Obituaries

Obituaries for December 22, 2015

Patricia Alexander

Patricia Alexander, 82, of Camden, died December 20, 2015, at Ouachita County Medical Center. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at Proctor Funeral Home.Service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, at …
Ada Auman

Ada Auman, of Alpena, died Dec. 18 at the age of 89. Visitation is Tuesday, Dec. 22 at Holt Memorial Chapel, in Harrison, at 5 p.m. Funeral service is Wednesday, …
Howard D. Ballew

Howard D. Ballew of Mayflower, died December 19, 2015. He was born December 22, 1939, in Dyess, Ark., to the late Thomas and Stella Ballew. Retired from Union Pacific, he …
Larry Banks

Larry Banks of Purdy, Mo. died December 19 in Cassville. Survivors are two daughters, Mindy and Mallory Banks; three sisters, Darlene Endecott of Raymore, Mo., Anita Roll of Republic, Mo., …
Georgia Ann Bates

Georgia Ann Bates, August 18, 1943 - December 17, 2015 of Pangburn, Ark. She is survived by sons, Benji (Lana) Rodgers of Cherokee Village, Ark., Britt and Bruce Rodgers of …
Jewell Dean Bisbee

Jewel Dean Bisbee, 84, of Little Rock went for a face-to-face meeting with her Lord Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born in Sheridan on February 19, 1931 to Ora …
Eva Virginia Broome Norton

Eva Virginia Broome Norton, 79 of Rison, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griffin Funeral Chapel. Bro. Johnny Brewster and Bro. Johnny Pemberton officiating. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. …
Virginia Hasting Burkett

Virginia Hasting Burkett, 101, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday. She was born September 14, 1914 in Newport, daughter of James Isaac and Virgie Amelia Ruble Hasting. She married Earnest V. …
James Lee Burton

James Burton, age 46, passed away December 17, 2015. Born April 20, 1969. Preceded in death by parents and one son. Survived by his daughter April, and sister Sheila, along …
Stephen H. Butler

Stephen H. Butler of Little Rock passed away December 20, 2015. He was born in Little Rock November 23, 1923, to Julius S. Butler and Josephine Powell Butler Meltona. He …
Nathaniel Carpenter

Nathaniel Carpenter Sr. was born December 7, 1932 to Otis and Mildred Carpenter in New Orleans, La. He went home to be with the Lord on Saturday December 19, 2015. …
Charles Pete Cattaneo

Charles Pete Cattaneo, age 81, passed away Sunday. Survivors: wife Rosie Maggie Cattaneo, daughter Mary Stark (Benny), four step daughters, 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation Tuesday 12:00, …
Deborah Sue Cherry

Deborah Sue Cherry, 62, of Glen Rose, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 22, 6-8 p.m. at Regency, Malvern. Service will be Wednesday, December 23 …
James Ray Cook

James (Jim) R. Cook, 67, of Perryville, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015. Funeral services: 2: p.m. Saturday, December 26, at the Harris Chapel. The family will receive friends from …
Jimmy Ray Craft

On December 19, 2015, God called Jimmy Ray Craft's number, it was time to go home to Jesus, no more pain, he's surely singing in the angel's choir, at peace …
Louise Sewell Moncrief English

Louise Sewell Moncrief English, 82, of Dumas passed away December 20, 2015. Louise was born October 5, 1933. Survivors are son, Christopher James Moncrief; daughters, Penny Lay and Brenda (Jimmy) …
Bobby Joe Gibson

Bobby Joe Gibson went to be with The Lord on December 16, 2015. What can we say about Bobby Joe? Foremost, I can't imagine anyone changing more lives than he …
John Randall Gramling

John Randall Gramling, born June 3, 1950, died on Dec. 18, 2015. "Johnny" was one of four children of J.S. and Sarah Gramling born in Rogers, Ark.: Johnnie Sue, John …
Doris Justice Gray

Doris Justice Gray, 81, of Jacksonville, Ark., passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Born in Cabot, Ark., July 28, 1934, Doris was the first child of Ruthie Pruitt Justice …
Pamela Kay Guy

Pamela Kay Guy, 64, of Lowell, Ark., passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at her residence. She was born on October 6, 1951 in Tulsa, Okla., a daughter of Fred …
Joan H. Hamrick

Joan "Jackie: H. Hamrick, 86, of Greers Ferry, Ark., went home Friday, December 18, 2015. She was born April 1, 1929 in Nottingham, England, to Fredrick and Alice Anne (Whitehouse) …
Pascal E. "Bud" Hancock

Pascal E. "Bud" Hancock, born Dec 30, 1930 went to be with his Lord December 18, 2015. Beloved husband, father and grandfather, he served his country 21 years in the …
Raymond Harris

Raymond Harris, 75, of North Little Rock, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015. He was the son of Jewel and Lonnie Harris, survived by brothers, Howard and Kenneth Harris, was …
Jack Vernon Henson

Jack Vernon Henson, of St. Joe, 49, died December 20. An open visitation is at Holt Memorial Chapel, in Harrison, starting at Noon on Tuesday, December 22. Graveside service is …
Ida Mae Hill

Ida Mae Hill, age 92, died Dec. 15, 2015, in Little Rock, Ark. Services will be Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Mt. Oliver Baptist Church, in Hurds, Ark. Rev. Charles Hargraves …
Charles Hinchcliff

Charles Thomas (Tommy) Hinchcliff, Jr. (Yeah Baby) 70, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015. Graveside services will be 1 pm Wednesday at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery with Bro. …
Shelby Hughes Sr

