In our Care

Apr 10, 2009

Marian Hall Billings age 70 of Rison, was gathered into Gods arms on Good Friday, April 10, 2009, following a short illness. She was born September 19, 1938 in Kingsland, a daughter of the late Isaac Ervin Hall and Maude Marie West Hall. Mrs. Billings was self employed and a member of Bethel Number One Missionary Baptist...

Apr 8, 2009

Dottye Gillis, age 63, of Sheridan passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at St. Vincents Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born May 22, 1945 in East End, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Melvin and Dorothy Reiff Gravenmier. Dottye graduated from Sheridan High School in 1963. Following high school, she became employed at Timex while attending...

Apr 2, 2009

Dicy May Keesee Smith, age 97, formerly of Prattsville passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Harton Hospital in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She was born December 10, 1911 in Prattsville, Arkansas, a daughter of the late James Polk and Winnie Viola Styres Keesee. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville....

Apr 1, 2009

Syble Akines age 83 of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. She was born September 27, 1925 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Willie Idell and Addie Roberts Reeves. Mrs. Akines worked as a nurses aid at Davis Hospital before her retirement and was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. She was...

Mar 30, 2009

Barbara Ann Rushing Patrick age 65 of Calmer died Monday night, March 30, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Born February 22, 1944 at Rison, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late William (Tom) and Lillian Owen Rushing. Barbara was reared at Calmer and graduated from Woodlawn High School, later received a degree...

Mar 27, 2009

Hazel M. Croy Campbell, age 87, of Redfield passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at Sheridan Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Sheridan. She was born September 23, 1921 in Redfield, a daughter of the late Danel Richard and Nancy Adeline Henry Murdock. Mrs. Campbell was a homemaker and was known for being one of the best home-bakers in...

Mar 25, 2009

Reba L. Cope age 89 of Woodlawn died, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. She was born May 10, 1919 in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late John H. Williams and Ruby Vent Williams. Mrs. Cope was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Quinton Pete...

Mar 21, 2009

Monica Elaine Lunsford age 33 of Valliant, Oklahoma died Saturday, March 21, 2009. She was born September 26, 1975 in Pine Bluff, a daughter of Randy Lunsford and Barbara McElroy Redmon. Ms. Lunsford was of the Baptist faith.

Ms. Lunsford is survived by one son, Nicholas Glover; two daughters, Destiny Glover and Autumn Combs, all...

Mar 20, 2009

Joshua Michael Currier age 14 of Monticello, died Friday, March 20, 2009. He was born November 1, 1994 in Monticello, a son of Michael Rodger Currier and Shelia McClellan Currier. Joshua was an eighth grade student at Drew Central High School in Monticello where he was a member of the All Region Jr. Choir of South East...

Mar 19, 2009

Glendine Rauls age 70 of Hamburg, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at her home. She was born August 19, 1938 in Malvern, a daughter of the late Robert Watson James and Laferne Shoemaker Dodd. Mrs. Rauls retired from the Arkansas Forestry Commission as a forest dispatcher, and was a Baptist. She was also preceded in death by...

Mar 17, 2009

Richard Kervin, age 52, of Sheridan passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born June 23, 1956 in Hardin County, Texas, a son of R.C. and Opal Elizabeth Fore Kervin. Mr. Kervin served in the Air Force and worked in the maintenance department for the Sheridan School District....

Mar 17, 2009

Tracey Renee Watters age 42 of Pine Bluff, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009. She was born August 16, 1966 in Lake Village, a daughter of Glenn Alan Hubbard of Pine Bluff and the late Sheldia Burrough Johnson. Mrs. Watters was a 1984 graduate of Dollarway High School and had been a cake decorator for Wal-Mart. She was...

Mar 15, 2009

Faye Bernice Beason age 87 of Alma, Arkansas died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Sparks Health System in Fort Smith. She was born March 21, 1921 in Monticello, a daughter of the late Floyd and Ida Bell Kimmel Jenkinson. Mrs. Beason was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Alma. She was also preceded...

Mar 9, 2009

David Gage Kimbrell, 3 month old son of Bobby and Amy Harrell Kimbrell of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord, Monday, March 9, 2009. He was born November 17, 2008 in Little Rock. David was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Alex Kimbrell, Sam and DeeMerris Peden, Reba Ford.

He is survived...

Mar 4, 2009

Troy John Hedden, age 103, of Grapevine passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Cleveland County Nursing Home in Rison. He was born July 24, 1905 in Grapevine, a son of the late Sam and Rosie Finley Hedden. Mr. Hedden retired from International Paper Company working in the timber industry, and was a charter member of Hedden...

Mar 3, 2009

Billy Earl Parker, 77, of Rison, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock. He was born January 11, 1932 in Rison, a son of the late Claude Parker and Anna Jones Parker. Mr. Parker graduated from Rison High School in 1950. He married Estelle Cooper on November 9, 1957. Mr. Parker...

Feb 27, 2009

Samuel (Sam) Owens age 88 of Rison, died Friday February 27, 2009 at his home. He was born August 17, 1920 in Monticello, a son of the late Marion Owens and Elizabeth Bennett Owens. Mr. Owens retired from the United States Air Force where he was a diesel mechanic. He was a member of the American Legion...

Feb 26, 2009

Jessie Geneva DeMoss Moring, 89, of Little Rock passed away on February 26, 2009. Born on April 22, 1919, in Clarksville, Arkansas, to Harry and Mary DeMoss, she grew up and graduated from school in Grapevine, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.D. Moring; her parents; sister Delma Brewer; brothers, John DeMoss, Harry DeMoss...

Feb 26, 2009

C. Edward Akines age 82 of Pine Bluff, died Thursday February 26, 2009. He was born March 28, 1926 in the Rowell Community, a son of the late Lawrence Akines and Linie McGriff Akines. Mr. Akines was employed by Coca Cola for thirty nine years before his retirement. He was a member of Rose Hill Deer Club...

Feb 24, 2009

George Todd, age 69, of Sheridan passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at his home. Mr. Todd was born October 23, 1939 in Montrose, Arkansas, a son of the late Oliver and Blanche Jane Sledge Todd. On June 30, 1992, Mr. Todd married Wanda Basham, and worked for McGlothen Trucking Company as a truck driver where he...