Obituaries

Obituaries for February 19, 2017

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    Grace Bernadette Aguilera

    GRACE BERNADETTE AGUILERA, 70, of Little Rock, passed away Feb. 10, 2017. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Gilberto Aguilera and Dorothy Macias Aguilera. She was a U.S. Marine veteran …

  • Evangeline Bailey

    Evangeline Bailey, age 90, of Pearcy, died, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will …

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    Phyllis Ann Dugan Bailey

    PHYLLIS ANN DUGAN BAILEY joined her heavenly family on Feb. 17, 2017. She was born on Aug. 28, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the second child of Elizabeth Ann …

  • Mary Dodd Baker

    Mary Dodd Baker, 86, of Russellville, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Funeral will be 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at Russellville Central Presbyterian Church. Burial will be at Rankin …

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    Richard "Dick" Bartlow

    Richard "Dick" Allen Bartlow, July 28, 1937-Feb. 17, 2017: Wife Jean. Three children, seven grandchildren. Visitation February 20 - Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia, Ark. 4-6 p.m. Visitation February 22- Flanner …

  • Becky A Beck

    Becky A. Beck, 88, of Stuttgart died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at her home. She was born July 28, 1928, in Brinkley, Ark., to Edward and Flora Smith Moody. She …

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    Bobbie Jean Beckman

    Bobbie Jean Beckman, 75, of Oakland, Md., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Garrett Reginal Medical Center, Oakland. Born Aug. 15, 1941, in Little Rock, Ark., she was …

  • Larry Doyle Blythe

    Larry Doyle Blythe, 74, of Jacksonville, passed away on Feb. 14, 2017. He was born on Aug. 28, 1942 in Stahl, Mo. to the late Roy and Naomi Maxine (Sanders) …

  • Stan Bolls

    Graveside service for Mr. Stan Bolls, 59 of Laneburg, will be 2 p.m, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at New Salem Cemetery in Laneburg. Brother Larry Jones will officiate the service. …

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    Bettye Cook Bransford

    Bettye Cook Bransford, 82, passed away on February 11, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. Born in Wynne, Ark., Bettye was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend who served …

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    George B. Broomfield

    George B. Broomfield, 69, of Little Rock, passed away on Feb. 18, 2017. He was born on Jan. 5, 1948 in Clarksville, to the late Sonny and Lorene Harris Broomfield. …

  • Betty R. Cain

    Betty R. Cain, 87, of Harrison, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 at Mt. Vista Rehabilitation and Health Center surrounded by family, friends and loving caretakers. She was born …

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    Louann J. Carlson

    Louann J. Carlson was born to her parents, Mildred M. Lewis (Parks) and James H. Lewis in their family home on a snowy March 31, 1931 in Wichita, Kan. She …

  • Marguerite Esther Chapman

    Marguerite Esther Chapman, 74, of Morrilton, Ark., born July 22, 1942 to William and Frances Layton, in Tyler, Texas., Passed away Feb. 11, 2017 in Morrilton. Survivors include: husband Gregory, …

  • Louise S. Coody

    Louise S. Coody, 90, of Crossett, died Feb. 17, 2017, at the Arkansas Heart Hospital. Funeral Service 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19 at Egypt Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation from 2-3 …

  • Calvin Dale Coppak Sr.

    Calvin Dale Coppak Sr. went to be with the Lord, Feb. 17, 2017. He was born Feb. 28, 1955 in Danville, Ark. to the late Everett Coppak and Mae Owens …

  • Thumbnail of Charles (Chuck) A. Cornia

    Charles (Chuck) A. Cornia

    CHARLES (CHUCK) A. CORNIA, 76, of Jacksonville, passed away on Feb. 18, 2017. He was born on Nov. 4, 1940 in Woodruff, Utah to the late Alton and Lavella (Cox) …

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    Randy Daniel

    Randy Daniel, 66, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away Feb. 11, 2017, after living with an inoperable brain aneurysm for 16 years. He was born Jan. 2, 1951, in Harrison, …

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    Olaf Spencer Daniels

    Olaf Spencer Daniels Jr., 79, of Ashdown, Ark., went to heaven on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 with his family surrounding him. He was born Sept. 2, 1937 …

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    Clyde Davis

    Clyde Davis, 79, of Fort Smith died Feb. 17, 2017 in Fort Smith. He was born Aug. 18, 1937 in Springfield, Ark., to Henry Robinson and Anna Mae Dancer Davis. …

