Obituaries

Obituaries for March 6, 2011

Bob Atchison

BOB C. ATCHISON, 68, of Little Rock, passed away on March 3, 2011. He was born Dec. 8, 1942 to Vera and Car Atchison in Benton, Ark. Bob was preceded …
Bobbie Volene Coffelt Bautsch

Bobbie Volene Coffelt Bautsch, 72, of Houston, Texas died Feb. 28, 2011 in Houston. She was born Dec. 27, 1938 in Bentonville, Ark. to Grace Lindsey and Charles Fields. She …
John Gibson Beall

JOHN GIBSON BEALL, 69, of North Little Rock, Ark., died Thursday, March 3, 2011. He was born on July 1, 1941 in Jackson, Miss. Mr. Beall received an honorable discharge …
Marion Kendrick (Kenny) Benton Jr.

Marion Kendrick (Kenny) Benton Jr. of Simpsonville, S.C. passed from this earth to join his father on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at McCall's Hospice Center in Simpsonville. He was 41. …
Rodger Bodenheimer

Rodger Bodenheimer of Tucker, Ark. passed away of March 3. Graveside service will be held March 7, 2011, 11 a.m. at Oaklawn Cemetery in DeValls Bluff, Ark. Visitation will be …
Grace Brothers

GRACE ELIZABETH BOOHER BROTHERS, 92, of North Little Rock, died Friday, March 4. Grace was born in Cato, Ark. on Sept. 4, 1918. Her life was spent in devotion to …
Hosea Brown

Hosea Brown, 100, of Harrisburg died Friday at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Survivors are son, Doyle (Margaret) Brown of Jonesboro; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Graveside services are 2 p.m. …
William Douglas "Bill" Brown

WILLIAM DOUGLAS "BILL" BROWN, 83, of Little Rock, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 in Springdale, Ark. from complications he suffered from Parkinson's disease. He was born in Little Rock, …
Larue Browning Chapman

Larue Browning Chapman, 91, of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 4, 2011. Funeral services will be Monday, 1 p.m. at Fuller Hale-South Funeral Chapel. Burial …
Charles Leon Cline

CHARLES "LEON" CLINE died peacefully on March 2, 2011, just after his ninety-fifth birthday. Born in Eureka Springs, Ark., on Feb. 20, 1916, to Charles and Sarah Cline, he moved …
Ronnie Joe Cockman

Ronnie Joe Cockman, 57, of Conway, Ark. passed away March 4, 2011 after a 22-month battle with brain cancer. Ronnie was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and preceded in …
Joe Lewis Cooper Jr.

JOE LEWIS COOPER JR., 52, of Little Rock died Thursday, March 3, at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock. He was born Jan. 14, 1959, in Little Rock, …
Ora Adell Copeland

Ora Adell Copeland, 88, of Amity, went to be with her Lord Friday, March 4, 2011. Services are 2 p.m., Monday in Sweet Home Church with interment in Sweet Home …
Lois Danels

Lois V. Danels, 84, of Searcy, died March 5, 2011 at her residence. Visitation is Friday, March 11, from 6-8 p.m. at the Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home. Funeral services will be …
Vera Quarles Doherty

Vera Quarles Doherty, 89, of Bearden died Saturday. Visitation will be Sunday 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Bearden. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday …
Doris M. Elliott

Doris M. Elliott, 79, of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 in Hot Springs. Funeral services will be on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 10 a.m. in the Latimer Funeral …
Milton S. (Mit) Elliott

MILTON S. (MIT) ELLIOTT was born in Brazos County, Texas on Sept. 16, 1916. He died on March 4, 2011 in Little Rock. Milton was predeceased by his wife, Zelma …
Claude G. Gillette Jr.

Claude G. Gillette Jr. age 81, of Hazen, died Friday, March 4, 2011 at Stuttgart Hospital. Claude was born in Stuttgart, Ark. on Nov. 28, 1929. He was preceded in …
William H. Gingerich

WILLIAM H. "BILL" GINGERICH, 84, of Little Rock, Ark. died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Saline Memorial Hospice in Bryant, Ark. He was born in Almyra, Ark. on Nov. 19, …
Robert H. Graves

Robert H. Graves, 70, of Booneville, Ark. passed away Feb. 27, 2011 in his home in Booneville. He was born April 3, 1940 in Kaufman, Texas to Tinnin and Sue …
Laura Lee Thompson Green

