In our Care

Dec 27, 2009

Kathleen Louise Patterson Turner Dawson, 78, of Rison, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 06, 1931, at Shaver, Boone County, Arkansas, a daughter of the late William Van Dyke and Martha Minnie Harry Patterson. A graduate of Alpena High School, Arkansas Polytechnic College and the University of Arkansas, she...

Dec 23, 2009

Blaine Thomas Stover age 35 of Woodlawn, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 23, 2009. He was born February 21, 1974 in Pine Bluff, a son of Jimmy Stover and Marsha Bell Stover, both of Woodlawn. Mr. Stover was a 1992 graduate of Woodlawn High School and worked for the past nine years as manager...

Dec 16, 2009

Walter C. May, age 100 of Rison, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. He was born September 25, 1909 at the family farm in the Toledo community to Robert J. May and Eudora Varnell May.

Mr. May graduated from Rison High School in 1927. He was married to Earline Sims May for 54 years until...

Dec 16, 2009

Bobby Vinson age 76 of Pine Bluff, died, Wednesday, December 16, 2009. He was born September 18, 1933, in Cleveland County, a son of the late Sid and Florence Vinson. Mr. Vinson served in the United States Army, was a retired Pine Bluff Fire Fighter and a member of Prosperity United Methodist Church. He was a loving...

Dec 16, 2009

Hazel Mae Williams, 94, of Clarksville went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Johnson Regional Medical Center. She was born August 19, 1915 in the Rowell Community, the daughter of the late Idell and Addie Bell Roberts Reeves. Mrs. Williams attended Rowell and Kelso public schools. She made her home in Dermott, McGehee...

Dec 14, 2009

Margaret Arlene McMurray, age 73, of Durham, North Carolina died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Duke Hospital in Durham. She was born December 19, 1935 in Sheridan, Arkansas, a daughter of the late William Sterling and Carrie Ophelia Boast Spray. Mrs. McMurray was an active member of Parma Baptist Church in Ohio serving as organist for 17...

Dec 14, 2009

Pauline Lunsford age 68 of White Hall, Arkansas, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Sheridan Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Grant County on November 18, 1941, a daughter of the late Henry B Lunsford and Mattie Lula Mae Winston Lunsford of Rison. Miss. Lunsford worked for the White Hall School district for fifteen...

Dec 13, 2009

Louise Henderson Phillips age 93 of Rison, formerly of Calmer, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Cleveland County Nursing Home. She was born January 17, 1916 in Calmer, a daughter of the late R. F. and Florence Berry Henderson. Mrs. Phillips married Oren Phillips on February 8, 1941. She was a member of Oak Grove Missionary...

Dec 11, 2009

Harold E. Williams age 63 of Houston, Texas, died Thursday, December 10, 2009. He was born January 15, 1946 in Mansfield, Ohio, a son of Margaret Ann Scheetz Williams of Hot Springs and the late Samuel Howard Williams Sr. Mr. Williams served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era, was a retired Electrician and a...

Dec 10, 2009

Susan Baggett Golden age 87 of Pine Bluff, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the Cleveland County Nursing Home. She was born November 18, 1922 in Rison, a daughter of the late Morris Silas and Willie Marie Sanders Baggett. Mrs. Golden worked in the food service industry for thirty years and was of the Baptist faith. She...

Dec 10, 2009

Oma Mae Brown, age 90 of Woodlawn formerly of Kingsland, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren. She was born April 10, 1919, a daughter of the late George and Linnie Nutt West. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bud Brown; two brothers, Glenn...

Dec 3, 2009

Mary Frances Winberry, age 70, of Sheridan died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born January 31, 1939 in Clarendon, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Robert and Vestal Day Phillips. Mrs. Winberry graduated from Clarendon High School. In 1956, she married Billy Winberry in Greenville, Mississippi. They moved to...

Nov 14, 2009

Betty Lou Knighten, age 52, of Fremont, Indiana, formerly of Sheridan died Saturday, November 14, 2009 in Parker View Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born October 15, 1957 in Sheridan, Arkansas to Clarence and Eva Crutchfield Knighten. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1976. Miss Knighten was a member of Living Water Worship Center...

Nov 13, 2009

Eugene Red Dixon, age 75, of Sheridan died Friday, November 13, 2009 at his home. He was born November 28, 1933 in Grant County to Josephus Dixon and Flocy Jones Cotton. Mr. Dixon was retired after working many years in several different industries. His occupations were from working in construction to working as a heavy equipment operator...

Nov 4, 2009

Ethel H. Braden, age 96, of Sheridan departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at North Metro Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born March 23, 1913 in Grapevine, Arkansas, a daughter of the late George and Ella White Hulse. Mrs. Braden graduated from Sheridan High School in 1933 where she...

Oct 31, 2009

Ruthie Elva Taylor, age 87 of Grapevine, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 at her home. She was born January 24, 1922 in Grapevine, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Vin and Ruthie Johnson Blackerby. Mrs. Taylor attended five of the Grapevine Schools and was a faithful member of Sardis Missionary Baptist Church. She had worked for...

Oct 29, 2009

David Wayne Herrington age 44, of Monticello, died Thursday, October 29, 2009. He was born January 24, 1965 in Rison, a son of David and Janet Jacobs Herrington of Rison. Mr. Herrington was a 1984 graduate of Rison High School, and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He was an employee of the Drew County Road...

Oct 28, 2009

Freddie Allison, age 72, of Little Rock, formerly of Sheridan died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born July 26, 1937 in Traskwood, Arkansas, a son of the late Arthur and Mildred McClendon Allison. Mr. Allison retired with Wabash Sawmill Company and attended Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan. He was...

Oct 23, 2009

James Edward Jim E. Evans, age 72, of Poyen died Friday, October 23, 2009 at Hot Springs County Medical Center in Malvern. He was born August 02, 1937 in Brinkley, a son of the late William Alva Earl and Ora Marie Hooper Evans. Mr. Evans retired with Tim Tidwell Construction working as a truck driver. He was...

Oct 22, 2009

Robert Lynn Rauls age 90 of the Herbine Community near Rison died, Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Drew Memorial Medical Center. He was born October 24, 1918 in Herbine, a son of the late Bester Moore Rauls and Zelphia Ann Puckett Rauls. Mr. Rauls was a farmer and a retired mail carrier. He was a member of...