Obituaries

Obituaries for March 22, 2012

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    Hope Phaye Beasley

    Hope Phaye Beasley, 60, of Little Rock, departed this life March 18, 2012. Hope was a graduate of Horace Mann High School in 1970. She moved to New York City …

  • Laureen Ruth Boswell-James-Williams

    Laureen Ruth Boswell-James-Williams age 54, of Cabot passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She never met a stranger and cared deeply for all her family and friends. She loved to …

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    Charles Brocato

    Charles Vincent Brocato, 65, of North Little Rock passed away Monday, March 19, 2012. He graduated from Byrd High School in 1964 with a senior letter in baseball and attended …

  • Thumbnail of John Edmund Byrd Sr.

    John Edmund Byrd Sr.

    John Edmund Byrd, Sr., 86, of North Little Rock AR, born May 8, 1925 in North Little Rock to John and Anna Mae Byrd, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, …

  • Hazel P. Capehart

    Hazel P. Capehart, 86, of Benton, formally of Ardmore, Oklahoma passed away on March 19, 2012. Mrs. Capehart is survived by her loving daughter, Linda Fenderson and son, George R. …

  • Calvin Jackson Chambers

    Calvin Jackson Chambers, 78, of Rock Springs, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 at Delta Memorial Hospital in Dumas. He was born January 15, 1934 in Edgemont, Ark. He was …

  • Gene Chisom

    Gene "Papa Gene" Chisom, 74, of Vilonia, went to be with the Lord, March 20, 2012. He was born March 10, 1938, in Montgomery, Alabama, to the late William and …

  • Joe Don Corbishley

    Joe Don Corbishley, 85, of Austin, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012. He was born December 1, 1926 in Russellville, Arkansas to the late Jesse Corbishley and Sadie Jones Cothren. Joe …

  • Marjorie Odean Crain

    Marjorie Crain, 89, passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Friday in Young's Chapel with Dr. Benjy McCann officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Memorial Park under …

  • Thumbnail of William Creasman

    William Creasman

    William Arthur Creasman Sr., 52, of Little Rock departed this life March 18, 2012. Family hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Sunday and Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, both to be held at …

  • Lavon April Criner

    Lavon April Criner, age 72, of Cherokee Village, Ark., formerly of Herrin, Ill., died Monday, March 19, 2012. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 23, 2012 at 10 …

  • Zeus Bastien Diviaio

    Zeus Bastien Diviaio, 7, of Little Rock passed away March 12, 2012. He was born on January 4, 2005 in Orange Park, Florida to Guy J. and Dara Smith Diviaio. …

  • Leon Farr

    Leon Farr, age 77, of Little Rock, Arkansas died Friday, March 16th, 2012. A memorial service in his honor will be at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, 8520 Carl Miller Road …

  • Ella Hightower Flowers

    Ella Hightower Flowers, 74, of North Little Rock died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Survivors include her husband, Walter Flowers; sons, Larry Zumwalt of Cabot, Randy Zumwalt of North Little Rock; …

  • Charles Edward Freeman

    Charles Edward Freeman, Jr., 63, of Judsonia, died March 20, 2012 in Little Rock. Visitation will be Friday 12 to 1 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home-Bald Knob. Graveside services will …

  • Lilma Louise Gardner

    Mrs. Lilma Louise Gardner 83, of Clinton, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was born March 22, 1928 in LoGap Community, Arkansas to the late Jack and …

  • Michael E. Garrett

    Michael E. Garrett, 49, of Cabot, born on September, 5, 1962, died on March 9, 2012.

  • Thumbnail of Helen Marie Gothard Gray

    Helen Marie Gothard Gray

    Helen Marie Gothard Gray, age 60, of Little Rock, Ark., died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at St. Vincent's Hospital. She was born April 17, 1951, in Malvern, Ark. A graduate …

  • Zed Hays

    Zed "Tootie" Hays, 74, of Oil Trough died Tuesday. Survivors: stepchildren, Leonard Rice, Mary Scott; brother, Darrell; sister, Linda Hays Stokes Welch; grandchild, Leasha Rice; friend, Dorothy Britt; her children, …

  • Thumbnail of Jacquelyn Henry

    Jacquelyn Henry

    Jacquelyn Henry, age 59, of N.L.R., Ark. died on March 17, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 24, 2012, 11 a.m. at Trinity …

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    Bobby Hill

    Bobby Hill, 75, of Batesville died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 5, 1936 in Cushman and was the son of Fredrick Newton Hill and …

  • Delbert LeRoy Hooten

    Delbert LeRoy Hooten of Heber Springs entered into eternity on March 20, 2012 from his home on Grace Mtn. Ranch in Heber Springs, AR. He was the son of the …

