Obituaries
Obituaries for May 17, 2015
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Janice S. Archer
Janice S. Archer, 86, of Little Rock went to Glory on May 15, 2015 with her beloved children by her side. She was welcomed into Christ's Kingdom by her husband …
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Mary Catherine Auslam
Mary Catherine Auslam, 67, of Springdale, died May 13, 2015. Survivors: daughters, Krystan Herring and Amy (Dean) Hayes; stepsons, Paul Auslam, Jr. (Luann) and Timothy (DeDe) Auslam and Phillip (Jeraldine …
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Helen Baker
Helen Baker, of Bentonville, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. She was born Dec. 31, 1930 in Cave Springs, Ark. Helen enjoyed quilting, gardening, …
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Glenn R. Billings
Glenn R. Billings, 79, of McRae, Ark., passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015, at home with his family. He was born in Manila, Ark. on February 20, 1936, to the …
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Alonzo Bonds Jr.
Alonzo Bonds Jr., 66, of Little Rock, transitioned from this life on May 12, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents; Alonzo Bonds Sr., and Charlene Bonds, and …
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Charles E. Brooks
Charles E. Brooks, age 81, formerly of Benton, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2015. He was predeceased by his parents Marshall and Glennie (Stubbs) Brooks and a daughter, Christi. He …
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Renee Lorette Burleson
Renee Burleson, 46, of Springdale, passed away May 8, 2915. Born November 19, 1968 in Huntington, Calif. to Jerry and Sharon Watson Enos. She was a registered nurse. Survivors her …
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Richard L. Cahill
Richard L. Cahill, son of Emer Cahill and Florence Douglas Cahill, was born in Clarinda, Iowa on May 29, 1939 and passed away at Fairfield Bay on May 15, 2015 …
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James L. Carpenter
Mr. James L. Carpenter, 79, of Benton, died May 16, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima …
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Sharon Carroll
Sharon Carroll, 54, of Rogers, passed away May 13, 2015. Born December 28, 1960 in Medford, Ore. to Robert and Lela Jones. Survived by her children Rosealy Anne Merrall, Donna …
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Victor Ellis Coley
Victor Ellis Coley, 82, died Friday. Visitation: 5-7 p.m., Monday. Funeral: 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Thompson-Wilson McCrory Funeral Home. Interment: Pumpkin Bend Cemetery. Survivors: wife, Marion Coley; daughters: …
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Louis Jewel DePriest
Louis Jewel DePriest, 71, of Little Rock went to be with the Lord May 15, 2015. He was born August 21, 1943 to Delbert and Ethel DePriest in Paron, Ark. …
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Bonnie Dewitt
Bonnie DeWitt, 92, died Friday. Visitation: 1-2 p.m., Monday. Funeral: 2 p.m., Monday, Thompson-Wilson McCrory Funeral Home. Interment: Woodman Cemetery. Survivors: daughter, Retha Rider; sons: Delbert, Carl, and Kenneth; brothers, …
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LuAnn Faulk
LuAnn Faulk, 68, of Conway, formerly of Forrest City, Ark., went to be with her Lord on Friday, May 15, 2015. She was born Friday, Oct. 11, 1946 in Forrest …
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Emily Felts
Emily Felts, 88, of Joiner, Ark., died Friday, May 15, 2015. Mrs. Felts retired from American Greetings after working as a supervisor for 25 years and was a member of …
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Norma Stuart Felts
Norma Stuart Felts, 90, of Batesville, died Friday in Searcy. Survivors are two sons, Larry Felts (Janet) and Jim Felts; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services are at 10:00 a.m., …
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Josephine Killough Fitzgerald
Josephine Killough Fitzgerald, age 100, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away peacefully at the Willard Walker hospice Home in Fayetteville, Ark. on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Josie was born on December …
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Aubrey Joe Floyd
Aubrey Joe Floyd, 67, of Mena, passed away May 14, 2015 in Mena. Funeral services will be May 19, 2015, 10 a.m. at Union Grove Church in Acorn. Interment will …
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Kathleen Fooks
Kathleen Fooks, age 68, of Benton, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015. She was born September 16, 1946 in Janesville, Wis. Kathleen worked for the Arkansas State Highway Department. She …
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John Paul Fredrick
John Paul Fredrick, 79, of Benton, Ark. died May 9, 2015. He was born April 8, 1936. Reception visitation: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 6 to 8 p.m., Smith-Benton Funeral Home, …
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Vellonia Griffith
Vellonia Griffith, 84, of Little Rock, passed peacefully Saturday, May 9. Funeral services: Monday, 18th, 10 a.m., at Ward Chapel AME Church, 1301 Hanger St., Little Rock, Ark. Interment will …
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Genimae Cagle Hall
Genimae Cagle Hall passed away May 14, 2015. Born Jan. 17, 1923, widow of John Wiley Hall. U.S. Navy WWII Veteran and retired from Cottonbell Federal Credit Union. Survivors: sons-James …
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Adele Hardgrave
