Charles C. Garms, 83, passed away December 7, 2011. Born in Little Rock to Carl L. and Frances Ladd Garms, he was a lifetime member of First Lutheran Church in Little Rock. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and Army and retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a life member of VFW Post 2256. Preceded in...
Ruth Ann Culp, 89, of North Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Calhoun (Jerry) of Higden and Barbara Starr (John) of Grand Junction, Colorado; four grandchildren, Angie Young, Sarah Calhoun, Josh Starr and Heather Docherty; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Mildred Place of...
Yoneko Iwatsuru, age 98, of Pt. Cedar, fell asleep in death on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in Hot Springs. She was born December 7, 1912 in Yorba Linda, California the daughter of the late Joe and Taniya Kitada Dobashi. Yoneko was a retired kindergarten school teacher and a Methodist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Takahiro Iwatsuru. Survivors...
View Video Tribute Willie F. Abshure, 71, of Austin, Arkansas, was born August 28, 1940, and he died December 6, 2011. Willie was a pressman for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette for twenty-three years. He was a lifetime member of the Bethlehem Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Will Abshure; three brothers, Roger, Ray and William Dalton;...
Naomi Ealey, 98, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born December 23, 1912, at Beebe, to Roy and Carmen (King) Ealey, and she died Tuesday, December 6, 2011. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with funeral to follow at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be...
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jimmie Lee Odom will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December the 9th at First Baptist Church in Harrison, Arkansas. Pastor Rob Davis will officiate the service and visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. A service will be held on Saturday, December 10 at 1:00 p.m. at the...
Susan Porter-Levy, 56, died peacefully after a courageous battle from breast cancer, on Monday, December 5th with family by her side. Dr. Porter-Levy, a clinical neuropsychologist, received her B.S. in Psychobiology from Southwestern at Memphis (Rhodes College) her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Murray State University, and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from FIT in Melbourne, FL and a 1972...
View Video Tribute Francis N. Lewis, 75, of North Little Rock, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011. She was born September 2, 1936, at Pangburn, Arkansas to Linis and Evelyn Lewis. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Sammy Pollard. She is survived by two sisters, Nai Hooks (Gene) of Little Rock, Rachel Davis (Derrell)...
Hazel Cox Powell, 91, of Little Rock, passed away December 5, 2011. She was born in Prescott to George and Jewel Barham Cox and was a member of Primrose United Methodist Church. She was a retired teacher from the Little Rock School District. Preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow L. Powell, brother, Barham Cox and sister, Glendene Haynie, she...
Olene Kent Lackner, 96, of Little Rock, passed away December 5, 2011. Born in Evening Shade, Arkansas on July 2, 1915 to Robert Carrol and Della Gevenia Kent, she was a long-time member of Tyler Street Baptist Church. Her passions were arts and crafts and sewing. She retired from Hancock Fabrics. Preceded in death by her husband, William J. Lackner,...
Ola Mae Forthman age 93 of Arkadelphia died Monday, December 5, 2011. She was born February 17, 1918 the daughter of Albert and Anise Bosley Murrell. She was a long time member of Third Street Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband Hesley H. Forthman, one son James H....
Betty Nell Cathell, 81 of Little Rock, passed away December 5, 2011. Born in Enola to Hester Clark Bailey and Ethel Davis Bailey, she was a member of Highland Valley United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah Oakley of Rogers and Tonya Bates and husband, Kenneth of Springfield, Missouri; sister, Irene Paul of Little Rock; granddaughter, Mendy...
Virginia A. Myers, 84, of Little Rock, passed away December 5, 2011. She was born in Warren, Arkansas to Will and Jeanetta Anglen Owens and was of the Presbyterian faith. Preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, Floyd McClerkin, Jr. and Nelson Myers and two brothers, she is survived by her daughters, Sandra Patrick and husband, Art, Pamela Dennis...
Bobby "Joe" Harrison Bascue, 73, of Little Rock passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. He was a devout Baptist. He retired from AT&T after 22 years of service, was a Shriner and a 32nd Degree Mason. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Polly Bascue, of Little Rock; four brothers; six sisters; and a host of nieces, nephews,...
Pauline Cobb, 90, of Little Rock, passed away December 4, 2011. Preceded in death by her husband, Jack Cobb, she is survived by a sister, Bernice Fudge; three children, Brenda Matchett and husband, Danny of Florida, Sharon Campbell and husband, Tom and Doug Cobb and wife, Carolyn, all of Little Rock; five grandchildren, Brad Matchett (Sally) of Virginia, Martha Campbell...
Frank W. Berdikoski, 93, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. He was born January 31, 1918 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Frank W. and Nelly A. Gann Berdikoski. Frank was owner of Berdikoski's Garage in North Little Rock. He was charter member of Calvary Baptist Church of Rose City, Arkansas Yacht Club and Arkansas...
Blanche Burns Mitchell, 92, of Carlisle, Arkansas, was born June 11, 1919, at Wattensaw to Luther D. and Eva Mae Horton Burns and went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 4, 2011. She was a housewife and a member of Landmark Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventy years, Turner Mitchell; son James "Jimmy";...