Obituaries for Benton County

SILOAM SPRINGS

Clara Mae Caspari, 91, of Siloam Springs, died Nov. 22, 2009, at Culpepper Place in Springdale. She was born Oct. 23, 1918, in Pratt, Kan., to Bill and Clara Bergner.

She attended college in Emporia, Kan., and served as a pink lady with the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Survivors include a son, Richard Caspari and wife, Helen, of Wichita, Kan.; a sister; two grandchildren; a great-grandson.

Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Siloam Springs. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

BELLA VISTA

Juan B. Martinez, 75, of Bella Vista died Nov. 23, 2009. He was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Havana, Cuba.

He lived in Centerton for many years before moving to West Palm Beach, Fla., to be near his parents.

Survivors include a son, John Martinez and wife Arvis of Bella Vista; a brother; two sisters; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home.

James B. Furman, 71, of Bella Vista died Nov. 22, 200,9 at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born Nov. 22, 1938, in Lawrence, Kan., to David and Louise Furman.

He was an avid hunter and fi sherman.

Survivors include his wife, Sally Furman; two daughters, Carol Newkirk of Bella Vista and Teresa Fair of Las Vegas; five grandchildren; a greatgrandchild.

Services are at 2 p.m. Monday at the Salvation Army Chapel in Rogers.

Arrangements are by Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home.

BENTONVILLE

Debora S. Zimmerman, 54, of Bentonville died Nov. 23, 2009, in Bentonville. She was born March 6, 1955, in Noel, Mo., to Orvil Spence and Hazel Bryson Hucklebee.

She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Charles; a son, Jeff Philpot of Colcord, Okla.; two daughters, Michelle Brown and Christy Zimmerman, both of Bentonville; her father, Orvil Spence of Colcord, Okla.; two brothers; two sisters, including Debora Spence of Bentonville; and six grandchildren.

No services are planned. Cremation arrangements are by Benton County Funeral Home in Rogers.

Donna Nell Smith Winzer, 51, of Bentonville, was born on Aug. 25, 1958, and died Nov. 24, 2009.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church of EI Dorado. She graduated EI Dorado High School in 1976, and attended the University of Arkansas and South Arkansas Community College. She moved to Springdale in 1995. She was an administrative assistant for CSI in Springdale, the Springdale Fire Department, the City of Bentonville, and Gaunt Engineering in EI Dorado.

Donna loved her family and her numerous cats and dogs. She was a very skilled artist and was always working on a project.

She is preceded in death by her father, Harold E. Smith Sr. of EI Dorado; grandparents, Hugh and Abby Ray of Springdale and Tommy and Thelma Smith of Wilton; nephew, Thomas Smith of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and aunt, Melba Merchant of Texarkana.

She is survived by her husband, Stan Winzer; daughter and son-in-law Gina Lonigro Smith and Christopher Smith of Ardmore, Okla.; son and daughter-in-law Drew and Edith Lonigro of Tulsa, Okla.; stepdaughter and stepsonin-law Guylene Winzer Head and Ronnie Head; granddaughter, Myranda Head; stepson, Stephen Winzer; mother and stepfather, June and Curtis Hornor of Springdale; brother, Harold E. Smith Jr. of Orlando, Fla.; beloved sister, Kay and brother-in-law Bayless Rowe of EI Dorado; nephews Michael Rowe and Benjamin Rowe; uncle and aunt, Ken and Beth Ray of Springdale; aunt and uncle, Martha and Joe Stevens of Canyon Lake, Texas; uncle, Curtiss Merchant of Texarkana; and many cousins.

Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Rogers Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Davis oft ciating. Burial will be in the Bluff Cemetery in Springdale.

Visitation will be today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale.

In lieu of flowers memorials should be made to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter, 32 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista, AR 72714.

To sign the guestbook online, please visit www. siscofuneral.com.

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ROGERS

W. Alfred Ash, 95, of Rogers, passed away Nov. 23, 2009, in Rogers.

He was born March 14, 1914, in Glade, Ark., to the late Adam and Rena Ash.

He retired from Beaver Lake Sports Shop and was a member of Monte Ne Baptist Church. He enjoyed gardening and fi shing.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Claburn and Lloyd Ash; and two grandchildren, Jim and Donna Ash.

He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Velma Ash; one son, Bill Ash and wife, Doris, of Rogers; one sister, Clema Morrison of Merrysville, PA; one grandson, Gary Ash and partner, Allene, of Springdale; four great-grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Monte Ne Baptist Church with Pastor Mack Mills off iciating. Interment will be held at Oakley Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service starting at 1 p.m. at the church. Arrangements by Rollins Funeral Home, www.rollinsfuneral.com.

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SILOAM SPRINGS

Luney Cleveland Pack, 66, of Siloam Springs dies Nov. 21, 2009 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born Jan. 6, 1942, in Pea Vine, Okla., to Sherman and Flora Thomas Cooper.

He was a retired truck driver.

Survivors include three sons, Jody Pack of Westville, Okla., Jerry Pack of Gentry and Mark Pack of Siloam Springs; three daughters, Lee Ann Sawyers of Shattuck, Okla., Ronda Cannon of Watts, Okla., and Sheila Dolen of Perkins, Okla.; two brothers, Oscar Thomas and Jerry Thomas, both of Siloam Springs; two sisters, including Nellie Dozier of Siloam Springs; 21 grandchildren; three great grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Chapel in Siloam Springs.

ROGERS

William Felix Jones Jr., 73, of Rogers died Nov. 24, 2009, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He as born June 27, 1936, in Fort Worth, Texas, to William Felix and Doris Graves Jones.

He was a retired petroleum engineer and served in the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include a son, Billy Jones of Swannanoa, N.C.; two daughters, Jennifer Taylor of Rogers and Stephanie Morgan of Granbury, Texas; a sister; and fi ve grandchildren.

Cremation was under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of Springdale.

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