Obituaries

Obituaries for April 24, 2016

Lyla Lee (Derry) Alexander

Lyla Lee (Derry) Alexander, a resident of Country Club Village in Hot Springs, Ark., died at the age of 94 on Sun., April 10, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation …
Barry Dean Allen

Barry Dean Allen, 50, of Bigelow passed away Thurs., April 21, 2016. He was born Nov. 23, 1965 to Samuel Franklin Allen Jr. and Sarah Yvonne Allen. Barry enjoyed working …
Margaret Bartlett

Margaret Bartlett, 83, of Appleton, passed away Thurs., April 21, 2016, at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. She was born Sept. 13, 1932, in Appleton, daughter of the …
Todd Douglas Basham

Todd Douglas Basham, 56, of Bentonville, passed from this life on April 23, 2016 at Willard Walker Hospice Home while surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 11, …
Nida Beaird

NIDA BEAIRD, 88, of Little Rock went to be with the Lord on Thurs., April 21, 2016 at Memory Care of Little Rock at Good Shepherd assisted living facility. Nida …
Sandra Trawick Berry

Sandra Trawick Berry died Tues., April 19, in the Forrest City Medical Center. Born Jan. 12, 1946, and raised in Little Rock, she went to Central High School and received …
Tammy Meeks Bolin

Tammy Meeks Bolin, age 53, of Monticello, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at her home in Monticello. She was born Aug. 1, 1962. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., …
Tony Borden

Tony Borden, 51, died April 9, 2016. Tony loved his family, friends, camping, and cooking. He was the youngest of fifteen children. He was a 26-year employee of the city …
Laveda Hasletten "Thompson" Bowen

Laveda Hasleteen "Thompson" Bowen, 93 of Bethel Heights passed away April 22, 2016 at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. She was born March 2, 1923 in War Eagle, Ark. to …
James Bowman

JAMES (GREG) BOWMAN, 75, of Jacksonville, Ark. passed April 19, 2016. Loving memories left to wife, Annella Bowman; daughter, Alicia Steele (Otis); grandchildren, Michael, Britni, and Brianna, four great-grandchildren; siblings, …
Mary Jane Cavender

Mary Jane Cavender, age 56, of Searcy, died Friday, April 22, 2016 at her home. She was born July 30, 1959 in Pine Bluff to Waymon Aldean Lee and Ada …
Bernard "Babe" Chism

Bernard "Babe" Chism, age 89 of Houston, Ark. passed away, Friday, April 22, 2016. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Tues., April 26 at Harris Chapel. Burial: May Cemetery by Harris Funeral …
Rita Joy Churchwell

Rita Joy Churchwell, age 49, of Searcy, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Little Rock. Visitation is Sunday from 3 until 5 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home. Funeral services will …
Charles C. Clark

Charles C. Clark, 85, of London died Sat., April 23, 2016. Service is 2:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Shinn Chapel. Burial in Price Cemetery and under the direction of Shinn …
Paul Eugene Dill

PAUL EUGENE DILL, 73, of Maumelle, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. He was preceded in death by his brother, Harold and his parents, Harold & Hattie Dill. Paul was …
Naomi Jean Draper

Mrs. Naomi Jean Draper, 62 of Pine Bluff, Ark. passed Mon., April 18, 2016. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m., Mon., April 25, 2016 at Highland Baptist Church by Rev. …
Lavelle McClure Easley

Lavelle McClure Easley, 79, of Arkadelphia, died Friday. Graveside services 2 p.m. on Monday at Easley Cemetery. Visitation from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday at First Assembly of God Church …
Gordon Evans

Gordon Evans 91 formerly of Bentonville, Ark., passed away April 20, 2016 at the Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville, Mo. He was born April 2, 1925 in Rogers, Ark. the …
Evelyn Fithen

Evelyn Fithen, 91, of Houston, Texas, formerly of North Little Rock, passed away March 27, 2016. She was born on August 26, 1924, in North Little Rock, Ark. Evelyn retired …
Earl Gene Garrett

EARL GENE GARRETT, 88, of Little Rock, passed away Wed., April 20, 2016. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Little Rock. He worked two years for …
Joel William Green Sr.

