Obituaries
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Leland Corker
Jan 13, 2009
Leland Richard Corker age 72 of Rison, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at his home. He was born August 11, 1936 in Picher, Oklahoma, a son of the late Leo and Edna Lacey Corker. Mr. Corker retired from the United States Air Force, having served during the Vietnam era. He later worked for Motorola as a maintenance...
Herb Hankins
Jan 12, 2009
Herb Hankins, age 67, of Sheridan passed away Monday, January 12, 2009 at his home. He was born March 17, 1941 in Altheimer to the late Herbert Franklin and Florene Todd Hankins. Mr Hankins was self employed and retired as an automobile salesman. He was preceded in death by a sister, Anne Carolyn Hankins.
Survivors...
Alex Cotton
Jan 8, 2009
Alex Bud Cotton, age 91, of White Hall, originally of Sheridan went to his resting place Thursday, January 8, 2009. He was born December 24, 1917 in Sheridan to the late Charlie and Genna Benson Cotton. Mr. Cotton was a retired fork lift operator for J.L.Williams Sawmill, and a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. He loved...
Russell M. White
Jan 6, 2009
Russell Mack White Sr., 68 of the Rose Hill Community near Rison, went to be with our Lord, Tuesday, January 6, 2009. He was at UAMS in Little Rock fighting cancer and passed away peacefully in his sleep.
Mr. White was born December 30, 1940 to Virgil John White and Ada Glen Gracie White on...
Andrew Lee Phillips
Jan 5, 2009
Andrew Lee Phillips age 73, originally from Morton, Mississippi died Monday, January 5, 2009 at his home in Sheridan. He was born June 16, 1935 in Morton, Mississippi, a son of the late Hugh Lee and Estella Hastings Phillips. Mr. Phillips was an Army veteran, and worked as a computer technician for the Salvation Army. He was...
Eddie Ruth Glover
Jan 5, 2009
Eddie Ruth Kesterson Glover age 71 of the Rowell Community near Rison, went to be with the Lord, Monday, January 5, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born October 5, 1937 at Rowell, a daughter of Hazel Kesterson and the late G. M. Kesterson. She married Rupert Glover on October 21, 1955....
Lorene Glenamae Pierce
Jan 3, 2009
Lorene Glenamae Pierce, age 73, of Malvern passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born April 18, 1935 in Sheridan, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Odis and Lucille Robinson Walters. Mrs. Pierce worked as a certified nurses assistant and was a member of Fairhaven Missionary Baptist Church...
Felton A. Gavin
Dec 30, 2008
Felton A. Gavin age 74 of the Herbine Community near Rison, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren. He was born December 2, 1934 in the Herbine Community, a son of the late E. G. Buck Gavin and Geneva Shelby Gavin. Mr. Gavin graduated from Woodlawn High School and served in the...
Dorothy Sawyer
Dec 29, 2008
Dorothy Sawyer age 91 of Fordyce, died Monday, December 29, 2008 at St. Johns Place in Fordyce. She was born June 9, 1917 in Waldo, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Pandy and Elizabeth Gamble Brown. Mrs. Sawyer was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith.
Mrs. Sawyer is survived by grandchildren.
Cremation...
Leonard M. Jolly
Dec 26, 2008
Leonard M. Jolly, age 77, of Redfield passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 at the V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born April 1, 1931 in Roganville, Texas, a son of the late George Milton and Clara Eugene Johnson Jolly. Mr. Jolly was an Air Force veteran who served during the Korean War, and later retired...
Carter Roland Jaggars
Dec 21, 2008
Carter R. Jaggers, age 79 of Houston, Texas, formerly of Rison, died Sunday, December 21, 2008. He was born September 16, 1929 in Rison, a son of the late James Horace and Mary Anna Parker Jaggars. Mr. Jaggers retired from the United States Air Force and later worked for Kingsland Schools in maintenance. He was a member...
Raymond J. Leopard
Dec 20, 2008
Raymond J. Leopard, age 82 of Rison, died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at his home. He was born July 4, 1926 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Julius J. Leopard and Lucy M. Lunsford Leopard. Mr. Leopard served in the Army during World War II. He was employed as a security guard for the Pine...
Billy Dean Hopper
Dec 18, 2008
Billy Hopper age 52, of Pine Bluff died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born January 13, 1956 in Rison, a son of Gladys Mae stringfellow Hopper and the late Asa Hopper Jr. Mr. Hopper was employed by Pine Bluff Street Department.
Mr. Hopper is survived by his wife, Sandra...
Emma Christine Rogers
Dec 14, 2008
Christine Rogers age 88, of Pine Bluff died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the White Hall Nursing Home. She was born October 7, 1920 in Grady, a daughter of the late Charles Martin Krueger and Lou Ella McLemore McEntire. Mrs. Rogers was a retired LPN and was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death...
Jim Thompson
Dec 12, 2008
Jim R. Thompson age 62 of Chico, Texas died Friday, December 12, 2008 at John Peter Smith Hospital. He was born September 5, 1946 in New Edinburg, a son of the late Lester Franklin Thompson and Martha Sue Bryant Stafford. Mr. Thompson retired as a self employed route driver. He was also preceded in death by a...
Jean Louise Reynolds
Dec 8, 2008
Jean Louise Esi Michon Reynolds, age 89, of Prattsville, passed away Monday, December 8, 2008. She was born January 7, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Primo and Seconda Lucchesini Esi. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Jean grew up in the Chicago area where she held numerous jobs, including switchboard operator for Lanzit Corrugated Box Company...
Thomas Lewis
Dec 8, 2008
Thomas (Tom) David Lewis age 89 of Rowell, went home to be with his Lord on December 8, 2008. Mr. Lewis was born April 13, 1919, at Rowell, Cleveland County, Arkansas and lived there all but two of his remaining years. He was a son of the late Thomas Lucius Lewis and Jennie Smith Lewis. He was...
Mollie Shelby
Nov 30, 2008
Mollie Simms Shelby age 99 of Rowell, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Cleveland County Nursing Home. She was born April 16, 1909 in Linden, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Thomas and Elenora Henson Brown. Mrs. Shelby was a homemaker and a member of Center Missionary Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by...
Mary Frances Pearce
Nov 30, 2008
Mary Frances Pearce, age 60, of Star City passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born February 18, 1948 in Southeastern, Arkansas to the late Luther and Georgia Mae Dixon Barnett. On December 8, 1964 she married Fred Pearce in Pine Bluff. He preceded her in death on...
Laverne Cook Pitts
Nov 27, 2008
Laverne Cook Pitts, age 76, of White Hall passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at her home. She was born February 9, 1932 in Star City, a daughter of the late William H. and Jewell Truhett Cook. Mrs. Pitts was a homemaker and a member of Dollarway Baptist Church where she enjoyed playing the piano. She was...
