Obituaries

Obituaries for January 13, 2019

Betty McCartney Berry

Betty McCartney Berry, 83, formerly of Arkadelphia, died Friday January 11, 2019 at Cambridge Health and Rehab in Richmond, Texas. Betty was the only child of her parents, who owned …
Donis Bettis

Mrs. Donis Bettis, 84, of Jonesboro entered into rest Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Born Dec. 14, 1934. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at Roller-Farmers Union …
Bobby Glenn Bise

Bobby Glenn Bise, age 84, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019. He was born in Stuart, Okla., on June 23, 1934 to Thomas Jefferson and Runie Marie (Landcaster) Bise. He …
Diane Harris Bonham

DIANE HARRIS BONHAM, 70, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life January 10. She was preceded in death by her husband, John David Bonham; parents, Willie and Martha Harris. She …
Augustine C. (Gus) Buss

Augustine C. (Gus) Buss, 81, of Fayetteville passed away peacefully in his sleep January 7, 2019. He was born February 10, 1937 in Scranton, Arkansas the son of Herman and …
James Donald "Don" Campbell

JAMES DONAD "DON" CAMPBELL was born June 1, 1925 in Mountain View, Arkansas to James Thurman and May Lackey Campbell. Having a servant spirit, he began his adult life by …
Terry Guido Carollo Jr.

Terry Guido Carollo Jr., 53, of Springdale died Jan. 4 at Northwest Medical Center. He enjoyed kayaking, fishing, time with daughters and friends. Survivors: daughters, Stefanie Carollo, of Fayetteville, Keli …
Mary Cole

Mary Cole, 79, of Marianna, Ark., passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Service will be held Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Marianna. Visitation …
Shirley J. Cottingham

Shirley J. Cottingham, 71, of Rogers passed away Friday, January 10, 2019 at her home. She was born August 4, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Frank and Mary Deaton …
Annette Archer Finley

Annette Archer Finley, 72, of Fordyce, died Friday, January 11, 2019. She was born July 17, 1946 in Camden to the late Carter Lamar Archer and Georgia Mae Palmer Archer. …
Opal Frans

Opal Frans, 98, of Yakima, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 and was welcomed home by her Lord Jesus Christ. She was born May 30, 1920 in Mountainburg, Arkansas to …
Opal Frans

Opal Frans, 98, of Yakima, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 and was welcomed home by her Lord Jesus Christ. She was born May 30, 1920 Mountainburg, Arkansas to Nettie …
Chris Lea Gaddis

Chris Lea Gaddis, 62, of Bentonville, died Tuesday, January 8th, 2019. Chris was born August 1, 1956 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Warren Lea Gaddis and Virginia Rose Sparks Gaddis. Chris …
John Henry Gathright

John Henry Gathright, 80, of Alexander, passed away January 9, 2019. Born in Huttig, Arkansas to Deffie and Marjorie Simpson Gathright, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired from …
Audrey Louise Sidler Glass

Audrey Louise Sidler Glass, 95, Bella Vista, Ark., died January 4th 2019, born July 1st 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. Survived by her brother, two daughters, two sons, eight grandchildren and …
Bob R. Gresham

Bob R. Gresham, age 74, of Rosston, Ark., passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Mr. Gresham was born April 1, 1944, in Atkins, Ark. to George and Okla Gresham. Mr. …
Wayne Watson Harris

WAYNE HARRIS, 93, North Little Rock, died peacefully at home Jan. 11, 2019. A NLR forefather, banker, "Pops," and WWII veteran, Wayne is survived by his wife Cathy Muscalino Harris; …
Samuel Tilden Hollowell, Jr.

SAMUEL TILDEN HOLLWELL JR., 87, of Little Rock, passed away January 8, 2019. Visitation will be Monday, January 14 from 6-8 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. …
Toni Mae Johnson

Toni Mae Johnson, 60 of Damascus, Arkansas passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019. She was born on September 24, 1958 to Jack A. Johnson and Nell Fae Brinkley Edwards …
R. Dean Knadler

R. Dean Knadler, husband, father, grandfather, friend, passed away in December, 2018, after a 2 1/2yr struggle with a variety of illnesses. He was 79 years old. A native of …
Velma Sue Liddell

Velma Sue Liddell, 82, of Conway passed away January 10. She was born to the late Arden and Ethel Rader, April 23, 1936 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Velma graduated from Fayetteville …
Marcus E. Mackey

MARCUS Eugene "Gene" MACKEY, aka "Pops," 90, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on Jan. 8, 2019, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born to Marcus C. …
Danny Wayne "Dan" Maestri

Danny Wayne "Dan" Maestri, 74, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, January 6, 2019. He was born May 2, 1944 in Greenwood, Arkansas, to the late Allen and Ruth Lewis Maestri. Dan …
Burt Mann

Burt Mann, 83, died December 21st 2018 from Alzheimer's disease in the presence of loved ones in Hot Springs, Ark. He was born in Oklahoma City, he was a loving …
James "Jim" Joseph McGreal III

James "Jim" Joseph McGreal III, age 59, passed away on December 26, 2018 in Bella Vista, Arkansas, due to complications from a recent illness. Jim was born in Chicago and …
John E. McWilliams, Jr.

