Obituaries
Obituaries for January 27, 2013
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Patricia (Patsy) DeEtte Allbritton
Patricia (Patsy) DeEtte Allbritton, age 71, of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed away on Jan. 25, 2013, at St. Bernard's in Jonesboro Ark. The funeral service will be held graveside at …
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James C. Archer
JAMES C. ARCHER SR., 72, of North Little Rock, passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. He was born in England, Ark. to the late Leo Herbert and Lois Edith Freeman …
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Joe Frank Atkinson
Joe Frank Atkinson was born Jan. 1, 1927, in Pine Bluff, Ark. to Samuel Luther Atkinson and Eila Callaway Atkinson, the youngest of siblings Mary Jane Atkinson, James Wiley Atkinson, …
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Allene Waits Banks
Allene Waits Banks, 88, of Hamburg, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Funeral services are 2 p.m., Monday at the Southside Baptist Church with burial in the Cleveland Cemetery. Visitation will …
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Clesta B. Barnes
CLESTA B. BARNES, 99, of Little Rock, passed away Jan. 23, 2013. She was of the Pentecostal Faith and enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. She is survived …
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Betty Lou Copelin Beck
Betty Lou Copelin Beck, age 76, of Mena passed awy Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Ft. Smith. Services are Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, 2 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church …
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Barbara Jo Bozen
Barbara Jo Bozen, 66, of Mountain Home, passed away Jan. 24, 2013. Survived by her husband; John Jack Bozen of Mountain Home, two sons; Kirk D. Bozen of Mountain Home, …
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Ruth Bradley
Ruth Bradley, 77, of Vilonia, was called home to be with the Lord, Jan. 25, 2013. Ruth Virginia Bradley was born Aug. 14, 1935, to Urie and Ruth (Bryars) Davis …
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David J. Brecht
David J. Brecht, 92, passed away Jan. 25, 2013, in Bentonville, Ark. Born on March 23, 1920, he lived in the Minneapolis, Minn. area most of his life. He was …
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C. J. Callanen
Mrs. C.J. CALLANEN, born in Little Rock, Ark., and long-time resident of California passed away on Jan. 25, 2013, following a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter Marilyn …
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Barbara J. Capehart
Barbara J. Capehart, 77, of Russellville, died Saturday. Funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at the Shinn Chapel with burial in McFadden Cemetery at Dover, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. …
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Doris R. Causey
Doris R. Causey, 86, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Services will be held Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the Hoggard & Sons Chapel …
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Ruth Davenport
RUTH DAVENPORT, age 69, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. She was born Feb. 13, 1943, in Wehlen, Germany. When she was 18, she married an airman and …
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Dave Davis
DAVE DAVIS, 97, of Little Rock, passed Jan. 24. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Mae Davis, one son and four daughters. Survivors: four sons and four …
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Nick R. Davis
Nick R. Davis, 67, of Magazine died Jan. 25, 2013. Visitation 2-4 Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, with burial at Bethel …
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Jimmy C. Dempsey
JIMMY CARROLL DEMPSEY, 60, of North Little Rock, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. He was born Nov. 4, 1952, in Pine Bluff. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church …
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George Nestor Dickerson
Major George Nestor Dickerson, USAF (Ret), beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the age of 86. Maj. Dickerson was born and raised in …
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Richard Allen Dillree
Richard A. Dillree, 63, died Jan. 23, 2013. Born Oct. 19, 1949, to Joseph and Doris Dillree in Lewistown, Pa. Richard is survived by one brother and one sister. There …
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Betty Dixon
Betty Dixon, age 82, of Harrison, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Funeral is 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison. Visitation is 6-8 p.m., Monday, at …
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Elizabeth Eugenia Gary Dowden
