Obituaries

Obituaries for December 20, 2011

Sharon Christine Acord

Sharon Christine Acord, 46, of Maumelle, Ark. passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Trent, her three daughters Lauren, Megan, and Kirsten, …
Carolyn Allen

Carolyn Jacobs Allen, age 79, of Greers Ferry, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2011 in Little Rock under the care of Arkansas Hospice. Born on March 20, 1932 …
Sue Carol Blizard

Sue Carol Blizard, age 75, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Winfield, Kan. Burial will be …
Josephine Booth

Josephine "Jo" Booth, 94, of Hope passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 in Hope, Arkansas. She was born in Springhill, Arkansas, on December 7, 1917, to Emory and Nellie Turner …
Lonnie Rudolph Bray

Lonnie Rudolph Bray, age 89, passed away December 19, 2011 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Heber Springs Funeral Home 6-8 p.m. Funeral …
Vera Jane Carpenter Floyd

Vera Jane Carpenter Floyd, age 88, of Hazen, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born September 9, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, …
Barbara Hurley Crawford

Barbara Hurley Crawford, 86, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. Survivors husband, Emmit Crawford; son, Bobby Crawford; two daughters; sister-in-law, June Hurley Harlan; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two nephews. Funeral …
Ira Don Deason

Ira Don Deason, 59, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 19, 2011. Donnie was at his home with his family by his side. A celebration …
Kitty Elizabeth Smithwick Dillard

Kitty Elizabeth Smithwick Dillard, 97, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday. Survivors: sister, Flo Smithwick; daughter, Joyce Ann Reed; granddaughters, Perri Nelson and Tracy Nelson; and many nieces and nephews. Services: …
Charles William Dye Sr.

Charles William Dye Sr., 75, of Wooster, went to be with the Lord, December 18, 2011. He was born May 27, 1936, in Tennille, Georgia, to the late Reginald and …
Neil S. Edmundson

Neil S. Edmundson, age 97, of Glenwood, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, in the Glenwood Church of Christ with burial in the Glenwood …
James "Red" Farley

James "Red" Farley, 75, Pine Bluff, died Sunday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday at Griffin Funeral Chapel in Star City. Burial will be in Drake Cemetery. Visitation will …
Lillian Ernestine Goheen

Lillian Ernestine Goheen, 81, of Alexander, lost her battle with cancer on December 17, 2011. She was born on August 3, 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Ernest …
Joe Ray "JR" Gray

Joe Ray. "JR" Gray, 94, lifelong Dardanelle and Atkins resident, artist in all media, and friend to many, died December 17, 2011. He was born in Booneville, Arkansas, in 1917, …
Melvin Grenn

Melvin Green, age 86, of Mena, Arkansas, passed away Sudnay, December 18, 2011 in Mena. Graveside services are December 21, 2011 at 10 a.m. at White Oak Cemetery under the …
Ullman Otho Harris

Ullman Otho Harris, 88, died December 17. Funeral service will be Wednesday, December 21 at 1 p.m. at Calico Rock Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery under the …
Danny Carroll Heflin

Danny Carroll Heflin, 53, of Rowell, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Dec. 17 after fighting a lengthy illness. He was born April 28, 1958 to Margaret Kimbrell Rawls …
David Lee Hubbard

David Lee Hubbard, 63, of North Little Rock died Friday, December 9, 2011. He was born August 6, 1948 in North Little Rock to Leo Hubbard and Jewel Hubbard. He …
Dennis Elwyn Ingram

Dennis Elwyn Ingram, 75, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. He was a 50 year member of Faith Baptist Church and past Potentate for Scimitar Shriners …
Brian Keith Johnson

Brian Keith Johnson, age 50, of El Paso, Arkansas died December 18, 2011 at The Beebe Retirement Center after an extended illness. Keith was born to Donald P. and Geneva …
Walter Ralph Kirchoff

Walter Ralph Kirchoff Sr., 92, of Stuttgart passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Baptist Health-Stuttgart. Mr. Kirchoff was born June 15, 1919, in Stuttgart to Fred and Ester Harris …
Roy Kline

Roy Kline, 70, of White Hall, died Sunday. Survivors: wife, Betty Sue Thomas Kline; mother, Bettye Kline; sons, Lee and Kenneth Daniells; daughters, Kimberly Kelly Horn, and Tamara Kay Hill; …
Ronnie F. Lacey

Ronnie Lacey, 60, of Russellville, died Sunday, December 18th, at Little Rock. Burial will be private in Hoskins Cemetery near Russellville. Cremation arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service. The full …
Michael James Lunsford

Michael James Lunsford, 50, of Sheridan, passed away December 17, 2011. Survived mother and step-father, Elizabeth and James Knight; father and step-mother, Danny and Mannett Lunsford; brother, Phillip Lunsford, step-brother, …
John M. Marvin

Mr. John M. Marvin, age 62, of Hazen, Ark., went to be with the Lord Dec. 128, 2011 at the Springbrook Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. A memorial service …
Sarah Lucille Mayhan

