AUSTIN, daughter - James Austin and wife have the deep sympathy of their friends in the loss of their baby daughter who died very suddenly last Friday morning. (The Springdale News, March 4, 1904)

AUSTIN, Mrs. Jessie I. - Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Lorene Austin, 74, of Rt. 4, Springdale, who died Dec. 25, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Sisco Chapel with the Rev. Verl C. Walker officiating. Burial will be in Stuckey Cemetery under the direction of Sisco. Pallbearers are Bert Frederick, Russell Hinshaw, Charles Russell, Lester Claypool, Vernon Boyd and Edward Stutts.[Springdale News clipping, undated]

AUSTIN, Oscar L. - Oscar L. Austin, 61, resident of route 4, Springdale in the Steele community died last night at 10:40 o'clock at the Springdale Memorial Hospital. He was born December 29, 1894 at Springdale, the son of James Austin and Arminta McCamey Austin. A farmer, he was a member of the New Hope Baptist church, American Legion and Steele Grange, and he was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Jessie Page Austin of the home; one son, Oscar Rae Austin of Springdale; one daughter, Miss Margie Lorene Austin of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Lou Blake of Fayetteville and Mrs. Alice Maxey of Springdale; one brother, George Austin of California, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the New Hope Baptist church with Rev. Jack Taylor officiating. Music will be from the church. Burial will be in Stuckey cemetery under the direction of Callison-Sisco.[Springdale News 17 Aug 1956]

AUSTIN, Oscar Rae - Springdale - Oscar Rae Austin, 74, of Springdale died Oct. 3, 2000 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1926 in Springdale to Oscar Lee and Josie Page Austin. He was owner and operator of L and R Engravers, was a Protestant and a life resident of the area. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Loraine Austin. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Graham of Springdale; one sister, Margie Hull of Springdale; four grandchildren, Tony Dawson of Pryor, Okla., Tanya Dawson-Lowry of Rogers, Kris Graham and Melissa Graham Davis, both of Springdale; nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at National Cemetery in Fayetteville with the Rev. Richard Perry officiating. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. today at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale.[Springdale News, Oct 5, 2000]

BAILEY, John - John Bailey, 92, of Springdale died March 23, 1993, at a local nursing home. He was born April 14, 1900, in Madison County, the son of Marion Columbus and Rahn Outland Bailey. He was retired from the University of Arkansas, a World War I veteran and a member of Johnson Church of Christ. His wife, Lucy Ann Bailey, preceded him in death. Survivors include six sons, John Bailey of Winslow, Eugene Bailey of Springdale, Leonard Bailey of Cleveland, Texas, Chester Bailey and Carson Bailey, both of Farmington and Carl Bailey of Springdale; one daughter, LaVern Glenn of Springdale; one sister, Pearl McMillan of Modesto, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Johnson Church of Christ with John Dockery officiating. Burial will be in Stuckey Cemetery in Johnson. Arrangements are by Nelson's Funeral Home of Fayetteville. [Springdale News]

BAILEY, Wayne - Wayne L. Bailey, 63, of Fayetteville died Oct. 1 at a Fayetteville hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1925, in Johnson, the son of John Bailey Sr. and Lucy Ann Boatright Bailey. He was a refrigeration mechanic for Willis Shaw Express Inc. for 30 years before retiring in 1988, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Fiddlers Association and attended the Johnson Chuch of Christ. He was a lifetime resident of the area. Survivors include his wife, Betty Bailey of the home, to whom he married Oct. 29, 1946; one daughter, Dixie Dalrymple of Springdale; his father of Johnson; six brothers, John Bailey Jr. of Brentwood, Eugene Bailey of Springdale, Leonard Bailey and Carol Bailey, both of Houston, Chester Bailey and Carson Bailey, both of Farmington; one sister, La Verne Glenn of Bethel Heights; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore's Chapel of Fayetteville with Jim F. Chism officiating. Burial will be in Stuckey Cemetery at Johnson. Pallbearers will be Buck Ridenour, John Bailey, Ward Adams, Leonard Bailey, Chester Bailey and Charles H. Couch. Honorary pallbearers will be Carson Bailey, Eugene Bailey, Leonard Bailey, Carl Bailey and Paul Combs. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 102 Woodcliff Road, Springdale 72764 or the Johnson Church of Christ, P.O. Box 374, Johnson 72741.

