Obituaries

Obituaries for July 10, 2016

Almer Nell Baker

Almer Nell Baker, 65, of St. Joe, died Friday. Survivors: children, Darla, Darrell, Jennifer, Raymond Jr. and Kenneth; 11 grandchildren, one great-grandchild; two sisters; three brothers. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, …
Kenneth Robert Bjork

KENNETH ROBERT BJORK, 54, of Jacksonville died Friday, July 8, 2016. He was born Dec. 25, 1961 in Clovis, N.M. to the late Fred Jr. and Lois Mae Wilcox Bjork. …
Wanda Silliman Blackwood

Wanda Silliman Blackwood, 78, of El Dorado, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. She was born March …
Patricia Ann Boatright

Patricia Ann Boatright, 78, of Morrilton, was received into God's care on Friday, July 8, 2016. She was born Aug. 3, 1937 in Morrilton, the daughter of the late Eugene …
Hazel Virginia Harwell Brian

Hazel Virginia Harwell Brian, 89, of Louann, Ark., passed away on July 8, 2016 at her home. She was born Sept. 23, 1926 in Louann, Ark. to Hilliard G. and …
Daniel Louis (D.L.) Briggs

Daniel Louis (D.L.) Briggs, age 96, of Hot Springs, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016. He was born on May 16, 1920 in Hot Springs, the son of the …
Lula Lee Howie Brooks

Lula Lee Howie Brooks, 77, of Hamburg, died Saturday, July 9, 2016. Mrs. Brooks was a native and lifelong resident of Ashley County. She graduated from Portland High School in …
Teresa Joann Burley

Teresa Joann Burley, 58, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died July 6, 2016 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa. She was born Sept. 26, 1957 in Fayetteville to Paul and Mary …
Eddie Jo Chambers

Eddie Jo Chambers, 83, of Camden, died Saturday at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Chambers and daughter, Sondra Jones. Mrs. …
Benny "Leo" Chandler Sr.

Benny "Leo" Chandler Sr., 71, of Crossett died July 7 at the ACMC. Funeral service 10 a.m., Monday at Cloverdale Assembly of God Church, 132 Ashley Rd 15, Crossett. Visitation …
Donnie Clark

Donnie Clark, age 62, of Sheridan, formerly of Benton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 3, 2016. He was born July 19, 1953 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Donnie …
Albert Ray Cooksey

Albert Ray "Punk" Cooksey left this life July 4, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Lemley Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. Monday, …
James William "J. W." Crow

James William "J. W." Crow, age 86, passed away peacefully, July 9, 2016 at his home in Lake Village. He was born May 5, 1930, in Dermott, Ark., to the …
Daniel Dust

Daniel Dust, 63 of Mountain Home passed away July 8, 2016 in Springfield, Mo. Survivors include his mother, Billie Supeter; son, Aaron and daughter, Adrienne. A memorial service will be …
Beverly "Bev" Sanford Eberle

BEVERLY "BEV" or "B" SANFORD EBERLE, 77, died unexpectedly in her home July 8, 2016. She was born Dec. 7, 1938 to William Burdell Sanford and Mildred Young Sanford of …
Evelyn Edwards

Evelyn Edwards, 76, of Fordyce, passed away July 6 in Little Rock at Hospice Home Care. She was loved and respected by many, and will be greatly missed. Her funeral …
Beulah Lee Faubus

Beulah Lee Faubus, age 92, of Fayetteville was born Feb. 25, 1924, the daughter of Jonnie E. Morton and Ora Lee Claterbaugh. She lived in West Fork and Fayetteville during …
James Roland Fenley

James Roland Fenley, 81, of Quitman passed away July 8, 2016. Visitation hours: 1:30-3 p.m., Sunday, July 10 at Flatrock General Baptist Church near Quitman with the service following at …
Robert Lyle Flowers

