Obituaries

Obituaries for May 14, 2017

  • Thumbnail of Clarence R Allmon Jr.

    Clarence R Allmon Jr.

    CLARENCE ROBERT ALLMON JR., age 65, passed away on May 7, 2017 in Little Rock, Ark. He was born on Oct. 20, 1951 in Springfield, Il. to Clarence and Connie …

  • Edward "Ed" Banks

    Edward "Ed" Banks, 87, of Washburn, Mo., died Friday, May 12 at Circle of Life Hospice Bentonville. Visitation set for noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at Sisco Funeral Home Chapel …

  • Thumbnail of Iris Darlene Bates

    Iris Darlene Bates

    Iris Darlene Bates, a resident of Springdale, Ark., passed from this life on May 11, 2017 in Springdale, Ark. She was born Nov. 24, 1933 in Noel, Mo., to Glenn …

  • Thumbnail of Mary Jane Bevans

    Mary Jane Bevans

    MARY JANE BEVANS, 75, of Little Rock passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017. She was born in New Albany, Tenn., on May 4, 1942 to Leroy and Beatrice (Stubblefield) …

  • Pamela Blasczyk

    Pamela Blasczyk, age 58, of Russellville passed away Friday at her home. She was born in Odessa, Texas, on March 31, 1959, to Bobby Lee and Nancy Estepp Melton. All …

  • Thumbnail of Annie Mae Bloom

    Annie Mae Bloom

    Annie Mae Bloom, age 95, of Benton, passed away on Saturday May 13, 2017. She was born May 2, 1922 at England, Ark., to Sylvester and Rhoda Simons. Annie Mae …

  • Lonnie Bolden

    Lonnie Joe Bolden, 65, of Concord, died Wednesday. Survivors: mother, Lavida Bolden; one sister, Patricia Pool and husband, Ricky; one brother, Durward E. Bolden Jr., and wife, Shaele; nieces and …

  • Thumbnail of Margaret Lucile Carroll

    Margaret Lucile Carroll

    Margaret Lucile Carroll, age 92, passed away Tuesday May 9 2017 peacefully in Springdale, Ark. She was born March 11, 1925 in Lockport, Ill., to Maurice and Lucile Doyle. She …

  • Thumbnail of Weldon D. Cato

    Weldon D. Cato

    Weldon Donald Cato, a longtime resident of Searcy, Ark., passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the age of 82. Born on July 26, 1934, he was the son …

  • John Clark

    John "Cotton" Clark, 84 died Thursday. Survived: Wife, Liz Clark: of the home; daughter, Cathy (Dr. John) Sullivant: Mountain Home; son: Jay (Christina) Clark: Little Rock; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. …

  • James Allen Cogdell

    JAMES ALLEN COGDELL, 86, of Little Rock passed away on May 12, 2017. He was born in Tulsa, Okla., on May 20, 1930. He was raised by his grandparents, Fran …

  • Thumbnail of Eunice Marie Scroggins Converse

    Eunice Marie Scroggins Converse

    EUNICE MARIE (SCROGGINGS) CONVERSE, 87,of Little Rock, went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2017. She is survived by her children, Sharon Dianne Sloan (Andre), Artee Marie Long …

  • Samuel Crow

    Samuel Billy Crow, 77, of Morrilton, Ark., died Friday, May 12, 2017. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Monday, May 15, at the Harris Chapel with Bro. Kelly Johnson officiating. Burial at …

  • Brian David Daggett

    Brian David Daggett was born to David and Dorothea Daggett on Dec. 9, 1953, in Stafford Springs, Conn. He lived his entire life in Connecticut until moving to Bella Vista …

  • Thumbnail of Clenis Dean Davidson

    Clenis Dean Davidson

    Clenis Dean Davidson, age 86, of Beebe was born March 15, 1931 in Thida, Ark., to Arthur Andrew and Rilla (Fuller) Davidson and he passed away Friday May 12, 2017. …

