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3Jn memoriam The recompense of unto him.

a man's hands shalf be rendered Proverbs 12:14

EDWARD J. CUNNINGHAM

THOMAS J. BONNER

Edward J. Cunningham, aged 39, of Mountain Home, died June 27, 1982. He was a member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, the Baxter County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations. He was in private practice in Mountain Home. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Middlebusher Cunningham; a son, Mall Eddins of Mountain Home; a daughter, Keli Eddins of Mountain Home, and a sister, Ramona Cun路 ningham of Bismarck, N.D.

Thomas J. Bonner, aged 63, of Little Rock, president of Stebbins and Roberts, Inc., died Friday, August 20, 1982. He was a former partner in the law firm of Spitzberg, Bonner, Mitchell and Hays. He had been the attorney for the Little Rock Water Works from 1949 to 1973 when he resigned to become president of Stebbins and Roberts. Bonner was born in Newport and was graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the U of A Law School. He was a member of SI. Mark's Episcopal Church and a former member of the vestry of SI. Mark's. He was a member of his county bar associalion, the Arkansas and American Bar Associations, the Country Club of Little Rock, Rotary Club and Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He was a Wond War II veteran. Survivors are his wife, JoClaire Adamson Bonner; a daughter Anne Claire B. Martin of Little Rock; two brothers, Don Canos Bonner of Little Rock and Rev. Lyle Bonner of McKinnleyville, Cal.; two sisters, Elizabeth Green of Newark, Del., and Dora Neptune of Dallas, and a grandchild.

EDWARD F. McFADDIN Edward Fitzgerald McFaddin, aged 87, of Little Rock, a retired Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, died Sunday, July 18, 1982. He was a graduate of Hardin-Simmons University and the University of Texas Law School. He had been a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and the American Bar Association for the past 63 years and served on the Arkansas Supreme Court for 24 years. McFaddin was a veteran of World War I. He was a past director of Rotary International, a member of the XV Club, a member of the First United Methodist Church and a 32nd degree Mason. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Matilda McCammon McFaddin; three daughters, Mrs. L. Cotton Thomas of Little Rock, Mrs. G. F. Wynne of Warren and Dr. Marsue Johnson of Denton, Tex.; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

DAVE E. WITT Dave E. Witt of Little Rock, died Sunday. July 18, 1982. He was a former Little Rock city attorney in the 1950s and a veteran of the Navy. He was a member of the Pulaski County and Arkansas Bar Associations and the Trinity United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Wilboum Burnel Witt, and a brother, Dale D. Witt of Little Rock. 94/Arkansas Lawyer/July 1983

was a past president of the state Prosecuting Attorneys Association. In 1976, he received the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce Award for Man olthe Year. Lee was cited for his unselfish work in securing induslry for Clarendon. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Johnson Lee; three sons, Mayo Lee of Washington, D.C., David and Perry Lee of Clarendon; a daughter Mrs. Ann Lee Mills of Clinton, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Boyce Lee Tolson of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas; and three grandchildren.

ARNOLD M. ADAMS Federal Bankruptcy JUdge Amold M. Adams, aged 69, of Lillie Rock, died Sunday, November 7, 1982. He was a native of Batesville and was graduated from Arkansas College and the University of Arkansas Law School. Judge Adams practiced law in Mountain Home until 1942 when he entered the Army to serve during Wand War II. After his discharge in 1946, he was appointed as assistant state attorney general for five years. In 1962, Judge Adams left his law practice in Harrison to assume a sixyear term as federal bankruptcy referee. Judge Adams served in the National Guard for 40 years and was a Mason. He was a member of SI. Mark's Episcopal Church in Little Rock. He is survived by his wife, Wrenetta Southard Adams; a son, Steve Adams of Fayetteville, and two grandchildren.

JAMES E. EVANS, SR. Springdale Municipal Judge James

E. Evans, Sr., aged 62, died December WILLIAM M. LEE William Mayo Lee, aged 69, died Friday, September 3, 1982, at his home in Clarendon following a long illness. He was a graduate of Clarendon High School and the University of Arkansas. He served as a Lieutenant in the Coast Guard during Wond War II and was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a Mason. He was a member olthe Clarendon First United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Stewarts. Lee served as Prosecuting Attorney for the 17th Judicial District for 15 years and as Circuit Judge for eighl years. He

10, 1982, in a local hospital. He served on the bench for 25 years and was graduated from the University of Arkansas School of law in 1951. Judge Evans served two terms as Springdale city attomey before becoming municipal judge. He was born November 1, 1920, in Heber Springs. He was a member of the Robinson Avenue Church of Christ and a veteran of World War II. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Edna Evans of the home; two sons, Jim Evans Jr. and Gary Evans, both of Springdale; three daughters, Mrs. Sandra Brown of Clarksville, Mrs. Deniese Evans of Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Beverly Cobb of Lubbock, Tex.; and seven grandchildren.


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