All Obituaries
Olivia Escovedo
Jan 28, 2009
Olivia (Libby) R. Escovedo, 61, died January 28, 2009. She was born on June 5, 1947 to the late Vicenta and P.O. Rios in Lohn, Texas. She married her husband, M.J. June 11, 1966 in Big Spring, Texas. While raising five sons she went back to school to become a nurse. She worked at Rebsamen Hospital in Jacksonville, AR for...
Linda Johnston
Jan 27, 2009
Linda Diana (Thomas) Johnston, 63, of North Little Rock passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009. She was registrar and secretary for Sylvan Hills High School for 35 years and a member of Apostolic Church in North Little Rock. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, David Lee Johnston, Sr., of North Little Rock; three sons and daughters-in-law, Tracy...
Ethel Bunn
Jan 26, 2009
Ethel V. Bunn age 96 of Arkadelphia died Monday, January 26, 2009. She was born May 17, 1912 in Clark County the daughter of Giles and Betty Garner Fagan. She was a housewife and a member of the First United Pentecostal Church of Arkadelphia. She was preceded in death by her husband Hubert E. Bunn and a son Don Elton...
Val Stewart
Jan 25, 2009
Val Cameron Stewart, 73, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her son, Michael Stewart, of North Little Rock; sister, Cherry Wolf, of Little Rock; niece, Debbie Stroud and family; nephews, Bert and Bob Wolf and families; aunt, Verdia Stroud, of Sherwood and many cousins and friends....
Carolyn Lindsey
Jan 25, 2009
Carolyn Janith Lindsey, 67, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born March 11, 1941, in Romance, Arkansas, to Floyd and Zula Reames, and passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009. Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Buddy and Bill Reams, and one sister, Seminola Rodgers. She is survived by two sons; Ricky Barber and wife, Kay, of Russellville, Arkansas,...
Everett Clevidence
Jan 24, 2009
Everett Arthur Clevidence, of Little Rock, a man of love and a man of integrity, died at age 92 on January 24, 2009. A child of the Great Depression and member of the Greatest Generation, he loved his God, family, and country and lived his values. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 71 years, Esther Spencer Clevidence,...
Martha Matthews
Jan 24, 2009
Martha Matthews, 83, of Sherwood, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009. Martha was a member of First Baptist Church of Sherwood and was a member of the Mary Martha Sunday School Class. She graduated from Little Rock Senior High and attended Ward Belmont College in Nashville, TN. She was the co owner and worked for Central Manufacturing Company. She was...
William Riley
Jan 23, 2009
William Harvey Riley age 52 of Arkadelphia died Friday January 23, 2009 in Hot Springs after a short illness. He was born December 14, 1956 in Sparkman, Arkansas to Ruby Rogers Riley and the late John P. Riley. He was an employee for the City of Arkadelphia, U. S. Marine veteran and a member of the Twin Rivers Nazarene Church....
Dillon Blake
Jan 23, 2009
Dillon Ray Blake, 72, of North Little Rock, passed away Friday, January 23, 2009. Dillon was a member of Northside Pentecostal Church, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, worked for Hall Tank Co. as a welder, and was a barber for 15 years. He was a great husband, father, step father, & grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Linda (Waltemeyer)...
Helen Mceuen
Jan 23, 2009
Helen McEuen, 87, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born April 1, 1921, at Shirley, Arkansas, to William and Vicie Gadberry and passed away Friday, January 23, 2009, at Springhill Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock, Arkansas. After graduating from beauty school, she purchased her own business in Searcy. It was there that she met her future husband, Freeman. Helen was a...
Jack Burns
Jan 23, 2009
Jack Hamilton Burns, 86, of Little Rock, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2009. Born May 26, 1922 in Batesville, Arkansas, he was the son of Bartley Lewis and Myrtle Burns. He was retired after 35 years as Manager of Office Services at the VA Hospital. Jack was a Veteran of WWII, and retired from the 148th Evac Hospital with...
Glenda Ratliff
Jan 22, 2009
Glenda Ratliff, age 60 of Hot Springs, died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at her home. She was born October 28, 1948 in Hope AR, the daughter of Gordon Harry and Julia Vivian Murry Smart. She was a retired schoolteacher. Mrs. Ratliff was nominated several times and received Teacher of the Year 2000 for the Aldine, TX school system. She is...
Judy Reaves
Jan 21, 2009
Judy Blakemore Reaves, 61, of Beebe, Arkansas, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Judy had worked at the Baptist Child Care Center, and had retired from the Beebe Retirement Center. She is survived by her husband, Howard Reaves of Beebe; one daughter, Kerry Bascue of Hensley; two grandchildren, Lannie Reaves and Austin Mingues; one sister, Bettye Cox of Beebe; and many...
Edna Francis
Jan 21, 2009
Edna Francis age 58 of Arkadelphia died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at her home. She was born June 22, 1950 in Francis, Oklahoma the daughter of the late Arvel E. and Janey Lorene Knighten Trammel. She was of the Pentecostal Faith and worked with Doug's Grocery in Gurdon. Survivors include her husband, of twenty-eight years, Harold Francis; two sons, Toby...
Laura Meddley
Jan 21, 2009
Laura Hester Cox Meddley age 74 of Caddo Valley died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. She was born in Atlanta, GA the daughter of Watson and Myrtis Hamrick Hester. She was a retired lounge and restaurant waitress in Atlanta, GA and Panama City, FL and worked for several years at the Waffle House in Caddo Valley. She was preceded in death...
Freeland Mcelhaney
Jan 20, 2009
Freeland Omar McElhaney of Conway, Arkansas, was called by his Heavenly Father to his new home and new body on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Freeland was born on August 7, 1959, in Beebe, Arkansas. Freeland was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Bailey, Sr.; one sister, Juanita Evans; and one brother, David Gray, Sr. He is...
William Garrett
Jan 19, 2009
William J. ?Bill? Garrett, 82, of Mayflower passed away Monday, January 19, 2009. He was a retired supervisor for Stanark Plastic, a United States Army World War II veteran and was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret Garrett, of Mayflower; two sons, William ?Buddy? Garrett (Rachel), of Moulton, Alabama and David Garrett, of...
Hazel Campbell
Jan 18, 2009
Hazel Marie Campbell, age 89, of Beebe, Arkansas, died Sunday January 18, 2009. Hazel was a housewife and worked on the family dairy farm. She was a member at the Hickory Plains United Methodist Church, where she served as Sunday school teacher for many years, and was a true servant of God. Hazel was the author of Glorious Inspirations. She...
Amy Thomas
Jan 18, 2009
Amy Elizabeth Dodson Thomas, 83, of Sherwood passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer?s. Amy was born November 20, 1925 in Jacksonville, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Bert and Rosena Dodson. Ms. Thomas was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Sandra Fearneyhough; sister, Frances Smithson; two brothers, John Waymon and...
Cecil Free
Jan 17, 2009
Cecil (C. E.) Free, 85, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born August 5, 1923, at Romance, Arkansas, to Elmer and Mattie Free, and he died January 17, 2008, at Searcy, Arkansas. Cecil retired from Central of Georgia Railway, owned and operated the downtown Beebe Exxon Service Station for many years and was a retired cattle farmer. Cecil was a 32nd Degree...