  • Richard Ford Dixon

    Richard Ford Dixon, 61, West Fork, died Feb. 14, 2017 in West Fork. He was born Oct. 3, 1956 to Richard and Glodean Dixon. He is preceded in death by …

  • Howard Glenn Exum

    Howard Glenn Exum, 74, of Caldwell died Friday, Feb. 7, 2017. Funeral services are at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at Thompson-Wilson Wynne Funeral Home. Interment will follow in …

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    Jewel Mae Glover

    Jewel Mae Bailey Glover, age 83, of Perryville, Ark. passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. She was born April 28, 1933 in Perryville, to mother, Goldie Marie Lancaster Bailey and …

  • Thumbnail of Mary Virginia Goodwin

    Mary Virginia Goodwin

    Mary Virginia Goodwin, 93, passed peacefully into Jesus' loving care on Feb. 16, 2017 in Bella Vista, Ark. Virginia was born Nov. 4, 1923 in Rush Springs, Okla. She was …

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    Perry Gravitt

    PERRY GRAVITT JR. of North Little Rock, passed away on Feb. 17, 2017 at the age of 82. Perry was born on June 19, 1934 in Paden, Okla., where he …

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    Dwight Lamont Hale

    DWIGHT LAMONT HALE, 70 of North Little Rock departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. He is survived by one son, Darren (Michelle) Hale, two daughters, Hawaness Hale, Rolonda Hale, …

  • Thumbnail of Raymond Franklin Heustis

    Raymond Franklin Heustis

    RAYMOND FRANKLIN HEUSTIS, 71, of Jacksonville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. He was born Jan. 19, 1946 in Westville, Okla., to the late Clem and Marie O'Neal Heustis. On …

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    Florence Hines-Brown

    Dr. Florence Hines-Brown, 89 of Sweethome, Ark. passed on Feb. 12, in Decatur Ga. Florence was the daughter of Guy L. Blanche Haley Hines. Sister of Carl Hines (Dorothy) of …

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    Debra "Debbie" Hubbard

    DEBRA "DEBBIE" HUBBARD, 64, of North Little Rock passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. She was born April 25, 1952 in Durand, Wis., to William "Bill" and Margaret Bauer. She …

  • Lorena Huitt

    Lorena Huitt age 97 of Warren, Ark. died Friday, Feb. 17 at the Chapel Woods Nursing Home. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 at Frazer's Chapel. Burial in Oakland …

  • Harold Lee Hurley Jr.

    Harold Lee Hurley Jr., 76, of Morrilton, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. He was born Sept. 13, 1940 in Eades, Colo., a son of Harold Lee Hurley Sr. and Doris …

  • Thumbnail of William Loyd Hutcheson

    William Loyd Hutcheson

    William Loyd Hutcheson Jr. passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Hutch, as he was called by his friends, was married to Dede Dietrich Hutcheson in 1947, and they had …

  • Thumbnail of Billy Fred Jones

    Billy Fred Jones

    Billy Fred Jones, 70, a resident of Elm Springs, Ark., passed from this life Jan. 10, 2017 in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Oct. 31, 1946 in Black Fork, Ark., …

  • Thumbnail of Lonnie Williams Jones

    Lonnie Williams Jones

    LONNIE W. JONES, 66, of Little Rock, Ark., transitioned Feb. 14, 2017. He retired from Little Rock School District Employee. He was preceded in death by: parents William and Aretha …

  • Thumbnail of Velma "Louise" Jones

    Velma "Louise" Jones

    Velma "Louise" Jones, 84 of Lowell passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at her home. She was born Aug. 8, 1932 in Avoca, Arkansas to William Andrew and Mattie Lavacy …

  • Pauline Jordan

    Pauline Jordan, 67, Fayetteville, died Feb. 14, 2017 in Fayetteville. She was born Nov. 13, 1949 to Paul and Ethel Starr. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul …

  • Thumbnail of Finis J Kirby

    Finis J Kirby

    FINIS J. KIRBY, age 91, of North Little Rock, Ark., passed away on Feb. 6, 2017 in Little Rock, Ark. He was born on Dec. 11, 1925 in Crossroads, Tenn., …

  • John B. Kirkley M.D.

