Obituaries

Obituaries for December 19, 2012

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    Christy "Bell" Ayers

    Christy "Bell" Ayers, of Little Rock, Ark. was born November 19, 1979 and passed December 16, 2012. She is survived by husband; Kelton Ayers, two sons; Willie DeShone Ayers, James …

  • Billie Jean Perkins Bell

    Billie Jean Perkins Bell, 87, of Gillett, died December 16, 2012. She was born October 28, 1925 in Gillett to William R. "Shine" and Maude Tom Strode Perkins who preceded …

  • Jeff Blackstock

    Jeff Blackstock, 33, of Conway, passed away Monday, December 17. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 20, at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway (501-327-7727), with Bro. …

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    Ella M. Bogard

    Ella M. Bogard, 84, Answered the heavenly call with her family by her side on December 15, 2012. She leaves to cherish her memory: children, Zipporah Jones (Isaiah), Eddie Robinson, …

  • Thumbnail of Mildred Bonds Chandler

    Mildred Bonds Chandler

    Mildred Bonds Chandler, of Little Rock, Ark., passed on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Her loving survivors include: four daughters, Bobbie, Linda, Patsy and Janice; two sons, Robert Jr. and Rodney …

  • Lorene Dykes Brandon

    Lorene Dykes Brandon, 91, of Kingsland, died December 17, 2012 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born December 16, 1921 in Kingsland, Arkansas. She was a …

  • Thumbnail of Lorine Fortune Bunting

    Lorine Fortune Bunting

    Lorine Fortune Bunting, 101, Conway,departed this life December 15. Survivors; sister Mary B. Cowan and numerous nieces/nephews. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, Sinai COGIC, Conway. Visitation 6-7 p.m. …

  • Ishmel Freeman Carlton

    Ishmel Freeman Carlton, 86, of Nail, Arkansas died Sunday, December 16, 2012. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 20 at Coffman Funeral Home in Jasper. Visitation from 6 to 8 …

  • Jake C. Caruthers

    Jake C. Caruthers, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 in Searcy, Arkansas. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thursday, December …

  • Junius Chism

    Junius Chism, 86, of Benton, died Sunday in Benton, Arkansas. Survivors are his daughter, Donna Castiglia and Elizabeth Goodwin of Benton; brother, Fred Chism of Wynne; three grandchildren and three …

  • Thumbnail of Colleen J. Clay-Tyson

    Colleen J. Clay-Tyson

    Colleen J. Clay-Tyson, 86, of Little Rock transitioned to her heavenly home December 15, 2012. Born January 25, 1926, to the late Isiah & Fortyne Clay she retired from the …

  • Charles Steven "Tootie" Collins

    Charles Steven "Tootie" Collins, 64, of Jasper, Arkansas died Saturday, December 15, 2012. Services at 12 noon Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Coffman Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper. Burial in …

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    Helen Kathleen Crow

    Surrounded by her family, wrapped in love, Helen Kathleen McKay Crow passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2012, exactly one month before her 100th birthday. Born January 3, 1913 …

  • Thumbnail of Ada Louise Davis

    Ada Louise Davis

    Ada Louise Corkill Davis, 88, of North Little Rock, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December 17, 2012. She was born in Morrilton, Ark. on July …

  • James "Nat" Dayton

    James "Nat" Dayton, 80, of Harrison, died December 15, 2012. Funeral is 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, at the First Baptist Church, under the direction of Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Wife, …

  • Thumbnail of Dorothy Lee "Dottie" Downs

    Dorothy Lee "Dottie" Downs

    Dorothy Lee "Dottie" Downs, 78, of Little Rock passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Dottie was a founding owner of Don's Supply in Little Rock, founding member of the English …

  • Mary Lee Myrick Ferguson

    Mary Lee Myrick Ferguson, 80, of White Hall, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012. Survivors: children, Betsy Land, Steven Mausehardt, Bonnie Carroll, Becky Morgan, Amy Dillard; brother, John Myrick Jr.; …

