Obituaries
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Ricky D. Cockrell
Mar 7, 2017
Ricky D. Cockrell, age 61 of the Rowell Community went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Cockrell was born December 29, 1955 in Bastrop, Louisiana, to Ray and Bobbie Sturdivant Cockrell. At the age of sixteen Ricky graduated from Auctioneer School and was a...
Thomas Dale Cossey
Mar 7, 2017
Thomas Cossey Sr., 65, of McRae, passed away March 7, 2017 at his residence. He was born June 8, 1951 at Bakersfield, California to the late Arie and Katherine James Eastridge. He attended Jacksonville High School and graduated UALR in 1984 with a degree in accounting. Mr. Cossey was a member of McRae First Baptist Church and enjoyed talking...
Eugene Huff
Mar 6, 2017
Eugene Huff, 85, of Searcy, formerly of Kensett, passed away March 6, 2017 at The Crossing in Searcy. He was born August 3, 1931 at Pleasant Plains, Arkansas to the late Ben and Lilly Summers Huff. He was preceded in death by three wives, Ressie Williams Huff, Katherine Goff Huff, and Gypsy Pruitt Huff; one sister, Mae Godfrey; and...
Mildred Ruth (Johnson) Huggins
Mar 5, 2017
Mildred Ruth Huggins, 88, of Judsonia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born April 19, 1928 in Clinton, Arkansas to the late Christopher Columbus Johnson and Sallie Jane Folks Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by eight siblings, two husbands, Bennie Thompson and LD Huggins; one son,...
Martin C Hawkins
Mar 4, 2017
Martin C. Hawkins III, was born May 20, 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the only son of Dr. Martin C. Hawkins Jr. and his wife, Marion Alexander. His family later moved to Searcy, where he grew up. After a brief but eventful enrollment at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, he learned the ins and outs of the farming...
Mary Magdalene (Turpin) Osborne
Mar 4, 2017
Mary Magdalene Turpin Osborne, age 90, of Judsonia died Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Searcy. She was born June 17, 1926 to Luther and Leona Turpin. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by her two sons, Rusty Osborne and wife Kayla of Judsonia, Kim Osborne and wife...
Michael Shane Fleming
Mar 3, 2017
Michael Fleming, age 48, of Sheridan went to his heavenly home Friday, March 3, 2017. He was born July 30, 1968 in Pine Bluff to Roy E. and Dimple Bailey Fleming. Michael was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a devoted and loving father and would “give you the shirt off his back even if he...
Billy E. Ashcraft
Feb 26, 2017
Billy E. Ashcraft, age 86, of White Hall passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born December 5, 1930 in DeWitt, the son of the late William Kirby Ashcraft and Ara Lorain Fikes Ashcraft. Mr. Ashcraft enjoyed fishing, camping, and drinking coffee at Sandy Acres with his buddies....
Paul Allen Cook
Feb 26, 2017
Paul Allen Cook, 75, of Searcy, passed away February 26, 2017 at Searcy Healthcare. He was born June 30, 1941 at Holly Springs, Arkansas to the late Cecil and Stella Ferren Cook. Mr. Cook was a 1959 graduate of Searcy High School and a member of the Church of Christ. He was a well known and highly regarded car...
Ray Constantine Schonhoff Jr
Feb 24, 2017
Ray C. Schonhoff, Jr., age 73 of Des Arc, Arkansas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Des Arc, Arkansas.
He was born June 23, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, MO, son of Raymond C., and Alma Stoll Schonhoff. Ray married Maxine Hopson on May...
Homer Gene Baker
Feb 19, 2017
Homer Baker, 86, of Kensett, passed away February 19, 2017 at Unity Health Hospital in Searcy. He was born August 2, 1930 at Georgetown. Mr. Baker was an active man all his life, serving in the U.S. Army and Navy, driving a truck, and lastly attending the police academy in Camden and serving as a Constable for the Kensett...
Bobby Lee Webb
Feb 17, 2017
Bobby Lee Webb, 76, of Bald Knob, formerly of North Little Rock, died February 17, 2017 at Advanced Care Hospital in Searcy. He was born May 28, 1940 at North Little Rock. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ava Marie Rice; two uncles, RJ and ML Webb. He is survived by a brother, Eugene Brannon (Lydia) of...
Donnie Lee Smith
Feb 16, 2017
Donnie Lee Smith, age 67, of Hensley passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Arkansas Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. He was born May 29, 1949 in Marble Falls, Texas, the son of the late Elmer Smith and Susie Violet Jeter Smith. Mr. Smith is preceded in death by his wife, Karen Howard Smith.
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Brady V. Hoggard
Feb 13, 2017
Brady Veldon Hoggard, 82, of Searcy passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017. He was born July 26, 1934 in Poughkeepsie, AR in Sharp County.
He is survived by his three children, Phil Hoggard (Judy) of Searcy, Kim Hoggard Himstedt (Henry) of Cabot, and Brad Hoggard (Roxanne) of Memphis, TN, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He is...
Robin Louise Deatherage
Feb 7, 2017
On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 the Lord called home another angel. Robin Louise Deatherage, age 55 of Star City passed away peacefully at UAMS in Little Rock following a three year battle with cancer. Mrs. Deatherage was born September 21, 1961 in Everett, Washington, to John Deatherage and Jeanette Delaney. After graduating from Marysville-Pilchuck High School in...
Holland Moffett Barlow Jr
Feb 4, 2017
Holland Moffett Barlow Jr., age 74 of Rison passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Barlow was born April 21, 1942 in Highland Park, Texas, to Holland Moffett Sr. and Erah Pearce Barlow. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was a salesman for Caterpillar before retiring....
Mitchell Ray Lunsford
Feb 4, 2017
Mitchell Ray Lunsford, age 45 of Rison, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born May 16, 1971 in Fordyce, Arkansas to Ricky Leroy and Pamela Neal Lunsford. Mitchell graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1989. He has been employed with Welspun for the past 3 years. On...
William Remy
Feb 4, 2017
William R. Remy, 89, of Searcy, passed away February 4, 2017 at Unity Health Hospital with his wife and daughters at his side. He was born October 17, 1927 at Paris, Arkansas to the late Elmer and Estelle Keck Remy. Mr. Remy served in the US Army and was retired from Matthews in Searcy. He had a remarkable work...
Melvina Bentley Mckenzie
Feb 4, 2017
Melvina Bentley McKenzie, 80, of Searcy, formerly of Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, passed away February 4, 2017 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born October 6, 1936 at Irvine, Kentucky to the late John Henry and Lula Jane Cook Bentley. Mrs. McKenzie was a sweet and loving mother and grandmother. She always had an encouraging word even in the...