Obituaries

Obituaries for November 12, 2017

James David Allen

JAMES DAVID ALLEN, 91, of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Detroit, Mich., departed this life Nov. 8, 2017. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dave Allen and Lottie …
Mary Ruth Applegate

Mrs. Mary Ruth Applegate, 95, of McNab, Ark., passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 in DeQueen, Ark. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 at Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Home in Hope, …
Julie Lanelle Bennett

Julie Lanelle Bennett, age 70, died Oct. 29, 2017. A native of Carlisle, Ark., and longtime New Orleans resident, Ms. Bennett was a retired social worker. Preceded in death by …
Maxine Berniece Blanton

Maxine Blanton, 96, of Heber Springs, went home to be with the Lord Nov. 10, 2017. A visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. at Heber Springs Funeral Home on Monday, …
Jessie W. Blevins

REVEREND JESSIE "JAY" BLEVINS, 86, of Maumelle, Ark., went home to be with the LORD on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born in Hunterville, Mo., …
Eileen Bulls

Eileen Bonderud Bulls of Hot Springs Village, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. She recently celebrated her 94th birthday and was so vibrant, that it caught us all …
Richard "Dickey" T. Clayton

Richard "Dickey" T. Clayton, age 63, of Adona, Ark., died Nov. 9, 2017. Memorial Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at Adona United Methodist Church with Bro. Butch Lawerence …
Rose H. Coffey

Rose H. Coffey, 85, of Drasco, Ark., passed from this life on Nov. 11, 2017. She was born on Dec. 7, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted …
Beth Cooper

Beth Cooper, 59, Russellville, died Friday. Funeral service: 4 p.m., Mondayat the Performing Arts Center at Russellville High School. Burial will be private and under the direction of Shinn Funeral …
Jackie Ray Daniels

Jackie Ray Daniels, age 57, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. He was born on Nov. 1, 1960, in Fayetteville, Ark., to Freddie Lawrence and Hazel …
Kelly Brent Davidson

Kelly Brent Davidson, 72, passed away on Oct. 11, 2017 at home in Bentonville, Ark. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. The memorial service will start …
Dorothy Elizabeth Dorsey

DOROTHY ELIZABETH DORSEY, 98 of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on Nov. 9, 2017. She was born Sept. 2, 1919. Celebration of life will be held at New Hope Nazarene …
Phyllis Fournet Duchamp

Phyllis Fournet Duchamp, 93 of Searcy, died Nov., 10, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 16, 1924 to the late Walter Fournet Sr. …
Noelle Reese Edwards

Noelle Reese Edwards, infant daughter of Eric and Dania Edwards and sister to Sophie of Little Rock, died Nov. 9, 2017. Though they never got the chance to know their …
Betty Evans

Betty Smithson Evans, 80, of Murfreesboro, Ark., passed away in her home on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Betty was born in Center Point, Ark., on Aug. 9, 1937, to the …
Terry Wayne Evans

Terry Wayne Evans, 51, of El Dorado, Ark., was called to his eternal resting place on Oct. 14, 2017. He was born on June 17,1966, to his late parents James …
Danny Ray Fears

Mr. Danny Ray Fears died Saturday. Survivors: wife, Kathy; children, Chris (Amber) and Becky (Bobby); brothers, Thomas (Donna), Charlie (Reba), Michael (Kim), Gary; sister, Donna; grandchildren, Hannah, Joshua, Garren, Jamy, …
Mariann Lomax Findley

Mariann Beatrice Lomax Findley, 90, of Hot Springs Village, passed away Nov. 7, 2017. A celebration of life ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, Christ of the …
Bradford W. Fullerton

BRADFORD W. FULLERTON, 60, peacefully passed away at home in Little Rock on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. He was born in Little Rock, Ark., on Aug. 15, 1957 to Robert …
Billy Gale

Billy C. Gale, 89, of Swifton, died Thursday. Survivors include two brothers, Don and Virgil Gale; two sisters, Peggy Willmuth, and Jimmie Rutherford; many nieces and nephews; and his special …
Gary Sharp Gammill

Gary Sharp Gammill of Hazen, went to his eternal home to be with our Lord on Nov. 11, 2017. He was born on Sept. 9, 1949, in Pine Bluff, Ark., …
Curtis DeWayne George

CURTIS DEWAYNE GEORGE, 85, of Jacksonville went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. He was born Friday, June 10, 1932 in Russellville, Ark., to …
Betty Jane Gordon

BETTY JANE GORDON, age 94, passed away on Nov. 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Betty is survived by her granddaughters, Sarah Newman of Austin, Texas, Laura Gunter of Mammoth Lakes, …
Stanley Wing Handford

Stanley Wing Handford 83, of Fairfield Bay, passed from this life Nov. 08, 2017. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton. A Memorial Service is scheduled …
James Travis Hartwick

JAMES TRAVIS HARTWICK of Little Rock died on Nov. 3, 2017. He was born on July 8, 1934. After a long battle with Alzheimer's our precious Poppa Travis went home …
John Stephen Hathcote

