Deaths: Monday, May/31/2010

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• DEWEY JONES
  
• PEARLIE FOUNTAIN
  
• KATHERINE STARKS
  
• DONALD HAWORTH
  
• JO ANN ROBINSON
  
• GLIN ROBERTS
  
• JOE REEDER
  
• MAUDEEN BRINKLEY
  
• FRANK QUILLIN
  
• MARY SMITH
  

Deaths: Sunday, May/30/2010

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• PAMELA YOUNG
  
• JOHN HARRIS
  
• DONALD HAWORTH
  
• OLA STEWART
  
• GENEVA BOYLES
  
• GARNER BARNES
  

Deaths: Saturday, May/29/2010

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• SHARLET JONES
  
• ICIE SMITH
  
• MADIE WILLIAMS
  
• GUSSIE PERKINS
  
• CASEY NOWLIN
  
• PATSY SPLAWN
  
• LORRAINE COLLINS
  
• ELBERT KING
  
• LILLIE EMERSON
  

Deaths: Friday, May/28/2010

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• SANDRA AUTREY
  
• ALMA TOWNSEND
  
• WILLIAM CALLEY
  
• ELIZA STEWART
  
• CLOTEEL GRIGSBY
  
• LURLENE EPPS
  
• LOU SCOGGINS
  
• SHARLET JONES
  
• JOYCE JONES
  
• ERIC NOEL
  
• DAVID SCHOBEY
  
• LOVELL EASTTUM SR.
  
• ALVADA MILLER
  
• MARY KNOX
  
• OPAL TENNON
  
• MARTHA JENKINS
  
• PATSY SPLAWN
  
• JIMMY MORBLEY
  

Deaths: Thursday, May/27/2010

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BOBBY BRUCE SR.

BRAYDEN RUSSELL

INEZ CALLICOTT

MADIE WILLIAMS

VERCENIA TOLLETTE

PAUL HAMILTON

COLLEEN MCCRAW

LURLENE EPPS

PAMELA YOUNG

Deaths: Wednesday, May/26/2010

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• WILLIAM HIME
  
• SANDRA AUTREY
  
• CLOTEEL GRIGSBY
  
• KENDRICK WALLER
  
• RETTA LEMLEY
  
• MARY GRIGGS
  
• MATT CLARK
  
• JOE HOUSTON
  
• OSA GRAY
  
• NOLA TANKERSLEY
  
• BILLY KEISTER
  
• EXTER WILLIAMS
  
• BRAYDEN RUSSELL
  
• PAUL HAMILTON
  
• PEARLIE FOUNTAIN
  
• LORRAINE COLLINS
  

Deaths: Tuesday, May/25/2010

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• DIANA STEVENS
  
• LOU DAWSON
  
• LINDA ROBINSON
  
• ROBERT COLLINS JR.
  
• CLYDE MYERS SR.
  
• MELVINA PURTZER
  
• SANDRA AUTREY
  
• MARTHA CRAIG
  
• JAMES JACOBS
  
• KENNETH DRIVER SR.
  
• MATT CLARK
  
• JOYCE JONES
  
• BILLY KEISLER
  
• VERCENIA TOLLETTE
  
• RUTH MEGILL
  
• PHILLIP WOODALL
  
• HAZEL SHARP
  
• ALVADA MILLER
  
• ALBERT CLAYTON
  

Deaths: Monday, May/24/2010

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• BARNIE FREEMAN
  
• EDITH FOX
  
• CLYDE MYERS SR.
  
• JEAN SALMON
  
• INEZ CLEMENTS
  
• LOU DAWSON
  
• ERIC NOEL
  

Deaths: Sunday, May/23/2010

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• LANCE MCCLESKEY JR.
  
• JEAN SALMON
  
• BOBBY BRUCE SR.
  
• INEZ CLEMENTS
  
• RUTH MEGILL
  
• EXTER WILLIAMS
  
• THOMAS DUPREE
  
• SAMUEL BELL
  

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Deaths: Saturday, May/22/2010

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• EVALANE STEVENSON
  
• JIM THOMASON
  
• ICIE SMITH
  
• GUSSIE PERKINS
  
• MICHAEL BRASWELL
  
• ROBERT HAMPTON
  
• BETTY SHERMAN
  
• EDWARD LARD JR.
  
