Obituaries

Obituaries for May 10, 2015

  • Cassandra Janeil Butler

    Cassandra Janeil Butler, 23, Irving, Texas, died May 5. Survivors: mother, Catrina Butler; father, Lawrence (Melat) Butler; brother, Justin Cooper, Family Hour: 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Christian Way Funeral Home. Graveside …

  • Eddie Dewayne (Tims) McCollum

    Eddie Dewayne (Tims) McCollum, 67, of Augusta, departed this life Thursday, May 7, 2015. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2015 at Northside Church of Christ in Augusta. …

  • Michelle Avary

    Michelle Avary, age 53, of the Lenox Community near Alpine, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 in Hot Springs. She was born June 29, 1961 in Houston, Texas to …

  • Herbert Ben Ball

    Herbert Ben Ball (87), died March 24 in the Phillipines. Survivors include: son, Larry Ball of Phillipines; daughter, Tammy Lucas of Cabot; two grandsons; four great-granddaughters. Memorial service is 11 …

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    David Wilson Bevans Jr.

    DAVID WILSON BEVANS JR. M.D. passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at the age of 73. He was the son of the late David W. Bevans, Sr. and Baby Jo …

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    Vivian K Bolin

    VIVIAN K. BOLIN, age 93, of North Little Rock, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. Vivian lived and worked as an actress in Hollywood, Calif., for the majority of her …

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    Burlen Brents

    BURLEN BRENTS, 86, of North Little Rock, passed away May 8, 2015. Burlen is survived by his wife of 62 years, Bonnie Brents; four children: Janice Starkey (Frank), Charlotte Garcia …

  • Roger M. Busfield, Jr.

    Roger M. Busfield, Jr., formerly of Little Rock, passed away peacefully in his home of Georgetown, Texas, on Monday, May 4, 2015, with his wife Addie Howard Davis Busfield by …

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    Kyle Edwin Byrd

    KYLE EDWIN BYRD, 35, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from ITT Tech. Kyle was a member of That Church in Sherwood, loved …

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    Ralph James Caley

    Father Ralph James Caley, 80, of Lowell, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. He served his country faithfully during the Korean War as a member …

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    Doris Cornelius

    Doris Cornelius, 84, of East End, passed away May 9, 2015. She was born April 5, 1931 in Bynum, Texas to James and Martha Taylor Isbell. Doris was a homemaker …

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    Jordan Harold Culwell

    Jordan "Harold" Culwell, 91, died peacefully from this life Wednesday, May 6, at Legacy Village, in Bentonville, Ark. Harold was born Nov. 30, 1923, in Goshen, Ark., to James Lee …

  • Viola Baxter Cummings

    Viola Baxter Cummings, 91, died May 8, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband Dennis, and two sons Dennis Ray and Rodney. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. …

  • Allen "Gene" Edwards

    Allen "Gene" Edwards, died May 8, 2015 in Rogers. Born May 19, 1918 to George and Clara Edwards. Gene was a faithful member of Rogers First Assembly. Survive by: two …

  • Carole Ann Ellis

    Carole Ann Ellis, 61, of Scott, passed away Friday, May 08, 2015. She was a salesperson for Arkansas Turbo and a member of Highway Baptist Church. She is survived by …

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    Lila "Mae" Barger Faulkner

    Lila "Mae" Barger Faulkner, age 91, of Conway, died May 9, 2015. She was a retired hairdresser and a member of Gold Creek Baptist Church in Conway. She is survived …

  • Tommy Wayne Goad

    Rev. Tommy Wayne Goad died on May 7, 2015. He was born on June 7, 1954. Funeral Services will be Monday May 11, 2015 at 2 p.m. at England Pentecostal …

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    Susan Judith Gracey

    SUSAN JUDITH GRACEY, 63, died peacefully on April 27, 2015 in Little Rock, Ark. A native of Delray Beach, Fla., Susan was a dedicated horsewoman and animal lover, who found …

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    Dennis Lee Hansberry Sr.