Joel William Green Sr., age 88, passed away Thurs., April 21, 2016 in Fayetteville. He was born May 2, 1927 in Cale, Ark., the son of William J. and Esther …
Mary Lou Grimmett

MARY LOU MAXEY GRIMMETT, 83, of Little Rock, died April 23, 2016. Born March 26, 1933 in Texarkana, Texas, she was the daughter of J.C. and Rachel Barnett Orr. She …
Mildred Ricketts Herring

Mildred Ann Ricketts Herring, age 80, of White Hall, died Wed., April 20, 2016. Born May 27, 1935 in the Hardin community, she was a lifelong resident of the White …
Don Wayne Highfill

DON WAYNE HIGHFILL of Morgan, Ark., passed away April 14, 2016. He was born Dec. 21, 1946 to the late John C. Highfill and Nadine (Hackney) Highfill. He was a …
Billy Ray Hill

Billy Ray Hill, age 65 of Monticello, passed away Thurs., April 21, 2016 in Pine Bluff. He was born Aug. 5, 1950. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Mon., April …
James William Jackson Jr.

JAMES WILLIAM JACKSON JR., 73, of North Little Rock passed away April, 21, 2016. He was born Aug. 7, 1942 to James and Irma Starkey Jackson, Sr. in Little Rock. …
Sonya Christy Johnston

Sonya Christy Johnston, 53, of Conway, went to be with the Lord Thurs., April 21, 2016. She was born Aug. 17, 1962, the daughter of Jim and Ann Johnston. Chrissy …
Artis T. Lofton

Artis T. Lofton, 64, of Forrest City, departed this life on April 21, 2016. He was preceded in death by: sister, Paulette Lofton. He leaves memories with his wife, Clara …
Roberto Edgardo Martinez

Roberto Edgardo Martinez, 69, of Centerton passed away April 18, 2016 in Fayetteville. He was born on Oct. 13, 1946 in Honduras and the son of Francisca Martinez. He is …
Frances "Sookie" Irene Mattinson

FRANCES "SOOKIE" IRENE MATTINSON of Mabelvale, formerly of Hamburg, died March 31 at home. Born Dec. 4, 1954 to Milo Clyde and Elizabeth Ann Bankston Mattinson, she attended Parkview High …
James McKnight

JAMES H. MCKNIGHT, 103 ½ of Little Rock was born Nov. 22, 1912 in Mason Hall, Tenn. to parents Enos and Callie Boyett McKnight and passed away April 21, 2016 …
Levenise Mitchell

Levenise Mitchell, 79, Arkadelphia, passed April 19, 2016. He is survived by his daughter, Crystal Brittain and one granddaughter, Ashley Brittain, both of Arkadelphia. A memorial service is scheduled for …
Robert Carroll Moore

Robert C. Moore, 54, of Seligman, Mo., passed away on April 21, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. Robert was born April 22, 1961, in Carlsbad, N.M. to Larry …
Frederick (Fred) Morell

Frederick (Fred) G. Morell, 89 passed away on April 18, 2016 from natural causes in Prairie Grove, Ark. He was born in Argyle, Mich., on April 23, 1926 to Stanley …
Ethel Beatrice Moss

Mrs. Ethel Beatrice Moss, 86 of Avondale, Ariz. passed Thurs., April 14, 2016. Graveside will be 11 a.m., Mon., April 25, 2016 in Evergreen Cemetery in Boydell, Ark. by Rev. …
Colecia L. Norment

Colecia L. Norment, 39, of Tulsa, Okla., departed this life on April 21, 2016. She was preceded in death by: father, Jesse Norment Sr.; grandparents, Mattie Bell Mayo and Rev. …
Ardell C. Pennington

Ardell C. Pennington, 93, of Springdale left this world on April 20, 2016 at Washington Regional Medical Center to sing with the angels. He was born Feb. 13, 1923 in …
JC "Frog" Phillips

JC "FROG" PHILLIPS, 74 of North Little Rock passed away on Wed., April 20 2016. Professional services entrusted to Hardy Funeral Home 5300 West 12th Street. (501)373-4129 "We Care, When …
James Andrew Phillps

