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PULASKI COUNTY

Tom Glaze, 74, of North Little Rock.

Amanda Lee Johnson, 45, of Sherwood.

John Miller McGinness, 70, of Little Rock.

Avery A. Nugent, 55, of Little Rock.

Ivy Sherratt Stephens, 91, of Little Rock.

Wendell R. Whale of Little Rock.

ELSEWHERE IN ARKANSAS

CAVE CITY Aron Roy Estes, 88.

CONWAY Patrick Hayes Franke, 50.

EL DORADO Hazel McWilliams Griffith, 88.

HAZEN Charles Franklin Jones, 54.

HOT SPRINGS Charles Jimmy “C.J.” Fisher, 85.

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE Anna Myer, 81.

LAKE VILLAGE Wilbert A. May, 86.

MALVERN JoAnn Warwick, 78.

McCRORY Lois Huckabee.

McRAE Emmaly Amber Holt, 20.

MONTICELLO David Olen Cockrell, 88.

Rufus Lawson, 72.

MORRILTON Geneva LaCook Brown, 93.

MOUNTAIN HOME Stephen Bailey, 64.

Bonnie Frances Bowley, 82.

Virginia Gertrude Kilburn, 85.

PANGBURN Ardell Smith, 82.

PINE BLUFF Roman Joseph Davis Jr., 64.

SALEM Lillie Mae Pierce, 83.

SPRINGDALE Donald Edward Dalton, 48.

STUTTGART William Lee Thural “Bill” Shores, 80.

WALDENBURG Linda Carol Mayfield, 50.

WYNNE Preston Daniel Murray, 7.

OUT-OF-STATE

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.

Vida Esmeyer, 86.

BATON ROUGE Leona Reid Smith, 90.

MEMPHIS Edna Warren Smith, 68.Pulaski County

TOM GLAZE, a retired justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court,died March 30, 2012 at home in North Little Rock, surrounded by family.

Justice Glaze served 22 years on the Supreme Court and had a key role in many of the court’s landmark decisions during this time, including Lake View v. Huckabee, a decision which ordered an overhaul of Arkansas’ system of financing public education. Previously, he was elected chancery judge in Pulaski and Perry counties and then the Arkansas Court of Appeals. In all, he served 30 years on the bench.

As a young lawyer, Glaze took on voting fraud during a 12-year fight to clean up elections in the state. His passion for honest elections was a lifelong cause, and he focused his final days’ efforts on telling the story in his memoir, “Waiting for the Cemetery Vote,” which was published in 2011 by the University of Arkansas Press. In the book, he recounts his efforts, along with a band of women in Conway County, to stop voting fraud in the 1960s and 1970s in a number of counties where it is historically prevalent.

Thomas A. Glaze was born January 14, 1938 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Harry and Mamie Rose Guetterman Glaze. Tom excelled in all sports in high school, and he attended the University of Arkansas, where he was the catcher for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. He graduated in 1960, and then attended the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville. Upon receiving his law degree, he moved to Little Rock in 1964.

As a young lawyer, he joined the Election Research Council, which was financed by Winthrop Rockefeller to look into election misconduct. The voting irregularities turned up by the Council were a significant story in the months leading up to the 1964 election and were instrumental in his success in cleaning up succeeding elections. Glaze was energized by the experience and stayed on to run the Council for a time in 1965. Then, he moved to Rockefeller’s offices to organize his next race for governorin 1966. Later in 1966, Glaze worked as an adjudicator for the Veterans Administration and for the Legal Aid Bureau of Pulaski County, which provided legal assistance to those in need.

In January 1967, Tom joined Arkansas Attorney General Joe Purcell, as deputy attorney general for special projects. Glaze began the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division. He also rewrote the state’s election laws, and Purcell submitted the new code to the Legislature in 1969. The Legislature enacted major portions of this work.

In 1970, Glaze resigned and returned to private law practice. He restored the old Election Research Council under the name The Election Laws (TEL) Institute. His intention was to promote understanding and firm implementation of the new election laws, but TEL’s work gravitated to investigations, particularly in 1975, when a group of women in Conway County asked his help in stopping wholesale election misconduct in the county machine run for many years by Sheriff Marlin Hawkins. The battle would rage in and out of state and federal court for two years,ending with a federal court order to halt misconduct and to allow poll watchers in every precinct. As a result, the political machine collapsed in the 1976 and 1978 elections. A similar battle in Searcy County, including a federal consent order, ended the old practice of vote buying by both political parties.

