Obituaries

Obituaries for November 4, 2012

Josephine Louise (Hart) Pisaruck

Josephine Louise (Hart) Pisaruck, 90, longtime resident of Hot Springs, and currently of Ellicott City, Md., passed away Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, Col William …
Edrizal Mauldin Atkins Akomeh

Edrizal Mauldin Atkins Akomeh was born to Eddie Lee Mauldin and the late Desaree Cotledge Mauldin on Aug. 20, 1956. She departed life on Oct. 12, 2012 at her home …
Naomi Arnold

Naomi Arnold, 87 , of Corning Ark. Died Nov. 3, 2012 at Corning Therapy and Living Center. Visitation will be Monday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ermert Funeral Home …
Howard B. Arnold Jr.

Lt. Col. Howard Brown Arnold Jr. passed away peacefully in Plano, Texas, on Oct. 29, 2012. Born in 1924 into a farming family in Arkadelphia, Ark., he was the oldest …
Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Battershell

Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Battershell, 67, Marshall, passed away Thursday at Pindall, Ark. Survivors: wife Sheila, daughters: Melissa Berryhill, Kasondra Aguilar, and Vanessa Boomer; parents Gale and Jewel Battershell; brothers Scott …
Gwen Marie Bice

Gwen Marie Bice, age 56, passed away at her home in Hot Springs on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Gwen was born Sept. 25, 1956 to parents Earl Blappert and Gloria …
Robert Booth

Bob Booth, age 69, of Pine Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 in Fayetteville. He was born Sept. 24, 1943 in Auburndale, Florida to Odell and Verdie Norman Booth. He …
Ernestine Brown

ERNESTINE BROWN, 77, Little Rock, departed this life Oct. 30, 2012. Family hour: 4-5 p.m. today at Robinson Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service: 11 a.m., Monday at Greater Second Baptist Church, …
Raymond E. Brown

The Reverend Dr. Raymond E. Brown, 87, of Fishers, Ind., passed away Oct. 30, 2012. He was born May 25, 1925, in Little Rock, Ark., to William Richard and Verlie …
Otis Bruce Canady Sr.

OTIS BRUCE CANADY SR., 68, transitioned into eternal life on Oct. 30, 2012. Family hour: 6-7 p.m. Monday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 19 and Cedar, Little Rock. Funeral service: …
Betty Sue Pounds Chapman

A memorial service for Betty Sue Pounds Chapman will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 at Open Door Bible Church, 950 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City, La. …
Thomas Clark

Obsequies for Elder THOMAS CLARK of Little Rock will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at New Calvary Temple COGIC, 1120 Bishop Lindsey Avenue (a.k.a. 619 Hazel Street) North …
Dorothy Coleman

DOROTHY LAVERN COLEMAN, 69, Little Rock, departed this life Oct. 31, 2012. She is preceded in death by her father, Arthur Swan; mother, Alice Akins (Lavezzary); step-father, Ira Akins Sr.; …
Curtis C. Cronice

Curtis C. Cronice, 94, of Scotland, Ark. died Oct. 30, 2012. Born Feb. 14, 1918. Survived by two daughters, 14 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, …
Ginger Lou Diederich

GINGER LOU HIETT DIEDERICH, 65, of North Little Rock left this life on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, into the arms of her Lord. Ginger was born on Feb. 15, 1947 …
Earnest Duck

Earnest John Duck, 69, of White Hall, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m. at Fuller Hale-South Funeral Chapel with Brother Bryan Torres officiating. Burial …
Marie Rose Duke

Marie Rose Duke, age 88, of Hatfield, Ark., passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at her home. Memorial services will be Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at 3 p.m. at the …
Emma Clarine Esch

EMMA CLARINE BARKER ESCH, 89, of North Little Rock, Ark., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at Hospice Home Care Inpatient Facility on Bowman Road in Little Rock. She …
William Oran Gibson

William Oran Gibson of New York, N.Y. photographer and performance artist, died Nov. 1, 2012, from cancer, at his home in New York City. He was born April 12, 1961, …
Damien Edward Glover

Damien Edward John Glover, 17, of Conway, born Sept. 2, 1995 in Little Rock to parents, Johnny and Blenda Glover, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. He was a …
Donna Poole Goodfellow

