Obituaries
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Chris Wegner
Oct 21, 2016
Chris Henry Wegner, age 80, of Rison passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 in Little Rock. He was born August 14, 1936 in Hereford, Texas to the late Chris and Martha Medley Wegner. Mr. Wegner was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed with IBM as a Computer Technician. Chris was preceded in death by...
Jc Denniston
Oct 21, 2016
J.C. Denniston, 68, of Searcy, formerly of Judsonia, went to be with the Lord October 21, 2016 at The Crossing in Searcy. He was born September 6, 1948 at Searcy to the late Joe Leslie and Lillian Law Denniston. He graduated from Judsonia High School in 1966 and attended ASU Beebe as well as serving in the U.S. Army. ...
Kyle Falconer
Oct 17, 2016
Kyle Falconer, 43, of Letona, passed away October 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 13, 1973 at Searcy, Arkansas. He graduated Searcy High School in 1991 and attended ASU Beebe for Pharmacy Tech Training. He also served in the U.S. Army 1992-94. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded...
Maudie R. Bradis
Oct 15, 2016
Maudie R. Bradis, age 86, of Sheridan went to be with the Lord, Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Mrs. Bradis was born October 22, 1929 in Lonoke, to the late John L. and Mable E. Linam Robinson. She was a member of Rison Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs....
Shirley Reid Allison
Oct 15, 2016
Shirley Reid Allison, age 81, of Rison went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Mrs. Allison was born November 4, 1934 in Rison, to the late Lowery and Leona Reid. She was a Head Start teacher and Migrant Coordinator for the Rison Schools. Mrs. Allison was...
Cathy B. White
Oct 14, 2016
Cathy B. White, age 58, of Prattsville passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 at her home. She was born August 14, 1958 in Howell, Michigan, the daughter of the late Carl D. White and Aethelda V. Guilfoil White. Ms. White is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, William White and Ronald Winter; and sisters, Viola Steele,...
Glenn Edward Brown
Oct 11, 2016
Glenn Edward Brown, age 54, of Sheridan passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. He was born August 26, 1962 in Croydon, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Porte Brown and Thelma Lantz Brown. Mr. Brown enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by...
Bobby Lee David
Oct 11, 2016
Bobby David Sr., 78, of Austin, passed away October 11, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born April, 1938 at Austin, Arkansas to the late Luther and Delpha May Jones David. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Gloria June David. He is survived by one son, Bobby “Butch” David Jr....
Mary Yvonne (Hubbard) Parmer
Oct 10, 2016
Mary Hubbard Parmer, 86, of Judsonia, passed away October 10, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. She was born January 9, 1930 at McCrory, Arkansas to the late Charlie and Eula Mae Horn Hubbard. She was a member of West Point Baptist Church and a graduate of Tuckerman High School. She loved gardening, frog gigging, and picking pecans. She...
Joey Henry Johnson
Oct 6, 2016
Joey Henry Johnson, age 55, of Rison passed Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Johnson was born January 7, 1961 in Copperhill, Tennessee, to Billy Johnson and the late Clara Bouvin Johnson. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his...
Donald Hall
Oct 6, 2016
Graveside Service Saturday October 8, 2016 3:00 PM Marcus Hill Cemetery Marcus Hill Road Enola, AR 72047
Phillip Jay White
Sep 30, 2016
Phillip Jay White, age 62, of Rison passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Mr. White was born October 26, 1953 in Monroe, Louisiana, to the late E. J. and Margie Ford White. He was a 1973 graduate of Rison High School and delivered newspapers for the Pine Bluff Commercial.
...Pebble Miller Wallace
Sep 26, 2016
Pebble Miller Wallace, age 85, of Little Rock passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 in Little Rock. Mrs. Wallace was born October 30, 1930 in Rison, Arkansas to the late Jasper and Vera Roberts Miller. On June 27, 1947 she married John J. Wallace in Rison. Mrs. Wallace received a Masters Degree in Elementary Education. She taught...
Sharon Corrine Saunders
Sep 24, 2016
Sharon Corrine Saunders, age 57, of Rison, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016. She was born December 30, 1958 in Rison, the daughter of the late Harry Woods and Claudie Harden Woods. Mrs. Saunders was a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Saunders and brother, Edward Bryon...
James William Lloyd
Sep 23, 2016
James Lloyd, 57, of Judsonia, formerly of Searcy, passed away September 23, 2016 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born June 29, 1959 to the late Thomas and Anna Mae Dehart Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd was a lifelong truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Stephen Lloyd. He married Mariseann Jackson...
Johnnie B. Ballew
Sep 22, 2016
Johnnie B. Ballew, age 80, of Rison went to be with his Lord Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. Ballew was born February 15, 1936 in Jefferson County, a son of Johnie Ballew and Beatrice Browning Ballew. He was married for fifty-five years to Sue Spakes Ballew. Mr. Ballew served twenty...
Taylor Carson Reaves
Sep 21, 2016
Visitation Sunday September 25, 2016 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Vilonia Funeral Home & Cremation 1134 Main Street Vilonia, AR 72173 Graveside Service Monday September 26, 2016 11:00 AM Cypress Valley Cemetery Stanley Road Vilonia, AR 72173
Cecil L Blackwell
Sep 14, 2016
Cecil L. Blackwell, 72, of Higginson, passed away September 14, 2016 at Unity Health. He was born June 11, 1944 at Wynne, Arkansas to the late Benjamin F. and Bertha Mae Marple Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell retired from Walmart distribution as a warehouse manager following 22 years of service. He was a member of the Higginson Methodist Church and loved...
Jimmy Dean Grisham
Sep 12, 2016
Jimmy Dean Grisham, 75, of Kensett, passed away September 12, 2016 at Advanced Care Hospital following several years of failing health. He was born September 22, 1940 at Newark, Arkansas to the late R.H. and Lucy Goodman Grisham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Patsy Ann Jones and brother Jerry Grisham. He...
Mable Ruth Oliver O'Banion
Sep 11, 2016
Mable Ruth Oliver O'Banion, 82, of Kingsland passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her home. She was born March 17, 1934 in Bucksnort, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Edgar and Ida Shackelford Oliver. Mrs. O'Banion was a retired employee of Fordyce Picture Frame. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Franklin O'Banion Sr.; three...