Obituaries

Obituaries for December 29, 2022

Margaret Anderson

Margaret "Peggy" Wood (Rye) Anderson, age 89, currently of Fayetteville, died December 28, at her home. She was born November 16, 1933, in Duluth, Minn., daughter of Russell R. Wood …
Alexxis B. Bankhead

Miss Alexxis B. Bankhead 27, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. She leaves to cherish her memory, her parents, siblings and extended family. …
Armiller Bledsoe

Armiller Bledsoe, 73, of North Little Rock passed away December 23, 2022. Viewing will be Friday December 30, from 1-6 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral service Saturday December 31, …
William Hastings Bransford, III

On December 13, 2022, WILLIAM HASTINGS "HASTY" BRANSFORD, III took the final bow of what he called his magical mystery tour after a long fight with dementia and Parkinson's disease. …
Carol Annette Butts

Carol Annette Butts, 60, of Cabot died unexpectedly in her home Sunday, December 18, 2022. Carol was born January 15, 1962, to Charles and Betty Earhart in Conway, Ark. She …
Kenneth Roy Chrouch

KENNETH ROY CHROUCH, 90, of Sherwood, Ark., passed away December 18, 2022. Viewing will be 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., December 28, 2022, at Smith-Sherwood Funeral Home (7700 Hwy 107). Graveside …
Elizabeth Combs

Elizabeth Combs, age 87, of Huntsville, Ark., passed away Tuesday December 27, 2022. She was born January 17, 1935, in Fayetteville, Ark., to Forrest and Norma Pollock King. She was …
Clyde Airheart Comer

Mr. Clyde Airheart Comer, resident of Bossier City, La., went to be with his Lord peacefully on December the 26th at his home surrounded by family. He was 78 years …
Richard F. (Dick) Eschbacher

RICHARD F. (DICK) ESCHBACHER of North Little Rock, Ark., died on December 23, 2022, at the age of 89. He was born in St. Louis, Mo., on September 15, 1933, …
Dorothy Lee Goff

It is with sad hearts that we share with you the passing of our loving mom, Dorothy Lee Goff, age 83, of Benton. Dotty was born December 28, 1938 in …
Patricia Hawkins

Patricia Hawkins, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 63 years old. She was born on April 18, 1959, in Mesa, Ariz., to Lester Hutchins and Betty …
Bobbie Lee Jones Jackson

Bobbie Lee Jones Jackson, 87, of Hensley, Ark., passed away, Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Hardin Cemetery in White Hall …
Ronald Neal Jensen

Ronald Neal Jensen, 79, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died December 21, 2022. He was born in "Colorful Colorado", on November 18, 1943, to Louis Paul Jensen and Margaret Ruth Jensen. …
Charles Austin Ledbetter

Dr. Charles Austin Ledbetter, age 81, died on December 21, 2022, at his longtime home in Harrison, Ark. The son of the late Birdie Mary and Austin Ledbetter, he was …
Michael Roy Loum

MICHAEL ROY LOUM was born in Fort Smith, December 25, 1946, and died December 26, 2022. He made it to his 76th birthday. Mike was a kind, loving man always …
Robert Glenn McKeon

Robert Glenn McKeon, 78, left his earthly home and traveled with God to his eternal home on December 27, 2022. He was born August 27, 1944, at Hot Springs, Ark., …
Robert Glenn McKeon

Robert Glenn McKeon, 78, left his earthly home and traveled with God to his eternal home on December 27, 2022. He was born August 27, 1944, at Hot Springs, Ark., …
Clifford Darryl Messer

CLIFFORD DARRYL MESSER, 86, of Little Rock, Ark., died on Monday, December 26,2022. Darryl Messer was born April 2, 1936, to Clifford Messer and Thelma Pickard Messer in Hope, Ark. …
Dwayne Ruggles

Having lived his entire 89 years with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, Dwayne Lee Ruggles died peacefully at home on December 19, 2022 in De Pere, Wis. Dwayne was born …
Jausita Veneera Seaton

Ms. Jausita V. Seaton was born on July 17, 1949 in Northport, Ala., to C.L. Seaton and Victoria Horton Seaton. She was preceded in death by both parents and brother-in-law, …
Kathryn Ferguson Shell

Kathryn Ferguson Shell, 80, of Hamburg, was born on January 28, 1942, and passed peacefully on December 26, 2022, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She lived …
Billy Earl Stanford

Billy Earl Stanford, 77, of Shell Knob, Mo.; passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at home. He was born Tuesday, October 2, 1945, at Hobbs, N. M., to Herschel Vaughn …
Billy Gene Threet

Billy G. "Bill" Threet, 81, of Searcy, Ark., went home to the Lord December 26, 2022. He was born July 8, 1941, to the late Robert C. and Flora Mitchum …
Patricia Ann Tusinger

Patricia Ann Tusinger, age 80, of Huntsville, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, December 21st, 2022, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Ark. She was born on September 25th, 1942, …
Eleanor Juanita Walls

ELEANOR JUANITA PERRY BRISTOW WALLS, 86, of Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Baptist Health Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1936, and leaves behind her …
Anita Jeffcoat Walters

Anita Jeffcoat Walters, 67, of Redfield, Ark., passed away December 26, 2022. Survivors: husband, Dan Walters; children, Aaron Walters (Rebecca), Tara Derby (Charles), Matthew Walters; grandchildren, Morgan Walters, Gunner Walters, …
Michael Douglas Willkins

Michael Douglas Wilkins, age 58, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away on December 25, 2022, after fighting a long, hard battle with cancer, like so many should not have to. He …
Robert Shelby Wise

Robert "Bob" Shelby Wise, 90, of Edgemont, Ark., passed away December 17, 2022. Visitation will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Smith-Sherwood Funeral Home (7700 Hwy …
Orville L. Wright

Orville L. Wright, 74, of Fayetteville, Ark. passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022. He was born on October 16, 1948, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., to Jackson C. Wright and …