Obituaries

Obituaries for December 29, 2011

Deloris W Allison

Deloris W. Allison, 59, of Little Rock departed this life December 26, 2011. Our mother can be summed up as the "Best". She enjoyed life, played hard and loved hard. …
Jack L. Baker

Jack L. Baker, age 85, of Mountain Home died December 26, 2011. Survived by his two daughters; Evelyn Baker and Suzanne Falco. Visitation will be 12–9 p.m. Friday at Roller …
Roy Lee Baker, Jr.

Roy Lee Baker, Jr., 92, a resident of Harrison, died Monday, December 26, 2011, at Hospice of the Hills House. Private family graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, …
Roy L. Baker, Jr.

Roy L. Baker, Jr., 92, died Monday. Celebration of life at 10 a.m. Friday, December 30, First Presbyterian Church. Burial: Maplewood Cemetery. Survivors: daughter, Janet Baker, grandchildren Leigh Jefferson (Lee) …
Ken Ball

Ken Ball, 63, lifetime Fayetteville resident, died peacefully at home on Christmas Eve December 24, 2011. Ken was born on August 20, 1948 in Tulsa, OK to E. J. and …
Joe Louis Bell

Joe Louis Bell, of College Station, entered eternal rest December 23, 2011. Survivors include: 11 children, Evelyn, Karen, Joe, Joe Jr, Felecia, Eric, Adsia, Roosevelt, Roxie, Savetra and Joseph. His …
Frank Louis Bishop

Frank Louis Bishop, 85, of Higden, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday December 27, 2011. Born at Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 17, 1926, he was the eldest son of the late …
Kenneth V. Blessing

Kenneth V. Blessing, 90, of Little Rock, died December 26, 2011. He was born in Greenbrier, Arkansas on May 6, 1921 to Andrew Dewey and Orpha O. Anderson Blessing. He …
Dorothy Nell Cothron Bradley

Dorothy Nell Cothron Bradley, 89, of Louisville, passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Born in Union City, Tenn. to Clay Bratton and Nettie Carr Cothron, Dorothy was the youngest of …
Dorothea L Branson

Dorothea L. Branson, 97, of Clinton, Arkansas died Sunday, December, 25, 2011. She is survived by her daughter and four grandchildren. Graveside Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 29, …
G.H. "Bud" Bryant

G.H. "Bud" Bryant, 85, a resident of Mountain Home passed away Monday, December 26, 2011, in Mountain Home. Services are private and under the direction of Conner-Hankins Funeral Home. The …
Melvin R. Burks

Melvin R. Burks, 82, of Benton, went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2011. Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2011 at First Baptist …
William Randall Byars

William Randall Byars, of Little Rock, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, after a lengthy illness. He was born April 8, 1935 to the late William Bolling (Buddy) Byars and Billie …
Levi Clark

Levi Clark, 86, of Crossett, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Beulahland Assembly of God Church with burial in the Crossroad Cemetery. Funeral …
Sarah Jane Cole

Sarah Jane Cole, 82, of Jonesboro died Tuesday. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Bert (Deloris) Cole; two sister-in-laws, Bonnie Cheshier and Pat (Roy) Hayden; niece, Jill Layne and her …
Delores Rachel Dillion

Delores Rachel Dillion, age 80, died December 27, 2011. She was born March 22, 1931, to John Roberts and Myrtle Roberts McKee. Mrs. Dillion was a member of the DeWitt …
Betty Iona Eason

Betty Iona Eason, 84, of Little Rock, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. She was born June 14, 1927 in England, Arkansas to the …
Amanda Kristine Fielding

Amanda Kristine Fielding, of Lowell, Arkansas, age 27, was born April 2, 1984 in Valdosta, Georgia, the daughter of Polly and Kenneth Fielding. She was a 2003 graduate of Rogers, …
Christeen Gentry

Christeen Gentry, 78, of Damascus, passed away, Saturday, December 24, 2011. She was born Friday, March 10, 1933 in Damascus to the late Everett and Ivy (Grissom) Holland. Mrs. Gentry …
Jasper Lindell Hale

Jasper Lindell Hale, 79, former resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died December 26, 2011. He lived in Dierks, Arkansas with his wife Wilma Cogburn Hale. He was born September 7, …
Henry Allen Harper

Henry Allen Harper, 43, of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed on December 26, 2011. Henry was a loving son, brother and father. He was a truck driver seven years for …
Eva Lou Harris

Eva Lou Harris, of Stuttgart, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was born December 30, 1922, to Harry and Maude Beck. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by …
Joe W. Harris

Joe W. Harris, age 73, died December 27, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born January 25, 1938 at El Dorado, Arkansas, Joe was the only child of …
Billie R. Hightower

