Obituaries

Obituaries for February 28, 2016

  • Thumbnail of Elder Jesse Edgar Agnew, Sr.

    Elder Jesse Edgar Agnew, Sr.

    Prayer Warrior, Elder Jesse Edgar Agnew, Sr. (87), departed this life, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. His grace and legacy lives on in his wife, Henrean Agnew; seven sons, five daughters; …

  • Joe Dickie Allen

    Joe Dickie Allen, age 77, of Gassville, Ark. passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Mountain Home. He is survived by his wife, a step-son, five siblings, two grandchildren and …

  • Dorothy Ione Anglin

    Dorothy Ione Anglin, 79, of Clarksville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2015 in Fort Smith. Funeral services for Ms. Anglin will be 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 at the …

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    Maxine Mae Bender

    Maxine M. Bender 95 of Blair, Neb. died on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at Golden Living in Tekamah. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at First United Methodist …

  • Opal Jerlene Bocksnick

    Opal Jerlene Bocksnick, 86, of Russellville, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Service will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Shinn Chapel. Burial in Brock Cemetery and …

  • Reah Hoskyn Bracewell

    Reah Hoskyn Bracewell, 82, passed away Friday. Survivors are husband, Fletcher Bracewell; sons, David Bracewell (Robin) and Bill Bracewell (Paula); grandsons, Cameron and Zachary Bracewell and Tristan Bracewell; and two …

  • Almeta (Campbell) Brantley

    Almeta (Campbell) Brantley, 90, of Newport, died Thursday. Survivors: two sons, Bruce Brantley and wife, Susan and Timothy Brantley; two daughters, Harriet Lane and Lynn Brantley; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; …

  • Joseph Buchanan

    JOSEPH T. BUCHANAN JR., 55, of North Little Rock, died Feb. 12, 2016. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2016 at Sullivan Funeral Care in Kensett. In …

  • Thumbnail of Elouise Laverne Carnahan

    Elouise Laverne Carnahan

    ELOUISE LAVERNE CARNAHAN was born in Jonesboro, La. on March 31, 1928. She passed away in Little Rock on Feb. 23, 2016, at the age of 87. Laverne was a …

  • Judy Carr

    Judy Carr, 72, died Friday at Jonesboro. Survivors include her husband, Jack; three sons, Steve (Tina), Rick, Jack (Krystal); a daughter, Dina (Jerry) Bartlett; many other relatives and friends. Graveside …

  • Martha J Clark

    Martha J. Clark, 75, of Vilonia passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 at Center Point Free Will Baptist Church in …

  • Rick Cook

    Rick Cook, 55, of El Dorado, died Feb. 27 at Hospice House. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m., Feb. 28 at Young's. Funeral service: 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 29 at Young's. …

  • Rebecca Copeland

    REBECCA COPELAND,46, Little Rock, departed this life on Dec. 18, 2015. She was a loving mother, daughter and sister. Survivors sons Houston Cole, Nicholas Cole, Packer Deguisne; sister Angela Moore; …

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    Clyde Cossey Jr.

    Clyde Junior Cossey, 78, of Conway passed away Feb. 26, 2016 at his home after a long illness. He was born Dec. 12, 1937 in Gravesville to Clyde Blackmon and …

  • Joyce Thornton Cox

    Joyce Thornton Cox, 85, of Bella Vista, Ark. died Feb. 25, 2016 at Circle of Life Hospice, Bentonville. She was born Feb. 12, 1931 in Libertyville, Ill. to Shirley and …

  • Beatrice Wyatt Crawford

    Beatrice Wyatt Crawford of Seabrook, Texas, died on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, after a brief illness. She was 92. Bea was born in Warren, Ark. on July 31, 1923, to …

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    John Wayne Crawford

    John Wayne Crawford, age 67, of Hot Springs, Ark. passed from this life Feb. 21, 2016 at his home. He was born May 25, 1948 to Edward Crawford and Dora …

  • Thumbnail of Sarah Geraldine (Jerrie) Bush Brons Derickson

    Sarah Geraldine (Jerrie) Bush Brons Derickson

    SARAH GERALDINE (JERRIE) BUSH BRONS DERICKSON, 93, of North Little Rock, passed away quietly in her home on Feb. 20, 2016. She was born in Fort Hall, Idaho on July …

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    Jerry Lee Dykes

    JERRY LEE DYKES, 66, of Little Rock, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. He leaves to cherish his memory; wife, Karen Dykes; siblings, Ottis Charles Dykes Jr., (Dorothy), and …

  • Thumbnail of Emma DeMaris Epperson

    Emma DeMaris Epperson

    EMMA DEMARIS LASTER EPPERSON, excellent conversationalist, loved mother and grandmother and a great source of wisdom for her family, passed in her sleep on Feb. 24, 2016. She was the …

