In loving memory of Steven Jeffrey Carlson age 47 born on October 1, 1964. He went to be with the Lord on February 6, 2012. He is survived by his mother Patricia Marquesen, his brother Barry Osborn, and sisters: Sue Surdam, Crissy Benson, and Missy Majors. He also had seven nephews: Brandon, Logan, Taylor, Tyler, Christopher, Caleb, and Haydon. He...
Mildred Gabbard, 77, of Jacksonville passed away Monday, February 6, 2012. She was a longtime employee of Tyson Foods. She is survived by her son, Calvin Gabbard and wife, Jonnie, of Jacksonville; daughter, Debbie Lemaire and husband, Jeff of North Little Rock; three brothers, Bill Bolin, Bo Bolin and Troy Bolin; three sisters, Imogene Acree, Irene Scott and Janis Rhoades....
Paul E. Cooper age 95, of Arkadelphia passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home. He was born September 29, 1916 in Magnolia, Arkansas, the son of the late Benjamin Elihue and Mary Hughes Cooper. For many years, he served as Postmaster in Willisville, AR where he owned Paul Cooper's Food Center where the post office was located. He...
Roy Gordon Elrod, 90, of Little Rock, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Born July 3, 1921 in Bryant to Rhodom S. and Gladys Hill Elrod, he was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII and retired from Bass Printing after 43 years of service. He was a member of First Lutheran Church. He is survived by his son,...
Oleda E. French age 99 of Arkadelphia died February 5, 2012. She was born October 10, 1912 the daughter of Sim A. and Katie Francis Wood Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert G. French, a daughter, Vada Marie Peters, brothers, Jarome Cox and Leon Cox, sisters, Maurice Cox White Nantz, Rossie Mae Elliot, and Helen Clevenger....
View Video Tribute Leon Rogers, 67, of Malvern passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012. He was born October 7, 1944 in Forrest City, Arkansas to the late Charlie and Tula Hendrix Rogers. Leon loved antiques and spent many hours with his wife going to auctions and selling his things on E-bay. He had an antique shop in Sheridan until his...
Honorable Dr. George Eugene Wimberly, 92, of Little Rock, son of the late J.T. and Eleanor Wimberly of Star City, was born February 3, 1920. He departed this life on February 5, 2012, two days after his 92nd birthday. George served his country in both war and peace. He spent three years in the South Pacific during WWII and as...
Laura Modine Williams age 91, of Amity passed from this life on Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Glenwood. She was born May 7, 1920 in Amity, the daughter of the late Lone and Bettie Hancock Wilson. Modine was a member of Bethsaida Church of Christ, worked at Oberman's Manufacturing and Dwiggins Peach Orchard. In 1992, she proudly earned her GED...
Verna Ward Williams, 83, of Mabelvale, passed away February 4, 2012. Born in Wolf Bayou to Ewing and Ola Sutherland Ward, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Benton. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jessie Glen Williams and daughter, Karen Brack, she is survived by her son, David W. Williams (Mary) of Drasco; daughter, Glenna...
Gerald Leon Franks, 86, of Fort Smith, formerly of DeWitt, Arkansas passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012. He served in the United States Navy and Army. He is survived by his sisters, Daisy Meadows and Mildred Pogue, both of North Little Rock; a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends, special niece, Sue Sneed and his friend, Emily Hedrick, of...
Homer D Manasco, 95, of Sherwood, passed from this life on February 04, 2012. Mr. Manasco was born on March 09, 1916 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Frank and Bertha Waymire Manasco. Mr. Manasco was highly active in the Elks Lodge, was a faithful volunteer for the VA, enjoyed gardening, and was known to be a handyman for all. He is...
Geneva Pauline Boatman Taylor, 90, of North Little Rock, died on Saturday, February 4, 2012. She was born on June 13, 1921 in Cadron Township, Arkansas to the late Andrew G. and Flueretta Mabry Boatman. She graduated from North Little Rock High School in June 1939. During WWII, she was a USO Hostess at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, where she met...
Betty Jane Jones, 58, of Little Rock, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012. She was born in Little Rock on January 8, 1954 to Johnny and Dorothy Edwards. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Walter Jones of Little Rock; daughter, Angela Adams of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Jayne Anne and Lillian Grady of Fayetteville; brother, Johnny Edwards of...
View Video Tribute Rodney Keith McElhaney, 67, of Beebe, passed away on February 4, 2012. He was a top salesman for several years with the company founded by his father, McElhaney Scale, later known as System Scale. Rodney was an avid Razorback fan, and his thirteen grandchildren all held a special place in his heart. Rodney was preceded in death...
Bobby Neil Downs age 79 of Arkadelphia died Friday, February 3, 2012. He was born June 20, 1932 the son of Emory Edwin and Arkie Jane Davis Downs. He retired after 34 years from Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company , was a U. S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War serving as a cryptographer stationed in Tokyo for 4 years. He...
Onis Smith, 101, of North Little Rock passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012. He was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church. One of the first electricians to bring electricity to his beloved northern Arkansas and a veteran of World War II, Onis loved gardening, music, and the Scriptures; was a treasure trove of storytelling; and taught Sunday school...
Rozelle Wordingham Palmer Goodson passed away on February 3, 2012. The wife of the late Dr. Carl Edward Goodson, she was born August 31, 1920. She is survived by daughters Mary Lynn Goodson, Nancy Lea Goodson Mills, Margery Clare Goodson Lumpkin, and Charlotte Rose Goodson; son Dr. Timothy Carl Goodson; fourteen grandchild; and fifteen great-grandchildren. Rozelle attended Ypsilanti State University,...
Dorothy J. Smith, 89 of Sardis, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 in Little Rock. She was born on June 20, 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Dewey Crook and Flossie Wilkerson -Crook. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she was a homemaker, who loved to fish, and she will be remembered by her family for amazing ability...
Erma Clarice (Wilson) Noble, 107, of Rogers, formerly of North Little Rock, died February 3, 2012. She was born on September 25, 1904 in Bayou Meto Township, the youngest of ten children born to John Jesse Wilson and Georgia Benola (Harden) Wilson. She married Earl Dwight Noble on August 11, 1925. She is survived by three children, Earl Noble, Jr....
Verena Ellen Moore of Arkadelphia went to be with the Lord today, February 2, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. Verena was born in Friendship Arkansas in 1922 to Jerry and Lula Merle Pendergrast, the fourth of five children. She moved to Arkadelphia in the early forties were she met and married George Moses Moore, a restaurant owner, and...