Bella Vista Cemetery, Bella Vista, Benton County, Arkansas

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Submitted by: Robert and Rosa Cline <clinefam@ritternet.com>
        Date: 26 Apr 2003
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 BELLA VISTA  MEMORIAL GARDEN CEMETERY,
 BELLA VISTA , BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
(ALSO KNOWN AS BELLA VISTA)
"Gone But Not Forgotten"
Original Listing Aug 10,2002
Updated  Aug 26, 2009   

This is a partial listing of people interred at this cemetery.  One of my online fellow researchers and a dear friend has transcribed (or is transcribing) this cemetery. He is where I got the burial plot numbers on those noted below. 

I have obits for some of the people, if anyone would like a copy. I have made an alphabetical listing before the actual transcriptions below. Beside each name I have noted if I have an obit ( obit ) , a headstone photo (hd pic ), or an actual photo ( pic ), or newspaper article ( art )   for that person. If you have found my name with a note of having an obit on a previous listing I can not guarantee I still have it unless it is noted below. I still have lots of things I’ve not found and added in. But I can not guarantee anyone copies of anything I have, but I will share with you’ll what I have. So if you would like me to share with you, or you share extra data please feel free to contact me. However, please have the respect to not contact me to complain when I don’t have what you request.  I will be trying to update this listing as I have time for, and when I do I will put an “*” beside the newest data entered. (Even if the name has already been there from a listing before if I have * beside I have added data or corrected data there.) I also try and not list anyone that their death is more recent than 6 mths or so, unless I personally knew them. Out of respect for them and their family I try and wait half a year for their mourning process. So most “new” deaths will not be listed. However if you have a family member you want added I will add them in. 
 
I live too far away from this cemetery to actually do any look ups. These listings are made from either obits or data given to me by other family or researchers. On some of the below I have made a note of their burial plot numbers and row etc. This came from a fellow researcher and friend, Phil Smiley. He has transcribed this cemetery and have shared this data with me.

I will be more than happy to share with you what information I have on the people listed below, but I cannot do physical look ups. If you would like to send me data on your family or friends buried at this cemetery, I would be more than happy to accept and add the data into my listings. Please feel free to contact me.

I hope this listing helps these people to always be remembered. To try and help folks to always be remembered when they have gone on before us is the main reason I do what I do. And helping folks find family or friends in the process is a good plus as well. 



A
Robert Archer  obit


B
Fern Barnes obit 
Arthur Becker
Mary Black  obit
Doyle Blasingame  obit
Mardella Brooks
Madge Brown
Gladys Brust
George Bublitz

C
Paul Cammack
Ruth Campbell
Harold Caskey “Cass Caskey”  obit
Evelyn Chapman  obit 
Janie Chapman  pic
Robert Clay  obit
Cecil Combrink
Frances Combrink
Robert Cox, Sr
Rowena Creighton

D
* Charles Davis  “Chuck Davis”  obit

E
Ann Bannon Ellison

F
Richard Fidler  obit
Bernice Frerichs "Bee Frerichs"
John Frerichs
* Carl Fritts  pic  obit
Christina Fritts

G
Norma Gilkey
Donald Green
James Guffey "Jim Guffey"

H
Isaac Harms "Ike Harms"
Gerald Harrell
Marilyn Harris  obit
Nancy Heineman  obit
Virginia Hook  “Gini Hook”  obit
Mary Hurdle


I
* John Ivers  obit


J
Beth Jenkins
Florence Joyce
Gary Joyce

K
James Kilgore Sr  obit
Norris Koopman

L
Joseph LaBriente  obit
Julia Lee
Patricia Leimkuhler “Patrice Leimkuhler”  obit

M
Jacob Magill “Jake Magill” 


N
Olga Nelson  obit 


O
Christine O’Neal  obit 


P
Dominic Painter

R
Maxyne Richman  obit

S
* Phillip Sandbek  obit  pic
LeRoy Simmons  obit
Candyce Skiles  obit
Eleanor Stancell
Gladys Stecher
John Steencken  obit
Alta Stice
William Stovall  obit