Glaze successfully ran for chancery judge in Pulaski County in 1978. He instituted the guardian ad-litem program for children, which would be adopted by the courts. In 1980, he won an election for the newly created Arkansas Court of Appeals. He served six years as judge on the Court of Appeals, and in 1986, he ran for and won an election to succeed the retiring George Rose Smith, the longest serving state Supreme Court justice in the country, and whom he held in great esteem. He would be re-elected twice in statewide elections.

While he was on the court, he taught family law from time to time as an adjunct professor at UALR’s William H. Bowen School of Law.

Throughout his lifetime, “Coach” Glaze coached many young baseball teams and players, and he always kept in close touch with Arkansas Razorbacks baseball. He loved baseball, and the young boys he coached were an inspiration to him.

Parkinson’s disease forced his retirement in September 2008, two years short of the end of his term. Upon his retirement, the other six justices adopted a percurium order memorializing his career on the court. It said:

“Justice Glaze is known by his colleagues in the legal community as a defender of those unable to protect themselves. A voice for children and families in need, he was an early proponent of foster-care reform in this state. Justice Glaze advocated for the establishment of full-fledged courts for children’sissues and has long encouraged the appointment of attorneys ad litem to represent children. John F. Kennedy said, ‘Let the public service be a proud and lively career.’ It has been so for Justice Tom Glaze. To analogize his legal career to the game of baseball, which has always been close to his heart, Tom Glaze pitched a ‘complete and perfect game.’”

Survivors include his wife of almost 32 years, Phyllis Laser Glaze; two sons, Steve Glaze (Terri) of Washington, D.C., and Mike Glaze of North Little Rock; three daughters, Julie Glaze Houlihan (John) of Los Angeles, Amy Glaze of North Little Rock and Ashley Glaze Russell (Brett) of North Little Rock; eight grandchildren, Joshua Glaze, Jenna Glaze, Amanda Russell, Blake Russell, Jack Houlihan, Declan Houlihan, Shaun Houlihan and Ethan Thomas Glaze; two surviving brothers, Colonel USAF (Retired) Harry Glaze of Sarasota, Florida, and Dick Glaze of Joplin, Missouri; his aunt, Alice Duboislives in Joplin.

He was preceded in death by brother Larry Glaze. Tom and Phyllis included in their extended family Karen Austin of South Australia and Mary Michaels of Little Rock.

The family wishes to express gratitude to his neurologist Dr. Mike Chesser, and his dedicated caregivers, Cassondra Sneed and Mary Buckley.

Tom Glaze was a generous and compassionate man who always put his family first, and spent his entire life protecting the underdog and serving his community.

Visitation will be held on Monday, April 2, 2012, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home, (501) 224-8300, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 2 p.m. at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock.

Pallbearers are Ernie Dumas, Richard Mays, Jack Holt, Jim Wallace, David Bogard, Alvin Laser, John Houlihan, and Brett Russell. Honorary pallbearers are past and present justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

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AMANDA LEE JOHNSON passed away Friday, March 30,2012, at age of 45 with her family by her side. She worked at the V.A. Hospital and grew up in North Little Rock attending Sylvan Hills High School.

She is survived by herdaughter, Brittany Elizabeth Bolton and her son, Joseph Dean (J.D.) Keighler; her mother, Glenda Quisenberry, her partner, Richard Bolton, two sistersand their husbands, Terri and Jason Johnson, of Genoa, Ark.; Debbie and Fred Wayne Lee of Norman, Okla.; nieces and nephews, Graham, Grey, and Allee Bree Johnson; Justin Randall, Savannah Lee, Cody, Kyle and Trent Lee. She was preceded in death by her Father, Riley Johnson (2008).

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Huson Funeral Home in Sherwood. Graveside services will be at Rest Hills at 11 a.m., Monday, April 2, 2012, officiated by long time friend and Pastor Michael Bolin. Honorary pallbearers are Leonard Bleidt, Stanley Pruss, Michael Hull, Rick Young, Bobby Snow and Uncle Charlie Johnson. Arrangements are with Huson Funeral Home www.husonfuneralhome.com.

