Obituaries

Obituaries for December 1, 2013

Phillip Lynn Abrams

Phillip Lynn Abrams, 37, of Hazen, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 29, 2013. He was surrounded by his loved ones when he received his set of wings. …
LaVerne Baker

LaVerne Baker, 81, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, Nov. 28, at Gosnell Health Care in Gosnell, Ark. Survived by children, Joel Baker, Jerry Baker and Karen Chandler. Graveside …
"T.M" Thomas M. Bays

"T.M." Thomas M. Bays, 87, formerly of El Dorado, died Friday, Nov. 28, after a brief illness. Mr. Bays is survived by his childhood sweetheart and loving wife of 67 …
Dale H. Bendixen

Dale H. Bendixen, Hot Springs Village died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at Faith Lutheran Church of Hot Springs Village. The …
William Rayford "W.R." Blankenship

William Rayford "W.R." Blankenship, age 94, of Crossett, Ark. passed away on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 6, 1919 in Crossett, Ark., to …
Eugene (Gene) J. Bukont Jr.

Eugene (Gene) J. Bukont Jr., 70, of Lowell, Ark., passed away Nov. 21, 2013 while visiting in Moorpark, Calif. He was born to Eugene J. Bukont Sr. and Louise Anderson …
John D. Burris

John D. Burris, age 39, of Benton, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 from a year long battle with Amyloidosis. He was born Oct. 17, 1974 in Little Rock, Ark. …
Nina Coffey

Nina Coffey, age 84, Lead Hill, Ark., died Nov. 29, 2013. Member of New Hope Baptist and proceded by husband Lynn Coffey. Survived by sons; Kent and wife Rebecca, Sam …
James Lowry Connaway

James Lowry Connaway (Jim, Sonny) was born Oct. 1, 1934 in Forrest City, Ark. and died November 28, 2013. He was 79 years old. He was raised by his mother, …
Anna Margaret Cunningham

Anna Margaret Ellison Cunningham, age 94, of Mena, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Mena. Funeral services are Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, 10 a.m. at the Beasley Wood …
Jean Daniels

Jean Daniels, 90, of Smackover, died Nov. 27, in El Dorado. Funeral service 2 p.m., Monday, at Young's Chapel. Interment following at Smackover Cemetery, Smackover, Ark., under the direction of …
Geraldine "Jerry" Gunter Deane

GERALDINE "JERRY" GUNTER DEANE, widow of William W. Deane (Lt. Col, USAF Retired), was born on July 28, 1924 in Eudora, Ark., and passed away on Nov. 27, 2013. Jerry …
Leon Anthony Duelmer

LEON ANTHONY DUELMER, 83, of Little Rock, Ark. entered into the presence of the Lord on Nov. 28, 2013. Mr. Duelmer lived a long, healthy life. His strong love for …
Cloreda Marjorie Eakin

Cloreda Eakin 89 of Conway died Friday Nov. 29, 2013. Survived by son, Jimmy Furgerson; daughter, Linda Pike. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Roller-McNutt Conway. Visitation will be from 6-8 …
John Emanuel

John Emanuel, 59, of Amory, Miss., died on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 at his home. He was retired from Weyerhaeuser Company and was a member of First United Methodist Church …
Joe David Fast

Joe David Fast, age 79, of Harrison, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Survivors are wife, Shirley; son, Douglas; and daughter, Tammy Hardesty. Visitation 1 p.m. Monday. Service 2 p.m. …
Paulette "Polly" Freeman

Paulette "Polly" Freeman, 69, of Paris, Ark. died Nov. 27, 2013. Visitation: 4-6 p.m., Dec. 1, 2013, Roller Funeral Home Chapel-Paris. Funeral Service: 1 p.m., Dec. 2, 2013, Roller Funeral …
Gloria Angela Galvan

GLORIA ANGELA GALVAN (Alcala/Provencio), 77 years old, of North Little Rock, passed away on Nov. 29, 2013. She was born on Feb. 21, 1936, in San Fernando Valley, Calif., to …
Lavada Mae Kling Gambill

