Obituaries The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs National Park, Garland Co., Arkansas

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Feb 16, 2003

WILLIAM W. FELL

William W. Fell, 61, of Hot Springs died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, at his home.
Born July 14, 941 at Madison, Wisconsin to Walter and Violet Ebeling Fell, he
was a master plumber and former owner of Fell plumbing in McFarland, Wisconsin. 
He enjoyed RV’ing, hunting, boating, NASCAR, and his special dog, Cheyenne. He 
was predeceased by one son, Mike Fell.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Fell of Hot Springs; one daughter and
son-in-law, Lori and Steve Cook of Muskogee, Oklahoma; two step-daughters and 
one stepson-in-law, Julie and Phil Ward of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; and Jan 
McAllister of Madison, Wisconsin; one stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Jeffery 
and Edina McAllister of Budapest; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Pat 
Morgan of Baraboo, Wisconsin and Carol and Marv Zimmerman of Lodi, Wisconsin; 
and six grandchildren, Bryce Dale, Jeffrey Dale, Jennifer Dale, Madison Cook, 
Montana Cook and John McAllister.
The memorial service will be held in Wisconsin.
Guest registry is at http://www.caruth-hale.com
Arrangements are by Caruth-Hale Funeral Home.

DONNA GRAVES with picture
Donna Graves, 59, of Hot Springs went to be with our Lord Friday, Feb. 14, 2003.
Born April 17, 1943, she was the loving daughter of Maxine and Clay Stewart of
Hot Springs and beloved mother of Tami Rexrode of Dallas, Texas and Seana 
Graves of Hot Springs.
Further survived by one son-in-law, Ronny Rexrode of Dallas, Texas; two
granddaughters, Taylor and Kamryn Rexrode of Dallas, Texas; aunt mother, John 
Marie Stewart of Channing, Texas; many cousins and friends.
Please join her family in the celebration of Donna’s life on Tuesday, February
18, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with the Rev. Stacy Sanders officiating.
Honorary pallbearers are Charles Tony Graves, Edwin and Carolyn Upchurch,
Lester and Ruth King, Gene and Mary Harris, Dr. Mark Lefler, Dr. Tim Webb and 
Burna Smedley, Dr. Brenda Ketcher, Dr. James Arthur, Dr. John Pace, Dr. Jerry 
Barnes, Dr. Robert Johnson, Dr. Kim Agee, Dr, Tim English, Dr. Sam Valley, the 
incredible nursing staff of St. Joseph’s Critical Care, Advanced Care, 3 West 
and the Speech Pathology staff.
Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 901 North University,
Little rock, AR. 72292
Guest Register is http://www.grossfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are by Gross Funeral Home.

PUBLISHER JACK MAHER DEAD AT 78
CHICAGO--Jack Maher, who served for more than three decades as publisher of the
respected jazz magazine Down Beat and its parent company, Maher Publications, 
died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, of natural causes. He was 78.
Maher was credited with transforming Down Beat into a leading forum on jazz,
with a roster of writers that included Leonard Feather, Nat Hentoff, Dan 
Morgenstern, Ralph Gleason and Ira Gitler.
The magazine was founded in 1934 to chronicle the comings and goings of touring
swing bands.
A previous owner forfeited the magazine to Maher’s father, John Maher. After
his father’s death in 1968, Maher put up his own money to acquire Down Beat, 
outbidding playboy founder and jazz aficionado Hugh Hefner.
Upon taking charge, Maher immediately changed a number of his father’s
policies, including one which frowned on putting pictures of black musicians on 
Down Beat’s cover.

SISTER MARY PATRICE MANLEY
BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA -- Sister Marie Patrice Manley, a nun whose desire to
care for a sick child led to a residential program for 65 children, many of 
them disabled, has died. She was 92.

ROY H. NEIGHBORS, with picture
MALVERN -- Roy H. Neighbors, 75, of Malvern died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at home.
Born Aug. 29, 1927 at Hot Springs to Charlie and Rachel Brazel Neighbors, he
was a retired brick layer.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Porterfield Crites Neighbors of Malvern; two
sons, Roy E. Neighbors of Hot Springs and Donovan Porterfield of Malvern; three 
daughters, Mary Ann Kenyon of Redding, California, Karen Richards and Jackie 
Stephens, both of Hot Springs; three sisters, Francis Adair of Antioch, 
California, Irene Woods of San Jose, California, and Elsie Walters of Hot 
Springs; two grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
The service will be announced at a later date.
Arrangements are by Atkinson Funeral Home.

