OBITUARIES

CABOT, ARK--MARSHALL NEAL ALSUP, 60, of Cabot, Ark., formerly of Memphis, retired buyer in the aerospace industry, died of cancer Wednesday at his home. Graveside services were Friday in Evans Cemetery in Cabot. Roller-Owens Funeral Home in North Little Rock had charge. He was an Army veteran and a member of Cabot First Baptist Church.
Mr. Alsup, the husband of Elizabeth Ann Mullins Alsup, also leaves a daughter, Beth Oaks of Sherwood, Ark.; a son, Timothy Neal Alsup of Cabot; his parents, Lottie Potts and Samuel David Alsup of Scott City, Mo.; three sisters, Betty Jo Byrd of Southaven, Esther Alvey of Dothan, Ala., and Mickey Perhac of Nashville, and two brothers, Jerry Alsup of Cayce, Miss., and Dean Alsup of Jackson, Mo. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Cabot First Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society.
--Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - April 23, 1996

Crescent, OK-LAURA G. BROWN, of Crescent, went home to be with the Lord March 5, 2000. She was born April 2, 1905 in Butlerville Township, Lonoke County, AR to Charles Sherrill and Iva Short Williams. She attended Arkansas State Teachers College and taught school for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Crescent where she taught an adult Sunday School Class for many years. A member of the Order of the Eastern Star, she served in many stations, was installed as Worthy Matron in 1947 and received a 50 Year Membership Pin in 1982. She was a long time member of the Alpha Study Club where she presented several book reviews on historical figures and other programs. She compiled and published a family genealogy. Her many interests included family, history, travel and gardening. She always presented herself well in public and loved to teach. Laura and William J. Brown, Sr. were married August 21, 1933 in Conway, AR and moved to Roxana, OK. Preceding her in death were her husband, two sisters, and three brothers. She is survived by two sons, Wm. J. Brown, Jr. and wife Martenia of Bartlesville, OK, Charles H. Brown and wife Nancy of Tulsa, OK; seven grandchildren, Dr. M. David Brown, Kansas City, KS, Diana L. Tatro, Broken Arrow, OK, Dr. Laura E. Brown, Kansas City, MO, Lisa K. Ernest, Ft. Worth, TX, E. Suzanne Holmes, Oklahoma City, OK, William Randall Brown and Stephen Kyle Brown, Tulsa, OK; seven great grandchildren, Whitney, Duncan & Reagan Brown, Kansas City, KS, Nicole, Trevor & Rachel Tatro, Broken Arrow, OK, & Ryan D. Ernest, Ft. Worth, TX and four sisters: Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, Little Rock, AR, Mrs. Marie Cook, Houston, TX, Mrs. Bertha White, Lonoke, AR, and Mrs. Dessa Hamm, Walla Walla, WA. Memorial service, First Baptist Church of Crescent, 1:00 p.m., Wed., March 8, 2000. Friends may call at Abernathy Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2000. --Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - March 7, 2000

England, AR--Service for ROBERT DEAN CARR will be held at Wilson Funeral Home here at 10 a.m. Monday. Carr, 60 years old, of Little Rock, AR, died Saturday, March 3, 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Carr, of Little Rock; a daughter, Susan Bott of Little Rock; and a sister Rutha Sue Rogers of Cape Girardeau, MO.

BARTONVILLE, IL -- OSCAR EUGENE COCHRAN, 78, of Bartonville died at 9:48 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996, at Pekin Hospital in Pekin.
Born April 27, 1918, in Lonoke County, Ark., to James and Dochia Gideon Cochran, he married Naomie Noe. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Thomas of Garner, N.C., and Gary of Orlando, Fla.; one daughter, Dianne Harrison of Atlanta, Ga.; one stepson, Ken Hughes of Laura; one sister, Lucille Seabourn of Alton; and several grandchildren.
He was a cabinet maker for George J. Rothan Co. in Peoria for many years, retiring in 1982. He was a World War II Army veteran.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe, Ark., where visitation will be one hour before services. Burial will be in Sylvania Cemetery in Ward, Ark. Endsley & Son Funeral Home in Bartonville is in charge of local arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the American Lupus Society or to the Leukemia Foundation.
--Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - December 2, 1996.

