Obituaries

Michael Woodward Cox

Michael Woodward Cox, 72, of Flint Ridge, Okla., died July 20, 2016, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Dec. 29, 1943, in Siloam Springs, Ark., to Roger F. Cox Sr. and Annie Lee Woodward Cox.

He worked as an electrical engineer for Delco, Clarke and Citation. He also worked for J.E. Adams Industries in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married Linda Snyder on Sept. 2, 1988, in Muskegon, Mich. He was board president of Flint Ridge Fire Department and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He was a member of Flint Ridge Chapel.

He is survived by his wife; two children, Andrea Lange and husband Dan of Kingsport, Tenn., and Brent Smith of Bentonville, Ark.; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one brother, Roger Cox Jr. and wife Vione of Chino Hills, Calif.; and two sisters, Jeanie Jones of Sapulpa, Okla., and Mary Ellen Mathers and husband David of Siloam Springs.

Funeral services were July 23, 2016, at Flint Ridge Chapel in Flint Ridge with Pastor Melvin Newland officiating. Burial was at Gentry Cemetery in Gentry, Ark.

An online guest book is available at www.wassonfuneralhome.com.

Wasson Funeral Home of Siloam Springs was in charge of arrangements.

Dustin Adair Eaton

Dustin Adair Eaton, 30, of Kansas, Okla., died July 19, 2016, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Feb. 23, 1986, in Fort Polk, La., the son of Bryan Eaton and Patricia Dunham.

He was a welder.

He is survived by his father, Bryan Eaton and wife Brenda of Kansas; his mother, Patricia Dunham of Kansas; fiancée Rebecca Nelson of Kansas; two daughters, Anne Edgmon of Jay, Okla., and Emma Grace Eaton of Kansas; two sons, Alexander Nelson and Robert Nelson both of Kansas, Okla.; grandmother, Grace Eaton of Twin Oaks, Okla.; four brothers, Joseph Eaton of Owasso, Okla., Andrew Eaton of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Michael Prue of Oklahoma and David Downing of McCook, Neb.; and four sisters, Nicole Dunham of Jay, Okla., Shelley Dunham of Texas, Gail Prue of Oklahoma and Abigail Prue of Oklahoma.

Graveside services were July 22, 2016, at Kansas Cemetery in Kansas, Okla.

An online guestbook is available at www.wassonfuneralhome.com.

Wasson Funeral Home of Siloam Springs was in charge of arrangements.

Judy Helen Butler King

Judy Helen Butler King, 69, died July 21, 2016 at her home in Disney, Okla. She was born April 12, 1947, the daughter of Pat and Ruby Hill Butler in Sitwell, Okla.

She married Gary King on May 14, 1971, in Sitwell. They were blessed with two sons.

She loved nature and would spend hours and hours on the river banks fishing. She enjoyed watching for animals along the roads as she and Gary traveled the many different states. But most of all she loved her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Stanley Butler; and one sister, Shirley Jones.

She is survived by her husband, Gary; two sons, Alan and Kevin; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald Butler and wife Christine; two sisters, Dee Alderson and husband Gary, and Reta Balmain and husband Johnny; a number of nieces, nephews; and a host of relatives

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2016, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Ark.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2016, at Bloomfield Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Beavers officiating.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.Backstrom-Pyeatte.com.

Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs is in charge of arrangements.

Mauricio Ronaldo Zetino

Mauricio Ronaldo Zetino, 67, of Springdale, Ark., died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1949, in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He was an accountant who enjoyed reading.

He is survived by a daughter, Sara Garcia of Siloam Springs; two sons, Nestor Zetino of Long Beach, Calif., and Oscar Zetino of Colorado; two brothers and two sisters; and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services were July 23 at Backstrom-Pyeatte Chapel in Siloam Springs, Ark. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs.

An online guest book is available at www.Backstrom-Pyeatte.com.

Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs was in charge of arrangements.

General News on 07/24/2016