  • Ernest Hulsey

    Ernest Hulsey, 100, of Judsonia, died March 20, 2012. Visitation will Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Bald Knob. Services will be held Friday, 2 p.m., …

  • Norma Jewell Hutchison

    Norma J. Hutchison, 63, of Mountain Home died March 18, 2012. Survived by husband; Larrimore Hutchison, children; Joanna Anderson, Kelley Overman II, and stepson; Lynn Hutchison, mother; Berniece. Visitation will …

  • Fairrie Johnson

    Fairrie Johnson, age 69, of Augusta, died March 16, 2012. Survivors four daughters; one brother; three sisters; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., Rhodes and Son …

  • Thumbnail of Sheila Dianah Kelley-Holmes

    Sheila Dianah Kelley-Holmes

    Sheila Dianah Kelley-Holmes, 52, of Jacksonville, departed this life March 19, 2012. Sheila was the owner of Nubs to Nails Nail Shop Preceded in death by her father, Alvin Kelley. …

  • Lawrence Klein

    Lawrence Klein, 92, died March 20. Funeral service: Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. at Calico Rock Funeral Chapel. Burial: Pineville Cemetery under the direction of Eddie's Family Funeral Home. …

  • Jimmie Lee Layton Mills

    Jimmie Lee Layton Mills, age 97, died Wednesday in Searcy. She was a member of the College church of Christ. Visitation will be at Powell Funeral Home Thursday 5-6:30 p.m. …

  • Thumbnail of Alberdene (Honey) Little

    Alberdene (Honey) Little

    Alberdene (Honey) Little went into the arms of her savior Jesus on March 15, 2012. Beloved mother and friend to three daughters, Carol, Jackie, Dixie, grandma to 23, great-grandma to …

  • Virgie L. Mabry

    Mrs. Virgie Mabry, 99, of Cord died Wednesday. Survivors: several cousins, nieces, nephews, great, great-great, and great-great-great-nieces and nephews. Funeral: 11 a.m., Friday, Cord Baptist Church. Interment: Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation: …

  • Hazel Jean Mark Wells

    Hazel Jean Mark Wells, 59, of Kingsland, died Sunday. Survivors husband, Jimmy; children, Tersa Cranford, Jimmy III of Kingsland, Stevie Marks Orange County, Calif., Patrick Shields of Las Vegas, Nev.; …

  • Thumbnail of Max Raymond McCoy

    Max Raymond McCoy

    Max Raymond McCoy, 65, of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Little Rock. He was born December 31, 1946 in Vallejo, California to the late George and Edith …

  • Tommy Lee McGuire

    Tommy Lee McGuire, 35, passed away March 16, 2012. Parents, Price and Wanda McGuire of Quitman; siblings, Michael McGuire of Heber Springs, Gayla Dennis of Quitman, Debbie Bartlett of Oracle, …

  • Thumbnail of Roger Miller

    Roger Miller

    Roger "Roy" Miller, 64, of Little Rock departed this life March 20, 2012. Preceded in death by his son, Derrick Miller; parents, Emerson and Sarah Miller; brothers, Emerson, Jr., Lewis, …

  • Ralph B. Mills

    Ralph B. Mills, 54, of West Helena passed away March 19, 2012 at Little Rock. Survivors: wife, five sons, two daughters, 12 grandchildren. No services are scheduled for Mr. Mills. …

  • Edith Marie Nash

    Edith Marie Berryhill Nash, age 85, of Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was born March 25, 1926 in the Mt. Olive Community of Saline County, Arkansas. …

  • Elroy O'Donald

    Elroy O'Donald, age, 47, of North Little Rock, died Saturday. He will be missed by three daughters; four brothers; and six sisters. Funeral 1 p.m., Saturday, at Mt. Moriah Baptist …

  • Bobbye Elizabeth Parker

    Bobbye Elizabeth Parker 81, was born August 30, 1930 in Hazen, Arkansas to John and Ruth Minton. She passed away peacefull at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas on March 10, …

  • Edgar Randy Parnell

    Mr. Edgar Randy Parnell, 54, of Jordan died March 9, 2012. Mr. Parnell is survived by wife Beverly Parnell, two brothers; Bobby Parnell and Ronnie Parnell, three sisters; Hettie Tilley, …

  • Thumbnail of Iola Pearson

    Iola Pearson

    Iola Pearson, 89, of Heber Springs, passed away March 20, 2012. She was born in Bee Branch to Charley Hamilton and Dovie Ward Edwards, and was a member of First …

