Obituaries

Loraine Chloe Samples Shipley of Farmington, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.  She was born on July 22, 1926 in Japton to Bob and Cara Esta (Ball) Edens. She was preceded in death by her loved ones, her parents; her husband, Jess Shipley;…View Obituary

Rebecca “Becky” Pritchard, 69, of Fayetteville, died July 13, 2015. She was born June 23, 1946 in Fayette, MS. to Earl and Irene Cammack Arnold. Becky was a member of Springdale Adventist Fellowship. She had a variety of interests mainly her homing pigeons and going RV’ing. She was preceded in death by one brother, Mack…View Obituary

Robbin Sivage, 56, of Fayetteville died Wednesday, July 08, 2015 in Fayetteville.  She was born March 21, 1959 in Stilwell, OK. She was a member of Western Hills Baptist Church.  Robbin worked for Armstrong Tools for twenty-two years before becoming a homemaker.  She enjoyed gardening,…View Obituary

Michael Lawrence Sasser, 66, of Elkins died July 2, 2015 in Elkins. He was born May 8, 1949 in Compton, CA. to Aubrey and Etta Jo Stroud Sasser. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era.  Michael celebrated forty years of sobriety.…View Obituary

Carole Joan Stone, 75, of Fayetteville, died July 3, 2015 in Fayetteville. She was born October 30, 1939 in Salinas, CA. to Jack and Reba Payne Tunnell. She was a member of Christian Life Cathedral in Fayetteville. As an ordained minister, Carole was active in…View Obituary

Jerry L. Patnoe, 74, of Elkins died Thursday, July 2, 2015.  He was born April 11, 1941 in Spring Valley, IL. He was retired from the U of A where he served as the Director of the Criminal Justice Program. Jerry is survived by his wife, Sharon Patnoe; and their blended family of children, grandchildren…View Obituary

William Dennis (W.D.) Foster, 36, of Fayetteville died June 27, 2015. He was born March 31, 1979 in Springdale to Dennis and Reba Pierce Foster. W.D. was a devout Christian and a graduate of Lincoln High School. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, the Fourth of July and kids.…View Obituary

Elizabeth Margaret Beckmann, 87, of Fayetteville passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Assisted Living at Meadowlands Care Center of O’Fallon, Missouri. She was born December 25, 1927 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Leonard Dominic Bilz and Elizabeth Von Braunsberg Bilz. She was a longtime member…View Obituary

Karen Tuck, 59, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 in Fayetteville.  She was born March 19, 1956 in Tulsa, OK. to Marion Lester and Viola Hopkins Smith. Having been born in Tulsa, she moved to Colorado for a short- time.  Fayetteville is where she…View Obituary

Ilean J. Stowers, 81, of Goshen died June 24, 2015 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.  She was born June 30, 1933 in Laville, W. VA. to Addison and Ida Mullins Payne. She was retired from Campbell Soup Company and from Guardian Angel Daycare. …View Obituary