Obituaries
In our Care
James H. Jacks
Sep 4, 2013
James H. Jacks, age 79 of Rison, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 4, 2013. He was born April 11, 1934 in Rowell, a son of the late Jim Jacks and Radie Stark Jacks. Mr. Jacks was a Korean War Veteran, having served in the United States Army. He retired from Central Moloney after forty years of...
Randy Coleman
Sep 2, 2013
Randy "Dodah" Coleman, age 53, of Rison, died Monday, September 2, 2013. He was born June 27, 1960 in Pine Bluff, a son of Pat Coleman and Virgie Skinner Coleman. Mr. Coleman was a retired truck driver and loved fishing and the outdoors. He was a member of Rison Baptist Church. Mr. Coleman was preceded in death by his...
Randy Scott Rawls
Aug 31, 2013
Randy Scott Rawls, age 41 of Rison, died, Saturday, August 31, 2013 He was born March 25, 1972 in Pine Bluff, a son of Randy Rawls and Ellyn Smith Veorster. Mr. Rawls was a 1990 graduate of Rison High School. He was a former employee of the Washington Group where he was a Haz Mat Specialist. Mr. Rawls was...
Odis H. Cullins
Aug 28, 2013
Odis H. Cullins, age 67, of Pine Bluff, died, Wednesday, August 28, 2013. He was born March 16, 1946 in Rison, a son of the late Lavelle Wilson Cullins and Mary Ellen Simmons Freeman. Mr. Cullins served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a Tech Sergeant, having received the Bronze Star, Silver Star and was...
William H. Housley
Aug 25, 2013
William H. Housley, age 93, of Mt. Ida, Arkansas formerly of Sheridan passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013. Mr. Housley was born September 3, 1919 in Plainview, Arkansas to the late William J. Housley and Jose (Reed) Housley. He attended Sheridan Public Schools and later served in the United States Navy during WWII on a supply ship in the...
James D. Cash
Aug 22, 2013
James D. Cash, 79, of Randall died peacefully at his home Thursday, August 22, 2013. Born April 12, 1934 in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Walter Cash and Eunice Roberts Cash, and their last surviving child. Mr. Cash was raised and educated in the Woodlawn Community. He has been a member of Center Missionary Baptist...
Mildred Jynell "Arkie" Randall
Aug 14, 2013
Mildred Jynell Randall, age 80, formerly of Prattsville, passed away at her home in Antlers, OK on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on July 19, 1933 in Benton, AR to John E. "Jack" and Ollie Cordell. Known to family and friends as "Arkie," Mrs. Randall was a retired hotel and restaurant...
Dorothy Cole
Aug 4, 2013
Dorothy L. Cole, age 89, of Rowell, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, August 4, 2013. She was born September 12, 1923 in Warren, a daughter of the late Ben and Mollie Hunt Level. Mrs. Cole retired from Burlington Industries, was a homemaker and a Baptist. She enjoyed farming, gardening, raising cows and cooking. Mrs. Cole loved and...
Nedra Armstrong Spakes Roberts
Aug 2, 2013
Nedra Armstrong Spakes Roberts, age 92, of Rison, went to be with the Lord, Friday, August 2, 2013. She was born January 19, 1921 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late J. W. and Mattie Emma Jean Lee Armstrong. Mrs. Roberts was a child care provider for many years. She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Faith...
Frankie Reynolds Wilson
Jul 31, 2013
Frankie Reynolds Wilson, age 77, of the Woodlawn Community, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. She was born February 5, 1936 in Grapevine, a daughter of the late Gaylon and Alice Woods Reynolds. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate for Grapevine High School and Draughns School of Business. She was a retired secretary for Tyson Foods...
Agnes White
Jul 25, 2013
Agnes White, age 94, of the "Y" Community near Rison, died, Thursday, July 25, 2013. She was born August 4, 1918 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Iru H. Hudson and Pearl Wilson Hudson. Mrs. White was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Daniel White; brother, W....
Melvin Marrow
Jul 22, 2013
Melvin "Mel" Marrow, age 84 of Woodlawn Community near Rison, died, Monday, July 22, 2013 at his home. He was born April 29, 1929 in Phil Campbell, Alabama, a son of the late Hershel Marrow and Ella Mae Pounders Marrow. Mr. Marrow was a retired Barber, retiring after fifty one years of service. He also worked in farming and...
James "Junior" Irvin Wilson
Jul 21, 2013
James Irvin "Junior" Wilson, age 79, of Grapevine, Arkansas passed away Sunday, July 21 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born March 18, 1934 at the Staves Community in Cleveland County, the son of the late Irvin Wilson and Velma (West) Wilson. He was a member of Sardis Missionary Baptist Church in Grapevine,...
Hunter Lee Mayo
Jul 20, 2013
Hunter Lee Mayo, infant son of Jacob Eden and Stormy Leighann Mayo, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Saline Memorial Hospital. Hunter is survived by his parents; brother, C.J. Lenard; sister, Autumn Lenard; grandparents, Ruth and Forrest Haskins of Sheridan, Arkansas; great-grandmother, Doris Tompkins of Sheridan, Arkansas; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family members. Graveside...
Hubert Williams
Jul 18, 2013
Hubert Williams, age 82, of Woodlawn, died, Thursday, July 18, 2013. He was born July 7, 1931 in Rison, a son of the late Holland Williams and Ruth Harris Williams. Mr. Williams graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1950. He enjoyed fishing, sports and was formerly active in coaching softball. Mr. Williams also enjoyed working in his garden and...
Dixie Lee (Dugan) Clark
Jul 13, 2013
Dixie Lee (Dugan) Clark, age 73, of Little Rock, Arkansas formerly of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013. She was born May 6, 1940 in De Ridder, Louisiana, the daughter of the late John William Dugan and Minnie Lou (Reeve) Dugan. Dixie retired from Area Agency on Aging Southeast Arkansas as the COO in 2009. At St....
Lee Cordell Chavis Sr
Jun 22, 2013
With inexplicable sorrow in our hearts, the family of Lee Cordell Chavis, Sr. announces his joyous arrival into Heaven. Although we will miss him dearly, we are so happy that he is at peace and enjoying the company of his Heavenly family. Lee Cordell Chavis, Sr. of Rye, Arkansas was born April 30, 1940, the second son of Gordon...
Margaret Marie Sims
Jun 21, 2013
Margaret Marie Sims, age 84, of Fordyce, Arkansas, passed away June 21, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born August 10, 1928 in Banks, Arkansas to the late James Frank Sims and Eugenia Rugg Sims. Graveside Service will be at 3:00 P.M., June 23, 2013 at Moseley Cemetery in Bradley County, near Warren, Arkansas.
Thomas Paul Staley
Jun 20, 2013
Thomas Paul Staley, 73, of Hensley, passed away June 20, 2013. Tom was born March 5, 1940 in North Little Rock to the late Paul Staley and Ora Lynch. Tom married Linda (Herbert) Staley June 20, 1964. He loved to fish but most of all he loved spending time with his family. Tom's grandchildren were the apples of his...
Bryan Weston Wright
Jun 17, 2013
Bryan Weston Wright, age 32 of Pansy, died June 17, 2013. Born in Russellville, Arkansas, on July 13, 1980, he was the son of Billy Keith and Susan Boyd Wright of Pansy. Wes was a graduate of Woodlawn High School and attended college at UAM. He was a member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church. He had worked on pipe...