T
John Taggart
Gertrude Thompson
Warren Toburen


U
John Upchurch

V
Carl Vernon
Elizabeth Vincent


W
* Mary White
Paul White
James Williamson
Barbara Wylie
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Robert M. Archer
b. Mar 28, 1922 d. May 7, 2006
He was born in Truro, Iowa and
died in Bella Vista, AR
Son of John William Archer and Henryetta Larrington Archer
Husband of Lorene Archer
He was cremated
Plot: Columbariem 2 - SE Section
(printed out copy)
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Fern Slankard Barnes
b. Sept 11, 1918 d. Dec 25, 2006
She was born in Pierce City, MO and
died in Kansas
Daughter of James Alfred Slankard and Hazel Nimmo Slankard
Wife of Athol Barnes
(printed out copy)
*****

Arthur Richard Becker
b. May 19, 1921 d. Dec 2, 2002
He died in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Son of Anthony Becker and Gertrude Van Hill Becker
Served in the Army during World War II
Plot:  Section 3 - Row 3
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Mary Ellen Fine Black
b. Oct 22, 1914 d. May 12, 2006
She was born in Crawfordsville, Ind and
died in Bentonville, AR
Daughter of Harry Fine and Alta Greist Fine
Wife of Howard Black
Plot: Columbarium 1 - NE Section
(printed out copy)
*****

Doyle Blasingame
b. 1924 d. Mar 29, 2006 
He was born in North Little Rock, AR and
died in Ojai, CA
Son of Don Blasingame and Lillian Taylor Blasingame
Husband of Patricia Blasingame
He served in World War II
Plot: Columbarium 2 - SE Section
(printed out copy)
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Mardella E. Schultz Brooks
b. Aug 30, 1913 d. Oct. 13,2001
She was born in Postville, Iowa and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
She was born to August Schultz and Dorothea Schultz
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Madge Olive Hill Brown
b. Aug 29, 1910 d. June 2, 2001
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Gladys B. Wiggins Brust
b. June 11, 1921 d. Feb. 21, 2003
She was born in Mitchell, Kansas and
died in Topeka, Kansas
Daughter of John Wiggins and Mattie Oberst Wiggins
Plot: Columbarium C   She was cremated
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George E. Bublitz
b. Jan 9, 1929 d. Feb. 9, 2003
He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
Son of Reinhold Henry Bublitz and Minnie Raddatz Bublitz
He served in the Army during the Korean War
Plot:  Section 4 - Row 1
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Paul Joseph Cammack
b. Sept 25, 1909 d. Oct. 9, 2001
He was born in Mabton, Washington and
died in Richardson, Texas
He was born to Joseph Hugh Cammack & Jessie May Cammack
He served in the Navy during World War II
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Ruth E. Nelson Campbell
b. Nov 14, 1912 d. Dec 29, 2002
She was born in Mead, Nebraska and
died in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Daughter of Gust Nelson and Hilda Nelson
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Harold A Caskey "Cass Caskey"
b. Aug 30, 1917 d. Mar 6, 2005
He was born in Webb, Iowa and
died at his home in Bella Vista, AR
Son of Millard Leslie Caskey and Effie Evelyn Mays Caskey
Husband of Phyllis Ploen Caskey
He served in the Army Air Corps
Plot: Section 4 - Row 4
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Evelyn Byrd Traxler Chapman
b. Sept 1, 1914 d. Dec 6, 2003
She was born in Greenville, S.C. and
died in Bella Vista, AR
Daughter of David Byrd Traxler and Mary Willey Gatling
Wife of Marvin Chapman
(printed out copy)
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Janie C Germaine Chapman
b. Apr 7, 1917 d. June 13, 2002
She was born in Great Falls, Montana and
died in Rogers, AR
Daughter of W.C. Germaine and Maude Miller Germaine
Wife of Douglas Chapman
Buried in Plot: Section 3 - Row 1
*****

