All Obituaries
Ruth Johnson
Feb 20, 2013
Ruth W. Johnson, age 95 of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She was born on November 14, 1917 in Conway, Arkansas; she was the daughter of John Walter Welch and Nancy Jane Waters Welch. Ruth was a legal secretary for Gordon and Gordon for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Jesse Johnson, her sister...
Ruth Hinchliffe
Feb 20, 2013
Ruth Carol "Roosty" Hinchliffe, 67, of North Little Rock passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Roosty was born in Houston, Texas. She graduated from LaGrange High School and McNeese State University in Lake Charles. Roosty worked for the State of Louisiana Department of Welfare for over thirty years, spending most of this time in New Orleans. She retired and moved...
Retha Lawry
Feb 20, 2013
Retha L. Lawry, mother, sister and friend extraordinaire died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas. A St. Patrick's day baby, born March 17, 1936, she left us 25 days short of her 77th birthday. Many will remember Retha as the red headed lady that managed several restaurants in the Little Rock area including The Kettle,...
Glendene James
Feb 20, 2013
Glendene Rye James, 88, of Cabot, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved flowers, and was a great cook, seamstress and quilter. She was a member of Cabot First Baptist Church. Glendene is survived by two daughters, Susan Turnbo and husband Alan, and Mary Beth Cates,...
Adrian Howard
Feb 19, 2013
CMSgt Adrian Miller Howard, (USAF, Ret.), 89, of North Little Rock, formerly of Heber Springs passed away February 19, 2013. He was born at Parkersburg, West Virginia on December 17, 1923, the son of LaVerne and Pauline Miller Howard. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in May, 1941 and on the 9th of June he subtracted a year from his...
William West
Feb 19, 2013
William Joseph West, 81, of Little Rock, passed away February 19, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Cave City to Claude and Zela Simpson West who preceded him in death, he was a U.S. Army veteran. He served as a Deacon and Elder at Southwest Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian Churches and was a Wesley Sunday School...
Roma Myers
Feb 19, 2013
Roma C. Myers, 87, of Batesville, Arkansas, was born August 17, 1925 at De Valls Bluff, Arkansas to Byron and Kesie (Kelley) Myers, and he died Tuesday, February 19, 2013. He was a devout religious man who enjoyed farming. He is survived by grandsons, Howard Moore and Calvin Dunn; great-grandchildren Kenny, Amos, Cyndi, David, John, Adam, Jedidiah, Jake and Elizabeth;...
Rachel Vance
Feb 19, 2013
Mattie Rachel Vance peacefully left this life when the Lord came for her on February 19, 2013. She was born March 6, 1923 to the late Roy and Florence Blackwood. She is preceded in death by a son Charles D. Brians and grandson Michael Charles Brians. She leaves to cherish her memory her son Robert Brians (Vicki), daughter in-law Lois...
Velva Helm
Feb 19, 2013
Velva Sue Martiness Helm of Lonsdale passed away peacefully at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock on February 19, 2013. Formerly a resident of Jacksonville, Florida for over 30 years, she was known to family and friends as "Sue" and affectionately called "Mimi" by her grandchildren. She was born in Keo, Arkansas on October 15, 1940 to Velva Dolly Mobbs...
Tommy Jones
Feb 19, 2013
Tommy Franklin Jones, 68, of Maumelle died Tuesday, February 19, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jones; two sons, David and Dale Jones; two stepchildren, Clint Winn and Robin Gubanski; grandchildren, Mariah, Avantae, John Q and Marie Porter, Amber, Haley, Tiffany and Matika Jones and Lil Clint and Tommy Winn; siblings, Gwen, Nancy, Bobbie, Becky and James Jones;...
Richard Loerch
Feb 18, 2013
Richard "Dick" Carl Loerch, 84, of Little Rock, passed away February 18, 2013. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Carl and Esther Fleske Loerch, he was a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of the Business School at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a project manager for IBM for 33 years. Among his assignments he managed the lab at Uithorn in...
Ann James
Feb 18, 2013
Ann Dorsey James, 83, of Little Rock died February 18, 2013. She was born August 1, 1929 in Richmond, Virginia, to the late Sam Edson Dorsey and Lois Collins Dorsey. After growing up in Hopewell, Virginia, Ann attended Westhampton College of the University of Richmond, graduating in 1950 with a degree in history. Prior to moving to Little Rock in...
Oscar Beckham
Feb 17, 2013
Oscar O. Beckham, 88 of Sherwood, passed away February 17, 2013, at Hospice home care. He was born on September 8, 1924 in Kingston Springs, TN; he was the son of James B. and Mary Beckham. Oscar was a Maintenance Foreman for the U.S. Department of Defense for 38 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge He served...
Charles Poulnott
Feb 17, 2013
Charles H. "Charlie" Poulnott, 80, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born December 15, 1932 in Crawford, Georgia, to Marion and Deecey (Snelson) Poulnott, and he died Sunday, February 17, 2013. He was hardheaded and stubborn and very devoted to his grandchildren. He was a talented woodworker who enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. He served his country in Vietnam and Korea. Charlie...
Ronald Wallace
Feb 17, 2013
Ronald Jay Wallace "Paps," 75, peacefully left this life when the Lord came for him on Sunday, February 17, 2013. His family is at peace that he is now at rest in the arms of his Savior. He, along with his twin brother, Donald Ray Wallace were born February 11, 1938 to Jeffrey Wallace and Jewel Eichler Wallace in Tichnor,...
Billy Tedford
Feb 17, 2013
Billy D. Tedford, 73, of Austin, Arkansas, died Sunday, February 17, 2013. He was retired from the mobile home industry, having worked in purchasing and inventory control. In his early years he sang bass with the Travelers Quartet and later, professionally with the Melody Boys Quartet. He loved quartet singing! He is survived by his wife of forty-nine years, Trudean...
Gloria Barnes
Feb 16, 2013
Gloria Jean Barnes, age 86, passed away in Oceanside, California on February 16, 2013. Born in Little Rock on October 2, 1926 to Sam and Mae Harmon, she was a graduate of Mt. Saint Mary's Academy, a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church for over 40 years, and lived in Little Rock most of her life. She is...
Mrs. Reba Glover
Feb 16, 2013
Mrs. Reba (Cook) Glover, 95, peacefully left this life when The Lord came for her on Saturday, February 16, 2013. Her family is at peace that she is now at rest in the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born November 13, 1917 to Willie Lee and Maggie (Coffey) Cook of Mt. Vernon, Arkansas. On January 5, 1938,...