BALL, Billy Eugene "Gene" - Johnson - Billy Eugene "Gene" Ball, 70, of Johnson died June 29, 1999, at his home. He was born April 25, 1929, in Johnson to Hosie and Louise Mae Neal Ball. He graduated from University High School in Fayetteville, was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a poultry inspector. He was a member of Johnson Church of Christ. Survivors include two sisters, Nadine Brooks of Farmington and Pauline Howard of Johnson; two nephews, Timothy Howard of Springdale and Stanley Howard of Fayetteville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Johnson Church of Christ with Johnny Dockery and Melton Ball officiating. Burial will be in Stuckey Cemetery under the direction of Nelson's Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Pallbearers will be Bob William, Floyd Huffmaster, Terry Huffmaster, Virgil Harmon, Leonard Bailey and Allen Fortenbery. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will greet friends from 6 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Johnson Church of Christ, or Fayetteville Hospice.[Springdale News, not dated]

BALL, Erma L. - Erma L. Ball, 91, of Johnson died Sept 28, 1992, at Fayetteville City Hospital. She was born May 13, 1901, at Dutton, the daughter of Hardin and Eliza Shipp White. She was a homemaker and a member of Johnson Church of Christ. She moved to the area in 1924 from Dutton. Her husband, J.W. Ball, preceded her in death. Survivors include two sisters, Berta Teague of Fayetteville and Delta Rogers of Modesto, Calif.; one niece, Donna Noka of Modesto; two nephews, Kenneth Teague of Denver and Wayne Teague of Springdale. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore's Chapel of Fayetteville with Paul Woodhouse officiating. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery.[Springdale News]

BALL, James Albert - Funeral services for James Albert Ball, 64, a resident of Johnson, who died Saturday morning, were conducted Monday, 2 p.m., at the Johnson Church of Christ by Joe Banks, assisted by James L. Neal, Church of Christ ministers. Burial was in the Stucky cemetery under the direction of Nelson's Funeral Home. Pallbearers were John Codkery, Wayne Harriman, Hosea Ball, Floyd Sutton, Roy Howard, and Donald Neal.[Unidentified newspaper clipping, dated Nov. 5, 1957]

BALL, Jeremy Clay - [Headline:Truck Crash Kills Youth] A Springdale resident, Jeremy Clay Ball, 18, was killed in a one vehicle accident at 3:46 p.m. Saturday on state Highway 68 10 miles east of Huntsville, State Police said. Cpl. Dennis Johnson said Ball was driving a pickup truck west when it left the road on a curve. It returned to the highway, crossed it, ran off on the other side and crashed into a tree. [Springdale News clipping, undated]

BALL, Jeremy Clay - Jeremy Ball, 18, of Springdale died June 24. He was born Feb. 13, 1970, in Fayetteville, the son of Mark and Paulette Ball. He was a 1988 honor graduate of Springdale High School, a member of Who's Who in American High Schools and a scholastic All-American. He was a Christian and attended the Johnson Church of Christ. Survivors include his parents of the home; one sister, Amanda Ball of the home; his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harriman of Fayetteville; paternal grandfather Leo Ball of Johnson; and great-grandmothers Pearl Ball and Cecile Hughes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson Church of Christ with burial in Stuckey Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sisco Chapel of Springdale. The SHS senior class has established a memorial scholarship fund at First State Bank. [Springdale News, undated clipping]

BARRON, Donald L. - Independence, Mo. - Donald Leon Barron, 58, of Independence died Oct 2, 2000. He was born March 10, 1942, in Springdale to Albert and Daisy Barron. Survivors include his wife, Connie Lou Stamps Barron, to whom he was married Dec. 14, 1962; two daughters, April McClure of Langley, Okla. and Robin Reece of Blue Springds, Mo.; three brothers, Harold Barron and Oliver "Bill" Barron, both of Springdale, and Thomas Barron, of Harrah, Okla.; one sister, Mildred Barron Parton of Springdale. Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Blue Springs, Mo. Visitation begins at 6 p.m. before service time.Memorials may be made to Worldwide Bible Education, 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2843.[Springdale News, Oct 5, 2000]