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    Betty L. Evans

    Betty Lou Walton Evans, age 84 went to be with the Lord on Feb. 25, 2016 in Coal Valley, Ill. She was born on Nov. 3, 1931 in Little Rock, …

  • Thumbnail of Rodney Evans

    Rodney Evans

    MINISTER RODNEY EVANS SR., 50, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully Feb. 23, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, brother, and sister. He is survived by his …

  • Modene Farley

    MODENE FARLEY, 86, of Little Rock, died peacefully on Feb. 26. She is survived by a son, Dan Farley of Little Rock; a daughter, Carol Farley Helms of Morristown, Tenn., …

  • Thumbnail of Bonnie F. Mahon Fields

    Bonnie F. Mahon Fields

    Bonnie F. Mahon Fields, 72, of Centerton passed away Feb. 27, 2016 in Rogers. She was born April 9, 1943 in Sulphur Springs, Ark. the daughter of Walter Jason and …

  • Robert D. Fisk

    Robert D. Fisk, 73, Rogers died Friday. He was born April 15, 1942 in Indianapolis, Ind.; son of Calvin and Frances Moravec Fisk. Survivors: wife, Lois; children, Lisa Ellison, Julia …

  • John Warren Flanigan

    John Warren Flanagan, 70, of Arkadelphia, passed away Thursday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Welch Funeral Home in Arkadelphia with Military Honors. Memorials to Disabled American …

  • Vickie Fortner

    Vickie Fortner, 60, died Thursday. Survivors are children, Raymond Fortner and Vickie Fortner; mother, Jewell Shores; brothers, Randy Hodges and David Hodges; and sister, Lorene Hodges. Funeral is 2 p.m. …

  • Roscoe L. Garrett

    ROSCOE L. GARRETT, a U.S. Army veteran, passed away Feb. 13, 2016. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 1 p.m. at Fort Smith …

  • Thumbnail of Tommie Lee Glaspie Sr.

    Tommie Lee Glaspie Sr.

    TOMMIE LEE GLASPIE SR., 70, of Little Rock, Ark. departed this life Feb. 22, 2016. He was preceded in death by: brothers, Robert Lee, George, William He. Clarence Jr., John …

  • Thumbnail of William Thiel Granger III

    William Thiel Granger III

    William Thiel Granger III, MD born on Oct. 1, 1942, in Memphis, Tenn. passed away on Feb. 13, 2016, in Fayetteville, Ark. after a six year battle with Semantic Dementia. …

  • David Loyd "Buck" Guffey

    David Loyd "Buck" Guffey, 96, of Gepp, died Feb. 25, 2016 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Services, 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, Full Gospel Church at Bakersfield, Mo.; …

  • Gentry Gunnels

    Gentry Gunnels, 80, of Magnolia, Ark. died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at his home in Magnolia. Gentry was born on Dec. 16, 1935, he served in the United States Army …

  • Leela Raye Harvey

    Infant, Leela Raye Harvey, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Monday. Survivors: parents, Marty, Jr. and Rebecca Harvey; paternal grandparents, Marty, Sr. and Marsha Harvey and Clyde and Renee Anderson; great-grandparents; …

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    J. Charles Henry

    J. CHARLES HENRY died February 25 in Little Rock, Ark. Born Jan. 6, 1954, in Vallejo, Calif., to Betty Anne and Dr. J. Forrest Henry, Charles was a '72 graduate …

  • Oral J Herndon

    Oral Herndon, 88, passed away Friday. Born in Quitman and living in Heber Springs he moved to Louisiana 60 years ago. Religious belief was Baptist and he was a veteran. …

  • Thumbnail of James Russell Hill Sr.

    James Russell Hill Sr.

    James Russell Hill Sr., age 82, of Lake Village passed away Friday, February 26, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center of Lake Village, Ark. He was born July 20, 1933 in …

  • Thumbnail of Mary Rozina Hogan

    Mary Rozina Hogan

    Mary Rozina Hogan (formally Fink), 64, of Rogers, Ark. passed away, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 in Springfield, Mo. Mary was born Oct. 22, 1951 in St. Louis, Mo. She was …

  • Barbara Polk Hogue

    Funeral Service for Mrs. Barbara Polk Hogue, age 78, of Hope, Ark., is 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 at Brazzel/Oakcrest Chapel with Bro. Mark Fischer officiating. Burial to follow …

  • Virginia D Howard

    Virginia D Howard, 92, a resident of Tahlequah, Okla., passed away Feb. 27, 2016 in Tahlequah. She was born July 16, 1923 at Lincoln, the daughter of Gene and Annie …