  • Floyd Allen Davis

    Floyd A. Davis, age 75 of Springdale, Ark., passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017. He was born on May 27, 1941, in Blythe, Calif., to Barney and Stella (Boyles) …

  • Thumbnail of Dianne Aneta Dawkins

    Dianne Aneta Dawkins

    Dianne Aneta Dawkins, 74, of Bella Vista, Ark., died May 9, 2017. She was born Sept. 24, 1942 in Medford, Ore., to Date Glen Palm and Marian Smith Palm. They …

  • Thumbnail of Bobby Dewayne DeShields

    Bobby Dewayne DeShields

    Bobby Dewayne DeShields, 30, passed away May 7, 2017 in Marlborough, Mass. He was born Jan. 3, 1987 in Rogers, Ark., to Bobby Gene DeShields and Karen Ladonna Johnson. He …

  • Thumbnail of Mary "Lew" Elmore

    Mary "Lew" Elmore

    Surrounded by family and friends, MARY "LEW" ELMORE joined her husband in heaven on May 9, 2017. A sad day in Dixie as The South will miss the epitome of …

  • David Anthony Gesn

    David Anthony Gesn, 65, of West Fork died May 11 in Fayetteville. David was an artist and musician and was involved in music ministry at Our Lady of the Ozarks …

  • Thumbnail of Susan Leigh Gist-Sloan

    Susan Leigh Gist-Sloan

    Susan Leigh Gist-Sloan, 63, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 in Ft. Smith. She was born Sept. 1, 1953 in Little Rock. Her special birthday was May 28, 1955 when …

  • Connie L. Gregory

    Connie L. Sowell Gregory, 66, of Fayetteville went to be with her Lord Friday, May 12, 2017 in Fayetteville. She was born Dec. 5, 1950 the daughter of Wesley Walter …

  • Thumbnail of Paul D. Griffis

    Paul D. Griffis

    PAUL D. GRIFFIS, 81, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017. Paul was born in Keo, Ark., Nov. 12, 1935 to John and Maggie Griffis. He retired from Anchor Paint Company …

  • Betty Carolyn Harris

    Betty Carolyn Harris, 65, died on May 11, 2017. She was born on July 11, 1951. Survived by son, daughter, brother and sister and four grandchildren. Funeral Service will be …

  • Bonnie Lavern Hickey

    Bonnie Lavern Hickey, age 79 of Searcy, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Searcy. She was born Aug. 5, 1937 in Gregory, Ark., to Kenneth Trebern Clement and Mary Lucille …

  • Anita B. Hicks

    Anita B. Hicks, 76, of Hamburg, died Friday, May 12, 2017. Funeral service: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zion Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Monday at …

  • Thumbnail of Charles Henry Hudson

    Charles Henry Hudson

    Charles Henry Hudson, age 68, moved to heaven May 12, 2017 at his home with family by his side. Visitation is Tuesday, May 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Wilcox Funeral …

  • Mavis Hvidsten

    Mavis Hvidsten of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away May 2, 2017. Born Jan. 23, 1938 in Minnesota to Myrtle and Henry Johnson. Mavis was a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in …

  • Thumbnail of Billy Ingram

    Billy Ingram

    Billy Gene Ingram, 60, of Garfield, passed away at his home Tuesday, May 9. He was born Jan. 26, 1957, at Rogers, to Harley Ingram and June Oxford Ingram. He …

  • Thumbnail of Tamela Denise Jones-Hayman

    Tamela Denise Jones-Hayman

    TAMELA DENISE JONES-HAYMAN of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on May 08, 2017. She was born Oct. 3, 1964, to the parents of Clyde and Diane Jones. She professed a …

  • Thumbnail of Marilynn Thomas Keys

    Marilynn Thomas Keys

    Marilynn Thomas Keys, 93, died May 13, 2017 at House of Three in Hot Springs, Ark. She was the daughter of David Calvin and Madge Berry Thomas born July 14, …

  • Thumbnail of Sammy Dean King

    Sammy Dean King

    Sammy Dean King, 73, passed from this life on May 12, 2017. He was born Feb. 17, 1944 in Shirley, Ark., to the late Lee and Irene (Sit) King. In …

  • Thumbnail of James H. Knight

    James H. Knight

    James "Jim" H. Knight, age 72, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 in Fayetteville. Jim was born Sept. 5, 1944 in Red Bay, Ala., to the late …

  • Thumbnail of Danny Grover Knight Jr.

