Obituaries
In our Care
James William Lloyd
Sep 23, 2016
James Lloyd, 57, of Judsonia, formerly of Searcy, passed away September 23, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born June 29, 1959 to the late Thomas and Anna Mae Dehart Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd was a lifelong truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Stephen Lloyd. He married Mariseann Jackson...
Johnnie B. Ballew
Sep 22, 2016
Johnnie B. Ballew, age 80, of Rison went to be with his Lord Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Ballew was born February 15, 1936 in Jefferson County, a son of Johnie Ballew and Beatrice Browning Ballew. He was married for fifty-five years to Sue Spakes Ballew. Mr. Ballew served twenty...
Taylor Carson Reaves
Sep 21, 2016
Visitation Sunday September 25, 2016 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Vilonia Funeral Home & Cremation 1134 Main Street Vilonia, AR 72173 Graveside Service Monday September 26, 2016 11:00 AM Cypress Valley Cemetery Stanley Road Vilonia, AR 72173
Cecil L Blackwell
Sep 14, 2016
Cecil L. Blackwell, 72, of Higginson, passed away September 14, 2016 at Unity Health. He was born June 11, 1944 at Wynne, Arkansas to the late Benjamin F. and Bertha Mae Marple Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell retired from Walmart distribution as a warehouse manager following 22 years of service. He was a member of the Higginson Methodist Church and loved...
Jimmy Dean Grisham
Sep 12, 2016
Jimmy Dean Grisham, 75, of Kensett, passed away September 12, 2016 at Advanced Care Hospital following several years of failing health. He was born September 22, 1940 at Newark, Arkansas to the late R.H. and Lucy Goodman Grisham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Patsy Ann Jones and brother Jerry Grisham. He...
Mable Ruth Oliver O'Banion
Sep 11, 2016
Mable Ruth Oliver O'Banion, 82, of Kingsland passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her home. She was born March 17, 1934 in Bucksnort, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Edgar and Ida Shackelford Oliver. Mrs. O'Banion was a retired employee of Fordyce Picture Frame. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Franklin O'Banion Sr.; three...
David Russell Bell
Sep 7, 2016
David R. Bell, age 73, passed away on September 7th surrounded by loving family. He was born in Houston, Texas and lived in Hot Springs with his wife of 51 years. He is survived by wife Mary Bell of Hot Springs, son Russell Bell and wife Jamie of Marion, Arkansas, daughter Summer Tucker and husband Tracy of...
Peggy Ann (Wilson) Inns
Sep 6, 2016
Peggy Ann Wilson Inns, 73, of Beebe, AR, passed from this world September 6, 2016 to join her heavenly father as well as the love of her life. She was born May 4, 1943 at Holly Grove, AR to the late Lawrence Mark and Edna Lucille Wilson.
She worked for the ASU-Beebe Library, retiring after 20 years....
Joyce Ann (Fogg) Shipp
Sep 5, 2016
Joyce Ann Shipp 58, of Kensett, passed away September 5, 2016. She was born December 14, 1957 at Northhampton, Massachusetts to the late John and Arabelle Knox Fogg. She married Dwyane Shipp March 18, 1992 at Tonopah, Arizona; he survives. She is also survived by two brothers, John Fogg of South Hampton, Mass. And James Fogg of Chesterfield, Mass.;...
Mary Jo Butcher
Sep 3, 2016
Mary Jo Butcher, “Nonna” 74 of Searcy, formerly of Brinkley, passed away September 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 23, 1942 at Hunter, Arkansas to the late Joseph Hall and Mary Clayton Cameron. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Brinkley. She married Doyle Butcher January 16, 1958 at the First United...
Clara Adelia (Pendleton) Pack
Sep 2, 2016
Clara Adelia Pack peacefully passed unto our Lord and Kingdom of Heaven for eternity September 2, 2016 at the age of 97. She was born July 21, 1919 at Elizabeth City, N.C. and was of the Episcopal Faith, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her husband of 26 years, William Carroll Ward preceded her in death as well...
Tommy Hightower
Sep 1, 2016
Tommy Hightower, age 86, of Rison, went to be with the lord, Thursday, September 1, 2016 at his home. He was born August 27, 1930 in Bastrop, Louisiana, a son of the late Henry Hightower and Pearlie Osbon Hightower. Mr. Hightower graduated from Bastrop High School. He later became a supervisor at the International Paper Mill for...
Patricia Lorraine (Gilmore) Lamb
Aug 30, 2016
Patricia Gilmore Lamb, 59, of Kensett, passed away August 30, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born May 3, 1957 at El Centro, California. She married Hollis Lamb May 29, 1977 at Bradford, Arkansas; he preceded her in death August 17, 2010. She was also preceded in death by her father, Troy Lee Gilmore. She is survived...
Yolanda Humphries
Aug 28, 2016
Yolanda Adreanne Humphries, age 91, died at her home in Rison on Sunday, August 28, 2016. She was born January 11, 1925 in Providence, Rhode Island, a daughter of the late Rodosindo Corvese and Michelina Bovenzi Corvese. Mrs. Humphries was a retired Arkansas state employee. She was a faithful member of Rison Baptist Church and a founding...
Gearline (Jerry) Elrod Blakely Moser
Aug 27, 2016
Gearline (Jerry) Elrod Blakely Moser, of Little Rock, was born November 15, 1925 at Prattsville, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Laster and Roxie Benning Elrod. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Little Rock, where she taught Sunday school most of her adult life. She had a passion to teach children the love of Christ....
Joseph Fredrick Deronda
Aug 25, 2016
Joseph DeRonda, 78, of Searcy, died August 25, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born December 31, 1937 at Peekskill, New York to the late William and Florence Williams DeRonda.
He is survived by daughters, Dawn Alpert and Jodie DeRonda; son, Bill DeRonda; grandchildren, Brittany, Angelina, and Alyssa; great-grandchildren, Joey and Jasmyn. Cremation was chosen,...
Robert Thomas Allen
Aug 23, 2016
Robert Thomas Allen, age 73, of Shirley, went home to his Lord, Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Mr. Allen was born June 27, 1943 in Little Rock, a son of the late Frank R. and Doris Allen. He was a fireman in Little Rock for thirty-seven years and retired as a captain. Mr. Allen was preceded in death...
Wanda Delorisa Lewis
Aug 22, 2016
Visitation Friday August 26, 2016 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friendship Baptist Church 767 Rocky Point Road Conway, AR 72032 Funeral Service Saturday August 27, 2016 10:00 AM Friendship Baptist Church 767 Rocky Point Road Conway, AR 72032