ELIZABETH EUGENIA GARY DOWDEN, of Little Rock, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. She was born on Nov. 11, 1924, in Magazine, Ark. to the late Joseph Homer and Zena …
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Dorothy Mary Ann Tamosaitis Elder
Dorothy Mary Ann Tamosaitis Elder passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. She was born on Sept. 11, 1932, in Waterbury Connecticut to the late Chester Tamosaitis and the late …
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Ida L. Ellis
Ida L. Ellis, 89, of Whitton passed Tuesday morning at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Ida was born March 25, 1923, in Tyronza to the late Eddy Lee …
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Etta Mildred Evans
Etta Mildred Evans, age 92, of Crossett, Ark. passed away on Jan. 24, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Pinewood Memorial Park …
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Katherine Leona Farrow
Katherine Leona Farrow, 79, of Cabot, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. She was born April 29, 1933, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. to the late James Eugene and Catherine Ollie Avant …
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Brandon Elliot Fleming
Brandon Elliot Fleming, 28, of Mt. Vernon, passed from this life on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. He was born on Thursday, June 21, 1984, in Little Rock to Charles and …
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Doris H. Foshee
DORIS H. FOSHEE, 75, of Little Rock, passed away on Jan. 24, 2013, at the Good Shepard Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 22, 1937, in Danville Ark., she was …
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Corrie Patsy Garms
Corrie Patsy Garms, age 84,of Batesville, passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in a local nursing home. She was born Dec. 22, 1928, in Little Rock, the daughter of William …
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Sandra Joetha Garth "Jo"
SANDRA JOETHA GARTH "JO", age 72, of Little Rock, Ark., was born Aug. 31, 1940. She passed away Jan. 25, 2013. She was preceded in death by her one and …
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Lois Gibson
Lois Gibson, 68, of Ravenden, died Wednesday. Survivors: husband, Willard "Dub" Gibson; son, Ricky Gibson of Russell; daughter Jerrie Lawhon of Jacksonville; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and eight stepgrandchildren. Funeral: …
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George M. Gorman
George M. Gorman, 68, of Hampton died Friday. Visitation is Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday at Victory …
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Janice Sue Grider
Janice Sue Grider was born July 4, 1923, at Denning, Franklin County, Ark., the daughter of Daisy and Charles Huckaby. A graduate of Ozark High School, attended Draughns Business College …
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Louise C. Light Grimes
Louise C. Light Grimes, 88, of Cabot, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. She was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Cabot to the late Jess Marvin and Mary Esther Burgess Cothran. …
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Alverta May Nee Anderson Hanna
ALVERTA MAE NEE ANDERSON HANNA, age 87, of Little Rock, passed away Jan. 24, 2013, at Little Rock. She was born on July 16, 1925, in Danville, Ill.; she was …
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Herbert Louis "Skeets" Hauth
HERBERT LOUIS "SKEETS" HAUTH, 53 of Little Rock, departed this life Jan. 19, 2013, surrounded by friends and loved ones. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on June 15, …
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Samuel Wolford Hoover Jr.
Mr. Samuel Wilford Hoover Jr., 60, of Jonesboro died Saturday peacefully in his sleep at his home after a long illness. Mr. Hoover was born Sept. 16, 1952, in Crossett, …
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Willard E. Hughes
Willard E. Hughes, 82, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Services will be held Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in …
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Rembert Lee Hunt
REMBERT LEE HUNT SR., 60, of Little Rock, departed this life Jan. 24, 2013. He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Delphine A. Brooks; children, Rodney Wilbon, Richard, Rembert Jr. …
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Frederick William "Sonny" Janssen
Frederick William "Sonny" Janssen, 83, of Edgemont, passed away on Jan. 22, from prostate cancer. Fred was born in St. Louis, Mo. on Aug. 9, 1929. He married Patricia Ruth …
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Tommy "TJ" Jernigan
Tommy "TJ" Jernigan, 49, of Batesville died Thursday. Survivors: wife, Jeanette Jernigan; sons, Clif and Jacob Jernigan; one grandson; parents, Tom and Pat Jernigan; two brothers; two sisters. Services: 10 …
