Obituaries

Obituaries for March 31, 2017

  • Emma Lee Mitchell

    Emma Mitchell 65, formerly of Lake Village, passed March 25, 2017. Celebration of Life will be Saturday 10:30 a.m. Community Baptist Church, Lake Village, with Rev. Arthur L. Haney officiating. …

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    Alma "Annie" Jean Armstrong

    Alma "Annie" Armstrong, 77, passed March 23, 2017. Visitation: Friday, March 31, 2017, Integrity Funeral Home, 206 W. Washington, Stuttgart, Ark., 1-6 p.m. Funeral: April 1, 2017, Allport Community Fellowship …

  • Charles Bailey

    Charles Earl Bailey, 65, of Pine Bluff. Celebration of Life will be Saturday 10:30 a.m., New Community Church, with Rev. Demetrice Swift officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery, by Paradise Funeral …

  • Keith Dewayne Barnes

    Keith Barnes, 43, of Bald Knob, died Tuesday. Survivors: his wife, Roxanne Barnes; 10 children; his mother, Margaret Ann Paul; brothers, Johnny and Charles Barnes; sisters, Lisa Childers and Rebekka …

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    Kathleen C. "Kathy" Bland Burns

    Kathleen C. "Kathy" Bland Burns, 73, of Sherwood, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, March 29, 2017. She was born April 10, 1943 to Clyde and Blanche Bland …

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    Dr. Perry William Brown

    Dr. Perry William Brown, 88, of Morrilton, died March 26, 2017. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Friday, at St. Paul AME Church, 309 N. Division St. in Morrilton. The body …

  • Joe D. Bull

    Joe D. Bull, 93, of Russellville, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Funeral Service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Humphrey Chapel in Russellville. Visitation will be …

  • Ralph Caldwell

    Ralph Caldwell, age 87, of Sherwood, formerly of Augusta, died March 29, 2017. Survivors: daughter Belinda Shaw and husband Jim, two grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Graveside services: Saturday, April 1, …

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    Mary Lou Campbell

    Mary Lou Campbell, 75 of Springdale, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Springdale. She was born on November 23, 1941 in Creston, Iowa, to Alfred Andrew and Edna Marie …

  • Robert Lee Campbell, Sr.

    Mr. Robert Lee Campbell, Sr., 68, of Pine Bluff, passed Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Truth and Love COGIC, by …

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    Joanne Davis Castleberry

    Joanne Davis Castleberry, 86, of Pine Bluff, Ark., died March 29, 2017, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 11, 1930, in Lexington, Mo., to Melvin Charles and …

  • Mary Williams Daly

    MARY WILLIAMS DALY, 64, of Little Rock, formerly Arkadelphia, passed March 23, 2017. Survivors: parents, Parthena and Jesse Williams, Sr.; siblings, Belinda Henderson, Joyce Williams, Jesse (Ramona) Williams, K. L. …

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    Stephen Lewis Davis

    Stephen Lewis Davis, age 66, of Bryant, Ark. passed away March 28, 2017. He was born May 27, 1950, in Frankfurt, Germany. Steve was preceded in death by his mother, …

  • Kathryn Louise DeVore

    Kathryn Louise DeVore, 83, of Cotton Plant, died Wednesday. She was born October 8, 1933, in Des Arc, to Rayburn and Fannie (Dodson) Brown. Survivors include one sister, Billie Williams. …

  • Rose F. Dodson

    Rose Fairchild Dodson, 71, of Waldo, died Tuesday at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church, Magnolia. Burial will follow at …

  • Matthew Dewayne Dorsey

    Matthew "King" Dorsey, Jr., 3 months, died March 21. Survivors are parents, Matthew Dorsey, Sr. and Enashia Callans; seven sisters; other relatives. Visitation: Today, 6-7 p.m. at the funeral home. …

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    Dustin Aaron Edmonson

    Dustin Aaron Edmonson, 29, of Hope, Ark., passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, in Texarkana, Texas. Dustin was born February 19, 1988, in Texarkana, Texas, to Melissa Lane and …

  • Michael Wayne Eoff

    Michael Wayne Eoff, 63, of Delight, Ark., passed away March 29, 2017. He was born October 18, 1953, in Morrilton, Ark. Visitation is Friday, March 31, 2017 from 6 to …

  • Larry Phil Fisher

    Larry "Perch" Fisher, of Conway, Ark., passed away on March 29, 2017. Graveside services for Larry will be held April 1 at 2 p.m. at LaGrange Cemetery in LaGrange, Ark. …

