In our Care

Jun 18, 2011

Grady Pat Grider, age 72 of White Hall, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at his home. He was born May 14, 1939 in Rowell, a son of the late Lester Grider and Maggie Spakes Grider. Mr. Grider attended Woodlawn High School. He retired from the United States Army, having served in Vietnam, where he was awarded the...

Jun 18, 2011

Harvey Dean Massey, age 63 of Grapevine, Arkansas died Saturday June 18, 2011. He was born July 27, 1947 in Reno Nevada to the late Everett Leslie and Opal Virgina Massey. Harvey was a member of Bethany #1 Missionary Baptist Church, Grapevine, Arkansas. He was a graduate of Grapevine High School, a United States Marine Corp Veteran,...

Jun 4, 2011

Ophie Harper Ryburn, 95, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday, June 4th at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 31, 1915 in Cleveland County, Arkansas to Daniel Govan Harper and Irene Vinson Harper.

Mrs. Ryburn was reared in Pansy, Arkansas and attended Woodlawn Schools. She married John Wharton Ryburn, Jr. (J.W.) in 1934. Together...

Jun 3, 2011

Maxine Reed Rogers age 79 of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord Friday, June 3, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 18, 1932 in Rison, a daughter of the late William Jack Reed and Mary Audrey Broach Reed Ballew. Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker, and enjoyed gospel singing and bowling. She...

Jun 2, 2011

Dewey Dude Edward Cotton of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 7, 1923, the son of the late Henry and Eliza Cotton. He was a member of Hope Pentecostal Church in Sheridan and an honorary member of Taylor Smith Hunting Club. He served in the Army during World War II in Germany by building bridges. Dewey and was...

May 24, 2011

Pebbel Lee Smith Taylor, ( 91), formerly of Rison, Arkansas died May 24, 2011 in Lufkin, Texas. She was born June 4, 1919 in Grant County, Arkansas and was the daughter of Ethel Virginia (Carleton) and George Griffin Smith. Her family was among the early pioneers in Grant County, Arkansas and included her maternal grandparents Margaret Jane...

May 23, 2011

Charles Ray Briant, age 89 of the Rowell Community, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born on July 15, 1921 in New Edinburg, a son of the late Walter Cleveland Briant and Mattie B. Thompson Briant. Mr. Briant served in the United States Army during World War II;...

May 11, 2011

Verdie Elizabeth Rauls Reap, age 97 of Rison, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Greenhouse Cottages of Southern Hills Nursing Home. She was born on March 27, 1914 in Herbine, a daughter of the late Bester Moore Rauls and Zelphia Puckett Rauls. Mrs. Reap attended school at the two room school house at Herbine. She enjoyed...

May 10, 2011

Carthel Lee Harris, age 84 of Sheridan, Arkansas, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his home. He was born September 29, 1926 in Prattsville, Arkansas, a son of the late Harvey L. Harris and Vida E. Hope. Mr. Harris was a retired Iron worker. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. Mr. Harris attended Bethany #1 Missionary...

May 9, 2011

Thomas Raymond Royal age 68 of Sheridan, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 8, 1942 in Monroe, a son of the late Verble Henry Royal and Elsie Lucille Horton. He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by two sons, Ronnie (Carol) Royal of Sheridan and...

May 8, 2011

Maxine Attwood, age 92 of Rison, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011 in Pine Bluff. She was born on February 27, 1919 in Glenwood, Arkansas to the late Tobe and Celia Garrett Hare. She graduated from Glenwood High School and married Malcolm Attwood in 1949. She was a member of Rison United Methodist Church. Mrs. Attwood...

May 8, 2011

Pauline A. Ray, age 87, of Grapevine, Arkansas, died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at her residence. She was born on October 10, 1923 in Cleveland County, a daughter of late Mary Elsie Taylor. Mrs. Ray was a member of Bethany Number One Baptist Church.

Mrs. Ray is survived by her husband, Leneard Lecoy Ray of...

May 3, 2011

David Allen Wilson, age 56 of Randall Community, died, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas, a son of the late Abraham Wilson and Opal Ratliff Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a Baptist. He enjoyed spending time with his family, the outdoors, fishing, camping and gardening....

Apr 29, 2011

Gladys Mae Hopper, age 79 of Rison, died, Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills Nursing Home. She was born August 5, 1931 in Glendale, a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow and Minnie Mae Veazey Stringfellow. Mrs. Hopper loved her family, the outdoors, riding and pets. She was a homemaker...

Apr 27, 2011

Virgie H. Badon, 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in her residence. She was born in Prattsville, AK, lived in Little Rock and moved to Elton, Louisiana 5 years ago. She was a member of the 2nd Baptist Church of Little Rock. During the war, she worked at the Defense Plant. She also worked for...

Apr 25, 2011

Carolyn Sue Swilling, 60, of Conway died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Conway Regional Medical Center. She was born July 4, 1950 in Camden, Arkansas, the daughter of Willie Mae Wilson Swilling and the late George Swilling. Ms. Swilling was preceded in death by her father and one brother, George Ronald Swilling. She is survived by her...

Apr 24, 2011

Charles E. Cheek, age 70 of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 2, 1940 in Pensacola, Florida to the late Clifton Cheek and Beulah Heird. Mr. Cheek enjoyed fishing, hunting, and loved to garden. He was preceded in death by his parents.

He...

Apr 19, 2011

Russ McCurry, age 40 of Rison, died, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. He was born April 4, 1971 in Pine Bluff, a son of Mary Russ McCurry and the late Charles Douglas McCurry. Russ was a 1989 graduate of Rison High School. He was set to graduate from SEARK College on May 13, 2011 with a degree in...

Apr 10, 2011

Pet Clark, age 82, of Sheridan died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born May 3, 1928 in Rison, a daughter of the late Lonnie Harris and Mattie Reed Harris. Mrs. Clark was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan and was an avid Bridge Player and a very...

Apr 5, 2011

Gertie Powers Taylor, age 88 of the Herbine Community near Rison, died, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Wagnon Place Nursing Home in Warren. She was born March 15, 1923 in the Herbine Community, a daughter of the late Emitt Powers and Bertha Brown Powers. Mrs. Taylor retired from Central Maloney after thirty three years of service,...