In our Care

Nov 3, 2008

Bobby D. Parker age 69 of the Macedonia Community near Rison, died Monday, November 3, 2008 at his home. He was born June 24, 1939 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Paul Parker and Althea Marie Turner Parker. Mr. Parker graduated from Rison High School in 1957. He married Ruth Ann Boehn on December 16,...

Oct 31, 2008

Lois Sue Austin, 70, of Little Rock died Friday, October 31, 2008 at her home. She was born July 26, 1938 in Sheridan, a daughter of the late Thurman and Mittie Duvall Ellis. Mrs. Austin was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Austin; three brothers; three sisters; and two grandchildren.

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Oct 29, 2008

Marie Ruth Briant age 77 of the Rowell Community near Rison, died Wednesday October 29, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 15, 1930, in Cleveland County, a daughter of Mollie Una Brown Simms and the late Morgan Simms. Mrs. Briant was a seamstress for Brown Manufacturing before her retirement and was a member...

Oct 22, 2008

Joan McClellan age 74 formerly of New Edinburg died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado. She was born October 13, 1934 in New Edinburg, a daughter of the late Chester and Velma Bryant Arthur. Mrs McClellan was a member of Bible Baptist Church in El Dorado and a homemaker. She was also...

Oct 22, 2008

Berniece Reed age 69 of the Woodlawn Community, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at her home. She was born May 2, 1939 in the Macedonia Community, a daughter of the late Hoody and Ola Mae Puckett Herrington. Mrs. Reed was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, a homemaker and a farmer. She was also preceded...

Oct 12, 2008

Andrew David Cummings age 54 of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1954 in Pine Bluff, a son of the late Elmer Eugene Cummings and Willie Inez Smith Cummings Love. Mr. Cummings was an employee of Allied Tube and a charter member of Cummings Hunting Club....

Oct 11, 2008

John Edward Trucks of Pine Bluff finished his earthly life October 11, 2008, in Batesville, AR. He was surrounded by his family when he went to be with his Lord and Maker, Jesus Christ.

He was born in Rison, AR, September 7th, 1934 to Ancil and Charlotte Blackstock Trucks. He was preceded in death by...

Oct 4, 2008

Helynn Frances Beasley, 82, of Puyallup Washington, formerly of Sheridan, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at her home. She was born August 19, 1926 in Conway, a daughter of the late Thomas Taylor and O.D and Lochie Gantz Mathews. Mrs. Beasley attended Cane Creek School and was a graduate of Jacksonville High School. She was a...

Oct 1, 2008

Lura L. Lewis age 91 of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born August, 28, 1917 in Kingsland, a daughter of the late Thadeus Elihue T. E. Cox and Addie Mae Crain Cox. Mrs. Lewis was a homemaker. She was a former member of the American Legion Auxiliary and...

Sep 23, 2008

Ruthie Lee Hall Smith, 72, of Sheridan went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. She was born August 29, 1936 in Borger, Texas, a daughter of the late Earl and Jennie Lee Hall. Ruthie was a 1955 graduate of Sheridan High School. On February 16, 1957 she...

Sep 23, 2008

Ozella Taylor Terrell age 91 of Rison, died, Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born June 8, 1917 in Haworth, Oklahoma, a daughter of the late Emmett and Stella Morris Sullivan. Mrs. Terrell was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Faith Assembly of God Church. She was also...

Sep 22, 2008

Robert Lee Price age 70, of Star City, died Monday, September 22, 2008. He was born May 9, 1938 in Cleveland County, a son of the late Artis S. and Martha Jean Brown Price. Mr. Price served in the Army during the Vietnam Era. He was a self employed carpenter and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist...

Sep 21, 2008

Darick Foster Cotton Kellems, 26, of Benton, formerly of Sheridan died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Darick was born January 1, 1982 in Detroit Michigan. He was a member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church, and worked as a sheet rock hanger. Darick had been a student at Sheridan High School...

Sep 8, 2008

Eugene Gene Jennings went to be with his Lord and Savior, at age 71, Monday, September 8, 2008 with his loving family by his bedside at his home in Hot Springs. He was born August 30, 1937 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, a son of the late Emmett Holland and Willie Buel Lassiter Jennings. Mr. Jennings was raised by...

Sep 5, 2008

Thurman Baker, 81 of Sheridan died Friday, September 5, 2008 at his home. He was born February 19, 1927 in Traskwood Arkansas, a son of the late Roy Hick Baker Sr. and Leta Grace Lewis Baker. Mr. Baker was a World War II army veteran and a retired employee of the Grant County Courthouse after 31 years...

Aug 30, 2008

Floy Gene Edmonds age 86 of Woodlawn, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at her home. She was born April 29, 1922, in Cleveland County, a daughter of the late Guy and Lillie Cope Henderson. Mrs. Edmonds attended Rison High School. She married Earnest Lee Edmonds on March 25, 1943. Mrs. Edmonds was an Inspector for Westinghouse Electric...

Aug 27, 2008

Alfred DeWayne White age 49 of Rison, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born September 3, 1958 in Pine Bluff, a son of Marie White Hatchett of Plainview and the late James Alfred White. Mr. White married Debra Pickering on March 26, 1977. He was a maintenance foreman...

Aug 22, 2008

Joseph (Joe) Harrison Taylor, 84 of Rison, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at the Cleveland County Nursing Home. He was born March 11, 1924 in Cleveland County, a son of the late William Harp Taylor and Arie Ella Harvey Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a retired ceramic tile contractor. He was a faithful member of Bethel Number One...

Aug 21, 2008

Ophie Davis Lancaster, 93, of Sheridan, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Sheridan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 21, 1914 in Rison, a daughter of the late Milton Montgomery and Mary Johnnie Holderfield Davis. Mrs. Lancaster owned and operated Ophies Bait Shop in Sheridan for twelve years until 1978. She then worked for Grant...

Aug 20, 2008

Wanda J. Deakins, age 66 of Mayflower, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at Conway Regional Hospital. She was born October 2, 1941, in the Herbine Community near Rison, a daughter of the late Daniel Fitzhugh and Mabel Sandine Herring. Mrs. Deakins was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. She was also preceded...