Billie R. Hightower, 81, of Russellville, died Wednesday. Funeral: 2 p.m., Friday at First Assembly of God, Russellville, burial in West Mount Zion Cemetery near Hartman, by Shinn Funeral Service, …
Francis Marie Holloway

Graveside services for Francis Marie Holloway, 92, of Batesville, Mississippi, formerly of Helena-West Helena are 11 a.m., Friday, Sunset Memorial Park, West Helena. Survivors: daughter, three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one …
Joyce Ann James

Joyce Ann James, 58, of Little Rock, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011. She leaves to cherish her memory; children, Nicole Walker, Richard Lawrence, and Katrina James; father, James Dorris; …
Louella Jenkins

Louella Jenkins, 74, of Hamburg, died Sunday. Survived by her husband, Mack Jenkins, Jr., one son Thaddeus Jenkins, two brothers, two sisters, and two grandchildren. Services Friday, December 30th at …
Garland Wayne Kempson

Garland Wayne Kempson, 65, of Bald Knob, died Tuesday December 27, 2011. He was born July 14, 1946 to the late R.P. "Buddy" and Louise Vasser Kempson in Detroit, Michigan. …
Rebecca Sue Knoedl

Rebecca Sue Knoedl, passed away on December 25, 2011. She was born September 14, 1949. She was a retired house leveler. She left behind her mother Juanita Williams of Casscoe, …
Robert E. Latin

Robert E. Latin, 96, of Little Rock passed away peacefully Sunday. He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings and wife of 49 years, Pagerine. He is survived by …
Mary Lee Owens Lephiew

Mary Lee Owens Lephiew, 89, of Star City, died Tuesday at Stonegate Nursing Center in Crossett. She was born February 26, 1922 in Lincoln County to the late Frank David …
Floyd Elves Mallory

Floyd Elves Mallory, 71, of Magnolia, Ark., died December 24, 2011, at the Ouachita County Medical Center. Survivors include wife- Dr. Kathleen Mallory of Magnolia, one brother- William Mallory, two …
Lorena Mae (Griffis) Markley

Lorena Mae (Griffis) Markley passed away December 27, 2011, due to acute renal and respiratory failure. Born April 24, 1916,in Morenci, Arizona, she grew up and lived most of her …
Lillian Alvis Luker McCurry

Lillian Alvis Luker McCurry, born December 12, 1909, to the late Hila Jane Turner Luker and Alvis L. Luker died December 26, 2011. She was a Christian and a member …
Norma Jean McKenzie

Norma Jean McKenzie, 71, Russellville, died Wednesday. Funeral service is 10 a. m., Friday at the Shinn Chapel. Burial in Brearley Cemetery, Dardanelle by Shinn Funeral Service. Visitation: Thursday 5 …
Mattie Jo (Goble) McNew

Mattie Jo (Goble) McNew, 85, of North Little Rock passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011. After 68 years of marriage, sitting at the kitchen table, together they tell the story …
Robert D. Merryman

Robert D. Merryman, 43, of Little Rock passed away Friday, December 23rd, 2011. He was born April 2nd, 1968 in Little Rock to Dewain and Velma Wilson Merryman. Robert was …
Tanga Yvonne Meyer

Tanga Yvonne Meyer, 50, North Little Rock, died December 23, 2011. Survivors include three children, Erin Burris, Norma Penberton, and LaTonya Morgan; seven sisters; one brother; and two grandchildren. A …
Mattie Louise Jones Middleton

Mattie Louise Jones Middleton, age 59, of Ravenden, Arkansas died December 24, 2011. Funeral will be December 30, 2011 at 1 p.m. at Tri-County Funeral Home. Visitation is December 29, …
Charles Kenneth Milburn

Charles Kenneth Milburn, 66, of Hensley, went to be with the Lord December 27, 2011. He was born September 7, 1945, in Blytheville, Arkansas, he was raised in Conway, Arkansas …
Tracey Lynn Mills

Tracey Lynn Mills, 45, Cabot, died Friday, December 23, 2011. Survivors include step-mother, Dell Cox; daughter, Misty Mills; ten siblings, Loneta, Davana, Vicky, Nicole, Kelley, Michael, Donnie, Randy, Darrell, and …
Irma Katherine Osterman

Irma Katherine Osterman, 93, of Little Rock, passed away December 28, 2011. She was born in North Dakota to John and Barbara Bueshe Schweigert, who preceded her in death along …
William H. Owens

William H. Owens, age 89, of Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011. He was known as "Buddy" among family and church friends, and as "Bill" in the work …
Willie Ben Peair, Jr.