ANNA, IL--MR. DELMUS LEE CORZINE, age 75 of Cabot, AR, formerly of Anna and Jonesboro, died at 3:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at his home in Cabot AR. He was born December 15, 1935 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of William “Bill” and Velma Miles Corzine. He married Delaine Snider on December 24, 1955 in the New Hope Church. She preceded him in death on June 28, 1974.
Delmus is survived by one son, David (Darla) Corzine of Plano, TX; one daughter, Beth (Jimmy) Daniels of Cabot, AR; four grandchildren, Dustin and DeLeigh Corzine of Plano, TX, Lauren (Daniel) Edrington of Cabot, AR, and Ashley Daniels of Cabot, AR; one great grandchild, Gracelyn Elizabeth Edrington; one sister, Dorothy (AL) Astin of Dongola; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Delaine; one son, Jeffrey Corzine; and two brothers, Billy and Delene Corzine.
Delmus was a member of the Cross Covenant Church in Lonoke, AR for many years. He worked for the Florsheim Shoe Company and later retired from farming and the Bunny Bread Company.
Funeral services for Mr. Delmus Lee Corzine will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna with Brother Tim Harrison officiating. Interment will be in the Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna.
RENDLEMAN & HILEMAN FUNERAL HOME IN ANNA IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
--Published: Friday, July 22, 2011 Anna, IL Gazette-Democrat.

DONGOLA, IL - TRESSIE N. DALLAS, 83, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, in City Care of Anna.
Tressie was born in Carlisle, Ark., on March 13, 1925, to James and Leona (Beggs) Waters. She married William E. Dallas on April 26, 1944, in Baltimore.
She was a member of the Dongola Library Board, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a member and also a part of the Baptist Women group of Dongola First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Jim (Linda) Dallas of Jonesboro, IL; two daughters, Pamala Dallas of Greer, S.C., and Cindy (Shaun) Aden of Dongola; six grandchildren, Sean (Sheryl) Hoskins of Newbury Park, Calif., Christopher (Carrie) Hoskins of Greenville, S.C., Jama (Dana) Eddleman of Dongola, Preston (Andrea) Dallas of Wolf Lake, IL, Jessica (Eric) Hoffman of Dongola and Shea Aden of Dongola; nine great-grandchildren, Haley Ann, Sidney Katherine and Dallas Joseph Hoskins, Christopher Michael Jr., Hollis Charles Hoskins, Kelsie Dallas, Karlie Eddleman, Seth Eddleman, Shannon Dallas and Presley Jade Hoffman; and one sister, Opal Osman of Anna.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William, and two brothers, Cecil "Arkie" Waters and Carrol Waters.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev. Verlee Eaker officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
--Published in The Southern Illinoisan on 12/22/2008.

KANSAS CITY, KAN–LOWELL HARRY DUNLAP, 86, Lonoke, Ark., formerly of Kansas City, Kan., died Dec. 30, 1993, at a hospital in Little Rock, Ark. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs; burial in the Bonner Springs Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at the chapel.
Mr. Dunlap was born in Clay Center, Kan., and lived in Kansas City, Kan., and San Diego, Calif. He moved to Lonoke in 1945. He was a retired farmer. He served in the Marine Corps for 30 years before he retired. He was a Baptist.
His wife, Isabelle M. Dunlap, died in the 1986.
Survivors include two sisters, Marguerite Moore, Englewood, Calif., and Darlene Gower, Edwards, Mo.
--Kansas City Star, The (MO) - January 2, 1994

RUSHVILLE, IL-- NELLIE R. ENGLES, 67, of Rushville died at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1992, at her residence.
Born March 10, 1924, in Lonoke, Ark., to Walter and Nora Smith Henderson, she married Glen Engles in 1943 in Medford, Ore. He died Dec. 30, 1965. One daughter, Brenda Lee Engles, also preceded her in death.
Surviving are her mother, Nora Sailor of Lonoke; two sons, Glen of South Roxana, IL and Michael J. of Marion, IL; one daughter, Mary Dianne Larson of Rushville; two brothers, Walter Henderson of Lonoke and Roy Henderson of Conway, Ark.; two sisters, Alva Lee Choate of De Valls Bluff, Ark., and Ruby Young of Carlisle, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was a nurse in the obstetrics department at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville for 11 years. She was president of the Schuyler Women's Auxiliary American Legion Post 4.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Versailles West Side Cemetery, Versailles, IL. The Rev. Dean West will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Roby Funeral Chapel, Rushville.
Source: Peoria Journal Star, Feb 11, 1991, contributed by Sara Hemp.

