Obituaries

Obituaries for December 22, 2011

John Anderson

John Anderson, 71, died December 17. Funeral service will be Thursday, December 22 at 2 p.m. at Howard Memorial Funeral Chapel in Melbourne. Burial: Reeves Cemetery under the direction of …
Mary Lee Ault

Mary Lee Ault, age 82, of Arkadelphia died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Little Rock. Mary was a member of Arkadelphia First United Methodist Church. She was a nurse, loved …
Infant Briar Scott Balch

Infant Briar Scott Balch departed this life on Sunday, December 18, 2011. Survivors: parents, Scott Balch and Jennifer Pickle of Balch; sister, Taylor Balch; maternal grandparents; maternal great-grandparents; paternal grandparents; …
Jamie Johnson Bradshaw

Jamie Johnson Bradshaw, 95 of Star City, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at her home. She was born December 13, 1916 in Jefferson County to the late Walter and Melinda …
Bruce A. Byrum

Bruce A. Byrum, 55, of Russellville, husband of Barbara L. Byrum, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Service and burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Jerusalem will be private, by Shinn …
Charline Fore Cavalier

Charline Fore Cavalier of Denham Springs, Louisiana was called to her eternal rest on December 15, 2011. Charline was a graduate of England High School and worked many years at …
Riley Junior Copeland

Riley Junior Copeland, 80, of Jacksonville, died December 20, 2011. Preceding him in death are his parents, and seven brothers. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Copeland; five children, Lonnie and …
Alice Hamilton Darnell

Alice Faye Hamilton Darnell, 71, of Sheridan, Arkansas died Monday. Survivors, husband, Lee; son, Edgar; daughters, Catherine; Roberta; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m., Friday, Chapel. Burial: Moore's Chapel …
Vondon W. Dixon

Vondon W. Dixon, age 88, of Morrilton, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Ruby Lee Stell Dixon, his parents, …
Ima Nell Doyle

Ima Nell Doyle, 79, of Newport, died Tuesday. Survivors: sons, Mickey and Gill Doyle; daughters, Lydia Guffey and Fonda Miller; brothers, Sonny and Jerry Hutchinson; sister, Jean Wagner; sister-in-law, Belva …
Charles Farrer

Charles Farrer, age 79, Pine Bluff, retired truck driver, died Wednesday. Survivors: children, Joan Farrer-Newby, Steve Farrer, Sherry Farrer Barnes, and Carol Ledesma; siblings, Vane Farrer, Bobby Farrer, Geraldine Wallace; …
Hilary Filiatueau

Father Hilary Filiatreau, O.S.B., 94, died December 20, 2011. Christian Wake service is Thursday, December 22 at 7 p.m., funeral mass is Friday, December 23 at 10 a.m. at St. …
Flora (McCoy) French

Flora (McCoy) French, 101, of Fountain Lake, Arkansas, (formerly) of Kennett, Missouri and Osceola, Arkansas, passed away December 19, 2011. Flora was the daughter of the late Jasper McCoy and …
Charlcy I. Green

Charlcy I. Green, 90, of Sherwood passed away Tuesday, December 20th at the Hospice Home Care of Little Rock. She was born October 2nd, 1921 in Marion, Louisiana to the …
Lewis Franklin Greenlee

Lewis Franklin Greenlee, 86, of White Hall, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Survivors wife, Martha Inez Taylor Greenlee; daughters, Barbara (Donnie) Monk, Kathy Greenlee Lawrence, Debbie (Bruce) Johnson; five …
Gerald Hall

Gerald Hall, 84, Searcy, died Monday. Visitation is 10 a.m. on Friday, December 23 at First Baptist Church of Searcy. Memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. In lieu of …
Elizabeth Cornish Haltom

Elizabeth Cornish Haltom, 94, went to her heavenly home on December 20, 2011, at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was a lifelong resident of Prescott and her …
Margaret Elouise Hicks-Love

Margaret Elouise Hicks-Love, 46, of Cotton Plant, died Thursday, December 15 at Des Arc Nursing and Rehab Center in Des Arc. Her husband, Rickey Love, a son, a daughter, her …
Ila Faye Housley

Ila Faye Housley, age 73, of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011. She was born December 25, 1937, in Center Ridge, Arkansas, a daughter of Ivan Atkinson and …
Norma Jo Humble

Norma Jo Humble, 87, Harrison, died December 19, 2011. Funeral was Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison. Daughter, JoBeth Humble; grandchildren, Amy Jones and husband Edward and …
H. Doyle Jones

H. Doyle Jones, 90, of Mt. Vernon, died Monday, December 19, 2011. He was born in Jerusalem, Arkansas, on July 3, 1921, the son of Willie and Vera Jones. Doyle …
Jeanne Claire Kelley

Mrs. Jeanne Claire McLeroy Kelley, age 80, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011. She was born July 11, 1931 in Yonkers, New York. Jeanne was a retired Certified Nurses Assistant, …
Barbara A. Kief

Barbara A. Kief, age 72, of Glenwood, formerly of Fairfield Bay, died Monday, December 19, 2011. Visitation will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., at Davis-Smith Funeral Home …
Jeremy Colt Lattin

Jeremy Colt Lattin of Morrilton, Arkansas was called to Heaven on Saturday, December 17, 2011. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Chester and Alberta Harris of Benton, Arkansas; …
Goldie Inez Lee