• EVELYN HUSSING
  
• BARNIE FREEMAN
  
• CAMILLA HANCOCK
  

 

 

Deaths: Friday, May/21/2010

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• JOE JOHNSON
  
• SAMUEL BELL
  
• GREGORY BERRY
  
• ASHANTAY McBride
  
• MARVIN SNOW
  
• CAMILLA HANCOCK
  
• JAMES DOUGLAS
  
• >EDDIE HESTER
  

Deaths: Thursday, May/20/2010

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• LEON RHYNE
  
• RODNEY SMITH
  
• ELIZABETH GOLDEN
  
• GEORGE MONTGOMERY
  
• BARBARA GUTHRIE
  
• LULA HINER
  
• DEWAYNE WILLIAMS
  
• ANNA STAMPS
  
• JOSIE CALDWELL
  
• GLORIA COOPER
  
• HARRY ELLIOTT
  
• JIM THOMASON
  
• EVALANA STEVENSON
  
• JIMMY SWAIM
  

Deaths: Wednesday, May/19/2010 >

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• HAROLD WYNN
  
• NETTIE THOMAS
  
• RICHARD SWAIM
  
• RODNEY SMITH
  
• J.T. HONEYCUTT
  
• DAVID MITCHELL
  
• KARLA GREEN
  
• FRANKLIN MATHENY
  
• JAMES DOUGLAS
  
• LULA HINER
  
• MIKE CHANEY
  
• GREGORY BERRY
  

Deaths: Tuesday, May/18/2010

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• THURMAN COFFEY
  
• STANLEY WASHINGTON
  
• RICHARD REYNOLDS
  
• BONNIE WEGNER
  
• ANN AHLSTROM
  
• SARAH STEGER
  
• BERNARD STEVENS
  
• JERRELL LAW
  
• WILLIE JO BRUCE
  
• RICHARD SWAIM
  
• LUCY CAMPBELL
  
• MICHAEL SCOTT
  
• BARBARA GUTHRIE
  
• DORIS PERRY
  
• JOHN HONEYCUTT
  
• KARLA GREEN
  
• ALBERT RILEY
  

Deaths: Monday, May/17/2010

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• JOE MACHUCA
  
• WILLIE HINTON
  
• ARVAL LEE
  
• JIM VINES
  
• BERNARD STEVENS
  
• BONNIE WEGNER
  
• WILLIE BRUCE
  

" A Great Lady Dies "

Pamela Murphy, widow of WWII hero and actor, Audie Murphy, died peacefully at her home on April 8, 2010. She was the widow of the most decorated WWII hero and actor, Audie Murphy, and established her own distinctive 35 year career working as a patient liaison at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration hospital, treating every veteran who visited the facility as if they were a VIP.

Any soldier or Marine who came into the hospital got the same special treatment from her. She would walk the hallways with her clipboard in hand making sure her boys got to see the specialist they needed.
If they didn't, watch out. Her boys weren't Medal of Honor recipients or movie stars like Audie, but that didn't matter to Pam. They had served their country. That was good enough for her. She never called a veteran by his first name. It was always "Mister." Respect came with the job.

"Nobody could cut through VA red tape faster than Mrs. Murphy," said veteran Stephen Sherman, speaking for thousands of veterans she befriended over the years. "Many times I watched her march a veteran who had been waiting more than an hour right into the doctor's office. She was even reprimanded a few times, but it didn't matter to Mrs. Murphy. "Only her boys mattered. She was our angel."
Audie Murphy died broke in a plane crash in 1971, squandering million of dollars on gambling, bad investments, and yes, other women. "Even with the adultery and desertion at the end, he always remained my hero," Pam told me.