LAVADA MAE KLING GAMBILL, 85, of Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Lavada was born on Feb. 21, 1928, the 6th of 11 children to the late Aberhart …
Kathy Bolding Gibson

Kathy Bolding Gibson, 80, a resident of Yellville passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at her residence. She was born May 10, 1933, in Cartney to the late Hubert and …
Ronald Edward Glover

Services for Reverend Ronald Edward Glover, 65, Overton, will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 1, at Bible Baptist Church, Overton, with Reverends Rickey Glover, Cecil McLeod and Johnny Wright …
Sean Michael Gurley

SEAN MICHAEL GURLEY, 61, of Maumelle, lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 30, 2013 after one HELL of a fight. He was born Nov. 14, 1952 in Little Rock, …
Derry "Gus" Gustafson

Derry "Gus" Gustafson, 85, of Malvern died Nov. 29, 2013. Survivors: children; Paul Gustafson , Malvern, and Robin Patrick, Grand Bay, Ala. Visitation Monday, Dec. 2, 6-8 p.m. Regency Funeral …
Estella Crenshaw Hall

ESTELLA CRENSHAW HALL, 86, co-founder of K Hall and sons, Little Rock, entered into eternal sleep Wednesday, Nov. 27. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, …
Gilbert Ray Hatcher

Gilbert Ray Hatcher, age 84, of Cody, Wyo., passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Lewisville, Texas. He was born Sept. 21, 1929 in Cabot, Ark. to Jasper Hatcher and …
Nancy S. Henson

NANCY S. HENSON, 92, of Little Rock, Ark., peacefully passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Her loving survivors include: sons, Otis Henson, Nashville, Ark. and Arvee Henson Jr., Flint, …
Nancy Jo Hester

Nancy Jo Hester of Bartlett, Tenn. went home to be with her Savior on Nov. 24, 2013. Nancy was born on July 15, 1945 in Covington, Ky. She lived most …
Karen Hickmon

Karen S. (Durham) Hickmon, 64, of Bradford, died Thursday. Survivors: sons, Carl Hickmon III and Cody Hickmon; daughter, Denise Noble; brother, Ray Dean Durham; sister, Audrey Stough; five grandchildren, Ashlynn, …
Randal Jene Hillyer

Randal Jene Hillyer 58, of Clinton, Ark. died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Family Gathering with friends 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2013 with 6:30 p.m. Memorial Service at Roller-McNutt Funeral …
Jerry Laroy Hobson

Jerry L. Hobson, 78, of Searcy, died Thursday, Nov. 28 at his home. Memorial services are 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 at First General Baptist Church of Searcy with burial …
Dora Louise Huber

Dora Louise Huber, 84, of Subiaco, Ark. died Nov. 29, 2013. Rosary: 7:45 p.m., Dec. 1, 2013, St. Benedict Catholic Church-Subiaco. Funeral Mass and Burial: 10 a.m., Dec. 2, 2013, …
Elnora Dorinda Tate Jenkins

ELNORA DORINDA TATE JENKINS, 81, of North Little Rock, passed Friday Nov. 29, 2013. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6 and funeral 11 a.m., Saturday, …
Sharon Lee King

Sharon Lee King, 70, of East Camden, born June 30, 1943, passed away on Nov. 15, 2013. She was a loving housewife and was a member of various veteran's associations. …
Norma Jean Lyles

Norma Jean Lyles, age 90, of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. She was born June 25, 1923 at Miami, Okla., a daughter of the late Lewis L. Zimmerman …
Florence Marie Jones Lyons

FLORENCE MARIE JONES LYONS was born to Roosevelt and Amanda Overton Jones on July 10, 1930 in Little Rock, Ark., and went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, …
Earl E. "Mac" McAfee

EARL E. "MAC" McAFEE, 83, of North Little Rock, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Mr. McAfee was born on Dec. 11, 1929, in McRae, Ark., to Vaudie and …
James Paul "Jimmy" Miles Sr.

