Obituaries

Obituaries for June 2, 2013

Vernon "Gus" Anglin

Mr. Vernon "Gus" Anglin 77, of Clinton, Ark. passed May 29, 2013. He was born March 1, 1936 to the late Howard and Mae (Morgan) Anglin. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, …
Johnny Anthony

Johnny Anthony, 80, died on Friday, May 31, 2013, at home, surrounded by his family and after a brief struggle with cancer. Born in Hopeville, Ark., northern Calhoun County, on …
Howard Bagby Jr.

Howard Bagby Jr., 55, died May 30, 2013. He was born Sept. 29, 1957 in Fort Worth, Texas to Harold and Alma Bagby. He was president of Providence Exploration and …
Frank Michael Bauer

FRANK MICHAEL BAUER JR., age 88, of Little Rock, died Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born on Oct. 23, 1924 in Birmingham, Ala., to the late Frank Michael and …
Corine M. Baustian

Corine M. Baustian, 77, of East End, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013. She was born on Dec. 15, 1935 and was the only daughter of Herbert and Mildred Kinsley. …
Mary Billings

MARY BILLINGS, 77, of Little Rock, departed this life May 27, 2013. She was preceded in death by her sons, Herman Billings, Carl Johnson, Roosevelt Boykins, Nathaniel Billings; parents, Edward …
Jack Paul Buice

Jack Paul Buice died May 30, 2013. Survivors: daughter, Amanda Kay Lohec (Larry); granddaughter, Savannah Arianna Rosamond Lohec; brother, Charles Buice. A celebration of life will be at the Judsonia …
Bille Jean Burkhead

BILLIE JEAN BURKHEAD, 83, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by her family on May 30, 2013. She was born to Robert Lee and Neva Pearl Collins of …
Verlilie Coffie

Mrs. VERLILIE COFFIE, 86, of Little Rock slept peacefully into eternity Friday, May 31, 2013, enveloped in the love of her dutiful daughter, Betty. Mrs. Coffie had been a longtime …
James Troy Daniel

James Daniel, 61, died at his home Thursday. Visitation: 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Holt Memorial Chapel. Survivors: son, Doug Lowery and wife, Diana; brothers, William Eugene …
Daniel Wayne Earnest

Daniel Wayne Earnest of Prattsville, Ark. died Thursday. Survivors: wife, Rosanna; children, Gavin and Taylor; parents, Gene and Louise; biological mother, Shirley; brother, Randy; sisters, Tammy ,Tina, Christy, April, Sheila, …
Marshall Milton Frost

Marshall Milton Frost, 88, died Thursday, May 30 at his home. Memorial services are 2 p.m. Monday, June 3rd at Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be …
Bette Jo Ann Galloway

Bette Jo Ann Galloway, 82, of Paragould, formerly of Blytheville, died May 28, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Survivors: husband, Tharold Galloway; sons, Tharold Galloway Jr. and Jerry Michael Galloway; …
Jerlene "Jerry" Hamilton

Jerlene "Jerry" Hamilton, of Russellville, died Friday. Funeral service is 2 p.m., Tuesday at First Assembly of God in Russellville. Burial is in Rest Haven Memorial Park under the direction …
Audie Lee Higgins

Audie Lee Higgins, 73, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013. Visitation will be Saturday, June 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Regency Funeral Home, Malvern. Funeral service will be Sunday, June …
Blanche Elizabeth Holifield

Blanche Elizabeth Holifield, 97, of Fayetteville, Ark., went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Katherine's Place in Fayetteville. She was born July 2, 1915 in …
Bettie Broussard Jeffers

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Bettie Broussard Jeffers, 80, who died May …
John Edward Jenkins, Sr.