Shelby Hughes, Sr., 43, of Dardanelle, Ark., passed away Monday, December 21, 2015. He liked golf, horseshoes, and spending time with his family. Memorial service 10 a.m., Monday, December 28, …
Virginia Jackson

Virginia Jackson, 78, died Sunday. Survivors, husband, Milton Jackson; children, Gerald (Rhonda) Jackson, Douglas Jackson (Holly Hunt), Laurie (Alan) Henard; two brothers; one sister; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6-8p.m., …
Jeffrey Alexander "Alex" Johnson

Jeffrey Alexander "Alex" Johnson, 17, of Little Rock, was granted his angel wings December 19, 2015. Born October 7, 1998 to Jeff Johnson and Sarah (Teeter) Johnson Hughes. He was …
Viola Rose Jukes

Viola Rose "Vi" Carson Jukes, 60, of Searcy, died Friday, December 18, 2015 in Searcy. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Chapel of Powell Funeral Home …
Naomi G. Killebrew

Naomi G. Killebrew, 82 of Lake City, Ark., died Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Lake City. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12 until 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Powell …
Rose Marquess

Rose Mary Marquess, 90, of Garfield, died December 20 at Legacy Hospice in Bentonville. She was born September 15, 1925 in Garfield to Louis Schooley and Belle Faulkner Schooley. She …
Hazel Kathleen Martin

Hazel Kathleen Martin, 64, died Monday. Survivors are sons, Steve Gordon, Howie Martin and Jerry Sharp; daughters, Kelly Bailey and Tina Conner; and many other relatives. Funeral services are 2 …
David T. McKinney

David T. McKinney, age 69, of Pine Bluff went to be with the Lord, Sunday, December 20, 2015 in Little Rock. He was born September 24, 1946 in Pine Bluff, …
James Anthony Merrell

James Anthony Merrell, 60, of Bentonville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 20. He was born February 16, 1955 in Rogers to the late James Edward and Allie Willie Merrell. He …
Mary Ellen Kelly Milligan

Mary Ellen Kelly Milligan, 78, of Little Rock, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, holding the hand of her husband and best friend …
Patricia Daugherty Mooney

Patricia "Pat" Daugherty Mooney, age 70, passed away, Tuesday, December 16, 2015. Pat was a loving mother and grandmother who loved to garden, fish, camp, and her dogs. She worked …
Debra Lavon Moore

Debra Lavon Moore, 59, of Little Rock, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015. She leaves to cherish her memory; son, Corey Jones; siblings, Billy G. & Jonathan Johns, Betty …
Jeremy Webster Morris

Jeremy Webster Morris died December 18, 2015. He was born on October 21, 1975. Funeral Services will be Wednesday December 23 at 2 p.m. at Wilson Robison Chapel with visitation …
John H. Payne

John H. Payne, 65, of Rogers, went to be with the Lord December 20, 2015 in Rogers. He was born January 26, 1950 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of …
Jack Pritchard

Jack Pritchard, 93 of Fayetteville, Ark. passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Springdale, Ark. He was born June 4, 1922 in Goldthwaite, Texas to James Jefferson Pritchard and Nettye …
Edna Decker Robinson

Edna Decker Robinson, 95, of Fort Smith, Ark., passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Methodist Health and Rehabilitation in Fort Smith. She was born on May 4, 1920 …
Kerri Beth Sams

Kerri Beth Sams, 33, of Wynne died Friday. Survivors: mother: Sherry Sams, father: Daniel Sams, sister: Laurie Sams, one uncle: Dalphus Sams, Jr., one aunt: Lorine Caubble, several nieces and …
Marian Speed

Marian Jean Speed, 57, of North Little Rock, died December 21, 2015. She was loved by her family and the Lord. She was a member of the Church of Jesus …
Dr. William Lee Steele

William Lee Steele was born 11 February 1922 in Kansas City, Mo. His parents were Hazel Orr Steele of Emporia, Kan. and Thomas Price Steele of Gentry, Ark. His mother's …
Ramona Stockton

Ramona Stockton, 51, of Pollard, Ark., passed away December 19, 2015. Services are Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at 2 p.m. in Hoggard & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Piggott, with …
Vondeleete Summey

Vondeleete Lucille Summey, 86, of Wichita, Kan. died December 19 in Goddard, Kan. Graveside service is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Mountain Community Cemetery. Arrangements are with …
Buddy Tetrev

Buddy Tetrev, of Searcy County, Ark., passed away December 20, 2015. Arrangements entrusted to Clinton Funeral Service, www.clintonfuneralservice.com.
Albert Thiele

Albert Thiele, 81, of Bentonville passed away December 20, 2015 in his home. He was born January 20, 1934 in McGehee, Ark. Albert is survived by his wife, Wanda, and …
Billy Ray Ward

Billy Ray Ward, 68, of Austin, Ark., died Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday, …
Freeda Mae Ward

Freeda Mae Staggs Ward, 95, died Sunday. She was born July 7, 1920 in Mulberry, Ark., a daughter of the late Dolph and Eunice Espy Glaze. Freeda was a homemaker …
Neil F. Wolfe

Chaplain Major Neil F. Wolfe, 87, United States Air Force, Retired, left this world to be with our Lord, Saturday, December 19, 2015. He was born February 18, 1928 in …
Benna Renia Young

Benna Renia Young, 55, of Calmer, died December 20, 2015. Funeral services are 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Buie Funeral Home in Rison. Visitation will be 6 - …
Bobbie Zachary

Bobbie Zachary, 78, of Little Rock, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born April 18, 1937 in Morrilton, Ark., the daughter of Augusta Ralph and Josephine Mourot. She …

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