Obituaries

DEATHS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009

Monday, March 16, 2009 9:56 AM CDT

John Daniels

CHARLESTON — John David Daniels, age 81, of Charleston, Ark., died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Peachtree Palliative Hospice Center in Fort Smith. Mr. Daniels was born June 27, 1927, in Smackover, Ark., a son of the late W. B. and Willie Mae McGaugh Daniels.

Mr. Daniels was reared and received his education in Camden, graduating from Fairview High School there. He was a resident of Camden for 35 years before moving to Pine Bluff in 1986. He had been a resident of Mt. Ida from 1993 to 1995, and Charleston since.

He was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church. He retired from International Paper Company as a machinist after thirty-six years of service.

Mr. Daniels was preceded in death in 1983, by his first wife, Jean Moore Daniels, who he married May 17, 1947, in El Dorado; one brother, Delmond Daniels and one sister, Marie Moore.

He is survived by his wife, Wilma Daniels, who he married March 27, 1986, in Pine Bluff; son, John Allen Daniels of Jacksonville; daughter, Bobbie Jean Daniels of Pine Bluff; step-son, Rickey Belvedresi of White Hall; brothers, Melvin Daniels of Camden, Raymond Daniels of Mt. Ida and Kenneth Daniels of Camden; sister, Marjorie Shaddock of Camden; three grandchildren and one step-grandson.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Rev. James Watson officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. in Mt. Horab Cemetery in Camden.

Twila Burns

WHITE HALL — Twila Copley Burns, 54, of White Hall, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at home.

She was born Dec. 8, 1954 in Enid, Okla., daughter of Dorcas Jones Copley West and the late Garner Copley.

Mrs. Burns was reared and received her early education in several cities while traveling with her parents in the Air Force. She graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Mo. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Harding University.

She worked as a computer programmer at the National Center for Topological Research.

Twila was a member of Family Church, where she sang in the choir, and a member of the Pine Bluff Quilt Club. She was an active volunteer for the Cub Scouts when her son, the late Garrett Bixler, was a Cub Scout. She received the Cub Scout Silver Beaver Award for her outstanding work with the Cub Scouts.

She was preceded in death by her son, Garrett Christopher Bixler; father, Garner Copley; and brother, Terry Copley.

Survivors include her husband, Barney Burns, whom she married June 22, 1991, of White Hall; mother, Dorcas Copley West of Lebanon, Mo.; sister, Dianne Shoe of Bella Vista; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Family Church with Rev. Bill Fitzhugh officiating. Burial will follow in Cypress Memorial Gardens by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-8 p.m. at Robinson’s.

Memorials may be made to the Family Church Building Fund, 2500 Highway 104, White Hall, Ark., 71602.

Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com

Robert Johnson

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Robert M. Johnson, 84, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House of Big Bend Hospice.

A gathering of family and friends will be held on Monday, March 16, at 7 p.m. at Bevis Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard, Tallahassee, Fla. 32308.

Bob was born April 3, 1924, in Pine Bluff, Ark. He moved to Tallahassee in 1972 to take the position of Director of Aviation for the City of Tallahassee. He served as President of the Florida Airport Manager's Association from 1979-1980.

He was manager of Grider Air Field in Pine Bluff, Ark., from 1962-1971. Bob was a veteran of W.W.II, serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, flying the B-24 “Liberator”.

He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Frieda I. Turley Johnson; and three brothers, Ed, Carl and Jewel.

He is survived by one brother, Clarence; and numerous nieces and nephews, many of whom considered Bob a favorite uncle.

WHITE HALL — Martha Nell Carr Robinson, age 75, of White Hall, died Sunday, March 15, 2009. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fuller Hale-South Funeral Services of Pine Bluff.

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