In our Care

May 19, 2009

George W. Richardson, age 73, of the Pansy Community near Rison, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009. He was born September 1, 1935, in the Herbine Community, a son of the late J. B. and Hallie Ashcraft Richardson. Mr. Richardson graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1953. He married Mary Langford on November 30, 1956. Mr. Richardson retired...

May 18, 2009

James Calvin Hurst age 73 of Rison, died, Monday, May 18, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born July 18, 1935 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Cecil Leon Hurst and Beatrice McGriff Hurst. Mr. Hurst retired from Central Maloney where he was an electrician, and was a Missionary Baptist....

May 15, 2009

Robert Howard (Bob) Wilson, 84 of Woodlawn passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at his home. He was born November 11, 1924 at Calmer a son of the late Ira and Sarah Berry Wilson. Mr. Wilson graduated from Woodlawn High School, and received his degree in Agriculture from Arkansas A & M, currently known as University of...

May 14, 2009

Harold Edward Osburn, age 51, of Mabelvale died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at St. Vincents Doctors Hospital in Little Rock. He was born December 17, 1957 in Little Rock, a son of Earnest and Sarah Steely Osburn. Mr. Osburn retired from the construction industry in which he was a self-employed roofer. He was preceded in death by...

May 13, 2009

Rhonda Faye Harmon-Martindill, born in Houston, Texas on January 3, 1956, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 after a brave two year battle with cancer. Rhonda had been living in Rison, Arkansas. She was a daughter of Charles Dewey Harmon and Dolly Ruth Cook Harmon of Kingsland, Arkansas. Ms. Martindill was an LPN and a member...

May 9, 2009

Steven Ken Ayers, age 51, of Hensley died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at his home. He was born December 19, 1957 in Pine Bluff to Clarence and Dorothy Griffith Ayers Jr. Mr. Ayers had been employed the past three years with Wal-Mart. He was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his...

May 5, 2009

Mildred Louise (Hunter) Roeck, 81 of Hot Springs went to be with our Lord on the 5th day of May, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. The family rejoices in the fact that she is no longer suffering. She is predeceased by her husband, Robert Oliver Roeck of Chicago, Illinois; her son, John Allen Knowles of...

May 2, 2009

Dorothy Hyatt Raybon, age 80 of Rison died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 21, 1928 in Tinsman, a daughter of the late Asa Jefferson Hopper and Mary L. King Hopper. Mrs. Raybon was the site director for Area Agency on Aging in Thornton for many years before her retirement,...

May 1, 2009

James E. Tex McKinzie age 67 of Heber Springs formerly of Rison, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Golden Living Nursing Home. He was born June 12, 1941 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Jim and Cora Lunsford McKinzie. Mr. McKinzie served in the Army during the Viet Nam Era and was a warded...

Apr 30, 2009

Dora Gayle Graves age 60 of Rison, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born November 5, 1948 in White Hall, a daughter of the late Jim and Louise Nolen. Mrs. Graves was a homemaker and a member of Over Coming Faith Church in Star City.

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Apr 28, 2009

Elizabeth M. Libby Carroll, age 66 of the Woodlawn Community died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. She was born July 20, 1942 in Rison, a daughter of the late Clifton and Dorothy Wells Bradley. Mrs. Carroll was a homemaker and attended Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, June Ruth Bradley,...

Apr 15, 2009

Marie Washam age 85 of Rison, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Cleveland County Nursing Home in Rison. She was born January 19, 1924 in Lonoke, Arkansas, a daughter of the late James T. Crymes and Zula Rogers Jacks. Mrs. Washam was a Homemaker and a Nurses Aid who loved taking care of the elderly. She...

Apr 13, 2009

Gretchen Tatum age 49 of Rison, died Monday, April 13, 2009 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was born April 29, 1959 in Shreveport, Louisiana, a daughter of Charles Edward Anderson Sr., and Madeline Horneman Anderson. Mrs. Tatum graduated from Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana in 1977 and later attended Louisiana Tech. She married Sydney Seth...

Apr 10, 2009

Marian Hall Billings age 70 of Rison, was gathered into Gods arms on Good Friday, April 10, 2009, following a short illness. She was born September 19, 1938 in Kingsland, a daughter of the late Isaac Ervin Hall and Maude Marie West Hall. Mrs. Billings was self employed and a member of Bethel Number One Missionary Baptist...

Apr 8, 2009

Dottye Gillis, age 63, of Sheridan passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at St. Vincents Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born May 22, 1945 in East End, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Melvin and Dorothy Reiff Gravenmier. Dottye graduated from Sheridan High School in 1963. Following high school, she became employed at Timex while attending...

Apr 2, 2009

Dicy May Keesee Smith, age 97, formerly of Prattsville passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Harton Hospital in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She was born December 10, 1911 in Prattsville, Arkansas, a daughter of the late James Polk and Winnie Viola Styres Keesee. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville....

Apr 1, 2009

Syble Akines age 83 of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. She was born September 27, 1925 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Willie Idell and Addie Roberts Reeves. Mrs. Akines worked as a nurses aid at Davis Hospital before her retirement and was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. She was...

Mar 30, 2009

Barbara Ann Rushing Patrick age 65 of Calmer died Monday night, March 30, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Born February 22, 1944 at Rison, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late William (Tom) and Lillian Owen Rushing. Barbara was reared at Calmer and graduated from Woodlawn High School, later received a degree...

Mar 27, 2009

Hazel M. Croy Campbell, age 87, of Redfield passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at Sheridan Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Sheridan. She was born September 23, 1921 in Redfield, a daughter of the late Danel Richard and Nancy Adeline Henry Murdock. Mrs. Campbell was a homemaker and was known for being one of the best home-bakers in...

Mar 25, 2009

Reba L. Cope age 89 of Woodlawn died, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. She was born May 10, 1919 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late John H. Williams and Ruby Vent Williams. Mrs. Cope was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Quinton Pete...