Obituaries

Obituaries for August 9, 2016

Virginia Pauline Brent

Virginia Pauline Brent, 74, a resident of Prairie Grove, passed away August 7, 2016 at Willard Walker Hospice in Fayetteville. She was born October 3, 1941 in Canon City, Colorado, …
Arabella Grier Brown

Arabella Grier Brown, 17, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at Arkansas Children's Hospital surrounded by family. She was born on August 12, 1998, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the …
Bobby Joe Center

Bobby Joe Center, 83, of Winslow passed away August 6, 2016 at his home. He was born June 25, 1933 in Winslow to Alvis and Sally (Jones) Center. Bobby Joe …
Martha Childers

Martha Calaway Childers, 81, of Pine Bluff, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016. Funeral services will be Thursday, 10 a.m. at Pleasant Home Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in …
William Herbert Cohn

William Herbert "Bill" Cohn died on August 8, 2016. Bill was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 2, 1924 to Meyer and Sophie Cohn. He was predeceased by his …
Emily Ann Copeland

Emily Copeland, 78, beloved teacher in Bismarck, died August 1, 2016. Survivors include daughters, Anita (Jeff) Bogard, of Royal and Janet (John) Gillham, of Bismarck. Visitation is 9 a.m. to …
Coni Gail Curtis

Coni Gail Curtis, 56, passed away on August 3, 2016 in Bentonville, Arkansas. She was born on February 27, 1960 in Wichita, Kansas. She was the wife of John Paul …
Nellie Marie Deckard

Nellie Marie Deckard, 90, Ida, Arkansas died August 7, 2016. Born January 8, 1926 daughter of late Chriss and Hattie Endsley Gilpin. Survivors: children L.E. Deckard, Lyndell Deckard, grandchildren Michael …
Bonnie McBride Delaney

Bonnie McBride Delaney, 86, Little Rock died Saturday, August 6, 2016. Survivors; brother & sister-in-law, Quinton & Betty McBride; nephew, Stephen McBride; niece, Leah McBride all of Little Rock. A …
Laura Louise Denzer

Laura Louise Denzer, 46, passed away August 4, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen, and son, Dillon Denzer. She is survived by one daughter Amanda Denzer, …
Nelda Louise (Sly) Dilbeck

Our sweet Nelda Louise (Sly) Dilbeck passed away peacefully on July 25, while vacationing in Reno, Nev. She is survived by children, Edwin Dilbeck (Debbie) of Ogden, Utah, Janette Schmitt …
James Everett Downs

James Everett Downs, 73, of Waldron passed away August 5, 2016. Family viewing Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Beasley Wood Funeral Chapel followed by Military honors at …
Marvin Albert Echols

Marvin Albert Echols, 87, of Little Rock, died August 7, 2016. He was born July 13, 1929 in Ft. Worth, Texas. He graduated from Little Rock Senior High in 1948 …
John Charles Ernst

John Charles Ernst, 67, Hot Springs, died August 6, 2016. John was born October 24, 1949 in Spokane, Wash. to the late John Clarence and Ada Ray (Johnson) Ernst. Survivors …
Connie Bennett Estes

Connie Bennett Estes, age 66, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday, August 6, 2016. She was a retired school teacher. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 11 a.m., First Immanuel Missionary Baptist …
Eileen Frost

Eileen Veronica Diggins Frost of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away at her home on August 7, 2016, just 19 days before her 90th birthday, and 18 days before the …
Edith Lucille Glenn

Edith Lucille Van Houten Glenn, 88, of Springdale, Arkansas died August 05, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas. She was born March 2, 1928 in Frankfort, South Dakota …
Edward Lee Goodman Jr

Edward Lee Goodman Jr., 43, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, left us to be with the Lord August 3, 2016. Edward (Eddie) was born December 5, 1972 in Batesville, Arkansas. Eddie was …
James William (Treedog) Hester

James William Hester (Treedog), 55, of Springdale passed away Friday, August 5, 2016 at his home. He was born March 18, 1961 in Mount Vernon, Missouri to Arvle Hester and …
Ronald E. Hielscher

Ronald E. Hielscher, 75, passed away on August 5, 2016 in Rogers. He was born on August 9, 1940 in Colorado to the late Marion and Orpha (Mae) Hielscher. He …
Mary Louise Horvath

Mary Irving Horvath, 77, formerly of England, died August 7th, 2016. She was the daughter of Heflen and Lula Irving. Mary was preceded in death by three children: Debbie Dunham, …
Lowell Linville Jones

Lowell Linville Jones, 90, of Des Arc died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Des Arc Nursing and Rehab. Mr. Jones was born December 17, 1925 in Des Arc to Joe …
Donald Edward Kemp

Donald Edwared Kemp, 79, died on August 7, 2016 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Survived by wife, Nora and daughter, Lezlie. Visitation is Tuesday, August 9, 2016 from 9-10 a.m. at Roller …
Robert V Leach

Robert V Leach, age 91, of Fayetteville passed away Friday, August 5, 2016. He was born February 2, 1925 in Covington, Kentucky to Verl M. and Ada Mae Hopper Leach. …
Matthew Lee

Matthew David Lee, 33, of North Little Rock, Ark. passed away August 6, 2016. Matt was born January 15, 1983 in Little Rock, Ark. He is survived by wife, Katie, …
Rhonda Bowen Lee

