Obituaries

Obituaries for May 22, 2012

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    Vivian Merriott Anderson

    Vivian Merriott Anderson, 82, of Little Rock, Ark. passed away peacefully at her home, Thursday May 17, 2012. She was born February 23, 1930 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to the …

  • Bob Asher

    Bob Lee Asher, age 68, of Benton died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home. He was born April 22, 1944 in Cherokee City, Arkansas. Bob was a retired lineman …

  • Gladys Balch

    Gladys (Herman) Balch, 86, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Balch, died Thursday. Survivors: sons, James Balch (Amanda), Kendall Balch (Nancy), and L.G. Balch; daughters, Susie A Phillips and Cathy Crowe …

  • Elmer L. Biggs

    Elmer L. Biggs, age 75, of Little Rock died Saturday, May 19th, 2012. He was born in Little Rock on August 4th, 1936 to Orby J. and Sula Ussery Biggs. …

  • Gertie Bell Black

    Gertie Bell Black, 76 of Greenbrier died May 20, 2012. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 23 with family receiving friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at …

  • Barbara Jean Cummings Bradley

    Barbara Jean Cummings Bradley, age 62, of El Dorado, Ark. died Sunday May 20 in El Dorado, Ark. Funeral services 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at Frazer's Chapel. Burial in …

  • Bernice Branstetter

    Bernice Branstetter, 84, of Point Cedar, died Saturday. Services will be 2 p.m., May 23, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs with Rev. Rusty Mace officiating. Interment will …

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    Kenneth Brock

    Kenneth Rayburn Brock, 86, passed away on May 19th, 2012. He was born on July 22nd 1925 in Braggadocia, Missouri. He was a retired federal administrative law judge, a WWII …

  • Emily Hoover Browning

    Emily Hoover Browning, age 88, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Conway Regional Medical Center of Respiratory Failure. She was born January 19, 1924 in Monticello, Ark. to Wilford …

  • Evelyn Buckworth

    Evelyn Buckworth, 98, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Texarkana, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Camden, Ark. …

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    Roy Orville Bullock

    Roy Orville Bullock, 83, of Pine Bluff died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bullock was born April 16, 1929, at the Sunshine Plantation in Humphrey, …

  • Aleta Castaneda

    Aleta Castaneda, 51, of Watson Chapel, Arkansas died May 20, 2012. Visitation held May 22, from 6-8 p.m., Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Services held Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 10 a.m., …

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    Herbert W. Chambless

    Mr. Herbert Walker Chambless, 91 of DeAnn, passed away Saturday May 19, 2012 at his home. He was born September 10,1920 to Walker Chambless and Fannie Schooley Chambless. He was …

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    J.P. Chancey

    Dr. J.P. Chancey, 89 of Fort Smith, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Fort Smith. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1947, he served …

  • James Doyle Cossey

    James Doyle Cossey, 84 of Cave City died Sunday May 20, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday May 23, 2012 at 2 p.m., Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Cave City. Burial, James Family …

  • Sammie Jo Davis

    Sammie Jo Davis, 69, of Quitman, died peacefully at home on May 18, 2012. She was born February 23, 1943. She will be missed by all who loved her. A …

  • James Joseph "Sonny" Dickey Sr.

    James Joseph "Sonny" Dickey Sr., age 75, of Belleville, Ark., died Saturday. Funeral service 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Liberty Community Church. Burial: Liberty Cemetery in Belleville. Visitation: …

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    Relma Diemer

    Relma Diemer, 83, of Benton, Arkansas, entered into rest on Saturday, May 19, 2012. She was born October 12, 1928, in Holly Grove, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by …

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    John Dorsey

    John Dorsey, age 90, of Little Rock, Arkansas died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Woodland Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville. John was a Veteran of the United States …

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    Michael Elton

    Michael Elton, 36, of Crossett, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Ashley County Medical Center. Mr. Elton was a native and lifelong resident of Crossett. He graduated from Fountain …

  • John Kilby Foster, Sr.