John E. McWilliams Jr., 91, recently of Bella Vista, Ark., died December 28, 2018 in Rogers, Ark. He was born August 16, 1927 in Glenshaw, Pa., to John and Madeline …
John Henry Merrell

John Henry Merrell, 87, of Alexander, Arkansas, passed away on January 6, 2019. He was born on November 12,1931 in Staten Island, New York to parents Thomas and Anna Merrell. …
Joan Elizabeth Mrsny

Joan Elizabeth Mrsny "Jodi", age 72, of Rogers, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Joan was born May 21, 1946, in El Campo, Texas. Joan is preceded in death by her …
Fayetta C. Murray

Fayetta C. Murray, age 94, died on Jan. 8, 2019. Born on July 15, 1924, in Twin Bridges, Mont., she moved three months later with her family to Morrilton, Ark., …
Shirley Jean Parker

Shirley Jean Parker, 81, of Huntsville, died January 9, 2019, at Fayetteville. She was born February 14, 1937, in Havensville, Kansas; to John and Edna Cobb Wanner. Graveside services will …
Samuel "Lil Sam" Pettis Jr.

SAMUEL "LIL SAM" PETTIS JR., 57, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life January 4. He was preceded in death by father, Samuel Pettis Sr.; mother, Jessie Mae Pettis; grandmother, …
Dorothy Pockrus

On June 12, 2018, we mourned the loss of Dorothy Pockrus — beloved mother, sister, and friend — in Pittsboro, N.C. She died early in the morning, succumbing to a …
Patricia Ann Pourciau

Patricia Ann Pourciau, 59, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi died Thursday. Survivors include her husband, Bill, one daughter, one son, seven grandchildren, two brothers, one sister. Visitation 2-4 Sunday at Garth …
Charles Ralph Presnull

Charles Ralph Presnull, 65, of Dennard, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019. Born February 25, 1953.Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 10am at the Botkinburg Foursquare Church, …
Bobby Lee Roberts

Bobby Lee Roberts, 82, of Star City passed away Saturday. Visitation: 6 to 8 Sunday at the funeral home. Services: 2:00 Monday at the Griffin Funeral Chapel in Star City. …
Loretta L. Ross

Loretta L. Ross, 72, of Searcy, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 12, 2019. Visitation will be Monday January 14 from 6-8 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home …
Jack Walker Sanders

Jack Walker Sanders, passed away, Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Beloved husband for 57 years of Sara Sanders. Loving father of Scott Walker (Susan), Steven Carl (Julie), and Stuart Alan (Heather) …
Ada Jean Searfoss

Ada Jean Searfoss, 78, of Judsonia passed away on Jan. 11, 2019. She was born on March 2, 1940, in Little Rock to the late Joseph L. Box and Gabriella …
Dorothy Sellon

Dorothy Sellon passed away on January 4, 2019, at her residence, Provision Living, an assisted living community in Columbia, Missouri. She was born in Clinton, Iowa on November 15, 1927, …
Ronald William Spankuch

Ronald William Spankuch, 78, of Shirley, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. Born August 3, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019, 11am, …
Barbara Alane Stevens

Barbara A. Stevens, age 63, of Siloam Springs, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Barbara was born March 21, 1955, in Wichita, Kan., to Kenneth and Myrtle Harris Barnes. She was …
George O. "Buddy" Stewart

George O. ‘Buddy' Stewart, 82, died January 10, 2019 in Gurdon. Buddy was born August 31, 1936. Visitation is Sunday, January 13 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Home …
Ernie Doyle Tabor

ERNIE DOYLE TABOR, 82, of Little Rock passed away January 1, 2019. He was born August 15, 1936 to the late Charles and Winnie Tabor of Little Rock. In 1954, …
Joyce Thomas

Services for Joyce Thomas, 77, of Helena are 2 p.m. Monday, Roller-Citizens Funeral Home. Visitation, 1 p.m. Monday. Burial, Central Cemetery, Lexa. Survivors: 6 children, numerous grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and …
Marilyn Jean Thompson

MARILYN JEAN THOMPSON, age 62, of Little Rock died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. She was born May 25, 1956, in San Rafael, Calif. Marilyn is survived by her husband, Bob …
Charles Conlee Tillotson

Charles Conlee Tillotson, 72, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at his home. Charles was born on April 12, 1946, in Wichita, Kan., a son of …
Melba Jean Tinker

Melba Jean Tinker of Conway, Ark., departed this life on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at 84 years old. A memorial service will be at Bishop-Crites Funeral Home on Jan. 14, …
Raymond Leo "Ray" Voorheis

Raymond Leo "Ray" Voorheis, 88, of Rogers went home to be with his Savior Jan. 7, 2019, surrounded by his family. The longtime El Paso, Texas, resident was born to …
Bettie L. Warren

Bettie Warren, 77, met with her Lord and Savior January 10, 2019. Also there to greet her were her parents, Carlie and Fannie Carr, a son, Ronnie Everett and her …
Wanda Morrison Majors West

Wanda Morrison Majors West, 91, of Star City, Ark., formerly of Dermott, passed away Jan. 11, 2019, in Star City. She was born May 12, 1927, in Pansy, Ark., to …
Edna Earle Williams

Edna Earle Williams (Stephens), 90, of Fayetteville, formerly of Bryant, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Fayetteville. Edna Earle was born April 25, 1928, in Conway, Ark., to the late …
Wayne Derrell Williams

Wayne Derrell Williams, 86, of Searcy passed away January 10, 2019. He was born on November 4, 1932. Visitation is 1:30 to 2:30 PM Sunday January 13, 2019 at the …
Patricia Ann Alford Yancey

Patricia Ann Alford Yancey, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, departed this earthly life into eternal life on Jan. 4, 2019. Patricia was born on May 4, 1936, in Memphis, Tenn., …
Janis Sue Brower Zachary

Janis Sue Brower Zachary, 74, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in Concordia Nursing & Rehab in Bella Vista. She was born January 29, 1944 in …
Kera Lee (Bisbee) Zierhart

On January 10, 2019, Kera Lee (Bisbee) Zierhart, age 55, went to Heaven. She was born June 5, 1963, and preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Bisbee. She is …