Willie Ben Peair, Jr. 42, of Little Rock, Ark., passed on December 23, 2011. Survivors include: wife, Shemonia Peair; two daughters, Quanisha Peair and Brittany Nixon; five sons, Terrance and …
Betty Dacus Peeler

Betty Dacus Peeler, 59, of Bono died Monday. Survivors include her husband, Marion; sons, Matt Kirby and Leon Peeler; daughter, Mary Crawford; six grandchildren; mother, Grace Dacus; brothers, Gene and …
Wesley Glenn Perdue

Wesley Glenn Perdue, 63, of Hardin, passed away December 26, 2011 at his home. Survivors: daughter, Mandy Perdue Anthes; two granddaughters, Hallie and Abby; sisters, Glenda Holt, Lori Chapman, Betty …
James Edward (J.P.) Perry

James Edward (J.P) Perry, age 65, of Hot Springs died December 25, 2011. Survivors include: children, Jazzel and Robert Perry; father, Luther Perry; siblings, Rosie Perry, Wendy Arnold and Louise …
"Keye" Richard Harkey Ratley

"Keye" Richard Harkey Ratley II, 35, of Dallas, Texas, died Saturday, December 24, 2011. He was born September 2, 1976, in Little Rock, to Richard Harkey Ratley and Rosie Loveday …
Hazel White Reddin

Hazel White Reddin, 97, of White Hall, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011. Survivors; daughter, Ratchell Picking; daughter-in-law, Pat Lowe of Kansas City, Missouri; four grandchildren; five great-grandsons; nine great-great-grandchildren. …
George C. Rodis Sr.

George C. Rodis Senior, SFC (US Army Retired), age 84, passed away on December 24, 2011. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 12, 1927, he was one of eleven children …
Lonnie Louis Rucks

Lonnie Louis Rucks, 53, Sparkman, died December 18, 2011. Survivors: companion, Rose Harris; daughter, Wyletta Dillworth-Collins; siblings, Linda (Charlie) Matlock, Loraine (Hosea) Walker, Johnny (Annie) Rucks and L. C. (Paula) …
Laura Marie Simpson

Laura Marie Simpson, 83, passed away Monday evening, December 26, 2011, at the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born January 25, 1928, the eldest daughter of Carl …
Eugene Southworth

Eugene Southworth, 87, of Malvern, passed away December 28, 2011. He was born May 30, 1924 in Paron to the late Dick and Norme Burnett Southworth. Eugene was of the …
Jimmy Spears

Jimmy Spears, age 75, died Tuesday. Survivors, wife, Clara Spears, children, Curtis Spears (Becky), Jimmy Spears, (Debra), Ann Clemons ( Robert), Teresa Hickman (Clem), three brothers, nine grandchildren, 10-great-grandchildren. Visitation …
Sandra Lynn Springmeyer

Sandra Lynn Springmeyer, 53, of Mena, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Graveside services are Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Wilton Cemetery in Wilton, Arkansas under the …
Denver Lee Suffield

Memorial services for Denver Lee Shuffield of Arkadelphia will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 30th in Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home with Bro. James Calhoun officiating. Online guest book is …
Parthine Trezvant

Parthine Trezvant, 77, Morrilton departed this life December 24, 2011. Survivors, children, Alice Trezvant, Denise Kemp, Ronnie Trezvant, Kennith Trezvant; siblings, Betty Teauge, Charles McKinney. Funeral services 1 p.m. Saturday, …
James R. Walker

Bro. James R. Walker, age 91, of Benton, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011. He was born on July 12, 1920 in Ouachita, Ark. to the late George and Kate …
Willene Herring Watson

Willene Herring Watson, age 84, of Warren, Ark.. died Wednesday December 28, at Bradley County Medical Center. Graveside services are 1:30 p.m. Friday December 30, Parker-Prospect Cemetery near Warren, Ark. …
Elmeda Whitley

Elmeda Whitley, 76, of Brookland, died Tuesday. Survivors include her sons, Art, Steven and Jim Whitley; daughters, Angela Findley, Sandra Dohmen, Stephanie Cooper; eighteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother; and …
Odie Johnson Wordlaw

Mrs. Odie Johnson Wordlaw departed this life December 25, 2011. Survivors, daughter, Pamela Robinson; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; sister, Jennell Maholmes; brother, Hosea Johnson. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday, Gateway …
Deborah Louise Wright

Deborah Louise Wright, age 57, of Hot Springs died, Friday, December 23, 2011. She was born September 24, 1954 in Maywood, Illinois to Samuel and Hazel Fite Wright. She is …
John Henry Youngblood, Sr.

In loving memory of John Henry Youngblood, Sr. he was born June 25, 1943, retired owner of Youngblood TV and Appliances went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 27, …
Robert Lee Zoeller

Dr. Robert L. Zoeller, 80, North Little Rock, died December 27, 2011. Survivors include children, Janet Twente, Mark Zoeller, and Pam Zoeller; brother, William Dvorak; and a very special lady, …

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