    Danny Grover Knight Jr.

    Danny Grover Knight Jr., 12, of Vilonia went to be with the Lord Thursday, May 11, 2017. He was born Sept., 13, 2004, the son of Danny Grover Knight Sr. …

  • Thumbnail of Betty Jo Koon

    Betty Jo Koon

    Betty Jo Koon, 81, of Paron passed away peacefully on May 8, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born on Nov. 12, 1935 to the late, Herbert McHughes …

  • Anita Joyce Larson

    Anita Joyce Larson, 84, of Springdale passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Washington Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 5, 1932 in Los Angeles, Calif., to Clarence Martin …

  • Thumbnail of Mike L. Lawrence

    Mike L. Lawrence

    MIKE LAWRENCE of North Little Rock died May 5, 2017. Mike is survived by his wife of 35 years, Wanda Lawrence; son, Bruce and April Lawrence and their children Zachary …

  • Edgar Lewis

    Edgar Franklin "Red" Lewis, 89, died May 12, 2017. He was born in Shreveport, La., to Asa and Annette Sanders Lewis on June 11, 1927. After retiring from International Paper …

  • Thumbnail of Edgar Franklin Lewis

    Edgar Franklin Lewis

    Edgar Franklin "Red" Lewis, 89, died May 12, 2017. He was born in Shreveport, La., to Asa and Annette Sanders Lewis on June 11, 1927. After retiring from International Paper …

  • Carroll Gene Luten

    Carroll Gene Luten, 75, Donaldson died May 12, 2017. Survivor's wife: Martha Sue Luten, son: Michael David Luten, daughters: Karen Ayala, Lisa Luten and Melinda Schales. Services Tuesday May 16, …

  • Kevin Clyde Mainhart

    Kevin Clyde Mainhart, age 46, of Dardanelle passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017. He was a wonderful, loving husband, a proud father, and caring son and brother who was taken …

  • Thumbnail of Billy Marsenburg

    Billy Marsenburg

    BILLY MARSENBURG, 71 of Little Rock, transitioned May 12, 2017. Survived by siblings; James Nichols, Dwight (Elizabeth) Marsenburg, Emanuel Marsenburg, Evelyn Herron, Dora Mae Haynes, Oretha (Diane) Marsenburg. Visitation May …

  • Harvey M. McGehee Jr.

    Harvey M. McGehee Jr., 92 of Star City, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Monday at Holly Springs Cemetery with Bro. Elmer Byerly and Bro. Craig Henley officiating. Visitation …

  • Thumbnail of Leona Ellon McCully Milbourn

    Leona Ellon McCully Milbourn

    Our much loved Mother, LEONA ELLON MCCULLY MILBOURN, passed away unexpectedly Thursday evening, May 11, 2017. She was a vibrant soul who enjoyed life, her family and friends, genealogy, art, …

  • Thumbnail of Esther Lorene (Peggy) Mitchell

    Esther Lorene (Peggy) Mitchell

    Esther Lorene (Peggy) Mitchell, 96, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017. Esther was born Jan. 7, 1921 in Jacksonville, Ark., to the proud parents, Harry Hamilton and Grace Elizabeth (Southerland) …

  • Thumbnail of Bobbie Jean Nalley

    Bobbie Jean Nalley

    On Friday, May 12, BOBBIE JEAN (LEDBETTER) NAILEY (88) of Little Rock, Ark., walked through the Pearly Gates into the arms of Jesus. She was born Dec. 27, 1928, in …