She went from a comfortable ranch-style home in Van Nuys where she raised two sons to a small apartment - taking a clerk's job at the nearby VA to support herself and start paying off her faded movie star husband's debts.
At first, no one knew who she was. Soon, though, word spread through the VA that the nice woman with the clipboard was Audie Murphy's widow. It was like saying General Patton had just walked in the front door. Men with tears in their eyes walked up to her and gave her a hug. "Thank you," they said, over and over.

The first couple of years, I think the hugs were more for Audie's memory as a war hero. The last 30 years, they were for Pam. One year I asked her to be the focus of a Veteran's Day column for all the work she had done. Pam just shook her head no.
"Honor them, not me," she said, pointing to a group of veterans down the hallway. "They're the ones who deserve it."

The vets disagreed. Mrs. Murphy deserved the accolades, they said. Incredibly, in 2002, Pam's job was going to be eliminated in budget cuts. She was considered "excess staff."
"I don't think helping cut down on veterans' complaints and showing them the respect they deserve, should be considered excess staff," she told me.
Neither did the veterans. They went ballistic, holding a rally for her outside the VA gates. Pretty soon, word came down from the top of the VA. Pam Murphy was no longer considered "excess staff." She remained working full time at the VA until 2007 when she was 87.

"The last time she was here was a couple of years ago for the conference we had for homeless veterans," said Becky James, coordinator of the VA's Veterans History Project. Pam wanted to see if there was anything she could do to help some more of her boys.

Pam Murphy was 90 when she died last week. What a lady.

~ Dennis McCarthy, Los Angeles Times on April 15, 2010 ~

Deaths: Sunday, May/16/2010

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• POLLY JONES
  
• LA QUITA BARTON
  
• PAM DUPREE
  
• MELBA MAULDIN
  
• ELIZABETH GOLDEN
  
• EDWIN PHILLIPS
  
• SARAH STEGER
  
• JOE MACHUCA
  
• RUFUS HORTON
  
• EVELYN HUSSING
  
• BESSIE MCJUNKINS
  

Today's Obituaries are Posted

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• Norman K. Desellem Jr
  
• VIOLA JONES
  
• BONNIE GOYENS
  
• RAYMOND ANDERSON
  
• RUFUS HORTON
  
• JOHN COWAN
  
• MELBA MAULDIN
  
• THOMAS RAYFIELD
  
• BARBARA HARTLEY
  
• STARLA FIELDS
  
• POLLY JONES
  
• ANNIE LAWRENCE
  
• ELIZABETH SMITH-JONES
  
• EDDIE HESTER
  
• THOMAS PARRISH JR.
  

Deaths: Friday, May/14/2010

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IANNE OLSON NEW BOSTON, Texas�Ianne Carleen Olson, 80, of New Boston died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.

VERNICE WHITMORE HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�Vernice Nell �Susie� Whitmore, 48, of Daingerfield, Texas, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at her home.

BEATRICE MILNER STAMPS, Ark.�Beatrice Milner, 95, of Waldo, Ark., died Monday, May 3, 2010, in a Magnolia, Ark., hospital.

RAYMOND ANDERSON Raymond Anderson, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at his home.

STARLA FIELDS ATLANTA, Texas�Starla Grace Fields, infant daughter of Elizabeth Fields and Michael Johns, died Monday, May 10, 2010.

VIOLA JONES ASHDOWN, Ark.�Viola Jones, 99, of Ashdown died Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Texarkana.

DELANEY POE DeLaney Danny Poe, 63, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at his home.

LAKENDRICK STANTON HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�LaKendrick Dondre� Stanton, 37, of Irving, Texas, formerly of Hughes Springs, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, in a motorcycle accident in Marion County, Texas.

WALTER MOORE JR. STAMPS, Ark.�Walter Moore Jr., 73, of Lewisville, Ark., died Monday, May 10, 2010, at his home.

THOMAS RAYFIELD ASHDOWN, Ark.�Thomas Rayfield, 76, of Ashdown died Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Texarkana, Texas.

CLASSIE WILLIAMS NEW BOSTON, Texas�Classie Williams, 92, of DeKalb, Texas, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.

SONDA FARMER IDABEL, Okla.�Sonda Farmer, 61, of Idabel died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at her home.

