Obituaries

Obituaries for May 20, 2012

Geneva F. Avra

Geneva F. Avra, 82, of Conway, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012. Born in Pickles Gap, she was a daughter to the late Clarence L. Dunn and Vera (Johnston) Dunn …
Lennie Bernice Bacus

Lennie Bernice Bacus, of Newport was born March 27, 1918 to Ezra and Rosie Wiley Wallace. She was 94 years old. Those preceding her in death were three brothers; one …
Magdalene Bailey

Magdalene Bailey, 82, of Marshall died Saturday. Survivors sons, Eddie and Donnie Cypert; daughter, Janice Story; sister, Aladene Brown; brothers, Jim and Bennie House; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great …
Alma Jean Baker

Alma Jean Baker, 81, of Bald Knob, died Friday in Bald Knob. Visitation is Sunday from 6 until 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home. Funeral services are Monday at 2 …
Laree Rhoads Bland

Laree Rhoads Bland, age 88, of Morrilton passed away Friday, May 18, 2012. She was born Aug. 12, 1923 in Cleveland, a daughter of Thomas Edward and Mattie Mason Rhoads. …
Peggy J. Brezler

Peggy J. Brezler, age 77, of Cave City died Friday, May 18, 2012 at her home. A visitation will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012 from 2 p.m. until …
Willie Dean Brown

Willie D. (Bonko) Brown passed away Wednesday. He was a Veteran, Mason and Schrinner, member of American Legion, VFW and Baptist. Survivors: wife, Ella; two sons, Ricky (Pam) and Roger; …
William "Billy" Edward Burns

William E. "Billy" Burns Jr., 61, of Memphis, Tenn. died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Horseshoe Lake, Ark. Mr. Burns was a real estate agent for Crye-Lieke Realtors Inc., a …
Faotta Trevetta Collins

Faotta Trevetta Collins, 95, of Searcy passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. Visiting hours will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, May 21 at Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home. Service …
Marynelle Crawford

MARYNELLE CRAWFORD, proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran and loving great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at age 95. She was born May 4, 1917, in …
James "Jim Bob" Drohen

JAMES "JIM BOB" DROHEN, age 67, of Little Rock was called home by the Lord after losing his battle with cancer on May 12, 2012. After growing up in Ohio, …
Laura Potemkin Dues

Laura Potemkin Dues, 65, of Cabot died May 18, 2012. She was born in Cranston, R.I. to the late Joseph Potemkin and Sophia Gantz Potemkin on Sept 13, 1946. Survivors …
James Dunlap

JAMES B. DUNLAP, 75 of Sherwood passed away May 18, 2012 in Jacksonville, Ark. He was born on Feb. 2, 1937 in Helena, Ark. and was the son of Clarence …
Eartha Lee Rodgers Eckwood

EARTHA LEE RODGERS ECKWOOD of Little Rock, Ark. departed this life on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Visitation will be Friday, May 25, 2012, 12, noon to 1 p.m. with funeral …
Carol Ruth Cormier Ellis

Carol Ruth Cormier Ellis, age 80, died May 19, 2012 at the DeWitt City Hospital. Carol was born Feb. 18, 1932 in Little Rock, Ark., to Harry Wilson Cormier Sr. …
Erma Erwin

Erma Lee Erwin, 85, of East End, formerly of Pine Bluff, died Thursday. Survivors: children, Willie Joe "Bill" Erwin, Lee Capel, Blinda Forbes and Rita Rollins; six sisters; nine grandchildren; …
Lorene Futrell

Lorene Futrell, 84, Vanndale, died Friday. Survivors: husband, J.L Futrell Jr.; son, Dwight; daughters, Myra and Susan; two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, …
Willie Lee Gately

WILLE LEE (SPEER) GATELY, 89, of Little Rock, died Friday, May 18, 2012. She was born Dec. 13, 1922 in Hamlin to the late William Noah and Maude Belle Neldon …
Edith "Jeanette" Green