BASKETT, Mrs. America Ann - Mrs. America Ann Baskett, 88, route 4, Springdale, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kate Diven in Johnson, Monday night after a short illness. She was born March 31, 1867 in Green County, Mo., the daughter of Martin and Sylvia Daniel. She moved with her family to the Springdale community when she was six weeks old. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Diven of Johnson; one sister, Mrs. Hannah Baskett of Colorado; one granddaughter, Mrs. Dorcas Curtis of Johnson and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in Nelson's Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville with Rev. Burton A. Miley, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Springdale, officiating. Burial will be in Shady Grove cemetery under the direction of Nelson's.[newspaper clipping hand dated 17 Aug 1955]

BASKET, John Henry - Springdale, Jan. 18 - (Special) - John Henry Baskett, 82, died yesterday morning in the Fayetteville City Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Springdale, and was a farmer in the Peaceful Valley community. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hannah Baskett, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Callison-Sisco Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Kenneth Sanders. Burial was to be in the Shady Grove cemetery.[undated newspaper clipping]

BASKETT, John Henry - John Henry Baskett, 82-year-old farmer of the Peaceful Valley community, died this morning at 1:20 in the Fayetteville City hospital after a long illness. He was born Sept 12, 1866, in Springdale and had spent his entire life in this community. He is susvived by his wife, Hannah Baskett, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon in the Callison-Sisco funeral chapel at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. Kenneth Sanders in charge. Burial will be made in the Shady Grove cemetery under the direction of the Callison-Sisco funeral home. [undated newspaper clipping]

BASKET, Mrs. - Mrs. Basket, 69 years of age, residing in the east part of town, died Thursday night from a complication of diseases. The remains were buried in the Shady Grove cemetery Friday, services being conducted by E.F.Rice. [newspaper clipping dated 12 Jun 1908]

BLACKWELL, daughter - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blackwell have the sympathy of their many friends in their sad affliction. Their little girl died Sunday after a short illness of pneumonia fever and was buried at the Seymour cemetery Monday evening. (The Springdale News Dec 11, 1903)

BLACKWELL, George F. - Fayetteville - George F. Blackwell, 76, of Fayetteville died July 26, 1998, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born June 16, 1922, in Fayetteville to Francis Marion and Maude Wood Blackwell. He was a retired postal worker and an Army veteran of World War II, with the 3354th Ordinance Ammunition Company, serving in the Aleutian Islands, Marshall Islands and Quajalien. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the U.S. Infantryman Badge. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. Survivors include his wife, Helen Putnam Blackwell of the home; one daughter; Vicki M. Norvell of Farmington; two sisters, Alma Selley and Lois Perdue, both of FAyetteville; one grandson, Billy Norvell Jr. of Fayetteville; two great-grandsons, Brandon and Dakota Norvell, both of Fayetteville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Beard's Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Chaplain Maurice Roberts and Gene Mitchell officiating. Cremation will follow. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at National Cemetery in Fayetteville. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, emorials be made to Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corp., P.O. Box 4221, Fayetteville, 72702, or Friends of the Chapel, Chapel Construction Fund, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1100 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, 72703.[Springdale News, July 29, 1998]

BOATRIGHT, Elmer - Elmer Clarence Boatright, 78, of Springdale died Feb. 11 at Springdale Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1911, in Aurora, the son of John Robert and Mary Galveston Teague Boatright. He was employed in the construction industry and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Pleasant Street Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Trilla Boatright of the home; two sons, Jerry Boatright of Tontitown and Preston Campbell of Bakersfield, Calif; four daughters, Mrs. Ilda Vetetoe of Springdale, Mrs. Carrie Young, Mrs. Sylvia Bonnelli, and Mrs. Phyllis Ward, all of Bakersfield, Calif., and Mrs. Virginia Wales of Kansas City, Mo.; three stepsons, Gene Teague of Maysville, Okla., Jimmy Teague of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Wade Teague of Springdale; four step-daughters, Mrs. Lvada Main and Mrs. Vera Lee, both of Lowell, Mrs. Veda Marian of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Gratia Byrd of Springdale; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Daniels and Mrs. Effie Dennis, both of Springdale; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sisco Chapel of Springdale with John Ballard officiating. Interment will be in Bluff Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sisco Chapel of Springdale.[Springdale News, not dated]