Adele Hardgrave, age 84, died early on May 14, 2015 after a long struggle with Alzheimer' Disease. She was born May 6, 1931 in Beebe, Ark. Adele taught first grade …
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Jeff J. (Sarge) Harvey
Jeff J. (Sarge) Harvey was born in Memphis, Tenn. He retired from Little Rock Air Force Base as a Sergeant. He transitioned on May 11, 2015. The family will receive …
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Iva Marie Horne
Iva Marie Horne, 92, of Midway, Ark. died May 15, 2015 in Midway. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m., May 17th at Roller Funeral Home Chapel-Paris. Service: 2 p.m., May l8th …
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James Michael Hudson
James Michael Hudson, of Underhill, Vt., died unexpectedly May 8, 2015 at the age of 24. He was born on February 1, 1991 in Bartlesville, Okla. James Michael is survived …
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Melvin James
Melvin James, 88, passed away May 15, 2015. Born January 22, 1927. Son of the late Eugene and Florence Nelson James. He was a retired maintenance employee of Applied Composites, …
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Otis Patrick "Pat" Johnson III
Otis Patrick "Pat" Johnson III beloved husband, father, grandfather and devoted friend, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 surrounded by all his family. Pat was born in Little Rock October …
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Mary Beth Pennington Jones
Mary Beth Pennington Jones, 44, of Fordyce, died Friday. Survivors are husband, Gary Eugene Jones; parents, Roger and Martha Pennington; two children, John Edward Johns, Brandy Leighann Thomason; and many …
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Melvin Leroy "Roy" Kannady
Melvin Leroy "Roy" Kannady, 90, of Springdale, Ark., passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015. He was born Aug. 11, 1924 in Collinsville, Okla. to Walter A. and Celia Kannady. He …
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William Garland Leach Jr.
William Leach Jr., 27, of Morrilton, died Wednesday. Survivors: father, Bill; mother and husband, Melissa and Jimmy Harris; daughter, Addison; grandparents; brothers; sister. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, May …
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Charles Morgan Lee
Charles Morgan Lee, 95, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away May 14, 2015. Charles was born June 9, 1919 to Charles and Susie Lee in Little Rock, Ark. Charles was …
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David Marcus "Mark" Lewis
David Marcus "Mark" Lewis, 55, of Huntsville, died May 15, 2015 at home. He was the son of Everett Benjamin and Mary Ruth White Lewis and a mechanic. Services: 1:00 …
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Patsy L. Love
Patsy L. Love, 73, of Springdale passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 in Springdale. She was born September 27, 1941 in Madison County the daughter of Henry Roy and Inez …
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Thomas John MacMillan
Thomas John MacMillan, age 62, of North Little Rock, joined his mother, Mary, father, John and brother, Brian, in the great beyond on May 5, 2015. Tom was born in …
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Jerry A. March
Jerry A. March, 74, of Conway, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Conway. Visitation …
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Jack R. McCray
Jack R. McCray, age 62, of Benton, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born in Little Rock on Aug. 14, 1952 to Jack McCray and Gloria Hall …
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William Byron McDuffie
William Byron McDuffie, 86, of Jacksonville, passed away May 11, 2015. Born in Crossett to Simpson B. and Myrtle White McDuffie, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran and of …
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Sabra Fay Crutchfield Miller
Sabra Fay Crutchfield Miller, born May 2, 1936 in Monroe, Mich., went to dance with "Pappa" in Heaven on January 30, 2015. Sabra "Grams" was a great wife to Ronald …
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Jeffery Lee Mitchell
Jeffery Lee Mitchell, 65, of Melbourne, died Friday. Survivors: Wife, Vivian Mitchell; Daughters, Janice Conyers, Sherry Santa, Kelly Russell, Rose Crossno. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, New Bethel Baptist Church, Melbourne. …
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Martha Jo Moore
Martha Jo Moore, 91, of Springdale, died Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Northwest Medical Center. She was born March 8, 1924 in Sonora to Henry Wilford and Olena Josephine Bramlett …
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Doris Earlene Mather O'Hair
Doris Earlene Mather O'Hair, 86, of Bentonville died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville. She was born November 15, 1928 in Wichita, Kan. the …
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Betty O'Hara
Betty J. O'Hara, 82, of Little Rock, passed away May 15, 2015. She was born May 25, 1932 in Woodson. Mrs. O'hara was a retired business owner and was of …
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Tom Lynn Paxton
Tom Lynn Paxton, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, Retired 20 May 1925 – 27 April 2015. Tom Lynn Paxton, born May 20, 1925 in Prattsville, Ark., died Monday, April 27, 2015, …
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Melinda Lou Power
Melinda "Mel" Power, 48, of Heber Springs, Ark. passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A memorial service honoring Mel's life will be held at a later date. www.heberspringsfuneralhome.com.