  • Ander LaDon Fleming

    Ander LaDon Fleming, 69, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Funeral service: 10 a.m., Saturday at Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Unity Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Friday …

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    Bruce Alan Foutch

    Bruce Alan Foutch, 63, of North Little Rock, passed away March 29, 2017. He was born November 3, 1953 in Biloxi, Miss., to George Kenneth and Josey Velma Foutch. He …

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    Lori Frese

    Lori Frese, age 52, passed away at her home Monday, March 27, 2017, in Fayetteville, Ark. She was born on April 15, 1964, in Fayetteville, to Clifford Mark and Patricia …

  • Trevor Lee Gearhart

    Trevor Gearhart, 21, Poyen, passed Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Born April 1, 1995. A celebration of his life and birthday will be Saturday, April 1 at 4 p.m. at Prattsville …

  • Kayla Nicole Goodell

    Kayla Goodell, 14, of Benton, Ark., died March 27, 2017. She was born February 4, 2003, in Phoenix, Ariz. Reception visitation: 2-3 p.m., Monday, April 3, Smith-Benton Funeral Home, 322 …

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    Edward O. Grosshuesch

    Edward O. Grosshuesch, 87, of Bella Vista, Ark., died peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Circle of Life in Bentonville, Ark. Ed was born in Klemme, Iowa on January …

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    Paul Hallum

    Paul Hallum, 93, of Greenbrier, passed away on March 29, 2017. There will be a visitation for Paul on Friday March 31, 2017 at 6-8 p.m. at Bishop Crites Funeral …

  • Nancy Rosetta Harbin

    Funeral for Nancy Harbin, 63, 10 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Ed Woods officiating. Burial: Snell Cemetery, Emmet. Visitation 6-8 p.m., Friday, March …

  • Loretta Harris

    Mrs. Loretta Marie Dickerson-Harris, a selfless woman of God, transitioned peacefully on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Loretta Marie Dickerson was born August 25, 1936, the daughter of Dave and Willie …

  • Pauris D. Hicks

    Parius D. Hicks, 18, of Pine Bluff, March 22, 2017. Celebration of Life will be Saturday 3 p.m., Greater Mt. Calvary M.B. Church, with Rev. R.L. Tisdale officiating. Interment: Forest …

  • Robert Ray Hill

    Robert Ray Hill, 82, passed away March 29, 2017. Born September 19, 1934, son of Bill and Roxie Hill. Survivors: wife Alma Hill; children Rocky Ray Hill, Kevin Hill; sister …

  • Virginia Ann Inskeep

    Virginia A. Inskeep, 71, of Mountain Home, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Mountain Home. Arrangements are private under the direction of Conner Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center. …

  • Marvin Jackson

    Mr. Marvin Jackson, 61 of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed March 23, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Kingdom Builders COGIC by Pastor David O. …

  • William Pearl Janes

    William Pearl Janes, 77, of Flippin, Ark., passed away March 29, 2017. Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services. 870-425-6978.

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    Betty Lee Garver Johnston

    Betty Lee Garver Johnston, age 88, of Octavia, Okla., passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Mena. Graveside service will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Octavia …

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    Carrie Jean Jones

    Carrie Jean Jones, 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 27, 2017. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church, Higgins, …

  • Lalitha S Kambadur

    Lalitha Kambadur, 86, of Rogers, Ark. died March 28, 2017, at Circle of Life Legacy Village in Bentonville, Ark. She was born in Ananthapur, India, and is survived by four …

  • Sheryl LaFluer

    Sheryl DeLynn LaFluer, 64, of Fayetteville, died at her home March 29, 2017. She was born January 22, 1954, the daughter of Frances Beets and Pat Patterson. She was preceded …

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    Hazel Christine Lafferty

    Hazel Christine Lafferty, 91, of Heber Springs, Ark., flew away to be with her Lord and Savior on March 28, 2017. She was born on May 1, 1925 in Wilburn, …

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    William Darrell Lainhart

    William "Darrell" Lainhart, age 81, of Sherwood, Ark., passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017. He was born on February 23, 1936, in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of William A. Lainhart …

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    Harry Lindsay

    Harry Lindsay, 96, of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Born Edward Harry Lindsay June 11, 1920 in Pine Bluff, he was a son of Edward C. and Floy …

  • Maxine Elizabeth McCorvey

    Maxine Elizabeth McCorvey, 93, of Junction City, passed away, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. today at Scotland Presbyterian Church, with visitation beginning at 2 p.m. …

