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Billy Kenneth Reed

Billy Kenneth Reed

Mar 16, 2013

Billy Kenneth Reed, age 83, of the Calmer Community near Rison, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the V A Hospital. He was born October 12, 1929 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Fred Reed and Laura Phelps Reed. Mr. Reed was a graduate of Woodlawn High School, and served in the...

Mike Kimmel

Mike Kimmel

Mar 15, 2013

Mike Kimmel age 57, of Grapevine, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born May 13, 1955 in Pine Bluff, a son of the late Fred Kimmel and Betty Sharp Kimmel. Mr. Kimmel was a graduate of Woodlawn High School, and was employed with Union Pacific Railroad over 37 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Jesse C. Harrison Jr

Jesse C. Harrison Jr

Mar 15, 2013

Jesse C. Harrison Jr., age 72, of Glendale, died, Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born December 15, 1940 in Rison a son of the late Jesse C. Harrison, Sr., and Maysel McDaniel Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School, and retired from the Cotton Belt Railroad. Mr. Harrison is survived by three sons, Clark...

Ruby Mae Walker

Ruby Mae Walker

Mar 12, 2013

Ruby Mae Baggett Walker, age 98, of Rison, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. She was born, October 8, 1914 in Rison, a daughter of the late Morris Silas Baggett and Willie Marie Sanders Baggett. Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and member of Bethel Number One Missionary Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death...

Janette S. Cash

Janette S. Cash

Mar 12, 2013

Janette S. Cash, age 76, of North Little Rock, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. She was born, July 1, 1936 in Rowell, a daughter of the late Alvin Sipes and Carrie Dalton Sipes. Mrs. Cash was a graduate of Woodlawn High School where she played basketball. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Shirley Neal Mitchell

Shirley Neal Mitchell

Mar 11, 2013

Shirley Ann Neal Mitchell, age 77, of Winder, Georgia, formerly of Cleveland County, died Monday, March 11, 2013. She was born, March 6, 1936 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Ulyss Ray Neal and Effie Gates Neal. Mrs Mitchell graduated of Rison High School in 1954 and attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She was...

Dorothy Lucille Smith

Dorothy Lucille Smith

Mar 11, 2013

Dorothy "Dot" Lucille Smith, age 74, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas with her loving family by her side. She was born March 5, 1939 in Seminary, Mississippi the daughter of the late James Scarborough Bush and Elry Stubbs Bush. Dorothy was retired from Mississippi Baptist Medical center in...

James "Keith" Gray Jr

James "Keith" Gray Jr

Mar 8, 2013

James K. Gray Jr, age 47, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, March 8, 2013. Mr. Gray was born June 30, 1965, in El Centro,California, son of Carolyn Spradlin Gray and the late James Odell Gray. He was raised in Grapevine. Mr. Gray was employed by Stant USA. Mr. Gray is survived by his wife, Tonya Hutchins Gray of Pine...

Diane B. White

Diane B. White

Mar 5, 2013

Diane B. White, age 70, of the Rose Hill Community near Rison, went to be with our Lord, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. She was born July 27, 1942, in Little Rock, a daughter of the late Thomas Carroll Butcher and Jimmie McAuliffe Butcher. Mrs. White graduated from Rison High School and Capitol City Business College. She retired from England...

Charles Carol Fowler

Charles Carol Fowler

Feb 20, 2013

Charles Fowler, age 80, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born October 5, 1932 in Judsonia, Arkansas the son of the late Henry Carol Fowler and Bessie (Skinner) Fowler. On December 12, 1950 Charles married the love of his life Jessie Atkinson Fowler. Charles...

Beverly Ellis

Beverly Ellis

Feb 18, 2013

Beverly Jean Ellis, age 71, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born September 25, 1941 in Weed, California, the daughter of the late George Delk Rutherford and Mary A (Finley) Rutherford. Beverly was raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She was a devoted housewife, enjoyed camping and cherished her...

Deborah Russell Mills

Deborah Russell Mills

Feb 15, 2013

Deborah Russell Mills, age 58, of Sherwood, formerly of Kingsland, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born May 16, 1954, in Camden, a daughter of James Russell and Janet Denton Russell. Mrs. Mills worked in Customer Relations with Crain Hyundai Automotives in North Little Rock and was a member of Rose Hill...

Aline Hollis Burrough

Aline Hollis Burrough

Feb 15, 2013

Aline Hollis Burrough, age 89, of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord, Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born August 19, 1923 in Bradley County, a daughter of the late C. B. (Buster) Hollis and Myrtle Spakes Hollis. Mrs. Burrough was a homemaker and a member of Oak Park Free Will Baptist Church. She was a loving...

Mary Catherine Baresch

Mary Catherine Baresch

Feb 14, 2013

Mary Catherine Baresch, age 68, of Kingsland, died Thursday, February 14, 2013. She was born October 10, 1944, in Fordyce, a daughter of the late Louis Baresch Sr. and Betty Jullian Baresch. Ms. Baresch was a homemaker and a member of Kingsland Assembly of God Church. She was also a Timber Farmer, Land Manager, LPN, School Teacher and Beautician....

Gary Lynn Ball

Gary Lynn Ball

Feb 12, 2013

Gary Lynn Ball. Age 57, of Hensley, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, February 12. 2013, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock with his loving family by his side. He was born May 9, 1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of the late William Thomas and Hilmer (Mashburn) Ball. In his younger years, Gary attended Springlake Church of the...

Patsy Miller Rawls

Patsy Miller Rawls

Feb 11, 2013

Patsy Miller Rawls, age 80, of Rison, died Monday, February 11, 2013. She was born October 13, 1932, in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Jasper Miller and Vera Roberts Miller. Mrs. Rawls was a homemaker and a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and spending time with her family. Mrs. Rawls was...

Rosa Mary Brown

Rosa Mary Brown

Jan 30, 2013

Rosa Mary Brown, age 74, of the Macedonia Community near Rison, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 30, 2013. She was born November 20, 1938 in Rison, a daughter of the late Kendall and Bessie Gailey Lockhart. Mrs. Brown retired from the Cleveland County Sheriff's office, where she was a radio dispatcher and jailer for many years....

Scott Lunsford

Scott Lunsford

Jan 28, 2013

Scott Lunsford age 48, of Rison, died, Monday, January 28, 2013. He was born April 20, 1964 in Pine Bluff, a son of Leroy and Mary Frances Kimbrell Lunsford. Mr. Lunsford was a 1982 graduate of Rison High School. He was employed by Lunsford Family Farms where he was a chicken grower for Tyson. Mr. Lunsford loved being outdoors,...

Roger Cash

Roger Cash

Jan 26, 2013

Mr. Roger Cash age 65, of the Macedonia Community near Rison, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his home. He was born July 19, 1947 in Rison, a son of Dewey Cash and the late Billie Jean Terry Cash. Mr. Cash retired from the Cleveland County Oil Company as a Truck Driver and was...

Billy Ray Goodman

Billy Ray Goodman

Jan 23, 2013

Billy Ray Goodman Sr., age 67, of Grapevine, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born June 13, 1945 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the son of the late E.K. Goodman and Bernice (Sharp) Goodman Laminack. Billy was a retired Detective with the Pine Bluff Police Department, having...

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