary, and two daughters, Laura and Elizabeth Wohlford, of Rogers.

A visitation and funeral services were held in the Chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home with Mr. Jackie Chestnut officiating. Burial followed at the Mount Comfort Cemetery in Fayetteville.

Memorial contributions may be made to Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Village.

Obituary for Matt Holtzen

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Matthew Henry Holtzen III, 50, of Fayetteville died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center.

He was born September 6, 1958, at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Matthew Henry Holtzen II and Joyce A. Hency Holtzen. He was preceded in death by his father in 1974; paternal grandparents, Matthew and Millie Mickie Holtzen; and maternal grandparents, George C. Hency & Lillian B. McDaniel.

He was a 1976 graduate of Fayetteville High School and attended the University of Arkansas.

He was survived by his mother and stepfather: Joyce A. and James E. Veasey; a brother, George D. Holtzen and his wife, Helen, of Fayetteville; two sisters, Bambi K. Massengale and her husband, Jeffery, of Brentwood, and Heidi J. Nettleship and her husband, Anderson, of West Fork; two nephews and four nieces.

Funeral service were held Thursday, July 23, at Moore’s Chapel. Officiating was Pastor Scott Williams. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery at Brentwood. Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 120 Wall St., 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005.