Obituaries

DEATHS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:21 AM CST

Lucille Fadler

Lucille Ham Fadler, age 87, passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.

Lucy, formerly of Malden, Mo., was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Marvin Fadler. Also, preceding her in death is a son, Paul Winston Fadler; and two sisters, Betty Jo Baker and Joyce Blackmon.

Lucy was born May 11, 1921, in Dunklin County, Mo., to Eure and Maymie Waddell Ham.

She is survived by four daughters, Marvena Osborn of Pine Bluff, Ark., Karen Urick and husband Paul of Warwick, R.I., Janice Dickerson and husband Patrick of Lyon, Miss., and Brenda Lindley and husband Gene of Decatur, Ala.; one son, Gerald Fadler and wife Janice of Bernie, Mo. Lucy has 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her three brothers, Holland Ham of California, Gene Ham of Texas and Pal Ham of Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be in Malden, Mo., Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at 2 p.m. by Landess Funeral Home of Malden.

A very special thanks to those who cared for Lucy at Sheridan Nursing and Rehab. We are so grateful to you for the love and kindness you showed to Lucy.

Patsy Heath

Patsy Anne Heath, age 67, of Pine Bluff, passed away, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock.

Mrs. Heath was born April 20, 1941, in Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late James and Judy Williams.

Mrs. Heath was reared and educated in Pine Bluff, graduating from Pine Bluff High School. She was a lifelong resident of Pine Bluff.

Mrs. Heath was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and Pine Bluff Bridge Club. She was also an accomplished seamstress.

She was preceded in death in 1990, by her husband, Richard Alan Heath Sr., whom she married March 16, 1957, in Sunflower County, Miss.

Mrs. Heath is survived by a son, Richard Alan Heath II of Maumelle; a daughter, Deborah Ann Smith of Clinton; a brother, James “Sonny” Williams of Paris, France; and a sister, Linda Crone of Buford, Ga.

Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Rev. Gordon Topping officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Robinson’s Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6635, Pine Bluff, Ark., 71611.

Friends may sign the online register at www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

Joan Rodgers

SHERIDAN — Joan Rodgers, 72, of Sheridan died Saturday.

Survivors: three sons, John Kellebrew of Grand Forks, N.D., Daryl Kellebrew of Sheridan and Jeff Kellebrew of Roland; daughter, Diana Southerland of Franklin, Tenn.; sisters, Theresa Claeys and Betty Dillons, both of Michigan; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home of Sheridan.

Memorials may be made to B.O.S.S. Quilting Group, in care of Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 206 E. Holly, Sheridan, Ark., 72150; or the American Diabetes Association.

Pauline Hollingsworth

WARREN — Pauline Stedman Hollingsworth, 78, of Warren died Monday at Bradley County Medical Center.

She was born March 8, 1930, in Bradley County, a daughter of the late Milton Young Stedman and Bealer Thornton Stedman.

Survivors include her husband, L.D. “Buddy” Hollingsworth, whom she married on July 6, 1946; one daughter, Cindy Bates of Prentiss, Miss.; one brother, Milton Wayne Stedman of Warren; one sister, Ioma S. McKinney of Warren; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Frazer’s Funeral Home of Warren. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

James Young

WALKERSVILLE, Md. — James Rowland Young, 84, of Walkersville, Md., died Saturday at home.

Born July 12, 1924, in Pine Bluff, Ark., he was a son of the late Raymond O. Young and Maudie Howard Trundle.

A Marine, he served in World War II and the Korean War. He received the Purple Heart.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Young, to whom he was married for 54 years; daughter, Michele Young Zittle; sons, Lance Young and Brian Young; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be private. Interment will be private in Resthaven Memorial Gardens by Stauffer Funeral Home of Walkersville, Md.

Virginia Hunter, 76, of Pine Bluff, died Tuesday at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff.

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