  • Dr. Carolyn Neel

    Dr. Carolyn Neel, a resident of Russellville, died Friday at the age of 75. Memorial service: Monday at 3 p.m., at the Shinn Chapel officiated by the Rev. Jos Tharakan …

  • Thumbnail of Harley Jack Nichols

    Harley Jack Nichols

    Harley Jack Nichols, 93, passed away at his home in San Jose, Calif., on March 16, 2017, surrounded by his family. Harley was born in Hiwasse, Ark., on Feb. 8, …

  • Thumbnail of Judy Ann Pollard

    Judy Ann Pollard

    Judy Ann Pollard, 65, of Bentonville passed away May 11, 2017. Born June 6, 1951 in Harrison to the late Dona and Moneta Ashberger. Survivors her husband Wayne; daughter Trish; …

  • Norma Jean Powers

    Norma Jean Powers, 74 passed away Thursday. Survivors: sons Tim (Dorine) Durant, Georgia, Tom Durant, Tumbling Shoals, Robert Durant, Georgia, daughters, Veronica Haile (Mike) Greers Ferry, Tonya Nail (Rusty), Greers …

  • Paul Edward Sharp

    Paul Edward Sharp, 74, of Oppelo, Ark., passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017. He was born Aug. 4, 1942 in Morrilton. He was a truck driver and of the Baptist …

  • Onita "Juanice" Tedder Shinkle

    Onita "Juanice" Shinkle Tedder, 90, of Hot Springs, passed away May 11, 2017. Arrangements will be announced by Caruth-Hale Funeral Home.

  • Marjorie Ann Shipley

    Marjorie Ann Shipley, 84, of Mountain Home went to be with her Lord Friday, May 12, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 18, 2017 …

  • Thumbnail of James Morrison Sloan

    James Morrison Sloan

    Dr. James Morrison Sloan, 87, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at The Tradition-Lovers Lane Assisted Living in Dallas, Texas. Born August 13, 1929 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Dr. Ralph Matthews …

  • Thumbnail of Terrance W. Spencer

    Terrance W. Spencer

    Terrance W. Spencer, 75, passed away peacefully May 8, 2017, after battling cancer for over 8 years. Born Jan. 16, 1942, in Fayetteville, he graduated from Greenland High School, earned …

  • Thumbnail of Lloyd Wesley Stephens

    Lloyd Wesley Stephens

    Lloyd Wesley Stephens, age 88, of Fayetteville was born to Samuel "Oren" Stephens and Lela Mae Chance Stephens on Jan. 24, 1929 at Cornerville, Lincoln County, Ark. He died at …

  • Thumbnail of William Maurice Traylor

    William Maurice Traylor

    Dr. William Maurice Traylor (63) of Marion, Ark., passed away at Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., on May 11, 2017. A well-known chiropractor with offices in West Memphis and Forrest …

  • Darlene Turnbull

    Darlene Turnbull, 78 of Westville, Okla., passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Springdale, Ark. She is survived by one daughter, Michele Brero. Private burial will be held at Mt. …

  • Thumbnail of Harold Williams

    Harold Williams

    Harold Williams, 88, of Little Rock passed away Friday, May 12 2017. On Feb. 23, 1929, he was born to parents Oscar Lee and Ollie Williams in Keiser, Ark. Harold …

  • Thumbnail of Lee Williams

    Lee Williams

    LEE WILLIAMS 90, of Little Rock passed away Wednesday, May 10 2017. On Dec. 20, 1926, she was born the youngest of nine children to parents Edward and Wrennie Bowen …

  • Kathy Mae Zachary

    Kathy Mae Zachary, 64, of Clinton passed away May 10, 2017. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Ark. Funeral services are …

  • Thumbnail of Helen Marie (McDaniel) Zaitz

    Helen Marie (McDaniel) Zaitz

    HELEN MARIE (MCDANIEL) ZAITZ, 73, of Jacksonville, passed away on May 11, 2017. She was born on June 21, 1943 in Snowball, Ark., to the late Charles Floyd and Winnie …

Upcoming Events