Obituaries

Obituaries for September 1, 2013

Rebecca Lynn Ables

Rebecca Lynn Ables, 56, of Paron, Ark., passed away Aug. 30, 2013. Born in Somerset, Ky. to the late Joe and Barbara Elaine Scoville Harper, she was a veteran of …
Roger Stanley Almond

Roger Stanley Almond of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27 in Cabo San Lucus, Mexico. Roger was born Oct. 12, 1942 in DeWitt, Ark. He was preceded in …
Willard F. "Bill" Boyer

Willard F. "Bill" Boyer, age 77, of Morrilton, Ark. passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Funeral Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 at Harris Chapel. The family will receive …
Arthur Lee Bridgewater

ARTHUR LEE BRIDGEWATER JR., 57, Little Rock, departed this life Aug. 27, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Bridgewater Sr.; mother, Cleophus Bridgewater; brother, Jimmy Cole. …
Clarence Brumitt

Clarence Brumitt, 83, of Floral, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 in Little Rock. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 at the Willis Funeral Service Chapel. Burial …
David Bryant

DAVID BRYANT, 54, Little Rock, departed this life Aug. 25, 2013. Family hour: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Robinson Mortuary Chapel, LR. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 …
Jessie Lou Turner Hayes Cadow

JESSIE LOU TURNER HAYES CADOW, 65 of Sherwood, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, after surviving cancer three times. Jessie was born April 28, 1948 in Bruce, Miss. to the late …
Billie Louise Weir Cannon

BILLIE LOUISE WEIR CANNON passed away from this life on Aug. 27, 2013, surrounded by members of her family in Little Rock, Ark. She was 83 years old. She was …
Ralph K. Canterbury

Mr. Ralph K. Canterbury Jr., 73, of Clinton, Ark. passed away Aug. 24, 2013. He is survived by his two sons; four daughters; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, one …
William Paul Christiansen

William Paul Christiansen, 77, of Hot Springs Village, Ark. died Aug. 27, 2013. He was born Aug. 4, 1936 in Clinton, Iowa. He moved to Michigan in 1955 and graduated …
Jody Copeland

Mr. Jody Copeland, of Conway, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. He proudly served in the US Army and defended his country during two tours in Vietnam. He was of …
Linda Wilson Davis

Linda Wilson Davis, 63, Cabot, died Aug. 29, 2013. Survived by children, Raymond and Belinda Davis; siblings, Freida Henry, Leon and Harvey Wilson; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral services 10 …
Bruce Harold Dean

Bruce Harold Dean, 80 of Mayflower passed away Friday, Aug. 30th, 2013. He was born on Sept. 10, 1932 in Lake Village, Ark., to the late Bill and Lizzie (Griffin) …
Charles Weber Dews

Charles Weber Dews, age 91 of Tallahassee, Fla., died Aug. 29, 2013. Family and friends will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4th, at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Graveside …
William Alfred Dunn

William Alfred "Bill" Dunn, 75, of Royal, passed away at the VA Hospital in Little Rock on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Bill was born on Dec. 25, 1937 in Rubicon, …
Jamar Ecxford

JAMAR ECXFORD, 24, of Little Rock passed Aug. 25, 2013. Loving memories left to wife, Angel Ecxford; parents, Delores Smoke and Ralph Ecxford Jr.; siblings, Ralph Ecxford III, and Luvina …
Geraldine Gentry

Geraldine "Gerry" V. Gentry, age 93, passed away in her home on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. She was born Oct. 31, 1919, in Sidon, Ark., to Susan Mary Francis Singleton …
Jean Golden

JEAN GOLDEN, 86, of Little Rock, peacefully passed away from Altzheimer's Disease on Aug. 30. Jean was born on May 31, 1927 in Mt. Ida to Ollie and Florene McKinney. …
Lela Goodnight

Lela Goodnight, age 68, of Mayflower, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, born Jan. 24, 1945 to Hubert and Wilma Simpson, survivors include two sons; three daughters; five brothers; …
Bonnie Gould

