Obituaries

Obituaries for March 14, 2017

Mary Ann Walker Abrego

Mary Ann Walker Abrego, 81, died in Fort Smith, AR on March 3, 2017. She was born in North Little Rock, Ark., on September 22, 1935 to Douglas and Mathel …
Eula Fay Arnold Sipes

Eula Fay Arnold Sipes, 96, of Batesville died Saturday. Survivors: children, Tom Arnold, Ricky Fay Arbogast, Bill Arnold, Bob Arnold; four grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Central Avenue United Methodist …
Myrtle Jean Smith Bates

Myrtle Jean Smith Bates, 72, Arkadelphia, passed March 7, 2017. Survivors: children, Leslie Bates, Lisa Arreguin, Tracey Bates; siblings, Hazel Summerville, Virginia Smith and Vernon Smith; six grandchildren. Services 11 …
Anna Lee Betz

Ann Betz, of Bryant, passed away March 10, 2017. She was born February 2, 1931, to Walter and Rena Mitchell in Olmsted, Ill. The family will hold a memorial service …
Delores Black

Delores Black, 87, of Malvern, passed away Saturday March 11, 2017. Visitation: Wednesday, March 15, 6-8 p.m. at Regency Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 16 at …
Deletta Williams Boutwell

Deletta Williams Boutwell, 82, of Batesville, died Monday. Survivors: son, David Boutwell; daughter, Sherry Jeffrey; grandchildren, Ashley Melton, Wesley Jeffrey, Megan Matthews, Teighlor Boutwell, Stephanie Hendricks. Service: 2 p.m., Thursday, …
Deborah Lynne Johnson Cope Dees Bowman

Deborah Lynne Johnson Cope Dees Bowman, 61 of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at a local hospice. She was born on March 29, 1955 in New …
Byron Gregory Brumley

Byron Gregory Brumley, 89, of Malvern, passed from this life to heaven on Sunday, March 12, at Saline Memorial Hospital Hospice in Bryant, Ark., surrounded by his wife and family. …
Deloy Burlison

Mr. Sharon Deloy Burlison, 76, Brookland, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Chapel services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Interment …
Carol Marie Carraway

Carol Carraway, 81, of Greenbrier, died March 10. Survivors are four children; two siblings; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Celebration of life service: March 15, 2 p.m. at Greenbrier First …
Jean Carrigan

Jean Carrigan, age 91, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville. She was born October 14, 1925, in Elkins, Ark., to Fannie and Ezra …
Glenda Castleberry

Glenda Castleberry, 59, of, Pea Ridge, died March 2 in Tulsa. A memorial is set for 2 p.m., Sunday, March 19 at Blaney Hill Baptist Church, 3540 Blaney Hill Rd., …
Scotty Ray Cossey

Scotty Ray Cossey, 37, of Bee Branch, passed away on March 11, 2017. Memorial services will be held at Bishop-Crites Chapel, Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 2 p.m.; arrangements are …
Willie Ray Davis

Willie Ray Davis, 93, of Benton, died Sunday, March 12, 2017. He was born February 17, 1924 in Hampton to the late Barney J. Davis and Annie O'Mary Davis. He …
Benjamin Franklin Ewing Jr.

Benjamin Franklin Ewing, Jr., 89, of Fayetteville, and formerly of Rogers and Paris, passed away Friday, March 10. He was born September 15, 1927 in Prairie View, to the late …
Ella Faye Fairless

Ella Faye Fairless, 78, of Smithville, Okla., passed away March 12, 2017 at her home. Graveside will be Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hatfield, …
William Keliher "Bill" Franke

WILLIAM KELIHER "BILL" FRANKE, age 67, of Little Rock passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. A celebration of Bill's life will held at St. James United Methodist Church on Thursday, …
L.D. Friend

L.D. Friend, 82, of Bergman died March 10. Visitation is Tuesday, March 14, at Holt Memorial Chapel, in Harrison, at 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. Funeral service is Wednesday, March …
Richard Gillespie Garison, III

Richard Gillespie Garison, III, age 90, of Pine Bluff, Ark., died Saturday, March 11, at John L. McClellan Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. He was born July 22, 1926, …
Wilda Mae Golenor

WILDA MAE GOLENOR, 89, of Little Rock entered her heavenly home on March 10, 2017. She was greeted by her parents, Leslie and Beatrice Wheatley Smith, Sister Molly Frances Jordon, …
Jack Goodson

JACK GOODSON, 75, of Roland, passed away March 11, 2017. Born in Little Rock to Cab and Octa Goodson, he was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam. He was a …
Raymond Green

Raymond Green, 77, of Rogers, Ark., passed away, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. He was born June 8, 1939 in Tulare, Calif., to Thomas Coy Green …
Peggy Guzzo

Peggy Guzzo, 79, of Jacksonville passed away March 12, 2017. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 Landers Rd., NLR. …
Dorothy May Hayes Edmondson

Dorothy May Hayes Edmondson of Berryville, Ark., was born October 5, 1926 in Marathon, Iowa, daughter of Ernie and Lucille Hayes. She departed from this life March 10, 2017, at …
Douglas Edward Henson

Douglas Edward Henson, of Orange Beach, Ala., died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the age of 61. He was born in Blytheville, Ark. He was preceded in death by his …
Edwin Wayne Huitt

Edwin Wayne Huitt age 72, of Hermitage, Ark., died Monday, March 13, at the John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado, Ark. He was born January 5, 1945 in …
Norma Sue Hurst

