Obituaries
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Carter Roland Jaggars
Dec 21, 2008
Carter R. Jaggers, age 79 of Houston, Texas, formerly of Rison, died Sunday, December 21, 2008. He was born September 16, 1929 in Rison, a son of the late James Horace and Mary Anna Parker Jaggars. Mr. Jaggers retired from the United States Air Force and later worked for Kingsland Schools in maintenance. He was a member...
Raymond J. Leopard
Dec 20, 2008
Raymond J. Leopard, age 82 of Rison, died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at his home. He was born July 4, 1926 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Julius J. Leopard and Lucy M. Lunsford Leopard. Mr. Leopard served in the Army during World War II. He was employed as a security guard for the Pine...
Billy Dean Hopper
Dec 18, 2008
Billy Hopper age 52, of Pine Bluff died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born January 13, 1956 in Rison, a son of Gladys Mae stringfellow Hopper and the late Asa Hopper Jr. Mr. Hopper was employed by Pine Bluff Street Department.
Mr. Hopper is survived by his wife, Sandra...
Emma Christine Rogers
Dec 14, 2008
Christine Rogers age 88, of Pine Bluff died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the White Hall Nursing Home. She was born October 7, 1920 in Grady, a daughter of the late Charles Martin Krueger and Lou Ella McLemore McEntire. Mrs. Rogers was a retired LPN and was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death...
Jim Thompson
Dec 12, 2008
Jim R. Thompson age 62 of Chico, Texas died Friday, December 12, 2008 at John Peter Smith Hospital. He was born September 5, 1946 in New Edinburg, a son of the late Lester Franklin Thompson and Martha Sue Bryant Stafford. Mr. Thompson retired as a self employed route driver. He was also preceded in death by a...
Jean Louise Reynolds
Dec 8, 2008
Jean Louise Esi Michon Reynolds, age 89, of Prattsville, passed away Monday, December 8, 2008. She was born January 7, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Primo and Seconda Lucchesini Esi. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Jean grew up in the Chicago area where she held numerous jobs, including switchboard operator for Lanzit Corrugated Box Company...
Thomas Lewis
Dec 8, 2008
Thomas (Tom) David Lewis age 89 of Rowell, went home to be with his Lord on December 8, 2008. Mr. Lewis was born April 13, 1919, at Rowell, Cleveland County, Arkansas and lived there all but two of his remaining years. He was a son of the late Thomas Lucius Lewis and Jennie Smith Lewis. He was...
Mollie Shelby
Nov 30, 2008
Mollie Simms Shelby age 99 of Rowell, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Cleveland County Nursing Home. She was born April 16, 1909 in Linden, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Thomas and Elenora Henson Brown. Mrs. Shelby was a homemaker and a member of Center Missionary Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by...
Mary Frances Pearce
Nov 30, 2008
Mary Frances Pearce, age 60, of Star City passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born February 18, 1948 in Southeastern, Arkansas to the late Luther and Georgia Mae Dixon Barnett. On December 8, 1964 she married Fred Pearce in Pine Bluff. He preceded her in death on...
Laverne Cook Pitts
Nov 27, 2008
Laverne Cook Pitts, age 76, of White Hall passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at her home. She was born February 9, 1932 in Star City, a daughter of the late William H. and Jewell Truhett Cook. Mrs. Pitts was a homemaker and a member of Dollarway Baptist Church where she enjoyed playing the piano. She was...
Herman E. Romine Jr
Nov 26, 2008
Herman E. Romine Jr., of Rison, Arkansas entered this life Christmas Eve 1938 to Herman E. Romine Sr. and Lorene Williamson Romine at England, Arkansas and went home to Jesus Wednesday, November 26, 2008.
He leaves behind loving memories to his wife, Barbara of the home in Rison, his daughter, Teresa Romine and grandson, Cole...
Lanell Tillman
Nov 23, 2008
LaNell Tillman age 82 of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the Arkansas Convalescent Home in Pine Bluff. She was born August 18, 1926 in Scranton, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Clarence Francis Tillman and Mary Lucille Martindale Tillman. Ms. Tillman was a dental assistant before her retirement. She was also preceded in death...
Charles Crutchfield
Nov 21, 2008
Charles Crutchfield, age 55, of Leola passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at St. Josephs Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born December 17, 1952 in Sheridan, Arkansas. Mr. Crutchfield was raised and went to school in Leola. He was an army veteran, and a retired employee with Price Enterprise, and was of the Baptist faith. Mr....
James L. Threlkeld
Nov 17, 2008
James L. Threlkeld age 67, of Sheridan died Monday, November 17, 2008 in the Veterans Hospital at Little Rock. He was born April 5, 1941 in Sheridan, a son of the late Clarence and Ruby Mae James Threlkeld. Mr. Threlkeld was retired employed of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, where he delivered newspapers and served two years in...
Thurzia Corker
Nov 15, 2008
Thurzia Russell Corker age 65 of Rison, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Baptist Health Hospital. She was born June 26, 1943 in El Centro, California, raised in Portales, New Mexico, and lived most of her life in Austin, Texas. She was the daughter of the late W. L. Buck...
Charles Doggett
Nov 9, 2008
Charles Ray Doggett 69 of Grapevine, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2008 at V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born April 8, 1939 in Johnsville, Arkansas to Clifton and Ruby Burnett Doggett. Mr. Doggett served with the U.S. Marines. He worked for 20 years as a salesman for Georgia Pacific until retiring in 1977. Charles then...
J D. Crook
Nov 9, 2008
J. D. Crook age 81 of Rison, died Sunday November 9, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born January 21, 1927 in Rison, a son of the late Earnest Crook and Lydia Mae Edwards Crook Rauls. Mr. Crook retired from the Forestry Department of the International Paper Company and was a member...
Howard Glen Davis Jr
Nov 8, 2008
Howard Glen Davis Jr., 72, of Joliet, died November 8, 2008 at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana. He was born October 30, 1936 to Howard and Savannah (Cates) Davis Sr. in Leola, Arkansas where he attended schools. Howard went into the U.S. Army January 1955 in Little Rock. He was honorably discharged in 1958. On March...
Ollie Belle Smith
Nov 7, 2008
Ollie Belle Smith age 90 of Kingsland, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at Dallas County Hospital. She was born September 8, 1918 in Kingsland, a daughter of the late William Henry Golden and Frances Elizabeth Harris Golden. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Como Free Holiness Church. She was also preceded in death by...
Virginia Nayrene Qualls
Nov 3, 2008
Virginia Nayrene Qualls, 73, of Sheridan passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at her home. She was born October 28, 1935 in Paragould, Arkansas to the late Grover and Maggie Smith Ward. On July 30, 1961, she married William R. Qualls in Truman, Arkansas. Mrs. Qualls was preceded in death by six brothers and one sister.
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