Goldie Inez Martin Lee, 65, of Houston, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 19, 2011. She is survived by her spouse, Gene Drinkwater; daughter, Christy Collins; two sons, Darrell and Johnny …
Angelina G. Levitskaya

Angelina G. Levitskaya, 64, of Little Rock, passed away December 20, 2011. She was born March 1, 1947 in Moscow, Russia. She was employed at UAMS as Director of Educational …
Margaret McClain

Margaret McClain, 87, of Newark died Monday, December 19, 2011. Survivors: four sons, Jerry, Richard, Larry and Ronnie McClain; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: 2 p.m., Wednesday, …
Robert Lee Miller

Rev. Robert Lee Miller, 71, of North Little Rock, (Marche Community) departed this life peacefully in his sleep, to be with the Lord on Monday morning December 19, 2011 at …
James C. Mullins

James C. Mullins of Cabot, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, in Searcy, Arkansas. James was a retired cement finisher. He and his wife were longtime residents of Siloam Springs …
Billy Ray Pumphrey

Billy Ray Pumphrey, 68, of Little Rock, formerly of Harrell, died Sunday, Dec. 18. Survivors children, Timothy, Shannon Pumphrey, Tara Ellis of Little Rock; four grandchildren; 12 siblings. Visitation Friday, …
Lerfon Ray Purifoy

Lerfon Purifoy, 66, of Bearden died Tuesday. He was born August 7, 1945. He is survived by brothers, Ernest Purifoy and Bobby Ray Purifoy both of Bearden; sister, Estella Todd …
Eloise Hope Ray

Eloise Hope Ray of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 29, 1926, in Prattsville, Arkansas, daughter of the late Clifton and Sadie Smith Hope. She was an English and Social Studies …
Rosa Beulah Rhinehart

Rosa Beulah Rhinehart, 94, of Galliano, La. died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, December 23 in Young's Chapel with Pastor Gary Handberry officiating. Visitation will be …
Malcolm "Mac" P. Ruby

Malcolm "Mac" P. Ruby, 97, of Hot Springs Village died Monday, December 19, 2011 at a local hospital. Mac was born May 8, 1914 in Centerville, Indiana. A memorial service …
Lawrence S. Seiter

Lawrence S. Seiter, 68, of Conway passed away December 20, 2011. He was born on December 23, 1942 in Conway, Ark. to Charlie and Mary (Enderlin) Seiter. He worked for …
Aaron Levon Singleton

Aaron Levon Singleton Sr., 44 of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Malvern, died Friday. He was a 1985 graduate of Malvern High School and a Veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors …
Tanner Sisk

Tanner Sisk, 15, of Big Flat died Monday. He was a student at Marshall High School. Survivors: parents, Randall and Mistye Sisk, sister, Tallye. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Harriet Assembly …
Raymond Smithey

Raymond Smithey, 78, of England passed away December 20, 2011. Survived by one daughter: Judy Dillow, two granddaughters: Jill and Meagan Hatfield; one great-grandchild: Aidden. Private services: Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro, …
Virginia Alice Stewart

Virginia Alice Stewart, age 95, of Little Rock formerly Danville passed away December 20, 2011 in Little Rock. She was born September 10, 1916 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to the late …
Linda Teague

Linda Teague, 57, died Dec. 19, 2011 in Little Rock. Survived by husband Ronnie, two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and seven siblings. Funeral service is 2 p.m., Dec. 22, …
Nora Marie Teague

Nora Marie Teague, 82, Arkadelphia, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. She was born April 21, 1929 in Laurel County, Kentucky to the late Eli & Mary Johnson. She was …
Jo Ann (Jody) Townsend

Jo Ann (Jody) Townsend, age 80, of Little Rock died Sunday, December 18th, 2011. She was born September 18th, 1931 in Little Rock to the late Rose Smith Townsend and …
Juanita B. Turner

Juanita B. Turner, 97, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marked Tree, died Tuesday at Craighead County Nursing Center. Born in Deckerville, Mrs. Turner lived much of her life in Marked Tree …
Casper Killian Volpert

Casper Killian Volpert, age 100, of Little Rock, Arkansas died Tuesday, December 20, 2011. He was born on February 19, 1911 in Bigelow, Arkansas to his late parents Andrew Volpert …
Richard Walker

Richard Walker, 74, Prescott, died Sunday. Survivors, wife, Mattie Brown-Walker; children, Debra (Lee) Meadows, Melinda (Steva) Vance, Rickey Walker, Earnestine Brown, Gwendolyn (William) Harris, Sharon Blevins; brothers, Henry and Dennis …
Daisy Pierce Ward

Daisy Pierce Ward, age 67, of Benton died Tuesday, December 20, 2011. She was born July 13, 1944 in Benton. Daisy was a retired Nurses Assistant and of the Baptist …
Samuel A. Watson

Mr. Samuel A. Watson, age 80, of Henderson, Ark. passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, December 23, 2011 at Roller …
Mark Warren Whitaker

Mark Warren Whitaker, 38, of Franklin, formerly of Cave City, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 in Thorndale, Texas. Funeral services Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Cave …
Darrell "Chuck" White

Darrell "Chuck" White, 77, of Marmaduke, passed away Tuesday morning at the Med in Memphis. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marmaduke, Sunday School teacher for …

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