Obituaries

Obituaries for September 11, 2018

• Anthony Wayne Ashcraft

  Anthony Wayne Ashcraft of Grapevine, (Ark.) was born Nov. 4, 1954 and departed this life Saturday, Sep. 8, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. His parents are (the late) …

• Leila Ann Barnes

  Leila Ann Barnes, 87, Russellville, died Saturday. A family conducted memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at the Russellville Christian Center. Burial will be …

• John Leroy Barr

  John Leroy Barr, age 91, a resident of Prairie Grove, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born September 17, 1926 in …

• Benita Bowen

  Benita Bowen, 57, of Fayetteville passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. She was born January 17, 1961 in Springdale to Pete and Edna Morsani …

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  Amy May Brown

  Amy May Brown, 48, of Siloam Springs, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at her home. Amy was born on September 30, 1969 in Bentonville, Ark., the daughter of Cecil …

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  Myrtis Carruth

  Myrtis Carruth, 83, of Benton, Arkansas, died Sunday, September 9, 2018. She was born on December 26, 1934 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Leon G. Noble and Myrtle Bond Noble. …

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  Dorothy H. Clark

  Dorothy H. Clark, age 99, of Little Rock, passed away on September 9, 2018. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 2, 1919. She was preceded in death …

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  David Coy Lanna Marie Cook II

  Funeral services for Mr. David Coy "Davey, Rocket Man" Cook II and Mrs. Lanna Marie (Townsend) Cook will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, September 10, 2018, at the Bradley …

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  Robert E Dilatush Jr.

  Robert E Dilatush Jr., 88, a resident of Farmington, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. He was born December 8, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee, the …

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  Mamie Pearl Dingman

  Mamie Pearl Dingman, 58, of Farmington, Ark. passed away September 5, 2018 at her home. She was born October 15, 1959 in Chicago, IL to Alfred and Ossie Ann Radford …

• Mary Ann Fancher

  Mary Ann Allen Fancher, 77, of Conway, Arkansas went to be with the Lord, September 9, 2018. She was born August 12, 1941 in Fairfield, Alabama to the late Robert …

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  Wayne Hudley Flowers

  Wayne Hudley Flowers, age 36, departed this life peacefully on Saturday Night, September 8th in his Bentonville, Arkansas home. Wayne was born in Wichita Kansas February 19th, 1982 to David …

• Lee Ashley Gandy

  Lee Ashley Gandy, 83, of Mena passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Funeral service Friday, September 14, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church …

• James "Doc" Gardner Sr.

  James "Doc Gardner Sr., 76, of Tuckerman departed this life Saturday, September 8, 2018. Life Celebration will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Dillinger Funeral Home. in lieu …

• Sharon Lavon Gates

  Sharon Lavon Gates, 67, of Hazen, died September 10, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. She is survived by her son, Kevin Brownell Jr. of Dewey, Oklahoma; one daughter, …

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  Cathy Roofe Harmon

  Cathy Roofe Harmon, 51, of Piggott passed away September 8, 2018, in Piggott. She was born on September 11, 1966, in Lawton, Oklahoma, and was the daughter of the late …

• Ruby Jean Barnes Harton

  Ruby Jean Barnes Harton, age 80, of Warren, Ark., died Sunday, September 9. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, September 13, at Frazer's Chapel. Burial in Union Cemetery at …

• Phillip Eric Hooker

  Phillip Eric Hooker, 43, Malvern died Saturday September 8, 2018. Survivors, parents, Lawrence Gregory Hooker, England, Arkansas; and Letta Elaine Sykes Fernandez, Malvern; sisters, Shalara Brown, Malvern; Amy Martinica, Florida; …

• Michael Keith Johnson

  Michael Keith Johnson, 58, of Mountain Home, Ark. passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Mountain Home. He was born on November 24, 1959 in Dallas, Texas. Arrangements are …

• Kenny Fred Lawson

  Kenny Lawson, 68, of Dover, died Sunday. Born July 8, 1950, in Monticello. Funeral: 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the House of Praise in Russellville. Burial: St. Paul Cemetery, under direction …

• Jeffrey Loftin

  Jeffrey Loftin, 49, of Searcy, formerly of Newport died Sunday. Survivors: wife, Diana; father and stepmother, Elton and Shelia; mother, Judy; son, Zachary Tyler; daughter, Ashley; grandchildren's mother, Kylie Williams; …

• Bobby Allen Lynn

  Bobby Allen Lynn, 72, died September 9. Visitation and funeral service will be Wednesday, September 12 at Trimble Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Funeral service begins …

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  Joseph Valentine Mikita

  Joseph V. Mikita, Jr., 69, of Jacksonville Ark. passed away September 6, 2018. He leaves his wife; Beverly, daughters; Heather Anderson (Randy) and Autumn Hallock (Danial) and two beautiful granddaughters …

• Rhonda Plyler Mitchell

  Rhonda Plyler Mitchell, age 54, of Arkadelphia died Saturday, September 8, 2018. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 12th …

• Marshll L. Parker

  Marshall L. Parker, age 79, of New Edinburg, Ark. died Sunday, September 9th, at the Bradley County Medical Center. Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 12th at Frazer's Chapel. Burial …

• Melissa "Missy" Ray

  Melissa "Missy" Ray, 47, Glen Rose, died Sunday. Survivors: husband, Clayton Alan Ray; son, Austin Alan Ray; daughters, Kaitlynn Sikes and Jessica Ray; mother, Harriet Ann Foster; brother, Cory Foster; …

• Marilyn Denise Rood

  Marilyn Denise Rood, 54, of Benton, passed away September 9, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in the Chapel of Roller-Ballard Funeral Home. Interment …

• Kenneth D. Rutherford, Sr.

  Kenneth D. Rutherford Sr. age 75 of Sheridan, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Buie Funeral Home …

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  Glenda Denham Shupnick

  GLENDA DENHAM SHUPNICK, born August 17, 1942, in Merkel, Texas, departed this life Friday, September 7, 2018, in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, …

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  Leonard Allen Turnage

  Leonard Allen Turnage, 84, of East End passed away on September 9, 2018 after a brief battle with liver cancer. He was born in Liddieville, Louisiana on January 23, 1934 …

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  Johnnie Eugene Wigley

  Johnnie Wigley, age 37, of Morrilton, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018. He was born April 17, 1981 in Bakersfield, California, a son of Rosalie Harper Wigley. He worked …

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  Megan Elizabeth Wilcox Chambers

  Megan Elizabeth Wilcox Chambers, 31, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018. She was born October 5, 1986 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Dean Wilcox and Sheila …

• Marilyn Ruth Willey

  Marilyn Ruth Willey, 74, of Lincoln, Arkansas. Was born in Freeport, Maine on April 9, 1944 and passed away September 9th, 2018. She was a loving wife and a awesome …

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  Fay Odell Williams

  Fay Odell Williams, 93, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018. He was born March 14, 1925, in Cabot, Arkansas to Otha and Pauline Williams. He was …

• Paul Deane Wright

  Paul Deane Wright, of Bethel Heights, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 at age 72. He was born on June 24, 1946 in Urbana, Illinois to Carol (Carter) Wright. …

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  Rodney Lee York

  Rodney Lee York, 80, of Farmington, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Fayetteville. He was born July 23, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa to Leonard and Phyllis Hart York. …

• James "Rick" Young, Sr.

  James "Rick" Young Sr. died August 13, 2018. He is survived by children: Becky Young, James (Crystal) Young, North Carolina, and Ricky (Kera) Young and Angel Young, Arkansas; 12 grandchildren, …