TIMES RECORD Obituary, Fort Smith, Arkansas:
Kenneth Yarkey, 27, of Kibler died Sunday afternoon in an airplane crash.
A farmer, Yakley was a member of the Kibler Baptist Church, the Crawford County Farm Bureau and soil conservation boards.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 29, 1981) at the Kibler Baptist Church. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Otis Arnold, Mark Arnold, Jimmy Don Gooch, Mike Williams, Olin Smith Jr., Wesley Stockton, Kenny Goodner and Greg Hartz.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley Jr. of Alma; a sister, Carolyn Trent of Alma; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Arnold of Alma; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Yakley Sr. of Van Buren.
A memeorial has been established at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. (End of obit).
Kenneth George Yakley was a passenger in a plane that crash at the Kibler bottoms. He resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley, Jr. in the Kibler Community.
Officiating the services were the Reverend Jan Akins and Reverend Bill Milam.
Loved ones to survive Kenneth included his parents, Herman and Louise (Arnold) Yakley Jr.; his sister, Carolyn (Yakley) Trent and her husband Kenneth; his nephew, Heath Brandon Trent; his niece, Erica Breanne Trent; his paternal grandparents, Herman and Carrie Rachel (Wood) Yakley. Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Charley and Bertha Arnold; his paternal aunts, Loreane (Yakley) Helm, Lora "Lore" (Yakley) Peters, Audra "Audrey" (Yakley) Moses, Flora Mae (Yakley) Neidecker, Zelma "Sally" Dean (Yakley) Brisco and Patricia "Trisha" Ann (Yakley) Knox; his paternal uncle, Clyde Raymond Yakley; his maternal aunts, Leota (Arnold) Fine and Patsy (Arnold) Graves; his maternal uncles, Ivan Arnold and Charles Arnold.
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith,Arkansas, Monday, July 27, 1981
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT KILLS TWO
Two men were killed Sunday afternoon when the small aircraft in which they were flying crashed and burned in a field near Kibler.
According to Crawford County Coroner, Nolan Broyles, the two, whose names are being withheld by authorities, were killed on impact when the plane crashed into the field in the Arkansas River bottom. Broyles said the victims were a rural Crawford County man and an Ozark man.
The crash occurred between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. in a field owned by Jimmy Don Gooch and was reported to Crawford County authorities by Zell Arnold, who was working in a nearby field.
The two were apparently flying over farmland inspecting the fields when the crash occurred.
Broyles said the bodies were transported to Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home and will be sent to the State Medical Examiner's office at Little Rock.
Representatives from the Federal Aviation and the National Transportation and Safety Board are investigating the crash. (End of Article).
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Tuesday, July 28, 1981
CRASH INVESTIGATION BEGINS
SERVICES SET FOR TWO MEN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT
Federal investigators searched the charred wreckage of a small propeller-driven airplane Monday to determine the cause of the crash.
Two area men, Kenneth Yakley, 27, of Kibler and James Hyde, 49, of Ozark died in the Sunday afternoon crash.
Farmers in an adjoining field saw the plane to down after circling above a soybean field near Kibler between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration office at Little Rock and the National Transportation Safety Board at Fort Worth, Texas, are believed to have completed the investigation Monday, but the cause of the crash has not been announced.
Authorities said Sunday the two men were believed to have been inspecting Yakley's crops from the air when the plane crashed.
The bodies were taken to the State Medical Examiner's office for autopsies.
The Yakley funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Kenneth Yarkey, 27, of Kibler died Sunday afternoon in an airplane crash.
A farmer, Yakley was a member of the Kibler Baptist Church, the Crawford County Farm Bureau and soil conservation boards.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 29, 1981) at the Kibler Baptist Church. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Otis Arnold, Mark Arnold, Jimmy Don Gooch, Mike Williams, Olin Smith Jr., Wesley Stockton, Kenny Goodner and Greg Hartz.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley Jr. of Alma; a sister, Carolyn Trent of Alma; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Arnold of Alma; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Yakley Sr. of Van Buren.
A memeorial has been established at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. (End of obit).
Kenneth George Yakley was a passenger in a plane that crash at the Kibler bottoms. He resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley, Jr. in the Kibler Community.
Officiating the services were the Reverend Jan Akins and Reverend Bill Milam.
