Obituaries

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Thurman William 'Bill' Bargay

Thurman William "Bill" Bargay, 71, of Seligman, Mo., died Nov. 3, 2017, in his home.

Services were at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at First Baptist Church in Seligman under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville, Mo.

Burial was in Union Chapel Cemetery in Garfield, Ark.

Susie 'Sue' Mae Henson

Susie "Sue" Mae Henson, 80, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1937, in Lanagan, Mo., to Roscoe Lee Reed and Rosa Kathleen Buchtel Reed.

She worked at Daisy Manufacturing in Rogers, Ark., for 15 years and was a homemaker. She married Gene Henson on Oct. 20, 1956, in Bentonville, Ark.

She enjoyed hunting moles in her yard and going to the casinos to play the slot machines.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Henson; one son, Billy Henson; one daughter, Brenda Schooley; one grandson, Matt Henson; one brother, Robert; and three sisters, Louise, Evelyn and Jean.

Survivors are two sons, Gary Henson and wife Lisa of Pea Ridge and David Henson of Pea Ridge; one daughter, Donna DeWitt of Pea Ridge; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, in Sisco Funeral Home Chapel.

Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Pea Ridge Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net.

John Bryon Knox

John Bryon Knox, 54, of Garfield, Ark., died Oct. 30, 2017, at the Veterans Health Care Systems of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born March 29, 1963, in Arroyo Grande, Calif., to Donald and Marilyn Draper Knox.

He was a carpenter and served in the United States Army.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Tonka Knox; his daughter, Davila Knox; and his father, Donald Knox.

Survivors are his mother, Marilyn Knox of Stella, Mo.; and three brothers, William Allen Knox of Rogers, Ark., Larry Neil Knox of Garfield and Donald James Knox of Minneapolis, Minn.

Graveside services with full military honors were at 2 p.m. Friday; Nov. 3, 2017, at the Fayetteville National Cemetery.

Arrangements were by Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. 4th, Rogers. Online condolences to www.bentoncountyfuneralhome.com.

Delmer Gene Rusher Sr.

Delmer Gene Rusher Sr., 70, of Rogers, Ark., died Nov. 2, 2017, in his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1947.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara; his parents, Elmer and Viola; brother, Bobby; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson.

Survivors are his wife of 34 years, Terry; eight children, Delmer Gene Rusher Jr. (Lori), Elmer Rusher (Sonya), Nathan Rusher (April), Rebecka Russell and Travis Rusher (Cassandra), all of Rogers, Crystal Smith (Jeff) of Seligman, Mo., Angela Harvey (Eddie) of Tontitown, Ark., and Charles Rusher (Crystal) of Avoca, Ark.; his siblings, Hartsal, James and Johnny Rusher, Patricia Osterhout, Nora Thomas and Norma Stryffeler; 28 grandchildren; and 20 great- grandchildren; and many friends and family.

Graveside service was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at Tucks Chapel Cemetery, Rogers.

Arrangements were by Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. 4th, Rogers.

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