Obituaries

Obituaries for February 17, 2016

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    Hudson LaVon Abbott

    Hudson LaVon Abbott, age 88, of Crossett, Ark. passed away on February 15, 2016 following a brief illness. He was born on October 24, 1927 in Sheridan, Ark. to his …

  • Elsie Alexander

    Elsie Alexander, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 13, 2016. She was the daughter of Wilbert and Sara Jane (Odum) Burroughs born in Damascus, Ark. on Nov. 11, 1923. …

  • Glady Lorine Arey

    Glady Lorine Arey, age 90, of Bryant, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016. She was born January 12, 1926 in Sheridan, Arkansas. Mrs. Arey was the owner of Springhill Grocery. …

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    Pauline (Polly) Daniel Baker

    Pauline (Polly) Daniel Baker, age 81, a long- time resident of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born Mary Pauline Daniel on October 22, 1934 …

  • Cameron Bryce Benford

    Cameron Bryce Benford, age 15 of Cabot, passed away February 13, 2016. He was born October 5, 2000 to Angela Waddell-Quattlebum and Brian Benford. He is preceded in death by …

  • Billy Joe "Bill" Blankenship

    Billy Joe "Bill" Blankenship, 74, died at his residence in Little Rock, Arkansas Sunday February 14, 2016. Born March 11, 1941 he is survived by his Son; Mark Blankenship and …

  • Virginia Lee Everett Bowen

    Virginia Lee Everett Bowen, born March 2, 1926 in Detroit, MI, died February 13, 2016, in Austin, TX, at the age of 89. Virginia (Peggy to her closest family and …

  • Thumbnail of Carole Jean Bowlin

    Carole Jean Bowlin

    Carole Jean Bailey-Bowlin, 74, Fayetteville, passed from this life February 10, 2016. She was born February 4, 1942 in Elmhurst, IL to William and Jean Bailey. She is preceded in …

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    Linda Diane Boyd

    Linda Diane Boyd, age 64, of Jacksonville passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016. She was born July 30, 1951 in Niles, Michigan to the late William and Eva Bittle. …

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    Margaret June Stigall Campbell

    Margaret June Stigall Campbell of Scott, Arkansas passed away on February 15, 2016 surrounded by her family. June was born October 26, 1938 in Carlisle, Ark. June was a member …

  • Martin Rae Clifford

    Martin Rae Clifford, 58, of St. Louis, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July …

  • Beverly Jean Conklin

    Beverly Conklin, 89, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died February 10, 2016 at home. She was born October 3, 1926 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Harold L. Curtis and Ernora Williams …

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    Randal Marvin Crossland Sr.

    Randal Marvin Crossland Sr., 85 of Benton, passed away February 16, 2016. He was born July 17, 1930 to the late Coleman and Deola Barger Crossland. He was retired from …

  • Deborah Anne Crowson

    Deborah Anne Crowson 58 of Clearfield, Utah passed away on February 6, 2016. Celebration of life will be Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Dial and Dudley Funeral …

  • Richard "Ricky" Luke DeSalvo

    Richard "Ricky" Luke DeSalvo, 51, of Fayetteville died Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Fayetteville. He was born December 10, 1964 in Fayetteville to Abraham Charles and Rosalie Keenan DeSalvo. He …

  • Willis Lee Dixon

    Willis Lee Dixon, 74, of Hector, died Monday, February 15, 2016. The graveside service is at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2016, in Walnut Grove Cemetery, by Shinn Funeral Service …

  • Jacob Kylee Dodd

    Jacob Kylee Dodd passed away February 15th, 2016. Visitation is Thursday, 1-3 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home with funeral services to follow at 3 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home. In …

  • Ramona Pierce Draper

    Ramona Pierce Draper, age 62, of Poyen, died Sunday. Survivors: husband, Harry Draper; son, David Draper (Bonnie); mother, Loretta Collins; grandchildren, Chase Gordon, Krysta Ford (A.J.), Mercy Draper, Pierce Draper, …

  • Kenneth Engelkes

    Kenneth "Pickle" Engelkes, 84, died Monday. Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Myrtie; children, Brian and Mike Engelkes and Suzanne Stroh; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral is 2 …

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    Taleba Fogle

    Taleba Renee (Lee) Fogle, 36, Little Rock, born Friday, March 23, 1979 transitioned from this life to eternal life Monday, February 15, 2016. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and …

  • Leonora Anna Seidenstricker Franzen

    Leonora Anna Seidenstricker Franzen, 91, of Stuttgart, widow of Ronald Gilbert Franzen, passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Chambers Nursing Home in Carlisle. Mrs. Franzen was born Feb. 18, …

  • Gloria Jean Gibbs

    Gloria Jean Gibbs, 68, a resident of West Siloam Springs, passed away February 14, 2016 in Bentonville. She was born July 27, 1947 in Prairie Grove, the daughter of Bryan …

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    Jason Robert Goodart

    Jason Robert Goodart's life on this Earth began on June 19, 1992 in Springfield, Missouri and ended on February 14, 2016. He was the son of John and Shirley (Blair) …

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    Robert Edward Grace, Sr.

