Obituaries
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Joseph Wendell Beason
Oct 14, 2012
Mr. Joseph "Buck" Wendell Beason, age 87, of McDonough, Georgia passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012. Mr. Beason was born July 23, 1925 in Rison, Arkansas a son of the late Joseph Julius and Edith Bowerman Beason. He was also preceded in death by siblings, John Mack Beason, Windburn Beason, Glendyl Garcia, and Nora Jean Lunsford. Mr. Beason worked...
Helen Dolorese Jones
Oct 4, 2012
Helen Dolorese Jones, age 87 of Woodlawn, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 4, 2012. She was born June 19, 1925, in Fountain Hill, a daughter of the late Gus Pierce and Minnie Belle White Pierce. Mrs. Jones enjoyed sewing, quilting, being a loving mother and spending time with her family. She was a homemaker and a...
Gary Douglas Brodnax
Oct 4, 2012
Gary "Brod" Douglas Brodnax, age 67 of Rison, died, Monday, October 8, 2012. He was born October 31, 1944, in Bastrop, Louisiana, a son of the late Gurvis Brodnax and Virginia Herne Brodnax. Mr. Brodnax retired from the Cotton Belt Rail Road, and was a Baptist. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and loved fishing in bass tournaments. Mr....
Wanda Sue Terry Clay
Sep 30, 2012
Wanda Sue Terry Clay, age 60 of Rison, died, Sunday, September 30, 2012. She was born March 21, 1952, in Rison, a daughter of the late Robert G. Terry and Dorothy Sue King Terry O'Brien. Mrs. Clay enjoyed hunting, working in her flowers, and enjoyed family time with her grandchildren. She was the APSCN secretary for the Rison School...
Paul Eugene Wilkerson
Sep 27, 2012
Paul Eugene Wilkerson age 80, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Malvern, Arkansas, passed away Thursday September 27, 2012. He was born January 5, 1932 to the late Fitzhugh and Velma Averett Wilkerson. He served in the United States Air Force and was a retired carpenter. Paul was a loving father, brother, and Papa. He was preceded in death...
Robert E. Saunders
Sep 18, 2012
Robert E. Saunders, age 75 of Rison, died, Tuesday, September 18, 2012. He was born March 22, 1937, in Brownstown, Michigan, a son of the late Clarence Lee Saunders and Ester May Cox Saunders. Mr. Saunders served in the United States Marines. He retired from the Pine Bluff Arsenal and attended First Assembly of God Church in Pine Bluff....
Leon Green
Sep 13, 2012
Leon Green age 82 of Rison, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 13, 2012 at his home. He was born January 31, 1930 in Cornerville, a son of the late W.A. Green and Icie Glover Green. Leon married his love, Carolyn on December 3, 1983. Mr. Green was the owner operator of Green Logging. He enjoyed everything...
Ethel Lorene Jaggers
Sep 11, 2012
Ethel Jaggers age 81, of Houston, Texas died Tuesday, September 11, 2012. She was born June 10, 1931 in Olean Missouri a daughter of the late Charles and Cora Ross Enlow. Mrs. Jaggers was a homemaker and retired from Sprague Electric. She was a member of Rison Baptist Church. Mrs. Jaggers was also preceded in death by her Husband,...
Mary Anna Steele
Sep 7, 2012
Mary Anna Steele, age 89, of Bryant, Arkansas passed away Friday September 7, 2012. Mary Ann was born October 23, 1922 in Sheridan, Arkansas to the late Daniel and Minnie (Reynolds) Atchley. Mary Anna was a member of First Baptist Church Bryant, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Carroll Leon Steele, two brothers; James...
Robert E. Lynn
Sep 1, 2012
Robert E. Lynn age 77 of the Rye Community, died, Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Warren. He was born August 28, 1935 in the Herbine Community, a son of the late George W. Lynn and Ethel Susie Taylor Lynn. Mr. Lynn was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force. He was a retired farmer and owner...
William Hershel Bratton
Aug 31, 2012
William Hershel Bratton, 92 of Sheridan, Arkansas died at home August 31, 2012. He was born September 28, 1919 in Sheridan, Arkansas to the late Jewel and Mae Reynolds Bratton. Mr. Bratton served in the United States Army for 5 and half years during World War II and the Korean War with 40 and a half months of that...
Walter D. Miles
Aug 28, 2012
Walter D. Miles, age 76 of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at his home. He was born October 20, 1935 in Kingsland, a son of the late Floyd E. Miles and Annie Mae Hedges Miles. Mr. Miles was a graduate of Kingsland High School. He married Kathy Griffin on May 20, 1962....
Julia Mitchell Bowman
Aug 22, 2012
Julia Mitchell Bowman, 84, of Tifton, Georgia, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012. She was born January 27, 1928, in Rison, a daughter of the late Charlie Mitchell and Lillian McLendon Mitchell. Mrs. Bowman had lived in Tifton since 1962. She was a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and earned a master's degree from the University of Georgia....
Sidney Rex Threlkeld
Aug 21, 2012
Sidney Rex Threlkeld age 72 of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Rex was born March 7, 1940 in Sheridan, Arkansas to the late Sydney Kate Threlkeld and Evelyn (Phillips) Threlkeld. Rex was a truck driver and also had previously worked for Brown and Root. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his...
James A. Brown
Aug 10, 2012
James A. Brown, age 85 of Calmer, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at his home. He was born June 20, 1927 in Rison, a son of the late James Elmond Brown and Eula Lain Brown. Mr. Brown graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1944. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Brown was a...
Logan Garrett Prescott
Aug 7, 2012
Logan Garrett Prescott, age 17 of Rison, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in a car accident. He was born March 11, 1995 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Jeff and Lisa Brown Prescott. Logan was a Senior at Rison High School where he was member of the football team and ran track. He loved playing video games; texting...
Robbie Minter
Aug 5, 2012
Robbie Cardin-Minter, age 70 of Bryant, Arkansas went to be with the Lord and her beloved daughter, Donna Hill, August 5, 2012 in Sheridan with her loving family by her side. She was born April 17, 1942 in Culpepper, Virginia to the late Clyde and Maggie Corbin. Mrs. Minter was a retired caregiver. Mrs. Minter was preceded in death...
Barry Sowrheaver
Aug 4, 2012
Barry Steven Sowrheaver, age 52 of Woodlawn, died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at his home. He was born November 19, 1959 in Rison, a son of Sara Stover Sowrheaver and the late William Frank Sowrheaver. Mr. Sowrheaver was a retired butcher and a Baptist. Mr. Sowrheaver is survived by his mother, Sara Sowrheaver of Woodlawn; four brothers, Joe Sowrheaver...
Phil H. Copeland
Aug 1, 2012
Obituary Philip "Phil" Heichert Copeland, age 48 of Hensley, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Phil was born July 9, 1964 in Portland Oregon. Phil worked in every phase of the construction industry and was well known for his talents in the installation tile. Phil was a jack of all trades and a man of few words. He...
Pam Lunsford Wilder
Jul 20, 2012
Pam Lunsford Wilder, age 65, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, July 20, 2012. She was born December 4, 1946 in Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late Roy Jewell Lunsford and Mary Melinda Roberts Lunsford. Mrs. Wilder was a retired factory worker and a faithful member of New Beginnings Baptist in Pine Bluff. She loved the outdoors and fishing....