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Elwanda Jones
Elwanda Jones, 79, of Hattieville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 24. Survivors brother, Glen Bost of Hattieville; two sisters, MaeDonna Hamm of Atkins, and Lucille Brown of Calif. Graveside Services …
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O. J. Laman
O. J. Laman, 86, of Cave City died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Born June 27, 1926, in Maxville, he was the son of Thomas Edner Laman and Jennie Ruth Snow …
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Tammy R. Lasley
Tammy Lasley, 49 of Greenbrier, died on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan.y 28, 2013, at The Greenbrier Panther Pavilion at Greenbrier High …
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Velda Jean Latcham
Mrs. Velda Jean Latcham, 83, Hope, passed away, Thursday, Jan. 24. She was born June 29, 1929, in Ozark, Ark., to Cecil H. and Agnes Harris White. In lieu of …
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Charley Sue Holeman Leister
CHARLEY SUE HOLEMAN LEISTER, 77, of Little Rock, passed away Jan. 25, 2013. Services will be today, Sunday, at 11 a.m. at Tyler Street Baptist Church. Arrangements by Little Rock …
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Bill E. Lollar
BILL E. LOLLAR, 78, of Sherwood, passed away after a brief illness Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. He was an Elder of Park Hill Presbyterian Church and a member of the …
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Alford B. "AB" Luck
Alford B. "AB" Luck, 90, of Rosston passed away Jan. 25, 2013, in Little Rock, Ark. He was born April 9, 1922, in Rosston, Ark. to Joe D. and Mary …
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Bruce Allan MacPhee
Bruce Allan MacPhee, 59, of Hot Springs, died unexpectedly on Jan. 24, 2013. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 11, 1953, to Charles Allan and Jean Campbell MacPhee, he …
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Louise Mahaffey
Louise Mahaffey, 84, died Friday. Service later in Texas. Survivors: daughter and husbands Linda and Dr. Gordon Patterson, Jane and Troy French; grandchildren, Jennifer and Sarah Patterson, Alixandra, T.C., and …
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James M. Martin
James M. Martin, 74, of Lowell, Ark., and formerly of Fort Smith, died Jan. 24, 2013, in Rogers, Ark. He was born Jan. 17, 1939, in Fort Smith to James …
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Nita Christine Martin
Nita Christine Martin, 39, of Vilonia passed away on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, at Center Point Freewill Baptist Church, Vilonia. …
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Charles Edward (Chuck) Matthews
Charles Edward (Chuck) Matthews, age 49, of Benton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. He was born May 17, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Chuck was a D.J. and an I.T. …
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Mason Mauldin
MASON MAULDIN, age 31, of Little Rock, a Little Rock pilot and musician, died Jan. 24, 2013. Instead of sending flowers, Please know that there will a memorial established. Arrangements …
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Sandra Kaye Gusby Mayweather
SANDRA KAYE GUSBY MAYWEATHER, 45, of Little Rock, died Jan. 21, 2013, in Little Rock. Service will be Monday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church in …
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Margaret Ann Minihan
MARGARET ANN MINIHAN of Little Rock. Our loving Gammy was called to heaven on Jan. 24,2013. She is survived by a sister, Madeline Suttle of Conway, Ark.; four children, Brendan …
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Kenneth Glynn Moore
Kenneth Glynn Moore, 71, of Pine Bluff, died Friday. Graveside services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Palmyra Cemetery with Bro. Mike Cottrell officiating. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the …
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Bobby Kenneth Morgan
BOBBY KENNETH MORGAN, 78 of Little Rock, passed away peacefully on the morning of Jan. 26, 2013, to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born on May 15, …
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Vivian Ewell Morrow
VIVIAN EWELL MORROW, 77, who retired Sergeant of the Jacksonville Police Department, passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Born Sept. 11, 1935, Bakersfield, Calif., formerly from Modesto, Calif. Vivian moved …
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Lucius Charles Murray
LUCIUS CHARLES MURRAY JR. of Little Rock, Ark., born Nov. 22, 1943, passed Jan. 17, 2013. He is survived by wife; Ruby Murray of 43 years, one son; Curtis Murray …
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Elmer Napier