Loved ones to survive Kenneth included his parents, Herman and Louise (Arnold) Yakley Jr.; his sister, Carolyn (Yakley) Trent and her husband Kenneth; his nephew, Heath Brandon Trent; his niece, Erica Breanne Trent; his paternal grandparents, Herman and Carrie Rachel (Wood) Yakley. Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Charley and Bertha Arnold; his paternal aunts, Loreane (Yakley) Helm, Lora "Lore" (Yakley) Peters, Audra "Audrey" (Yakley) Moses, Flora Mae (Yakley) Neidecker, Zelma "Sally" Dean (Yakley) Brisco and Patricia "Trisha" Ann (Yakley) Knox; his paternal uncle, Clyde Raymond Yakley; his maternal aunts, Leota (Arnold) Fine and Patsy (Arnold) Graves; his maternal uncles, Ivan Arnold and Charles Arnold.
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith,Arkansas, Monday, July 27, 1981
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT KILLS TWO
Two men were killed Sunday afternoon when the small aircraft in which they were flying crashed and burned in a field near Kibler.
According to Crawford County Coroner, Nolan Broyles, the two, whose names are being withheld by authorities, were killed on impact when the plane crashed into the field in the Arkansas River bottom. Broyles said the victims were a rural Crawford County man and an Ozark man.
The crash occurred between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. in a field owned by Jimmy Don Gooch and was reported to Crawford County authorities by Zell Arnold, who was working in a nearby field.
The two were apparently flying over farmland inspecting the fields when the crash occurred.
Broyles said the bodies were transported to Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home and will be sent to the State Medical Examiner's office at Little Rock.
Representatives from the Federal Aviation and the National Transportation and Safety Board are investigating the crash. (End of Article).
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Tuesday, July 28, 1981
CRASH INVESTIGATION BEGINS
SERVICES SET FOR TWO MEN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT
Federal investigators searched the charred wreckage of a small propeller-driven airplane Monday to determine the cause of the crash.
Two area men, Kenneth Yakley, 27, of Kibler and James Hyde, 49, of Ozark died in the Sunday afternoon crash.
Farmers in an adjoining field saw the plane to down after circling above a soybean field near Kibler between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration office at Little Rock and the National Transportation Safety Board at Fort Worth, Texas, are believed to have completed the investigation Monday, but the cause of the crash has not been announced.
Authorities said Sunday the two men were believed to have been inspecting Yakley's crops from the air when the plane crashed.
The bodies were taken to the State Medical Examiner's office for autopsies.
The Yakley funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
TIMES RECORD Obituary, Fort Smith, Arkansas:
Kenneth Yarkey, 27, of Kibler died Sunday afternoon in an airplane crash.
A farmer, Yakley was a member of the Kibler Baptist Church, the Crawford County Farm Bureau and soil conservation boards.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 29, 1981) at the Kibler Baptist Church. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Otis Arnold, Mark Arnold, Jimmy Don Gooch, Mike Williams, Olin Smith Jr., Wesley Stockton, Kenny Goodner and Greg Hartz.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley Jr. of Alma; a sister, Carolyn Trent of Alma; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Arnold of Alma; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Yakley Sr. of Van Buren.
A memeorial has been established at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. (End of obit).
Kenneth George Yakley was a passenger in a plane that crash at the Kibler bottoms. He resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley, Jr. in the Kibler Community.
Officiating the services were the Reverend Jan Akins and Reverend Bill Milam.
Loved ones to survive Kenneth included his parents, Herman and Louise (Arnold) Yakley Jr.; his sister, Carolyn (Yakley) Trent and her husband Kenneth; his nephew, Heath Brandon Trent; his niece, Erica Breanne Trent; his paternal grandparents, Herman and Carrie Rachel (Wood) Yakley. Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Charley and Bertha Arnold; his paternal aunts, Loreane (Yakley) Helm, Lora "Lore" (Yakley) Peters, Audra "Audrey" (Yakley) Moses, Flora Mae (Yakley) Neidecker, Zelma "Sally" Dean (Yakley) Brisco and Patricia "Trisha" Ann (Yakley) Knox; his paternal uncle, Clyde Raymond Yakley; his maternal aunts, Leota (Arnold) Fine and Patsy (Arnold) Graves; his maternal uncles, Ivan Arnold and Charles Arnold.
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith,Arkansas, Monday, July 27, 1981
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT KILLS TWO
Two men were killed Sunday afternoon when the small aircraft in which they were flying crashed and burned in a field near Kibler.
According to Crawford County Coroner, Nolan Broyles, the two, whose names are being withheld by authorities, were killed on impact when the plane crashed into the field in the Arkansas River bottom. Broyles said the victims were a rural Crawford County man and an Ozark man.
The crash occurred between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. in a field owned by Jimmy Don Gooch and was reported to Crawford County authorities by Zell Arnold, who was working in a nearby field.
