Obituaries

Obituaries for December 15, 2020

Isaac Battles

Mr. Isaac Battles 77, of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed away Friday, December 11, 2020. Arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff, Ark. www.Brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com
Bernestine Adams Beasley

Mrs. Bernestine Adams Beasley, 80, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas passed away Friday, December 11, 2020. Arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff, Ark. www.Brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com
Nina Bell

Nina Bell, 51, of Little Rock, passed December 10, 2020. Loving memories left to siblings, Rickie (Toni) Allen Sr., Stacey (Lanesia) Allen, Brenda Allen, and Bianca Allen; grandfather, Willie Allen. …
Richard "Ricky" Bivens

Richard "Ricky" Wayne Bivens, 63, of Hot Springs, died on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Currently, no services are planned due to the pandemic. However, please sign the guest book at …
William "Bill" Newton Book

William "Bill" Newton Book, age 79, of North Little Rock, passed away December 12, 2020. He was born November 2, 1941, in Greenway, Arkansas, to Herbert and Gladys Book. He …
Jim Bowerman

Jim Dae Bowerman, 79, of Fayetteville; died Friday, December 11, 2020, at home. He was born Friday, December 20, 1940, at Fayetteville; to Enoch L. and Pauline Vaughan Bowerman. Jim …
Allie McKinney Bradley

Allie Lou McKinney Bradley, age 92, of Warren, Ark., died Sunday December 13, 2020, at the Chapel Woods Nursing Home. Graveside 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, at Enon Cemetery by …
Ila L. (Davis) Bubniak

Ila L. (Davis) Bubniak, 88 of Springdale passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. She was born January 20, 1932, in Mystic, Iowa, to James …
Betty Jo Caple

Betty Jo Caple, 85, of the Sardis Community, passed away on December 13, 2020, at her home. She was born on September 10, 1935, to the late James and Lillie …
Dianna Lea Coats

Dianna Lea Coats, 70, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, December 13, in a Little Rock hospital. She was born December 10, 1950, in Santa Fe, N.M., and was a graduate …
Sandra Jean Davis

Sandra Jean Davis, age 67, of Springdale, Ark., died Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was born in Tulsa, Okla. Sandra is preceded in death by her parents, Calvin and Barbara …
James Tod Fox

James Tod Fox, 57, of Jacksonville, passed away December 11, 2020. He was born January 4, 1963, in Homestead, Fla., to the late Charles and Cathryn (Edney) Fox. Arrangements entrusted …
Dorothy Gaither

Dorothy Gaither, 96, of Jacksonville, went home to her Savior on Thursday, December 10, 2020, while surrounded by loved ones. Born in Embarrass, Minn., she was swept away at 17 …
Julia "Judy" Traylor Garrett

Julia "Judy" Traylor Garrett, 78, of Russellville, died peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home in Russellville. A daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Mitcham) Garrett, she …
Alice Beatrice Graves

Alice Beatrice Graves, life-long resident of Rogers, died Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the age of 99 years and 7 months. Mrs. Graves was born Alice Beatrice Fields on May …
Thomas A. Hayden, Sr.

Thomas A. Hayden, Sr. 70, of Chidester, Ark., died Sunday, at Ouachita County Medical Center. Visitation 1-2 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2020, at Chidester Baptist Church. Funeral 2 p.m., Chidester …
Dorine Dodie Neil Henry

Dorine "Dodie" Neil Henry, 84, of Little Rock, was called home by Our Father on December 11th. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 7th, 1936, to Ethel and …
Brian Horton Hickman

Brian Horton Hickman, 46, left this life on December 6, 2020, at his home in North Little Rock, Ark. Brian was born in Harrison, Ark., on November 15, 1974, and …
Charles Edmond Hill

A strong, quiet man with a wicked sense of humor and orneriness, Charles (Charley) Edmond Hill of Bella Vista, Ark., passed on December 11, 2020. Charley is survived by his …
Howard Ingle

Howard Ingle, 61, of Conway, passed away on December 12, 2020. He is survived by his children Howard Ingle, Jr. and Angela Ingle. Arrangements are entrusted to A Natural State …
Nathaniel Jamison

Nathaniel Jamison, 68, of Jacksonville, passed away on December 9, 2020. He was born in Malvina, Miss., on December 24, 1951, to parents Lawrence and Brunetter Jamison. In addition to …
Bobby Dale Jones

Bobby Dale Jones, 60, of Sherwood, passed away December 11, 2020. Bobby was preceded in death by his father, Dickey Dale Jones; and his son, Nicholas Daniel Jones. He is …
Donald Lee Jones

Donald Lee Jones, 86, of Bono, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Graveside services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, at …
Alice Marie Knight

