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Jimmie Lee Messenger
Dec 18, 2020
Jimmie Lee Messenger Jr., age 58, of Conway, passed away Friday, December 18th, 2020, in Springhill Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock.Jimmie was born in Rockford, Illinois to Jimmie Messenger, Sr. and Rita Messenger. He was a Christian in the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing basketball and football. His favorite baseball team was the Chicago Cubs. His...
Annette Edna Greenland
Dec 17, 2020
Annette Edna Ross Greenland passed away December 17, 2020. In her life she knew many joysand many sorrows, and calculated that she had survived one fire, two major earthquakes, twohurricanes and three tornadoes.Annette was born April 4, 1935, in Davenport, Washington, to Frances Ann BeckmanRoss and Dexter Clarence Ross. The family moved to Glendale and then North Hollywood,California, before settling...
Kelly Blake Talburt
Dec 16, 2020
Kelly Blake Talburt, 51, of Searcy, passed away December 16, 2020 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born April 24, 1969 at Searcy, to Noble Estle and Sara Jane Cranfill Talburt. Kelly was a unique and special individual. He, along with his two brothers, were affected by Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy which may affected Kelly physically, but he enjoyed...
Jackie Ray Shaver
Dec 15, 2020
Jackie Ray Shaver, 71, of Judsonia passed from this life and entered his eternal home December 15, 2020. He was born May 6, 1949 at Judsonia to the late Henry Elton and Johannie Mae Watkins Shaver at Judsonia. Jackie married the love of his life, Donna Stimbo, February 24, 1976 at the Rocky Point Baptist Church at Judsonia, where...
Golda Bill (Smith) King
Dec 14, 2020
Golda Bill King, 100, of Judsonia passed from this life December 14, 2020. She was born November 1, 1920 to the late William and Katherine Schanks Smith at Little Rock. She married her husband, Myrk King; he also preceded her in death. Together they raised two wonderful children and enjoyed a large family of grandchildren and great grandchildren. As...
Margaret Naomi Parker
Dec 13, 2020
Margaret Naomi Parker, 100 years and 8 months, of Searcy passed from this life December 13, 2020. She was born to Ellsworth and Mattie Krey Bagley April 25, 1920 at Stafford, Kansas. She married Herman Maurice Parker November 17, 1941. Together they shared 65 years of matrimony. PDale Parker; three sisters and two brothers. She was the last of...
Bobby Dee Jr. Kirkland
Dec 13, 2020
Bobby Dee Jr. "Hap" Kirkland, age 65, of El Paso, passed away Sunday, December 13th, 2020, in Little Rock, Arkansas.He was born November 10, 1955, in Jacksonville, Arkansas to Bobby and Sue Kirkland. He was a Christian and a member of Oak Church of Christ. He worked as a mechanic in the farming industry, and enjoyed hunting, trading horses and...
Julia Dianne Vann
Dec 11, 2020
Julia Dianne Vann, age 56, of Leola passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020. She was born October 12, 1964 in Malvern, AR to the late Joseph and Bernice Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter Katie Vann, one sister, Brenda Wilson and one brother, Robert Wilson. She enjoyed spending...
Alford Bryan Ramsey
Dec 10, 2020
Alford “Bryan” Ramsey, age 67, of Vilonia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 10, 2020, in Conway, Arkansas. A native of Leland, MS, Bryan was the son of William (Bill) and Agatha (Gene) Ramsey and one of four children. At the age of 16, he and his family moved to Vilonia where he made his home. He...
Charles Pickren Jones
Dec 9, 2020
Charles Pickren Jones, age 73, of Benton, passed away Wednesday, December 9th.Charles was born in Little Rock on September 3, 1947, to Victor and Wanda Jones. He was a Vietnam war veteran serving in the United States Army. He was a Christian and member of the Church of Christ. He worked as a machinist in the oil industry, and was...
Janice (Woodfield) Vaughan
Dec 8, 2020
Janice Woodfield Vaughan, 67, of Searcy passed away December 8, 2020 after grieving the recent loss of her beloved husband, C R Vaughan, Jr. Janice was born December 1, 1953 to the late Alfred Oscar and Lugenia Brown Woodfield at Pine Bluff. She married C R Vaughan, Jr. July 29, 1995 at Romance. They spent 25 years together before...
William Robert Ticson
Dec 8, 2020
William (Bill) Ticson Sr., age 80, of Vilonia, formerly of Pinole, California, passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock on December 8, 2020.Bill was born on February 23, 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a Christian and a member of the Vilonia United Methodist Church, a veteran in United States Army, and worked until his retirement as a...
Joann Kimmel
Dec 6, 2020
Joann Kimmel, age 68, of Grapevine went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 6, 2020. She was born April 29, 1952 in Pine Bluff to the late Homer and Lorene Davis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Mike Kimmel. She was a member of Bethany No. 1 Missionary...
Bob House
Dec 5, 2020
Bob House age 76, of Sheridan passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was born July 6, 1944 in White Plains, New York. Bob was preceded in death by his father Leo House and his step-mother Ann House, his mother, Josephine Prass and his step-father Warren Prass and his brother John House. He was a United...
Columbus Lonnie Morris
Dec 5, 2020
Columbus Lonnie Morris, age 83, of Sheridan passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was born June 26, 1937 in Grapevine to the late Elmer and Clara Morris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Carolyn Faye Morris, his son, Phillip Morris, and two brothers, Russell Morris and Donnie Morris....
Alex Sanchez
Dec 5, 2020
Alex Sanchez, age 79, of Sheridan passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born July 24, 1941 in Pleasanton, Texas to the late A.V. and Angelita Sanchez. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister. Mr. Sanchez worked for...
Sierra Beth Johnston
Dec 4, 2020
Sierra Beth Johnston, 29, of Searcy passed from this life December 4, 2020 at Little Rock. She was born March 23, 1991 to John Paul and Stacey Walker Johnston at Central Hospital at Searcy. Sierra attended Pangburn High School and was enjoying a beautiful relationship with her life companion and sweetheart, Samuel Stephens, and their two children. Sierra was...
Elmer Joe Weith
Dec 4, 2020
Elmer Joe Weith, age 88, of Redfield went to be with his Lord on December 4, 2020. He was born August 14, 1932 to the late Fred and Ola Weith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nora Ann Weith, one son, Ronnie Weith, and one brother, Arthur Weith. Mr. Weith...
Virginia Louise (Matthews) Weaver
Dec 3, 2020
Virginia Louise Weaver, 81, of Kensett passed away December 3, 2020. She was born to the late William and Regina Joyner Matthews March 28, 1939 at Judsonia, Arkansas. Virginia fell in love and married Richard L Weaver II January 26, 1957. They shared 40 years of marriage before he died May 30, 1997. Her heart was broken and she...
James Dale DeGroot
Dec 3, 2020
James “Jimmy” Dale (Mike) DeGroot, 77, of Conway, Arkansas, passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior—whom he served loyally his entire life—on Thursday, December 3, 2020.Jimmy was born September 15, 1943, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Anthony and Margaret DeGroot. He was the sixth of eight siblings. He and his siblings shared many stories and memories of their...