PHILLIP HOGAN HOPE, Ark.�Phillip Hogan, 83, of Hope died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Texarkana.

KATIE BROWN Katie Lee Brown, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at her home.

DAVE RAWLS JR. STAMPS, Ark.�Dave Rawls Jr., 92, of Stamps died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a Hope, Ark., hospital.

ELIZABETH SMITH-JONES MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas�Elizabeth �Liz� Smith-Jones, 48, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.

Deaths: Thursday, May/13/2010

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• NANCY HUDSON Nancy Kay Hudson, 57, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Little Rock hospital.
  

 

• THERESA SMITH PINE BLUFF, Ark.�Theresa M. Smith, 80, of Texarkana, formerly of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, May 9, 2010.
  

 

• PATSY HOUSER PRESCOTT, Ark.�Patsy Alice Trexler Houser, 71, of Houston died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at her home.
  

 

• ANNIE LAWRENCE NEW BOSTON, Texas�Annie Lawrence, 84, of New Boston died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in a local hospital.
  

 

• THURMAN COFFEY Thurman F. Coffey, 79, of Maud, Texas, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in a local hospital.
  

 

• IANNE OLSON NEW BOSTON, Texas�Ianne Olson, 80, of New Boston died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in a local hospital.
  

 

 

• Funerals: Thursday, May/13/2010
  

 

 

• CAMPBELL, Gloria. Little Rock. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Roller-Chenal Funeral Home. Entombment in Riverwood Memorial Gardens, Maumelle, Ark.
  

 

• COLLINS, Betty. Ashdown, Ark. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Crossroads Baptist Church, Crossroads, Ark. Burial in Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, Ark.
  

 

• CRAIG, Patricia. Atlanta, Texas. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Evergreen Memorial Park.
  

 

• EVERSON, Kathy. Fouke, Ark. Died Tuesday. Memorial services 7 p.m. VFW, U.S. Highway 82 East.
  

 

• HUDSON, Nancy. Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas.
  

 

• SACKETT, Bettie. Texarkana, Ark. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial in Campground Cemetery.
  

 

• WALDEN, Judith. Ashdown, Ark. Died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Madden Funeral Home. Burial in Ashdown Cemetery.
  

 

• WOLFE, Carl. Clarksville, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Aikin Grove Cemetery.
  

 

• <br>Deaths: Thursday, May/13/2010
  

 

 

• NANCY HUDSON Nancy Kay Hudson, 57, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Little Rock hospital.
  

 

• THERESA SMITH PINE BLUFF, Ark.�Theresa M. Smith, 80, of Texarkana, formerly of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, May 9, 2010.
  

 

• PATSY HOUSER PRESCOTT, Ark.�Patsy Alice Trexler Houser, 71, of Houston died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at her home.
  

 

• ANNIE LAWRENCE NEW BOSTON, Texas�Annie Lawrence, 84, of New Boston died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in a local hospital.
  

 

• THURMAN COFFEY Thurman F. Coffey, 79, of Maud, Texas, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in a local hospital.
  

 

• IANNE OLSON NEW BOSTON, Texas�Ianne Olson, 80, of New Boston died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in a local hospital.
  

 

 

• Funerals: Thursday, May/13/2010
  

 

 

• CAMPBELL, Gloria. Little Rock. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Roller-Chenal Funeral Home. Entombment in Riverwood Memorial Gardens, Maumelle, Ark.
  

 

• COLLINS, Betty. Ashdown, Ark. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Crossroads Baptist Church, Crossroads, Ark. Burial in Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, Ark.
  

 

• CRAIG, Patricia. Atlanta, Texas. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Evergreen Memorial Park.
  

 

• EVERSON, Kathy. Fouke, Ark. Died Tuesday. Memorial services 7 p.m. VFW, U.S. Highway 82 East.
  

 

• HUDSON, Nancy. Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas.
  

 

• SACKETT, Bettie. Texarkana, Ark. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial in Campground Cemetery.
  

 

• WALDEN, Judith. Ashdown, Ark. Died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Madden Funeral Home. Burial in Ashdown Cemetery.
  

 

• WOLFE, Carl. Clarksville, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Aikin Grove Cemetery.
  