  • Thumbnail of Christopher R. Grace

    Christopher R. Grace

    Christopher R. Grace, 48, of Seattle, Washington, died of cancer in a Seattle hospital December 1, 2012. He was born in Orange, N.J., to Raymond S. and Barbara J. Grace. …

  • Mary E. Gray

    Mary E. Gray, 81, of Malvern passed away on Monday December 17, 2012. Visitation: Wednesday December 19, 2012, 5 to 7 p.m., Atkinson Chapel. Funeral services: Thursday, December 20, 2012, …

  • Ila Gene Workman Green

    Ila Gene Workman Green, 95, of Star City, died Saturday December 15, 2012 at her home. She was born June 24, 1917 in Kingsland to the Late Eugene and Mattie …

  • Wilbert Grogan

    Wilbert Grogan, 87, Alpena, died December 15, 2012. Funeral is 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, at Osage Baptist Church, under the direction of Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Son, Joe (Mary) Grogan; …

  • Thumbnail of Bertha Halliburton

    Bertha Halliburton

    Bertha Halliburton, 80, departed this life December 13, 2012. Preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Mary Marshall, Sr.; siblings, Charlie Jr, Lee, Rose, LaVerne, Joyce. She leaves to …

  • Thumbnail of William Thomas "Tommy" Harris

    William Thomas "Tommy" Harris

    William Thomas "Tommy" Harris, 67, of Hickory Plains, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 15, 2012. He was retired from Lomanco, and was a member of Hickory …

  • Thumbnail of Robert "Bobby" Lee Hepp

    Robert "Bobby" Lee Hepp

    Robert "Bobby" Lee Hepp, 51, of Maumelle, passed away December 16, 2012. He was a member of Crystal Hill Assembly of God Church and a roofer for A.W. Hepp and …

  • Thumbnail of Erwin E. Hill

    Erwin E. Hill

    Erwin E. Hill, 52, Little Rock, departed this life December 13, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Ardell Hill; siblings, Wendell, LeRoy, Shadrick, Paul and …

  • Patricia McGowan Payne Hill

    Patricia McGowan Payne Hill, 82, died on December 15, 2012. Patsy was born in Petersburg, Virginia on December 5, 1930, to William Hal Payne and Audrey Rose Bozel Payne. She …

  • Margaret Hopkins

    Margaret Hopkins, 82, of Newport, died Sunday. Survivors: sons, Jerry Hopkins and wife Belinda, and Gary Hopkins, one daughter Jamie Block and husband Dorsey; sister, Melba Holt Yazell; five grandchildren. …

  • Thumbnail of Arthur Charles "Toothpick" Huff

    Arthur Charles "Toothpick" Huff

    Arthur Charles "Toothpick" Huff, of Little Rock, Ark., born August 14, 1936 and passed December 14, 2012. He is survived by children, one brother; Walter Lee Huff (Doris), three sisters; …

  • Calvin F. James

    Calvin F. James 62, of Little Rock, passed away December 16, 2012 with his family by his side. He is survived by daughter; Naomi (Steve) Guajardo, sister; Mary Coney and …

  • Frances Marion Johnson

    Frances Marion Johnson, 84, passed into her eternal home December 17, 2012. Proctor Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home …

  • Lewis Jones

    Lewis Jones, 71, of Newport died Monday. Survivors: wife, Mary Lee; son, Mike Jones; daughter, Lisa Jones; brother, Dorsey Jones, Sr.; grandchildren, Lyndsie Roberts, Hunter Jones; great-granddaughter, Bayleigh Smith; special …

  • Thumbnail of John  A Kehoe

    John A Kehoe

    John A. Kehoe, Jr., of Jacksonville, Arkansas died Friday, December 14th, 2012. He was born September 7th, 1946 in Queens, New York to John Arthur and Jeanne Francis Taguer Kehoe. …

  • Kimberly Lynn Swain Keister

    Kimberly Lynn Swain Kiester, 44, of Cabot, born June 28, 1968 in Jackson, Mississippi, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012. Kimberly is survived by her husband, Jimmy Kiester; her …

  • Woodrow Wilson Kesterson

    Woodrow Wilson Kesterson, 99, Nashville, Arkansas, died December 17, 2012. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2012, in Umpire Community Church, Umpire, Ark. Burial in Burg Cemetery, …