Mr. John Edward Jenkins, Sr., 63, of Star City, formerly of Pine Bluff, passed Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at New Community …
William Arthur "Bill" Jones

William Arthur "Bill" Jones, age 75, passed away May 28 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Betty and his two sons, Russell and …
Roger Lee Kennedy

Roger Kennedy, 63, of Everton, died Thursday at home. Survivors: wife, Marsha (Rains) Kennedy; brother, Eugene Kennedy; stepson, Lee Cowen Jr.; sons, Scotty and Roger Jr.; daughter, Crystal. Arrangements by …
David Kimbrell

David Kimbrell, age 63, of Rison, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m., Monday at Trinity Faith Assembly of God Church with graveside services at 3 p.m. at Lone Tree Cemetery …
Mildred H. King

MILDRED H. KING, 88, of Little Rock died Saturday, June 1, 2013. Born April 12, 1925 in Saline County, Ark., she was the daughter of R.T. and Ira B Carter …
Vernon L. Knight

Vernon L. Knight Jr., 54, of Alma, Ark. died May 30, 2013. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith, Ark. with burial …
Dessie Mae Launius

DESSIE MAE LAUNIUS, age 88 of Little Rock passed away very gently and peacefully after a brief illness Thursday morning, May 30, 2013 with her sons at her side in …
Joe Edwin Lowrey

Joe Edwin Lowrey, 80, of Searcy, died May 30, 2013, at White County Medical Center. He resided at Run Oaks assisted Living facility. As a young man, Joe served two …
Maxine McClanahan

Maxine McClanahan, 88, of Russellville, passed away May 30, 2013. She was born in Mountain View, Ark. to Arthur and Nettie Dodd McClanahan and was of the Methodist faith. Preceded …
Isabella "Belle" McClinton

Isabelle "Belle" McClinton, age 84, of Bartlesville, Okla., passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Funeral services, Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Beasley-Wood Chapel. Interment in Pinecrest …
Susan Perkins Miller

SUSAN PERKINS MILLER, 87, of Little Rock passed away on May 27, 2013. She was a member of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church where she actively served in many ministries most …
Velma Morphis

Velma Morphis, 99, of Cabot died Tuesday, May 28, 2013. She was born Jan. 24, 1914 in Pasadena, Calif. to the late Willis E. and Margaret A. Claunch Phillips. Mrs. …
Walter T. Murphy

Walter T. Murphy, 73, of Rockledge, Fla., originally from Little Rock, died May 25 after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. He w0as pre-deceased by his wife, Jennie Pool Murphy, …
Betty Nick

Betty Nick, 71, of Conway, died May 31, 2013. Services will be 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Turpin Funeral Home in Stuttgart. Interment following at Williams Cemetery …
Clarence Perkins

Clarence Perkins, 80, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, May 31, 2013. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2013 at First Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. Interment will …
Burton Heebner Perry

Burton Heebner Perry, 92, of Drasco, Ark., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Burton was born in Newark, N.J. on Oct. …
Elizabeth June Perry

Elizabeth June Perry died in Mountain Home. She is survived by husband, Kenneth Perry; daughters, Rebecca Seidel and Joy Gaston. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. …
Thomas George Raisbeck

Thomas George Raisbeck, 65, of Mountain Home, died June 1, 2013. Mr. Thomas George Baisbeck is survived by his parents and one son, Nathan W. Raisbeck, of Mountain Home. All …
Rex Carles Rasberry

Rex Carles Rasberry, age 73, of Benton, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born Sept. 24, 1939 in Senath, Mo. to …
Walter Richards

Walter Ray Richards, age 50 of Colorado Springs, Colo. passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013. He was born Jan. 21, 1963, in Electra, Texas. Preceded in death by his parents, …
Betty Nan Kober Riley

BETTY NAN KOBER RILEY, 84, lifelong Little Rock resident, went to her Heavenly Father peacefully at home on May 29, 2013. She was born May 15, 1929, the adored only …
Olan Robinson Jr.

