Obituaries
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Samuel M. Sinks, Jr.
Aug 26, 2018
Samuel M. Sinks, Jr. TSGT USAF (Ret.), age 83, of Rison, passed away at home after a long illness surrounded by his daughter, Debbie and two granddaughters, Melanie and Karla on Sunday, August 26, 2018. Mr. Sinks was born in Kingsland, Arkansas on June 12, 1935 to the late Samuel M. Sinks, Sr. and Pricilla Ivy (Oldner)...
Virginia Lee Ford
Aug 25, 2018
Virginia Ford, 80, of Searcy, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away August 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born February 8, 1938 in Indianapolis to the late Osborne and Eleanor Keller Dickson. Mrs. Ford was a talented artist and a lover of sports, primarily the NBA followed by the NFL. She also loved shopping and was well traveled, including...
Verle Wayne Shelby
Aug 25, 2018
Verle W. Shelby, 82, of the Woodlawn community, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018. He was born January 5, 1936 in Lincoln County. Verle served in the Air Force for four years. He was a Baptist. He retired from the United States Postal Service. Mr. Shelby enjoyed reading, being outdoors, and being surrounded by his family. He is preceded...
Andrew W. Brewster
Aug 25, 2018
It is with profound sadness that we report the passing of Andrew Winfred Brewster on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Andrew had been ill for many years with various pulmonary issues, most particularly Mycobacterium Avium Complex (“MAC”). For the last 18 months, he was seeing a specialist in Tyler, Texas and exhibiting progress against MAC. The medications were...
Richard Wesley Davis
Aug 21, 2018
Richard Wesley Davis, age 58, of Rison passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
Arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. Please sign the online guestbook at www.buiefuneralhome.com.
Virginia Frances Mahoney
Aug 21, 2018
Virginia "Gin" Frances Mahoney (Wilson) of Vilonia passed away on August 21, 2018 in Cabot, Arkansas at the age of 82. She was a resident of Vilonia. Gin was born on February 26, 1936 in Perryville, Arkansas to Andrew Jackson and Zora (Burleson) Wilson. Gin is survived by brothers, Larry Joe Wilson of Vilonia, Arkansas and Elijah Wilson "Son" of...
Sammie (Laffoon) Mcdonald
Aug 20, 2018
Sammie Laffoon McDonald, 86, of Kensett, went to be with the Lord Jesus August 20, 2018 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born August 1, 1932 at Rosebud to the late Sam and Lorene Oliver Laffoon. Mrs. McDonald was a graduate of Kensett High School and a member of Searcy First Assembly of God. She was a loving...
Loy Franklin Moore
Aug 20, 2018
Loy Franklin Moore, age 82, of Grapevine, Ar., passed away Monday, August 20, 2018. He was born February 23, 1935 in Floral, Ar. to the late Benjamin and Mae Moore. In addition to his parents, Loy was preceded in death by his wife Frances Hudson Moore, brothers Ranzy Moore and Harry Moore.
He is survived by one...
Loraine Sipes
Aug 19, 2018
Loraine Vinson Sipes, age 97 of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Saline Memorial Hospital, Benton, Arkansas. She was born and raised in Cleveland County. A daughter of the late Alexander A. Vinson and Minnie Lee Roberts Vinson. She graduated from Woodlawn High School. She was a retired LPN of Bradley County Hospital, Warren,...
Priscilla Lee Hall
Aug 16, 2018
Priscilla Lee Hall, 74, of Searcy, passed away August 16, 2018. She was born August 17, 1943. She is survived by her loving companion, Larry Gower; one daughter, Shawn Dilsaver; one son, Kristy Hall; as well as many friends and extended family. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Sullivan Funeral Care with no services scheduled at this time.
Marcia "Dean" Oliver
Aug 16, 2018
Marcia “Dean” Oliver, 73, of Judsonia, passed away August 16, 2018 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born March 24, 1945 at Tillar, Arkansas to the late Jesse and Myrtle Marcia Mangum Mew. Dean graduated from McGehee High School and was a cosmetology instructor in Little Rock for several years; most recently working in the salon in Harding...
Virgil Glen Mccullough
Aug 16, 2018
Virgil Glen McCullough, age 69, of Grapevine passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018. He was born February 22, 1949 in Warren, AR to the late Virgil and Pauline McCullough. He was a retired carpenter. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lavonne Lloyd McCullough. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and working on cars....
Harrialine V. Stover
Aug 16, 2018
Harrialine Velma Stover, of Sulphur Springs passed away on August 16, 2018. She was born December 7, 1928 to the late Horace and Vester Neal. She was preceded in death by her husband George Stover. She will always be remembered as a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her son Bobby Joe...
Clarence Edward Harrell
Aug 16, 2018
Clarence "Buddy" Harrell of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away in NEA Baptist Hospital on August 16, 2018 in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 65. Clarence was born on August 9, 1953 in Mayflower, Arkansas to Charles Woodrow and Audrey Mae (Harmon) Harrell. He loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a kind gentle man that...
Joe Dan Simmons
Aug 14, 2018
Joe Dan Simmons, age 58, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018, surrounded by his family. Joe was born October 5, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon to Christine and Bennie Simmons. He enjoyed reading and writing poetry. He had several poems published. Joe was a very giving and loving man, and would give his last dollar to someone in need and...
Elvert Flowers
Aug 14, 2018
Elvert “John” Flowers, age 85, of Sheridan passed away on August 14, 2018. He was born May 2, 1933 in DeRoche, Arkansas to the late Ira and Mittie Owens Flowers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Anna Flowers in 2002, one sister, Evelyn Shockey, five brothers, Fred, A.J., Coy, Roy,...
Ronnie Dean Miller
Aug 13, 2018
Ronnie Dean Miller, 62, of Horn Lake, Mississippi, formerly of Judsonia, Arkansas passed away August 13, 2018 at Diversicare Nursing Home in Ripley, Mississippi. He was born June 21, 1956 at Batesville, Arkansas to the late Calvin Dean and Wanda Lee Brooks Miller. He was employed with various industrial painting companies throughout his career as an industrial painter. He...
William Ollen Hamilton
Aug 13, 2018
William Ollen Hamilton, 69, of Rison, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018. He was born on September 2, 1948 in Parkdale, Arkansas, to the late Jess Henry and Leona Pearl Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was owner-operator of Lonestar Hydro and Maintenance and served in the United States Army. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death...
June Thomas
Aug 13, 2018
E. June Doyle Thomas, went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2018 at her home in Vilonia, Arkansas at the age of 92. June was born on June 7, 1926 in Stuttgart, Arkansas to Jack L. and Irene Lee (Roark) Doyle. She married the love of her life on January 19, 1946, after dating for only three days....
Larry Waymon Hall
Aug 11, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Larry Waymon Hall announces his passing, after a brief illness, on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the age of 73. Born in Warren, he was the son of the late Ira and Ouida Hargis Hall.
A native of Cleveland County, Larry graduated from Rison...