Edith "Jeanette" Green, age 66, of Avilla, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was born Oct. 26, 1945 in Little Rock, Ark. to the late George and Jewell Kruse. …
Milton Gary Haskin

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Milton Gary Haskin will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2012 at Rose-Neath's Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be Clay Brock …
Dorothy Dell Higginbotham

Dorothy Dell Higginbotham, 89, of Parkin, went home to be with the Lord, May 17. She passed away at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Dot Higginbotham. …
Bernice Jensen

BERNICE (RAUCH) JENSEN, 96, of Maumelle, Ark., passed away Friday, May 18, 2012. She was born Dec. 17, 1915, in Little Rock, Ark., a daughter of the late William and …
Billy Frank Jones

BILLY FRANK JONES, 60, of Maumelle, died May 17, 2012. He is survived by children, Billy Jr., Jessica and Joshua; and siblings, Delores Ann Ballard, Donna Sue Austin, Louise Ranell …
John Talmadge Kirkland

John Talmadge Kirkland, 68, of Pangburn, Ark., passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. He was born April 12, 1944, in Florence, Ala., to John Beverly and Lola Christine Hall Kirkland. …
Rupert H.P. Leuch

Rupert H.P. Leuch, 99, died May 18, 2012. He was born July 5, 1912 in Milwaukee, WI. Survivors are daughters Anna Stefanovsky of Hermitage, Pa. and Kathryn Eastberg of Berlin, …
Billy Thomas Lewis

Billy Thomas Lewis, 76, died Thursday. Survivors include: Wife, Faye Lewis; sons, Kenneth, Randy, and Danny Lewis; daughters, Betty Lewis, Vickie Henson, Saranda Williams; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 2-4 …
Mack Edward Long

MACK EDWARD LONG, retired MSgt of the US Army, age 79, of Jacksonville, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Mr. Long is survived by his loving wife, Janette …
Delois A. Louden

DeLois A. Louden, 67, of Crossett, departed this life May 15, 2012. Survivors, husband William Louden, children: Cedric (Nicole), Yasha Barnes (Ty) and Will, grandchildren: Ashley, Cedric, and Josh. Visitation: …
Floyd Lowe

Floyd Lowe, 86, of Russellville, died Friday in Dardanelle. The family will conduct a private memorial service at a later date. Cremation arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service, Russellville. Memorials: …
Kenneth Shawn Loyd

Kenneth Shawn Loyd, age 36, of Casa died Thursday, May 17, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Memorial Greenfield Park on …
Rita M. Mauser

Rita M. Mauser, age 83, of Gassville, died May 11, 2012. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church. Survivors: daughters, Andrea Gleason, Adele Mauser, Kay Colon; …
Irene McCoy

IRENE McCOY, 80, of Little Rock, passed away May 16, 2012. She was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by her parents, John Porter and Ocsie Watley, she is …
Helen Savanah Motley

Helen Savanah Motley, 83, of Conway, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012. She was born in Mt. Ida, Ark., the daughter of Winnie and John Calvin Willhite. Helen is …
Maudie R. Mudford

Maudie R. Mudford, 75, of Mountain Home, died on Friday in Mountain Home. Funeral: 10 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2012, at the Mountain Home Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Conner-Hankins …
Travis Turner Neal Jr.

TRAVIS TURNER NEAL JR., age 57 of Little Rock, Ark. passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012. He was born May, 3, 1955 in Memphis, Tenn. He graduated from Beebe …
Sarita Sue Noble

Sarita Sue Noble, 78 from Valley City, N.D. went to her heavenly home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was born Aug. 4, 1933 in …
Lillie Marieta Norman

Lillie Marieta Norman, 74, of Atkins died Thursday, May 17 in Jacksonville. She is the wife of Rev. Bobby Norman. Visitation Sunday 2-4 p.m. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Monday, …
Bettie O'Neal