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    Frank Huggins

    Frank Harmon Huggins Jr., 89, of Hot Springs passed away Feb. 22, 2016. Frank was born on Sept. 9, 1926 in Mabelvale, Ark. to the late Frank H. and Edna …

  • Thumbnail of Steve Hundley

    Steve Hundley

    Steve Hundley, 72, former coach and educator for Bentonville Schools, passed away, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. He was born Sept. 3, 1943 in Wellington, Kan. …

  • Thumbnail of Patrick Robert Hutton

    Patrick Robert Hutton

    PATRICK ROBERT HUTTON, born Sept. 12, 1980, passed away on Feb. 24, 2016. Patrick was a graduate of Catholic High School for Boys, attended the University of Arkansas, and was …

  • Patricia Lynn Johnson

    Patricia Lynn Kennedy Johnson, 45, of Haskell passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at her home. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in the …

  • Orlan Clayton Jones

    Orlan Clayton Jones, 76, of Conway died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home/Conway with Reverend Donna Rountree officiating. …

  • Emma Evelyn Keene

    Emma Evelyn Keene, 93, of Benton, passed peacefully Feb. 26, 2016. Survivors are daughters, Bernice DeYoung (Ivan) and Dorothy Traister (Wes), brother, Leon Lovell (Gayla), six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. …

  • George Edward Kelley

    GEORGE EDWARD KELLEY, age 68, of Little Rock, passed away at home. He was born on Jan. 8, 1948 in Dallas, Texas; he was the son of George and Marjorie …

  • Thumbnail of Foy F. Kirksey

    Foy F. Kirksey

    Foy F. Kirksey, age 89, of Amity, passed away on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Arkadelphia. He was born Oct. 4, 1926 in Clark County to the late Arlie and …

  • Thumbnail of Herbert Charles (Herb) Lehman

    Herbert Charles (Herb) Lehman

    HERBERT CHARLES (HERB) LEHMAN was born Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1925 in Elgin, Ill. and departed this life on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at the age of 91. He was proceeded …

  • Travis Wayne Leonard

    Travis Wayne Leonard, 52, of Leslie, died Tuesday, February 23 at his home. Survivors: mother, Barbara Joan (Treece) Leonard, sisters, Liane & Tonia, brothers, Johnny, Randy, Tommy, James & Kim, …

  • Thumbnail of Mary "Tinnie" Linker

    Mary "Tinnie" Linker

    MARY "TENNIE" JANELLE COLLIER LINKER, age 78 of North Little Rock, passed away Feb. 24, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock. She was born on May 16, …

  • Phillip Ralph Luchsinger

    Phillip Luchsinger, 36, of Austin died Feb. 7, 2016. Memorial gifts may be made to the donor's charity of choice. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, with …

  • Beatrice Marriott

    Beatrice Marriott, 71, of Bentonville, died Tuesday. Born Jan. 10, 1945 in Dutch Mills. Survivors: daughter, Genevieve Marriott Warren, grandchildren, Mary, Jennie, Sharon; great-grandchildren, Conner, Dawn, Keondre, Fantashia, Isabella, Benjamin, …

  • Irene Mathews

    Irene Mathews, 84, of El Dorado, died Feb. 25 at Hospice House. Visitation: 12- 2 p.m., March 1, preceding Funeral service, 2 p.m., Tuesday, both at Young's Chapel in El …

  • Thumbnail of Cathryn Houston Meyer

    Cathryn Houston Meyer

    DR. CATHRYN HOUSTON PENTECOST-MEYER (Dec. 26, 1967-Feb. 24, 2016) has gone to Heaven after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She is survived by her husband, Doug Meyer, daughter, Sarah …

  • Lucille Moritz

    Lucille Moritz, 92, widow of Herbert Carl Moritz, died Friday. Survivors are daughter, Jeanette Erstine (Eddie) of Stuttgart; grandchildren: Dion Etter, Bret Erstine, Bart Erstine and Brandee Weaver; and eight …

  • James V. Newton

    James V. Newton, 83, of Hampton died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at Life Touch Hospice Center in El Dorado, Ark. He was born June 19, 1932 in Hampton, Ark. He …

  • Thumbnail of Samantha Rhea Williams Nichols

    Samantha Rhea Williams Nichols

    Samantha Rhea Williams Nichols Obituary A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a sharing, caring person inside. Samantha Rhea Williams Nichols' (You probably …

  • Samantha Rhea Nichols

    Samantha "Sam" Rhea Nichols, 47, of Omaha, Ark., passed away on Thursday Feb. 25,2016 in Missouri. Sam is survived by her husband, Don, and daughter, Abby, of Omaha, parents Jim …

  • Loye "Jake" O'Brien

    Loye "Jake" Edward O'Brien, age 72, of Cleveland, Ark. died, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Funeral services: 10 a.m. Monday, February 29, at Harris Chapel. Burial: Vinson Chapel Cemetery by Harris …

  • William Henry Pamplin

    William Henry Pamplin, 63, of Crossett, died Feb. 26, at ACMC. Graveside Service 10 a.m., Monday, February 29 at Crossroads Cemetery in Crossett. Visitation Sunday 5-7 p.m. at Medders Funeral …

  • Thumbnail of Thomas H. Perry Sr.

