Murl James Daniels died March 11, 2001 in North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison. He was born November 22, 1925 at Swain, AR., a son of Floyd and Mae Self Daniels. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Obie Henderson Daniels in 1997 and a son Jackie Daniels.

Mr. Daniels was a resident of Boone County for 50 years, and a prior resident of Newton County, Arkansas. He was a member of the Harrison United Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, canoeing, camping and gardening. He was retired from Duncan Industries.

Survivors include 3 sons, Billy, Ronald and Donnie all of Harrison, 1 daughter, Brenda Thomas of Harrison, 3 sisters, Frankie Smith, Jasper, Bobbie Hall, ElmSprings, AR, Vival Owens, Harrisonville, MO, 1 brother, Duster Daniels, Bonner Springs, Kansas, 9 Grandchildren, and 7 great Grandchildren.

Services were Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at Christeson Funeral Home in Harrison, AR at 10:00 AM. with burial at Holms Cemetery, with Herman & Nelson Henderson officiating. Visitation was 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at Christeson Funeral Home.

Pallbearers: Donnie Morris, Gary Keys, Chad Thomas, Mike Williams, Clint Thomas, Samuel Smith. Honorary Pallbearers; Harrison United Baptist Church, Dr. Roger B. Daniels, Wanda Brown, Duncan Industry employees. {nct}

Betty L. Davis, 69, of Springdale died Monday, May 21, 2001, in Springdale. Born Dec. 2, 1932, in Hindsville, she was the daughter of Tolbert and Mildred Boss Lane. She was a surgical nurse at Northwest Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital. She was a member of the State Nursing Association and a Catholic.

Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Davis; and two daughters, Anita M. Davis of Springdale and Brenda "Lane" Davis of Beverly Hills, Calif.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale, with the Rev. Joseph Correnti officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Friends of Hospice, 33 W. Colt Square, Fayetteville 72703. {mn}

William Charles Dean, 58, of Bella Vista died May 16, 2001, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born Oct. 14, 1942, in Hartford, Conn., to Louis and Virginia Takoris Dean. He moved to Bella Vista 10 years ago from Altus, Okla. He was a decorated pilot in the Air Force with 21 years of service.

Survivors include his parents; his wife, Linda Dean; one son, Michael Dean, all of Springdale; two brothters, Greg Dean of California and John Dean of Washington.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at National Cemetery in Fayetteville. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. {mn}

Phyllis Faye Haynes Dennis was born November 9, 1931 at Lurton, Arkansas at the home of George and Nellie Daniel. She died on Saturday May 6, 2000 in Redondo Beach, California at 4:15 pm. She lived sixty-nine years, five months and twenty-seven days. Phyllis was one of five children born to Iva Woodard Haynes and Errol Whitely Haynes. Her grandparents were Martha Ketcherside Woodard and Ephraim Moore Woodard, Helen Gordon Haynes and Aretus Claire Haynes.

As a child, Phyllis lived with her family in stave mill camps in the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri and the mountains of Kentucky. The Haynes family moved to Lurton, Arkansas in 1938 and she attended school at Lurton and at Deer High School where she graduated in 1948. After graduation she moved to Ft Smith, Arkansas where she worked until 1951 when she moved to Kansas City, Missouri..Phyllis married Lynn Dennis and moved to California in 1952 where she has lived until her death. She is survived by three children, Janet, Jeanna and Jeffery Dennis, three grandsons, Jason, David and Steven and one granddaughter Courtney. Preceding Phyllis in death and buried at Tarleton Cemetery, Lurton, Arkansas are her grandparents Ephraim and Martha Woodard, her parents Iva and Errol Haynes, her sister Patsy Ruth Haynes Coonts and other family members and friends.

Tarlton Cemetery was cut from a corner of the Woodard field and belongs to the Lurton Community. Begun in the 1800s by the Isaac Freeman family, the cemetery is located in the northern Arkansas Ozark Mountains on Highway 123 near Lurton. Here, the view of western sunsets changes daily with a full spectrum of colors reflected in the lake now called the Daniels Pond and Grandpa Woodard's fielf where Phyllis and her sisters carried fresh water for Grandpa at 10 and 2 oclock while he rested his mule for a visit with them underneath the walnut tree. As children, woods for two miles around were playgrounds for Phyllis, her brother, sisters and cousins.

As is the custom each year on Decoration Day at Tarlton...neighbors and relatives drive in for a visit with each other. It happens that this year we will bring Phyllis back home for burial next to the family and many friends from her childhood...We will be there to tell her goodbye and visit with each other one more time.