Major USAF Ret Robert Clay
b. Apr 10, 1920 d. Sept 2, 2006
He was born in Holt County, MO and
died at his home in Bentonville, AR
Son of Jesse Clay and Iva Clay
Husband of Chris Axe Clay
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and Korean War; He was a prisoner of war in Romania.
(printed out copy)
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Cecil Freeman Combrink
b. June 26, 1912 d. Feb 20, 2003
He was born in Noble County, OK and 
died in Bentonville, AR
Son of Henry William Combrink and Mary Ellen Clark Combrink
Husband of Frances Goldsmith Combrink
Buried in Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Frances Felicia Goldsmith Combrink
b. Oct 28, 1914 d. Dec 26, 2002
She was born in Enid, OK and
died in Bentonville, AR
Daughter of Ernest Godman Goldsmith and Ethel Eastin Goldsmith
Wife of Cecil Combrink
Buried in Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Robert Davis Cox, Sr
b. Mar 14, 1923 d. Mar 18, 2003
He was born in Plains, TX and
died in Springdale, AR
Son of Fred Cox and Iva Cox
He served in the Army during World War II, serving with the Army Engineers
Buried in Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Rowena Jane Yoder Creighton
b. Oct 28, 1928 d. Dec 26, 2002
She was born in Cheney, KS and
died in Rogers, AR
Daughter of Keith Yoder and Alice Hamilton Yoder
Wife of Larry Creighton
Buried in Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Charles Scott Davis “Chuck Davis”
b. Sept 16, 1933 d. Nov 3, 2003
He died in Bentonville, AR
Son of Walter Scott Davis and Eva Christine Davis
Husband of Carol Glee Tudder Davis
He served in the Navy during the Korea War
Plot: Columbarium 1 - SW Section
(newspaper copy)
*****

Ann Bannon Ellison
b. July 1, 1910 d. Jan 11, 2002
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Richard E. Fidler
b. July 11, 1936 d. Mar 10, 2004
He was born in Medina, Ohio and
died in Fayetteville, AR
Son of Albert Fidler and Emma Fidler
Wife of Kathleen Brooks Fidler
He served in the Ohio Air National Guard during the Berlin crisis
Plot: Columbarium 2 - SW Section
(newspaper copy)
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Bernice McGowan Frerichs "Bee Frerichs"
b. Jan 18, 1919 d. Aug 30, 2002
She was born in Grundy County, Missouri and
died in Springdale, Arkansas
Daughter of Henry McGowan and Maude Browning McGowan
Wife of John Frerichs
Buried in Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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John T. Frerichs
b. Nov 27, 1915 d. Dec 19, 2002
He was born in Dike, Iowa and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
Son of John Frerichs and Sophia Sherfield Frerichs
Husband of Bernice Frerichs
Buried in Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Carl Eugene Fritts
b. Sept 9, 1914 d. Feb 28, 2009
He was born in Tulsa, OK and
died in Tahlequah, OK
Son of George Thomas Fritts and Bessie Murrah Fritts
Husband of Christina Carson Fritts
(printed out copy)
**
Christina M. Carson Fritts
b. May 20, 1917 d. July 8,2002
Buried in Plot: Section 3 - Row 1
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Norma Shields Gilkey
b. Oct 10, 1931 d. Jan 19, 2003
She was born in Eugene, Oregon and
died at her home in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Daughter of Eugene Shields and Irene Konopski Shields
Husband of Col. Raymond R. Gilkey
Buried in Plot: Section 1 - Row 1
*****
 
Donald Carroll Green
b. June 13, 1936 d. May 11, 2000
He was born in Fiona, Texas and
died in Rogers, Arkansas
He was born to George Green and Jewel Wells Green
Plot:  Section 3 - Row 2
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James Alfred Guffey "Jim Guffey"
b. June 21, 1928 d. Nov 24, 2002
He was born in Centerville, Iowa and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
Son of Alfred Aldona Guffey and Anna Mae Springer Guffey
Plot:  Section 4 - Row 1
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Isaac N. Harms "Ike Harms"
b. Feb. 27, 1918 d. Feb. 28, 2003
He was born in Balko, Oklahoma and
died in Rogers, Arkansas
Son of Isaac Harms and Emma Claasen Harms
Plot:  Section 4 - Row 4
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Gerald Harrell
b. Sept 28, 1938 d. Dec 29, 2001
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Marilyn Miller Harris
b. Oct 28, 1933 d. Nov 24, 2002
She was born in Ponca, AR and
died at her home in Bella Vista, AR
Daughter of George Miller and Margaret Craddock Miller
Wife of Thomas Harris
Columbarium 1 - SW Section
(newspaper copy)
*****

Nancy L. Maxwell Heineman
b. Nov 15, 1947 d. Mar 11, 2006
She was born in Hazlehurst, Miss and
died in Bentonville, AR
Daughter of T.C. Maxwell and Betty Tillman Maxwell
Wife of Ralph Heineman
Plot: Section 4 - Row 5
(printed out copy)
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Virginia A. Flick Hook  “Gini Hook”
b. Jan 30, 1937 d. June 25, 2006
She was born in Dupree, S.D. and
died at her home in Bella Vista, AR
Daughter of Arthur Flick and Verna Miller Flick
Wife of James Hook
(printed out copy)
*****
 
