Obituaries

Obituaries for April 29, 2012

Venita Vergie Alexander

Venita Alexander, 84, passed away April 26, 2012. She was born Oct. 29, 1927. Survivors: daughters, Brenda McIntire, Annetta Stewart and Kay Friedly; four sisters; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Services …
Wanda Hicks Barker

Wanda Hicks Barker, 80, of Hamburg, died Friday, April 27, 2012. Funeral services: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services: 5 p.m., Tuesday, Mitchell Cemetery in Greenway. Visitation: …
Jeffrey Barrett

Jeffrey Barrett, 58, died Thursday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Monday followed by visitation Holt Memorial Chapel. Survivors: wife, "Punky;" children, Jolene Harris, Kim and husband, Bobby Pemberton; mother, Dorothy Moore; …
Frances J. Beauchesne

FRANCES J. BEAUCHESNE, 89, of Little Rock, died Friday. She was a member of the First United Church in Camden, and is preceded in death by her husbands, Marcel Omer …
Allan H. Bellamy Jr.

Allan H. Bellamy Jr., 84, of Pine Bluff, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Trinity Village Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1927 in Pine Bluff, son of Allan …
Rose Mary Kathleen Bertram

ROSE MARY KATHLEEN BERTRAM, nee Kugler, died April 24, 2012 at home, surrounded by family. Known by her friends and family as Rosemary or Rosie, she was born Dec. 9, …
Celia Ethel Birdwell

Celia Ethel Birdwell was born July 25, 1935, Pine Bluff, Ark. and passed away April 24, 2012 at her home in Garland, Texas. She was always active in the youth …
Thomas Wesley Borden

Thomas Wesley Borden 32 of New Jersey, formerly of Conway died Monday, May 23, 2012. Local survivors, mother, Loretta Keathley; sister, Christy Waddle; brother, Jerimie Borden. Memorial service 7 p.m. …
David Scott Brooks

David Scott Brooks, 56, of Conway, Ark. went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 27, 2012, after a courageous battle with mesothelioma cancer. He was stricken with …
Eddie Coats

Eddie Coats 78, of Harrison, formally of Pine Bluff and Rison, died, Friday. Services are 2 p.m., Tuesday at Buie Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation is 1 …
Curtis David Conner

CURTIS DAVID "DAVE" CONNER, 91, of Little Rock, died April 25, 2012. Born in Carbondale, Ill., Dave was reared in Little Rock, which was his home for 90 years. A …
Mattie Louise Ware Davis

MATTIE LOUISE WARE DAVIS, 95, born Sept. 16, 1916 in Harold, Ark. entered into eternal rest April 26, 2012, surrounded by love and the ones who held her dear. She …
Sally Bell Donaldson

Sally Bell Hurst Donaldson, 67, of Dumas, Ark. passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Dumas. She was born Sept. 1, 1944 in Gould, Ark. to the late Clarence Hurst …
Wilma Evans

WILMA JEAN EVANS, 77, of Little Rock was born Oct. 12, 1934 and walked into the arms of Jesus on April 26, 2012. She is survived by a loving mother, …
Elbert S. Freeman

ELBERT S. FREEMAN, age 83, found eternal peace on Wednesday, April 25. He was a kind hearted and gentle person who never met a stranger. He worked for Donnafill Co. …
Joseph W. Gillespie

JOSEPH W. GILLESPIE, 84, of Little Rock, died April 26, 2012. He was born Jan. 8, 1928 in Camden, Ark. where he was raised and attended school. He received his …
Gurstal Rvada Graves

Gurstal Rvada Graves, 87, of Ward, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012. She was born March 18, 1925 in Cromwell, Okla. to the late Odie and Mary Keenom Skaggs. She …
Peggy Jean Griffith

Peggy Jean Griffith, 81, of McRae, Ark. went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 26, 2012. She was born on April 15, 1931 in Clarksville, Ark. to Everett …
Winona "Adean" Condray Jolly

WINONA "ADEAN" CONDRAY JOLLY, 93, of Little Rock, died April 26, 2012. She was born on Aug. 1, 1918 in Quitman, Ark. to Arthur Monroe Condray and Ardell Sanders Condray. …
Louise F. Maertens Prickett Knight