    John B. Kirkley M.D. of Jonesboro, Ark., passed away Feb. 17, 2017. He was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Neosho, Mo., to L.E. and Ethel Kirkley. He was preceded in …

  • Thumbnail of Francille Jester Kirksey

    Francille Jester Kirksey

    Francille Jester Kirksey, age 79, of Amity, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. She was born Sept. 4, 1937, in Prescott, the daughter of Lonnie and Lena Jacobs Jester. On …

  • Jules Lambert

    Jules Lambert, 34, of Bentonville, died Wednesday. Survivors, mother, brother, sister, niece, nephew, and host of family and friends. Visitation is 5 p.m. on Monday and funeral services at 1 …

  • Dorla Ann Lauterback

    Dorla Ann Lauterback, 65, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Feb. 13, 2017 at home. She was born May 18, 1951 in Vincennes, Ind., the daughter of William Ray Hesson and …

  • Duane Lawson

    Duane Lawson, 65, of Elkins passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in Fayetteville. He was born Dec. 7, 1951 in Fayetteville to Bent and Irene Toney Lawson. He was preceded …

  • Thumbnail of Bertha Lewis

    Bertha Lewis

    BERTHA V. LEWIS, of Little Rock, was blessed with 102 wonderful years of life, and answered the Lords call into eternal rest on Feb. 13, 2017. She was a retired …

  • Thumbnail of Alvin Lloyd

    Alvin Lloyd

    ALVIN LLOYD, 87, of Little Rock died Feb. 15,2017. Survived by daughter, Ottimus Lloyd, grandchild, Cozetta Jones, great-grandchildren; Alexis Heard and Nicholas Rose, sister, Doris Runnels. Memorial Service Saturday Feb. …

  • Bonnie Johnson Mann

    Bonnie Johnson Mann, 75 of Star City died Friday. Funeral Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Griffin Funeral Chapel. Bro. Jerod Pettit and Bro. Steven Tiner officiating. Visitation is 5-7 …

  • Carl Maxwell

    Carl Maxwell, 83, of Gurdon, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Delight. Interment in Delight Cemetery. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Welch Funeral Home. …

  • Ben Mays

    BRO. BEN MAYS, 98, died Feb. 16, 2017 at St. Vincent infirmary. A retired farmer of AR. Born in St. Charles, Ark., 1918" He attended Little Hope Church of Star …

  • Judy Mae Nichols

    Judy Mae Nichols, 68, of Sebastian, Fla., passed away Feb. 10, 2017 at VNA Hospice Home in Vero, Fla. She was born Jan. 15, 1949 in Knoxville, Tenn., to Robert …

  • Claudean Oaks

    Claudean Oaks, 97, of Sulphur Springs, Ark. passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 at the Circle Of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. She was born on July 24, 1919 …

  • Thumbnail of Bryan John Pennebaker

    Bryan John Pennebaker

    Bryan John Pennebaker was called home to heaven suddenly on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Service: A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Cathedral, …

  • Thumbnail of Ben W. Phillips

    Ben W. Phillips

    Ben W. Phillips, 85, of Searcy died Feb. 14. He was born in Bremen, Ky., on Aug. 29, 1931 to the late Mack and Beulah Evalee (Bates) Phillips. He is …

  • Melvin Ray Polk

    Melvin Ray Polk, 96, of Morrilton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Harris Chapel. Burial will be at Elmwood …

  • Jim Powell

    Jim Powell,81, of Sheridan, Ark. died Friday, at his home. Survivors: wife, Linda; son, Gerald; daughters, Eileen, Tina; brothers, James, Larry; 6 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. At his request, there …

  • Thumbnail of Howard Quittner

    Howard Quittner

    Howard Quittner, age 95, born Feb. 1, 1922 in New York City, passed in his sleep Feb. 12, 2017, at his son's home in San Marcos, Texas. He served as …

  • Jerome Reed

    Jerome "Jerry" Reed, 94 years old, passed away on Feb. 15, 2017. Jerry married Anna "Dolly" Roeles of the Netherlands and she preceded him in death along with son Bill …

  • Thumbnail of Rosa Lee Sims Reynolds

    Rosa Lee Sims Reynolds

    Rosa Lee Sims Reynolds of Brandon, Miss., passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson, Miss. She was born on July 30, 1936 in Boles, Ark., …

  • Geoffrey Rushton

    GEOFFREY RUSHTON, 92, of Jacksonville died Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 surrounded by his daughter and son-in-law. He was born Oct. 25, 1924 in Harwood, Lancaster, England to the late Leonard …

