Luna Rose Almond Bauman of Stuttgart left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on March 9, 2013, six days before her 87th birthday.
Born March 15, 1926, at Little Prairie Community in south Arkansas County, Arkansas, to Robert Payne and Minnie Ina Sibley Almond, Luna Rose was the 12th of 13th children.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 61 years, Leon Troy Bauman; eldest son, Robert Glenn Bauman; eight brothers, Robert S. Almond, Jonathan C. Almond, Hartwell K. Almond, George Almond, Wesley C. Almond, Owen H. (Bunch) Almond, Louis L. Almond and James A. Almond; and three sisters, Mrs. Johnny (Anna Mae) Sandage, Mrs. Raymond (Minnie Lee) Heien and Mrs. J.W. (Jennie) Freeman.
Luna graduated from Hunter High School and attended Arkansas College in Batesville where she received her teaching certificate. Her sophomore year she was voted "Most Athletic" at the college where she played basketball. She taught school in Moro for a short time after college.
During her visits to Stuttgart to see her sister, Minnie Lee Heien, she reconnected with childhood friend, Leon Bauman, and married him on December 19, 1946.
Luna and Leon farmed a while in Wabbaseka, then lived for a short time in El Dorado and Hunter before returning to farm in Stuttgart.
Luna was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who managed her home as well as growing enormous gardens that her children fondly remember her recruiting them to help plant, cultivate and weed. Like many farmwives of the 50's, and 60's, she was adept at home cooking, maintaining a large yard, raising chickens, sewing, starching and ironing everything made of fabric in the house and driving rice and soybean trucks to the mill. She ensured that the entire family was at the First Baptist Church three times a week. Luna Rose was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stuttgart for many years. She served the church in multiple areas, directing youth departments, working with WMU and singing in the choir.
Luna Rose had many interests and was never idle. She was a substitute teacher for the Stuttgart Public Schools for several years. She worked in the chiropractic clinic of Dr. D.D. Blake for several years and became an advocate for complementary medical care.
In their RVs, Luna Rose and Leon traveled to most every state before falling in love with the countryside of Stone County. From 1985 to 1996, they made Mountain View their home.
Besides Jesus and her family, Luna's greatest love was music and art. In her 60's she learned to play the guitar, autoharp and dulcimer while she and Leon lived in Mountain View. For several years, she and friends provided weekly Sunday worship music at a local park for seasonal visitors to the area. She was a regular at the Ozark Folk Center's Music Programs, often clogging onstage with the locals. While in Mountain View, she studied water color, began painting pictures and made hand-painted china dolls, which she displayed for the Grand Prairie Museum's art exhibits and others.
The family wishes to thank the James L. West Center and Community Hospice, both of Fort Worth, for their compassionate care of Luna Rose during the last two and a half years, and special thanks to her grand-nephew, Dr. Kirk Coker and Luna Rose's home care-givers, Debbie Felts, Melinda Miller and Sue Williams for their earlier loving care.
Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Stuttgart, Arkansas, at 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, with Dr. Sam Roberts officiating. The service will be followed by visitation in the fellowship hall.
The family requests that memorials be made to James L. West Center of Fort Worth, 1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76102, or the First Baptist Church, 2115 S. Prairie, St., Stuttgart, AR 72160.
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Born March 15, 1926, at Little Prairie Community in south Arkansas County, Arkansas, to Robert Payne and Minnie Ina Sibley Almond, Luna Rose was the 12th of 13th children.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 61 years, Leon Troy Bauman; eldest son, Robert Glenn Bauman; eight brothers, Robert S. Almond, Jonathan C. Almond, Hartwell K. Almond, George Almond, Wesley C. Almond, Owen H. (Bunch) Almond, Louis L. Almond and James A. Almond; and three sisters, Mrs. Johnny (Anna Mae) Sandage, Mrs. Raymond (Minnie Lee) Heien and Mrs. J.W. (Jennie) Freeman.
Luna graduated from Hunter High School and attended Arkansas College in Batesville where she received her teaching certificate. Her sophomore year she was voted "Most Athletic" at the college where she played basketball. She taught school in Moro for a short time after college.
During her visits to Stuttgart to see her sister, Minnie Lee Heien, she reconnected with childhood friend, Leon Bauman, and married him on December 19, 1946.