Donna Poole Goodfellow, 69, of Marion, passed away Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. Donna was born April 4, 1943 in New Martinsville, W. Va. …
Ruth Elisabeth Chandler Winkler Greenwood

Ruth Elisabeth Chandler Winkler Greenwood passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. She was born in North Little Rock to the late Oscar and Alberta Chandler on July 9, 1951. She …
Helen Louise Hayes

Louise Hayes, 91, of Gosnell, died Nov. 1, at Great River Medical Center. Survived by three children; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral, Nov. 6, 2 p.m., Cobb …
Jerome Heard

Brother Jerome Heard, O.S.B. of Subiaco Abbey died Nov. 2, 2012 in Subiaco. Christian Wake Service: 7:45 p.m., Nov. 5, 2012 and Liturgy of Christian Burial: 10 a.m., Nov. 6, …
Gladys Dunn Hicks

Gladys Dunn Hicks, age 87, of Lake Village, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. She was born April 5, 1925, in Lake Village, Ark., …
Alvin J. Hill

Alvin John Hill, 94, died Nov. 1, 2012. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, Holt Memorial Chapel. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bass Church of Christ. Burial McCutcheon Cemetery. Survivors: son, …
Judy Ann Holland

Judy Ann Holland, age 56, of Sherrill, passed away Nov. 2, 2012. She was born Feb. 11, 1956, in Pine Bluff, Ark. She was a lifetime resident of Sherrill, Ark. …
Clyman Edward Izard Jr.

CLYMAN EDWARD IZARD JUNIOR, 83, died Oct. 29, 2012 in Little Rock. He leaves his best friend, Ed Holland; his brother, John Dicken Izard and wife, Susan; his nieces and …
Veneda Myrtle Jackson

Mrs. Veneda Myrtle Jackson, 73, of Clinton, Ark. died Nov. 1, 2012. Born March 6, 1939. Survived by her husband of 58 years, two sons, daughter, four grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, …
Teri Lynne Johnson

TERI LYNNE JOHNSON, 50, of North Little Rock passed Oct. 31, 2012. Loving memories left to mother: Betty Johnson; siblings, Michael Henson, Karen (Michael) Williams and Renee Yancy; niece, Shantea …
Mark (Perrin) Jones III

MARK (PERRIN) JONES III of Little Rock, passed away Nov. 2, 2012. Perrin was born on Jan. 19, 1932 in Searcy, Ark. to M.P Jones Jr. and Jamie Baugh Jones. …
Vernon L. Jordan

VERNON L. JORDAN JR., 36, of North Little Rock passed Oct. 30, 2012. Loving memories left to children, Miranda Jordan, Tytyana Jordan, and Neima Jordan; parents, Vernon and Carolyn Jordan; …
Ralph Farris Joseph

Dr. Ralph Farris Joseph, 87, of Walnut Ridge died Thursday in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 15, 1924 in Black Rock to Frank and Fern Waldron Joseph he was a lifelong resident …
Joseph R. Korinek

JOSEPH R. KORINEK, 90, of North Little Rock passed away Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. He was born in Chicago, Ill. in 1921 and was the son of parents who immigrated …
Larry Gordon Lacy

Larry Gordon Lacy, 70, of Shirley, Ark. died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Survivors include his children, Cari, Mark, Scott, Brian, Michelle, Nancy and Logan; his brother, Lowell and sister, Elaine; …
Harry Edwin Martin

Harry Edwin Martin, 93, of Marcella died Thursday. Survivors: wife, Glenna Forshee Martin; daughter, Kathy Jane Merritt; granddaughter, Rebecca Ayn King; brothers, Herbert Martin, Tommy Martin; sisters, Anna Lou Hinkle, …
Patsy Ann Martindale

Patsy Ann Martindale, 69, of Kensett, died Saturday. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Martindale; son, Freddie Shaw and grandson, Zach Shaw. Visitation: Monday 6 to 8 p.m. Services: Tuesday, Nov. …
Edmund M. Massey

Edmund M. Massey, age 73, of Morrilton, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. He was born April 19, 1939, in Morrilton, Ark., a son of the late Thomas Earl Massey …
Elizabeth Carter Mathis

ELIZABETH CARTER MATHIS, age 90, of Jacksonville went to be with God and a host of family and friends on Nov. 2, 2012. Libby was a long time member of …
Pansy McLeskey