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JOHN MILLER McGINNESS of Little Rock was born November5, 1941, in Little Rock the son of the late John and Neva Miller McGinness. He was retired from Maurice Sporting Goods and had served in the United States Air Force from 1960-1966.He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. Mr. McGinness died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at St. Vincents Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of 70.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul McGinness. Survivors: Wife of 47 years, Mildred Dreher McGinness of Little Rock; children, Tracy and husband Greg Perry of Little Rock; John McGinness Jr. and wife Alana McGinness of Benton; Mark and wife Margaret McGinness of Little Rock; Heather and husband Earl Younger of Mabelvale; Matthew and wife Jennifer McGinness of Benton; Stephanie and husband Matt Kemp of North Little Rock; 10 grandchildren. He was loved and will be missed greatly by family, friends and a host of others.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Sunday April 1, 2012, at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan with Dr. Sidney Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Ironton Cemetery in Little Rock. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be John McGinness Jr., Mark McGinness, Matthew McGinness, Greg Perry, Earl Younger and Matt Kemp. Memorials may be made to Pulaski County Humane Society, 14600 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72210. Arrangements by Memorial Gardens Funeral Home of Sheridan (870) 942-1306. To sign the online guestbook, www.memorialgardenssheridan.com.

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AVERY A. NUGENT lost his life to kidney cancer on March 28,2012. He was born in Columbus, Ind., on September 19, 1956, and was the son of Estel and Mary Johnson Nugent. He is survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and nieces. Hewas preceded in death by his parents; Uncle George Johnson; and step-sister, Jeannie.

Growing up in Indiana, he attended St. Peter’s Lutheran School and South Decatur High School. In 1974, he joined the Navy and served at Pearl Harbor. Avery loved his model train, bacon frying, and huge pancakes. On Sunday afternoons, the whole family would make a “keg of nails” (homemade ice cream in Indiana). Avery and his family were huge Cincinnati Reds fans, loved taking lots of road trips and watching the Madison Regatta boat races.

Avery lived in many of the Midwestern states but finally landed in Little Rock about six years ago. He was a truck driver and was employed by Estes Express Lines. Avery met and bonded with many who shared his humor and wit. He will be missed by his soul mate, Shawn Blackburn; friends of DSRA; and other family of kind.

A memorial service will be Sunday, April 1, 2012, at 3 p.m. at 610 Center Street, Little Rock, Ark. Doors will be open from 2-6 p.m. Arrangements by Arkansas Funeral Care, Jacksonville.

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IVY SHERRATT STEPHENS, 91, of Little Rock died March28, 2012. She was born on August 28, 1920, in Warrington, Lancashire, England, to Wilfred and Margaret Richardson Sherratt. She will always be a “Lancashire Lass.”

As a war bride, she followed her husband, Lee, to the United States in 1946 and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen on February 13, 1952. She lived in Odessa, Texas, prior to moving to Little Rock. In Odessa, she was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for 35 years and was ordained as both an Elder and a Deacon, taught in the Sunday school and sang in the choir. As a devoted Christian, she participated in the Walk to Emmaus. She had a gentle, loving spirit and made friends everywhere she went. She organized an amputee support group in 1989 and was recognized in 1990 as the Odessa Texas Disabled Professional Woman of the Year. In 1997, she moved to Little Rock to be closer to family.

Ivy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lee Stephens; three brothers, Wilf, Jim and Gordon; and one sister, Margaret. She is survived by her brother, Tom Sherratt and wife Betty of Devonport, New Zealand; sister-in-law, Madeline Sherratt of Warrington, England; sister-in-law, Dorothy Stephens of Enid, Oklahoma; two sons and their wives, Ray and Kay Stephens of Little Rock and Russell and Portia Stephens of Temple, Texas; three grandchildren, Karen Thomas and her husband Philip of Little Rock and Ryan and Paxton Stephens of Temple, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Elliot, Mitchel and Kendal Thomas of Little Rock, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of her life was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 30, at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mike Kuner officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Westover Hills or Presbyterian Village. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

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WENDELL R. WHALE, died on March 29, 2012. Arrangements will be announced at a later date by Gillespie Brothers Funeral Home, Inc., 2420 South Arch St., Little Rock, Ark. (501) 376-7892.