One of Phyllis' greatest gifts was a wonderful memory of early years and family stories she enjoyed sharing... of life on the mountain. Sadly missed by all who knew her and in her lifetime... she left a legacy and a place in our hearts...she is missed by friends both in California and in Arkansas and by her family. Now that she is home... Colleen Haynes Rongey and Carrol Haynes Heffley, her brother Errol Haynes, Jr., her children and grandchildren now and in time to come...May...2000...

In lieu of flowers, a memorial tribute for Phyllis is begun to help build a covered pavilian at Daniels Park for the Woodard Family Reunions held each year on Decoration Day there. The address for this is: The Memorial Pavailan Fund, c/o Barbara Bernard, HCR3, Box 66A, Pelsor, Arkansas 72856.

Memorial services were held in California on May 13th and her funeral will be held on Saturday May 27 at 11 oclock am at Tarlton Cemetery at Lurton, Arkansas. Tarlton Cemetery is off the road, next to the Old Woodard Pond, off National Ozark Byway Seven, two miles north on Highway 123. Watch for the sign. Colleen Haynes Rongey

Delmer 'Bud' Diacon, 76, of Springdale died June 5, 2001. He was born Feb. 28, 1925, in Castle, Okla., to Fred Charles and Julia Suttles Diacon. He was Baptist, a retired sign painter and an artist, and he served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Survivors include his wife, LaDonna Davenport Diacon of the home; one son, Johnnie Diacon of Tulsa, Okla.; four daughters, Regenia Sullivan of South Dakota, Delma Bowen of Jones, Okla., June Stamps of Springdale and Robin Galbraith of Branson, Mo.; one brother, Gene Diacon of Rio Linda; four sisters, Wanda Rice of Mounds, Okla., Mae Perez of San Jose, Calif., Wilma Theauraut of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Millie Lindsey of Springdale; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home of Springdale with the Rev. Cliff Jenkins officiating. Pallbearers will be Gene Diacon, Ray Lindsey, Dick Stamps, Tommy Hanshew, Robert E. Davenport and Anthony Stevens. Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas Stamps, Jack Stevens, Paul Sullivan, Billie Sullivan, O'Dell Mounce and Ted Moore. Memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, c/o Community Care Foundation, P.O. Box 349, Springdale, 72765-0349. {mn}

Maxine J. Dial, 79, died May 26, 2001, in Austin, Texas, of complications arising from Alzheimer's Disease. Maxine was born Nov. 26, 1921, in Springdale, to Grace and Walter Jones.
In spite of the premature death of her father and the economic hardship of the Depression, Maxine enjoyed a happy youth surrounded by the love and support of her mother and her sisters, Alice, Helen, Gladys and Mary Virginia.
Following graduation from high school in 1939, Maxine moved to Amarillo, Texas, where she attended Amarillo College and, in 1941, married James Morris Dial. As a result of Morris' service in World War II, Maxine lived in Fort Worth and San Antonio, eventually returning to Amarillo near the end of the war. Her only son, Philip Stephen, was born in 1948. Morris' employment resulted in numerous moves for the family, including residence in Albuquerque, Dallas, Jackson, Miss., and Overland Park, Kan. Wherever she lived she maintained a close relationship with her mother and her sisters, whom she visited often. After her health declined, she returned to Springdale in 1995, where her sisters tirelessly cared for her, giving her six of the happiest years of her life.

Maxine was a loving and supportive mother and grandmother, a wonderful sister and a friend to many. She was a kind, caring and gentle person who loved to help others. She was active in the Methodist Church throughout her life. Maxine was an excellent homemaker and cook. She was a championship bridge player who loved to compete and win. One of her proudest accomplishments was her accumulation of master points as a duplicate-bridge player. Maxine loved Big Band music and was a skilled and enthusiastic dancer.

Maxine is survived by her son, Philip Dial and his wife, Christine, of Austin; grandsons, Justin Dial of New York and Evan Dial of Los Angeles; sisters, Helen Cravens, Gladys Harris and her husband, Warren, and Mary Virginia Hewitt and her husband, Harold, and niece Carol Whitten, all of Springdale; niece Judith Rogers and family of Oglesby, Ill.; niece Merry Lee Phillips and family of Fayetteville.

A memorial service will be held in June at the First United Methodist Church in Springdale. In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made to the Center for Brain Health, University of Texas at Dallas-Callier, 1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235. The family is extremely grateful for the loving care and support given by our wonderful friends, the staff and residents of the Barton House, Austin, Texas. Arrangements are by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas 78705. {mn}

Alvin Mervin Diehl, 87 of Fayetteville, died April 21, 1999 at Meadowview Lodge Nursing Home in Huntsville. He was born December 23, 1911 at Dutton, Oklahoma, the son of Aaron and Lena Smith Diehl. He was a farmer and attended the Apostolic Faith Church in Crosses. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mozell Gertrude Diehl, to whom he was married on October 30, 1931 and who died on April 6, 1996. He was also precede in death by one sister, Mrs. Mildred Stone Taylor and by one niece, Mrs. Twyla Neeley.