Pansy McLeskey, 102, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Nov. 2, 2012. Services will be held Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at 11 a.m. in Hoggard & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with …
Paul Steven Miller

Paul Steven Miller, 63, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. He was a 1967 Brinkley High School graduate, received his Ph.D from LSU, and was a member of the Fellow of …
Carolyn "Kitty" Musticchi

CAROLYN "KITTY" MUSTICCHI, 77, our beloved Mother, Sister, Aunt, Boom Boom and friend, passed to the heavenly side on Nov. 1, 2012. She has joined her husband, Tom "Buddy" Musticchi; …
Claudell Pinkerton

Claudell Pinkerton, age 69, of Newhope, died Thursday. Services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood. Visitation will be Sunday, 6 p.m. until 8 …
Melody Nicole Pride

Melody Nicole Pride, 2, of Eudora, died Saturday. Survivors: parents, Lewis Drew and Kimberly Pride; three brothers, Trequna, Treshawn Frezelle, and Regierion Smith; grandparents, Joe Brown, Joisephine Pride, James Drew …
LaVera Bennett Radcliff

LaVera Bennett Radcliff passed from this life on Nov. 1, 2012 surrounded by her children and caregivers in Fort Smith, Ark. She was born in Topeka, Kan. on March 11, …
Clara O'Neal Ramsey

Clara O'Neal Ramsey, 89, of Marianna, Ark. passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Nov. 30, 1922 in …
Frances Elaine Smith Reichert

FRANCES ELAINE SMITH REICHERT passed on Oct. 31, 2012. She was born in Carl Junction, Mo. on May 25, 1921 to Ruth Frances and James Hilliard Smith. She was predeceased …
Easter Mae Scott

EASTER MAE CROSBY SCOTT, 91, Maumelle, departed this life Oct. 27, 2012. Funeral service: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mark Baptist Church, 5722 W. 12 St., Little Rock, Bishop Steven …
Peter Sharum

Father Peter Sharum, 86, O.S.B. of Subiaco Abbey died Nov. 1, 2012 in Subiaco. Christian Wake Service: 7:45 p.m., Nov. 4, 2012 and Liturgy of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Nov. …
Laverne Warwick Smith

LAVERNE WARWICK SMITH, 90, died Oct. 30, 2012, after a fall in her Little Rock apartment. She was born in Royal, Ark., on Feb. 15, 1922, to Lewis and Oza …
Robert "Bob" St. Clair

Robert "Bob" St. Clair, 82, of Pine Bluff died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 6, 1930, in Scott City, Mo., to John …
George Washington Steward

George Washington Steward, age 88, of Hot Springs died, Nov. 1, 2012. He was a veteran of the United States Army, a retired barber and a retiree of Reynolds Metals …
Ronnie "Cowboy" Charles Threlkeld

RONNIE ("COWBOY") CHARLES THRELKELD, 68, of Alexander passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandpa and friend. He was a hard worker who loved …
Virgil Toney Sr.

Virgil Toney Sr., 84, Springfield, departed this life Oct. 29. Survivors, four daughters, two sons. Funeral services 11 a.m. Monday Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Plumerville, Ark. Visitation 5-7 p.m. …
Harold VanBurgel

HAROLD VANBURGEL, 76, passed away Oct. 31, 2012. He was a United States Air Force Veteran. Graveside services with Military Honors will be Thursday, Nov. 8 at Arkansas State Veterans …
Beulah Vire

Beulah Vire, age 93, of Clarksville, died Nov. 2, 2012. She was born on Sept. 7, 1919 to Roland and Rachel (Hubbard) Hodge at Corbin, Ky. She was a member …
William "Bill" Werninger

William H. Werninger, 98, a resident of the Hardin Community, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Dec. 27, 1913, in Gilman City, Mo., …
Alma Winfield

ALMA MARIE PEER WINFIELD, 65, Little Rock, departed this life Oct. 30, 2012. Preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Denise; father, Robert "Wolfe" Peer; mother, Marion G. Peer; brothers, …
Ethel Marie Wright-Weeks

Ethel Marie Wright Weeks passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in Kansas City, Mo. Visitation Monday, Nov. 5, 6-8 p.m. at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home. Funeral services in the Funeral Home …

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