Sarah Lucille Mayhan, 75, passed away December 18, 2011. Son, Ric Mayhan (Jeannie); daughters, Viki Mayhan (B.F. Baker) and Tonya Ritter (Dwight); sister, Nora Lewellyn; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation …
Mary Ellen Morgan

Mary Ellen Morgan, 90, passed away December 16, 2011. Daughters, Pamela Evans (Charles)of Heber Springs and Judy Kay Orton (Brian)of Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service Wednesday, 11 a.m., …
Pearlemae Jones Moser

Pearlemae (Jones) Moser, 84, of Judsonia, born June 25, 1927 to Harley and Faye Jones went to her heavenly home Monday, December 19, 2011. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Powell Funeral …
John Henry Norris

John Henry Norris, 79, of Walnut Ridge, died Sunday in Jonesboro. John was born August 24, 1932 in Weiner. He was the son of Earnest and Lucy (Cox) Norris. Memorial …
Rena Patterson

Rena Patterson, 51, of Crossett, died Sunday, December 18. Funeral services: 2 p.m., Wednesday at Trinity Free Will Baptist Church with burial in Crossroad Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesday …
John Loyd "J.L." Person

Mr. John Loyd "J.L." Person of Tuckerman died Friday, December 16, 2011. He was born August 7, 1927 the son of John and Belle (Simpson) Person. Mr. Person retired from …
John W. D. Pollard

John W. D. Pollard, 68, of Sherwood, born May 17, 1943, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Helen Pollard …
Walter Rolland Pollich Jr.

Walter Rolland Pollich Jr., 76 of Benton, died Friday, December 16, 2011. Walter was born January 1, 1935 in Long Beach, Calif. to the late Walter Rolland Pollich, Sr. and …
Cleo "Cleat" Roberson

Cleo "Cleat" Roberson, 82, of Pleasant Plains died Saturday. Survivors: wife, Erma Dean Roberson; sons, Tommy Roberson, Larry Roberson; daughters, Debra Roberson, Lisa Foster; sister, Nellie McDougal; four grandchildren Services: …
Frances Rutherford

Frances Rutherford, age 78, died Sunday. Survivors, husband, Bill Rutherford, son, Tony (Kathy) Towns, daughters, Earlene (Dan) Green, Kay (Gary ) Caldwell, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, …
William F. Ryan

William "Bill" Ryan Sr., 88 of Nashville formerly of California, died December 17, 2011. Services will be Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 2 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church …
Richard Lee Saunders

Richard Lee Saunders, age 77, of Warren, Ark., died Sunday December 18, at his home. Born September 9, 1934 in Norfolk, Va., a son of the late Cecil Otis Saunders …
Ivery Scott

Mr. Ivery Scott, 63, of Fordyce, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Funeral services are Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at St. John A.M.E. Church in Fordyce by Rev. Martie Scott at …
Cecilia Ann Smith

Cecilia Smith, 61, formerly of Marshall died Dec. 10, 2011 in Mtn. Home. Survived by her sister, Chloe Shaw, three nieces, two great-nieces and one nephew. Memorial service is 1 …
George Smith

George Smith, 88, died Sunday. Survivors: brothers, Eddie Smith, Jimmy Smith; sisters, Lourene James, Kathryn Oltmann, Grace Cruthis, Sallie Westbrook; step-daughter, Evelyn Jernberg; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation Tuesday, 6-8 …
Jack Joseph Smith

Mr. Jack Joseph Smith, age 61, Octavia, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove …
J.R. Smith

Service for J.R. Smith, 85, of Marvell is 10 a.m., Tuesday, Roller-Citizens. Survivors: two sons, nine grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, three siblings. Services directed by Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West …
Elmer A. Squires

Elmer A. Squires, 92 of Greenbrier, left us on Sunday, December 18, 2011, to meet his heavenly father. Born on November 14, 1919 to Gee and Birdie Toland Squires, he …
Zola Vaughan Staggs

Zola Vaughan Staggs of Searcy, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. She was born December 29, 1913 in Sidon, Arkansas, the daughter of Amaziah and Susan Frances Mary Judith Singleton Vaughan. …
Marie Thomas

Marie (Moore) Thomas of Jacksonville, was born December 25, 1931 and passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day …
Mark Thurman

Mark Thurman, 47, of Lacey, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at his daughter's residence in the Milo Community outside of Hamburg. Graveside services and burial are 3:30 p.m., Tuesday in …
Gene Willis

Gene Willis, 96, of Hot Springs passed away peacefully on December 17, 2011. Born on November 23, 1915, Mr. Willis was the son of the late Ted and Helen Woolery …
Jackie Bowden Wilson

Jackie Bowden Wilson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 23, 1955 in Dermott, Arkansas the daughter of Carolyn Ann Magness Bowden and the late James Elmer Bowden. She was a …
Roy E. Wilson

Roy E. Wilson, 83, of White Hall, died Sunday. Survivors: wife, Patsy Ann Slaughter Wilson; son Paul E. Wilson; step-daughter, Lisa D. Bellomy, (Michael); two grandchildren, Erick and Candy Cody, …

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