Obituaries
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James Marion Eaker
Feb 8, 2018
James Eaker, 78, of Augusta, passed away February 8, 2018 at his residence in Augusta. He was born May 13, 1939 at Jefferson, Missouri to the late Hobert and Helen Healy Eaker. Mr. Eaker was a jack-of-all-trades, holding many occupations throughout his life, he built mobile homes in California; later worked for Kennon Farms in Wynne, Ark. as a...
Wanda Dell Lynn
Feb 7, 2018
Wanda Dell Lynn, age 78, of the Rye community passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018. She was born December 6, 1939 in Rye, Arkansas to the late Lee and Agnes Wright Curry. Mrs. Lynn was a homemaker, farmer and school bus driver. She also ran Lynn's Orchard at Rye for many years and was very active in the...
Wanda Jean Findley
Feb 5, 2018
Wanda Jean Findley (née Kissinger), 90, died Monday, February 5, 2018, at the home of a family member in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Findley was born in Armona, CA on June 13, 1927, to Austin Theodore Kissinger and Pearl Mae Kissinger (née Rowland). She was pre-deceased (August 11, 2007) by her husband of 58 years, Willis Winn Findley II....
Audrey Ruth Ann (Hamilton) Spradlin
Feb 4, 2018
Audrey Ruth Ann Hamilton Spradlin, 60, of Kensett, went to be with the Lord February 4, 2018 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born April 24, 1957 at Brinkley to the late Earl William and Zella Mae Lawson Hamilton. Mrs. Spradlin was a member of Life Fellowship Assembly of God in Searcy. She was a loving sister and...
Dr. James Raymond Pollock
Feb 1, 2018
Dr. Major James R. Pollock, USAF (Ret.), 48, of Sheridan passed away on February 1, 2018. He was born March 30, 1969 to Coy Dean Pollock and Alma Faye Mosley Pollock. He was a 1988 graduate of Sheridan High School where, he excelled in track, tennis and mathematics. In 1996, he graduated medical school from Oklahoma State University....
Lee Roy Boone
Jan 31, 2018
Lee Roy Boone Jr., 68, of Searcy, passed away January 31, 2018 at Beebe Retirement Center following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born June 17, 1949 at Lubbock, Texas to the late Lee Roy and Mildred Adkinson Boone Sr. He was a member of Word of Faith Church in Searcy. Lee was a simple man and usually...
Brenda Joyce (Stokes) Gentry
Jan 30, 2018
Brenda Stokes Gentry, 67, of Kensett, gained her wings on January 30, 2018. She was born June 19, 1950 at Heber Springs, Arkansas to the late Almond and Dell Stokes. Brenda was known for her kind heart and sweet soul. She dedicated many years of her life to Searcy Industrial Laundry & Searcy Public School District. From her childhood,...
Nancy Jo Davis
Jan 30, 2018
Nancy Jo Davis, 81, of Searcy, passed from this life January 30, 2018 at her sons residence. She was born July 11, 1936 at Kokomo, Indiana to the late Ralph and Ruth Latta Shuck. She was a graduate of Kokomo High School and retired from Aramark at Harding University. She was a dedicated worker who raised her seven children...
Joseph Andrew Skabronski Sr.
Jan 28, 2018
Joe Skabronski, 81, of Searcy, died Sunday, January 28th, 2018. He was born February 5th, 1936 in Galata, Montana to the late William and Agnes (Bubnash) Skabronski. He was preceded in death by his infant brother William. He was retired after a long career with Safeway. Joe was a devoted father, grandfather, and brother to his siblings. He was...
A.C. "Sonny" Carroll
Jan 26, 2018
A.C. "Sonny" Carroll, 86 of Rowell, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 in Vilonia surrounded by family. He was born August 16, 1931 in Jellico, TN to the late James and Anna McNeally Carroll. Mr. Carroll served in the US Army. He was a retired truck driver and had previously attended Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. Also preceding him...
Roy Bearden
Jan 26, 2018
Roy Bearden, 63, of Pine Bluff, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at JRMC. He was born February 15, 1944 in Pine Bluff to the late Olen Leroy and Estelle Morgan Bearden. During his career in the grocery business, Mr. Bearden worked at Safeway. Mr. Bearden is survived by a sister, Sheila Wessels of Bentonville; nieces and nephews, Louis...
Kaye Phillips
Jan 25, 2018
Kaye Phillips, 74, of Rison passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Phillips was born January 11, 1944 in Rison, Arkansas, to the late Robert Hugh Davis and Juanita Pearson Shelby. She was retired from Abbott Enterprises. She was a faithful member of Rison Baptist Church. According to her family, she loved Jesus and Dr....
Laverne (Yarbrough) Brown
Jan 19, 2018
LaVerne Yarbrough Patterson Brown, 81, of Searcy, went to be with the Lord January 19, 2018 at St. Vincent’s in Little Rock. She was born July 15, 1936 at Crosby, Arkansas to the late Charlie and Flossie Harrison Yarbrough. She was a 1954 graduate of Searcy High School and a member of Baptist Tabernacle Church in Searcy. She was...
Grady Eugene Whitfield
Jan 19, 2018
Celebration of Life Thursday January 25, 2018 11:00 AM First Pentecostal Church 1401 Calvary Road North Little Rock, AR 72116
Beatrice (Davis) Roth
Jan 18, 2018
Beatrice Davis Roth, 84, of Judsonia, passed away January 18, 2018 at Oakdale Nursing Home. She was born January 1, 1934 at Augusta, Arkansas to the late Clarence and Bernice Roach Davis. She was married to Harvey Roth in April of 1950 and he preceded her in death in August of 2000. She is survived by a daughter, Gwenda...
Bobbie Rose (Browning) Jones
Jan 18, 2018
Bobbie Rose Jones, 72, of Kensett, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2018. She was born September 24, 1945 at Marked Tree, Arkansas to the late James and Lou Browning. Meeting her at Heaven’s Gate is her husband of 53 years, Thomas Joe Jones who she has missed dearly since his passing in 2015. She was also preceded in...
Maggie Jean Gracie Leopard
Jan 16, 2018
Maggie Jean Gracie Leopard, age 85, of Rison passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Mrs. Leopard was born July 28, 1932 in Cleveland County, Arkansas, to the late Lee and Amy Brown Gracie. She enjoyed being a wife and mother who deeply loved taking care of her family. Mrs. Leopard was a retired seamstress. She was also...
Linnia "Mary" Holt
Jan 14, 2018
Linnia “Mary” Holt, age 83, of Little Rock passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her home. She was born July 30, 1934 in Sheridan to the late Leonard and Mamie Lee Womble Hale. She was preceded in death by her son, Larry David Holt. Left to cherish her memory, husband, Frederick “Leon” Holt of the home; son,...
Verlon Don Morgan
Jan 14, 2018
Verlon Morgan, 85, of McCrory, passed away January 14, 2018 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born January 6, 1933 at Tupelo, Arkansas to the late Don and Mary Bolden Morgan. He attended the Baptist Church and loved the Lord. He farmed for a living, but loved to tell stories most of all. He loved flowers and had...