Bonnie Gould, 98, of Sturkie, died Aug. 31 at Southfork River Therapy and Living Center in Salem. Services are Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Viola Church of Christ with burial …
Betty Joyce Coldren Hix Grafton

Betty Joyce Coldren Hix Grafton, 82, passed into the arms of the Lord peacfully on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 surrounded by her daughter, Heidi Hix Prater and granddaughter, Haley Hix …
Delbert Dwain Hairston

Delbert Dwain Hairston, age 85, of Benton passed away Friday Aug. 30, 2013 from complications of a stroke. Dewain was born Dec. 9, 1927, to the late Walter and Una …
Donna Ann Hall

Donna Hall, age 66, quietly went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Aug. 30, 2013, in Clinton, Ark. Donna was born Sept. 16, 1946, in Little …
William Joseph Halter

WILLIAM JOSEPH "BILLY" HALTER, age 39, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 at Little Rock, Ark. He was born on Aug. 7, 1974 in Little …
Joanna Hammell

Joanna Hammell, 69, of Trumann died Thursday. Survivors are sons: James Wiman, Joe and Chris Martin, daughter Ann-Marie Holcomb, brother, Paul, sisters: Grace and Mary, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. …
Charlotte Rosemary Holland

CHARLOTTE ROSEMARY HOLLAND, 75, of North Little Rock, passed away Aug. 22, 2013. She was born in Des Arc, Ark. to Henry Fred Holland and Nell E. Brown Hackett. Preceded …
Bessie Marie Johnson

Bessie Marie Johnson, 90, of DeWitt passed away Fiday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Baptist Church in St. Charles. Visitation will begin at 12 prior to service. …
Robert T. Johnson

Robert T. Johnson (Bob), 84, of Hot Springs Village, passed away Aug. 24, 2013. He was born May 24, 1929 in Rockford, Ill. to Richard and Marie Johnson. Bob is …
Michael Joseph Lawrence

Michael Joseph Lawrence, 58, of Gulfport, Miss., formerly of Maumelle, Ark., died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 in Gulfport, Miss. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Ann …
Ronnie O. Lewellen

RONNIE O. LEWELLEN, from Hensley, Ark., went home to be with his heavenly father on Aug. 29, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Gerry Lewellen; …
Carolyn Kay Lovette

CAROLYN KAY LOVETTE, 56, passed away Aug. 29, 2013. She was a graduate of North Little Rock Old Main and a former Westinghouse employee. She is survived by her brother, …
Herbert Alfred Matthews

Herbert Alfred Matthews, age 84, of Fayetteville, formerly of Pine Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at the Willard Walker Hospice home in Fayetteville. Mr. Matthews was born Nov. 11, …
Michael Edward McCulloch

Michael Edward McCulloch, 65, of Mayflower, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. He was born Oct. 15, 1947 in North Little Rock, Ark. He graduated from the University of Virginia, …
Jerry L. McGrew

Jerry L. McGrew, 86, of Eureka Springs, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 6. He was born Dec. 4, 1926 in Beaver, Okla. After graduating Beaver High School, he began his college …
Isabel Cena McLemore

ISABEL C. McLEMORE, 95, of Little Rock, passed away Aug. 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hillis F. McLemore and her parents, Addie and Humphrey Caldwell. …
Beverly Brooks Melton

Beverly Brooks Melton, 85, of Fayetteville, entered Heaven's Gates from her home at 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 from metastic melanoma. Born in Denver, Colo., Aug. 6, 1928, Beverly …
Marvel Ann Middaugh

Marvel Ann Middaugh, 91, of Van Buren passed away Aug. 29, 2013. Marvel was born on April 11, 1922 in Cowles, Neb. Marvel grew up impoverished in a time when …
Charles W. Morris

Charles W. Morris, 81, of Fordyce, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 at Wheeler Cemetery near Fordyce. Arrangements by Benton Funeral …
Gilbert A. Morrison