    DENNIS LEE HANSBERRY SR., 80, of Little Rock, Ark., transitioned from this life on May 6, 2015. He leaves to cherish memories: children, Dennis Lee Hansberry Jr., James Hansberry, Linda …

  • Samuel O. Harris

    Samuel O. Harris went to be with his Lord Friday, May 8, 2015. He was born to Otis Lee and Ruth Coffin Harris on May 10, 1920, in Marion, Ind. …

  • Alice "Lecie" Elizabeth Hassard

    Alice "Lecie" Elizabeth Hassard, 56, of Dallas, Texas, died April 26, 2015. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Monday at Griffin Funeral Service in Star City. Funeral will be …

  • Ruby (Richardson) Heron

    Ruby (Richardson) Heron, 95, of Newark, died Friday. Survivors: daughters, Mary McElroy (Bill), Freida Hackett (Paul) and Ima Joy Stone (Herschel); 15 grandchildren; many great and great-great grandchildren. Visitation: Monday …

  • Pandora House

    Pandora House, age 52, of Malvern, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. Visitation Tuesday, May 12 from 5-7 p.m. at Regency Funeral Home. Funeral Service Wednesday, May 13 at 10 …

  • Robert "Bob" Leon Huebner

    Robert "Bob" Leon Huebner, 68, of McGehee, passed away Thursday, May 7 at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Miss. He was born Oct. 19, 1946 in Chicago, Ill. Graveside …

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    Luster Don Irons

    Luster (Les/Lester) Don Irons, age 70, a long- time McGehee resident, died Friday, May 8, 2015. He was born Dec. 20, 1944 in Dumas Ark., son of Otto and Cora …

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    Opal Johnson

    Opal Johnson, 82, died May 9, 2015. Survivors are seven children: Lana, Brenda, Kathy, Vickey, Brenda, Larry, and Sherry. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., May 11 at Essex Funeral Home. …

  • Pauline "Jo" Violet Kolb

    Pauline "Jo" Violet Kolb, age 87, of White Hall, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Trinity Village Medical Center. Mrs. Kolb was born Aug. 5, 1927, in Plainview, Ark., a …

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    Mary Jo Newlin Kreie

    Mary Jo Newlin Kreie died on Feb. 19, 2015, at the age of 86 at La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces. Mary Jo was born in Cherokee, Okla., on …

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    Mildred Johnson Lachowsky

    Mildred Johnson Lachowsky, 92, of Altus, Ark., passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Ozark, Ark., surrounded by her family. Mildred was born Dec. 7, 1922 in …

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    Lynn Lisk

    Dr. Lynn Lisk, 54, of Fort Smith, Ark., passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 in his home. He was the Director for the Paralegal Studies Program at The University …

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    Donald Lee Little

    Donald Lee Little, 62, formerly Camden, Ark., died Friday, May 1 after a lengthy illness. He is predeceased by his parents, Jane (Anders) and Lee Little of Camden. He is …

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    Rashan Lamont London-Shead

    RASHAN LAMONT LONDON-SHEAD, 37, of Sherwood, passed May 2, 2015. Loving memories left to mother, Diane Shead; father, Eric L Shead Sr.; brothers, Eric L. Shead II and Toby London. …

  • Ralph Lynch

    RALPH LYNCH, 83, of Little Rock, passed away May 4, 2015. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held on Monday, May 11 at 10 a.m. at the Arkansas State …

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    Mayme Ford McCrary Morris

    Mayme Ford McCrary Morris, of Lonoke, Ark., died April 19, 2015, with her family by her side. Mayme was born Jan. 20, 1918 in Lonoke, to Lemuel and Mayme McCrary. …

  • Ronald "Curly" Minchue

    RONALD "CURLY" MINCHUE, age 69, of Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday. Visitation 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Huson Funeral Home in Sherwood followed by a graveside at 11:30 a.m. …

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    Margaret Ann Neff

    Margaret Ann Neff, 77, of Rogers, Ark., passed away, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Circle of Life Legacy Village in Bentonville, Ark. She was born Oct. 15, 1937 in Ft. …

  • Patricia Ann Groves O'Neill

    Patricia Ann Groves O'Neill, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away May 6, 2015 in Omaha, Neb. Tricia was born in Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 17, 1958, the daughter of E. Sidney and …