Deaths: Wednesday, May/12/2010

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  MIKE WALKER DE QUEEN, Ark.�Marion E. �Mike� Walker, 83, of De Queen died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a local hospital.
  
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  JEREMY MITCHELL Jeremy Keith Mitchell, 33, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, May 7, 2010, in a local hospital.
  
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  MILDRED PONDROM Mildred Fuqua �Buda� Pondrom, 89, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in Georgetown, Texas.
  
• 
  MARGARET SMITH WOODWAY, Texas�Margaret Alene Smith, 82, of Waco, Texas, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in a Waco nursing home.
  
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  CARL WOLFE CLARKSVILLE, Texas�Carl Wolfe, 72, of Clarksville died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.
  
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  BETTIE SACKETT DE QUEEN, Ark.�Bettie Imogene �Jean� Sackett, 84, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.
  
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  CHARLES JOHNSON HOPE, Ark.�Charles �Papa Charlie� Johnson, 75, of Hope died Friday, May 7, 2010, in a local hospital.
  
• 
  PATRICIA CRAIG ATLANTA, Texas�Patricia Caldwell Craig, 67, of Atlanta died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Atlanta.
  
• 
  ELIZABETH JONES ATLANTA, Texas�Elizabeth Smith Jones, 48, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.
  

 

Funerals: Wednesday, May/12/2010

• 
  
  FIELDS, James. Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Chapelwood Funeral Home. Burial in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
  
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  GREENE, Lanell. Linden, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home. Burial in Wells Chapel Cemetery.
  
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  HARRIS, Leon. Idabel, Okla. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. White Family Funeral Home. Burial in Harris Cemetery.
  
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  TAYLOR, Sam. New Boston, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Burial in New Boston Cemetery.
  
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  THRASHER, Pearl. Southaven, Miss. Died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Laneburg Cemetery, Laneburg, Ark.
  

Deaths: Tuesday, May/11/2010

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• JAMES FIELDS
  
• JUDITH WALDEN.
  
  
• JOE QUICK.
  
  
  
• KATHY EVERSON
  
• NANCY HUDSON
  
  
  
• SAM TAYLOR
  
• SANDRA BLOUNT.
  
  
  
• BETTY COLLINS
  
• PEARL THRASHER
  

  
   

• WALTER MOORE JR.
  
  
• �DELANEY POE.
  
• GLORIA CAMPBELL LITTLE
  
  
• MILDRED PONDROM Mildred
  
  
  
• KATIE BROWN
  
  
  
• EDITH MORRIS CAMDEN,
  
  
  
• LANELL GREENE LINDEN,
  
• FRED HARRIST
  
• JOE JOHNSON
  
  
  
• HILL, Berlene.

Deaths: Monday, May/10/2010

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• T.J. FOUNTAIN JR.,
  
• IRENE LINDSEY ,
  
• SAM TAYLOR ,
  
• SHIRLEY SMITH ,
  
• PEARL THRASHER ,
  
• KATHY TAYLOR ,
  
• JIM HINES ,
  
• CANDY KANNIARD ,
  
• LEON HARRIS ,
  
• BERLENE HILL ,

Deaths: Sunday, May/09/2010

MACK INGRAM SR. HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�Mack O�Dell Ingram Sr., 60, of Marietta, Texas, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at his home.

PATRICIA PRYOR Patricia Gail Pryor, 54, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, May 7, 2010, in a local hospital.

WILLIE WRIGHT MAGNOLIA, Ark.�Willie Wright, 64, of Minden, La., died Sunday, May 2, 2010, in a Minden hospital.

T.J. FOUNTAIN JR. Thomas J. �T.J.� Fountain Jr., 89, of Wake Village, Texas, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, in a local hospital.

DEBORAH DEES HOPE, Ark.�Deborah Ann Ray Dees, 57, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, in Texarkana.

WILLIAM GRIFFIS HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�William Johnson �Bill� Griffis, 74, of Hughes Springs died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a Longview, Texas, hospital.

KING SUMPTER King Ramone Sumpter, infant son of Rochell and Kamilah Sumpter of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in a local hospital.

