Obituaries
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Mattie Mae Mcgarrah
Mar 7, 2014
Mattie Mae McGarrah, age 87, of Sheridan, Arkansas, went to be with the lord Friday, March 7, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 28, 1926 to the late Bryan Winston and Vera Ellen (Owen) Winston. Mattie was a housewife and a very talented painter of portraits and landscapes. She also enjoyed quilting and was a...
Charles "Chuck" Clifton Ballard Sr
Mar 6, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Clifton Ballard Sr., age 74, of Rison passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at his home. He was born October 14, 1939 in Harrisburg, Arkansas to the late Monroe Ballard and Ruth Berger Ballard. For many years, Mr. Ballard worked for Trotter Ford of Pine Bluff and was the owner of Ballard's Gulf Station. Later, he went...
Carol Rutledge
Mar 4, 2014
Carol Rutledge, age 67, of Woodlawn passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at her home. She was born March 14, 1946 in Pike County, Kentucky to the late Hobert Newsome and Vicy Bevins Newsome. Ms. Rutledge was of the Baptist faith and attended Glendale Church of Christ. She enjoyed family time and was loved by all who knew her....
Ola Mae Bowlin
Mar 3, 2014
Ola Mae Bowlin, age 85, of Rison went to be with the Lord, Monday, March 3, 2014 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1929 in Rison, Arkansas to the late Julius Jackson Leopard and Lucy Mae Lunsford Leopard. She loved quilting, gardening and spending time with family. She was preceded in death by husband, J....
Pamela Jo Rhoades
Mar 2, 2014
Pamela Jo Rhoades, age 40, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, March 2,2014 at UAMS in Little Rock. Pamela Jo was born January 26, 1974, in Dyersburg, TN to the late Mary Jo and Charles "Buddy" Rhoades. She is preceded in death by birth mother, father and brother, Randy Rhoades. Pam will be missed greatly by those she...
Loyce Rice
Mar 1, 2014
On March 1, 2014, Loyce Bernice Johnson Rice ran into God's arms. Born September 28, 1937 at Banks, Arkansas to William Otto and Marie Johnson. She graduated from Warren High School in 1957. She was a member of Watson Chapel Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and retired broiler chicken farmer for Tyson. She was preceded in death by...
Pat Jennings
Feb 26, 2014
Patricia Wilson Jennings, age 70, of Rison passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at her home. She was born December 4, 1943 in Thornton, Arkansas to Doshia Lee Davis Wilson and the late Everett E. Wilson. On June 27, 1965, she married Lamar Jennings. Patricia was the owner and operator of Pat Jennings Beauty Shop. Patricia was a member...
Donald W. Martin
Feb 26, 2014
Mr. Donald Wayne Martin of Rison, AR. passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was born June 6, 1945, in Clarendon, Arkansas, the son of Benny Mills Martin and Dorothy Wallace Martin. Mr. Martin was educated in Pine Bluff, AR, graduating from Pine Bluff High School in 1963. He graduated...
Wanda Lee Todd
Feb 22, 2014
Wanda Lee (Basham) Todd age 63, of Prattsville, Arkansas passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014. She was born March 3, 1950 to the late Jeff (Bud) Basham and Renia Mae Potts. Wanda married George Todd on June 30, 1992. Mrs. Todd was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Todd was preceded in death by her father, Jeff...
Louis M Weynandt
Feb 17, 2014
Louis M. Weynandt, age 95, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Kingsland, passed peacefully into eternity on February 17, 2014. Heaven is now a richer place. Louis was born February 1, 1919, near Red Rock, Oklahoma, to the late Andrew Herman Weynandt and Dovie Atha (Brown) Weynandt, who were sharecroppers. Louis and his older brother, Atha Herman, worked from early...
Shirley M. Kimbrell
Feb 11, 2014
Shirley M. Kimbrell, age 74, of Rison passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills in Rison. She was born July 27, 1939 in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Clifford Adair Hinshaw and Gerri Hinshaw. Mrs. Kimbrell was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...
Willie B. Rainey
Feb 10, 2014
Mrs. Willie B. Rainey, age 59, of Rison went home to be with her Lord on Monday, February 10, 2014. She was born February 12, 1954 in New Edinburg, a daughter of the late Elvin Broughton and Christian Clary Lockett. Mrs. Rainey was a chef and a nanny. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Gwendlying Faye...
Thomas Hankins
Feb 9, 2014
Thomas Earl Hankins, age 78, of Rison, Arkansas went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at the V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born September 24, 1935 in Star City, Arkansas, a son of the late Charlie Hankins and Iva Anderson Hankins. Mr. Hankins was a member of Cornerstone Church of God in...
Elbert Haywood Wooldridge
Feb 9, 2014
Elbert Haywood Wooldridge, age 53, of Pine Bluff died on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born February 8, 1961 in Pine Bluff, a son of the Burnis Wooldridge and Norma Massey Stover. Mr. Wooldridge enjoyed trucking with his best friend, Ben. He was preceded in death by his father, Burnis...
Dana Marie Morehead
Feb 5, 2014
Dana Marie Morehead, age 53, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Charles Earl Morehead, Doris Kelly Morehead, Charles Henry Brewer and Vada Brewer, all of Sheridan; her father, Charles Leon Morehead of Benton. Dana is survived by her mother, Peggy Joyce Brewer Morehead; brothers, Richard and Kenneth Morehead;...
Abbigail Faith Grubb
Jan 30, 2014
Abbigail Faith Grubb, age 6, of Rison, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born July 4, 2007 in Odessa, Texas and was a blessing to her family. Abbigail was preceded in death by her grandparents, Cecil and Harriett Grubb. Left to cherish her memory are...
Shannon Wade Threlkeld
Jan 25, 2014
Shannon Wade Threlkeld, age 41, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born September 6, 1972 in Sheridan, the son of the late Sydney Rex Threlkeld and Sharon Mooney Threlkeld. Mr. Threlkeld was a stay at home dad and referred to himself as "maw-daddy". He enjoyed bonfire...
Madelyn Wilkerson
Jan 17, 2014
Madelyn L. Wilkerson, age 78, of Sheridan went to be with the Lord Friday, January 17, 2014 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born August 15, 1935 in Seiling, Oklahoma to the late Melvin P. Peterman and Audrey Young Peterman. Mrs. Wilkerson was a well-known seamstress, businesswoman, and homemaker. She was a former airplane pilot, loved...
Karen Ann Semey
Jan 16, 2014
Karen Ann Semey, age 59 of Sheridan passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born April 2, 1954 in Oneida, New York to the late Roland and Carolyn Davis Unruh. Karen graduated from State University of New York at Geneseo with a B.S. Degree in Biology. From 1977 until 1991, she...
Mack D. Mccallister
Jan 8, 2014
Mack D. McCallister of Pine Buff, at the age 88, slipped peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Mack was a retired Cleveland County Treasurer, Cleveland County School Supervisor, and Secretary of the County Board of Education. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church, a faithful member of...