Bettie O'Neal, 88, of Conway, born Feb. 2, 1924 to John and Mamie Hightower, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was of the Assembly of God faith. She …
Lawrence Okere

Dr. LAWRENCE N. OKERE, 55, of Little Rock transitioned May 10, 2012. The life celebration will be Saturday, June 2, 2012, 5p.m., at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home Chapel, 1200 …
William D. "Bill" Peters

William D."Bill" Peters, 90, of Hot Springs, Ark. died Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born June 28,1921 in Hot Springs to the late James M. and Bennie A. Hall …
Mary Anderson Quarles

Mary Anderson Quarles, 79, died Wednesday. Survivors: husband, Eugene Quarles; son, Ellett Quarles; daughters, Sondra Towne, Patricia Doss, Rita Johnson; four brothers; two sisters; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 7-8 …
Albert Matthews Raymond

Albert Matthews Raymond, 90, of Conway passed away on May 19, 2012 after a brief illness. He was a professor for 36 years at Hendrix College, where he was the …
Phyllis Scott

PHYLLIS SCOTT, age 90, of Alexander, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012. She was born Aug. 30, 1921 in Bemidji, Minn. Mrs. Scott was a retired bookkeeper, a member of …
James Dewey Shaddock

James Dewey Shaddock, 67, of Fordyce, died Friday. Survivors include his wife, Martha; two sons; a brother; two grandchildren. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at the Zion Baptist Church. Burial …
Joann Sheffield

Joann Sheffield, age 75, died May 18, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Ernest Sheffield; children, Charles Richard Sheffield of Cabot, Rhonda Lynne Clark of Judsonia, and Gary Edward …
Woodrow Eldridge Shirley

WOODROW ELDRIDGE SHIRLEY, 91, of Jacksonville, born Feb. 11, 1921 in Faulkner Gap, Ark. to Thomas and Vivian Shirley, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012. He was of the …
Nellie R. Smith

Mrs. Nellie Frances Riley Smith, 94, of England, Ark., formerly of Pine Bluff, Ark. and Fort Smith, Ark., died Friday, May 18,2012. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., Oct. 30, …
Sarah Elizabeth Steele

Sarah Elizabeth Steele, of Russellville, infant daughter of John Steele and Dusty Wren, died Wednesday. Graveside service is at 3 p.m., Monday, in Rest Haven Memorial Park in Russellville, by …
Sherry Carlyn Tanner

Sherry Carlyn Tanner, beloved mother and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on May 4, 201. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Reuben and …
William Thomas

Rev. William Thomas, former pastor of St. John Catholic Church and St. Mary of the Springs, Hot Springs, died on Friday May 18, 2012 in Hot Springs following a lengthy …
Elizabeth Wilson Tinsley

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson Tinsley, 92, of Prescott will be 2 p.m., Sunday May 20, 2012 at Brazzel/Cornish Chapel in Prescott. Mr. Harley Sisson will officiate the service. …
Joyce A. Townsell

Joyce A. Townsell, age 76, of Casa went to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on Friday, May 18, 2012 at her daughters home in Morrilton. She was …
Marcella Denton Walls

MARCELLA DENTON WALLS, 65, Mabelvale, died May 17, 2012. Survivors include husband, Robert; sons, Robert "Dino" and Tony; two brothers and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday, May 21, …
Viola Hogue Wheetley

VIOLA LORENE "MAWNIE" HOGUE WHEETLEY, 73, of Little Rock, Ark. died Friday, May 18, 2012 at Hospice Home Care. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by …
Brenda Kay Williams

Brenda Kay Williams, age 59, of Little Rock, Ark. went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 18, 2012. She was born Dec. 7, 1952 to the late Thurman …
Blondie Wilson

Blondie Wilson, 83, of Wilmot, Ark., died Wednesday. Survived by four sisters, Cornelius Taylor, Glady's White, Rosie Lee Marcus, and Earn Moreland. Funeral service Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1 …

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