KELLAN BATCHELOR DEKALB, Texas�Kellan Amos Batchelor, infant son of Wade and Samantha Batchelor of DeKalb, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, in a Mount Pleasant, Texas, hospital.

DEBORAH PHILLIPS NASHVILLE, Ark.�Deborah L. Floyd Phillips, 48, of Mineral Springs, Ark., died Friday, May 7, 2010, in Texarkana.

JOE QUICK NEW BOSTON, Texas�Joe Franklin Quick, 56, of Nash, Texas, died Friday, May 7, 2010, at his home.

Funerals: Sunday, May/09/2010

AKINS, Jeanette. Daingerfield, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Pine Bluff Baptist Church. Burial in Bethlehem Cemetery.

Kassi Loren Hinton

Kassi Loren Hinton, age 24, a resident of De Queen, died Thursday, May 6th in Arkansas Children�s Hospital, Little Rock.

She was born to Loren, Jr. and Glenda Fay Mills Hinton at Texarkana, Texas, on August 18, 1985. She was a 2004 graduate of De Queen High School, and was a member of the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. She loved being with people and going to church. She enjoyed karaoke, swimming, amusement park rides, and swinging.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Loren Bob Hinton in 1985, and her grandmother, Frances Evelyn Mills in 1996.

She is survived by her parents, Loren and Glenda Hinton of De Queen, a sister, Kirbi Hinton of De Queen, her grandparents, Betty Ann Hinton of Winthrop, and Weaver, Jr. and Gerry Mills of New Boston, Texas, one uncle, Phil, and his wife, Pam Mills of Texarkana, Texas, one aunt, Tammy �TaTa�, and her husband, James Bates of Winthrop, four cousins, Todd, and his wife, Melissa Mills, Brittany Mills, Zach Bates, and Jaden Bates, and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Kassi Hinton are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen,and will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 10th in the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, De Queen, with Bro. Jason Carlton and Bro. Joe Carlton officiating. Burial will follow in the Chapel Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Chandler Funeral Home on Saturday, May 8th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Pallbearers are Walter Smith, Trevor Hooker, Marty Hooker, Rafael Figueroa, Jon Bunyard, Doug Stinnett. Honary Pallbearers are Tim Freel, and Brian VanWinkle Chandler Funeral Home,

Deaths: Friday, May/07/2010

MARY CLARK Mary Louise Clark, 52, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday, April 30, 2010, in a local hospital.

LINDA MYERS Linda Gail Dalton Myers, 42, of Ogden, Ark., died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a local hospital.

SAMANTHA MOSLEY CLARKSVILLE, Texas�Samantha Katherin �Kathy� Mosley, 62, of Avery, Texas, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at her home.

BOBBY DEMINGS Bobby Earl Demings, 71, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at his home.

ROLAND LANDRY NEW BOSTON, Texas�Roland Landry, 78, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a nursing home.

THOMAS HEAD HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�Thomas Gary Head, 64, of Scott, Ark., formerly of Hughes Springs, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Arkansas.

ED BALL Edmond Clarence �Ed� Ball, 84, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a local nursing home.

JOE EDWARDS LINDEN, Texas�Joseph Ray Edwards, 69, of Atlanta, Texas, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a Texarkana hospital.

WILLIE YOUNG STAMPS, Ark.�Willie Otis �Smokey� Young, 67, of Los Angeles died Monday, April 26, 2010, in a Los Angeles hospital.

VERNICE STEWART Vernice Stewart, 77, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in a local hospital.

AARON COULTER HOPE, Ark.�Aaron Roman Coulter, 24, of Arkadelphia, Ark., formerly of Mineral Springs, Ark., died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Gurdon, Ark.

WILLIAM GRIFFIS HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�William �Bill� Griffis, 74, of Hughes Springs died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in a Longview, Texas, hospital.

LEE OWENS SR. Lee James Owens Sr., 64, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at his home.

BILLY LAWSON ATLANTA, Texas�Billy M. Lawson, 83, of Atlanta died Thursday, May 6, 2010, in Atlanta.