CRYSTAL RIVER, FL–SUSIE P. GROSS, 94, of Crystal River, died Wednesday (Dec. 28, 1994). Born in Lonoke County, Ark., she came here 15 years ago from Okinawa, Japan. She was owner and operator of Susie's Tours, Okinawa, and a member of the Crystal River United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Christian Women, the United Methodist Women, the Crystal Women's Club, the Crystal River Yacht Club, and the Buttonwood Bonsai Club. Survivors include a son, George H., Crystal River; two daughters, Betty Billingsley, DeLand, and Suzanne Marks, Lonoke; a sister, Ida Claire Cochran, Lonoke; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.
--St. Petersburg Times (FL) - December 30, 1994.

SPRINGFIELD, IL–GEORGIA L. HOLLOWAY, 67, of Springfield died Saturday, July 18, 1998, at St. John's Hospice.
She was born June 21, 1931, in Lonoke, Ark., the daughter of James S. and Timotheus C. Rainer Woodard. She married Lester Holloway in Lonoke, Ark., in 1947; he preceded her in death in 1989.
Mrs. Holloway, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, was employed as a silk finisher at Evans Cleaners. She retired in 1997.
Survivors: a son, James Holloway of Springfield; three daughters, Irma Holloway-Lott and Brinda Holloway-Slaughter, both of Springfield, and Mardell Holloway-Haynes of Chicago; 21 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ophelia Richardson of Raleigh, N.C., El Dora Spencer of Chicago and Jurline Worthy of Springfield; an aunt; an uncle; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jehovah's Witnesses-North Kingdom Hall, with Paul Williams officiating.
Bisch and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
--State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - July 21, 1998.

JIM LEE HOWELL, 80, WAS COACH OF NFL GIANTS

LONOKE, Ark. -- Former New York Giants player and coach JIM LEE HOWELL, who served as mentor to coaching greats Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi, died Wednesday in his home. He was 80. Mr. Howell joined the Giants as an end in 1937, one year before the team won the world championship in 1938.
After his playing days, he coached the ends for the Giants under Steve Owen from 1949-53. He took over the head coaching job when Owen left.
The Giants, who limped along with a 3-9 record in 1953, were 7-5 in Mr. Howell's first season as coach in 1954. He led the Giants to four title games, including New York's 23-17 overtime loss to the Baltimore Colts in 1958. His 1956 Giants team won the NFL championship.
Overall, his Giants teams went 55-29-4.
"He was generally overlooked because he had Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi on his staff," Giants president Wellington T. Mara said. "But it was to his credit that he recognized their abilities. He was content with that. As he often said, he blew up the footballs and kept order."
From 1961 to 1979, Mr. Howell served as director of player personnel. Following his retirement, he served as a special scout and consultant for the Giants from 1980 to 1986.
--Boston Globe, The (MA) - January 6, 1995

METAMORA, IL -- THELMA CLARICE JONES, 81, of Route 5, Lourdes Road, formerly of Peoria and Lonoke County, Ark., died at 10:42 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, 1994, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Born Oct. 12, 1913, in Lonoke County to J. O. and Dorch Gideon Cochran, she married Lester D. Jones on Nov. 18, 1933, in Lonoke County. He died in 1983.
Surviving are three sons, Franklin J. of Metamora, William H. of Peoria and Lester D. Jr. of Arlington, Texas; one daughter, Thelma Patricia Kincaid of Edgerton, Mo.; nine grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; one brother, Oscar Eugene Cochran of Bartonville; and one sister, Lucille Seabourn of Alton.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Salem Cemetery in Lonoke County. W.L. Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe, Ark., is in charge of arrangements.
--Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - December 28, 1994

