Obituaries
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Carolyn (Muce) Mears
Mar 27, 2019
Carolyn Muce Mears, 60, of Georgetown, passed away March 27, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born March 17, 1959 at Rockford, Illinois to the late Paul and Velma Rose Chambers Muce. Carolyn loved flowers and working in the yard. She is known for making beautiful flower arrangements for many people throughout the years. She served on...
Gwen (Birman) Bertany
Mar 27, 2019
Gwen Bertany, 91, of Searcy, formerly of Chicago, passed away March 27, 2019 at her residence. She was born July 26, 1927 at Chicago to the late LeRoy and Harriett Lange Birman. Mrs. Bertany graduated high school at Lake View High in Chicago and was of the Presbyterian faith. She was a homemaker and excellent housekeeper. She loved all...
Mindy Dhoritey
Mar 25, 2019
Mindy Dhoritey, 48, of Bellevue, Nebraska, passed away suddenly at her residence March 25, 2019. She was born September 10, 1970 at Little Rock, Arkansas. Mindy was a 1988 graduate of Judsonia High School and a 1993 graduate of ASU-Jonesboro. She obtained two Master’s Degrees in Education and taught 7th and 8th grade math at Bellevue, Nebraska Public Schools. ...
Lonney Elliott
Mar 25, 2019
Lonney Elliott, 72, of Kensett, passed away March 25, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born November 22, 1946 at Downey, California to the late Lonnie Mack Ruth and Christine Elliott. He was later adopted by the late Ara Franklin and Gussie Mae Elliott. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Doris...
Betty Merline (Crutchfield) Drewery
Mar 24, 2019
Betty Merline Crutchfield Drewery, age 84 of Star City went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 24, 2019 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born January 8, 1935 in Warren, Arkansas, to Samuel Orene and Argie Mae Stewart Crutchfield. Mrs. Drewery was a long-time member of Bethel Baptist Church in Gould, Arkansas. ...
Linda Joy (Welch) Gipson
Mar 23, 2019
Linda J. Gipson, 77, of Searcy, died March 23, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born September 6, 1941 at Gracemont, Oklahoma to the late James and Linne Bost Welch. Ms. Gipson was a 1959 graduate of Tulare Union High School in Tulare, California. She was a member of College Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas where...
Burl Thomas Butler
Mar 23, 2019
Burl Thomas Butler, 36, of Searcy, died March 23, 2019 at his residence. He was born October 20, 1982 at Searcy, Arkansas. Burl was employed with Lowe’s of Searcy and loved baseball in which he was a Cardinal’s fan. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Lawson and father Jimmy Skinner both of Searcy; son, Burl Thomas Jr.; and...
Clifton Briant
Mar 22, 2019
Morgan Clifton Briant, age 70, of Monticello went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 22, 2019. He was born on December 16, 1948 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Charles Ray and Marie Ruth Simms Briant. Mr. Briant loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing. He was an avid Arkansas Razorback basketball fan.
Larry Ellinger
Mar 20, 2019
Larry Ellinger, 78, of Beebe, passed away March 20, 2019 at his residence. He was born February 7, 1941 in Missouri. Mr. Ellinger retired from Kohler in Searcy and loved to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed dancing in later years, but his grandkids were his whole life. He was preceded in death by a wife, Vernell Covington Ellinger;...
Helen Roberta (Crutchfield) Shelby
Mar 20, 2019
Helen Roberta Shelby, age 83, of the Woodlawn community, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born on November 13, 1935 in Herbine, Arkansas to the late Elbert and Hazel Doss Crutchfield. Mrs. Shelby was a retired mail carrier for the United States Postal Service. She was known...
Rebecca Lee (Holeman) Harris
Mar 20, 2019
Rebecca Holeman Harris, 72, of Searcy, passed away March 20, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born January 12, 1947 at Searcy to the late Clark and Wilma Clay Holeman. She was a 1965 graduate of Searcy High School going on to obtain an associate’s degree from Arkansas State University. She is survived by two sons, Bryan...
Jimmy Darrell Thompson
Mar 18, 2019
Jimmy Darrell Thompson, 43, of Searcy, went to be with the Lord March 18, 2019 at Baptist Health in Little Rock. He was born September 10, 1975 at Newport to the late Emma Thompson. Jimmy accepted the Lord at a young age and was united with the New Holly Grove Baptist Church in Augusta. Jimmy attended Augusta High School,...
Joseph "Lynn" Box
Mar 13, 2019
Joseph “Lynn” Box, 70, of Searcy, was carried to Heaven March 13, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born May 17, 1948 at Little Rock to the late Joseph Lynnwood Box and Gabriella Tennpenny Simmons. Mr. Box graduated high school in Hawaii during his first tour of duty after enlisting in the US Navy. He went on...
Pauline Robertson
Mar 11, 2019
Pauline Robertson, age 81, of Leola went to be with her Lord on Monday, March 11, 2019. She was born January 22, 1938 in Sheridan to the late John Henry Cotton and Ellie Williams Cotton Lemons. She enjoyed crocheting, crafting, gardening and most of all spending time with her grandbabies. She will always be remembered as a loving mother,...
Patricia Gail (Butler) Tomlinson
Mar 11, 2019
Patricia Gail Tomlinson of Judsonia, Arkansas was born January 21, 1938 in Searcy, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Bill and Grace Butler. She was a devout Christian, and faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Judsonia. She was formerly a licensed beautician, and most recently a housewife. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, animals, cooking, and serving others and...
Betty Sue Hughes
Mar 9, 2019
Betty Sue Hughes (Loftis) went to be with the Lord on March 09, 2019 in Beebe, Arkansas at the age of 79. Betty was born on July 17, 1939 in Lonoke, Arkansas to Thomas Lester and Eunice Faye Loftis. She was a member for thirty years at the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Beebe, Arkansas where during her tenure, she also...
Linda Darlene (Mccane) Binyon
Mar 7, 2019
Linda McCane Binyon, 66, of Judsonia, went to be with the Lord March 7, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was born August 23, 1952 at Alton, Illinois to the late William Henry and Lena Mae Collins McCane. Linda was a devoted mother, wife, sister, and grandmother. She was also a CNA for many years and loved...
John Robert Volz
Mar 7, 2019
John Robert Volz of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed away on March 07, 2019 at the age of 57. John was born on December 6, 1961, in El Paso, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Shelia Volz of the home; one son, Ian Volz of Benton; daughter, Tanaya Volz of Paron, Arkansas; Sheila's children, Shawn Harris of North Little...
Stephany Machelle Robertson
Mar 6, 2019
Stephany Machelle Robertson, of Conway, passed away on March 06, 2019 in North Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 37. Stephany was born on February 12, 1982 in Conway, Arkansas to Steve and Lenelle (Johnson) Robertson. She was an interpreter for the hispanic community. Stephany is survived by three sons, Cameron Robertson; Alejandro Silva; Xavier Zamerono (Javi) all of...
Gene Donnell
Mar 5, 2019
Gene Donnell, 85, of Judsonia, went to be with the Lord March 5, 2019 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born April 1, 1933 at rural Judsonia to the late Ora and Leona Bales Donnell. Mr. Donnell graduated from Judsonia and went on to serve in the US Army during the Korean War. Later, he worked for General...
