Obituaries
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Trever Spakes
Jul 13, 2012
Trever Venoy Spakes, age 65, of Rowell, died, Friday, July 13, 2012. He was born September 16, 1946 in Warren, a son of the late Truman Lamar Spakes and Gladys Ruth Holderfield Spakes of Rowell. Mr. Spakes was a machinist for Central Maloney. He loved hunting, fishing with his brother at Kelly Lake in Garland City, four wheeler riding,...
Mark (Happy) Glover
Jul 6, 2012
Mark Sherrod "Happy" Glover, 95, of Little Rock, passed away on July 6, 2012. He was born in Rison, Arkansas, to Twillie Homer and Marcia Reed Glover on January 11, 1917. After attending Woodlawn School and graduating from Rison High School, he attended Ouachita Baptist University and later served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then...
Nancy L. Bass
Jul 1, 2012
Nancy L. Bass, age 72, of Pine Bluff, died, Sunday, July 1, 2012. She was born January 7, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Omar Clyde Clark and Autie Barness Clapp Clark. Mrs. Bass was a homemaker and a Baptist. She enjoyed sewing, hunting, fishing and being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Bass is...
Alan Shane Fiser
Jun 27, 2012
Alan Shane Fiser, age 46 of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Shane was born July 10, 1965 to the late Ronald Lee Fiser and Rita (Teppenpaw) Fiser. Shane was an automotive mechanic and enjoyed mud racing, hunting and fishing. He was Baptist by faith and attended Palestine Missionary Baptist...
Robert Edward Parker
Jun 21, 2012
Robert Edward Parker, age 44, of the Macedonia Community near Rison, died, Thursday, June 21, 2012. He was born May 22, 1968, in Fordyce, a son of Ruth Boehn Parker Phillips and the late Bobby Dean Parker. Mr. Parker loved hunting and fishing. He loved his family and spending time with them. He was a 1986 graduate of Rison...
Ila (Jean) Eugena Grounds
Jun 12, 2012
Jean Grounds of West Palm Beach, Florida, formerly of Prattsville, Arkansas was born January 12, 1917 in Jasper, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Geo Hudson and Lillie Carney. She was a housewife and mother. She lived in many states in the US during her life, but Prattsville was always her home. Her most enjoyable time in life was...
David (Eddie) Edward Crutchfield, Sr
Jun 7, 2012
David "Eddie" Edward Crutchfield, Sr., age 44 of Hensley, Arkansas passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012. Eddie was born July 25, 1967 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Eddie worked in the construction industry building log homes and enjoyed singing. He was preceded in death by his mother, Clara Crutchfield. Eddie is survived by his father, Freddie Crutchfield of Hensley; his...
Erma Lee Mclarrin
Jun 3, 2012
Erma Lee McLarrin, age 68, of the Randall community, died, Sunday, June 3, 2012. She was born September 21, 1943 in Kingsland, a daughter of the late Lincolin Sipes and Helen Roberts Sipes. Mrs. McLarrin was an LPN, cosmetologist and beautician. She was a loving wife and homemaker and was a Baptist. Mrs. McLarrin was also preceded in death...
Nancy Irene Dickerson
May 31, 2012
Nancy Irene Dickerson, age 56, White Hall, died, Thursday, May 31, 2012. She was born June 26, 1955 in St. Joe, Missouri, a daughter of the late Carrol Ashcraft and Dora Ritzsinger Ashcraft. Mrs. Dickerson was a 1973 graduate of Pine Bluff High School. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and caregiver. Mrs. Dickerson was also preceded in...
Dorothy Ellen Erickson
May 30, 2012
Dorothy Ellen Cox Erickson, age 98, of North Little Rock, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. She was born April 14, 1914 in Moline, Illinois, a daughter of the late Earl S. Cox and Katherine Van Norman Cox. Mrs. Erickson was a professional waitress for over 35 years in Glendale, California, and was a member...
Tracy Janette Knighten
May 30, 2012
Obituary Tracy Janette Knighten, age 40 of Sheridan Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock, Arkansas with her loving family by her side. She was born August 20, 1971 to Carolyn (Brown) Jensen. She was a 1989 graduate of Sheridan High School and continued her education receiving an associate degree in Computer Programming...
John Wilford Allen
May 30, 2012
John "Dub" Wilford Allen age, 71 of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Wednesday May 30, 2012 at Arkansas Hospice with his loving family by his side. He was born June 13, 1940 in Sheridan, Arkansas to the late Otha " Buck" Allen and Sarah Estellee Allen. Dub retired from Levi Strauss as the Facilities Maintenance Engineer and was proud to...
Rebecca June Craig Ramos
May 26, 2012
Rebecca June Craig Ramos, age 31, of Hampton, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 26, 2012. She was born August 21, 1980 in Pine Bluff, a daughter of Charlie Edward and Paulette Hamman Craig. Mrs. Ramos was a 1998 Honor graduate of Rison High School, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She was in...
Kenneth James Hackett
May 24, 2012
Kenneth (Jimmy) James Hackett, age 51 of Little Rock, formerly of Sheridan,Arkansas passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012. He was born July 24, 1960 to Charles Albert Hackett and Gloria Jane (Puttroff) Hackett. Kenneth was a retired automotive mechanic, and member of First Southern Baptist Church near Sheridan, Arkansas. Service will be scheduled at a later date.
Esther Janelle Lisemby Ward
May 12, 2012
Esther Janelle Lisemby Ward, age 70, of New Edinburg, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 12, 2012. She was born August 2, 1941 in New Edinburg, a daughter of the late James Ross Lisemby and Ophie Pet Williams Lisemby. Mrs. Ward was a 1959 graduate of New Edinburg High School, where she was an honor student. She...
Eddie Lee Coats
Apr 27, 2012
Eddie Lee Coats age 78, of Harrison, formally of Pine Bluff and Rison, died, Friday, April 27, 2012. He was born August 25, 1933 in New Edinburg, a son of the late Alvie and Ruthie Simmons Coats. Mr. Coats served in the United States Navy. He retired from the Dollarway School District where he was a School Bus Mechanic....
May Delle Mcmurtrey
Apr 24, 2012
May Delle McMurtrey (Nee Hancock), age 84, of Rison, left this world on, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. She was born November 11, 1927 in Gary, Texas. An avid gardener, May Delle enjoyed all kinds of flowers and served with the Rison Garden Club 14 years. She volunteered with Greenwood Cemetery Association over 10 years and served as Committeeman for...
Billie J. Langford
Apr 23, 2012
Billie J. Langford, age 81, of Kingsland, currently residing at Crown Point Assisted Living in Sheridan, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 23, 2012. She was born June 14, 1930 in Kingsland, a daughter of the late Walter and Maude Hall Mitchell. Mrs. Langford was a 1948 graduate of Kingsland High School. She was a homemaker, genealogist...
Fannie Crutchfield
Apr 22, 2012
Fannie J. Crutchfield, age 88, of the Herbine Community, died, Sunday, April 22, 2012. She was born March 25, 1924 in New Edinburg, a daughter of the late James (Jim) McClellan and Lillian Hartley McClellan. Mrs. Crutchfield was a graduate of Rison High School. She enjoyed farming and quilting. Mrs. Crutchfield was a homemaker and a member of Free...
Steve Michael Lisenbey
Apr 21, 2012
Steve Michael Lisenbey, age 34, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on September 3, 1977 to the late Arlin Aubrey Lisenbey, Jr. and to Cheryl (Norton) Hubbard. Steve was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the Lisenbey Deer Camp. Steve was preceded in death by his...