Norma Sue Kristofik Hurst, 72, of Conway, died at her home on Saturday, March 11, 2017. She was born May 9, 1944 in Bigelow, Ark., a daughter of Mike and …
Leonard W Ingraham

Leonard W. Ingraham, 68, died March 9, 2017 at the nursing home in Mountain View, Ark. Leonard is survived by one half-sister, Meagan Kindred and husband Scott of Idaho. A …
Louvina Johnson

Louvina Brown Johnson, of Pine Bluff, Ark., born January 23, 1954, passed on March 9, 2017. Survivors husband Randy A. Johnson; three kids, Stephanie Sykes, Trina Sykes and Alexus Brown; …
Edward Neal Kinsey

Edward Neal Kinsey, age 62, of Beebe, Ark., passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born in August, Ark., and was the oldest of four …
Steven Levi Lamb

Steven Levi Lamb, 26, of Rogers, passed away March 10, 2017. He was born October 24, 1990, to Keith and Kathy Jean Husky Lamb. Survived by his mother Kathy Lamb; …
Austin James Lawson

Austin Lawson, Sr., 55, of Eudora died Saturday, at home. Survivors are his wife, four sons, two brothers, two sisters, mother, and three grandchildren. Visitation is 12 p.m. Wednesday at …
Cathie Lynn Davis Leveritt

Cathie Lynn Davis Leveritt, 68, of Marysville, Ark.; died on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Mt. Holly Community Church. Interment will follow …
Pearl M. McCarty

Pearl M. McCarty, age 92, of Greers Ferry, Ark., passed away on March 13, 2017 in Clinton, Ark Born on December 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late …
Verdell McDonald

Verdell Baker McDonald, 92, of Tillar, Ark., died March 10, 2017. Visitation 5-7 p.m., March 15, Griffin Funeral Home. Services 2 p.m., Thursday, March 16, McGehee Church of Christ, and …
Phiyllias Ann McKnight

PHYLLIAS ANN McKNIGHT, 63, of Little Rock, Ark., transitioned from this life on March 8, 2017. Public Visitation: Tuesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Service: Tuesday, 1 p.m., both at Robinson Mortuary, …
Dana Lynn Austin McNeely

Dana Lynn Austin McNeely, 40, of DeWitt, died March 11, 2017 in Dewitt. Visitation: Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at First Assembly of God Church in DeWitt, from 12 noon until …
Robert August Nelson

Robert August Nelson, 65, died March 6. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Survivors: Paula Nelson (wife); Becky Booth, Gabriel Nelson, Joshua Nelson (children); …
Eathel Mae Reddick

Eathel Mae Reddick, of Searcy, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, March 12. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 14 from 6-8 p.m. at Searcy-McEuen. Funeral services will …
Deontre Tywon Rhodes Sr.

DEONTRE TYWON (TRE) RHODES, SR., 19, was born to Tywania Rhodes and Henry Ware Sr. in Little Rock, Ark., on May 20, 1997. He departed this life on March 8, …
James Loren Roberts

James Loren Roberts, 67, of Dover, died Saturday, March 11. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Owens Cemetery near Dover, by Humphrey …
Ray Lee Robinson

Ray Lee Robinson, age 82, of Dardanelle, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle. …
Ida Mae Rockenbach

Ida Mae Rockenbach, 71, of McRae, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 9, 2017. She was born on January 11, 1944 in Searcy, Ark. She …
Cindy Samuel

Cindy Samuel, age 45, of Glenwood, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Visitation and viewing will be Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorial services are 10 a.m., …
James Robert Sherman

JAMES "BOB" ROBERT SHERMAN, 80, of Jacksonville, went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2017. He was born July 19, 1936 in Doniphan, Mo. Bob was a member …
Doris Jean Smith

Doris Jean Smith 86, of Mena, passed away March 11, 2017 in Mena, Ark. Funeral will be Wednesday, March 15, 2017,10 a.m. at Beasley Wood Chapel. Interment will follow in …
Odean Spradling

Mrs. ODEAN SPRADLING, age 87, wife of Leonard Spradling, went to be with the Lord on March 12, 2017. She was a member of Cornerstone Worship Center Church, 301 Campbell …
Clifford Odell Steelman

Clifford Odell Steelman, 75, of Mountain Home, Ark., formerly of Camden, Ark., passed away March 12, 2017. Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services. 870-425-6978.
Louise Thompson

Louise Thompson, 75, of North Little Rock, Ark., passed away Monday March 6, 2017. Survivors are sisters Betty Taylor (Louis), Shirley Morange (Bobby); brother James Thompson (Darlene); and daughter, Connie …
Barbara Tucker

Barbara Ann Tucker, 72, of Hot Springs passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was born November 13, 1944 in Vilonia, Ark., to Claude and Mattie Sue York Frazier. She …
Mable Moore Vandergriff

Mable Maxcine Moore Vandergriff, 79, of Clarendon died on Sunday. She is survived by sisters; Evelyn Louise Dunbar, and Dorothy Varnell Hurst, sister-in-law, Delois Carley, all of Clarendon. Graveside services …
Daron Edward Wilson

Daron Edward Wilson, 46 of Nashville, Ark., died Friday March 10, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Services will be Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 2 p.m., at Maranatha Baptist Church in …
Jim Edward Winkler

Jim Edward Winkler, age 73, passed from this life March 11, 2017 at Willard Walker Hospice, after a short illness. Jim was born July 23, 1943 at Morrow, Ark. He …

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