    Robert Edward Grace, Sr., age 92, two weeks shy of 93, of North Little Rock died Sunday, February 14, 2016. He was born March 1, 1923 to Jesse and Clara …

  • Walter "Walt" Gray

    Walter "Walt" James Gray Sr., 79, of Mena died on February 13th, 2016. Services are Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Mena. Interment …

  • Joseph Greenway

    Joseph David Greenway, 29, Paron, died February 11, 2016. Preceded in death by his father, Carl Greenway and grandfather, J.B. Greenway. Survivors: mother, Vicki Greenway Harris; nephew, Denver Rickard; nieces, …

  • Thumbnail of Richard Andre' Haney

    Richard Andre' Haney

    Richard Andre' Haney, 41, of Little Rock, Ark. departed this life on February 13, 2016. Richard served in the United States Army from 1997-2000. While in the Army he was …

  • Thumbnail of Antuan LaRell Hayes

    Antuan LaRell Hayes

    Antuan LaRell Hayes, 30, of Hot Springs, Ark. departed this life on February 13, 2016. He was preceded in death by: grandmother, Mennie White; grandparents, Ernestine and Jo Brown, Rev. …

  • Charles Edward Howell

    Charles Howell, 68, of Haskell, Arkansas died February 14, 2016. He was born December 13, 1947 in Steele, Missouri. Charles served in the United States Air Force and worked in …

  • J.C. Hughes

    J.C. Hughes, age 79, of Winslow, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 in Fayetteville. He was born February 2, 1937 in Wyola, Arkansas, the son of Raymond and Violet Ramey Hughes. …

  • Mary Lou Killian

    Mary Lou Killian, age 75, of Amity, died Sunday, February 14, 2016. Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, in the Coker Cemetery, Rosboro, under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral …

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    Isaac Knight, Sr.

    Isaac Knight Sr. 94 of Little Rock, Ark. went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday February 10, 2016. He was born on July 27, 1922 in Grady, Ark., …

  • Virginia Lehman

    Virginia Lehman went home to be with her lord and savior on February 14, 2016. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband Don Lehman. She is survived by two …

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    Bob Lord

    Bob Lord, of Morrilton, Arkansas, was born on September 9, 1935 in the Bronx, New York. He attended St. Athanasius School and Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. After …

  • Thumbnail of Helen Amelia Mumphrey

    Helen Amelia Mumphrey

    Helen A. Rowan Mumphrey of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Detroit, Mich., transitioned to her heavenly home on Friday, February 12, 2016, at UAMS Medical Center. She was preceded in …

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    McKinley Newton

    Dr. McKinley Newton, 90, of Little Rock transitioned from this life on February 14, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Newton; parents, Mack Newton and Clara …

  • Carl A. Orr

    Carl A. Orr, 80, of Perryville, Arkansas died on February 12, 2016. He was born on August 31, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario Canada to the late John A. and Coral …

  • Elsie Lee Marie Paul

    Elsie Marie Lee Paul, 69, of Searcy, went to be with the Lord, February 4, 2016. Her family will be welcoming friends and relatives all day for a Memorial, on …

  • Florence Swindle Perkins

    Florence (Swindle) Perkins, 90, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home. Burial …

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    Margaret Phillips

    Margaret Phillips, 80, of Little Rock, Arkansas, formerly of Beebe, was born November 12, 1935 at Beebe, Arkansas, to Orville and Pauline (Pickard) Thompson, and she went to be with …

  • Joyce Renee Posey

    Joyce Posey, 51, of Benton, Arkansas died February 14, 2016. She was born May 13, 1964 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late David M. and Esie Hyde Posey. Survived …

  • Juliana Hamberg Prince

    Juliana "Judy" Hamberg Prince passed away in her home on January 19, 2016. She was born September 3, 1914 in her grandmother's summer home on Mount Nebo to the late …

  • Thumbnail of Vicki L. Redman

    Vicki L. Redman

    Vicki L. Redman, 63, of Bentonville, Arkansas passed away, Monday, February 15, 2016 surrounded by her family at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. She was born December 29, 1952 in Jonesboro, …

  • Thumbnail of Julius C. Reed

    Julius C. Reed

    Julius C. Reed, 78, of Vilonia, went home on February 13, 2016. He was born July 14, 1937 in Nashville, Arkansas. Julius is survived by three children, Donna Cook, Barbara …

  • Darrel Doug Rogers Sr.

