Yell County Record (weekly) Newspaper, Danville, Arkansas Volume 97, Number 17, page 2 List of Obituaries for the week of Wednesday, April 23, 1997 Girtha Hicks Girtha Mae (Swaim) Hicks, age 92, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997 at St. Mary's Hospital in Russellville, AR. She was born in Aly, AR April 7, 1905 Interment in Killian Cemetery in Aly, AR; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville, AR. [please note: The brother of Mrs. Hicks, G.B. "Gurn" Swaim, had an obituary published April 30, 1997 and some children of "Gurn" have also had obituaries published in the Record] Mary Overton Mary I. (Barger) Overton, age 81, of Van Buren, AR died Friday, April 18 at the Crawford County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Van Buren. She was born August 2, 1915 in Conway, AR to the late George and Doanie Sellers Barger. Among her survivors is her husband, Sidney Overton of Van Buren. Interment in Pisgah Cemetery; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Dardanelle, AR. Clara Madison Clara Elizabeth (New) Madison, age 71, of Russellville, AR died Friday, April 18, 1997 at the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, AR. She was born April 22, 1925 in Chickasha, OK to the late A.W. and Jenny Champion New. Among her survivors is her husband of 56 years, Jack Madison, of Russellville. Interment in Booger Hollow Cemetery; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Dardanelle, AR. Clayborne Sharpe Clayborne J. Sharpe, age 95, of Danville, AR, formerly of Russellville, AR, died Friday, April 18, 1997 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. He was born in Danville, a son of the late Charles Courtney and Maude Gatlin Sharpe. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ola Sharpe. Interment in Danville City Cemetery. Anna Lakin Anna M. (Owens) Lakin, age 77, of Dardanelle, AR, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997 at the Dardanelle Hospital. She was born October 4, 1919 in Logan County to the late Benjamin F. and Mary J. Owens. She is preceded in death by her husband, David T. Lakin. Interment in Brearley Cemetery; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Dardanelle. Evie Brand Evie Gertrude (Boyette) Brand, age 88, of Perryville, AR, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997. She was born December 8, 1908 in Cardon Bottoms, AR, a daughter of Ben Williams and Mollie Hall Boyette. She was the widow of Andrew Jackson Brand, Sr. Interment in Perry Cemetery. Jim VanZandt James A. "Jim" VanZandt, age 88, of Danville, AR, died Friday, April 18, 1997, at Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville. He was born April 11, 1909 in Havana, AR, to the late V??ie and Martha J. Ellis VanZandt. Among his survivors is his wife, Ruth Aquilla Baker VanZandt. Interment in Moore's Chapel Cemetery, Waveland, AR; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville. [source: "Yell County Record" (weekly) Newspaper, Danville, Yell County, Arkansas Volume 97, Number 17, April 23, 1997, page 2] _________________________________ If a full transcription of the obit is needed for your family member, please let me know. It will be sent to you via email (providing I still have access to a copy of the Obituary). Please send your request, providing the family members FULL name and DATE of publication to Mary at: maryleek@attglobal.net