The two were apparently flying over farmland inspecting the fields when the crash occurred.
Broyles said the bodies were transported to Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home and will be sent to the State Medical Examiner's office at Little Rock.
Representatives from the Federal Aviation and the National Transportation and Safety Board are investigating the crash. (End of Article).
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Tuesday, July 28, 1981
CRASH INVESTIGATION BEGINS
SERVICES SET FOR TWO MEN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT
Federal investigators searched the charred wreckage of a small propeller-driven airplane Monday to determine the cause of the crash.
Two area men, Kenneth Yakley, 27, of Kibler and James Hyde, 49, of Ozark died in the Sunday afternoon crash.
Farmers in an adjoining field saw the plane to down after circling above a soybean field near Kibler between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration office at Little Rock and the National Transportation Safety Board at Fort Worth, Texas, are believed to have completed the investigation Monday, but the cause of the crash has not been announced.
Authorities said Sunday the two men were believed to have been inspecting Yakley's crops from the air when the plane crashed.
The bodies were taken to the State Medical Examiner's office for autopsies.
The Yakley funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Kenneth Yarkey, 27, of Kibler died Sunday afternoon in an airplane crash.
A farmer, Yakley was a member of the Kibler Baptist Church, the Crawford County Farm Bureau and soil conservation boards.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 29, 1981) at the Kibler Baptist Church. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Otis Arnold, Mark Arnold, Jimmy Don Gooch, Mike Williams, Olin Smith Jr., Wesley Stockton, Kenny Goodner and Greg Hartz.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley Jr. of Alma; a sister, Carolyn Trent of Alma; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Arnold of Alma; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Yakley Sr. of Van Buren.
A memeorial has been established at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. (End of obit).
Kenneth George Yakley was a passenger in a plane that crash at the Kibler bottoms. He resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Yakley, Jr. in the Kibler Community.
Officiating the services were the Reverend Jan Akins and Reverend Bill Milam.
Loved ones to survive Kenneth included his parents, Herman and Louise (Arnold) Yakley Jr.; his sister, Carolyn (Yakley) Trent and her husband Kenneth; his nephew, Heath Brandon Trent; his niece, Erica Breanne Trent; his paternal grandparents, Herman and Carrie Rachel (Wood) Yakley. Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Charley and Bertha Arnold; his paternal aunts, Loreane (Yakley) Helm, Lora "Lore" (Yakley) Peters, Audra "Audrey" (Yakley) Moses, Flora Mae (Yakley) Neidecker, Zelma "Sally" Dean (Yakley) Brisco and Patricia "Trisha" Ann (Yakley) Knox; his paternal uncle, Clyde Raymond Yakley; his maternal aunts, Leota (Arnold) Fine and Patsy (Arnold) Graves; his maternal uncles, Ivan Arnold and Charles Arnold.
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith,Arkansas, Monday, July 27, 1981
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT KILLS TWO
Two men were killed Sunday afternoon when the small aircraft in which they were flying crashed and burned in a field near Kibler.
According to Crawford County Coroner, Nolan Broyles, the two, whose names are being withheld by authorities, were killed on impact when the plane crashed into the field in the Arkansas River bottom. Broyles said the victims were a rural Crawford County man and an Ozark man.
The crash occurred between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. in a field owned by Jimmy Don Gooch and was reported to Crawford County authorities by Zell Arnold, who was working in a nearby field.
The two were apparently flying over farmland inspecting the fields when the crash occurred.
Broyles said the bodies were transported to Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home and will be sent to the State Medical Examiner's office at Little Rock.
Representatives from the Federal Aviation and the National Transportation and Safety Board are investigating the crash. (End of Article).
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TIMES RECORD, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Tuesday, July 28, 1981
CRASH INVESTIGATION BEGINS
SERVICES SET FOR TWO MEN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT
Federal investigators searched the charred wreckage of a small propeller-driven airplane Monday to determine the cause of the crash.
Two area men, Kenneth Yakley, 27, of Kibler and James Hyde, 49, of Ozark died in the Sunday afternoon crash.
Farmers in an adjoining field saw the plane to down after circling above a soybean field near Kibler between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration office at Little Rock and the National Transportation Safety Board at Fort Worth, Texas, are believed to have completed the investigation Monday, but the cause of the crash has not been announced.
Authorities said Sunday the two men were believed to have been inspecting Yakley's crops from the air when the plane crashed.
The bodies were taken to the State Medical Examiner's office for autopsies.
The Yakley funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Kibler Baptist Chruch. Burial will be at Gill Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
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