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Oran, MO.--FLOYD R. MCCONNELL, 88, of Oran died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at his son's home in Scott City, MO. He was born on Oct. 13, 1918 at Cabot, AR, the son of Eddie Cleveland and Buleah Stephenson McConnell. He owned and operated McConnell's Garage in Oran for 44 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. He received several military awards including the Bronze Star; Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart. He was a member of VFW Post 5368 in Morley, MO. He was a 50-year member of the Cape Girardeau, MO Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 16 and of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. He married Sylvia M. Hooker on Jan. 30, 1940. She preceded him in death on May 29, 2006. Survivors include two sons, Merlin (Johnetta) McConnell of Scott City, MO and Eddie (Rebecca) McConnell of Oran; two brothers, Paul (Ruby) McConnell and Louis McConnell, both of Dexter, MO; four grandchildren, Van (Angela) McConnell of Oran, Ginger (Brent) Rampley of Benton, MO, Lance (Cindy) McConnell of Jackson, MO and Tim (Lesli) McConnell of Scott City; two stepgrandchildren, Lisa (Richard) Scherer of Benton, and Lorena (Steve) Gehardt of Oran; seven great-grandchildren, Paige, Jade and Ty Rampley, all of Benton, Jacob McConnell of Jackson, Drew McConnell of Scott City and Molly and Mac McConnell of Oran. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Lynda McConnell; three brothers and three sisters. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Parish prayers will be held at 7. Funeral service will be held on Monday, Feb. 26, 2007 at 10 a.m. at the Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. The Rev. John Harth will officiate. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, MO., with full military rites. Pallbearers will be Lance McConnell, Tim McConnell, Van McConnell, Mac McConnell, Jacob McConnell, Brent Rampley and Ty McConnell.

ENGLAND, AR--RAYMOND SMITHEY, 78, of England, Ark., died on Dec. 20, 2011.
He was born on April 1, 1933, in Elco (IL)
He was a veteran of the Army and was a member of the IOOF Lodge and VFW Post No. 3455.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Smithey.
He is survived by one daughter, Judy Smithey Dillow (Ted) Richardson; two granddaughters, Jill (Jeston) George and Meagan Hatfield; one great-grandchild, Aidden Hatfield; and brothers Donald Durham, Denny Durham and Charles Durham; and special friends Willie, Lee, Margaret and Lula.
Private services will be held at Jonesboro Cemetery in Jonesboro, (IL).
Memorials can be made to the England First United Methodist Church or the Open Arms Shelter of Lonoke.
Wilson Funeral Home of England, Ark., is in charge of the service.
--Published: Friday, December 23, 2011 Anna (IL) Gazette-Democrat.

SARASOTA, FL–JANIE B. STRAIN, 95, Sarasota, died Aug. 1, 1999.
She was born Dec. 22, 1903, in Lonoke County, Ark., and came to Sarasota 30 years ago from Pottstown, Pa. She was retired. She was a Jehovah's Witness.
Survivors include a daughter, Marie Hollaway, and a son, Mike Hollaway, both of Sarasota; a grandchild; and three great-grandchilren.
National Cremation Society, Sarasota, is in charge.
--Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) - August 3, 1999.

DURHAM, NC–MRS. DOROTHY ANN WALLNER WALDRON, 63, of 509 Braden Dr., died September 13 at her home.
A New York City native, she was the daughter of Mary Anne Ryan Wallner and the late David Wallner. Mrs. Waldron was the Librarian Director in Lonoke County, Ark., before moving to Durham nine years ago. She was a member of Holy Infant Catholic Church.
Surviving are her husband, Richard Thomas Waldron; her mother, Mary Anne Wallner; five sons, Robert Waldron of Mobile, Ala., Kenneth Waldron of Douglasville, Ga., Michael Waldron of Durham, John Waldron of Cary and Peter Waldron of Pittsburgh, Pa., and eight grandchildren.
Liturgy of the Lord's Resurrection will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Holy Infant Catholic Church with Fr. Richard Cleary, OSFS officiating.
Arrangements are with Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.
--Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) - September 25, 1999

RICHMOND, VA–MRS. BESSIE HANCOCK WILSON, a retired missionary and nurse in Brazil and the Belgian Congo, now Zaire, died yesterday. She was 71 and lived at 4220 Seminary Ave.
Mrs. Wilson was a native of Lonoke County, Ark., and she trained as a nurse at the University of Texas-Galveston hospital from 1939 to 1943. In 1943-44, she attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
She served as a missionary with the Southern Presbyterian Church, now part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), in the Congo from 1946 to 1960 and again from 1966 to 1970. She married Robert H. Wilson, who was also a missionary, in 1949.
The Wilsons served as missionaries in Brazil from 1961 to 1965 and from 1971 to 1978. In Brazil, they worked at at Escola Bandeirante -- "Pioneer School" in English -- a school for missionaries' children. She was a member of St. Giles' Presbyterian Church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Wilson is survived by a son, Monroe Osbourne Wilson II of Virginia Beach, and two daughters, Mrs. Martha Wilson Dubbert of Atlanta and Miss Marion Ella Wilson of Richmond.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Giles'.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery in Keysville.
--Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) - May 10, 1987