James Andrew Phillips, age 70 of Oakland, Calif., passed away Fri., January 15, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Seatrice Phillips and a sister Hope …
Billy Wayne Pilcher

Billy Wayne Pilcher, 77, of Mountain Home, Arkansas died April 22, 2016. Survived by his wife, Betty Pilcher of the home, daughter, Pam Byrd, son, Bryan Pilcher and daughter, Billie …
Rebecca Reap

REBECCA ANN REAP, of Little Rock, died on April 12, 2016. She was born July 5, 1954 in Little Rock to Marjorie Clancy Reap and Alvin Jackson Reap. Preceding her …
Carl D. Rimel

Carl D. Rimel passed away quietly surrounded by his loving family, April 18, 2016. He was a kind and gentle man who was loved and respected by all who knew …
Gladys Robbins

Gladys Robbins, 96, died Friday. She was preceded in death by husband Arley and their sons, Max and Donnie. Survivors are sisters, Dorothy Grace and Kathy Swint of Stuttgart. Funeral …
Joel Douglas Ruminer

JOEL DOUGLAS RUMINER, 75, of Little Rock made his final curtain call on April 14, 2016. He was born July 18, 1940 in Guion, ARK., to Jack Borden Ruminer and …
Shirley Ann Scott

SHIRLEY ANN SCOTT, 77, of Jacksonville, was born on April 26, 1938 to Charlie and Clyde K. Davis, in the city and state of Warrenton, Ga. She was the youngest …
Harold "Joe" Stark

Harold Joseph "Joe" Stark, age 89, of Bella Vista, died April 20, 2016, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. He was born in Morganton, Ark., on April 10, 1927, …
Joanne Staroschak

JoAnne was born in Zolocziw, Ukraine on July 5, 1922. She received a certification with the Montessori Education Program in Ukraine and served there as a grade school teacher. She …
Linda Tarpley

Linda Tarpley, 69, of Conway, went to be with the Lord on April 19, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 p.m., Tues., April 26 at the Vilonia …
Leroy Thacker

Leroy Thacker, age 73, of Mena passed away Fri., April 22, 2016 in Fort Smith, Ark. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Mon., April 25, 2016 at the …
Bobby Gene Tripp

Bobby Gene Tripp, 81, legendary Dobro man, husband, father, business owner, and all-around charmer, has been recalled for that eternal jam, and we must not be greedy. It turns out …
Frances Wallace

FRANCES LYNN WALLACE of Little Rock was born on Oct. 27, 1965 in Morrilton, Ark. to the late Elvin and Josephine Garrison Wallace. Lynn was called to her eternal rest …
Richard King Walls Jr.

Born Aug. 12, 1960, U.S. Army veteran, Richard King Walls Jr., died on April 21. He received a Bachelors in Biology from Henderson where he was active in Sigma Phi …
Doris Morgan Ward

DORIS MORGAN WARD, 88, passed peacefully from this earthly realm to a joyous heavenly welcome late Fri., April 22, 2016. She was born in Little Rock, Ark., January 10, 1928 …
Russell Henry (Rusty) Washam

Russell Henry (Rusty) Washam 55 of Roe, Ark. died April 19, 2016 in Marshall, Arkansas at Campground Bakers Ford Buffalo Reserve. Funeral was Sat., April 23, 2016 at 2 p.m. …
Linda Kay (Eckles) Westfall

LINDA KAY (ECKLES) WESTFALL, 73, of North Little Rock passed away Thurs., April 21, 2016. She was born March 4, 1943 in Tulsa, Okla. to LeRoy and LaDema Bolin Eckles. …
Mary Ruth Wheeler

Mary Ruth Bryant Wheeler, 83, passed away April 21, 2016 in Hot Springs, Ark. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Mon., April 25, 2016 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway …
Keith Douglas Williams

KEITH WILLIAMS, 50, of Little Rock departed this life on April 17, 2016. He was preceded in death by parents, Willie and Audrae Williams; siblings, Ronell and Kenneth Williams; sister, …
William Younger

William Orlo "Bill" Younger passed away April 21, 2016. He was born in Pindall, Jan. 28, 1925, to Minnie (Walters) Younger and L.A. Younger. Mr. Younger served in the Navy …

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