LOUISE F. MAERTENS PRICKETT KNIGHT, 88, of Little Rock, went to be with her Lord on Friday, April 27, 2012. She was born June 17, 1923, in Benton, Ark., a …
Margaret Knight

MARGARET KNIGHT, 64, of Little Rock, departed this life April 26, 2012. She leaves to cherish her memory: children, Richard Lester and Gary Simpkins; brothers, Moses Gore (Janet), Nathaniel Bolden, …
Kathryn "Kathy" E. Massery

Kathryn "Kathy" E. Massery, went to be with her Lord on April 27, 2012, at 6:19 a.m. She is the youngest daughter of Bob Massery of Little Rock and Jane …
Ceabern Dallas Neal

Ceabern Dallas Neal, of Houston, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2012. Funeral services Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 10 o'clock in the morning at Jersey Village Baptist Church. Burial …
Sharlon L. O'Bryant

Graveside services for Sharlon L. O'Bryant, 84, of Pine Bluff are 2 p.m., Sunday, Sunset Memorial Park, West Helena. Survivors: wife, three children; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two siblings. Services …
Ethelyne Petty

Ethelyne Petty, 86 Former Searcy, Ark. resident passed away April 2, 2012 in Naperville, Ill. A celebration of her life will be held at the Whistle Stop restaurant in Searcy, …
Mary E. Pickett

MARY E. PICKETT, born Nov. 4, 1922, went to her permanent home on April 25, 2012. She retired from waitressing at the age of 81 years. She is preceded in …
Dorothy Rountree Smith

Dorothy Rountree Smith, 92, of Pine Bluff, Ark., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born, March 6, 1920, in Artesia, New Mexico, to James …
Faye D. Smith

FAYE D. SMITH, age 97, died April 28, 2012. She was born on July 31, 1914 to Eli and Zelma Phillips in Winnsboro, La. She had been a resident at …
Guy D. Spence

Guy D. Spence, age 90 of Ward, passed away April 27, 2012. He was born Feb. 22, 1922 in Arkansas to the late Earl A. and Cynthia Spence. He is …
James William Stapleton

JAMES WILLIAM STAPLETON, one of God's chosen servants, was called home to Heaven on Friday morning, April 27, 2012, at the age of 84. He is preceded in death by …
Doris Tarlton

Doris Tarlton of Lowell, Ark. daughter of Haven and Ruby Parrish, was born April 19,1928 in Hollis, Ok. She passed away Friday April 13,2012 at the Shiloh Nursing Home in …
Bonnie Lou Timbs

Bonnie Timbs, of Harrisburg, died Wednesday. Survivors are: sons, James and Kenneth of Mich.; several grandchildren; brother, Glynn Sample; sisters, Dell Brown and Jean White of Harrisburg, Donna Yielding of …
Lillie Mae Toon

Lillie Mae Toon, age 89, of Watson, Okla., passed away Friday, April 27, 2012. Funeral services will be Monday, April 30, 2012, 10 a.m. at Sulpher Springs Baptist Church in …
Opal Emma Turney

OPAL EMMA ROBERTSON TURNEY, 96, of Jacksonville passed away Saturday, April 28. Survivors are: son, Denver Turney and daughter, Mary Louise Johnson. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday May 1, …
Carmen Veasey-Wilson

CARMEN VEASEY-WILSON, 40, of Little Rock, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012. She leaves to cherish her memory; husband, Kevin Wilson; children, Sequoya, Kwesie, Jakaiya, Eryka Wilson-Reed; mother, Diane Veasey; …
Lester Glen Welch

Lester "Glen" Welch, 76, White Hall, died Friday. Survivors include son, Mark Welch; stepsons, Joe Freyer and Mike Freyer; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters, Shirley Kiefer and Pat Brallier. Visitation: …
Dustin Russell Williamson

Dustin Russell Williamson, 32, died April 19, 2012. He was born on April 8, 1980. He was survived by his father, Wayne Williamson of Arizona; two children, Myla Williamson, and …

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