Obituaries
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Ricky Quattlebaum
May 19, 2019
Ricky Quattlebaum, 67, of Searcy, passed away May 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born March 10, 1952 at Searcy to the late Rufus and Ruth Burkett Quattlebaum. Mr. Quattlebaum attended Westview Missionary Baptist Church in Searcy. He loved doing farm work and enjoyed riding his ol’ horse Buck. Prior to becoming disabled, he worked for the city...
Diana Lynn (Bryant) Langley
May 19, 2019
Diana Langley, 69, of Searcy, passed away May 19, 2019 at her residence. She was born October 11, 1949 at Fairbury, Illinois to the late Robert and Lenore Stowe Bryant. Diana loved being with her family and her grandchildren. She loved the Lord and was very caring and giving. She will be remembered for making people laugh and her...
Bobby Ray Quarles
May 19, 2019
Bobby Ray Quarles, age 73, of Pine Bluff passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019. He was born July 6, 1945 in Bearden, Arkansas to the late William A. Quarles and Florence Vincent Quarles. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his siblings, Charles Quarles, Jeffrey Quarles, Gerald Quarles and Lessie Davis. He was an...
Joy L. (Willis) Boydston
May 18, 2019
Joy Lee Willis Boydston, 80, of the Rowell community near Rison, died Saturday, May 18, 2019. Mrs. Boydston was born December 3, 1938 in Randall, Arkansas. She was a daughter of the late James Cullen Willis and Vera Blake Willis. Mrs. Bodyston attended the University of Conway where she received her BSE and the University of Fayetteville...
Cade Hawkins Knowles
May 18, 2019
Cade H. Knowles, age 85, of Rison went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2019. He was born February 15, 1934 in New Edinburg, Arkansas to the late Cade Carter Knowles and Aletha Inez Hawkins Knowles. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Tommy Knowles. Mr. Knowles was a faithful...
Martha Mccool
May 16, 2019
Martha Lee Taylor McCool age 82, of Sheridan, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Malvern, Ar. She was born December 26, 1936 in Sheridan to the late Laughton Taylor and Fannie Irene Tuck Taylor. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son Roger Lee and siblings, Jack Taylor, John Taylor, Johnnie Bradley, Dee...
Mary Lee Brewster
May 16, 2019
Mary Lee Brewster (Coran) went to be with the Lord on May 16, 2019 at her home in Conway, Arkansas at the age of 62. Mary was born on April 8, 1957 in Bakersfield, California to Forest Wayne and Linnie Jo (Carter) Coran. She was a Christian and a member of Grace Pointe Church in Conway where she was very...
Charles Thomas Hurst
May 13, 2019
Charles Hurst, 72, of Bradford, passed away May 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born December 10, 1946 at Oxford, Kansas to the late Earnest and Phydellous Hackler Hurst. Mr. Hurst served in the US Army, touring Germany during Vietnam, serving as an ammunitions sergeant. Returning from the military, he worked the majority of his career as a...
Grady H. Cathey, Jr.
May 12, 2019
Grady Hillman Cathey, Jr. of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Rison, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at age 89. He was born August 8, 1929 in Smackover, Arkansas.
Grady is survived by his wife of 63 years Lula Mae Cathey and twins Mark Cathey of Little Rock, and Kelley Cathey Smith...
Scott Douglas Jones
May 12, 2019
Scott Jones, 67, of Judsonia, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, passed away May 12, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born February 7, 1952 at Park Hills, Missouri. Mr. Jones was a US Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He worked majority of his career as a stave maker for whiskey and wine barrels. He was an...
Lillian (Sullivan) Willis
May 10, 2019
Lillian Sullivan Willis, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away May 10, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Willis was born November 28, 1927 at Poplar Bluff to the late Ralph and Clarice Edwards Sullivan.
Lillian leaves this world having touched and made a great impact on many lives. She was the oldest of six children, growing up at...
Lily Elaine McBee
May 10, 2019
Lillian "Lily" McBee went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2019 in Vilonia, Arkansas at the age of 13. Lily was born on July 26, 2005 in Jacksonville, Arkansas. She leaves to cherish her memory, her grandparents, Ralph and Jan Garrison of Vilonia; her father, Tim Collins of Little Rock; and her brother, Noah McBee of Vilonia. She...
John Stane, Sr.
May 8, 2019
John J. Stane, Sr. age 73, passed away Wednesday, May, 8, 2019 surrounded by family at his home in Sheridan. He was born August 2, 1945 in Arkansas to the late Knotley and Anna Stain. John loved gardening, fishing, wheeling and dealing, and was an avid outdoorsman.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Dale Allison Kriner, Jr.
May 5, 2019
Dale A. Kriner Jr., 68, of Rowell, died Sunday, May 5th, 2019 after a long illness.
A native of Niagara Falls, New York, Dale was born November 4th, 1950 to Mary Louise Clyde and Dale Allison Kriner, Sr. He graduated from LaSalle Senior High school in Niagara Falls in 1968 and then attended St. Louis Institute of...
Paul Mosley
May 3, 2019
Paul Mosley, age 62, of Pine Bluff passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 7, 1957 in Warren, Arkansas to Cecil W. Mosley and Evelyn L. Threlkeld Mosley. Paul was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Wilmer Mosley.
Left to cherish his memory is his beloved...
Ed Leonard Talley
May 1, 2019
Eddie Leonard Talley, 71, of Judsonia, passed away May 1, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born January 11, 1948 at Newport to the late Leonard and Marie Hill Talley. Mr. Talley served in the US Army and had a career as an over the road truck driver. He was an ordained minister and attended West Pangburn...
James Vincent Moyers
May 1, 2019
James Vincent Moyers, Jr. (Jim) went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 01, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 83. James was born on January 11, 1936 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to James Vincent and Catherine (Flannery) Moyers. Jim was retired from the United States Air Force where he served from 1952-1973 as a...
Jasper Berl Jones
Apr 30, 2019
Jasper Berl Jones, 82, of Kensett, passed away April 30, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born May 1, 1936 at Yellville, Arkansas to the late Everett and Rutha Vancel Jones. Mr. Jones served in the US Army and enjoyed a long career as an electrician. After a short retirement, he went back to work for Searcy...
Barbara Lee Rigney
Apr 30, 2019
Barbara Lee Cox Rigney, 69, of Enola, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Barbara was born on February 14, 1950 in Conway, Arkansas, the oldest child of 7, to Brady Cox, Jr and Mary Lawson Cox. She attended school at Oak Grove in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She loved family, friends, arts, crafts, music, puzzles, bowling, and was an...
Annie Fay Kimbrell
Apr 27, 2019
Annie Fay Brooks Kimbrell, age 78, of Rison went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 27, 2019. She was born March 10, 1941 in Gould, Arkansas, to the late William Franklin Brooks and Millie Clegg Brooks. Annie was a faithful member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Annie retired from Simmons Bank after eighteen years of...