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CAVE CITY - Aron Roy Estes, 88, of Cave City, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Batesville. Visitation Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., at the Qualls Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service following at 3 p.m., Maxville Cemetery north of Cave City. Arrangements by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.

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CONWAY - Patrick Hayes Franke, 50, of Conway, passed away March 29, 2012. There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in the Chapel of Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, with Pastor David Maynard officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Roller-McNutt Funeral Home-Conway. 327-7727. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

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EL DORADO - Hazel McWilliams Griffith, 88, of El Dorado, passed away March 30, 2012, at UAMS in Little Rock. Visitation will be held from 1-2:30 p.m., today at Young’s. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., today at Scotland Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Scotland Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors. www.youngsfuneraldirectors.com.

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HAZEN - Charles Franklin Jones, 54, of Hazen, passed away March 29, 2012. He was a former employee of MKT where he was a machinist and an avid motorcyclist.

Charles was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Freda Jones Cox and Aleen Ramsey Felts, and his grandfathers, Charles E. Jones and Frank Ramsey.

He is survived by his mother, Betty Fort of Hazen; father, Charles “Chuck” Jones, and stepmother, Betty of Southaven, Mississippi; one daughter, Amanda Madden and husband, Jeff of Richmond, Virginia; brothers, Robert Jones and wife, Teresa of Coldwater, Mississippi, and Steven Jones and wife, Mary Jo of Hazen; niece, Taylor Jones; nephews, Nathan, Wesley, and Preston Jones; and a very special friend, Shirley Reinhardt of Southaven, Mississippi.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Westbrook Funeral Home Chapel in Hazen. Interment will be in the Center Point Cemetery.

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HOT SPRINGS - Charles Jimmy “C.J.” Fisher, 85, of HotSprings, Arkansas, formerly of Searcy, was born February 3, 1927 at Beebe, Arkansas, to Charles and Gladys (Steininger) Fisher, and he died Thursday, March 29, 2012after a battle with Alzheimer’s and bladder cancer. He was a WWII Navy veteran, and was retired from Southwestern Bell after thirty-eight years of service.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Johnnie (McKenney) Fisher, of Hot Springs, formerly of Searcy and Beebe; one son, Stephen (Jane) Fisher; two daughters, Brenda (Keith) Matthews and Sarah (Mark) Robbins, both of Hot Springs; grandchildren Adam Matthews, Josh (April) Matthews, Will Matthews, Ben Robbins, Grace Robbins and Matt (Lauren) Landers; great-grandchildren Charlee May Matthews and Addison Landers; nephew, John Kean; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Arlie Fisher, Maxine Kean and George Fisher.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2012, at First United Methodist Church, Searcy, with memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. Interment was Friday at Beebe Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 304 N. Main, Searcy, Ark. 72143, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 247, Beebe, Ark. 72012, Mabelvale United Methodist Church, 10500 Woodman, Mabelvale, Ark. 72103, or Grand Avenue United Methodist Church, 841 Quapaw Ave., Hot Springs, Ark. 71901. www.westbrookfuneralhome.com.

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HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE - Anna Myer 81 of Hot Springs Village died Tuesday. Memorial serviceswill be 1 p.m., Saturday at Hot Springs North Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses with Daniel Myer officiating. Guest registry is at www.carriganmemorial.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Carrigan Memorial Funeral Service, 336 East Grand Ave. (501) 623-7664.

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LAKE VILLAGE - Funeral Service for Mr. Wilbert A. May, age 86, of Lake Village, Ark., will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, April 1, 2012. Service will be held at New Hope Baptist Church, Saint Mary Street, Lake Village, Ark.

Mr. Wilbert A. May was born in the state of Alabama to the late Oliver and Idelle May. He moved to Arkansas in 1930 and attended elementary school in Parkdale and high school at Chicot County Training School in Dermott. He received a B.S. Degree in Agriculture from AM&N College in Pine Bluff and a M.S.Degree in Agriculture from Prairie View A & M University at Prairie View, Texas. Mr. May was retired from 32 years of service as an Agriculture County Extension Agent, Chicot County.