PETE T. RUSHING III, with picture
TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Pete Taylor Rushing III, 48, of Tucson, Arizona, died
Monday, Jan. 20, 2003.
Born July 21, 1954, at Hot Springs to Pete Taylor and Mary Magdeline Garrett
Rushing Jr., he was a Baptist, a motorcycle mechanic and builder and Sheet 
rocker.
Survivors include one sister, and brother-in-law, Rebecca Rushing and James
McNeese; two nieces, April McNeese Elmore and Sarah McNeese; one great-nephew; 
aunts; uncles; and cousins.
The memorial service will be 6 p.m. Monday in Calvary Missionary Baptist
Church, Hot Springs, with the Rev. Johnny Deary officiating.
The body was cremated.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.
Arrangements were by Adair Funeral Home.

J. B. TILLERY
J. B. Tillery, 80, of Hot Springs died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at home.
Born May 4, 1922 at Malvern to C. A. “Drew” and Neta Beason Tillery, he retired
from oil field chemical sales. He was predeceased by one sister, Floy Tanner.
Survivors include his wife, Allene Tillery of Hot Springs; two daughters, Elena
DeSalvo of Rancho Palos, California, and Donna Tillery of Lakewood, California; 
one brother, Eugene Tillery of Wichita, Kansas; three sisters, Helen McWhorter, 
Dorothy Chandler and Sally Robertson, all of Wichita, Kansas; three 
granddaughters and one grandson.
The service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in Lone Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. today.
Arrangements are by Atkinson Funeral Home, Malvern.

WANDA H. TILLERY
The service for Wanda Harmon Tillery, 61, of Hot Springs who died Saturday, 
Feb. 15, 2003, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Caruth-Hale Funeral Home Chapel 
with Brothers Herbert Watts and Lynn Baxter officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today.
Guest register is at http://www.caruth-hale.com

ESBON H. TUCKER with picture
Esbon H. Tucker, 84, of Hot Springs died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, in a local
hospital.
Born Apr. 30,1 918 at Huntington Long Island, New York to Esbon J. and
Charlotte A. Tucker, he was a World War II veteran in the Amphibious Engineers 
Division and was also a surgical technician, was stationed in the Army and Navy 
Hospital in Hot Springs, retired from St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center and Wade 
Clinic as a urology technician and was a member of Faithful Workers Class at 
Oaklawn Methodist Church. He belonged to the Spa Amateur Ham Radio Club of Hot 
Springs, the CB Club and the Kroger Coffee Shop Club. He was predeceased by one 
son, Esbon J. Tucker; three grandsons, William Tucker, Dennis Tucker, and 
Christopher I. Rogers; and one great-grandson, Christian A. Deaton.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Dorothy J. Tucker of Hot Springs; one
son and daughter-in-law, Sgt. Gunnie E. E. and Liz Tucker of St. Petersburg, 
Florida; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann Dean Rogers of Hot Springs; two 
sisters and one brother-in-law, Eunice Posten of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and 
Meredie and Malon Bamces of Connecticut; one brother and sister-in-law, William 
and Mary Jane Tucker of Huntington Long Island, New York; one grandson, Gary 
Deaton Jr. of Hot Springs; one granddaughter, Laura Horton of Conway; three 
great-granddaughters; nieces and nephews.
The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Oaklawn United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Sam Williams officiating.
Honorary pallbearers are Spa Amateur Ham Club, Don Nobles, Jerald Barnett, Tony
Cordiate, Robert King, J. M. Rowe, the Morning Coffee Club, the Faithful 
Workers Class of Oaklawn Methodist Church, The Nursing Staff of Peds. at St. 
Joseph’s Mercy Health Center, and the physicians who took care of him.
Burial will be in Oden Cemetery in Oden.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 Monday at Gross Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the building fund at Oaklawn
Methodist Church, 216 Higdon Ferry Rd., Hot Springs, AR. Guest register is at 
http://www.grossfuneralhome.com

OSBORNE E. WHITE
NORMAN -- Osborn Elvern White, 91, of Norman died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Born Sept. 14, 1911 at Norman to John F. and Nancy Kent White. He began his
ministry in 1941 and served at Spring Hill Circuit, Prescott Circuit, Delight 
Circuit, Mt. Ida Circuit, Star City Circuit, Carlisle Circuit, F, Prescott, 
First Methodist, Mena and First Methodist of England. He was predeceased by two 
brothers, J. E. White and Henry White.
Survivors include his wife, Daisy White; one daughter and son-in-law, June and
Dr. Jim Davis; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Janet White; four 
grandsons, Mark Davis, Clark Davis, Nathan Davis, and Brian White; one 
granddaughter, Erin White; two great-grandsons; one great-granddaughter; one 
sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and Paul Griblin; three sisters-in-law; and 
nieces and nephews.
The memorial service will be 3 p.m. Monday in First Methodist Church, Mt. Ida
with the Revs. David Jones, Jon Guthrie and Richard Lancaster.
Arrangements are by Thornton Funeral Home, Mount Ida.