Murrell J. Hardcastle, 87, of Jacksonville passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010. He was born March 3, 1923 in North Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Buck and Jewell Holt Hardcastle. He was a World War II United States Army veteran and was awarded four bronze stars. Murrell worked for Veterans Administrative Hospital in North Little Rock as a supply...
Harold Edward Bumgardner, 61 of Little Rock, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010 at his residence. He was born June 7, 1949 in Little Rock. Harold worked for Coca-Cola for over twenty-five years, and Windsor Door for ten years before his illness, he loved hunting, fishing, and gardening, and his family tells of how he was a fan of old...
Norma Jean Lide of Arkadelphia died Saturday, August 21, 2010 in Little Rock. She was born October 23, 1929 in Norman, AR. the daughter of the late Norman L. and Lillie Roberson Langley. She was a graduate of Arkadelphia High School and Henderson State Teachers College (now H.S.U.). She married James (Jim) Orlando Lide in 1954. They resided in Crossett,...
Marcia Wood, 88, of Houston, Texas passed away Friday, August 20, 2010. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Alice and Wayne Wofford, of Sherwood; three grandchildren, Timothy Wofford, of Maryland, Marcia Wayland (Chalmer) of Sherwood and John Wofford, of Sherwood; three great-grandchildren, James, Michael and Alex Wayland; sister, Alice Smith, of Houston, Texas; two brothers, Dale and Bobby...
Kenneth Ray Herron, Sr., 76 of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, August 20, 2010. Kenneth was born July 22, 1934 to the late Odell "Jack" and Mary C. Herron, in Kansas. He was a 50-year member of the Pipe Fitters Union Local 155 and a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by one brother and one step-son. He is...
Betty Byrl (Merideth) Gibbons, 83, of North Little Rock died on August 20, 2010. She was born on August 8, 1927 to Shelby and Lillian (Hill) Merideth at Route 3 Leachville, Arkansas and graduated from Monette High School in 1945, the same year she married the love of her life, Jimmy Gibbons. They were happily married for almost 37 years...
William O. Parks, Jr., 93, of Little Rock, passed away August 20, 2010. Born in England, Arkansas to William O. and Sarah Wilson Parks, he was a United States Marine Corps WWII Veteran and a retired Engineer with the Cotton Belt Railroad. He was a member of Eighth Street Baptist Church in North Little Rock. In addition to his parents,...
Lillian Geneva Brewer, age 90, of Little Rock passed away on August 19, 2010. She was born June 1, 1920, in England, Arkansas, to Samuel M. Beard and Lillie Davidson Beard. Geneva became a Christian in January 1948 and has been a member of Ironton Baptist Church since then. During her illness, she missed going to church most of all....
Linda L. Benson Beene age 56 of the Curtis Community near Arkadelphia died Thursday in Little Rock. She was born June 11, 1954 the daughter of Arthur and Gladys Murphy Benson. She was Director of Nursing at the Arkadelphia Human Development Center and member of Curtis First Baptist Church. Linda loved her family very much, especially her granddaughters and her...
Christopher Daniel Bowers, 24 of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2010 in Little Rock. He was born on December 30, 1985 in Dallas, Texas; he was the son of Dana & Melanie Humpries Bowers. Christopher was a past member of the Arkansas Army National Guard. He was a talented artist, who will be remembered for his love for the...
Willie Dean Mooney, 82, of Little Rock, passed away August 17, 2010. Born in Belfast, Arkansas to William Thomas Bryant and Ocie Ola McCumpsey, she was a member of the Ironton Assembly of God. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Coy C. Mooney, Jr., son, Paul Clifton Mooney, sisters, Sarah Helen Bryant and Ocie Leona Johnson and her...
William Ross McGregor, 81, of Little Rock, Arkansas, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010. He was a dispatcher for Union Pacific Railroad. He was a 33rd Degree Mason, a member of Brady Lodge, Little Rock. William was preceded in death by his wife of forty-three years, Elizabeth McGregor, his brother, Charles Robert McGregor, and his parents. He is survived by his...
Cecil Miles Buffalo, Jr., 65, of Hot Springs passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2010. He was born November 28, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Cecil Miles Sr. and Melba Rose Buffalo. He was previous owner of Buffalo Oil Company. Cecil had an Art degree from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and performed the song Big...
Joseph Walpole, 38, of North Little Rock, found eternal peace after a long and courageous battle with kidney failure, on August 17, 2010 at his home. "Joey"(affectionately nicknamed "Joe Bob.")was born on May 12, 1972 at St. Vincents Hospital in Little Rock, AR, to Joe and Debbie Walpole He was a graduate of McClellan High School where he earned an...
Richard Lee Butler, 72 of Mabelvale, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Hospice Home Care Center in Little Rock. He was born on October 21, 1937 in Little Rock; he was the son of Hoyt A. Butler & Ruby Turley Butler. Richard was a retired Highway Designer for the Arkansas Highway Department, and member of the Arkansas Air National...
Marcus B. George, 86, of Little Rock, passed away August 17, 2010. Born in New Braunfels, Texas on September 16, 1923, the son of Hollis and Hedwig Engel George, he was a United States Army Air Forces veteran of WWII and a member of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church. Preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Karen D'Abadie, he...
Steven Earl Eldridge, 45, of Clinton, passed away August 16, 2010. He was born in Huntington Park, California on September 22, 1964 to Joseph Goldsby and Ramona Eldridge. Preceded in death by his parents, he is survived by his brother, Mark Eldridge and his family of Little Rock. A service was held on Thursday, August 19 at Little Rock Funeral...
On August 16, 2010, Alleene Goodwin, of North Little Rock departed this world to be with Jesus. Alleene was born into a farming family on February 5, 1921 in Cave City, Arkansas to the late Willie H. and Elizabeth Clark Mobley. During the great depression, the family moved to California and was there until her father decided to come back...
Billie Jean Moore, 81, of Conway, died August 15, 2010. She was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas on June 7, 1929, to George and Ethel Bright Rushing. She was a Baptist and a retired dietitian after serving many years at the VA Hospital in Little Rock. She is survived by two sons, Ronnie Moore (Beverly Jo) of Perryville and...
Joseph B. "Jay" Cruse, age 88, went home to be with the Lord August 15, 2010. He was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas. He was the son of the late Douglas and Allie Greenwood Cruse. He spent his early childhood in northeast Arkansas with his 3 brothers, Lowell, Vernon and Douglas, Jr. and his sister, Francis. His family moved to North...