JOHN STEPHEN HATHCOTE, age 76, of Little Rock entered the gates of heaven on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents William Everett and Dixie …
Patsy Hayes

Patsy Hayes, 78, passed away Nov. 10. Born March 21, 1939. Daughter of late Ernest and Pearl Holliman. Survivors: husband George Hayes, children Kenny Hayes, Jim Hayes (Kathy), Kathy Ausburn, …
Katherine Theresa Hays-Treece

KATHERINE THERESA HAYS-TREECE, age 93, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Golden Valley, Minn., of natural causes. She was a genteel product of …
Timothy Alan Heater

TIMOTHY ALAN HEATER of Sherwood passed away Nov. 7, 2017. He was born Oct. 13, 1960 to Edward and Ruby Heater. Survivors include his mother; children, Brooke and Jonathon; and …
Walt A. Hill

Walter "Walt" A. Hill, 76, of Dumas, passed away Nov. 10, 2017, at JRMC. Survived by his wife, Frances Hill. Visitation: Monday, Nov. 13, from 6-8 p.m., service, Tuesday, 2 …
Ingrid F. Holleman

Ingrid E. Holleman, 77, of Searcy, Ark., passed away on Nov. 2, 2017. She was a prisoner of the Holocaust with her Mother. A Memorial Service will be on Tuesday, …
Ellen Claire Holt

Ellen Claire (Hatcher) Holt, 93, of Bella Vista, Ark., was born July 29, 1924 and departed this life Nov. 6, 2017 at Circle of Life Legacy Village Hospice in Bentonville, …
Donna Ann Killian

DONNA ANN KILLIAN of Sherwood, born March 4, 1953, left this earthly plane on Nov. 10, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. She is now reunited with her mother …
Eva Pauline Knighten

Eva Pauline Knighten, age 90, of Sheridan, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Sheridan Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born January 17, 1927, to the late James Henry …
Leonard Richard Kraemer

Leonard Richard Kraemer, age 87, passed away in Fayetteville on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. He was born on Sept. 20, 1930, in St. Louis, Mo., to Richard and Gertrude Bitterman …
Mark James Kugler

Mark James Kugler, 54, of Springdale, Ark., passed away at Washington Regional Hospital, Fayetteville, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Mark was born July 24, 1963 at Ft. Belvoir, Va., to Jim …
Clara Jean Light

Clara Jean Light died on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Survivors: children: Mike Hurt, Adam Hurt, Chris Hurt, Matt Koontz, Deborah Hughes, Two brothers: Seven grandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. …
Connie Marie Loftis

Connie Marie (McKnight), McKim, Loftis, 97, of Alexander, Ark., died Nov. 8, 2017. She was born Nov. 17, 1919, to Frank and Viola (Winningham) McKnight near Formosa, Ark. She was …
Charles Edward Martin

Charles Edward Martin, 48, of Cabot, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Born June 1, 1969, to Eddie and Betty Martin in North Little Rock, he was a …
Lornail "Lonnie" McClure

Lornail "Lonnie" McClure, age 82, of Quitman, passed away on Nov. 6, 2017. He was born in Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 8, 1935, to Edgar and Tishie McClure. Lonnie …
James Edward McNeill

James Edward McNeill, 89, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. James was born Feb. 13, 1928, in El Dorado, Ark. Preceding him in death are a …
Rita M. Miller

RITA M. MILLER, 59 of North Little Rock, Ark., passed from this life on Nov. 3, 2017. She was born on Nov. 16, 1957 in Little Rock, Ark., to the …
Phenelopy Ann Mingues

Phenelopy Ann Mingues, 25, died Nov. 8, 2017. Survived by father, Chet; husband, Drew Granger. Visitation is Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Roller Crouch Chapel Mountain View, …
Geneva Nichols

GENEVA NICHOLS, 81, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life Nov. 9, 2017. She is preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Brice; aunts, Arie Brice and Ardella Brice; uncle, …
Helen Hope Johns Norman

Helen Hope Johns Norman was born Sept. 22, 1928, at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, La., the youngest child of Rev. Henry LeRoy Johns and Persis Means Johns. She died …
Billy George Norvell Sr.

Billy George Norvell Sr., 67 of Farmington, quietly departed this life Nov. 9, 2013 at his home in Farmington, Ark. Bill arrived to greet his anxious parents, George Norvell Jr. …
Shirley Ann Ward Oswalt

Shirley Oswalt, 78, died Nov. 10. Survivors include three children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Nov. 13, at Essex Funeral Home. Funeral services will be …
Helen Swan Padberg

HELEN SWAN PADBERG entered this world in 1919, the third offspring of Frank P. and Birdie B. Rudell Swan and entered eternal rest in 2017. Raised in the new state …
Martha Painter

Martha C. Painter, of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Hope Mills, N.C., departed this life Nov. 4, 2017 at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark., after a long battle with …
Jim "Bebo" Penick

JIM "BEBO" PENICK III, 62, of Little Rock, passed away on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Funeral services for Mr. Penick are pending. Full obituary and service details will be listed …
Roy L. Perry