ROBERT "BABE" LYLE FLOWERS, 81, died Thursday, July 8, 2016 at the Veteran's Admin Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. Bob passed from this life much as he had lived it, …
Liza G. Fly

Liza G. Fly died July 7, 2016. She is preceded in death by two brothers; companion, Jack Van Berg; and a nephew. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Monday …
Lucille Perry Foster

Lucille Perry Foster, 86, of Emerson, Ark., died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in …
Betty Gahr

Betty Gahr (70) of Wynne died Thursday. Survivors include husband, John Gerald Gahr Sr.; son, John Gahr Jr.; daughters, Rebecca Gahr, Elizabeth Phillips; two brothers; four sisters; seven grandchildren; one …
Vernon G. Golden

Vernon G. Golden, age 84, of Langley, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood, with …
Mary E. Gray

Mrs. Mary E. Gray of Farmington, Mo., and originally from Bald Knob, Ark., passed away July 6, 2016. Born on June 24, 1941, to Elbert and Charlotte Washam. Also preceding …
Eric Gurley

ERIC GURLEY, 62, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away July 2, 2016. He was born Aug. 11, 1954 in Little Rock, Ark., to the late Pete and Jade (Fryer) Gurley. …
Diannah L. Hadley

DIANNAH L. HADLEY, 52, of North Little Rock departed this life July 6, 2016. She leaves to cherish memory spouse, Jimmy Hadley; children, Terrance Henry, Matthew Bailey Jr., LaTonya Higgins, …
Edward Dallas Herndon

Edward Dallas Herndon, 83, died May 29, 2016, in Carlsbad, Calif., formerly of Mount Vernon, Ark. He was born May 26, 1933, in Little Rock to the late Dallas and …
Clara Askegren Herrin

Clara Askegren Herrin, 95, resident of Deatsville, Ala., went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at …
James Junior Holland

James Junior Holland, 71, of Damascus, passed away Friday July 8, 2016 at his home. Born Oct. 21, 1944 to the late James Everett and Ivy Mae Grissom Holland. Memorial …
Jeffrey James Johnson

Jeffrey (Jeff) James Johnson, 57, of Springdale, died July 5, 2016 in Springdale. He was born to Virgil and Elaine Johnson in Alamogordo, N.M. on Sept. 24, 1958. He was …
Larry Howard Jundt

Larry Howard Jundt, 72, of Springdale, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville. He was born August 19, 1943 in Rugby, North Dakota to Joseph …
Joseph Khamou

Joseph Shimon Khamou, age 73, of Benton, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016. He was born July 1, 1943 in Baghdad, Iraq to the late Shimon and Hermina Khamou. Joseph …
Douglas Killough

Douglas Killough, 57, of Lamar, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016. Visitation will be 1–2 p.m. Monday, July 11, 2016 at the Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will follow …
Wanda Faye Lairy

WANDA FAYE LAIRY, of North Little Rock, Ark., was called home to be with the Lord on July 7, 2016. She was born May 17, 1954, in Jacksonville, Ark. She …
James Lassiter

James Clay Lassiter, 80, of Hot Springs Village, passed away after an extended illness at home on July 2. A Celebration of Jim's life will take place with his loving …
Jennifer Rene LeBouef

Jennifer Rene LeBouef, 31, of Gentry, Ark., passed from this life July 8, 2016 in Fayetteville, Ark. She was born Nov. 4, 1984 in Fayetteville, Ark., to James Rankin and …
Nancy Elizabeth McCollum

Nancy Elizabeth McCollum of Fayetteville, Ark., died June 26, 2016. She was born Nov. 21, 1935 in Prescott, Ark., to Velmar B. Eades and Selma J. Eades. She was preceded …
John "Jack" McDevitt

John "Jack" McDevitt, 74, died peacefully at home on July 7. Jack is survived by his wife, Gloria; son, Mike; and wife, Lori and four grandsons and daughter Susan and …
Ersie Lee Mcclendon