Luna and Leon farmed a while in Wabbaseka, then lived for a short time in El Dorado and Hunter before returning to farm in Stuttgart.
Luna was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who managed her home as well as growing enormous gardens that her children fondly remember her recruiting them to help plant, cultivate and weed. Like many farmwives of the 50's, and 60's, she was adept at home cooking, maintaining a large yard, raising chickens, sewing, starching and ironing everything made of fabric in the house and driving rice and soybean trucks to the mill. She ensured that the entire family was at the First Baptist Church three times a week. Luna Rose was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stuttgart for many years. She served the church in multiple areas, directing youth departments, working with WMU and singing in the choir.
Luna Rose had many interests and was never idle. She was a substitute teacher for the Stuttgart Public Schools for several years. She worked in the chiropractic clinic of Dr. D.D. Blake for several years and became an advocate for complementary medical care.
In their RVs, Luna Rose and Leon traveled to most every state before falling in love with the countryside of Stone County. From 1985 to 1996, they made Mountain View their home.
Besides Jesus and her family, Luna's greatest love was music and art. In her 60's she learned to play the guitar, autoharp and dulcimer while she and Leon lived in Mountain View. For several years, she and friends provided weekly Sunday worship music at a local park for seasonal visitors to the area. She was a regular at the Ozark Folk Center's Music Programs, often clogging onstage with the locals. While in Mountain View, she studied water color, began painting pictures and made hand-painted china dolls, which she displayed for the Grand Prairie Museum's art exhibits and others.
The family wishes to thank the James L. West Center and Community Hospice, both of Fort Worth, for their compassionate care of Luna Rose during the last two and a half years, and special thanks to her grand-nephew, Dr. Kirk Coker and Luna Rose's home care-givers, Debbie Felts, Melinda Miller and Sue Williams for their earlier loving care.
Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Stuttgart, Arkansas, at 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, with Dr. Sam Roberts officiating. The service will be followed by visitation in the fellowship hall.
The family requests that memorials be made to James L. West Center of Fort Worth, 1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76102, or the First Baptist Church, 2115 S. Prairie, St., Stuttgart, AR 72160.
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Luna Rose Almond Bauman of Stuttgart left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on March 9, 2013, six days before her 87th birthday.
Born March 15, 1926, at Little Prairie Community in south Arkansas County, Arkansas, to Robert Payne and Minnie Ina Sibley Almond, Luna Rose was the 12th of 13th children.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 61 years, Leon Troy Bauman; eldest son, Robert Glenn Bauman; eight brothers, Robert S. Almond, Jonathan C. Almond, Hartwell K. Almond, George Almond, Wesley C. Almond, Owen H. (Bunch) Almond, Louis L. Almond and James A. Almond; and three sisters, Mrs. Johnny (Anna Mae) Sandage, Mrs. Raymond (Minnie Lee) Heien and Mrs. J.W. (Jennie) Freeman.
Luna graduated from Hunter High School and attended Arkansas College in Batesville where she received her teaching certificate. Her sophomore year she was voted "Most Athletic" at the college where she played basketball. She taught school in Moro for a short time after college.
During her visits to Stuttgart to see her sister, Minnie Lee Heien, she reconnected with childhood friend, Leon Bauman, and married him on December 19, 1946.
Luna and Leon farmed a while in Wabbaseka, then lived for a short time in El Dorado and Hunter before returning to farm in Stuttgart.
Luna was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who managed her home as well as growing enormous gardens that her children fondly remember her recruiting them to help plant, cultivate and weed. Like many farmwives of the 50's, and 60's, she was adept at home cooking, maintaining a large yard, raising chickens, sewing, starching and ironing everything made of fabric in the house and driving rice and soybean trucks to the mill. She ensured that the entire family was at the First Baptist Church three times a week. Luna Rose was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stuttgart for many years. She served the church in multiple areas, directing youth departments, working with WMU and singing in the choir.
Luna Rose had many interests and was never idle. She was a substitute teacher for the Stuttgart Public Schools for several years. She worked in the chiropractic clinic of Dr. D.D. Blake for several years and became an advocate for complementary medical care.
In their RVs, Luna Rose and Leon traveled to most every state before falling in love with the countryside of Stone County. From 1985 to 1996, they made Mountain View their home.