  • Nell Oaks Phillips

    Nell Oaks Phillips died April 26, 2015 at the age of 92. She is survived by daughters, Nell Phillips Allison and Susan Phillips Philp; sons-in-law, Pat Allison and Roy Philp …

  • Cloyce "Ned" Pinkerton

    Cloyce "Ned" Pinkerton, age 68, of Newhope, died Friday, May 8, 2015. Services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood with interment in Bissell Chapel …

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    Shirley Wann Price

    SHIRLEY WANN PRICE, 81, of Little Rock, passed away May 7, 2015. Born in Ozark, Ark. to Homer and Mabel Hall, Shirley was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. …

  • Elizabeth Ann Ransom

    Elizabeth Ann Ransom, 77, of Jonesboro, passed away Saturday at NEA Baptist Hospital after a short illness. She was born April 15, 1938 to Tom and Nellie Jean Lee Smith …

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    Mary Marie Riles-Young

    MARY MARIE RILES-YOUNG, 79, of Little Rock, departed this life Tuesday, May 5, 2015. She is survived by one son, Michael Ray Young; daughter, Stephanie Young; four brothers, Jessie Riles, …

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    Lorraine Walker Robb

    LORRAINE WALKER ROBB was born to Goldie and Willis Walker in Wamego, Kan. on May 16, 1926. She graduated from Wamego High School, attended Cosmetology School, and in 1945 married …

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    Gordon Dwight Smith

    GORDON DWIGHT SMITH, age 53, formerly of Little Rock, passed away in Tulsa on May 7 after a courageous battle with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Gordon was born in Little Rock, Ark., …

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    Wayne Rubin Staton

    Wayne Rubin Staton, 91, of Quitman, formerly of Cabot, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015. He was born July 15, 1923 in Lonoke to the late W.B. and Elvie Parker …

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    Joseph Arnold Storey

    Joseph Arnold Storey, 94, of Garfield, Ark., passed away May 6, 2015, at Legacy Circle of Life Hospice Home in Bentonville. He was born Oct. 3, 1920, in Chariton, Iowa, …

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    W. A. "Sonny" Sturdivant

    W.A. "SONNY" STURDIVANT, 75, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and friends on May 8, 2015. He was born on May 14, 1939 in …

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    Mattie Pearl Gardner Summerville

    Mrs. Mattie Pearl Gardner Summerville entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Pine Bluff, Ark. She was born in Hermitage, Ark., July 8, 1943 to the late …

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    Helen Ruth Teague

    HELEN RUTH TEAGUE, 79, of Little Rock passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015. She was born in Mena, Ark. on April 27, 1936 to David A. and Rhea Childers. …

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    Erma Thomas

    Erma Thomas, 77, of Conway, went to be with the Lord, Friday, May 8, 2015. She was born Jan. 1, 1938 in St. Louis, Mo. to Thomas Lawson Barnes, Sr. …

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    Frances Vick

    FRANCES VICK, 94, of North Little Rock, passed away on May 9, 2015. She was born on March 27, 1927 to the late Fred Turner and Berneice Gray Turner Tedford. …

  • Thumbnail of Barbara "Boots" Bradley Walker-Hare

    Barbara "Boots" Bradley Walker-Hare

    Born Jan. 17, 1927, BARBARA "BOOTS" BRADLEY WALKER-HARE led a full life rich in friendships, family, experiences and changes. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Ind., she was educated at Tudor …

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    Leon S. Wallace

    Rev. LEON S. WALLACE, 89, of North Little Rock, Ark., peacefully entered his Heavenly home on April 9, 2015. He retired from the Navy after 35 years of service. All …

  • Deloris Jean Williams

    Deloris Jean Williams, 82, of Pangburn, passed away on May 9, 2015. Visitation at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy Monday, May 11, 2015 6-8 p.m. Funeral Services in the Funeral Home …

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    Billy Mack Williamson

    BILLY MACK WILLIAMSON, 81, passed away May 7, 2015. Born in Bastrop, La. and an LSU graduate, Bill moved to Little Rock in 1969 as a research analyst for the …

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