Archive - Jun 27, 2011 - Obituary
Gene David Wheelbarger, 29, a loving and caring husband, daddy, son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend, died June 21, 2011. His memorial service was held Saturday at Edgepark United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
Eleanor Langley, 84, of Benton, went to be with the Lord, June 24. She was born November 28, 1926, in Little Rock to the late Thomas and Ollie Jackson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, James Langley and grandsons, Tony Ray Langley and Phillip Don Hill.
Alice Isbell Moore, 90, of Benton, previously from Selmer, Tenn., passed away Sunday, June 26, at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. She was born on October 18, 1920, in Bethel Springs, Tenn. to the late Mark and Amelia Isbell. Mrs. Moore had retired from Brown Shoe Company in Selmer. One sister, Pauline Lewis and one grandson, Anthony Gene Moore also preceded her in death.
Mamie Wagner Glover, 76, of Gravelly, formerly of Benton, died Friday, June 24, in Benton. She was born March 7, 1935, in Nola, to Lester and Ala Mea Jones Wagner. Mamie was a member of the 1952 Fourche Valley graduating class. She worked for American Airlines, Sears, Magic Mart/ Sterling Stores before retiring from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. She was a member of the Nola Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Billie Joe Glover, her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Robbie and Roy Fickle, and her nephew Mark Wagner.
Evelyn Elizabeth Burks Johnson, 89, of Benton, went to be with the Lord on June 26. She was born on October 11, 1921, in Benton to the late Charlie R. Burks and Etta Elizabeth Bray Burks. She was of the Church of Christ faith. Evelyn was a licensed practical nurse, retiring from the state of California and served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corp of the United States Army. She loved to fish and garden and take care of friends and relatives when needed.
Samuel H. “Sam” Daggett, 77, of Orange, Texas passed away Sunday, June 26, at Christus Hospital - St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Rev. Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas.
A gathering time of family and friends to share memories will be from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