    Darrel "Doug" Rogers Sr., 89, of Searcy; February 19, 1926 - February 14, 2016. Funeral: 12 noon February 20, 2016, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in …

  • Edith F. Rushing

    Edith F. Rushing, 77, of Crossett, Ark. died Monday. Funeral 2 p.m, Thursday, February 18, 2016 at North Crossett First Baptist Church. Interment at Pinewood Memorial Park under the direction …

  • Flora Dell Sanders

    Flora Dell Sanders, age 61, passed away on February 13, 2016 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Born on August 17, 1956 in Madisonville, Texas, she was the daughter of the late …

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    Kenneth Neal Saucier

    Kenneth Neal Saucier, 60, of Rogers passed away Monday, February 15. He was born September 11, 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Kenneth Joy Saucier and the late Allie Ellen …

  • Juanita Lorea Savage

    Juanita Lorea Savage, 91, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home in Heber Springs, Arkansas. She was born in Laura, Oklahoma on …

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    Kenneth Earl Shook

    Kenneth Earl Shook, age 89, of Springdale, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on February 15, 2016. He was born September 5, 1936 in Ontario, California to the late …

  • Lynne Sandra Stark

    Lynne Sandra Stark, 62, of Cabot, died Monday, February 15, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born March 7, 1953 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Curtis Christen Wyrtzen, …

  • Thumbnail of Billy Thames Staton

    Billy Thames Staton

    Billy Thames Staton, 89, of Magazine, Arkansas, passed from this life on Monday, February 15, 2016 in Danville, Arkansas. He was born May 21, 1926 in Magazine Arkansas to Joe …

  • Thumbnail of Maxine Ivers Stewart

    Maxine Ivers Stewart

    Mrs. Maxine Ivers Stewart, age 84 of Lewisville, Arkansas passed away on February 14, 2016. She was born on October 1, 1931 to Pierce and Eva Ivers in Lewisville, Arkansas. …

  • Gary Allen Stithem

    Gary Allen Stithem, 63, of Shirley, passed away February 15, 2016. Left to cherish his memory are siblings, Donald Stithem, Robert Stithem and Roberta Stithem. A private graveside service will …

  • Thumbnail of Daniel Leo Turnbow

    Daniel Leo Turnbow

    Daniel Leo Turnbow departed this life on February 16, 2016 He was 89. Leo was born on July 1, 1926 in Shamrock, Texas to Walter & Willie Turnbow. Eventually his …

  • Thumbnail of William Floyd Warren

    William Floyd Warren

    William Floyd Warren, age 64 of Monticello, passed away, Monday, February 15, 2016 at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was born August 12, 1951 in Lake Village, Ark. and …

  • Zelma Ruth Watkins

    Zelma Ruth Watkins, 92, of Japton, Arkansas, died February 14, 2016. Survivors: children, Calvin (Loretta) Watkins, Alvin (Linda) Watkins, Allen Watkins, Dewey (Melba) Watkins and Loy (Carol) Watkins and Betty …

  • Harry Earl Watson, Jr.

    Harry Earl Watson Jr., age 59, of Little Rock passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016. Graveside services are 2 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Jones Cemetery in Sheridan. Arrangements …

  • Robert Welsh

    Mr. Robert Welsh, 69, of Jacksonport, Arkansas, departed this life on Monday, February 15, 2016. Survivors: his wife, Barbara (Brewer) Welsh; one daughter, Tanya Welsh; sisters, Virginia Gonzales, and Ann …

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    William E Whitley

    William Emmett Whitley, 95 of Bella Vista, Ark. passed away Feb. 11, 2016. He was preceded by his wife, Gladys Moore Whitley. Survivors include one brother, Jack Whitley of Berryville; …

  • Tony Williams

    Tony Williams, 71, of Pleasant Plains, died Monday. Survivors: wife, Della Williams; Sons, Robert, Mark, Tony Jr. and Cory Williams; daughter, Sherri Hayes; step-sons, Ray Terrell, Buster Terrell; step-daughter, Peggy …

  • Nathalee Witt

    Nathalee Witt, age 97, died February 13, 2016 at Southridge Assisted Living in Heber Springs, Arkansas. She was born August 30, 1918 in Enola, Arkansas to Ellis and Lessie Melton. …

  • Thumbnail of Michelle Renee Wood

    Michelle Renee Wood

    A memorial service will be held in the honor of Michelle Wood on Saturday 2 p.m. at Greater Center Star Baptist Church, located at 800 W 33rd St., Little Rock, …

  • Mary Ann Lofton Wright

    Mary Ann Lofton Wright was born May 13, 1935 to the late Vada Haley Lofton and John M. Lofton in Little Rock, Arkansas and is the widow of Edward L. …

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