ROY LEONARD PERRY, 99, formerly of Hot Springs, was taken home by the Angels Saturday evening, Nov. 4, 2017, in North Little Rock, just in time to sing Amazing Grace …
Jane Frances Camp Pianalto

Jane Frances Camp Pianalto, age 57, passed away Nov. 8, 2017 in Katy, Texas. Jane was born Nov. 16, 1959, in Springdale, Ark. She was the daughter of Warren Scheley …
Debra Gale Purdom

DEBRA GALE (DEBBIE) PURDOM, age 59, of North Little Rock, Ark., passed away peacefully at Arkansas Hospice at CHI St. Vincent on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. She was predeceased by …
Beverly Jean Purvis

BEVERLY JEAN PURVIS, 38, of Mabelvale, Ark., passed away Nov. 8, 2017. She was born March 3, 1979. Reception visitation: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, Smith-Benton Funeral Home, 322 N. …
Ricky Raper

Ricky Raper, 59, Benton, died Saturday. Survivors: wife, Connie Raper; son, Christopher Raper; daughters, Candice Elrod, Katelyn Camp, Tara LaRue; mother, Wanda Raper; brother Kent Raper; sister, Gina Cox; eight …
Nora Blakeney Rea

NORA BLAKENEY REA, 98, of Sherwood, born June 24, 1919, passed away Nov. 6, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Morris "Larry" Rea. Survivors: sister, Nell Marie …
Warren L. Rivers

WARREN L. RIVERS departed this life to be with his Lord on Nov. 9, 2017. Services will be Saturday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest, …
Dolores Helen Roberts

Dolores Helen Roberts, 84, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Nov. 3, 2017. A homemaker survived by her two daughters Penny Uphill of Lake Villa, Ill., and Linda Tuhacek of Mountain …
Joseph A. Roso III

Joseph (Joey) A. Roso III, 52, of Springdale died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at his home. He was born Oct. 12, 1965 in Springdale, Ark., the son of Joseph A. …
Gary Rutledge

GARY RUTLEDGE, (SPANKY), 74, was born Aug. 2, 1943, and passed away Nov. 8, 2017. He had a love for people and was always the life of the party. He …
Richard C. "Dick" Schroeder

Richard C. "Dick" Schroeder, age 87, has graduated into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. By believing and holding on to Phil.3:14, "I press on toward the …
Jane Sisemore

Jane Sisemore, age 69, a resident of Cane Hill, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in St. Louis, Mo. She was born June 29, 1948 in Fayetteville, Ark., the daughter …
Cynthia Ann Smith

CYNTHIA ANN SMITH, born on Feb. 23, 1959 in Forrest City, Ark., died Nov. 8 2017. She was a loving mother, daughter, Nana and Friend. Preceding in death are her …
Joy M. Smith

Joy M. Smith, 65 of Alexander died Thursday, Nov. 9 at home. Joy was a member of Crystal Hill Baptist Church. Survived by husband Chuck, daughter Amy (Robert) Brown, grandsons …
John T. Stanley

John T. Stanley, 87, of Boulder, Colorado passed away Nov. 6, 2017 at his home. View the online obituary at resthavencolorado.com.
Harold Strange

Harold G. Strange, 91, of White Hall, passed away, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Born July 19, 1926, at Stamps, Ark., he was a son of the late Oliver G. Strange …
Phil Swofford

Phil Swofford, 71, of Hampton, died Thursday. Visitation will be Sunday 6-8 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hampton First Assembly …
Ronald C. Toups

Ronald C. Toups, 69, a U.S. Army veteran, passed away Nov. 9, 2017. Survivors include his son, Ronald Toups (Christiana) of Conway and his daughter, Cindy Myers of Texas. Services …
Asbury Oliver Walker

Asbury Walker died Thursday, Nov. 9. Survivors: daughters: Ann Hall (Bill) and Karen Moore (Jack) Three grandchildren: Six great-grandchildren. Visitation: Sunday, Nov. 12, 2-4 p.m. at the funeral home. Services: …
Charles Lee "Chuck" Walker

Charles Lee "Chuck" Walker, age 71, of Morrilton, Ark., passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. He owned and operated Chucks Place in Morrilton for 23 years. Memorial services will be …
Retha D. Weaver

Retha Dale McKee Weaver, 92, of Searcy, passed away Nov. 11, 2017. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Smith-North Little Rock Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one …
Charlene Gay Wenkus

Charlene Gay Wenkus, 72, of Fayetteville died Nov. 10 in Fayetteville. She was born on Oct. 21, 1945 in Santa Monica, Calif., to Gae Burgess and John Francis Shea. She …
Alphia Sanders Wilkerson

ALPHIA ADELL SANDERS WILKERSON, 87, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2017. A celebration of her life will be on Tues., Nov. 14, 2017, 11 a.m. …
Della Leona (Lea) Williams

Della Leona Williams (Lea), 74, a resident of Springdale, Ark., passed away Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, following her battle with cancer. Mrs. Williams was …
David Joe Woosley Sr.

David Joe Woosley Sr., age 84, passed away on Nov. 10 , 2017. He was a U.S. Army veteran, an employee of the Internal Revenue Service and a member of …

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