Rhonda Patricia Bowen Lee, age 52, of White Hall, died Saturday, August 6, 2016. Born October 28, 1963 at Minden, La., she was a daughter of Charles Audren Bowen and …
Veda Mae Linam

Veda Mae King Linam, 91 of Benton formerly of Rector passed away on Saturday August 6, 2016 in Bryant, Arkansas. She was born on March 10, 1925 in Patterson, Arkansas …
Bobby Gene Lyons

Bobby Gene Lyons, 65, of Conway went to be with the Lord August 5, 2016. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 27, 1950 to Waylon Lyons and …
Carolyn Matteson

Carolyn Lindsey Matteson, 75, of Pangburn, died August 7, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 10 at Pangburn Church of Christ until the …
Joe Bob Melton

Joe Bob Melton, 88, died on August 2, 2016, after a long illness. He was born in Little Rock, Ark. on August 10, 1927. He was preceded in death by …
Sherri Miller

Sherri Miller 52, of Hot Springs died August 5, 2016. Survived by her son, Chris (Elizabeth) Miller and grandson, Cruz of Killeen, Texas; her mother, Shirley Sawyer of Little Rock …
Jackie Hubert Murphrey

Jackie Hubert Murphrey, age 73, of Waldron passed away August 6, 2016. Family and friends visitation will be Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 10-12 noon at Beasley Wood Chapel under …
Pamela Casper Pounders

Pamela Casper Pounders, 56, died August 6. Funeral service: Tuesday, August 9 at 10 a.m. at Melbourne First Baptist Church with Rick Burke officiating. Graveside funeral service: Tuesday, August 9 …
Arnoldo Rodriguez-Urias

Arnoldo Rodriguez-Urias, 34, of Ward, died Thursday, August 4, 2016. He was born September 25, 1980 in Guatemala to Julio Rodriguez Flores and Norma Angelica Urias. He was of Catholic …
John Preston Scott

John Preston Scott, 95, of Rogers passed away August 7, 2016 in Springdale. He was born January 20, 1921 in Brightwater, Arkansas the son of George and Nellie Jane Deason …
Marcus Sexton

Marcus Sexton, 22, died Thursday. Survivors are parents, Jacob Sexton (Krystal), Stuttgart, and Jessica Reinhart Neill, Little Rock; daughter, Shelby Sexton; brother, Tyler Sexton; sisters, Ashtin Crawley and Haylee Benedetti; …
Martha Helma Simen

Martha Helma Simen, 79, of Jacksonville, passed away on August 7, 2016. She was born on August 25, 1936 in Altefeld/Herleshausen, Germany to the late Wilhelm Ernst and Emilie ( …
Irvin Burk Sims

Irvin Burk Sims, 76, of Hazen passed away peacefully on August 4, 2016. Burk was born February 20, 1940, the son of Irvin and Alyene Hanson Sims. Burk was a …
Grace Marilyn Smith

Funeral for Grace Marilyn Smith, 60, Fulton, 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope. Burial, Memory Gardens Cemetery, with Military Honors. Bro. Maurice Henry and Bro. Les Patterson …
Raymond Leon Smith

Raymond Leon Smith, 75, of El Dorado, passed away on August 5, 2016. He was born March 21, 1941, in Smackover, Arkansas. Cremation arrangements by A Natural State Funeral Service, …
Dennis Stephens

Dennis Stephens, 60, of Newport died Thursday. Survivors: father, Charles Stephens; sister, Kathy Gardner; two nephews, Chris Gardner and wife, Crystal, and Michael Gardner; several aunts, uncles, cousins. Memorials may …
Clayton R Stickland

Clayton "Bo" Strickland Sr. 53 of Little Rock, Arkansas passed from this life August 3, 2016. He was born on June 18, 1963 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late …
Katherine Elizabeth Vandiver Tucker

Katherine Elizabeth Vandiver Tucker passed away August 7, 2016 at the Ozark Community Hospital in Gravette at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by husband Luther Henry …
Vicki Voyna

Vicki Voyna, 52, of Dover, died Saturday. She was born May 30, 1964, in Iowa to Edmund and Sylvia Voyna. Funeral service: 2 p.m., Thursday, Shinn Chapel, under the direction …
Edward Tim Ward

Edward "Tim" Ward, 53, of Conway went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 4, 2016. He was born in Conway, December 26, 1962 to Edward and Christine Ward. Tim …
Beverly Jean White

Beverly Jean White, 81, of Rogers, Arkansas died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at a local skilled care center. She was born December 21, 1934 in Cumberland, Iowa the daughter of …
Joanna Willson

Joanna Muse Willson of North Little Rock, Ark. passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 7, 2016 surrounded by her family. Joanna was born June 11, 1934 in El Dorado, Ark. …
Royce Elbert Wimberly

Mr. Royce Elbert Wimberly, 61 of Maumelle, passed Thursday, August 4, 2016. Funeral service will be Wednesday August 10, 2016 at Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff by Reverend Jerome …
Winston Wyssbrod

Winston Wyssbrod, age 62, died Monday August 1. Survivors: companion, Patricia Anderson; children, Eric Wyssbrod, Jennifer Wyssbrod, step children, Phillip Anderson, Kim Sharkey, siblings, Bill, David, Wimp, Wade Wyssbrod, Janice …