Mr. May passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Miss. He leaves as survivors: his wife, Narvel May of Lake Village; one daughter, Carnevel (Gilbert) Bellamy of Grand Prairie, Texas; one son, Edwin (Tanya) May of Grand Prairie, Texas; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Burial will be in Briggs Cemetery, Sixteen Section, Highway 278, Monticello, Ark. Services entrusted to Dillard Funeral Home and Staff, 830 Saint Mary Street, Lake Village, Ark. Family and Friend visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012, at New Hope Baptist Church. The family will be at the May home, Millie-Sterett Street in Lake Village, Ark.

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MALVERN - JoAnn Warwick, 78, Malvern, died March 29th. Survivors, husband, Richard Warwick; sons, Allen Warwick (Faye), Rodney Warwick (Sheila); daughters, Susan Hutcheson, Debbie Bailey (Phil); sister, Carol Dimler; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation, Sunday, April 1st, 4-6 p.m., Regency Funeral Home, Malvern. Graveside services, Monday, April 2nd, 1 p.m., Ouachita Cemetery. Guestbook, regencyfuneralhome.com.

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McCRORY - Lois Huckabee, McCrory, died Wednesday. Survivors: husband, Orville Edward Huckabee, children, Edward W. (Dorothy), David Allen (Teresa), Glenda Nichols (Kenny), Judy Hill (Jim); brothers: Larry Payne, James “Chubby”; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren.Services: Sunday, 2 p.m., Ephesus Church of God. Visitation: 12-2 p.m. at the church. Directors: Thompson-Wilson, McCrory (870) 731-2551.

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McRAE - Emmaly Amber Holt, 20, of McRae, Arkansas, wasborn March 10, 1992, and she died Thursday, March 29, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident.

She is survived by her father, Ted Holt; her mother, De-Lissa Johnson;ex-stepmother, Holly Dickerson; grandparents, Beverly Beavers, Dorothy and Johnny Hendrix, and Earl Holt; sisters, McKenzie and Gracie Holt; brothers Matthew Jordon, Quenton, Darrian and Preston Johnson and Coleton Miller. Emmaly was preceded in death by great-grandparents Maybel and Virgil Randall. She also leaves behind aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who love andmiss her very much.

Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 10 a.m., Monday, April 2, 2012, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. www.westbrookfuneralhome.com.

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MONTICELLO - David Olen Cockrell, 88, one of seven children of Earl Hix Cockrell and Vera Cockrell was born March 9, 1924, in Drew County (Green Hill Community), and departed this life, March 29, 2012 in his home in Monticello. Olengraduated from Drew Central High School in 1942 and attended Arkansas A&M. He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving stateside in clothing and small stores, which led to his lifelong passion, retail business. He was known to say he loved every day he went to work; also, he didn’t want to retire because he remembered the Great Depression.

Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Sue Riley Cockrell, a Hamburg, Ark. native, and their three daughters and families, namely; Suzanne and David Hamblen of Russellville, Ark., and their two sons, Nathan of Bella Vista, Ark. and Joshua, wife Jessica, son, David and daughter Lilly, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Jane Jo and Wayne Summerford of Ray, N.D. and her children, Casey Bone, of Little Rock and Lauren and Daniel Stutts, Gracen and Madden of Spokane, Wash.; and Sarah and John Martin and twins Tyler and Lana, all of Monticello; one brother, Bob and wife Pauline ofMonticello and a sister Mildred King of North Little Rock. Preceding Olen in death were three brothers, Delbert who died in childhood, Elmon and James and a sister, Jessie Johnson.

Olen was a Deacon in Pauline Missionary Baptist Church for more than 30 years and served in other capacities through the years, including janitor. He was a lifetime member of Eureka Lodge No. 40, F.&A.M. He formerly served on the Monticello School Board, City Council, and was a charter member of Kiwanis Club, serving as its president, as well as other offices. Olen was on the board of Drew County Developmental Disabilities Council and served as its Treasurer manyyears. He received the Hanna Hyatt Award, “for service to the children of Arkansas Baptist Home for Children,” and in 2004 was named “Monticello’s Man of the Year” by the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Commission.

