Wilma Marie Tyler was born September 23, 1922 in Bremer County, Iowa daughter of Theodore and Frieda Bergman. She graduated from Denver High School and went on to Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, graduating with a two- year teaching degree. From there she taught school in Alta Vista, IA where she met Bill Tyler. After […]
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Max Aaron Wallace, age 13, of Benton, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016. He was born November 4, 2003 in Benton, Arkansas. Max was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church. He loved hunting & fishing and just being outdoors. Max was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ruby Wallace. He is survived by his […]
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Clifton Dewayne Lewallen, age 55, of Haskell, passed from this life Monday, November 14, 2016. He was a Master Plumber and owner of Lewallen Plumbing. Clifton earned a BA in Journalism from Arkansas Tech University. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and all things outdoors. Clifton loved his dogs and […]
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Cleo Edward Thornberry, 90 of Glen Rose, Arkansas, passed away October 26, 2016. He was born June 25, 1926 in Marianna, Arkansas to the late Joe and Ida Dell Cox Thornberry. Cleo was retired from Jones Furniture Factory in Benton. He is survived by his wife, Velma Thornberry […]
Obituary – Keagan Anthony-Wade Schweikle – Aug 18 1999 – Oct 17 2016
Keagan Anthony-Wade Schweikle, 17, of Benton, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016. He was born on August 18, 1999, in Benton, to parents Piper Partridge and Dominic Schweikle. He was a junior at Harmony Grove High School, where he was a member of the baseball team. Keagan lived in Naples, Florida for most […]
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Vander Jewel Deaton, 92 of Benton, passed away October 10, 2016. He was born April 18, 1924 in Saline County to the late Willis and Esther Burgess Deaton. Vander was a long time member of Salem United Methodist Church, retired from Reynolds Metals Corp after 38 years and served in the United States Army Air […]
Football Coach, Son of Former Bauxite Mayor, Dies in Practice
Jorre McMahan in a recent photo with wife Alexis. They met at UA Monticello and were married June 18, 2016. Photo used with permission from the McMahan family. According to Johhny McMahan, former Mayor of Bauxite, his son Jorre McMahan, a football coach at Hampton Schools, died Tuesday afternoon. He was 26 years old. […]
Obituary: Cecil Wendell Smith of Benton, Army Veteran of the Korean War
Cecil Wendell Smith, age 86, of Benton, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016. He was born May 17, 1930 in Scott, Arkansas to the late Sin Clair Jerome Smith and Alice James Smith. Cecil served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and retired from Alcoa as a pipe fitter. He was a member of […]
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Henry Scroggins, 85 of Benton, died September 12, 2016. He was born to the late Ollie Coleman and Elsie Clark Scroggins in Casa, Arkansas on October 23, 1931. Henry was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the International Union of Engineers for 51 years and was a heavy equipment operator. Henry was […]
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Julia Lynn Massey, age 58, of Benton passed away September 4, 2016. She was born March 29, 1958 in Shreveport Louisiana. Julia was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Evelyn Phillips, and a grandson, Bradley James Colvert. Julia was a mother to everybody. Survivors, husband of 22 years, Stephen Massey, […]