  • Roger Dale King

    Roger Dale King, 55, of Poplar Grove passed away December 16, 2012. He was the former owner of Dale's Auto Parts. Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the West …

  • Vernon James King

    Vernon James King, 93, of Pocahontas, passed away December 15, 2012 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale surrounded by family members. He was born September 4, 1919 in Warm …

  • Thumbnail of Lois  Marie Lewis

    Lois Marie Lewis

    Lois Marie Lewis, of Little Rock, Ark., born March 14, 1949 and passed December 13, 2012. She is survived by one son; Anthony (Phyllis) Mullins, two daughters, Martha (Morris) Parker, …

  • Thumbnail of Joe Wallace Lovell

    Joe Wallace Lovell

    Joe Wallace Lovell, 75, of Little Rock, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth Ellen and …

  • Thumbnail of Diane  Callison Ziler McConnell

    Diane Callison Ziler McConnell

    Diane Callison Ziler McConnell, 66, succumbed on December 17th to injuries suffered in a bicycle accident on November 10th, 2012. Born in El Salvador on December 11, 1946 to Ann …

  • Thumbnail of John P. McGrail

    John P. McGrail

    John P. McGrail, 77, of Hot Springs Village passed away December 17, 2012. He was born April 17, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late William Edward McGrail and Sarah …

  • Thumbnail of Edileen Stingley Milam

    Edileen Stingley Milam

    Edileen Stingley Milam, 87, of Maumelle, Arkansas passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehab in Little Rock, Arkansas. Edileen was born August 21, 1925 to …

  • Rogelio Conrad Morales, Jr.

    Rogelio Conrad Morales, Jr., 24, Springfield, died Monday. Survivors: parents Roger and Deborah Morales, wife; Courtney Morales sons: Trey and Ty Morales of Springfield, brother, two sisters, grandmother. Services: 10: …

  • Joe Bernard Nowell

    Joe Bernard Nowell, age 73, died December 16, 2012. He is survived by his children, Rita Newby of Vilonia and Joe B. Nowell, Jr. of Conway; siblings Patricia Ann Lott …

  • Larry O'Neal

    Larry O'Neal, 62, of Arkadelphia, died December 15, 2012. Survivors include son, Brandon (Kimberly) O'Neal; daughter, Bevan (Brian) Cherry; former spouse, Kay O'Neal; three brothers; and two sisters. Services will …

  • Vance Parker

    Vance Parker, 50, of Elaine, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012. He was a member of Elaine Baptist Church and a pipe welder. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens. Burial …

  • Thumbnail of Melma Lorraine Pruitt

    Melma Lorraine Pruitt

    Melma Lorraine Pruitt, 90, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was born February 2, 1922, at Antioch, Arkansas to Jim and Leona (Bobbitt) Mash, and she died December 17, 2012. She was a …

  • Thumbnail of Willie L. Reaves

    Willie L. Reaves

    Willie L. Reaves, 90, of Little Rock, departed this life December 15, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Mary Anna Reaves. He leaves to cherish …

  • Alex Reed

    Alex Reed, 49, died Sunday, December 16, 2012. Funeral will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at West Side Church of Christ in Russellville. Burial will be at …

  • Burton William Reid

    Burton William Reid, 49, of Clinton, died on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Survivors include his fiance, Charlene Provencal; siblings, Mike Reid, Debbie Reid, Morgan Davis, and Elizabeth; three step-children; nine …

  • Thumbnail of Robert Nolan Ritter

    Robert Nolan Ritter

    Robert Nolan Ritter, age 95 of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of New Orleans, La., passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Stonehaven Assisted Living. Bob was born January 4, 1917, …

  • Smoky Scott Sanders

    Smoky Scott Sanders, 80, of Okeechobee died October 19, 2012, at the Hamrick Hospice House in Okeechobee. Mr. Sanders was born in 1931 and had been a resident of Okeechobee …

  • Thumbnail of Elizabeth Darton Shaw

    Elizabeth Darton Shaw

    Elizabeth Darton Shaw, 91, Conway, departed this life December 12. Survivors: three sons, three daughters, one sister. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, Solomon Grove Baptist Church, Twin Groves. …

  • Beanita Gale Stice

    Beanita Gale Stice, 60, of Des Arc died Monday. Survivors include her mother, Loreda Stice, four brothers, two sisters, 18 nieces and nephews, 22 great nieces and nephews. Visitation 5:30-8 …

  • John Wade Swan

    John W. Swan, 76, of West Memphis, Arkansas, died December 16, 2012 at his home. Services being handled by Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis, Arkansas.