Olen began employment in a shoe store in 1948 and continued in the same business 40 years, working his way to full ownership. Its name became Cockrell’s Shoes and Accessories in 1970. He will be remembered for his kind nature, and love of people.

Funeral services will be at Pauline Baptist Church at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 1, with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home.The family suggests that memorials be given to Pauline Baptist Church, P.O. Box 299, Monticello, AR 71657; Arkansas Baptist Home for Children, P.O. Box 427, Monticello, Ark. 71657 or Hospice Home Care, 455 W. Gaines, Monticello. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.

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MONTICELLO - Rufus Lawson, 72, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Woods Nursing & Rehab in Monticello. He was born February 28, 1940 in Monticello. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday at Living Word Fellowship Church, 181 Hwy. 425 South, Monticello. Arrangements by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.

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MORRILTON - Geneva LaCook Brown, 93, of Morrilton, passed away Friday, March 30. Survivors: son: Kenneth (Mary Ann) Brown; sister: Patsy Evans. Funeral services: 10 a.m., Monday, April 2, 2012, Bob Neal & Sons Chapel. Visitation: 2-4 p.m., Sunday, April 1st. Interment: Ada Valley Cemetery. Arrangements by Bob Neal & Sons, Morrilton. Obituary/photo/ Guestbook: www.bobnealandsons.com.

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MOUNTAIN HOME - Services for Stephen Bailey, 64, of Mountain Home, will be private. Stephen died March 28, 2012. He was a handyman, survived by daughter, Stephanie Berman of Amarillo, Texas and sister, Evelyn Bradfield of Bull Shoals, Ark. Arrangements by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services. Visit online obituary/guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.

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MOUNTAIN HOME - Services for Bonnie Frances Bowley, 82, of Mountain Home will be private. Bonnie passed away March 26, 2012. She was a telephone operator, survived by three daughters, Kathryn Miles, Bonnie Hardy and Tommie Palmer. Arrangements by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services. Visit online obituary/guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.

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MOUNTAIN HOME - Services for Virginia Gertrude Kilburn, 95, of Mountain Home, will be private. Virginia passed away March 26, 2012. She was a clerk for the IRS and is survived by her husband, Jessie. Arrangements by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services. Visit online obituary/guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.

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PANGBURN - Ardell Smith, 82, of Pangburn, Arkansas passed away March 30, 2012 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Mr. Smith was born on December 12, 1929. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements pending at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy, Arkansas. For online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

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PINE BLUFF - Mr. Roman Joseph Davis Jr., 64, of Pine Bluff passed away Friday, March 23, 2012. Service will be Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Brown Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Eston Ford at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. Online Register: www.brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com.

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SALEM - Lillie Mae Pierce of Salem, daughter of the late Albert Head and June Morton Head, was born March 14, 1929, in Harrison, Ark. She died March 29, 2012, at her home in Salem at the age of 83 years and 15 days. She was united in marriage to Elijah Desmon Pierce in 1951 at Wasco, Calif. She was a clerk at First National Banking Company (FNBC) for many years. She was a member of the Salem First Baptist Church.

Survivors include her children, Melessa Autry and husband, Larry of Patuxent River, Md., and Desmon Pierce and wife, Marila of Cypress, Texas; two grandchildren, Pierce and Blake Autry and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Troy Morton; and her father and mother.

Services are Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Salem First Baptist Church beginning at 2 p.m. with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Mountain Home under the direction of Cox-Blevins Funeral of Salem. Visitation is Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Cox-Blevins Chapel.

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SPRINGDALE - Donald Edward Dalton, age 48, of Springdale, died March 26, 2012, at the Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born in Little Rock on July 12, 1963. Donald received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, and completed his Master’s studies in Business Administration, both at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He also received his Master’s of Science degree in computer engineering from Santa Clara University in California. Donald was an active member of Cross Pointe Community Church in Tontitown and was a computer engineer with Hewlett-Packard.

Survivors include his wife, Susan, of the home; children, William Aubrey Dalton of Fayetteville, Amelia Dalton and Alex Dalton of the home; parents, Don and Pat Dalton of Mayflower, Betty and Chuck Wade of North Little Rock; one brother, two sisters; and numerous step-siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

Services were held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Tontitown. Memorials should be made to Hope Cancer Resources, 5835 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale, 72762. Arrangements by Rollins Funeral Home, Rogers. www.rollinsfuneral.com.