Alice Marie (Hutchins) Knight, 90, of Whitehall, died Friday, December 11, 2020, in McCrory. Graveside services are 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Whitehall Cemetery. Survivors: two children, Randall …
Joyce Lynn Lee

Joyce Lynn Rogers Lee, age 77, of Perryville, Ark., passed away, Saturday, December 12, 2020. Graveside services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, at May Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of …
Samuel David Lisenby

Samuel David Lisenby, 73, of White Hall, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, at his home. He was born May 25, 1947, in Pine Bluff. He was retired from Pine Bluff …
Gary Hayden Loggains

Gary Hayden Loggains, 69, of Cave City, died Saturday, December 12, 2020. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 2 p.m., at the Qualls Batesville Funeral Service …
Patrick and Vanita McKelvey

Patrick and Vanita McKelvey, both 83, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2020, and December 9, 2020, respectively. The couple was married 62 years, meeting at San …
Violet L. Morris

Violet L. Morris, 95, of Fort Smith, passed away Thursday. Survivors include a son, Buel Dean Luker of Dallas, Texas; two daughters, Sherry King of Fort Smith and Carolyn Valentini …
Carolyn Murchison

Carolyn Murchison, age 78, of Dardanelle, died Monday, December 14, 2020, at Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation in Dardanelle. She was born January 17, 1942, in Wichita, Kan. Arrangements are private …
Brittany Dawn Northrup-Harmon

Brittany Dawn Northrup-Harmon, 39, of Conway, passed away on December 12, 2020. She was born in Powell, Wy., on February 21, 1981, to Don Northrup and Cindy Jones. Arrangements are …
Addie L. Petrus

Addie L. Petrus, 92, of Carlisle, passed away on December 12, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marshall Hillyard and Blanche Young Hillyard; her husband, Vincent Petrus; …
Gerald Don Raney

Gerald Don Raney, 60, of Little Rock, passed away December 11, 2020. He was born in Little Rock, Ark., on November 10, 1960, to the late Ernest O. Raney and …
James Calvin Rathburn

James Calvin "Jim" Rathburn, 82, of Springdale, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Meadowview Healthcare in Huntsville. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral at 10 a.m., …
Winford C. Reynolds

Winford C. Reynolds, age 92, of Russellville, died Saturday. Graveside will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Macedonia Cemetery near Danville of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Open …
Shelly Robbins

Shelly Lynn Robbins was born February 27, 1971, at Washington Regional Medical Center. She was a fraternal twin with her womb-mate Sherry. She grew up in Fayetteville, Ark., and graduated …
Edith Geraldine (Sissy) Rouse Reed

Edith Geraldine (Sissy) Rouse Reed, 89, of Conway, passed away December 11, 2020. Graveside service will be on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 2 p.m., at Hamilton Cemetery in Carlisle, …
Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder

Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder, age 96, retired editor-publisher of The Dumas Clarion and former state representative, passed away in Little Rock on December 11, 2020. With her late husband, Melvin Schexnayder, …
Edwin Howell Self

Edwin Howell Self, 90, of Cabot, passed away December 12, 2020. He was born September 29, 1930, in Birmingham, Ala., to the late Henderson and Erdeal Self. Ed was a …
Theresa Marie (Terri) Simmons

Theresa Marie (Terri) Simmons-Ellison, 63, of Springdale, Ark., passed away December 12, 2020, due to respiratory complications. Terri graduated from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., and earned a …
William Thomas "Bill" Swilley

William Thomas "Bill" Swilley, 87, passed away at his home in Lisbon, Ark. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, at the Lisbon United Methodist Church fellowship hall. …
Duane Thomas

Mr. Duane Thomas 60, of White Hall, Ark., passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020. Arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff, Ark. www.Brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com
Myron Thrash

Mr. Myron Thrash 41, of Mabelvale, Ark., passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. Arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff, Ark. www.Brownfuneralhomeandmortuary.com
Hazel Menotti Turchi

Hazel Menotti Turchi, age 94, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020. A lifelong resident of Pine Bluff, she was born October 20, 1926, to the late Alexander Menotti Albin Cingaloni …
Hazel Menotti Turchi

Hazel Menotti Turchi, age 94, died Sunday, December 13, 2020. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, December 17, 2020, 10 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church. There will be …
Frank B. Vorster

Frank B. Vorster, 94, of Little Rock, passed from this life on November 24, 2020. He was born August 30, 1926, in Subiaco, Ark., to the late George D. and …
Sue Freeman Wilkison

Sue Freeman Wilkison, 82, widow of Epths Wilkison died Sunday. Survived by son, Mike Wilkison; daughters, Jamie Wilkison, Wendy Wilkison Eison; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 p.m., Wednesday, …
James W. Woods

The world lost an outstanding member of the "Greatest Generation" Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the age of 95. James W. Woods was born in Little Rock, the fourth child …

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