Obituaries
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Velna Louise Harper Wafford Wagner
Jan 18, 2017
Velna Louise Harper Wafford Wagner, age 83, of Lonoke passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville. She was born November 1, 1933 in Prattsville, the daughter of the late Roy Harper and Thelma Holiman Harper. Mrs. Wagner was a 1951 Pine Bluff High School graduate. She is preceded in death by...
Bonnie Ree Puckett
Jan 17, 2017
Bonnie Ree Puckett, age 80, of Rison, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mrs. Puckett was born March 5, 1936 in Star City, Arkansas, to the late Robert Earl and Elvie Etta Owen Wimberly. She was a retired floral designer and homemaker. Mrs. Puckett...
Doris (Rollins) Stimmel
Jan 16, 2017
Doris Rollins Stimmel, 76, of Judsonia, passed away January 16, 2017 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born March 15, 1940 at Judsonia to the late Earl and Mattie Rollins. She loved children, and they flocked to her. She dearly loved life and all that it entailed. Her friends will also remember her love for casinos. She married...
Charles Gerald Strickland
Jan 16, 2017
Charles Strickland, 85, of Pangburn, passed away January 16, 2017 at his residence following a lingering illness. He was born February 16, 1931 to the late Gilbert and Norene Frazer Strickland. He was a self-employed drywaller and owner of Drywall Installers. He enjoyed fishing and while living in Arizona he enjoyed riding motorcycles and dirt bikes in the desert....
Marvin Dewayne Brewer
Jan 13, 2017
Marvin Brewer, 45, of Searcy, formerly of West Point, passed from this life January 13, 2017 at Advanced Care Hospital in Searcy. He was born November 20, 1971 at Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended Searcy High School and enjoyed playing football as well as hunting and fishing with friends. He accepted Christ at an early age and was of...
Gloria Ann (Medler) Keel
Jan 12, 2017
Gloria Ann Medler Keel, 61, of Searcy, passed from this life January 12, 2017 at Oakdale Nursing Home in the presence of her family. She was born February 1, 1955 at West Point to the late Raleigh and Nettie Phelps Medler. She was a graduate of Kensett High School and enjoyed spending time with her family. In addition to...
James "Boe" Edward Cotton
Jan 11, 2017
James “Boe” Edward Cotton, age 79, of Sheridan passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Saline Memorial Hospice in Bryant. He was born July 21, 1937 in Sheridan, the son of the late Monroe Jordan Cotton and Jessey Berry Cotton. Mr. Cotton was a 1957 Sheridan High School graduate. He was a loving, strong gentleman. Mr. Cotton...
Annetta Allison Eudy
Jan 11, 2017
Annetta Eudy, 75, of Kensett, passed away January 11, 2017 at Oakdale Nursing Home. She was born October 20, 1941 at Kensett to the late Homer and Sarah Pickett A\llison. She was a 1959 graduate of Kensett High School and attended Beebe Junior College. She was a member of Kensett First Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, flowers, and fishing....
David Wayne Skinner
Jan 8, 2017
David Wayne Skinner, 53, of Stuttgart passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017. David was born November 29, 1963 in San Mateo, California to the late Vernon Wayne Skinner and Marilyn Elizabeth Cummings. He worked in Stuttgart, as a farmer for most of his life and owned his own mechanic shop. He was survived by his two daughters...
Jimmy Cary Culpepper
Jan 7, 2017
Jimmy Cary Culpepper, 61, passed away on January 7, 2017 at his home in Scurry, Texas. Visitation with the family will be held at Jayne’s Memorial Chapel located at 811 S. Cockrell Hill Road in Duncanville, Texas on Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 7-9 PM. We will take a moment at 8 PM to allow anyone who...
Nancy Lee (Golden) Bishop
Jan 6, 2017
Nancy Golden Bishop, 61, of Judsonia, passed away January 6, 2017 at her residence following a brief battle with ALS. She was born February 5, 1955 to the late Everett and Mary Fisher Golden. She was a graduate of Norris City High School in Norris City, Illinois and was of the Methodist faith. In her past time she enjoyed...
Roel Salinas
Jan 6, 2017
Visitation Wednesday January 11, 2017 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Liberty Light Pentecostal Church 508 Bald Knob Lake Road Bald Knob, AR 72010 Celebration of Life Wednesday January 11, 2017 1:00 PM Liberty Light Pentecostal Church 508 Bald Knob Lake Road Bald Knob, AR 72010
Julia Ellen Ray
Dec 31, 2016
Julia Ellen Ray, age 61, of the Randall Community near Rison passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Mrs. Ray was born August 26, 1955 in Cleveland County, Arkansas, to Robert and Margie Kesterson Rodgers. She was a retired employee of Wal-Mart. Mrs. Ray was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.
She is survived...
Tammy Lynn Brock
Dec 29, 2016
Tammy Lynn Brock, age 35, of Little Rock died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center. She was born May 13, 1981 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Tammy Higdon and the late Jerry Lynn Brock. Tammy was a graduate of Sheridan High School and served in the United States Army. She was a former Little...
Gary Eugene Piker
Dec 28, 2016
Gary Piker, 58, of Searcy, passed away December 28, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 18, 1958 at Bradford, Arkansas. He was a 1977 graduate of Judsonia High School and a May 2014 graduate of ASU Beebe. He proudly served in the Army from 1977 to 1980. He was a lifelong truck driver and a 32nd degree...
Paul A. Wright
Dec 24, 2016
Paul A. Wright, age 74, of Rison died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his home. He was born July 31, 1942 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Arthur E. and Geneva Kent Wright. Mr. Wright served in the United States Army, in the 101 Airborne Division as a Sergeant with B Company, 502 Infantry. He was a member...
Dorothy Jean Van Landingham
Dec 22, 2016
Dorothy Jean Van Landingham, age 95, of Sheridan, formerly of Salem, IL died December 22, 2016 at Cedar Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lebanon, IL. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sheridan.
A Memorial Service for Dorothy Van Landingham was held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at...
Susan (Wiley) Chipman
Dec 22, 2016
Susan Chipman, 59, of Vilonia, passed away December 22, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born January 12, 1957 at Toledo, Ohio to the late Robert Preston Wiley and Bobbye Jean Cofer Wiley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Wiley. She is survived by her three children, Sarah Willey...
Susannah Noel (Overstreet) Reaper
Dec 21, 2016
Susannah Noel Overstreet Reaper, 48, of Searcy, passed away December 21, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy after a battle with pneumonia and respiratory failure. She was born April 6, 1968 at Searcy, Arkansas. She attended Grace Methodist Church where she was baptized and accepted Christ as her savior. She was a 1985 graduate of Searcy High School and...