    Thomas H. Perry Sr.

    Thomas H. Perry Sr., age 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Northshore Specialty Hospital in Covington, La. He was born Oct. 30, 1929, in Kennett, Mo., …

  • Irise Irene Helton Posey

    Irise Irene Helton Posey, 95, of Conway, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. Visitation …

  • Geraldine Powell

    Geraldine Powell, age 72, passed away Feb. 25, 2016 in Heber Springs, Ark. She was born on April 29, 1943 in Tyronza, Ark., the daughter of Annie Hollowell Huskey and …

  • Thumbnail of Lawrence Henry "Bill" Priesmeyer

    Lawrence Henry "Bill" Priesmeyer

    Lawrence Henry "Bill" Priesmeyer, 74, of Wyandotte, Okla. passed away at 3:15 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born Nov. 8, 1941, in …

  • Thumbnail of Seraphine (Sally) M. Pruss

    Seraphine (Sally) M. Pruss

    SERAPHINE (SALLY) M. PRUSS, 95, of North Little Rock passed away peacefully, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. She was affectionately known as "Busia" by most who knew her. She was born …

  • Dakota Wayne Quijada

    Dakota Wayne Quijada, 25, of Booneville, Ark. passed away on Thursday in Booneville. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at New Hope …

  • Keith Standring Roney

    Keith Standring Roney, 66, of Bella Vista, Ark. died Feb. 19, 2016 at his home. He was born July 23, 1949 to the late William and Vivien Roney in Portland, …

  • Thomas Wesley Scrape, Sr.

    Thomas Wesley Scrape Sr., 69, of Heber Springs, Ark., went home to be with the Lord Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. …

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    Thomas William Skiles

    Thomas William Skiles, 79, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 at the Good Samaritan hospital in Puyallup, Wash. He was born on April 1, 1936 to Henry and Effie …

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    Lawrence Sloan

    LAWRENCE SLOAN, 89, of Little Rock moved to his heavenly home on Feb. 24, 2016. Lawrence was a believer in hard work, he worked for Little Rock Basket and Crates …

  • Kathryn Jean Snyder

    Kathryn Jean Snyder, 78, of Bentonville, Ark. died, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Rogers. She was born Oct. 8, 1938 in Cleveland County, Ark. to Charles and Agnes Green. Survivors: …

  • Jimmye Walter Stuckey

    Jimmye Walter Stuckey, 85 of Benton, passed away Feb. 26, 2016. He was born Nov. 28, 1930 in Bauxite to the late George and Jimmye Williams Stuckey. Jimmye served in …

  • George Lemuel Tippin

    George Lemuel Tippin, age 89, of Ola, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. He was born Aug. 3, 1926 at Ola to the late Laurence and Mima Elizabeth Breashears Tippin. He …

  • Cecil Thomas Treadway

    Cecil Thomas Treadway was born in Little Rock, Ark. on Aug. 2, 1927. He passed away on Feb. 1, 2016. Cecil graduated from Little Rock Central High School and then …

  • Norma Jean Treadway

    Norma Jean Treadway was born in Little Rock, Ark. on July 18, 1927. She passed away, suddenly, on Jan. 28, 2016. After graduating from Little Rock Central High School, she …

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    Kaytlynn Marie Vaughn

    Kaytlynn Marie Vaughn, age 15, of Searcy, left this earth Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. She was born July 5, 2000 in Searcy, Ark. to Gary Lynn Vaughn and Trina Kay …

  • Loela W. Wencel

    Loela W. Wencel, 83, of Pineville, Mo. passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. Loela was born on Aug. 17, 1932 in Davenport, Iowa, …

  • Jackie W. White

    Jackie W. White, age 76, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., passed away Feb. 11, 2016. A Memorial/Celebration Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at the First …

  • Carla Lynn Youngblood

    CARLA LYNN YOUNGBLOOD, passed from this life on Feb. 25, 2016. She was born March 11, 1975, in Little Rock, Ark., to David Garner and Linda Schmidt. Memorials may be …

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