Obituaries
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Billy Joe Main
Aug 26, 2017
Billy Joe Main, age 80, of Sheridan passed way Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Little Rock. He was born August 29, 1936 in Brinkley, the son of the late Sam Main and Stella Vest Main.
Cremation arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan.
Martha Louise (Mullins) Smith
Aug 26, 2017
Martha Smith, 57, of Newport, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, August 26 from congestive heart failure. A memorial service will be held at Jacksonport Baptist Church in Jacksonport, AR, on Saturday, September 2 at 11:00 am. A fellowship potluck will follow for those who wish to attend.
Martha was born in Newport, Arkansas, to Boyd and Verna (Teague)...
April Wyrick
Aug 25, 2017
April Wyrick, age 47, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Miss Wyrick was born April 1, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, to Robert L. Wyrick and Elizabeth Ann Rice. She was preceded in death by her parents.
April is survived by one daughter, Haley Elizabeth...
Arthur Francis Espersen
Aug 25, 2017
Arthur Espersen, 81, of Pangburn, passed away August 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 26, 1936 at Marshalltown, Iowa to the late Frank and Lula Schadt Espersen. Mr. Espersen was a 1954 graduate of Pangburn High School and went on to serve in the Marine Corp. He along with his wife were members of Pangburn First...
Artie Lee Collins
Aug 23, 2017
Artie Collins, 62, of Judsonia, passed away August 23, 2017 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born November 20, 1954 at Renesselaer, Indiana to the late Albert and Captolar Whipple Collins. Mr. Collins loved fishing, traveling, and visiting with family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Darla Collins; three...
Robert Trucks
Aug 20, 2017
Robert Trucks, age 75, of the Trucksville community near Rison, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, August 20, 2017 at his home. Mr. Trucks was born February 26, 1942 in Rison, Arkansas, to the late A.E. and Charlotte Blackstock Trucks. He was owner of Trucks & Sons and a life-long member of Rison Baptist Church. Robert...
Clara Mae Walker
Aug 20, 2017
Clara Mae Walker, age 85, of Sheridan passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at her home. She was born July 2, 1932 in Leola, to the late Lynn and Delphy Jane Lemons Perser. Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Lee Roy Glover; two sons, Ray Basil Glover and David Lee Glover; and three...
David Ishman Buie
Aug 19, 2017
David Ishman Buie, age 99, of Prattsville, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant, Arkansas. Mr. Buie was born March 5, 1918 in Prattsville, Arkansas, to the late Roy Buie and Emmie Ashley Buie. He was a retired farmer and served in the United States Army, WWII, Japan. In addition to...
Floyd Milton Waggle
Aug 17, 2017
Floyd Waggle, 52, of Searcy, died August 17, 2017. Burial will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Kensett Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Care of Kensett. Condolences: www.SullivanFuneralCare.com
John David "J.D." Morrison
Aug 16, 2017
John David “J.D.” Morrison, age 90, of Redfield passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. He was born December 21, 1926 in Prague, Oklahoma, the son of the late John Morrison and Eva May Tyler Morrison. Mr. Morrison was a member of Woodson Pentecostal Church. He is preceded in death by...
Brenda Gail Wiggins
Aug 15, 2017
Brenda Gail Wiggins, age 57, of Booneville passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her home. She was born December 5, 1959 in Pine Bluff, the daughter of the late Charles Raymond Wiggins and Sallie Harp Wiggins. Ms. Wiggins is preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Brandy Mooney Taylor; and grandson, Dillon Chandler Taylor.
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Mayme (Miller) Reed
Aug 10, 2017
Mayme Reed, 86, of Tuckerman, passed away August 10, 2017 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born April 24, 1931 at Rockcastle County, Kentucky to the late John and Georgia Mason Miller. Ms. Reed attended Hickory Grove Baptist Church. She cooked in restaurants over the years before her retirement. She enjoyed a good cup of coffee and visiting...
Lily Flowella (Adams) Owens
Aug 10, 2017
Lily Flowella Owens, 83, of McRae, formerly of Swartz Creek, Michigan, went to be with the Lord August 10, 2017 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born December 8, 1933 at Elkmont, Alabama to the late Emmett and Rosie Mae Holland Adams. Mrs. Owens was a member of Harvest Praise Church of God of Prophecy in Cabot and...
Ronnie E. Armstrong
Aug 8, 2017
Ronnie E. Armstrong, age 58, of Little Rock passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at his home. He was born November 5, 1958 in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of the late Charles Dutch Armstrong and Myrtle Lane Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong retired from Levi Straus, after being employed there for 27 years. He is preceded in death by...
Betty Jewel Jacks
Aug 6, 2017
Betty Jewel Jacks, age 88, of the Rowell community near Rison, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Ms. Jacks was born March 26, 1929 in Herbine, Arkansas, to J. Q. and Dean Powers Richardson. She married R. L. Jacks on December 24, 1946, and they had sixty-four years of marriage...
Willie Albert Brown
Aug 4, 2017
Willie Albert Brown, 71, of Searcy, died August 4, 2017 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born December 8, 1945 at Augusta to the late June and Inez Anthony Brown.
Viewing will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Holly Grove Baptist Church in Augusta where funeral services will be held...
Joyce (Harris) Waddle
Aug 3, 2017
Joyce Waddle, 67, of Searcy, passed away August 3, 2017 at The Crossing at Riverside in Searcy. She was born October 25, 1949 at England, Arkansas to the late Louis and Willie Mae Evans Harris.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Morris.
She is survived by two...
David Scott Morgan
Aug 1, 2017
David Scott “Scottie” Morgan, 62, of Searcy, formerly of Cleveland, Mississippi, passed from this life August 1, 2017 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born February 7, 1955 at Cleveland, Mississippi to the late Ralph Lee and Nell Brown Morgan. Scottie graduated from Cleveland High School in 1972, going on to continue his education at Delta...
Betty Joann Thomas
Jul 31, 2017
Betty Joann (Laws) Thomas of 700 Richardson St., Bald Knob, AR died Monday, July 31st, 2017 of natural causes in her home. She was born July 19th, 1954 in South Bend, IN to Joe and Betty Thomas. She attended Niles School District and lived in Niles, MI most of her life, moving to Arkansas to live with her mother....
