Bella Vista Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas

Arkansas Cemeteries

BELLA VISTA MEMORIAL GARDEN CEMETERY

BELLA VISTA, BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS

"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

Original Listing August 10, 2002, by Rosa Cline

Updated June 27, 2007

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.

Robert Archer obit

* Fern Barnes obit

* Arthur Becker

* Mary Black obit

* Doyle Blasingame obit

Mardella Brooks

Madge Brown

* Gladys Brust

* George Bublitz

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

Ann Bannon Ellison

Richard Fidler obit

Bernice Frerichs "Bee Frerichs"

John Frerichs

Christina Fritts

Norma Gilkey

* Donald Green

* James Guffey "Jim Guffey"

* Isaac Harms "Ike Harms"

Gerald Harrell

Marilyn Harris obit

* Nancy Heineman obit

* Virginia Hook “Gini Hook” obit

* Mary Hurdle

* Beth Jenkins

* Florence Joyce

* Gary Joyce

* James Kilgore Sr obit

Norris Koopman

* Joseph LaBriente obit

* Julia Lee

* Patricia Leimkuhler “Patrice Leimkuhler” obit

* Jacob Magill “Jake Magill”

* Olga Nelson obit

* Christine O’Neal obit

* Dominic Painter

* Maxyne Richman obit

* LeRoy Simmons obit

* Candyce Skiles obit

Eleanor Stancell

Gladys Stecher

* John Steencken obit

Alta Stice

William Stovall obit

* John Taggart

* Gertrude Thompson

* Warren Toburen

* John Upchurch

Carl Vernon

* Elizabeth Vincent

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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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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

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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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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"

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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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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

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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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