  • Elizabeth Taylor-Weekley

    Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor-Weekley, 75, of Pine Bluff, passed Friday, December 14, 2012. Services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2012 at First Trinity COGIC by Elder Dr. Hayward M. …

  • Thumbnail of Lavada "Bonnie" Terry

    Lavada "Bonnie" Terry

    Lavada "Bonnie" Terry, 80, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012. She was born June 27, 1932 in Malvern, Arkansas to the late William S. and Katie …

  • Roy E. "Bubba" Thomas

    Graveside service for Roy E. "Bubba" Thomas, 72, of Poplar Grove is 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sunset Memorial Park, West Helena. Visitation: Wednesday, 10-11 a.m., Roller-Citizens. Survivors: two siblings, sister-in-law, aunt, …

  • Martha Day Trusler

    Martha Day Trusler, 86, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at her residence. She was a native of De Valls Bluff, Ark. and the daughter of the late Clarence …

  • Odis Ollen Tunnicliff

    Odis Ollen Tunnicliff, 77, of Elizabeth, Arkansas passed away December 16, 2012 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife, two children, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Visitation …

  • Lorene Watson

    Lorene Watson, 86, formerly of Hoxie, died Monday in North Little Rock. Born March 8, 1926 in Alicia to Dan and Mary McGonigal she had lived in Cabot the last …

  • Wayne O'Neal Watts

    Wayne O'Neal Watts, 82, died Tuesday. Survivors are daughter, Nealetta Gordon of Sherwood; grandsons, Ryan Gordan and Jonathan Gordon; five great-grandchildren; sister, Wilma Brady of Malvern. Funeral services are 10 …

  • Charles Bennett Wear

    Charles Bennett Wear, of Oppelo, was born June 27, 1927 and died December 18, 2012. Charles was married to the late Betty Jean Wear and was the son of the …

  • Thumbnail of Kevin Eugene Whitbey

    Kevin Eugene Whitbey

    Kevin Eugene Whitbey, age 43, of Morrilton, went to be with the Lord, Monday, December 17, 2012. He was born, June 18, 1969 in Morrilton, Arkansas, a son of William …

  • Thumbnail of Robert Louis Whitby

    Robert Louis Whitby

    Elder Robert Louis Whitby, age 65, was born June 25, 1946 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas to the late RosaLee Vick Whitby and Floyd Whitby. Robert proudly served in the United …

  • Thumbnail of Georgia Mae Wiley

    Georgia Mae Wiley

    Georgia Mae Wiley, 72, of Little Rock, departed this life December 16, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, P.J. Wiley; parents, Sammie and Gestine Randolph; siblings, Leon, …

  • Thumbnail of Rosie Mae Williams

    Rosie Mae Williams

    Rosie Mae Williams, 87, of North Little Rock, Ark. passed peacefully Saturday, December 15, 2012. Home going services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Morning Star Missionary …

  • Thumbnail of Dexter Lee Wilson

    Dexter Lee Wilson

    Dexter Lee Wilson, age 35, of Jacksonville passed away December 15, 2012 in North Little Rock. He was born September 20, 1977 in Jacksonville, to Douglas and Darlene Smith Wilson. …

  • Thumbnail of George Woods

    George Woods

    Rev. George C. Woods, of Sherwood passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012. He was an Assemblies of God minister of Sherwood, who was preceded in death by his wife of …

  • William M. "Bill" Youngman

    William M. "Bill" Youngman, 80, Boise, Idaho, died December 16, 2012 at a local Care Home. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Boise Funeral Home, Aclesa …

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