LUCY THOMAS Lucy Hughes Thomas, 93, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, April 30, 2010, at her home.

EVELYN BARBER EVELYN BARBER

MAJOR MOORE SR. HOPE, Ark.�Major Moore Sr., 87, of Ozan, Ark., died Thursday, April 29, 2010, in a local hospital.

Funerals: Friday, May/07/2010

BARLING, Edith. New Boston, Texas. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Avery Cemetery, Avery, Texas.

GLOVER, Carroll. Texarkana, Texas. Died Saturday. Memorial services 10 a.m. Harmony Grove Church.

HEAD, Thomas. Scott, Ark. Died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, Hughes Springs, Texas. Burial in Hughes Springs Cemetery.

HORTON, Kate. Queen City, Texas. Died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas. Burial in East Memorial Gardens.

JOHNSON, Odell. Tom, Okla. Died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. White Family Funeral Home. Burial in Tom Cemetery.

McCLOSKEY, Velma. Maud, Texas. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Redwater Cemetery.

MOONEYHAM, Harry. Hooks, Texas. Died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Chapelwood Funeral Home. Burial in Myrtle Springs Cemetery.

PACE, Malcolm Jr. New Boston, Texas. Died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Bates Family Funeral Home.

Ashley's card to her grandmother

Ashley’s card to her grandmother

Deaths: Thursday, May/06/2010

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•KATE HORTON

 

•ROBERT COOK

 

•MALCOLM PACE JR.

 

•EDITH BARLING

 

•VELMA MCCLOSKEY

 

•EDMOND BALL

 

•IDA ELLIS

 

•ROLAND LANDRY

 

•HARRY MOONEYHAM

 

•ODELL JOHNSON

 

•DORIS PEARCE

 

•TAMMY BUSBY

 

•MARION HILLIARD

 

•LOUISE EARLEY

 

•CECIL BITTLE SR.

 

•KATHY MOSLEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deaths: Wednesday, May/05/2010

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VALERIA THOMAS ATLANTA, Texas�Valeria �Jill� Thomas, 62, of Bivins, Texas, died Saturday, April 29, 2010, at her home.

PEARL KING NEW BOSTON, Texas�Pearl Bell King, 99, of New Boston died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in a local nursing home.

MALCOLM PACE JR. DEKALB, Texas�Malcolm H. Pace Jr., 85, of New Boston, Texas, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in a New Boston hospital.

MACK INGRAM SR. HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�Mack O�Dell Ingram Sr., 60, of Marietta, Texas, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at his home.

BERTHA HENRY Bertha Lucille George Henry, 87, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at her home.

JO ANN ARNETT Jo Ann Powell Arnett, 68, of Emmet, Ark., died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at her home.

EDITH BARLING NEW BOSTON, Texas�Edith Festervan Barling, 99, of New Boston died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Texarkana.

THOMAS HEAD HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas�Thomas Gary Head, 64, of Scott, Ark., formerly of Hughes Springs, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010.

THOMAS HOOKS NASHVILLE, Ark.�Thomas Ray �Tommy� Hooks, 75, of Nashville died Monday, May 3, 2010, in Nashville.

MARY HORTON Mary Kate Horton, 79, of Queen City, Texas, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in an Atlanta, Texas, retirement center.

BURL PUGH NAPLES, Texas�Burl Richard Pugh, 82, of Omaha, Texas, died Monday, May 4, 2010, at his home.

BEATRICE MILNER STAMPS, Ark.�Beatrice Milner, 95, of Magnolia, Ark., died Monday, May 3, 2010, in a Magnolia hospital.

EVELYN BARBOUR ATLANTA, Texas�Evelyn Barbour, 65, of Dallas died Monday, May 3, 2010.

Funerals: Wednesday, May/05/2010

ARNETT, Jo Ann. Emmet, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home. Burial in Snell Cemetery.

BABB, Bernard. Ashdown, Ark. Died Friday. Services 10 a.m. First Baptist Church, Texarkana. Burial in Ashdown Memorial Gardens.

BRAZIER, Janice. DeKalb, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Bates Family Funeral Home. Burial in Avery Cemetery.