BOATRIGHT, John Robert - John Robert Boatright, 84 years old, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at his home, route 5, Springdale. He was born April 2, 1869 in Madison county the son of Hugh and Ann Lee Boatright. He was a former resident of Johnson, having moved to Springdale two years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Johnson. Survivors include: three sons, Albert Boatright, Fayetteville, Ed Boatright and Elmer Boatright of Springdale; three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Bailey of Johnson, Mrs. Alice Daniels of Springdale and Mrs. Effie Dennis of Hindsville; two brothers, Ed Boatright and Walter Boatright both of Springdale; one sister, Mrs. Nora Kuhn or Morris, Okla.; 33 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Church of Christ in Johnson with Leerie Ball, pastor of the church officiating. Music will be from the church. Burial will be in Stuckey cemetery at Johnson under the direction of Callison-Sisco Funeral Home. [Unidentified newspaper, hand dated Jan. 25, 1954]

BOATRIGHT, Mrs. John Robert - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Galveston Boatright, 72, wife of John Robert Boatright, who died Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at her home at Johnson, south of Springdale, were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Johnson Churchof Christ, conducted by James L. Neal of Springdale. Burial was in the Stuckey cemetery near Johnson under the direction of the Callison and Riggs Funeral home of Springdale. Mrs. Boatright was born at Aurora, Mo., and was a daughter of John C. and Sarah Ledbetter Teague. She is survived by her husband, also by three sons, B.A. Boatright of Springdal, Ed Boatright of Johnson and Elmer Boatright who is in the army with military forces in Nebraska; four daughters, Mrs. Effie Dennis of Hindsville, Mrs. Alice Daniels of Lincoln, Mrs. Grace Blakely of Marble City, Okla., and Mrs. Lucy Bailey of Johnson. Othere survivors include five brothers, George, Bill and Preston Teague of Johnson, Doc of Summers and John of Japton; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Samples of Fayetteville and Mrs. Nancy McKinney of Kansas City; 25 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.[Springdale News, handdated 1989]

BOOKOUT, Earl Richard – Earl Richard Bookout, 64, of Pittsburg, Texas, died Oct 24, at a Shreveport, La., hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1921, in Johnson, the son of Edgar and Cora Wickware Bookout. He was a retired auto mechanic and a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Pat Hesley Bookout of the home; two sons, Richard Bookout of the home and Samuel Bookout of Andrews, Texas; one sister, Mary Frances Stamps of Springdale; two grandchildren. Graveside services were Saturday at Mecedonia Cemetery in Pittsburg with the Rev. Howard Bradshaw officiating. [Springdale News clipping, no date]

BOOKOUT, Buel - Edgar Bookout received word Monday that his brother, Buel Bookout, passed away December 23 at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii. [Unidentified newspaper, hand dated 1949]

BOOKOUT, Mrs. Cora - [Headline:Johnson Woman, Hit by Automobile, Dies] Mrs. Cora Bookout of Johnson died this morning at Washington General Hospital from injuries suffered last Thursday in a pedestrian - auto accident. The 71-year-old widow was struck by a car driven by 65 year old Dennie Woodward also of Johnson when she stepped in front of his moving car on the Johnson Road. She sustained multiple fractures and had been on the hospital's critical list for a week. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Callison-Sisco Funeral Home of Springdale.