LAURA LEE THOMPSON GREEN, 38, of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011. Laura was born in Jacksonville, Ark. to Richard C. and Gerry G. Burn Thompson. She is preceded …
Susan Karen Grooms

SUSAN KAREN GROOMS, 57, a lifelong resident of North Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011. She was an inventory control analyst for Weber Associates. Susan graduated from Central …
Charlie Hamilton

Charlie Hamilton, age 90, of Lonoke, Ark. passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 in Little Rock. He was born April 20, 1920 in Conway to the late Arthur and Myrtle …
Carra Jeanette Harden

Carra Jeanette Harden, Eureka Springs, Ark., born on Jan. 21, 1930. She departed, Feb. 23, 2011, age of 81 years. A memorial service will be held at a later date …
Shelia Stevens Harlan

Shelia Stevens Harlan, 56, of Sheridan, died Friday. Survivors: Son, Johnny Neal; daughter, Priscilla Lee; brother, Gary Stevens; sisters, Debbie Webb and Michelle Duncan; four grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, …
Jerry Claude Harness

Jerry Claude Harness, 68, of Dover, Ark. died Friday. Survivors: son, Gary Don Harness of Shirley, Ark.; brothers, Rev. Clytee Harness of Newport Rickhey, Fla., and Rev. Van Harness of …
Mary Lee Hay

MARY LEE MOORE HAY of Maumelle, Ark., passed into life eternal on March 4, 2011. Mary was born to John and Nanny Moore on May 3, 1926, along with her …
Gerald Nolen "Jerry" Haynie

GERALD NOLEN HAYNIE "JERRY" passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, March 4, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital, in Little Rock, Ark. He was born May 4, 1938 at …
Alice Mary Hussman

ALICE MARY (VESTAL) HUSSMAN, 91, of Little Rock, formerly of Warson Woods, Mo., went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Beloved wife …
Birdie Mae Jones

BIRDIE MAE JONES, 96, of Sherwood passed away Friday, March 4, 2011. She was born in Redfield, Ark. to the late Louis and Mable Tolley Mathews. She is preceded in …
Dean Wesley Keen

Dean Wesley Keen, newborn infant, of Malvern, passed away March 3, 2011. He was born March 1, 2011 in Little Rock to Joshua and Stephanie Keen. Graveside services by Ashby …
Ruby Kret

Mrs. Ruby L. Kret, age 64, of Benton died Friday, March 4, 2011. She was born June 10, 1946 in Little Rock. Ruby was a retired school teacher after 34 …
Bonnie Lavada Lee

Bonnie Lavada Lee, 54, of Aubrey, Ark. passed away March 4, 2011. Bonnie is survived by Robbie Lynn Cain and Bobbie Kay Young father, Ernest Cross and five grandchildren. Private …
Vera Payne McClellan

Vera McClellan, 80 of New Edinburg, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m., Monday at Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church with burial in Reaves Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m., …
Richard William Miller

Richard William Miller, age 56, died March 4, 2011, at Jefferson Regional Med. Center. He was born Feb. 3, 1955, in DeWitt, Ark. to Horace Miller and Mavis Hedden Miller …
Robert L. Nelson

Robert L. "Red" Nelson, 86, of Arkadelphia died Thursday, March 3, 2011, following a lengthy illness. Known by friends and family alike simply as Red, he was one of Arkansas' …
Mary Doris Noyes

Mary Doris Noyes, 63 of Coal Hill died March 4, 2011. She was born March 24, 1947 in Springfield, Mo. Survivors include her son, Jeff Noyes (Sonya )of Dover; sister, …
Peter Francis O'Connell

PETER FRANCIS O'CONNELL "MR. PETE," 79, Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011. He was born July 20, 1931 in Boston, Mass. to Peter F. and Mary Duffy O'Connell. He …
Jewell M. Orender

Jewel M. Orender, age 97, of Benton, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011. She was born on Feb. 11, 1914 in Vilonia, Ark. Mrs. Orender was a homemaker and a …
Ralph Moody Patterson

RALPH M. PATTERSON JR., 74, former state senator for North Little Rock, died on the afternoon of March 3, 2011 at Baptist Hospital Springhill surrounded by his family. Ralph was …
Ray D Polk

Ray D. Polk, 79, of Searcy, died Saturday, March 5, 2011. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2011 at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy. Services will be …
Earnest Poole