James Paul "Jimmy" Miles Sr., 69, of McGehee, Ark. died Nov. 28, 2013. James was born in Subiaco, Ark. on May 15, 1944 to the late Charles F. and Rachel …
Bethelene Barbara Milholland

Bethelene Milholland, 80, of McGehee, Ark., passed away Nov. 28, 2013. Visitation held from 4-6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Services held at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 at …
Larry Todd Mills

Larry Todd Mills, of Cabot, Ark., formerly of Harrisburg, departed this life Thursday, at the St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, at the age of 41. He was born Jan. …
Baxter Pate Owens

Pate Owens, 97, of Marshall, died Saturday Nov. 30, 2013. Survived by daughters, Alice Daniel, Rita Fisk; son; Alton Owens; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral service: 10 a.m. Monday, Roller …
Truman Lee Owens

Truman Lee Owens, 78, of Russellville, died Friday. Funeral is 10 a.m. Tuesday at Crow Mountain Baptist Church in Russellville with burial in Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville under the direction …
Rickey Joe Perry

Rickey Joe Perry, 62, of Mountain View, Ark. passed away on Nov. 29, 2013. A visitation will take place on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 at Roller Crouch Chapel in Mountain …
Mauzee Pitchford

Mauzee Pitchford, 88, of Norfork, Ark. died Nov. 28, 2013. Survived by a son; Roger (Susan) Pitchford of Norfork. Visitation will be from Noon-9 p.m. Friday at Roller Funeral Home. …
Emilie Elder Prescott

Mrs. Emilie Elder Prescott, age 77, a resident of Arkadelphia, Ark., formerly of Hope, Ark., went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. The sixth …
John Richard Provence

JOHN RICHARD PROVENCE, 75, born Jan. 27, 1938 in Victoria, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. He served six years in the …
Marsha Yulanda Reeves

MARSHA YULANDA REEVES, 60, of Sherwood, born Jan. 12, 1953, passed over Nov. 25, 2013. She was preceded in death by father, Frank Shupe and sister, Patty Shupe. Marsha is …
Steven Eugene Rice

Steven Eugene Rice, age 49, of Bald Knob, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 in Searcy. He was born April 3, 1964 in Searcy to William J. "Bill" Rice and Wanda …
Duwanna Sue Rogers

Duwanna Sue Rogers, 55, of Perryville, born Oct. 13, 1958 in Little Rock, Ark. to parents, J.B. and Mandarine Black, passed away on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. She was a …
Wilma Ruth Smith

Wilma Ruth Smith, passed away in Mt. Pleasant, Texas on Nov. 29, 2013. She was born on Aug. 1, 1945 in Stuttgart, Ark. Her service will be a 2 p.m. …
Darrell Blane Story

DARRELL BLANE STORY, 59, of North Little Rock passed away on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Mr. Story served as a Captain in the U.S. Army before retiring from retail management. …
Emma L. Strange

Mrs. Emma Strange, age 79, of Cabot, died Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013. She was born Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1934, in Wingo, Ky., to Troy and Hattie Louise Hopkins. …
Daniel Trail Sr.

Daniel Trail Sr., age 69, of Pine Bluff, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. Funeral services: Tuesday, 1 p.m. at Dollarway Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Graceland Cemetery by Fuller …
Dr. John Werner Trieschmann

Pediatrician Dr. JOHN WERNER TRIESCHMANN, 77, passed away on Nov. 26, 2013. His devotion and care to generations of children, who came to the Children and Youth Clinic in Hot …
Trudy Cothern Tyler

Trudy Cothern Tyler, 56, of Little Rock, passed away Nov. 27, 2013. She is survived by her mother, Hilda Bass; and son, Richard Cothern, both of Little Rock; and numerous …
Waunell Walton

Waunell Walton, 82, of Monticello, Ark. formerly of Black Oak, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 at Baptist Health Hospital in Little Rock. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. …
Pascal D. Williamson

Pascal D. Williamson, 93, of Mayetta, Kan., formerly of Russellville, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. The funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at the Shinn Chapel with burial in Phoenix …

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