Gilbert A. Morrison, age 81, of Friendship, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 at his home. He was born September 14, 2013 in Caney, Arkansas, the son of the late Sidney …
Betty Darlyne "Dee" Pagan

Betty Darlyne "Dee" Pagan, of Benton, passed away on Aug. 29, 2013 with her family by her side. She was born on Nov. 18, 1933 to the late James and …
Janie Sue Rauls

Janie Sue Rauls, age 57, of Hampton, Ark. died Friday, Aug. 30, at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock, Ark. Born May 11, 1956 in Warren, Ark. she was a respiratory …
Edward Duane Riffel

Edward Duane Riffel, 87, of Fayetteville, Ark., died Aug. 28, 2013. He was born on the family farm northwest of Stockton, Kan., the son of Edward John Riffel and Mabel …
Donna Lorene Ryals

Donna Lorene Ryals, 53, of Mena, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 In Mena. Funeral service: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, 10 a.m. at Cherry Hill Baptist. Interment Cherry Hill Cemetery …
Melinda Anne Sain

MELINDA ANNE SAIN, 56, of Little Rock, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, surrounded by friends and family. She was born in McGehee, Ark. on Aug. 23, 1957 to Kathryn …
Joseph Thomas Savary

JOSEPH THOMAS SAVARY, 90, of Little Rock, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. He was born in Little Rock to the late Joseph D. and Louise (Hart) Savary. He was preceded …
Leon Scott

LEON SCOTT, 73, of Little Rock, formerly of Allport, Ark. went to be with the Lord Thursday Aug. 29, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy and …
Billy Joe Shelby

Billy Joe Shelby went to be with his Lord on Aug. 27, 2013 with his family by his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Linnie …
Jimmie Smith

Jimmie Smith, 88, Vendor, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Visitation 6-8, Monday, Sept. 2, at Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Funeral service 2, Tuesday, Sept. 3, at Jasper Assembly of God Church, …
Leardis Smith

LEARDIS SMITH, 71, of Little Rock, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was formerly of Wrightsville, Ark. His survivors include a son; a daughter; and friends, …
Mary E. Springston

Mary E. Springston, 74, passed away at her home in Grove, Okla., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. Mary was born Sept. 5, 1938 in Potter's Maternity Hospital in Susanville, Calif., …
Leslie Eugene Staples

LESLIE EUGENE STAPLES, of Sherwood, Ark., was born March 13, 1927 to Joe W. and Geraldine Staples. He was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. …
J.D. "Doodle" Sutterfield

J.D. "Doodle" Sutterfield, 88, of Fox, Ark., passed away on Aug. 28, 2013. He is survived by one son, Michael Sutterfield and one daughter, Marilyn Seaton. A funeral service took …
Clell Dean Turbeville

Clell Dean Turbeville, age 75, of Nashville, Ark., passed away, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 in Nashville. Services: Sept. 2, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Nashville Funeral Home with Bro. Billy …
Ann Shirley Kitchens Tyler

ANN SHIRLEY KITCHENS TYLER, beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at Presbyterian Village in Little Rock, Ark. She was 83. Shirley was born Dec. …
Jackie R. Wyatt Sr.

Jackie R. Wyatt Sr., 78, of Batesville, died Friday. Survivors: Wife, Thelma Wyatt; Sons, J. R. Wyatt and David Wyatt; eight grandchildren; two brothers; one sister. Graveside Services: 2 p.m. …
Leslie Alan "Les" Yandell

Leslie Alan "Les" Yandell, 53, of Conway, Ark., passed away on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 2, 1959, in Little Rock, Ark., to his …
Vivienne Sadler Buehrle Young

Mrs. VIVIENNE SADLER BUEHRLE YOUNG of North Little Rock, Ark., went to be with Jesus Christ on Aug. 30, 2013. Vivienne was born in Memphis, Tenn., to Ethelwyn Patton Sadler …

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