  • Georgia Jo Milligan

    Georgia Jo Milligan, 82, of Maumelle, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Jo was born December 6, 1934 in Cave City, Ark., to Winslow and Lela (Ring) Matlock. Service: 10 a.m. …

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    Madison Denise Mitchell

    Beloved angel, Madison Denise Mitchell, of Little Rock passed away, Thursday, March 30, 2017. She was born to Karen and Matthew Mitchell on January 5, 2017. She was preceded in …

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    John Owen Moore

    John Owen "Froggy" Moore, Sr., 89, of Helena, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 29, 2017. He was born May 22, 1927 in Culverton, Ga. He was a graduate of …

  • Ivory Jo Murray

    Mrs. Ivory Jo Murray, 70 of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed March 25, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Star Bethel Baptist Church in Wabbaseka, …

  • Leta Emison Nolen

    LETA EMISON NOLEN, went to be with her Lord on March 28, 2017, after living a faithful life of 112 years. She was born February 17, 1905 in Vilonia, Ark., …

  • Joan A. Patterson

    Joan A. Patterson, 94, of Springdale, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at her home. Born October 9, 1922, in Campbell, Neb. Survivors: Robert Hunter, Mike Hunter, Denise Johnson all …

  • Donna Rae Raines

    Donna Rae Raines, age 66, of Warren, Ark., won her battle with A.L.S. on Wednesday, March 29, at the John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado, Ark. She was …

  • Dorothy Hamilton Reddish

    Dorothy Hamilton Reddish, 80, formerly of Dermott. Celebration of Life will be Saturday 3 p.m., Sixteenth Section M.B. Church, with Rev.G.H. Toney III officiating. Interment: Sixteenth Section Cemetery, Selma, Ark …

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    Floyd "Bucky" Robbins

    Floyd "Bucky' Robbins, 66, of Hot Springs Village, Ark., died on Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born on June 14, 1950, in Hot Springs, Ark., to the late Floyd …

  • Danny Roberts

    Danny Roberts, 55, died March 29. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Mearle and Shirley Loretta Young Roberts, and two brothers, Bobby Glenn and Charles Michael Roberts. …

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    Marsha Kim Rodkin

    Marsha Kim Rodkin, 62, of Bentonville, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Bentonville. She was born on April 3, 1954, in Petal, Miss., to Leslie and Hazel …

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    Gena Rowland

    Gena Rowland, age 87, of Little Rock, Ark., went to be with the Lord on March 26, 2017. Gena was born on March 25, 1930, in Little Rock, to Howard …

  • Jack Lee Simons

    Jack Lee Simons, 86, of Searcy, passed away on March 28, 2017. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017, at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home. Funeral Services at 3 p.m. Saturday, April …

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    Norma Jeannette Starr

    NORMA JEANNETTE STARR, a former resident of Pine Bluff and Little Rock, died peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 85. She was preceded …

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    LaDonna Stubblefield

    LaDonna Stubblefield, of Morrilton, Ark., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the age of 52. Born August 23, 1964 in Morrilton, Ark. She lived in Morrilton, Ark. …

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    Saundra Merle Taylor

    Saundra "Merle" Taylor, passed away at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Ark., on Friday, March 17, 2017, due to complications following a major stroke. She was 76. Arrangements and …

  • Hazel L.C. Thomas

    Hazel L.C. Thomas, 93, of Newark, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017. She was born on June, 9, 1923 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma to Lynn and Sarah Green. Graveside services will …

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    Donna (Shoemate) Thomason

    Donna (Shoemate) Thomason of Conway, Ark., formerly of Germantown, Tenn., entered heaven on March 24, 2017, after a long battle with dementia. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, …

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    William Michael Watson

    William Michael Watson passed from this life on March 26, 2017. He was born on June 26, 1952. In lieu of flowers, his family has asked to please make donations …

  • Henry Wells

    Mr. Henry Wells, 86 of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed Monday, March 27, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., April 1, 2017, at Full Counsel Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, …

  • John T. Whitten

    John Whitten, 72, died Wednesday. Born March 10, 1945 to Newburn and Louise Whitten. Preceded in death: parents. Survivors: son, Mike Whitten (Denise); daughters: Karen Langston (Jay), Jennifer Whitten; one …

  • Nathaniel Wilkins

    Mr. Nathaniel Wilkins, 66, of Sherrill, Ark., passed March 23, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Sherrill, Ark., by …

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