Obituaries
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Verniel Yvonne East
Apr 8, 2024
A very special lady, Verniel Yvonne Gipson East, passed away on Monday, April 8 at Unity Health in Searcy, Ark., just three days after her 93rd birthday. Verniel was born on April 5, 1931 in St. Louis, Mo., the only child of Vernon and Hazel Gipson. The family moved to Arkansas when she was five years old and settled...
Betty Ruth Ferren
Apr 7, 2024
Betty Ruth Ferren went to be with Lord April 7, 2024. She was born July 29, 1939, at Kensett, Arkansas to the late Vernon and Dorothy Davis Griggs.
Betty graduated from Kensett High School and married the late Donnie L. Ferren. She was a wonderful mother, homemaker, cook, and military wife. She was a talented painter, seamstress,...
James David Neal
Apr 6, 2024
James David Neal, 79 of West Point went to be with the Lord on April 6th. He was born on January 8, 1945. He was a life long resident of West Point, where he served on the town council for years. He was an employee of Matthews International for over 30 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and was a...
Linda Dean (Richardson) Taylor
Apr 5, 2024
Linda was the 6th and youngest child born on March 14,1949 at Warren, Arkansas to the late J.Q. and Dean Powers Richardson. She left this old world to join Jesus, her family and her true love, Carey in Heaven on April 5, 2024 at the age of 75. Preceding her in death are her two brothers Joe Richardson and...
Martha A Duncan
Apr 4, 2024
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Buie Funeral Home in Rison, with a Funeral Mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel.
Arrangements by Buie Funeral Home in Rison (870) 325-6216.
Vernon Randy Dollar
Apr 3, 2024
Vernon Randy Dollar, 73 of Rison, passed away on April 3, 2024. Vernon was born July 21, 1950 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to his father Vernon Dollar, and mother Elba Goodner Dollar. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bill Dollar; and sister Catherine Cotnam.
Survivors include his wife of 50...
Douglas Edwin Root
Apr 2, 2024
Douglas Edwin Root, 66 of Judsonia, Arkansas passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on June 6, 1957 to Edwin Root and Mary Frances Root in Orange, Texas.
He was a member of Pipeline Union 798 for over 40 years. He thoroughly enjoyed the relationships he built with his fellow...
Kevin Ray Culpepper
Apr 1, 2024
Kevin Ray Culpepper, age 63, of Joplin, Missouri went to be with his Lord April 1, 2024. He was born April 22, 1960 in Warren, Arkansas to Billy Ray Culpepper and Ginger Johnson Culpepper. Kevin was a Lance Corporal in The United States Marine Corp serving his country proudly. He was a carpenter by trade and very...
Joel Medrano
Mar 31, 2024
Joel deja atrás a su amada hija Camila, a su querido padre Hilario y su madre María, así como a su hermana menor Sarai y sus dos hermanos mayores, Iván y Ángel. También deja a su esposa, compañera y confidente, María Leal, quien lo acompañó en cada paso de su vida.
Recordaremos a Joel como un hombre...
Frank Ray Usery
Mar 31, 2024
Frank “Frankie” Ray Usery, age 71 passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at Unity Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born on July 5, 1952 to Elmo and Imogene Usery. He worked at the Usery Bros Sawmill until retirement. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to be outdoors working in the yard.
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Delora Nell Coulter
Mar 29, 2024
Delora Nell Hopper Coulter, 96 of Searcy, Arkansas passed away peacefully at home on March 29, 2024. She was born on January 27, 1928 in Juno, Tennessee. Delora was the daughter of the late, Charles E. Hopper and Esther Myrtle Holmes Hopper.
Delora became a Christian at a young age. She was a faithful member of Kensett...
Mary Helen (Davis) Slayden
Mar 24, 2024
Mary Slayden, of Pine Bluff went home to be with the Lord March 24, 2024.She was born May19,1946, she was preceded in death by her father David Davis Sr. and her mother Annie Massey Davis.
She is survived by her spouse Harold L. Slayden, three brothers, Horace Davis and his late spouse Dorothy Ellison Davis, Joe Davis...
Timothy Talburt
Mar 22, 2024
Timothy Noble Talburt, 61 of Beebe, Arkansas passed away on March 22, 2024 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born to the late Noble and Sara Cranfill Talburt in Searcy, Arkansas. He served his country in the Navy and enjoyed playing drums and video games.
He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Kelly Talburt,...
Deril Walls
Mar 20, 2024
Deril Walls, Sr., of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 20, 2024. He was born to Walter Thomas Walls, Sr., and Mary Katherine Brown Walls on November 21, 1938, in England, Arkansas. He was honored to be a part of the military. After serving his first term, he reenlisted two months after being honorably discharged....
Robert Wayne Clontz
Mar 19, 2024
Robert Wayne Clontz, age 75, of Hattieville, Arkansas went home to be with his Lord on March 19, 2024. He was born October 22, 1948 in Elk City, Oklahoma to the late Bobbie Robert Clontz and Margaret Sue Christel Clontz. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Bobby Wayne Clontz. He...
Mark Rhoden Halley
Mar 19, 2024
Mark Rhoden Halley, age 67, of Rison went to be with his Lord on March 19, 2024. He was born April 7, 1956 in Bradley County to the late Ann Rhoden Halley and Bernie Clyde Halley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter Sarah Elizabeth Halley. He was a faithful member...
Kristopher Smith
Mar 19, 2024
Kris Smith, one-time Space Camp attendee and star performer of the Cowardly Lion in his High School rendition of The Wizard of Oz, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2024, after losing a last and final battle with his nemesis, his large and often-uncooperative heart. They had quarreled many times previously, but this time that faulty old organ got...
Nathan Nall
Mar 18, 2024
Nathan Nall, age 84 of Prattsville, passed away peacefully, at home surrounded by family, on March 18, 2024. He was born December 14, 1939 in Prattsville, to the late Eugene and Elberta Nall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Geneve Nall, and his granddaughter Cassie R. McNair. Mr. Nall enjoyed hunting, fishing...
Bennie Joe Simmons
Mar 16, 2024
Bennie Joe Simmons, of Prattsville departed this life on March 16, 2024, at the age of 84. He was born January 7, 1940 in Willow, Arkansas to the late Dale and Vera Reynolds Simmons. Bennie enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and story-telling. He spent many hours around a campfire telling tales. In his early years in Eugene, Oregon...