BOOKOUT, Mrs. Cora - Funeral service for Mrs. Cora S. Bookout, 71, of Johnson will be conducted at 2p.m. Saturday at the Callison-Sisco Chapel in Springdale. Burial will be in Stuckey Cemetery. Mrs. Bookout died yesterday in a Fayetteville hospital of injuries suffered when she was struck by an automobile at Johnson. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lavinia Morrow of Johnson and Mrs. Frances Stamps of Springdale; two sons, Earl of Longview, Tex., and Eddie Wayne of Ada, Okla.; a brother, John Wickware of Springdale: a sister, Mrs. Pearl Layne of Colton, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.{Springdale News, undated} [Note:Headstone death date March 5, 1964]

BOOKOUT, Mrs. Ed - Mrs. Ed Bookout died at Stilwell, Okla. Saturday morning. Mrs. Bookout had been in ill health for a long time and had gone to Stilwell for treatment by a specialist but medical skill could not avert the ravage of disease. She was brought back to Johnson on the evening train Sunday and buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery that evening. Mr. Bookout desires to express his gratitude for the kindly aid and sympathy he has received from his friends and neighbors in his sad bereavement. Five little children are left motherless for their father's care. [Springdale News 21 Feb 1908]

BONE, Zora - Zora Zelma (Meeker) Bone, 91, of Johnson died May 17 at her home. She was born Sept. 8, 1897, in Marshall, the daughter of James and Eliza Linn Meeker. She was a homemaker, a member of the Johnson Church of Christ, and moved to Fayetteville in 1942, from Melbourne. Survivors include four sons, James D. Bone and Norman Bone, both of Prairie Grove, Kenneth Bone of Moses Lake, Wash., and Steve Bone of Johnson; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Johnson Church of Christ with burial in Stuckey Cemetery. Arrangements are by Nelson's Funeral Home of Fayetteville.[Springdale News, undated clipping]

BOSWELL, James Benjamin - Funeral services for James Benjamin Boswell of the Shady Grove community were held yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the chapel of Callison-Sisco funeral home with the Rev. O.L. Lierly officating. Music was furnished by Mrs. V. Price, Mrs. Florence Brooks and Mrs. R.N. Shaw at the organ. Pallbearers were Alf Sisco, Earl Sisco, William Fink, W.W. Parsley, Alvin Ball and Fred Shoffner. Burial was in the Shady Grove cemetery under direction of Callison-Sisco funeral home of Springdale.[newspaper clipping handdated 1952]

BORUM, James - James Borum, a young man of the Stony Point neighborhood, met death in a very peculiar and tragic way last Saturday evening. He had been at work but quit a short time after dinner and came to the house and, after shaving, remarked to his mother, "I am going to kill some rabbits," picked up the double-barrel shot-gun and started off from the house in high spirits at 25 minutes before three o'clock. In a short time some of the family heard the report of a gun but paid no attention to it. He had not returned at bed time but his parents supposed that he had stopped with some of the nighbors and no alarm was felt until the next morning when it was disocvered that Jim had not returned. His father grew uneasy about him and started out on a search but before he came to where he thought Jim might have spent the night, Neal Alvis and others who had been apprised of the disappearance, had found the body of poor Jim. The coroner was notified and an inquest was held late Sunday evening and a verdict of accidental death from the effects of a gun shot wound was rendered by the jury. It appears that after leaving home that Jim walked along in quest of rabbits until a little more than a quarter of a mile from the house. He was inside a large pasture on uneven ground and had come to a large log where he had stood and then mounted and walked along the log and it is supposed that the gun slipped from his grasp and fell, the hammers striking the log with force enough to discharge both barrels, the loads entered the lower portion of his left side, ranging inward and upward. A small quantity of blood was found here but a short distance away towards home - for he had started home at once after the fatal shots - he had fallen to the ground and strugled around, got up and started again and then his clothing had begun to flame from the powder flash, which had ignited his coat and vest. From this point on towards the head of the hollow his path could be followed easily by means of the scorched, torn scraps of clothing that the poor, wounded fellow had torn from his body while making his last journey towards home. In some places he had been running, falling and tumbling -all the time going in a direct line up the hollow towards the home he was destined never to reach alive. His watch, knife and other pocket trinkets were found scattered along the bloody trail; where he had lost them. The watch crystal was broken and the hands were stopped at seven o'clock. After struggling along for nearly a quarter of a mile the poor fellow fell among the rocks and bushes in the head of the hollow, just over a low divide, almost at home which was out of sight over the ridge and only 170 yards away. It is wonderful how he endured to make the long run after receiving such a terrible wound. All of his clothing from the waist upwards was burned from the body and most of it had burned before he fell the last time. No living man saw the fearful race with death and it is terrible to try to picture the last moments of the boy who lay there and died almost at the door yard. The grief sticken parents have the sincere sympathy of all in their terrible sorrow over the tragical death of their first born who was just entering the prime of young man-hood. Rev. G.P. Hanks conducted the funeral services at the grave in the Seymour cemetery where the remains were laid to rest yesterday evening. (Springdale News Feb. 5, 1904)

