death notices

Sept. 21, 1930- Aug. 14, 2022
United States Army Veteran

Funeral services for Linn Garner, 91, of Glencoe will be Sun., Aug. 14, in the chapel of Tri-County Funeral Home at Highland and will include, at the special request of Mr. Linn, a recognition of the life of his son, the Honorable Judge Tom Garner. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m., with services to follow at 2 p.m.
Elijah Linn Garner, just shy of 92 years, of Ash Flat, Ark. was born Sept. 21,1930 and passed away Aug. 7, 2022. He was the son of Thomas Win­dom and Isa Mae Godwin Garner. He was proud of his hometown community of Ash Flat, where his family first arrived in 1823.

Linn was united in marriage to his long-time sweetheart, Willie Ann Horrell of Hardy on Feb. 25, 1951. The couple shared over 70 loving years together. To this union two children were born, Thomas Linn “Tom” and Julea Glynn Gamer.

He proudly served our county in the United States Army during the Korean War. Linn was always quick to support the veterans of our Great Nation and would quickly remind others “If it were not because of the great people who served in our Nation’s Armed Forces, we would all be speaking Japanese on one side of our country and German on the other!” He was instrumental in placing American flags and flag poles at numerous World War II veterans’ graves all over the re­gion. He was one of the first to proudly support the American Veteran’s Memorial in Ash Flat.

Linn was a 1949 graduate of the Ash Flat High School, a 1953 graduate of Arkansas College (now Lyon College) and later, earned his masters degree from Arkansas State University. He was well-known throughout the state as a great athlete, later being chosen ALL-AIC for basketball and later inducted into the Lyon College Athletics Hall of Fame. At one time during the 1950s, he turned down an offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers to play baseball, due to the fact he wanted to return to Arkansas with his family, sell real-estate and farm.

After graduating from college, he taught school and coached and was always elated to hear his former students and athletes lovingly refer to him as “Coach,” from his days of coaching basketball at Biggers Reyno, Mammoth Spring, Highland (here he was their first and only coach for their first two years) and Hardy school districts.

He worked for many decades selling real-estate in north Arkansas. He was the sales manager in Horseshoe Bend for his brother-in-law, Richard “Dick” Pratt and his brother, Bill Pratt. After many years of successful business with the Pratt brothers, Linn owned and operated the First National Real Estate Company in Horseshoe Bend. He thoroughly loved being a realtor and making great friends with the new land owners. Linn was proud of working on land development side-by-side for over 40 years with two of his closest friends, Robert Clay and Kenneth King. Linn continued selling real-estate and raising cattle, until his retirement at the age of 90.

He served on the Arkansas Cattleman’s Association, Fulton County Water Asso­ciation Board, Horseshoe Bend Development Corporation and the Arkansas State Realtor Board.

Linn was preceded in death by his wife, son, parents and siblings Johney Eugene Garner, Atha Claudine Heflin, Willie Mae Pratt, Margaret Lou Brennan and his nephew, Steven Heflin.

Survivors include his daughter, Dr. Julea Gamer; son-in-law, Rev. Brien Nix Hall and granddaughter, Lillie Gamer Hall. Linn is also survived by his special fam­ily: Jim and Marlene Sawyer, Fred and Janet Lamb, the Robert and Kathleen Clay Family, the Kenneth and Mary King Family, Tom’s three step-children (Mark, and Kyle Knighten and Katy Kalb), the Bill and Alice Nix Family and the Family of Harlis and Lorene Harber.
Special thanks from the family to Dave Jarvis and all the medical staff at the Cave City Nursing Home, to Linn’s great friends, Bill and Maxine Russell, Darrel Tay­lor, and Kurt Bratcher.

Pallbearers include: Fred Goodwin, Dale Godwin, Mike Nix, Ronnie Brogdon, Jack Kimbrell and Martin Carpenter.

Honorary Pallbearers include Dr. David Kauffman, Clint Bailey, Dr. Brooks Blevins, Tony Stewart, Brett Farris, Keith Feather, Toby Goodwin, Mart Carpen­ter, Charlie Martin, Jerry Morrow, Kolby King and Dr. Harley Harber.

Eula Miller, 93, of Ash Flat, Ark. departed from us July 4, 2022. She was born September 13, 1928 to Russell and Nora Cunningham Harmon in the Kings Mill community. Both parents preceded her in death as did her brothers, Ray Jack Harmon and Delbert Harmon; sisters, Rena Jones and Dessie Fraley; and her husband, Glenn. Miller will be remembered for her love of family, her homemade rolls and grilled cheese sandwiches, her sense of humor, and her work at making quilts. She was a sports fanatic known for vocally disagreeing with umpires, referees, and coaches while always supporting and encouraging her kids and grandkids for their efforts. Eula loved reading, sometimes a book a day; one of her favorite authors was John Grisham. She had worked in retail sales and as a waitress.