Mary S. Morse Hurdle
b. Aug 11, 1907 d. Dec 25, 2002
She was born in Nevada, Iowa and
died in Bella Vista, Arkansa
Daughter of Ralph Morse and Harriet Stafford Morse
Plot: Columbarium 1 - NW Section  She was cremated
*****

John Clifford Ivers
b. Apr 15, 1929 d. May 6, 2003
He was born in New Boston, Missouri and
died at his home in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Son of William Ivers and Elsie Hammond Ivers
Husband of Shirley Phelps Ivers
He served in the Missouri Army National Guard
(newspaper copy)
(Plot: Plot: Columbarium 1 - SW Section  He was cremated)
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Beth Reed Jenkins
b. June 9, 1933 d. June 6, 1999
She was born in Bussey, Iowa and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
Daughter of Jim Reed and Eleanor Reed
Plot:  Section 3 - Row 3
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Florence Muriel Joyce
b. July 31, 1921 d. Apr 13, 2005
She was born in Dunlap, KS and
died in Bentonville, AR
Wife of Ralph Burton Joyce
Plot:  Section 3 - Row 1
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Gary Eugene Joyce
b. Oct 30, 1940 d. Feb. 27, 2003
He was born in Minneapolis, Kansas and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
Son of Ralph Burton Joyce and Florence Muriel Blanton Joyce
He served in the Army
Plot:  Section 3 - Row 1
*****

James Reese Kilgore Sr  “Jim Kilgore”
b. Mar 13, 1942 d. Apr 26, 2006
He was born in Kansas City, MO and
died at Bella Vista, AR
Son of Herman Kilgore and Bessie Welz Kilgore
Husband of Wanda Wright Gulick Kilgore
He served in the Army during Vietnam War
Plot: Section 4 - Row 5
(printed out copy)
*****
 
Norris Koopman
b. Apr 4, 1916 d. Sept 26, 2001
He was born in Stanton, Nebraska and
died in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Son of John Henry Koopman and Emma Heermann Koopmann
He served in the Army during World War II
*****

Joseph LaBriente
b. Jan 14, 1937 d. Mar 23, 2003
He was born in Akron, Ohio and
died at his home in Bella Vista, AR
Son of Dominic LaBriente and Angelina Liquori LaBriente
Husband of Barbara Dee LaBriente
Plot: Columbarium 1 - SW Section
(newspaper copy)
*****

Julia A. Lee
b. June 11, 1913 d. Sept 12, 1999
She was born in Illinois and 
died in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Plot: Section 3 - Row 3
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Patricia Leimkuhler “Patrice Leimkuhler”
b. Dec 23, 1939 d. Mar 9, 2006
She was born in England and
died at her home in Bella Vista, AR
Daughter of Woodrow Lawrence and Nina Murphy
Wife of Elmer Leimkuhler
Plot: Section 4 - Row 5
(printed out copy)
*****

Jacob Magill “Jake Magill” 
b. July 13, 1919 d. Aug 2, 1987
Burial Plot: Section 1 - Row 2
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Olga Brunsch Nelson
b. May 15, 1909 d. Dec 5, 2003
She was born in Carlock, S.C. and
died in Bentonville, AR
Daughter of William Brunsch and Louise Nietschke Brunsch
Wife of Theodore Nelson
(printed out copy)
*****

Christine O’Neal
b. Feb 28, 1909 d. Nov 18, 2003
She was born in Clarita, OK and
died in Bentonville, AR
Daughter of Norman Moore and Annie Barton
Wife of Guthrie O’Neal
Plot: Section 2-Row 3
(printed out copy)
*****

Dominic Robert Painter
b. Aug 2002 d. Aug 2, 2002
He died at Johnson, Arkansas
Infant son of Anthony Painter and Bethany Painter
Plot: Section 3 - Row 3
Inscription on marker: "Our Gift From Jehovah"
*****
 
Maxyne Lee Newman Richman
b. Feb 9, 1918 d. Feb 12, 2003
She was born in Alma, Neb and
died at her home in Bella Vista, AR
Daughter of Joseph Newman and celesta Dot Carson Newman
Plot: Section 3 - Row 5
(newspaper copy)
*****

