In our Care

Oct 28, 2014

Geneva "Grandmother" Jacobs, age 93, of the Macedonia community near Rison, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. She was born April 20, 1921 in the Macedonia community, a daughter of the late Charles Victor Brown and Myra Ellen Cash Brown. Mrs. Jacobs was a long time member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She...

Oct 25, 2014

Elois Gossien Morris Oldner of Grapevine was born on December 12, 1930 to Carl and Ethel Gossien. She was a member of Bethany #1 Missionary Baptist Church at Grapevine. She loved being with her family and enjoyed making and painting crafts. Mrs. Oldner passed away at her home on Saturday, October 25, 2014. She was preceded in death by...

Oct 25, 2014

Edna Jean Robinson Barlow, 86, of Searcy, formerly of Des Arc, passed from this life October 25, 2014 at White County Medical Center.  She was born July 25, 1928 in Cotton Plant to the late Edgar and Mary Ethel Watkins Robinson. Ms. Barlow was of the Baptist Faith and a retired employee of the former Remington Rand factory in...

Oct 22, 2014

Velma Jean Baker, age 83, of the Staves community near Rison, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Mrs. Baker was born March 5, 1931 in Rison, a daughter to the late William Irvin Wilson and Velma West Wilson. She was a graduate of Rison High School and a retired auditor for the Arkansas Sales Tax Division. In addition...

Oct 20, 2014

Ronnie Miller, 71, of Judsonia, passed from this life October 20, 2014.  He was born April 1, 1943 in Searcy to the late John and Dorothy Wood Miller.

Ronnie had a very full life; he was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in Vietnam; more recently served as Deacon of First Baptist Church in Judsonia; retired from...

Oct 19, 2014

Peggy Sue Graham Manus, age 69, of Rison, Arkansas passed away October 19, 2014. Mrs. Manus was born August 22, 1945 in Camden, AR the daughter of the late Howard Graham and Margaret Pierce Graham. She was a member of the Rison Baptist Church. Mrs. Manus is a retiree of the Cleveland County School District, where she enjoyed her...

Oct 18, 2014

Shannon D. Ingram, age 66, of the Y Community near Rison, Arkansas, passed away October 18, 2014. She was born April 23, 1948 in Fordyce, a daughter of the late Claude Elbert Lutrell and Ira Mae Brewer Lutrell. Mrs. Ingram was a faithful member of Rison Church of Christ, where she was a sunday school teacher and always volunteered...

Oct 14, 2014

Billy Ray Tooke, age 62, of Mount Ida, Arkansas passed away on October 14, 2014 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mr. Tooke was born in Warren, Arkansas on October 18, 1951, a son to the late Clem Tooke and Ruby Roberts Tooke. He attended First Baptist Church of Royal, Arkansas and was a member of the White Sulphur Masonic Lodge...

Oct 10, 2014

Paul Bernard Glenn, 57, of Searcy, went to be with the Lord on October 10, 2014.  Paul was born in Greenville, Alabama on February 19, 1957. He moved to Searcy in 1975 and graduated from Searcy High School.  He worked at a local factory and several pizza restaurants before becoming disabled.  Paul loved spending time with his family and...

Oct 1, 2014

Macie Lee Hart Rice, 90, of Kensett, entered Heaven’s Gates Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 14, 1924 in Kensett to the late Andrew and Rachel Hanna Hart. Mrs. Rice was a member of Centennial Missionary Baptist Church in Kensett; a former Sunday school teacher; and a member of the Eastern Star. In addition...

Sep 30, 2014

Thomas "Tommy" Standridge, age 64, of Rowell, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Mr. Standridge was born in Wilmot, Arkansas, on June 26, 1950, a son to the late Utah Standridge and Lillian Price Standridge. He attended Center Missionary Baptist Church. Hunting and fishing were some of Mr. Standridge's favorite hobbies, but his true passion was family time...

Sep 26, 2014

Marjorie Neely, age 81, of Rison, Arkansas passed away Friday, September 26, 2014. Mrs. Neely was born December 12, 1932 in Herbine, Arkansas, a daughter to the late Allie Stewart and Mellie Goggans Stewart. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed reading her bible. Crocheting, reading and sewing dresses for her granddaughter were some of her favorite hobbies...

Sep 19, 2014

Curtis Hopper, age 87, of Rison, Arkansas passed away on September 19, 2014. Mr. Hopper was born April 18, 1927 in Banks, a son of the late Asa Jefferson Hopper and Mary L. King Hopper. He was a 1949 graduate of Rison High School where he played football, and retired from Central Moloney Inc. after 43 Years of service....

Sep 17, 2014

Richard Hewdell Buchanan, 86, of Garden City, Michigan (formerly of Sheridan, Arkansas) passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Hewdell was born July 15, 1928, in Sheridan, a son of the late Richard Hewdell and Lela Sally Rhodes Buchanan. At 20 years old, he married Willa Mae Stevens then moved to Michigan to work for Ford Motor Company. He worked...

Sep 13, 2014

Beatrice Louise Beck, age 87, of Rison passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014. Mrs. Beck was born January 20, 1927 in Rison, Arkansas, a daughter of the late V. O. Woolley and Myrtle Marie Edwards Woolley. She was a long time member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Rison and a homemaker. Mrs. Beck is preceded in death by...

Sep 11, 2014

Sarah Almeda Weeks, age 80, of Kingsland went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 11, 2014. She was born July 25, 1934 in Vaughn, New Mexico a daughter of the late George Lester Oller and Myrtle Burton Oller Sowells. Mrs. Weeks was a member of Kingsland First Baptist Church and for many years worked as a beautician. Other...

Sep 10, 2014

Gertrude Tabitha Rhodes Koon, age 98, of the "Y" Community near Rison, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014. She was born on February 28, 1916, in Staves, a daughter to the late William G. Rhodes and Saline Shelton Rhodes. Mrs. Koon was reared and received her early education at Mullis School in the "Y" Community near Rison. She...

Sep 9, 2014

John Morris, age 19, of Kingsland, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014. He was born September 26, 1994 in Pine Bluff, a son of Allen Ray Morris and Claudia Celeste Eastham Morris. Mr. Morris was a 2014 graduate of Rison High School where he played for the Rison Wildcat football team and he was also a member of the Watson...

Sep 5, 2014

Kathryn "Dorothy" Johnson, age 72, of Sheridan, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born July 31, 1942, in Iroquois County, Illinois, the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Wanda L. Adwell Ingram. Mrs. Johnson graduated from Watseka High School in Watseka, Illinois. In 1979, Mrs. Johnson moved to...

Sep 2, 2014

Jean Hodges Shinn, 75, of Kensett, passed from this life Tuesday, September 2, 2014. She was born January 19, 1939 in Bald Knob to the late Earl and Lorene Collins. Mrs. Shinn was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kensett; a loving mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed. In addition to her parents, she was...