ERSIE LEE "PAYLOR" MCCLENDON, 86, who recently returned to Little Rock from Chicago after more than 50 years, transitioned to her heavenly home on July 5, 2016. Ersie worked for …
William Melvin

William "Billy" Melvin, age 34, of Pangburn, Ark., passed away July 7, 2016 at White County Hospital in Searcy. A visitation will be held 6-8 p.m., Monday, July 11 at …
Carolyn Ann Westerfield Moorman

CAROLYN ANN WESTERFIELD MOORMAN, of Little Rock, born June 25, 1932, to the late Frank McClellan and Inez Parr Westerfield died July 7, 2016. She was a lifelong member of …
Floy Nadine Muehlberg

Floy Nadine Muehlberg, 83, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Siloam Springs, Ark., died July 5, 2016, at St. John's Residential Care Home, Fort Worth, Texas. Born Nov. 23, 1932, …
Jackie Nichols

Jackie Nichols, 53, of White Hall, passed away Friday, July 7, 2016. Services will be Monday, 1 p.m. at Fuller Hale South Funeral Chapel Burial will follow in Pipkin Cemetery, …
Gay Frick Nogar

Gay Frick Nogar, of McKinney, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2016 at the age of 75. She was born on April 25, 1941 to Carl T. and Olga Loraine …
Kathryn Nordstrom

Kathryn Nordstrom, age 93, of Springdale, Ark., passed away Sunday July 3, 2016 surrounded by her family. Kathryn was born March 18, 1923 in Lynbrook, N.Y. to Walter and Frieda …
Vivian Neal Patchell

Vivian Neal Patchell, the daughter of Gussie Mahon Snell and Allen Neal was born Oct. 18, 1927, in Heber Springs, Ark., and passed away on July 7, 2016 at the …
Charles "Allen" Peaster

Charles "Allen" Peaster, 36, of Lake City, died July 2, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Peaster and sons, Tyler and Luke; his father, Charles Peaster; four sisters. …
Opal Irene Phillips

Opal Irene Phillips, 102 of Star City died Thursday. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Griffin Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Leopard officiating. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Monday at …
William "Bill" Polasky

BILL POLASKY, age 73, of Sherwood, passed away July 7, 2016. He was born on Dec. 8, 1942 in Lore City, Ohio; he was the son of William and Mary …
Everett Fay Pounds

Everett Fay Pounds, 74, of Hamburg, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016, at his residence peacefully and surrounded by his family. Mr. Pounds was a native of Fountain Hill and …
Nancy Margaret Tasker Pratt

NANCY MARGARET TASKER PRATT passed away in Little Rock, Ark. on Friday, June 10, 2016. She was 92 years old and her husband of 59 years, Jay Pratt, was by …
Sheila Ann Ray

Sheila Ann Ray, 49, of Redfield, died Friday, July 8, 2016. She was born Oct. 2, 1966 in Argentia Naval Air Base, Newfoundland, Canada, daughter of Billy Mac Ray and …
Lillian Sargent

Mrs. Lillian Sargent, age 64, of Rogers, Ark., passed away June 29, 2016, at her home in Rogers. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Rebecca Holt; grandchildren, Gabriel and …
Spencer O. Sisson

SPENCER O. ‘SONNY" SISSON, 70, of Sherwood passed away on July 9, 2016. He was born in Ft. Bragg, N.C., on August 26, 1945. Funeral services are pending. Arrangements by …
Villa Faye Smith

VILLA FAYE SMITH, 74, of Little Rock, died July 7 at Saint Vincent. Visitation from 9:30-10 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Assembly of God, in Dover, Ark., with funeral service following …
Eneree Mario Sockwell

ENEREE MARIO SOCKWELL (December 30, 1969 – July 2, 2016) Mario, a resident of Little Rock, passed away peacefully while battling cancer at HOSPICE Home Care in Little Rock. Memorial …
Anne Strawn Sorrels