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STUTTGART - William Lee Thural “Bill” Shores, 80, died Thursday. Survivors include his wife, Jewel, and other family members. Funeral services, officiated by Rev. Gregg Greenway, are 2 p.m., Sunday at Turpin Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation is 4-6 p.m., Saturday at Turpin Funeral Home. www.turpin-co.com.

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WALDENBURG - Mrs. Linda Carol Mayfield, 50, of Waldenburg passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012. A gathering of family and friends will be 2-4 p.m., Saturday at Roller Farmers Union Funeral Home in Weiner, Ark. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

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WYNNE - Preston Daniel Murray, age 7, of Wynne went to bewith the Lord Wednesday, March 28, 2012. He was born June 4, 2004, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He loved the outdoors, he hunted, fished rode four wheelers, tractors, and played sports.

He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Johnny and Flossie Bailey, E.W. (Dub) and Nancey VanPelt, Ozell and Katherine Murray, Helen Pitts, and a grandmother Mae Murray. He is survived by his parents, Thomas (Cindy) Murray of Wynne, Arkansas, Lisa (Alan) Murray of Jacksonville, grandparents Tommy Murray of Earle, Rickey and Judy VanPelt of Jacksonville, siblings; Samantha Murray of Heber Springs, Rickey “R.J.,” Morgan Murray, John Pucket, all of Wynne, and Elizabeth Johnston of North Little Rock. He is also survived by his aunts and uncles, Mike and Rachel Vannatter of Wynne, Paul and Angelia Klein of Pueblo West, Colorado, and Angelia Savage of Jacksonville, cousins, Nancey, Tia, Kati, Alyssa, Dyllan, Cody, Gage, Breanna, Jeremy, and Brayden.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home with Bro. Royce Lowe and Bro Sam Baggett officiating. Interment will follow in Bayou Meto Cemetery in Jacksonville.

Arrangements by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home (501) 982-2136. Sign online guestbook at www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com.

Out-of-state

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Vida Esmeyer, 86, died March 24 at Michigan City, Indiana. Survivors: children: Temple Esmeyer, Larry Esmeyer, Sandra Taylor, Linda Esmeyer, Barbara Cagle, Frandy, Randy, Marcus Esmeyer, Rosie Lawrence; two brothers; sister; 28 grandchildren; great and greatgreat grandchildren. Funeral: Saturday, 2 p.m., Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: Noon-service. Interment: Bethlehem Cemetery. www.jacksonsfh.com.

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BATON ROUGE - Leona Reid Smith, a retired R.N. and homemaker, resident of Baton Rouge and native of Bryan, Texas, she died of a stroke on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Ollie Steele Manor. She was 90. A private service will be held later. She is survived by a son, Dr. James Dumont Smith and wife Rebecca; two grandchildren, Chalin Smith Carlson and husband Jeff, of Alexandria, Va., and Hillary Smith Polito and husband Adam; three great-grandchildren,Macy Carlson, Maggie Carlson and Helen Rose Polito. Preceded in death by parents, Norma and Howard Reid; husband, Edgar D. Smith; brother, Howard Reid; sisters, Sally Perry, Beatrice Parker, Thelma Reid, Bernice Porter and Tommie Macon. She was an avid golfer and loved fishing. Special thanks to Delores DeBenedetto and Judy Smith at Lake Sherwood Village and the staff of Ollie Steel Burden. Rabenhorst Funeral Home, (225) 383-6831, in charge of arrangements.

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MEMPHIS - Edna Warren Smith, 68, of Memphis and of the Baptist faith, died March 26, 2012.Visitation will be from 12 noon until service at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 1 at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, Poplar. She is survived by one daughter, Angela (Neill) Renwick of Marietta, Ga.; one son, Matt (Camilla) Smith of Memphis; one sister, Kathy Stephens of Hot Springs, Ark.; two brothers, Lowell Warren of Arlington, Texas and Dee Warren of McRae, Ark.; three grandchildren, Kristen McCutchen, Danielle Smith and Jaden Smith. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be expressed at www.memphisfuneralhome.net. Memphis Funeral Home & Memorial Garden, 5599 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.