Survivors include her sons, Russell Miller and wife, Twana and John Miller and wife, Sherry; her daughters, Sharon Miller and Diane Wilson with her husband James; grandchildren: Jeremy Miller with his wife Regan, Autumn Miller, Niki Wilson, Andrew Miller, and Kelsey Miller; great-granddaughter, Arabella Miller; great-grandson, Foster Miller; numerous nieces and nephews; many other relatives and good friends.

Visitation of family and friends was Friday, July 8 in the chapel of Tri-County Funeral Home at Highland. Johnny Carter officiated. Burial followed in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Johnathan and Jeremy Harmon, Mark Titus, Jeremy and Andrew Miller, and J. E. Murphy. Arrangements were with Tri-County Funeral Home of Highland, Ark.

Charles Dale Johnson, 88, of Ash Flat, Arkansas passed away July 1, 2022. He was born March 24, 1934 in Calamine, Arkansas and later graduated from Cave City High School. Charlie attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro on a basketball scholarship and proudly served his country in the United States Army in the Korean War. He became a real estate developer who loved his family and friends. Charlie was a member of the Elks Lodge and American Kennel Club; he enjoyed bird hunting, riding horses, cattle farming, and traveling across the U.S.A. and beyond. Charlie accepted Christ as his Savior on August 4, 2021.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, William Floyd and Clara D. Mobley Johnson; four brothers: W.D., Jack H., Billy Dean, and Malcolm Johnson; and a sister, Aria Maurian Krisell. Left to mourn him are his loving wife, Doris Honeycutt Johnson of the home; children: Dr. Anthony D. Johnson and his wife, Denise, of Little Rock, Judge Mark R. Johnson and his wife, Margretta, of Hardy, Lisa Johnson Fisher and her husband, Jason of Ash Flat; eight grandchildren: Sasha Johnson, Skylar Johnson, Piper Johnson, A J Schales, Parker Johnson, Chase Fisher, Phoebe Johnson, and Grace Fisher; two great-grandchildren: Harper and Bridger; a brother, Dalton Johnson of Wellington, Kan.; a sister, Anna Grace Lindberg (Gary) of St. George, Utah; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and good friends.

Visitation of family and friends was in the chapel of Tri-County Funeral Home Sunday, July 3. Pastor Don Robbins officiated and Johnson was given military honors. Interment followed in Flint Cemetery near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Pallbearers were AJ Schales, Chase Fisher, Skylar Johnson, Ted Honeycutt, Robert Honeycutt, and Brian Honeycutt. Honorary Pallbearers included Dennis Jernigan, Danny Honeycutt, Terry Honeycutt, and Jason Fisher. Arrangements were entrusted to Tri-County Funeral Home of Highland, Ark.

Karin L. Richardson, 60, passed away June 21.

Robert Allen Madsen, 70, of Cherokee Village, passed away June 21, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark.

Glyn Dean Logue, 82, of Ash Flat, passed away June 22.

Marcia L. Dohn, 87, of Cherokee Village, passed away June 23

Edra Ray Smith, 77, of Salem, passed away June 24 at his home.

Rebecca Jean Taylor, 60, of Highland, passed away June 25. Romona Lee Fedderly passed away June 25, in Highland.

Orvill Farris, 36, of Batesville, passed away June 26 in Batesville.

Gary Phyllis Polston, 79, of Agnos, passed away June 27 at Agnos.

Betty Sue Massey, 75 of Cave City passed away June 27, in Batesville.

Jennifer Elaine Stroud, 52, of Nashville, Tenn. formerly of Salem, passed away June 27.

William “Lee” Garrett, 56, of Cave City passed away June 27, in Batesville.

Sammie Schneider, 82, of Cherokee Village, passed away June 28 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark.

Charles Dale Johnson, 88, of Ash Flat, passed away July 1.

Eula Miller, 93, of Ash Flat, passed away July 4.

Mickey Lynn Wilson, 68 of Cave City passed away July 4 in Batesville, Joyce Crow, 85, of Salem, passed away July 6.

Judith Ruth (Sturm) Floyd, 85, of Salem, passed away July 8.

Robert Lee Rich, 81, of Salem, Ark., passed away June 15, 2022, at West Plains, Mo.
Carolyn Martin Bowers, 82, passed away June 15 at her home.
Virginia Naomi Foster Smith Billings, 96, of Mountain Home, Ark. passed away June 16, 2022, at Gainesville, Mo.
Loretta Jones, 79, of Cherokee Village passed away June 16 at her home.
Robert Trent Zeigler, 45, of Salem, Ark., passed away June 17, 2022, at Salem, Ark.
Betty Lou Dawson Thomas, 90, of Center passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 in Jonesboro, Ark.
Marcia Down, 88, of Cherokee Village, Ark.. passed away June 23.
Edra Ray Smith, 77, of Salem, Ark. passed away June 24, 2022, in Salem, Ark.