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Billy Joe Caldwell II

FAYETTEVILLE -- Billy Joe Caldwell II, 43, of Fayetteville died Nov. 4, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center.

He was born Dec. 19, 1965, in Fort Smith, the son of Joe and Kay Caldwell.

He was self-employed at Aero Engineering Machine Shop. He was a member of Wiggins Memorial United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. He was raised and past master of Illinois Lodge 330, F&AM. He was a member of Occidental Lodge 436 of Prairie Grove, honorary lifetime member of Hazel Valley Lodge 55, Member of Fayetteville Court 13, Order of the Amaranth, member of Prairie Grove Chapter 491 Order of the Eastern Star. Known to his family as Little Joe, he enjoyed sailing, fishing and nature itself.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon M. Luttrell; three boys, Brandon Joe Caldwell, Curtis Yates Luttrell and Jaron E. Luttrell; and his parents, Joe and Kay Caldwell of Fort Smith.

Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Moore's Chapel.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Wiggins Memorial United Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Gary B. Lunsford. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery, near Wheeler.

Memorials may be made to Order of the Amaranth, Fayetteville Court 13, Supporting Diabetes Research, 100 W. Plum Wood Road, Van Buren, AR 72956.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.

-- Paid

Randall Woodlee

FAYETTEVILLE -- Randall A. Woodlee, 59, of Fayetteville died Nov. 3, 2009, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1949, in Covington, Ky., to Clarence and Ruth Baker Woodlee.

He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 32 years as an expediter. He served in the Air Force.

Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Shirley; three sons, Malachi Woodlee and wife Danielle of Silver Springs, Md., Deston Woodlee of Long Beach, Miss., and Rocket Woodlee of Fayetteville; a daughter, Crystele Woodlee of Baton Rogue, La.; father, Clarence Woodlee and wife Rose of Lincoln; a brother; four sisters.

Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Beard's Chapel.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Fayetteville.

Micki Ann Bleidt

FORT SMITH -- Micki Ann Bleidt, 65, died Nov. 3, 2009, at Mercy Medical in Fort Smith.

She was born March 10, 1944, in Fort Smith to John Lester and Dorothy Ann Vann McAleb. She had lived in Fayetteville for 25 years before moving back to Fort Smith in 2003. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville and First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith.

Kind and compassionate, and a proud and devoted mother and daughter, she loved art, music, literature, gardening and her beloved pug, Walden. In her younger years, she was active with the Fort Smith Little Theatre. She attended college at the University of Arkansas.

She is survived by her son, Aaron C. Bleidt of Fayetteville; and brother, John H. McAleb and wife, Nicole, of Little Rock.

She was preceded in death by her mother in 2005 and her father in 1995.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith with burial to follow in Forest Park Cemetery, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.

To sign an online guest book, visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com.

-- Paid

Garland Shannon

FORUM -- Garland Glenn Shannon, 56, of Forum died Nov. 5, 2009, in Forum. He was born Aug. 29, 1953, in San Antonio to H.G. and Elsie Irene Lewis Shannon.

He had worked for Emerson Electric in Rogers, Technical Machine Services in Rogers and Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale.

Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Nella Ann Perry Shannon; a daughter, Christie Cannon and husband Thad of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, including Marlan Shannon and Mark Shannon, both of Rogers; two sisters, including Donna Carter of Gentry.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Clifty Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Rambo Cemetery.

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