Obituaries
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Anthony Payne
Sep 21, 2015
Anthony James "Tony" Payne, age 60 of Pine Bluff died Monday, September 21, 2015 at his home. Mr. Payne was born October 21, 1954 in North Little Rock, to Albert "Al" and Wanda Florene Payne. He was of the Baptist faith. Tony was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Owens Payne of...
James Harville Jones
Sep 21, 2015
James Harville (Sam) Jones, age 88, of the Woodlawn community near Rison went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 21, 2015. Mr. Jones was born November 19, 1926 in Ashley County, a son of the late John Britton and Marie Harville Jones. He was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Jones served in the...
Mildred Ruth Gunderson
Sep 21, 2015
Mildred Ruth Gunderson, 50, of Searcy, died September 21, 2015 at her residence. She was born March 24, 1965 at Brooklyn, New York. She married Jim Barry October 24, 1998 at Reno, Nevada; he survives. Other survivors include her father, Gerard Gunderson of Sebastopol, California; brother, Gerard Gunderson of Santa Rosa, California; three sisters, Sue Wells of Cotati, California,...
Catherine L. Langford
Sep 18, 2015
Catherine Lillian Childress Langford, age 79 of the Hebron Community, near New Edinburg went to be with the Lord Friday, September 18, 2015 at St. Johns Place in Fordyce. She was born April 9, 1936 in Hebron, a daughter of the late George Madison Childress and Ruthie Mae Burks Childress. Mrs. Langford was a homemaker whom enjoyed sewing, quilting,...
Bobby Don Hill
Sep 17, 2015
Bobby Don Hill, 77, of Searcy, passed away September 17, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1938 at McCrory to the late Carlis and Dorothy Wilson Hill. After graduating from Hughes high school, Mr. Hill served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962. He attended West Race Baptist Church and was the owner...
Sara Jo Hall Peters
Sep 16, 2015
Sara Jo Hall Peters, age 86, of Warren, formerly of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Mrs. Peters was born January 9, 1929 in Rison, a daughter of the late Henry and Clara Hall. She was a retired employee of the Pine Bluff Arsenal and a member of First Baptist Church in Pine...
Ryland Jack Edward Hanifon
Sep 13, 2015
Ryland Jack Edward Hanifon, precious son of Jacob Hanifon and Heather Ellison of Rison, joined his Heavenly Father in his Eternal Home, Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was born May 27, 2015 in Hot Springs. Ryland was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Lloyd Arnett. Survivors include his father, Jacob Hanifon; mother, Heather Ellison; grandparents, James Ellison Jr. and...
William Michael Ford
Sep 11, 2015
William Michael Ford, 72, of Searcy, passed away September 11, 2015 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Little Rock. He was born March 15, 1943 at Abilene, Texas to the late Wilson Bridges and Abilene Marie Parks Ford. After serving in the Army, Mr. Ford received his Bachelor of Science in 1971 from Harding-Simmons College. He will be remembered for...
Tammy Renee Thompson
Sep 9, 2015
Tammy Renee Thompson was born July 10, 1984 to Mary Ann Thompson. She was called home on Wednesday September 9, 2015. Tammy graduated from Augusta High School in 2003. In her youth, she attended Holly Grove Baptist Church in Augusta. Later, she relocated to Searcy and was employed at various locations, one in which she particularly enjoyed was Jordan’s...
Charles Dean Cullins
Sep 2, 2015
Charles Dean Cullins, age 77, of Rison went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cullins was born July 29, 1938 in Rison, a son of the late Lavelle Wilson Cullins and Mary Ellen Simmons Freeman. He was owner-operator of Cullins Carpet and Flooring Service for many years. Mr. Cullins was...
June Heird
Sep 2, 2015
June Heird, age 68, of Sheridan, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. She was born June 4, 1947 in Pine Bluff, the daughter of the late Ira Moore and Montez Farmer Moore. Ms. Heird is preceded in death by her parents; son, Paul Jeffery Heird; and daughter, Leslie Hudson. Left to cherish...
Violet (Welch) Finchem
Sep 2, 2015
Violet Welch Finchem, 91, of Judsonia, passed away September 2, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 30, 1923 at Steele, Missouri to the late William Arvis Welch and Reeder Lavada Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Chrissy and Christopher Weaver; one daughter, Sheila Finchem; two sons, Allen Weaver and...
Avis Leah (Bradshaw) Van Winkle
Sep 1, 2015
Avis Leah Van Winkle, 98 years of age, from Ballinger, Texas, fell asleep in the Lord on September 1, 2015. Mrs. Van Winkle was born to the Bradshaw family January 18, 1917 in Hill County, Texas. She married Dave Franklin Van Winkle on November 27, 1935 in Hillsboro, Texas. They were married 36 years before he preceded her in...
Sallie Wiggins
Aug 24, 2015
Sallie Wiggins, age 77, of Sheridan, passed way Monday, August 24, 2015. Ms. Wiggins was born December 1, 1937, the daughter of the late Louis Vernon Harp and Cora Nell Logan Harp. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan and retired from Sheridan Nursing Rehab as a CNA. Ms. Wiggins is preceded in death by...
Harris Allen Haymond
Aug 24, 2015
Harris Allen Haymond, age 80, of Rison went to be with the Lord, Monday, August 24, 2015. Mr. Haymond was born May 8, 1935 in Kanawah Head, West Virginia, a son of the late Wade Hampton and Laura Daff Haymond. Following in the footsteps of his brother, Zane Haymond, he joined the Marine Corps to serve his country. He...
Thelma Lee Morris
Aug 22, 2015
Thelma Lee Rushing Morris, age 77 of Woodlawn, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, August 22, 2015. She was born August 12, 1938 at Toledo, a daughter of the late William Thomas Rushing and Lillian Owen Rushing. Mrs. Morris loved to sew, quilt, crochet,working in her garden and growing her violets,she was locally famous for her homemade...
Lyndell Williams Gosnell
Aug 20, 2015
Lyndell Williams Gosnell, age 82, of Sheridan, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Ms. Gosnell was born November 2, 1932 in Grant County, the daughter of the late Leonard E. and Lillian Atchley Culpepper Williams. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan where she lived for many years. Ms. Gosnell...
Ollie Nora Perry
Aug 18, 2015
Ollie Nora Perry, age 88, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Westerville, Ohio. She was born September 19, 1926 in Prattsville, Arkansas, to William Franklin and Verla Lee Walker. Ollie was an example of kindness and love to all who knew her, with creativity reflected in her hobbies of crocheting, embroidery and needlework. Her faith in and dependence...
Samuel Alexander Puckett
Aug 18, 2015
Samuel A."Sam" Puckett, age 77, of the Randall Community near Rison, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Mr. Puckett was born, November 15, 1937, son of the late Ray Samuel Puckett and Ella Belle May Puckett. He worked for the International Paper Company in the maintenance department, retiring after 41 years. Mr. Puckett enjoyed...
Carole Deane Lacefield
Aug 18, 2015
Carole Robbins Lacefield, age 74, of Rison, formerly of Humnoke and Brinkley, went to her heavenly home on August 18, 2015. She was welcomed by her parents, Floyd and Violet Trammell Robbins; brother, Larry Robbins; and son, Eddie Lacefield. She was born June 20, 1941. Carole was a homemaker and loved her family. Her grandchildren were the light of...