EARNEST POOLE JR., 61, of North Little Rock, departed this life March 1, 2011. Preceded in death by his father, Earnest Poole Sr.; brother, Earl Brown. He leaves to cherish …
Don Rankin

Don F. Rankin, 76, Benton, died March 4, 2011. Survivors: wife, Velma (Sam) Rankin; son, Donnie Rankin; daughters, Robin Rankin, Resa Aguilar, Cindy Tucker and Bandy Rankin; eleven grandchildren; four …
Irene Razer

Irene Razer, 87, of Cabot was born Sept. 21, 1923 in Bradford, Ark. to the late Thomas and Hattie Bell Razer and passed away on March 3, 2011 at the …
Catherine Ollie B. Reaper

Catherine Ollie B. Reaper, 85 of Searcy, died Saturday, March 5, 2011. She was born Feb. 1, 1926 in Searcy, Ark. to the late Ewin and Estie Duffell Davis. Mrs. …
Herbert Rowland

Herbert Rowland, 82, of Wynne died Friday. Survivors: Wife, Dolores; two sons; two daughters; one brother; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services Monday, 10 at Union Avenue Baptist Church, …
Mary Gertrude Simpson

Mary " Gertrude" Simpson, 88, of Mena, Ark. died Friday, March 4, 2011. Funeral services Monday, March 7, 2011, 3 p.m. Beasley-Wood Chapel. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery under the direction of …
William Roe Spencer Jr.

WILLIAM R. SPENCER JR. (BILL), 61, of Little Rock, passed away March 4, 2011. Full obituary with service times will be posted when arrangements are finalized. Arrangements by Little Rock …
George E. Stewart

George E. Stewart, 80, of Romance, passed peacefully from this life on March 3, 2011. Born Nov. 6, 1930, in Bodcaw, Ark., to Alice Hannah Hodnett and John Riley Stewart, …
Ennis Franklin Sutherlin

Ennis F. Sutherlin of El Dorado, died Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Medical Center of South Arkansas. Visitation will be Monday from 11 a.m. til 1 p.m. at Young's Funeral …
Robert Dale Taylor

Robert Dale Taylor, 46, of Scranton, Ark. died March 3, 2011 in Clarksville, Ark. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., March 8, 2011, Roller Funeral Home Chapel-Paris. Funeral Service: 2 p.m., March 9, …
Jennifer Hope Treadway

Jennifer Hope Treadway, 36, of Magness died Thursday. Survivors: husband, Chad; son, Wyatt; father, Gailon Anderson (JoAnn); mother, Mary Fick (Phillip); brother, Phillip Fick Jr.; sister, Holly Fick; two step-brothers; …
Susan "Candi" Wallwin

Susan (Candi) Wallwin 54, of Mountain Home, died Friday at her residence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, at the Christian Church of Mountain Home, …
Phyliss Ann Webb

Phyliss Ann Webb, 64, Benton passed away March 5, 2011. She was a nurse at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, in the critical care unit for about 30 years. …
Bruce Alvah Wetlaufer

Bruce Alvah Wetlaufer, 89, Hot Springs Village died March 2, 2011. Born Oct. 13, 1921 in Montello, Wis. to Alvah and Edith Wetlaufer. Memorial Service at 10 a.m. March 9, …
Nancy Belle Plowman Woodson

NANCY BELLE PLOWMAN WOODSON passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. She was born in Little Rock, Ark. on April 12, 1939 to …
Walton Lee Woodward

Walton Lee Woodward, 95 years, of Paris, Ark. died at his home March 4, 2011. He was born Feb. 10, 1916 in Branch, Ark. to Idus Pegram Woodward and Daisy …
Mattie Lola Wortman

Mattie Lola Johnson Newsom Wortman of Des Arc, Ark. was born Oct. 4, 1927 in Grant County, Ark., the daughter of the late Paul H. and Mary Lessie Ault Johnson. …
Theron "Red" Wright

Theron "Red" Wright, 94, of New Blaine, Ark. died March 5, 2011 in Fayetteville, Ark. Visitation at 6 p.m. and Rosary at 7 p.m., March 7, 2011, Roller Funeral Home …
Arthur Joe Zorn

ARTHUR JOE (BO) ZORN, 71, of Little Rock, Ark., joined his loved ones in heaven Thursday, March 3, 2011. He was born Sept. 10, 1939 in Little Rock. He spent …

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