Nov 2, 2006, Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Marian Jean Maib, 79, of Holiday Island died Oct 31,
2006, at Fayetteville. She was born Jan. 2, 1927, in Wichita,
Kan., to Cyril Case and Grace Erwin Dedrick. She was a 1944 graduate of
Brentwood High School in St. Louis. She was formerly of Sequim, Wash.,
before moving to Holiday Island in 1996. She was a volunteer for the
American Heart Association in Wichita, Kan., and Eureka Springs
Library. She was a member of the Elks Lodge 1042 at Holiday Island. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Allen Maib, in 2003.
Mon., Jun 19, 2006, Morning News
ROGERS -- Vince Ray Marker, 76, of Rogers died June 17, 2006, at his home. He
was born March 11, 1930, in Healdon, Okla., to Lillie M. McClellan and
Luther Marker. He was an instrument technician in the oil industry and
was a Christian. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. He lived
in Northwest Arkansas for 20 years after moving to the area from
Pampas, Texas. Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Jarvis and
husband Daniel of Rogers and Edna Raye Thompson and husband David of
Amarillo, Texas; one stepdaughter, Teresa Neal and husband Dennis of
Pampas, Texas; one sister, Ruby Stracener of Rogers; and one
granddaughter, Ashlyn Jarvis.
Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers, online at www.stockdalefuneral.com.
BENTONVILLE, Jan. 8 -- Al Masterson, volunteer fireman was killed by a falling wall, and property estimated at between $150,000 and $250,000 was destroyed by fire this morning at Bentonville when the Doke Motor Company building and contents, owned by the Benton County Hardware Company, and the Atkinson Grocer Company adjoining, were burned to the ground. The Benton County Hardware Co. property was well covered and the Atkinson Grocer Company property partially covered by insurance.
The two buildings covered a city block and housed several smaller businesses, including a barber shop and a studio.
The fire, of unknown origin, broke out between 12:30 and 1 o:clock and was put under control only after the Rogers fire department had been called to aid the Bentonville firemen. The entire town was aroused and for a time the entire business district seemed threatened.
The Doke Motor Company was a new building and cost $25,000 and the loss included about $75,000 worth of trucks, tractors and motor goods. The Atkinson Grocer Co. building was valued at $35,000.
Masterson is surived by a wife and six children.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Methodist Church and the mayor of Bentonville has issued a proclamation calling upon the people of Bentonville to close their business offices and attend.
Business men and other citizens this afternoon started a trust fund to be held in trust for Masterson's six children, the income to be used for their support and education.
Mrs. Masterson is a second wife of the deceased and not the mother of the bereaved boys and girls.
RN, 69, of Rogers, Arkansas died Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center of Benton County in Bentonville, Arkansas. She was born January 15, 1938, in Lonoke, Arkansas the daughter of Maxine Neal and Harley Gover. She was a retired Registered Nurse for twenty years at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She enjoyed Antique Cars. And she loved flowers, of all kinds, especially hanging baskets. She loved pink dogwood trees.
Montez was a Christian. She attended the school of nursing at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she was a Three Year Graduate, with the class of 1959. She and her husband had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area since 1967.
She was preceded in death; by her parents, and one brother. Montez is survived by: her husband since 1968, Jack McCain, LPN, CRTT, of the home, and one daughter; Tabetha L. McCain of Dallas, Texas.
No services are planned at this time. All cremation arrangements were entrusted to Stockdale Funeral Services of Rogers, Arkansas.
Memorials may be sent to: "The Dogwood Forest Project," c/o Jack McCain, 9353 Route K, Pineville, Missouri 64856
Dec 26, 2005, Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Jan 16 2003, Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Jul 27 2006,
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
William David Miears, Lt. Col. (ret.), 94, of Springhill, La.,
formerly of Rogers, passed away July 26, 2006, in Springhill.
He was born May 14, 1912, to John and Eunice Raines Miears at home on Bodcau in Bossier Parish, La., near Goodman Springs on land that had been homesteaded by his grandparents, George Washington and Elizabeth p. Yearx Miears. They later sold the homesteaded land after World War I, when David was 6 years old and moved to the Shiloh community, 5 miles west of Springhill, with his parents and two sisters. He attended and joined the Shiloh Baptist Church and was baptized in Bodcau Creek. He attended Grammar school at the local schools and later worked at the Springhill commissary for two years during the summer and graduated from Springhill High School with the Class of 1929. After high school, he worked at Magnolia Petroleum Co. before joining the United States Marine Corps.
A colorful career began quite by accident on May 13, 1930, when the 18-year-old Miears left his home in Springhill and headed for Shreveport to enlist in the Navy. Reaching the post office he found the Navy recruiter was "out to lunch." As he started to leave the building, a sharp-eyed Marine recruiter beckoned to him, asked what he was doing and before the day was out, "he was on a train headed for Parris Island." From that accidental beginning grew a colorful career which would span 34 years. After boot camp, Miears attended sea school at Portsmouth, Va., and was assigned to the USS Pensacola. His tour of sea duty carried him through the Caribbean, across the equator and then to Haiti, Nicaragua, Cuba, back and forth and through the Panama Canal 13 times.
William D. Miears and Francis Oleskwich were married in New York City on June 24 1939 at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.
A rarity among Marines, Lt. Col. Miears is a "mustang" in the finest tradition, having served in every enlisted rank, as a Marine gunner and in every officer rank to lieutenant colonel. From private to lieutenant colonel, Miears' service with 1st Battalion 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division in World War II was mainly in the Pacific Theater, Saipan, Tinian and later Nagasaki and Sasebo during the Occupation of Japan.
The Korean War followed closely behind World War II and once again he was called for duty serving 14 months in Korea. Upon retiring Miears stated "I've seen this Marine Corps grown from a force of 15,000 men to nearly a half million in World War II, and back to 190,000 and I feel confident the Corps will always fulfill its mission whenever and wherever called upon to do so."
Lt. Col. Miears' medals include the Marine Corps Good Conduct with one star, the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign, Asiatic Pacific with two stars, World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, National Defense Service, Korean Service, Marine Corps Reserve and the United Nations Service Medal.
After his retirement, David and Fran made their home in Rogers, where he pursued a second career in real estate for 20 years with Beacon Realty. They later sold their home in Country Club Estates and moved into Innisfree Retirement Community. After Fran's death in 2003, David returned to Springhill in 2005 to Fountain View Nursing Home.
Mr. Miears was preceded in death by his parents, John and Eunice Miears hs beloved wife of 64 years, Francis Alice Oleskwich of Hasting on the Hudson, and older sister, Carrie Elizabeth and younger sister, Alice Brady, brothers, John Butler and Roy Rolland Miears.
He is surived by two brothers, Jack Donald and Joseph Russell Miears, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29 at Rollins Funeral Home in Rogers, online at www. rollinsfuneral.com. Entombment will follow in Benton County Memorial Park in Rogers with full military honors provided by the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to caregiver Patsy Roberts "team leader," Rena Gilbert, Mary McGill, Ruth Barham, Janis Cole, Patricia Roberts and Tammie Tyson, for their excellent care and devoted attention to David. A special thanks is also given to the nurses and aides of Fountain View Nursing Home and Dr. Patrick Deere.
Nov 15, 2001, Madison County Record, Huntsville, Arkansas