    John Kilby Foster Sr., 85, of Hot Springs Village died May 16, 2012. Memorial service will be 2 p.m., Thursday at Unitarian Universalist Village Church. Interment will be in Wilson …

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    Margaret Ann Stuck Frier

    Margaret Ann Stuck Frier died Sunday, May 20th at the Presbyterian Village Nursing Home in Little Rock. She lived in Jonesboro, Arkansas prior to moving to the nursing home. She …

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    Granville Fulmer Jr.

    Granville Fulmer, Jr., 65, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 after a long battle with Leukemia. He was born in Lonoke on November 30, 1947. Preceding him in death, parents …

  • Huey Godwin

    Mr. Huey Godwin, 79, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away May 18, 2012 in Prescott, Arkansas. Memorial service, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 10 a.m. in Caney Cemetery under the direction …

  • Mary Margaret Griffith

    Mary Margaret Griffith, 65, passed away Saturday May 19th. Former caregiver at Conway Human Development Center. Survivors: daughters: Gail Fairfield, Susan Hogan, Shelia Renee; two brothers; two sisters; 18 grandchildren, …

  • Naomi Hamilton

    Naomi Hamilton, 98, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., formerly of New Jersey, Beebe, Ark. and Clinton, Ill., passed away at 5 a.m., Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Sandpiper Nursing Home, Mount …

  • Guy F. Hankins Jr.

    Guy F. Hankins Jr.,Oct. 5, 1935-May 6, 2012. Predeceased by parents, Guy F. and Ollie Hankins; siblings: Hubert Hankins. Lucille Wolfe. Survived by wife, Bari; son, Toney Hankins; daughters: Julia …

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    Stephen P. Harris

    Stephen P. Harris, 61 of Camden, Ark. passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012. He was born June 17, 1950 in Lincoln, Neb. He is survived by his wife, Debra Harris …

  • Erma Mae Johnson

    Erma Mae Johnson, 96, of Jacksonville, born December 13, 1915 in North Little Rock to Ed and Bessie Norris, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012. She was Baptist and …

  • James D. Kittler

    James D. Kittler, 71, passed away May 19, 2012 in Memphis. An Army veteran, Mr. Kittler was preceded by his wife, Jimmie Etta Kittler; father, John Will Kittler; mother, Louisa …

  • Herman Curtis "Red" Laymon

    Herman Curtis "Red" Laymon, age 93, of Dardanelle died Saturday, May 19 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. He was born October 27, 1918 in Ottawa, Kansas to …

  • Rita Joyce Beaver Liles

    Rita Joyce Beaver Liles of Camden, died Saturday, May 19, 2012. Funeral 10 a.m., Wednesday at Cullendale First Assembly of God Church with burial in Holleman Cemetery near White Oak …

  • Brad Lott

    Brad Lott, 48, of Crossett, died Sunday, May 20, 2012. Funeral services: 10 a.m., Wednesday in the Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home chapel with burial in the Hamburg Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 …

  • Billy Joe Love

    Billy Joe Love, age 83, of Searcy died Sunday, May 20, 2012. Visitation will be Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home of Searcy. Services will be at 2 p.m., …

  • Frances Loveless

    Frances Loveless, age 71, of London died Saturday at Arkansas Hospice Center in Russellville. Memorial services will be Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle with visitation before the …

  • Finis Lee Martin

    Finis Lee Martin, 66, of Heber Springs, died Saturday, May 19, 2012. He was born November 24, 1945, in Atkins. Funeral services are 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 22 at Lemley …

  • Irene McCoy

    Irene McCoy, 80, of Little Rock, passed away May 16, 2012. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and …

  • Heath Edward Misho

    Heath Edward Misho, 34, of Pine Bluff, died May 19, 2012. The visitation is 6-8 p.m., Wednesday May 23, 2012, at Ralph Robinson & Son. Funeral 10 a.m., Thursday May …