Mr. Elmer Napier, age 81, of Shirley, Ark. passed away, Jan. 25, 2013. He is survived by his wife, two sons, stepson, and two sisters. Visitation 1 p.m. and funeral …
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Laura Jane Newman
LAURA JANE NEWMAN, 55, long-time Little Rock resident and native of Hot Springs, joined her angel friends, and family, Jan. 25, 2013, after an incredible journey through life. She worked …
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L. D. Oman
L.D. OMAN, age 96, of Little Rock, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. He was born Aug. 27, 1916, in Clay County, Texas, to …
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Vella Hubbs Pearsall
Vella Hubbs Pearsall, born in Green Forest, Ark., on Christmas Day, 1925, to parents, John L. and Vida Hubbs, passed away on the morning of Jan. 23, 2013. Vella graduated …
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Josephine "Jo" Ginn Perciful
JOSEPHINE "JO" GINN PERCIFUL, 95, of Little Rock, entered heavens gates on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Born July 22, 1917, the daughter of Elmer and Aurelia Mace Ginn. After attending …
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George N. Phillips
George N. Phillips, age 79, of Benton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. He was born Feb. 2, 1933, in Centerville, Iowa. George was a retired carpenter and a Lutheran. …
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Leroy Randolph Jr.
LEROY RANDOLPH JR., 37, of Little Rock, departed this life Jan. 23, 2013. He was preceded in death by his sister, Robin Green. He leaves to cherish his memory: father, …
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Louis Charles Robinson
Louis Charles Robinson, 81, of Des Arc, died Tuesday. Survivors include his wife Wilma, three daughters, one son, four brothers, one sister, two step daughters, four stepsons, several grandchildren and …
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A. B. "Buddy" Rushing
A.B. "Buddy" Rushing, age 72, of Pine Bluff, loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. He was retired from Central Moloney after 30 years of service. …
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Samuel Sanders, Sr.
Funeral services for SAMUEL SANDERS SR., of Little Rock will be at Lily of the Valley Church Ministry, 1123 Thayer Street, Little Rock on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 11 a.m. …
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Billie Jean Smith
Billie Jean Smith, 76, of Alpena and Conway, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Funeral was Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison. Her husband, Russell D. Smith; …
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Wade Smith
Wade Smith, 47, of Tuckerman departed this life Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Pauper Cemetery. Arrangements by Dillinger Funeral Home. …
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Robert Lee Steele
Robert Lee Steele passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Jan. 24, 2013. Born in Ft. Worth, Texas on Nov. 26, 1945, he was the son …
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Minnie Lee Woerner Strabala
Minnie Lee Woerner Strabala, 84, widow of Roger Strabala Sr., died Friday. Survivors are sons, Tommy (Terry) Strabala and Mike (Norma) Strabala of Stuttgart and Roger (Gwen) Strabala Jr. of …
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George Randel Toler
GEORGE RANDEL TOLER, age 59, of Little Rock, passed away at the VA Hospice care facility in Little Rock on Tuesday, Jan. 22. He was born on Dec. 28, 1953, …
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B. Birl Trigg
B. Birl Trigg, 80, of Russellville, died Friday. The funeral will be 2 p.m., Monday, at Shinn Funeral Service in Russellville. Visitation 4-5 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. …
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William C. Vaughan Sr.
William C. Vaughan Sr., age 84, of Alexander, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013. He was born March 14, 1928, in Texas. Mr. Vaughan was a self employed mechanic and …
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Barry Lynn Weaver
Mr. Barry Lynn Weaver, age 51, of Clinton, Ark., passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Clinton. He was born Feb. 22, 1961. A visitation will be 1-4 p.m., Sunday, …
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Barbara Isabel Whitney
BARBARA ISABEL WHITNEY passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2013. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2:30 p.m., reception afterwards, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1818 Reservoir …
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David Christopher Wilson
David Christopher Wilson, age 34, of Heber Springs, Ark., passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs. Born in New Orleans, La., on …