Olan Robinson Jr. (Felix), 78, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Chicago, Ill. He leaves to cherish his memory: one brother, Eddie Williams of Minneapolis, Minn.; six sons, Michael, …
Christopher Schnebelen

CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH SCHNEBELEN, 58, of North Little Rock, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma. He retired after 34 years with the United States …
Martha K. Shaddon

Martha K. Shaddon, 76, of Ward, Ark. went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 28, 2013. She was born Aug. 10, 1936 in Scranton, Ark. to Joe and Johnnie …
Johnny Sheiron

Mr. Johnny Sheiron, 65, of Monticello, died Friday, May 31, 2013. Graveside services and burial are 2 p.m., Sunday in the Promise Land Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction …
Jenny Bridges Skorupa

Jenny Bridges Skorupa, age 53, of Bryant went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at St. Vincent's Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born Sept. 3, …
Paula Sue Smith

PAULA SUE SMITH, 60, Alexander, died Friday. Survivors: children, John Tyler Smith, Lou Ann Sherman; step-daughters, Sorina Livingston, Alaina Thurber; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Memorial, North Bryant Baptist Church, 2710 …
Henry Stanley

Henry Stanley, age 61, of Royal, formerly of Mount Ida, died Friday. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, in Stanley-Standridge Cemetery, in Mount Ida, with Bro. Josh Harper …
Norma H. Stephens

Norma H. Stephens, 86, of Garfield, Ark. died May 25, in Dallas, Texas. She was born on July 29, 1926 to Margaret LaRue in Saint Paul, Minn. She retired after …
Don N. Stewart

Don N. Stewart, 72, of Batesville died Friday. Survivors: wife, Bernice Stewart; daughters, Twanetta Brooks, Vonda Shipp; eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Roller-Crouch Chapel, Batesville. Burial: Kyler Cemetery, Southside. …
Kathleen Tarver

Kathleen Tarver, 69, of Hot Springs, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013. Kathleen is survived by her three children, Georgia (James) Winstead, Charles (Sandy) Anthony, Allen Anthony; and her six …
Martha Pat Taylor

MARTHA PAT (SHORT) TAYLOR, 68, of North Little Rock passed away Friday, May 31, 2013. She was an office manager for Dr. Wade Robertson with 37 years of service. She …
Melinda Faye Thompson

Melinda Faye Thompson, age 47, of Cabot, passed away on May 27, 2013. Visitation will be on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 6 p.m. at the funeral home with memorial …
Dorothy Turner

Dorothy Turner died on Friday, May 31, 2013 in Wynne. Survivors are her husband, Robert "Bobby" Turner; one son, Brooks Turner; two grandchildren; and sister, Ann Jordan. Graveside services are …
Bernice Underwood

Bernice Underwood, 87, of Newport departed this life Thursday, May 30, 2013. Funeral service was 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Dillinger Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Hickory …
James Benjamin Van Hook

JAMES BENJAMIN ("JIM") VAN HOOK, 78, of Little Rock, Ark., father, grandfather and friend, passed away on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in his home. He was born to Benjamin …
Helen Nancy Voga

Helen Nancy Voga, 92, died in Mountain Home. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8 p.m. at the Roller Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will begin two …
Mable Lucy Walden

Mrs. Mable Lucy Walden, 93, of Hope, Ark. passed away May 31, 2013 in Hope, Ark.. Mable was born Aug. 25, 1919 in Rosston, Ark. to Jim and Lucy Bennett …
Thomas William Weathers

Thomas William Weathers, age 57, died May 31, 2013. He was a police officer. Survivors include his son, Jesse (Candace) Weathers of England; siblings, Kenny Wayne Winans and Alisha Parnell; …
Evelyn Whitmore

EVELYN WHITMORE, 77, of Little Rock, departed this life May 31, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Whitmore; sons, Kenny Gibson and Anthony Patterson; sister, Mattie …
Patsy Ann Williams

PATSY ANN WILLIAMS, 58, of North Little Rock, departed this life May 30, 2013. She leaves to cherish her memory: parents, District Elder Robert and Lethel Williams; siblings, Artee (Glenda) …
Wanda Williams

WANDA LOUISE WILLIAMS, 66, of Maumelle went to be with the Lord, Monday May 27, 2013 at Baptist Health in Little Rock. She is preceded in death by her son, …
Johnny Archie Wilson

Johnny Archie Wilson, age 87, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Arkansas Convalescent Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Wilson was born April 30, 1926, in North Little …
Ethel Ann "Dooly" Yeager

Ethel Ann "Dooly" Yeager, 93, of Batesville died Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Batesville. Funeral services, Wednesday, June 3, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Qualls Batesville Funeral Service Chapel …

Obituaries for June 2, 2013

Upcoming Events