All Obituaries

Debra Manriquez

Debra Manriquez

Apr 2, 2006

Debra Gail Manriquez, age 50 of Arkadelphia died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at her home. She was born Feb. 28, 1956 in DeQueen, AR the daughter of Leroy Godwin and Patsy Shope Cox . She was a caregiver for the elderly, trying to help others in any way possible. In doing this, she was able to touch many people's lives...

Opal Phelps

Opal Phelps

Mar 31, 2006

Opal Pinson Phelps, of Little Rock, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Friday morning, March 31, 2006. Ms. Opal, as she was known to most, was born June 14, 1924 to the late Leroy and Isabell M. Pinson of Carlisle (Wattensaw). She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry W. Phelps, her brother,...

Elenas Houston

Elenas Houston

Mar 30, 2006

Elenas McNabb Houston, age 93 of Okolona died Thursday, March 30, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born Feb. 8, 1913 the daughter of the late Samuel D. and Lillian Borrang Stewart. She was a housewife and a member of the Merietta Pentecostal Church in Okolona. She was preceded in death by husbands, Acey McNabb and...

Van Malcom

Van Malcom

Mar 27, 2006

Van A. Malcom, age 93 of Okolona died Monday, March 27, 2006 at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born Feb. 14, 1913 in Okolona, AR the son of the late Charlie and Irene Buchannon Malcom. He was a retired rural letter carrier, a farmer and a member of the Gurdon Masonic Lodge #187 for over 50 years....

Walter Ford

Walter Ford

Mar 25, 2006

Walter Jackson Ford, 78, of Sparkman died Saturday morning March 25, 2006 at his home.  He was born July 3, 1927 at Brassfield, Monroe County, AR to Dee Dillard and Dorothy Erwin Ford.  He was a retired construction ironworker foreman, and a founder of the Bush Creek Hunting Club.  He was preceded in death by 3 brothers.   Survivors include:...

Norman Kingrey

Norman Kingrey

Mar 25, 2006

Norman H. "Bobby" Kingrey, age 76, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 in Little Rock. Mr. Kingrey, the youngest child of the late Granville and Ellie Digby Kingrey was born Feb. 15, 1930 in Dalark. He was raised in Arkadelphia where he graduated from high school in 1949. He married Hope Lee in 1949. Mr Kingrey worked as the produce manager...

Delbert Lambert

Delbert Lambert

Mar 25, 2006

Delbert Hobson Lambert, 44, of Bismarck, died Saturday at Baptist Medical Center, Arkadelphia, after an accidental fall. He was born January 3, 1962 in Hot Springs to Hobson and Wynona Baswell Lambert. He was a member of the Bismarck Missionary Baptist Church, and was a Surveyor for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for 20 years. Survivors include: his wife,...

Flora Tarpley

Flora Tarpley

Mar 23, 2006

ARKADELPHIA, AR Flora Jean Blanton Tarpley age 90, died Thursday, March 23, 2006 in Baptist Medical Center Arkadelphia. She was born September 20, 1915, the daughter of Herbert and Ola Mae Gates Blanton. She was a housewife and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arkadelphia. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Tarpley. Survivors include...

Bessie Northcutt

Bessie Northcutt

Mar 23, 2006

Bessie May Avery Northcutt, 91, of Little Rock died Thursday, March 23, 2006 at Charlottesville, VA.  She was born in North Little Rock, AR May 13, 1914 to William Rafe and Mazie Emma Heflin Avery.  She was originally from McGehee, but lived many years in both Arkadelphia and Hot Springs.  She was a prolific artist who excelled in a wide...

Iva Launius

Iva Launius

Mar 22, 2006

Iva Mae Porterfield Launius, 87, of Sparkman, died Wednesday at Arkadelphia.  She was born July 12, 1918, at Rolla, AR.  Her parents were Milton "Doc" and Katie Porterfield, and a step-mother, Gracie Porterfield.    She was a loving homemaker and a faithful Christian, and was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church near Sparkman.  She was preceedeed in death...

Eric Strother

Eric Strother

Mar 18, 2006

Funeral services for Eric Strother are scheduled for 2:00 PM Noon at the Base Chapel, Cherry Point, NC. Burial will be in Kentucky.

Jamie Fuller

Jamie Fuller

Mar 14, 2006

Jamie Era Grey Fuller, age 77 died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at the Pike Co Hospital. She was born March 9, 1929 in Pike County, the daughter of the late James Jefferson and Era Adaline Henderson Grey. She was a housewife and worked as a beautician for many years in Delight. She was a member of the First Christian Church...

Leanne Hill

Leanne Hill

Mar 13, 2006

Leanne Garrett Juneau Hill, age 23 of Arkadelphia passed away on Monday, March 13, 2006 at UAMS. She had suffered from Cystic Fibrosis all of her life and had been preceded in death by her sister, Luanne and her grandparents, Charles & Mary Lou Garrett of Arkadelphia. For many years she was a patient of Arkansas Children's Hospital, where she...

Alan Blaylock

Alan Blaylock

Mar 12, 2006

Alan Douglas Blaylock, 53, husband of Karen Longinotti Blaylock, of Little Rock, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2006. He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, the son of Charles Walter Blaylock of Baton Rouge, LA and Doris Denning of Little Rock. A 1978 Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Alan was an avid Razorback fan...

Robert Wrinkle

Robert Wrinkle

Mar 11, 2006

Robert L. Wrinkle age 74, of Arkadelphia died Saturday, March 11, 2006 in a Little Rock hospital. He was born November 20, 1931 in Trinity Community (Clark County) Arkansas, the son of Arthur & Mary Estella Carter Wrinkle. Mr. Wrinkle was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a past Master Mason of the Irving, Texas Masonic Lodge....

Marion White

Marion White

Mar 11, 2006

Marion Hutton White, 91, passed away on March 11, 2006 in Bedford, Texas. She was born on March 14, 1914 in Little Rock to M. C. (Pete) Hutton and Mabel Voss Hutton. After retiring from the Veterans Administration, she moved to Lonoke, where she lived for 20 years before moving to Texas. She was an avid reader, gardener and bridge...

Claudie Ware

Claudie Ware

Mar 9, 2006

Claudie Bradshaw Ware, age 73 of Arkadelphia died Thursday, March 09, 2006 at the Twin Rivers Health and Rehab. She was born April 23, 1932 in Gum Springs, AR the daughter of the late Claude and Evie Ellis Bradshaw. She was a housewife and a member of the Gum Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Lois Treece

Lois Treece

Mar 8, 2006

Lois Marie Treece, age 87 of Arkadelphia died Wednesday, March 08, 2006 at the Twin Rivers Health & Rehab. She was born Jan 11, 1919 in Valley Springs, AR the daughter of the late B.V. and Viola Keeter Moore. She and her husband owned and operated Treece's Texaco, where she was a bookkeeper. She was a charter member of the...

Wallace Holland

Wallace Holland

Mar 6, 2006

Wallace "Wally" Holland, age 58 of Friendship died Monday, March 6, 2006 at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born Jan. 12, 1948 in Wynne, AR the son of the late Wallace Oliver and Alma Ruth Casalman Holland. He was self-employed associated with Juanita's Candy Kitchen, a member of Pullen Hunting Club and a Baptist. Survivors his wife,...

Robert Shamroy

Robert Shamroy

Mar 4, 2006

Robert Stephen Shamroy, 64, passed away in Little Rock on Saturday, March 4, 2006. He was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the son of Daniel and Ruth White Shamroy. A graduate of Cornell University, he worked for Proctor & Gamble as a mechanical engineer for 28 years until his retirement in 1993. Steve was a sports fan and a vintage...