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Elda Lois Purinton
Elda Lois Purinton, 89, formerly of Bella Vista, passed away May 12, 2015. She was born April 17, 1926 to Evan and Margorie Hughes in Danville, Iowa. She was a …
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Elizabeth "Betty" Ray
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Ray, 67 of Murfreesboro, Ark. passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born May 23, 1947 in Grand Island, Neb., the daughter …
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Phyllis Kay Rhoden
Phyllis Kay Rhoden, age 61, of Scott, Ark., passed away May 15, 2015 in Little Rock. She was born November 2, 1953 in Little Rock; and she was the daughter …
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Earlie Shelton
Earlie Shelton, 73, departed this life May 10, 2015. She was preceded in death by; son in law, Charles Hansberry Jr.; siblings, Bobby Ellis, Ola Mae Bryant, Jeanette Bell, Bennie …
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Debra Ann Sloan
Debra Ann Sloan, 57, of Huntsville, died May 2, 2015. Survivors: children, Chris (Tiffany) Loghry, Sarah (Josh) Jackson, and Rachel Adams; mother, Floy Sloan-Easley; siblings, Lee (Sandra) Sloan and Dena …
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Jimmie Smith, Sr.
Jimmie Smith, Sr. died Tuesday, May 12. Survivors: wife, Mary; two sons; daughter; three brothers; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation: Monday, May 18 from 9:00 a.m. till 11 a.m., prior …
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Anna Belle Spears
Anna Belle Spears, of El Paso, born to Harvey and Lizzy Smith on August 6, 1926, died on May 16, 2015. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil …
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Robert "Bob" Lester Tate
Robert "Bob" Lester Tate, 67, of Jacksonville, passed away May 11, 2015. He was born in Lake Village, Ark. on December 2, 1947. He was a Christian. He loved singing, …
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Lucy Luz Taylor
Lucy (Luz) Taylor, 70, of Little Rock, Ark. passed away on May 15, 2015. Lucy was born on October 13, 1944 in Puerto Rico, the third child of Luis and …
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Martha Inez Taylor Greenlee
Martha Inez Taylor Greenlee, 87, of White Hall died, May 14, 2015. Survivors: daughters, Barbara Monk, Kathy Lawrence and Debbie Johnson; five grandchildren, Donna, David, Chad, John Paul, and Angela; …
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Velma Lou Trost
Velma Lou Trost, 80, of Cabot, Ark., was born February 25, 1935 to Elmer and Mary (Cox) Putman, and she passed away on May 14, 2015. She is survived by …
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Gordon C. Vineyard
Gordon C. Vineyard, MD of Chestnut Hill died on May 5, 2015 from injuries suffered in a fall after a fifteen year battle with Parkinson's Disease. A member Yale Class …
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Benton Armstrong Vizzier
Benton Armstrong Vizzier, age 96, of Fayetteville passed away, May 11, 2015 in Fayetteville. He was born December 25, 1918 in Gillett, Ark. to James and Aveline Bergschneider Vizzier. As …
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Tommy Watson Wallace
Tommy Watson Wallace, age 88, of Benton, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2015 at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home in Benton (501-315-4047). …
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Charlie Corwyn Ward Jr.
Charlie C. Ward Jr., 76, of Clinton passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at his home. Born October 4, 1938 in Barton, N.M. to the late Charlie C. and Trudy …
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Vollie Idres Watson
Vollie Idres Watson, 91, of Conway went to be with his Lord on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born Monday, December 3, 1923 in Holland, Ark. to the late …
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Robert Estel Westerfield
Robert Estel Westerfield, 73, passed away on May 12, 2015 at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. He was born on December 16, 1941 in San …
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Kenneth Aubrey Wilson
Kenneth Aubrey Wilson of Hardy, Ark., died May 13, 2015. He was 62. Ken was born in Memphis, Tenn. on Aug. 11, 1952 to Aubry H. and Betty Wilson. He …
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Billie S. Yarbrough
Billie S. Yarbrough, 75, of Jacksonville went home Friday, May 15, 2015. She was born May 4, 1940 in Prescott, Ark. to Bernard and Louise Creech. She was a member …