ANNE STRAWN SORRELS, 77 passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2016 after a battle with cancer. She was born May 8, 1939, to the late Jimmy and Becky Strawn. Anne was …
Wanda Franscine Stacks

Wanda Franscine "Fran" Stacks was born June 21, 1932 in Newport, Ark., and went to be with the Lord Wednesday July 6, 2016. Fran was preceded in death by her …
L.J. Stephens

L.J. Stephens, 86, of Fort Smith, Ark., formerly of Osceola, Ark., passed away June 27, 2016, in Brooksville, Fla. He was born July 16, 1929 in Pine Bluff, Ark., to …
George Lynn Stobaugh

George Lynn Stobaugh, age 75, of Morrilton, Ark., passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016. He was born Sept. 15, 1940 in Center Ridge, Ark., a son of Orville Stobaugh and …
Michael Stephen Straughan

MICHAEL STEPHEN STRAUGHAN, 68, of Little Rock, passed away July 7, 2016. He was born Jan. 21, 1948, in Little Rock, Ark., to William E. (Jimmie) Straughan and Helen Clayton …
Mason B. Taylor

MASON B. TAYLOR, 46, of Sherwood passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday at Smith–North Little Rock Funeral Home. A visitation will be 5-7 …
Vera Louise Taylor

Vera Louise Taylor, 87 of Springdale died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1928 in Van Buren, Ark., the daughter of Leslie Raymond Landers …
Glen Waddle

GLEN WADDLE departed this life unexpectedly and far to soon on July 3. Born July, 6, 1953 to Jean and O.T. Waddle. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; two …
Helen Ward-Miller

Helen Inglis Ward-Miller, age 88, of Malvern, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. She was born in Magnet Cove on Oct. 14, 1927 to …
Arthur Lee West

Arthur Lee West, 85, died July 7, 2016. Survived by wife, Wanda and children, George, Mike, James, Dale, Ed, David, and Cathy. A visitation will be held on Sunday, July …
Todd Whitener

Todd Whitener, age 54, of Benton, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016. He was born Oct. 10, 1961 in Benton, Arkansas. Todd was the owner/operator of Whitener Excavating. He was …
Anderson Virgil William

Virgil William Anderson, 67, Prairie Grove, died July 6, 2016 Fayetteville. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his children, Tony Anderson, Linda Anderson, Tammy Anderson, Birt Anderson, and Lisa …
Richard "Dick" Williamson

Richard "Dick" Williamson, 94, died July 8. Visitation: Sunday, July 10 beginning at 1 p.m. Funeral service: Sunday, July 10 at 2 p.m. at Eddie's Family Funeral Home in Melbourne. …
Christopher Willis

Christopher Willis, 31 of Rockford, Ill., passed way Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in Rockford. He was born May 31, 1985 in Fayetteville, Ark., to Terry Leroy Willis and Michelle ten …
James R. "Hix" Willis Jr.

James R. "Hix" Willis Jr., 79, passed away July 8, 2016. Born March 25, 1937, son of the late James R. and Lola Calhoun Willis. Survivors: wife, Oraetta; five daughters; …
Margaret Richardson Winters

MARGARET RICHARDSON WINTERS of Little Rock, was born in Fordyce, Ark., to Nancy Blanche and Joseph Jackson Derryberry on May 25, 1924, and entered heaven on July 8, 2016. She …
Carl Wynn

Carl Dean Wynn, 82, of Mayflower died Friday, July 1, 2016. Private family services were held at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery by Smith-North Little Rock Funeral Home. Please visit www.smithfamilycares.com …
Sherry Wynne

Sherry Wynne died on July 7, 2016. She was born on Oct. 5, 1962. She is survived by one daughter, Jennifer Fratesi; two sons, Justin and Joey Wynne; and brother, …

Obituaries for July 10, 2016

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