Alfred "Al" McCollum

Alfred "Al" McCollum, 55, of Sheridan, died Friday. He worked for Arkansas Department of Corrections at Wrightsville and was with the Arkansas National Guard for 23 years. Survivors: wife, Danita Hale McCollum; mother, Bea Pearson of Brinkley; brother, Alvin McCollum and sister, Tammy Thomas, both of Mississippi; numerous aunts and uncles; special aunts, Vicki, Virgie, and Louise. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday. Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan. Burial: Grapevine Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials to American Cancer Society (Small Cell Cancer Research). Arrangements by Memorial Gardens Funeral Home of Sheridan (870) 942-1306. To sign the online guestbook: www.memorialgardenssheridan.com.