Bentonville
Barbara Cassity, 71, of Bentonville, Ark., died Wednesday, April 30, 2008. She was born Aug. 19, 1936, in St. Joseph, Mo., to James D. Cole and Freda Wells Cole. She enjoyed crafting and kept busy preparing items for craft fairs. Survivors include four daughters, Debbie Cassity, Cathy Nolan, Leesa Wilson and Billie Arnold; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister. Graveside services were held Thursday, May 1, at the Bentonville Cemetery with Pastor Bob Arthur. Memorials may be made to Bright Beginnings Preschool, 2306 S. W. D St., Bentonville, AR 72712. Arrangements are by Callison-Lough Funeral Home of Bentonville. Belle Overstreet Belle Overstreet, 90, of Bentonville, Ark., died Thursday, May 1, 2008, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. Arrangements are pending with Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers, Ark.
Rogers
Florence Ellen Porter, 75, of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Colcord, Okla., died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at her home. She was born Dec. 18, 1932, in Baker, Mont., to Alvie Mearl Scoles and Leona Elizabeth Bronson Scoles.
She married George Porter in 1960 in Baker. She was a retired school teacher, having taught for 35 years in Montana; Kerns, Okla.; Gentry, Ark.; and Colcord. She was a Pentecostal and taught children's church and Missionettes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Porter; a son, David Porter; a sister, Dorothy Minard; and a brother, Lloyd Scoles.
Survivors include a son, Timothy Porter of Rogers; four daughters, Rebecca Brown of West Siloam Springs, Okla., Naomi Ross of Lowell, Ark., Ruth Boldra of Colcord, Okla., and Mary Kittle of Siloam Springs, Ark.; three brothers, Walter Scoles of Saco, Mont., David Scoles of Idlewild, Calif., and Robert Scoles of Denver, Colo.; two sisters, Bonita Blaisdale of Friday Harbor, Wash., and Miriam Capra of Boise, Mont.; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, Ark.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the Draper Community Center in Colcord, Okla., with the Rev. Leighton Reed and the Rev. Timothy Porter.
Burial will be at the Rowe Cemetery in Colcord.
Online condolences may be made at www. backstrompyeatte. com.
Upcoming Services
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Josephine Mary Bartels, 86, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Visitation will be from 10: 30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the United Methodist Church in Pineville, Mo., followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. at the church.
Thomas R. Keck, 82, of Gentry, Ark., died Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Rogers Cemetery in Rogers, Ark. Tomorrow
Emory Earl Cox, 82, of Ames, Iowa, formerly of Bella Vista, Ark., died Thursday, May 1, 2008. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care of Ames. A Masonic service will be held at 4 p.m. at the funeral home, followed by a memorial service.
Charles Kenneth Hubbard, 90, of Bentonville, Ark., died Friday, April 25, 2008. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Rollins Funeral Home Chapel in Rogers, Ark.
Florence Ellen Porter, 75, of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Colcord, Okla., died Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, Ark.
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