  • Thumbnail of Velma Jeanne Reynold Rutledge

    Velma Jeanne Reynold Rutledge

    Velma Jeanne Reynolds Rutledge, 96, of Smackover, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Born on Oct. 26, 1920, in Camden, Ark., she was the daughter and only child of John …

  • Ruby Jewel Ryan

    Ruby Jewel Ryan, 87, of Witter, died Feb. 18, 2017. Survivors: son, Marvin (Lois) Ryan of Springdale; brother, Harvey Estep of Wenatchee, Washington; sister, Roby Bartlett of Springdale; three grandchildren …

  • Thumbnail of Mrs. Margaret Remmel Shelton

    Mrs. Margaret Remmel Shelton

    MRS. MARGARET REMMEL SHELTON, widow of Colonel Douglas C. Shelton, passed away in hospice in Little Rock on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. A Little Rock native, Mrs. Shelton, known all …

  • Thumbnail of Calvin James Spivey

    Calvin James Spivey

    Calvin James Spivey died peacefully surrounded by loving family on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Jamestown Nursing and Rehabilitation facility in Rogers. Calvin was born Jan. 18, 1918 in Hansford …

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    Sherry Stone

    Sherry Ann (Estes) Stone passed away Friday Feb. 17, 2017 in Conway, Ark. She is survived by her husband of 63 years Jim Stone. In addition to her husband she …

  • Mary Ellen Lenggenhager Stubbe

    Mary Ellen Lenggenhager Stubbe, 76, died Feb. 9, 2017, at her home in Georgetown, Texas, with her children and sister by her side. She was preceded in death by her …

  • Thumbnail of Edna E. Sturges

    Edna E. Sturges

    EDNA E. STURGES, 94, of Little Rock, passed away on Friday, Feb. 17. She was born on June 24, 1922 to the late, Fred G. and Edna Mae Myrick. Edna …

  • Marie Tallach

    Marie Tallach Marie Tallach, age 100, passed away peacefully Feb. 15, 2017. She was born Jan. 23, 1917, in Chicago, Ill. to Czechoslovakian immigrant parents Jaroslav and Marie Matejka. Growing …

  • Jimmy Taylor

    Jimmy Hershel Taylor age 61 of Arkadelphia, died Wed. Feb. 15, 2017. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.To sign the online …

  • Thumbnail of Leonard Lee Thompson

    Leonard Lee Thompson

    LEONARD LEE THOMPSON, 81, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2017. Leonard was born in Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 13, 1936 to Charles and Francis …

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    Ray Vaughan

    RAY VAUGHAN, age 82, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in Little Rock. He was born Feb. 11, 1935 in Point Cedar, Ark., to John and …

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    Helen Theresa Ward

    Helen Theresa Berkemeyer Ward, age 86, of Oppelo, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Helen was born Aug. 16, 1930 in Saint Vincent, Ark., a daughter of Clemens Adolph Berkemeyer …

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    Jackie Warford

    It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the passing of Jackie Warford, age 68, of Elkins who passed away on Feb. 15, 2017 at his home in …

  • Bobby Lee Webb

    Bobby Lee Webb, 76, of Bald Knob, formerly of North Little Rock, died Feb. 17, 2017 at Advanced Care Hospital in Searcy. He was born May 28, 1940 at North …

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    Charles M. Webster

    Charles M. Webster, 93, of Dardanelle, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Dardanelle Nursing Center in Dardanelle. The son of Curtis and Lema Thrash Webster, he was born Jan. 21, …

  • Darnell Weed-Berberich

    DARNELL WEED-BERBERICH, 69, of Maumelle passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. She was born Oct. 6, 1947 in New Orleans, La., to Clarence and Mary Giangrosso Ganaway. She was a …

  • Hershel Williams

    Hershel Williams died Friday. Survived by Betty Williams, four daughters, Teresa Robinson, Debbie Hubbard, and Amber Bryant; six grandchildren, Jordan Foushee, Wesley Freeman, Katlyn Foushee, Kristy Bryant, Garrett Hubbard, Jacob …

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    Kenneth Edward Williams

    KENNETH EDWARD WILLIAMS, 53, of North Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Marianna, Ark., transitioned Feb. 15, 2017 at Arkansas Hospice. He was a member of Lee Sr. High, class of …

  • Hae-Cha Yi

    Hae-Cha Yi, age 51 of Bentonville, passed away February 17, 2017. Hae-Cha was born Nov. 18, 1965 in South Korea to parents Chan Bong Park and Song Ja Kim. She …

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