BRIDGEMAN, Jenny. Mineral Springs, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Central Baptist Church.

CLARDY, Omie Sr. Center Point, Ark. Died April 28. Services 2 p.m. Center Point Church of Christ. Burial in Center Point Cemetery.

DAY, Rhianne. Nash, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Grace Church. Burial in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.

DENNY, Stephanie. Foreman, Ark. Died Friday. Graveside services 11 a.m. French Cemetery.

MCKINNON, Carlise. Prescott, Ark. Died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Prescott Church of Christ. Burial in Antoine Cemetery, Antoine, Ark.

TUTT, Jewell. Maud, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Chapelwood Funeral Home. Burial in Center Ridge Cemetery.

WILMOTH, Ada. Omaha, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Woodmen Cemetery, DeKalb, Texas.

WINGFIELD, Carol. Texarkana, Ark. Died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. Greater New Hope Baptist Church. Entombment Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.

Herbert Baumel, 90, violinist and 'Fiddler's' fiddler

Herbert Baumel, 90, violinist and 'Fiddler's' fiddler

By Walter F. Naedele

Inquirer Staff Writer

Herbert Baumel was a 1942 graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and a violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra during World War II.

But more people may have heard him play because of the year he spent performing less classical music.

As concertmaster for the original 1964 Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof, Mr. Baumel was the orchestra-pit source of the onstage fiddler's fiddling.

Because he performed during the 12 months of the Broadway run, his is the sound on the original cast recording.

On Thursday, April 22, Mr. Baumel, 90, concertmaster with the Philadelphia Opera Company from 1940 to 1942 and a first violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1942 to 1945, died of coronary artery disease at his home in Yonkers, N.Y.

Fiddler put him into another spotlight.

An entry in the archives of President Lyndon B. Johnson at the University of Texas states that in January 1965 - during his months with Fiddler - Mr. Baumel was the solo violinist for Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev at Johnson's inauguration gala.

Again and again, Mr. Baumel switched from pop to classical.

In 1965, he left Fiddler to teach at Oregon State University, conduct its orchestra, and lead its faculty string quartet.

In 1969, the New York Times reported the safe return of Mr. Baumel's chamber music trio from a tour of Southern colleges. In those days, that was news.

"It could be the first integrated small chamber group to take to the road and in the South at that," critic Raymond Ericson wrote.

Though Mr. Baumel told Ericson that friends had warned about "some real trouble from Southern whites or black militants or both," there was none.

Mr. Baumel's African American colleagues in the Baumel-Booth-Smith Trio were pianist Alan Booth and cellist Patrick Smith.

His violin work was first recognized, Mr. Baumel wrote to The Inquirer in 1965, when the New York Music Week Association awarded him its silver medal in 1928.

The group then awarded him its gold medal in 1929, the year he turned 10.

His daughter Susan said Mr. Baumel was born in New York City but he did not attend high school.

Instead, he studied violin on a scholarship at the Mannes College of Music in Manhattan from 1933 to 1935 and graduated from the Curtis Institute in 1942.

In between, he recalled in a resume, "I toured with Leopold Stokowski in his All-American Youth Orchestra for its South American and U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico tours in the summer of 1940 and 1941."

After receiving two Fulbright grants to conduct in Rome and Siena from 1954 to 1956, Mr. Baumel was a member from 1964 to 1966 of a three-person national screening committee for Fulbright grants given to string musicians.

In between those two classical music stints, his resume reported, he was concertmaster of the original Broadway productions of Fiorello! (1959) and She Loves Me (1963).

Ever on the move, Mr. Baumel had concertmaster work that ranged from the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Philharmonic (1945-48) to the New York City Opera Company (1948-49) to the Orquesta Sinfonica Venezuela in Caracas (1949-50).

His daughter said he retired in 1984.

In addition to her, Mr. Baumel is survived by his wife of 40 years, Joan; son Samuel; a brother; and his former wife, Rachel Bail. A daughter, Mary Elizabeth, died in 1968.

Services were observed at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y., on Friday, April 23.