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Queen Elizabeth Turpin
Jun 3, 2021
Elizabeth Turpin, age 80, of Conway, AR passed away Thursday, June 3rd, 2021.She was born April 19,1941, as the only child to Phillip and Jewel Turpin. She was a homemaker, enjoyed spending time with her family, coloring and going yard selling. Elizabeth was of the Baptist faith.She leaves to cherish her memories, two sons, Thomas Willis (Louella) of Conway; James...
Angela Monteen Watson
Jun 2, 2021
Angela Monteen Watson, 45, of Searcy, passed away June 2, 2021 at her residence. She was born July 20, 1975 at Newport. Angela loved her grandchildren, they were the delight of her life. She cherished time with family and friends and engaging in deep conversation. She was a hard-working woman, most recently worked for Land O’Frost until her passing....
William Otis Lintner, Jr.
Jun 2, 2021
William Otis Lintner, Jr., age 68 of Carthage, AR passed away, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. He was born September 6, 1952 to William Lintner, Sr., and Joretta Mayers Lintner. William retired after 20 years of service from the United States Army. He worked for the Army Depot, Detroit Diesel, and in the tax preparation field for 40...
Patricia June Allen
May 30, 2021
Patricia "Pat" (Watson) Allen, age 73, of Conway, formerly of Earle, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 30th, 2021.She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1948, to Minnie Geneva Watson and was raised by her grandparents, Minnie and William "Bill" Watson. Pat studied Gerontology and earned her Master's Degree at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. Later in life...
Oleta Eubanks Hale
May 29, 2021
Oleta Eubanks Hale, 90, of Springdale, Arkansas departed this life on Saturday, May 29, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene Hale, as well as seven siblings. She lived most of her adult life in Pine Bluff, before moving to Springdale in 2011.
She is survived by her son David Purdy and...
Joe Verlon Armstrong
May 28, 2021
Joe Verlon Armstrong, 83, of Warren, AR went to be with our Lord on May 28, 2021. He was born June 6, 1937 in Warren, AR to the late Woodrow Wilson and Beulah Hall Armstrong. Joe was a 1955 graduate from Warren High School. Shortly after high school, he joined the United States Air Force and was...
Jimmy Dale Funderburg
May 26, 2021
Jimmy Dale Funderburg, 77, of Pine Bluff, passed away May 26, 2021. He was born December 8, 1943 in Pine Bluff, AR to the late Marion and Lucille Lawrence Funderburg. Jimmy was a retired coast to coast 18 wheeler truck driver and enjoyed spending his free time listening to gospel music, hunting, fishing and being with family,...
James Nathan Buerer
May 26, 2021
James Nathan Buerer, 77, of Vilonia, AR, passed away on May 26, 2021. Nathan was born in Needles, CA, on July 5, 1943, to the late Rev. James Douglas Buerer and Margaret Jane Finfrock Buerer of Greenville, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, Harry W. Buerer and Pearl Northrup Buerer; Dr. Ralph Finfrock, and Edith...
Lamar Leslie Jennings
May 24, 2021
Lamar Leslie Jennings passed away in his home on Monday, May 24th, 2021. He was 80 years old. Lamar was born on June 16th, 1940 in Monticello, Arkansas. He was the second son of the late Willie Buel and Horace Leslie Jennings of Rison. Lamar was also preceded in death by his loving...
Georgia (Landis) Sullivan
May 24, 2021
On July 25, 1943, Georgia Bell Landis Sullivan was born in Dripping Springs, AR. Georgia graduated from White County Central in 1961 then went to work at General Industries in Bald Knob. She met her forever love, Bob Sullivan, at Higginson Assembly of God Church. They married on March 18, 1967 and remained so until her passing. Georgia was...
Jessica (Huffman) Wilson
May 24, 2021
Jessica Huffman Wilson, 48, of Searcy, went to be with the Lord May 24, 2021 at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born October 27, 1972 at Harvard, Illinois to James and Esther Broadway Huffman Sr. Jessica accepted the Lord at a young age and was a member of Higginson Pentecostal Church of God. She was “Mi-Mi” to twelve...
Robert Jones
May 22, 2021
Robert “Bob” Jones, 75, of Searcy, passed away May 22, 2021 at his residence. He was born April 4, 1946 at Farmville, Virginia to the late Stuart and Thelma Epperson Jones. Bob was a friendly, humorous, gentleman who never met a stranger. He was a giving and loving family man as well. He cherished his family dearly and enjoyed...
Teresa Ann (White) Babb
May 20, 2021
Teresa Ann Babb, age 56, of Pine Bluff passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021. She was born January 20, 1965 in Bastrop, LA to the late Sam and Karen White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Sharon Sanders and Fiancée Richard Brashear. She was one...
Alex Lea
May 18, 2021
Alex Lea, age 62, of Kingsland passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, He was born December 8, 1958 in Kingsland to the late Ervin and Ida Lea. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two brothers Lawrence Edward Lea and Robert E. Lea.
He is survived by...
Tina Marie Nowak
May 18, 2021
Tina Marie (Scroggins) Nowak, age 53, of Vilonia, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, at her home.She was born on November 14, 1967, in Springfield, Missouri to Edward and Mary Scroggins. She was a christian in the baptist faith. Tina was employed at University of Central Arkansas as a Directorate Admin.Left to cherish her memories are her mother, Mary...
Rickey Pat Rawls
May 15, 2021
Rickey Pat Rawls, age 67 of Greenbrier AR, passed away May 15, 2021 peacefully at home after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia. Rickey was born in Rison, Arkansas to Calvin Rawls and the late Patsy Miller Rawls. He was a retired Graphic Designer and Project Coordinator for the Arkansas Hwy & Transportation Department. ...
Carla Clause
May 15, 2021
Carla Southard Clause, 31, of Griffithville, passed away May 15, 2021 at her residence. She was born September 14, 1989 at Searcy to the late Carl and Candace Fuller Southard. Carla was of the Baptist faith and a member of Morrow Baptist Church. She was a beautiful soul and a great mother, wife, sister, and friend to many. She...
Kathryn Regina Wagner
May 15, 2021
Kathryn Regina (Swigart) Wagner, “Kitty” to anyone who knew her, was born March 26, 1932, in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to Laura Atina Swigart and Samuel Clarence Swigart. Kitty went to be with her Lord on May 15, 2021, at the age of 89 years old, in Conway, Arkansas.She graduated in 1957 from Elizabethtown College, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, with a degree in...
Virgle Eloise Tims
May 13, 2021
Virgle Eloise Tims, 88, of Searcy went to be with the Lord May 13, 2021 at her residence. She was born May 10, 1933 to Ranzy and Hazel Covington in Augusta Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Helen Ashby and Bonnie Grayson, brothers Sonny Covington and Carlos Covington, her son Bruce, granddaughter Michelle...
Marie White Hatchett
May 11, 2021
Marie White Hatchett, age 88, of Plainview, formerly of Rison went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She was born June 29, 1932 in Pine Bluff to the late R.E. “Sie” Moltz and Evie Heird Moltz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband of 43 ½...