Rev. Phillip E. Sandbek
b. Oct 11, 1922 d. Mar 12, 2007
He was born in Grand Forks, N.D. and
died in Bentonville, AR
Son of John Sandbek and Alice Leaf Sandbek
Husband of Willavene Shank Sandbek
He served in the Army Air Corps
(printed out copy)
*****

LeRoy Marion Simmons
b. June 5, 1921 d. April 28, 2005
He was born in Jackson, KS and
died at his home in Bella Vista, AR
Son of Roy Harrison Simmons and Ethel Maude Crossman
Husband of Anna Marie Wright Simmons
He served in the Army during World War II
Plot: Section 4 - Row 4
(printed out copy)
*****

Candyce Hope Skiles
b. Apr 28, 1952 d. June 1, 2006
She was born in Dayton, Ohio and 
died in Bentonville, AR
Daughter of William Jack Watts and Waneta Mae Sours Watts
Wife of James Skiles
Plot: Section 4 - Row 5
(printed out copy)
*****

Eleanor May Coe Stancell
b. Mar 15, 1937 d. Aug 7, 2001
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Gladys Taylor Stecher
b. July 16, 1909 d. Aug 25, 2001
She was born in Greenfield, Indiana and
died in Kansas City, Missouri
She was born to Orla Taylor & Almeda A. Hunt Taylor
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John J. Steencken
b. Mar 11, 1916 d. Oct 1, 2005
He was born in Baltimore, MD and
died at Bentonville, AR
Son of Henry Steencken and Martha Mueller Steencken
Husband of Eleanor Steencken
Plot: Section 3 - Row 5
(printed out copy)
*****
 
Alta Rae Stice
b. Jan 13, 1964 d. Nov 9, 2001
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William E. Stovall “Bill Stovall”
b. Sept 9, 1940 d. June 20, 2004
He was born in Memphis, TN and
died at his home in Bella Vista, AR
Son of Earl Brewer Stovall and Celia Albonetti Stovall
(newspaper copy)
Plot: Section 4 - Row 3
*****
 
Robert John Taggart
b. July 24, 1934 d. Dec 21, 2002
He was born in Kansas City, Kansas and
died at his home in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Son of Robert John Taggart and Margaret Marietta Marcus Taggart
Served in the Marines during the Korean War receiving a medal
Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Gertrude Agnes Culpepper Thompson
b. Aug 3, 1921 d. July 14, 2001
She was born in Lake, Miss and
died in Springdale, AR
Daughter of Frank Marion Culpepper and Laura Levertt Culpepper
Plot: Columbarium  Cremated
(newspaper copy)
*****
 
Warren D. Toburen
b. Oct. 9, 1924 d. July 19,2002
He was born in Cleburne, Kansas and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
He was born to Edward Toburen and Anna Toburen
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and Korea
Plot: Section 1 - Row 4
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John Upchurch
b. July 2, 1956 d. June 13, 2001
Plot: Section 3 - Row 1
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Carl Thomas Vernon
b. April 19, 1935 d. Jan 9, 2002
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Elizabeth Ann Shuttleworth Vincent
b. July 22, 1905 d. Mar 4, 2005
She was born in New Bedford, Mass and
died in Bella Vista, AR
Daughter of John Shuttleworth and Winiford Nuncomb Shuttleworth
Plot: Section 2 - Row 1
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Mary J. Philippone White
b. Jan 30, 1921 d. Jan 22, 2000
She was born in Rochester, New York and
died at her home in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Daughter of James Philippone and Pauline Alessi Philippone
Plot: Columbarium 1 - NE Section
*****

Paul R. White
b. Jan. 19, 1913 d. Aug. 31, 2001
He was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma and
died in Rogers, Arkansas
He was born to Myron White & Sadie White
He served in the Air Force during World War II
*****
 
James E. Williamson
b. Oct 28, 1928 d. Nov 28, 2002
He was bornin Simpson County, Mississippi and
died in Bentonville, Arkansas
Son of Marvin Williamson and Auleen Crawford Williamson
Served in the Army during World War II and also in the Air Force
Plot: Section 4 - Row 1
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Barbara Surface Wylie
b. Jan 26, 1916 d. Sept 16, 2002
She was born in Independence, Kansas and
died in Rogers, Arkansas
Daughter of Marion Surface and Mae Murray Surface
Plot: Section 1 - Row 3
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