BOYLES, James Perry - This community was saddened Saturday by the passing of one of our lifetime citizens, James Perry Boyles. He had lived 44 years in this community. His kind and friendly smile will be missed by his many friends, and cannot be replaced. To his wife, children, relatives and a host of friends, we would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy. [Springdale News, hand dated April 1950]

BRADLEY, Jesse - The personal property belonging to the estate of the late Jesse Bradley will be sold at the residence of Andrew Stapp on 6th of July. ["Johnson Jottings", Springdale News,Jun 21, 1895]

BRIDENTHAL, David -The many friends of Col. David Bridenthal will regret to learn of his death which occurred last Friday night at his home near Johnson. (The Springdale News, Mar 20, 1903)

BRIDENTHAL, David - Fayetteville Daily, Saturday - Col David Bridenthal died at his residence four miles north of Fayetteville at 4 o'clock this morning and was buried at Gerring's Chapel at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He died from an affection of the kidneys. Col. Bridenthal was born near Woodbury, Penn. on the 7th day of July, 1824 and would have been 79 years old had he lived until the coming July. Deceased received a collegiate education and filled the chair of Latin and Greek in Union University at Murfeesboro, Tenn. before the war. He afterward studied law and moved to Texas where he engaged in the practice of that profession. He served in the Confederate army during the civil war and in 1886 moved to Washington county, Ark. where he has since resided on the farm where he died. His wife died many years ago and three children survive him. For nearly 30 years he has been one of the leading citizens of our county. He was a man of education and was fearless in expressing his confictions. His sympathies were always with the poor and oppressed. He was a devout member of the Baptist church and died in the triumph of a living faith. After life's fitful fever he rests well. (The Springdale News March 20, 1903) David Bridenthal, born July 7, 1823, Johnston, Pa. He was married to Catherine Lucella Ashford August 3, 1849 in Courtland, Lawrence County, Ala. He graduated from Harvard University with highest honors when 25 years old. He was master of our languages and taught Latin and Greek in Union University at Murfreesboro, Tenn. In 1866 he moved with his family from Hillsboro, Texas to Washington Co., Ark, where he had since resided up to the time of his death, spending his time since his wife's death, July 12, 1882, with his children, to whom he was fondly devoted. He died March 14. He seemed conscious during the whole of the sorrowful illness of his approaching demise. He passed away without a murmur in his 80th year. In matters of religion he was a strict Landmark Baptist, an admirable theologian and a close Bible student. Politically he belonged to the old line school of Democracy, with the ability to make himself heard in legislative halls and religious councils. He took a deep interest in the education of the young. (The Springdale News May 8, 1903)

BRIDENTHAL, Thomas J - Fayetteville, Ark., March 29. -- Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon for Thomas J. Bridenthal, 76 years old, who died at his home north of here Monday following a brief illness. Services were conducted at the Mt. Zion church by Rev. N. M. Ragland of Fayettecille and burial was in the cemetery there. Mr. Bridenthal is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Rader Bridenthal; five children, Lee Bridenthal, Alver Bridenthal, Mrs. Beulah Gregg of Springdale; Claude Bridenthal of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Irl G. Bridenthal of Gentry, Mr. Bridnethal spent the greater part of his life in this section, moving to Arkansas from Albama in 1866.[undated newspaper clipping]

BURNETT, Mastin - Mrs. Jane Burnett received the sad news some days ago that her son, Mastin Burnett, who had suffered so long from a cancer on his face, had succumbed to the ravages of the terrible affliction and had died away out among the bleak mountains of Wyoming. Mastin grew up to manhood here at Johnson but has been in the west for a number of years. He was one of our schoolmates at Stony Point away back in the yesterdays. The old class is losing a member now and then. [Springdale News 28 Oct. 1908]