Obituaries
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Bryan Junior Dial
Nov 19, 2020
Bryan “Junior” Dial, age 88, of Leola passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. He was born March 13, 1932 in Dallas County to the late William Jennings Bryan Dial and Ruby Roberts Dial. Mr. Dial was a retired millwright. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years,...
Otis Barnes
Nov 18, 2020
Otis Barnes, 78, of Garner, passed away November 18, 2020 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born October 21, 1942 at Magness, Arkansas to the late James Otto and Dovie Abbiegail Flippo Barnes. Otis was always an active man who started out his service to his fellow man when he enlisted in the United States Navy. After his...
Charles Thomason
Nov 18, 2020
Charles Edward Thomason, age 78, of Sheridan went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. He was born May 17, 1942 to the late Sherrill Vannoy Thomason and Nobie Lee Thomason. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran, a retired steel worker, and a cattle farmer. He was also a lifetime member of...
Lori Jardine Joubert
Nov 16, 2020
Lori Jardine Joubert, 55 of Searcy, AR passed from this life November 16, 2020 at her residence. She was born April 7, 1965 at Stephenville, Newfoundland to the late Keith W. And Lois Pearce Jardine. Lori was a 1983 graduate of Searcy High and attended church at The River-Judsonia as well as Kensett First Baptist Church. She was a...
Hazel L (Chatham) Friend
Nov 16, 2020
Hazel L. Friend, 81, of Searcy, passed away November 16, 2020 at her residence. She was born June 6, 1939 at Gould, Arkansas to the late Ernest and Maxine Chatham Roberts. Mrs. Friend was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed cross-word puzzles and watching her favorite tv shows. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband, where they had traveled...
Joleta Erwin
Nov 16, 2020
Joleta Jacobs Erwin, age 74, of the Macedonia Community passed away on Monday, November 17, 2020. She was born July 28, 1946 in Rison to the late James Joseph Jacobs and Geneva Brown Jacobs. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Phillip Dewayne Erwin. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, coloring, crossword puzzle...
Michael Edward Springfield
Nov 16, 2020
Michael Edward Springfield, of Rison went to be with his Lord on Monday, November 16, 2020. He was born March 20, 1954 in Mississippi. He served his country in the United States Army Reserve. Mike enjoyed riding, building and working on his Harley Davidsons, he was also a member of Bethel #1 Missionary Baptist Church in Rison....
Bobbie Ann Webb Mcconnell
Nov 15, 2020
Bobbie Ann Webb McConnell, 46, of Searcy, Arkansas met her Savior face to face after a battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born November 12, 1974 to the late Dave E Webb and Peggy Ann Webb Yancey at Searcy. She was a 1992 graduate of Searcy High School, a travel agent for World Travel for several years and...
Rebecca Ann Walls
Nov 15, 2020
Rebecca Ann (Niswander) Walls, 76, of Judsonia departed this life on November 15, 2020. “Becky” was born on April 22, 1944 at Searcy, Arkansas to the late Richard W and Lois L Niswander.
Along with her parents, Becky was preceded in death by her sister, Frances Smith and brother Michael Niswander.
Becky was a dedicated...
Yetieve Mcgee
Nov 15, 2020
Yetieve McGee, of Sheridan went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2020. She was born April 20, 1943 in Harlingen, Texas to the late Roy Lee Webb and Vest Otheniel Rucker Webb. She was a member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant daughter Anna...
Glenda Sue Keith
Nov 14, 2020
Glenda (Ballard) Keith, 56 of Searcy, moved to her Heavenly home November 14, 2020. She was a woman of faith who loved the Lord and his word with all her heart. Although she was a humble and gentle loving woman, Glenda was a powerful prayer warrior and only Heaven knows the impact her prayers had on her family and...
Violet Retta Martin Price
Nov 13, 2020
Violet Retta Martin Price, 90, of Searcy passed away in her home November 13, 2020 surrounded by family. She was born April 24, 1930 in Denmark, Arkansas to the late SR and Minnie Pruitt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Martin as well as husband Thurlow (Pappy) Price. She is also preceded in death by...
Shirley Ann Palmer
Nov 12, 2020
Shirley Ann Griggs Palmer, 73, of Kensett, passed away November 12, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born March 24, 1947 at Kensett to the late Vernon and Dorothy Davis Griggs. Ms. Palmer was of the Baptist Faith and graduated from Kensett High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Lavern Lillian Sturdevant
Nov 9, 2020
Lavern (Adams) Sturdevant of Conway, formerly of Dover, Arkansas; went to be with the Lord, Monday, November 9th, 2020, at the age of 82, surrounded by her family. She was a Christian and member of First Vilonia Assembly of God.She was born July 4, 1938, in Dermott, Arkansas to the late Homer and Lucille Adams. Lavern met and married Joe...
Fred Waggle
Nov 7, 2020
Fred "Freddie" Waggle, 79, of Kensett, passed away November 7, 2020 at The Crossing at Riverside in Searcy. He was born October 6, 2020 at Griffithville to the late Charlie Frank and Ruth McClish Waggle. Mr. Waggle worked in food service at Harding University until his health failed. He and his wife, Rose, attended the House of Prayer in...
Carol Ray Semey
Nov 7, 2020
Carol Ray Semey, age 75, of Sheridan passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020. She was born February 12, 1945 in Little Rock to the late George Bean and Dorothy Holtzman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Mark Garner. Carol was very creative and a talented contemporary artist. She enjoyed...
Virgie Bratton
Nov 6, 2020
Virgie Mae Bratton, of Sheridan, AR, was born on December 9, 1930, in Star City, AR, the daughter of the late Bryan and Vera Owen Winston. She went to her heavenly home on November 6, 2020. She was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She was a wonderful God fearing Christian woman, and example before her...
Margie Kimbrell
Nov 6, 2020
Margie Marie Pruitt Kimbrell, age 81, of Herbine went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 6, 2020. She was born October 8, 1939 in Bradley County to the late Julian and Angie Pruitt. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Steven Kimbrell one brother Ray...
Bennie R. Roberts
Nov 4, 2020
Bennie Ray Roberts, 93, of Hot Springs, formerly of Prattsville, was born October 9, 1927 to William Benjamin Roberts and Alice “Reynolds” Roberts. On November 4, 2020 he left to spend eternity with his Lord and Savior who had prepared a place for him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and...
Rommie G. Plunkett
Nov 3, 2020
Rommie Gene Plunkett, age 89 of Grapevine, AR. passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in Benton, AR. He was born Wednesday, March 4, 1931 in Grapevine to the late Martin and Claudia Smithey Plunkett. After 42 years of working for Cotton Belt Railroad, he retired to spend more time hunting, fishing and teaching his grandchildren how to cook. He...