Survivors include; one daughter and son-in-law, Alma Lou and Ed Brooks of Fayetteville; three granddaughters and two grandsons-in-law, Deanna and Ton Bodey of Farmington, Diane Sachs of Elm Springs, and Nancy and Bill Moore of Fayetteville; three great-grandsons, Jason Sachs of Elm Springs, Joshua Scott of Farmington and Adam Moore of Fayetteville; two great-granddaughters, Jennifer Holloway of Farmington and Venessa Moore of Fayetteville and one great-great-granddaughter, Jordan Holloway of Farmington.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 23 at the Crosses Church with Rev. Doyle Wiles and Rev. Calvin Stewart officiating. Interment was in the McCord Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville. Pallbearers were Duane Foster, Joe Dietz, Marion Wood, Steve Glenn, Vernon Harris, Bill Waggoner, Mark Wood, Larry Wood and Delbert Waggoner. {mcr}

Patricia 'Patti' Dillen, 32, of Rogers died May 28, 2001, at Best. She was born Oct. 5, 1968, in Enid, Okla., to Kenneth Ray and Pat Foley Horne. She was an inventory and control clerk for Moser Corp. in Rogers. She was a member of the Christian Life Cathedral in Bentonville, where she was a coordinator of the missionette program. Her husband, Robert Scott Dillen, died the same day. They were married Sept. 2, 1989, in Oklahoma City.

Survivors include two sons, Cody Scott Dillen and Christian Alexander Dillen, both of the home; her mother and stepfather, Pat and Sam Tenney of Oklahoma City; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Horne of Walters, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Horne of McCloud, Okla., and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Horne of Flower Mound, Texas; one stepsister, Kim Peery of Edmond, Okla.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bentonville Christian Life Cathedral with Terry Baker officiating. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Burns Funeral Home in Rogers.

Pallbearers will be David Fulton, Ken Walter, Jim McCormick, Phillip Difani, Christopher Beekman and Shane Roth.

Memorials may be made to the Cody and Alex Dillen Memorial Fund, Acct: 60349921, c/o Arvest Bank, or Christian Life Cathedral in Bentonville. {mn}

Robert Scott Dillen, 37, of Rogers died May 28, 2001, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born June 10, 1963, in Enid, Okla., to Billy D. and Deanie Key Dillen. He was a CNC machinist for Kenna Metal in Bentonville and a member of Christian Life Cathedral in Bentonville. His wife, Patricia Home Dillen, died the same day. They were married Sept. 2, 1989, in Oklahoma City.

Survivors include two sons, Cody Scott Dillen and Christian Alexander Dillen, both of the home; his father and stepmother, Bill Dillen and Gloria of Rogers; his mother and stepfather, Deanie and Johnie Wright of Edmond, Okla.; one brother, Michael Todd Dillen of Flower Mound, Texas; maternal grandmother, Agness Dillen of Harrison.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bentonville Christian Life Cathedral with Terry Baker officiating. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Burns Funeral Home in Rogers.

Pallbearers will be Steve Summers, Curtis Cavnar, Steve Oxner, Paul Barnes, Howard Whitaker and Cliff Muirhead. Honorary pallbearer will be Phil Pearson.

Memorials may be made to the Cody and Alex Memorial Fund, Acct: 60349921, c/o Arvest Bank, or Christian Life Cathedral in Bentonville. {mn}

Larry Dodson, age 48, a resident of Dover, Arkansas, died Monday, January 29, 2001 at his home. He was born on January 23, 1953 at Lurton to Carl and Perilla (Breedlove) Dodson. He married Kathryn Carney on March 15, 1974 at Nail. Mr. Dodson was employed with ConAgra in their maintenance department, and attended Arkansas Tech University. He was a member of the Falling Water Church and was a devoted husband and father.

Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Dodson of the home, 3 sons: Clifton of Russellville, Joel and Micah both of Dover; one daughter, April Dodson of Russellville; 2 grandchildren: Bailey Dodson and Alexis Gering both of Russellville; his parents, Carl and Perilla Dodson of Deer; 4 brothers: Rick Dodson of Harrison, Mike Dodson of Dover, Robert Dodson of Deer and Aaron Dodson of Falling Water; 4 sisters: Gail Roberts of Harrison, Donna Rocole of Deer, Connie Humphrey of Witt Springs and Julie Chisum of Dover; 36 nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2001 at the Falling Water Church officiated by Rev. Lester Chisum and Rev. Donnie Chisum. Burial will be at the Deer Cemetery at Deer under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation was from 6-8, Wednesday at the funeral home. {nct}

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