  • France Davis Moore

    Frances Moore, 85, of Wynne, Arkansas, died Saturday in Vanndale. Survivors are son, James (Jim) Moore and wife Jamie; daughters, Myra Suzanne Easley of Little Rock, Arkansas; and four grandchildren. …

  • Sally Jean Murphy

    Sally Jean Murphy age 67 passed away Monday. A employee of State Farm Insurance she was a Methodist. Survivors: husband, Paul, daughter, Brandy Gardner (Jason), Harrisburg, Ark.; son, Shane of …

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    Edith Price

    Edith Marie "Memaw" Price, 89, received her angel wings on May 19th surrounded by loving family and friends. Memaw created a lifetime of wonderful memories with everyone she knew. A …

  • William Calvin Quisenberry

    William "Bill" Calvin Quisenberry, 64, Beebe, went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2012. Survivors include four step-daughters; one grandson; four brothers; and two sisters. Graveside Service is …

  • Larkin "Red" Rabun

    Larkin "Red" Rabun, 83, of Jacksonville, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 18, 2012. He was retired from Jones Truck Lines. He leaves behind his loving …

  • Sammy Charles Riley

    Sammy Charles Riley, 79, of Batesville died Sunday. Survivors: wife, Betty Riley; sons, Scotty Riley, Tommy Riley; daughters, Sandra Young, Vickie Ford, Joanne Shanks, Patricia Riley; stepsons; Rocky Stone, Clifford …

  • Thumbnail of Donald Ray "Animal" Sims

    Donald Ray "Animal" Sims

    Donald Ray "Animal" Sims, 47, of Atkins died Saturday May 19, 2012, at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. He was born December 12, 1964, in Morrilton, the son …

  • Thumbnail of Alice Richard Keary Starks

    Alice Richard Keary Starks

    Alice Richard Keary Starks, 95, of Little Rock, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Alice was born in Wynne, Arkansas on April 19, 1917 to Delos "Dick" and Mary …

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    Owen Sugg

    Owen Lee Sugg, 79 of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away May 20th, 2012. He was born On September 2nd, 1932 to Troy and Elba Sugg in Cave City, Arkansas. He retired …

  • Glenda Elizabeth Taylor

    Glenda Elizabeth Taylor, age 73, of Morrilton died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Saint Edwards Mercy Center in Fort Smith. She was born October 11, 1938 at Morrilton to Hugh …

  • Hilda Flurry Taylor Whitten

    Hilda Flurry Taylor Whitten, age 98, entered into Heaven on April 11, 2012 after several years of wondering why the Lord was keeping her on this earth for so long! …

  • Thumbnail of James Eugene Thompson

    James Eugene Thompson

    James Eugene Thompson 69, born in Tyronza, Ark., April 10, 1943 passed from this life to join in Heaven those who preceded him in death, his parents, Roland and Thelma …

  • Ernestine Tidwell

    Ernestine "Tina" Tidwell, 66, of Pine Bluff died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 28, 1945 in Little Rock to Ernest L. and …

  • Frances Jane Tinkle

    Frances Jane Tinkle, 89, of Oil Trough passed away on May 19, 2012. Funeral will be at Salado Baptist Church, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 2 p.m. There will be …

  • Pauline Waldrip

    Pauline Dunn Waldrip passed away May 21, 2012 in Camden, Ark. She was preceded in death by her husband, DeWitt and grandson, Dustin Stroope. She is survived by children Mary …

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    Kenneth A. Walters

    Colonel Kenneth A. "Wally" Walters passed away peacefully on 19 May, 2012. Born in Lexington, Virginia, Colonel Walters graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1988, and was commissioned that same …

  • Ola Mae Wilson

    Ola Mae "Jane" Wilson, age 91, of Arkadelphia died Friday. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Tuesday in Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel in Arkadelphia with Pastor John Williams officiating. Burial will …

  • Harold Thomas Young

    Harold Thomas Young, born September 9, 1914 in Carlise, Arkansas to Charles and Lula Roush Young. He passed away at DeWitt City Hospital on May 21, 2012. Harold is preceded …

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