  • Thumbnail of Altha Elizabeth "Bess" Peters

    Altha Elizabeth "Bess" Peters

    Altha Elizabeth "Bess" Peters, age 92, a resident of Midlothian, Virginia since 2007, died Monday, March 19, 2012. She was born on November 2, 1919 in Garland County to the …

  • Rosa P. Quigley

    Rosa P. Quigley, age 91, of Mena, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Mena. Services are Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home in …

  • Patrick Flanagan Raney

    Patrick Flanagan Raney, 59, of Booneville died March 20, 2012. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m.,. today at Booneville Funeral Service Chapel. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of …

  • Thumbnail of Joe J. Rieathbaum

    Joe J. Rieathbaum

    Joe J. Rieathbaum, 72 of Conway went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was born April 21, 1939 in Mayflower to the late Charlie James and …

  • Thumbnail of Louise McCruel Robinson

    Louise McCruel Robinson

    Mrs. Louise McCruel Robinson of Pine Bluff entered heaven's gates on March 17, 2012. She was the eldest daughter of the late Willie and Annie McCruel from Dumas, Arkansas. She …

  • John Hill Rosamond

    John Hill Rosamond, 68, of Blytheville, died March 18, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Survived by his wife; eight children, two brothers and 16 grandchildren. A …

  • Sheldon Verdell Russ

    Sheldon Verdell Russ, 87, of Cave City died Monday. Survivors: son, Jim Russ, daughters, Carol Ann Bintliff, Judy Pierce, Barbara Miller; sister, Meleese Allgood; eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m., Friday, …

  • N. Marshall Schools

    N. Marshall Schools, age 96, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. A private celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. All arrangements are …

  • Thumbnail of Opal Shuffield

    Opal Shuffield

    Opal Shuffield, age 85, of Bismarck died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was born May 3, 1926 the daughter of George and Anna Thomas Cook. She was preceded in death …

  • Bob Simmons

    Bob Simmons, age 96, of Langley, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, in the Langley Hall Church with Gerald Eaton officiating. Interment will be …

  • Hermon H. Stephens

    Hermon H. Stephens, 75, of Fordyce, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Dallas County Medical Center. He was born in Pine Bluff, Ark. on August 3, 1936 to the …

  • Gertie Lee Taylor

    Mrs. Gertie Lee Taylor, 86, died Wednesday. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, funeral services: 3 p.m., Saturday at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home, McCrory. Interment: Pumpkin Bend Cemetery. Survivors: daughter, Linda …

  • Hilli Jean Bell Taylor

    Halli Jean Bell Taylor, 86, of Batesville, died Tuesday. Survivors: sons: Gary Taylor, Wesley Taylor; daughter: Darlene Dowell. Services: 1 p.m., Friday, Roller-Crouch Chapel. Burial: Alderbrook Cemetery by Roller-Crouch Funeral …

  • Thumbnail of Yvonne Sally Tolbert

    Yvonne Sally Tolbert

    Yvonne Sally Tolbert 75, of Little Rock, Arkansas departed this life peacefully on March 16, 2012. Her loving survivors include: one son, Gregory Springer; one grandson, Julian Basset; an array …

  • Joel Turner

    Joel Londell Turner, 78, of Searcy, passed away March 18, 2012. Visiting hours will be held Friday, March 23rd from 6-8 p.m. at the Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home. Funeral service will …

  • Thumbnail of Dora  Lee Vance-Holiday

    Dora Lee Vance-Holiday

    Dora Lee Vance-Holiday, 84, of Brinkley, died Thursday March 15 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Five sons, four daughters, a brother, a sister, and a host of …

  • Anna Marie Warrick

    Anna Marie Warrick, 94 of Little Rock, passed away March 21, 2012 in West Memphis, Arkansas. She was born July 19, 1917 in Little Rock, Arkansas, she was the daughter …

  • Grace Ann Watson

    Grace Ann Watson, 59, Harrison, died March 20, 2012. Visitation 6-8 p.m., Thursday, March 22nd, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Funeral 10 a.m., Friday, at New Hope Baptist Church, under direction …

  • Rachel White

    Rachel E. White, age 71, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Graveside …

  • Jessica M. Williams

    Jessica M. Williams, age 30, of Collinsville, Ill., died March 19, 2012. Born Nov. 13, 1981 in Clinton, Ark., the daughter of Jerry W. Williams of Clinton, Ark. and Virginia …

  • Jethro Wright

    Jethro Wright, 92, of Rison, died Saturday. Survivors wife, Ernestine Wright, Rison; sister, Palzie Halkman, St. Louis, Mo. Services Thursday, Tate Temple Church, Rison, 11 a.m. Marks Funeral Home, Fordyce.

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