Obituaries

John B. Butler of Eureka Springs, Ark.was born Jan. 2, 1957, in Wichita, Kan. to John Thomas and Robert Irene (Roberts) Butler. John passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at his home in Eureka Springs, at the age of 65.

Bobby Murphy of Berryville, Ark. was born Jan.

Ruby Mae Parks, age 99, of Green Forest passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at Harrison, Ark. She was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Doyle, Tenn., daughter of Ezra and Viola (Reavis) Barger. Her family included 10 children.

Philip James Hall, age 75, of Holiday Island, Ark., passed away at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. Son of Frank and Ida (Warren) Hall, Philip was born on Sept. 3, 1946, in San Bernadino, Calif. Philip was raised in Fair Oaks, Calif.

William Franklin Smith, 70, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2022, in Berryville, Ark. He was a man with many nicknames.

Phyllis was born Feb. 15, 1941 to Charles and Ota Hobbs Stanphill in Metalton, Ark. She attended Berryville High School and married Jack Rowlett. They lived in Wichita, Kan. for a short time, but returned to Berryville where they had two children, David and Lisa. She passed away May 5, 2022 in Rogers at the age of 81.

Kathryn Carol Panas, resident of Holiday Island, Ark., was born Nov. 20, 1941, in Riverside, Calif. to A.C. “Mac” and Eileen (Dewey) McBride. Kathryn passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Holiday Island at the age of 80.

Helen Closson-Smith, age 91, of Shell Knob, Mo. went peacefully with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Lois Lovitta “Granny” Anderson of Berryville, Ark. was born Dec.31, 1933, at home in Berryville, Ark. to Thomas and Sarah (Hall) Dorsey. Lois passed away April 24, 2022, in Fayetteville at the age of 88.