Obituaries
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Guy Smith
Apr 3, 2019
Guy Smith, age 94, of Rison passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. He was born on February 28, 1925 in Cleveland County, Arkansas, to the late Jack and Gracie McKinney Smith. Guy married the love of his life, Dorothy Smith on May 29, 1948. Mr. Smith was retired from the Arkansas Highway Dept, where he was...
Richard E. Ray
Apr 2, 2019
Richard E. Ray, of Plumerville, passed away at Conway Regional Hospital on April 02, 2019 at the age of 65. Richard was born on February 8, 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Calvin Ray and Mary Ray Marshal. He loved horses, and was a horseman with outstanding horsemanship. With the help of his wife, he built and operated the family...
Frederick Leon Holt
Apr 1, 2019
Frederick Leon Holt, age 84, of Little Rock went to be with his Lord on April 1, 2019. He was born September 11, 1934 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the late Haywood Holt and Clara Holt. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife Linne Holt. Mr. Holt was a United States Air...
Scott Eugene Young
Apr 1, 2019
Scott Eugene Young (Paw Paw), passed away April 01, 2019 at his home in Conway, Arkansas at the age of 59. Scott was born on August 31, 1959 in Wilmington, North Carolina to Clomer Eugene and Janice Ann (Lucassen) Young. He graduated from Morrilton High School with the help of his big sister Pam. He was a member of the...
Helen Staff
Mar 30, 2019
Helen Ruth Staff, born on February 28, 1939 in Mechanicsville, New York to Mike & Ruth Kristof. She had two sisters and one brother that preceded her in death. Helen had 10 children with two sets of twins, she has 15 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren and many friends and was loved by many. She loved...
Patricia Gail Lowe
Mar 29, 2019
Patricia Gail Lowe (Talley), of Vilonia, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019 at the age of 74. Patricia was born on January 11, 1945 in Chickamauga, Georgia to Bill and Ruth (Foster) Talley. Patricia is survived by her two sons, Rodney Coulter (Glenda) of Georgia; Jarred Lowe (Mandi) of Louisiana; daughter, Jennifer Earles (Richard) of Vilonia; two brothers,...
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,...