Besides Jesus and her family, Luna's greatest love was music and art. In her 60's she learned to play the guitar, autoharp and dulcimer while she and Leon lived in Mountain View. For several years, she and friends provided weekly Sunday worship music at a local park for seasonal visitors to the area. She was a regular at the Ozark Folk Center's Music Programs, often clogging onstage with the locals. While in Mountain View, she studied water color, began painting pictures and made hand-painted china dolls, which she displayed for the Grand Prairie Museum's art exhibits and others.
The family wishes to thank the James L. West Center and Community Hospice, both of Fort Worth, for their compassionate care of Luna Rose during the last two and a half years, and special thanks to her grand-nephew, Dr. Kirk Coker and Luna Rose's home care-givers, Debbie Felts, Melinda Miller and Sue Williams for their earlier loving care.
Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Stuttgart, Arkansas, at 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, with Dr. Sam Roberts officiating. The service will be followed by visitation in the fellowship hall.
The family requests that memorials be made to James L. West Center of Fort Worth, 1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76102, or the First Baptist Church, 2115 S. Prairie, St., Stuttgart, AR 72160.
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Born March 15, 1926, at Little Prairie Community in south Arkansas County, Arkansas, to Robert Payne and Minnie Ina Sibley Almond, Luna Rose was the 12th of 13th children.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 61 years, Leon Troy Bauman; eldest son, Robert Glenn Bauman; eight brothers, Robert S. Almond, Jonathan C. Almond, Hartwell K. Almond, George Almond, Wesley C. Almond, Owen H. (Bunch) Almond, Louis L. Almond and James A. Almond; and three sisters, Mrs. Johnny (Anna Mae) Sandage, Mrs. Raymond (Minnie Lee) Heien and Mrs. J.W. (Jennie) Freeman.
Luna graduated from Hunter High School and attended Arkansas College in Batesville where she received her teaching certificate. Her sophomore year she was voted "Most Athletic" at the college where she played basketball. She taught school in Moro for a short time after college.
During her visits to Stuttgart to see her sister, Minnie Lee Heien, she reconnected with childhood friend, Leon Bauman, and married him on December 19, 1946.
Luna and Leon farmed a while in Wabbaseka, then lived for a short time in El Dorado and Hunter before returning to farm in Stuttgart.
Luna was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who managed her home as well as growing enormous gardens that her children fondly remember her recruiting them to help plant, cultivate and weed. Like many farmwives of the 50's, and 60's, she was adept at home cooking, maintaining a large yard, raising chickens, sewing, starching and ironing everything made of fabric in the house and driving rice and soybean trucks to the mill. She ensured that the entire family was at the First Baptist Church three times a week. Luna Rose was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stuttgart for many years. She served the church in multiple areas, directing youth departments, working with WMU and singing in the choir.
Luna Rose had many interests and was never idle. She was a substitute teacher for the Stuttgart Public Schools for several years. She worked in the chiropractic clinic of Dr. D.D. Blake for several years and became an advocate for complementary medical care.
In their RVs, Luna Rose and Leon traveled to most every state before falling in love with the countryside of Stone County. From 1985 to 1996, they made Mountain View their home.
Besides Jesus and her family, Luna's greatest love was music and art. In her 60's she learned to play the guitar, autoharp and dulcimer while she and Leon lived in Mountain View. For several years, she and friends provided weekly Sunday worship music at a local park for seasonal visitors to the area. She was a regular at the Ozark Folk Center's Music Programs, often clogging onstage with the locals. While in Mountain View, she studied water color, began painting pictures and made hand-painted china dolls, which she displayed for the Grand Prairie Museum's art exhibits and others.
The family wishes to thank the James L. West Center and Community Hospice, both of Fort Worth, for their compassionate care of Luna Rose during the last two and a half years, and special thanks to her grand-nephew, Dr. Kirk Coker and Luna Rose's home care-givers, Debbie Felts, Melinda Miller and Sue Williams for their earlier loving care.
Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Stuttgart, Arkansas, at 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, with Dr. Sam Roberts officiating. The service will be followed by visitation in the fellowship hall.
The family requests that memorials be made to James L. West Center of Fort Worth, 1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76102, or the First Baptist Church, 2115 S. Prairie, St., Stuttgart, AR 72160.
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