All Obituaries

Jerome Bridges

Jerome Bridges

Feb 28, 2006

Jerome Alfred Bridges, age 89, of Arkadelphia died Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at the Twin Rivers Health & Rehab. He was born Jan. 1, 1917 in Clark Co., AR the son of the late Alfred Whetzel and Ethel Gertrude McAnally Bridges. He was a bridge superintendent and a Master mason. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred...

Virginia Wilson

Virginia Wilson

Feb 26, 2006

Virginia Blanche Wilson, age 99 of Marshall, TX formerly of Arkadelphia died Sunday, Feb. 26,2006 in Marshall, TX. She was born Sept 18, 1906 in Fendley, AR the daughter, Jonathan Walter and Julia Elvira Callaway Still. She was a salesperson for Montgomery Ward until she retired in 1971. She was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in...

Margaret Pierce

Margaret Pierce

Feb 17, 2006

Margaret Paralee Oldham Pierce, age 93 of Arkadelphia died Friday at Arkadelphia. She was born August 7, 1912 in Steelville, MO. to Rev. Walter McCord and Ella Lucinda Schouten Oldham. Her parents met at the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, KY where her mother was also attending the House Beautiful, a Women's Baptist Seminary. Her father pastored numerous churches in...

James Wilcox

James Wilcox

Feb 15, 2006

Reverend James Clifton Wilcox, age 84, of Little Rock, born July 25th, 1921 to the late Robert and Nora (Hoskins) Wilcox, left his journey with dementia and Parkinson's with the Lord ‘s blessing on February 15th, 2006. He is missed and his memory is cherished by his loving bride, Bernice (Smithee) Wilcox, after 61 years of love and friendship. Bernice,...

Hugh Freeman

Hugh Freeman

Feb 15, 2006

Hugh H. "Hugh Boy" Freeman, age 90 of Delight died Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born July 8, 1915 in Curtis, AR the son of the late Lawrence Vernon and Addie Hughes Freeman. He was a retired millright and machinist and a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded...

James Karber

James Karber

Feb 12, 2006

James Edward Karber age 79, of Alpine died on February 12, 2006 at his home. He was born February 27, 1926 in Stanley Camp the son of John Morgan Karber and Myrtle Icie Pierce Karber. He served in the U.S. Army before settling in Indiana and worked as a contract mail truck driver. He returned to Alpine in 1968 and...

Margaret Yancey

Margaret Yancey

Feb 11, 2006

 Margaret Louise Yancey age 89, of Maysville, AR, died Saturday, February 11, 2006 in Springdale, AR. She was born December 19, 1916, the daughter of Carrol and Cornelius Buck. She was a member of Maysville Baptist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Yancey was the widow of Halley Yancey. Survivors include two daughters, Martha Tucker of Maysville; Linda Hendrickson of Bentonville;...

Mamie Dixon

Mamie Dixon

Feb 9, 2006

Mamie Audrey Dixon, age 92 died Thursday, February 09, 2006 at the Twin Rivers Health & Rehab Center in Arkadelphia. She was born the second of five daughters to the late Arnold Aldon and Etta Mae McEntire Sosebee in Habersham, Georgia on May 19, 1913. At age 14, she began working in Habersham Mills, a textile plant, and continued there...

Warren Starkey

Warren Starkey

Feb 9, 2006

Warren G. Starkey, age 84 of Donaldson died Thursday, February 09, 2006 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was born April 23, 1921 in Friendship, AR the son of the late John B. and Nancy Mahan Starkey. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Friendship United Pentecostal Church. He is preceded in death by...

Tommie Hays

Tommie Hays

Feb 5, 2006

Tommie Benton Hays, age 77 of Arkdelphia died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born Nov. 3, 1928 at Black Springs, in Montgomery County, the son of General Lee Hays and Virgie May Crain Hays. He was a retired production worker for Reynolds Metal, a member of Baring Cross Missionary Baptist...

Marjorie McMaster

Marjorie McMaster

Feb 4, 2006

Marjorie Aline Blanton McMaster, age 92 of Okolona died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock.    She was born January 21, 1914 in Okolona, the daughter of the late Herbert Gray and Ola Gates Blanton.  She was a loving mother and homemaker, and a member of the Okolona Methodist Church.  She was preceded...

Sonya Taylor-McCraw

Sonya Taylor-McCraw

Feb 3, 2006

Sonya Kay Taylor-McCraw, 31, died Friday, February 3, 2006. She is survived by her husband, James McCraw, Jr. of North Little Rock; brothers, James Taylor of McGhee and Stephen Taylor of Jacksonville; sisters, Carolyn Waltman of McGhee, Melinda Carrington and Moncherri Light, both of Monticello. Sonya was preceded in death by her parents, James Carroll and Barbara Ann Taylor. She...

Leon Sneed,

Leon Sneed,

Feb 2, 2006

Leon Edgar Sneed, Jr., 62, died in Little Rock on Thursday, February 2, 2006. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Aletha Sneed; daughter, Christy Sneed-Jobe and her husband, Lloyd; son, Craig W. Sneed and his wife, Tracy; two cherished grandchildren, Eliot and Oliver Jobe; and brother, Larry Sneed and his wife, Johnnie Kay. Leon was preceded in...

Dr. Allen McClanahan

Dr. Allen McClanahan

Feb 1, 2006

Dr. Allen William "Dub" McClanahan died on February 1st, surrounded by his family. One day earlier he and his wife, the former Dorothy Boon, had celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. He was born on December 28, 1920, in Rector, AR, son of Myrtle Sigsby and August McClanahan. He spent his childhood in Hot Springs and attended Henderson State Teachers College...

Steven Eisenach

Steven Eisenach

Jan 31, 2006

Steven Andrew Eisenach, of Little Rock, died January 31, 2006. He was born in Normal, Illinois on April 13, 1985. His father, David Andrew Eisenach, preceded him in death. Steven is survived by his mother, Gaylene Eisenach; his brother Michael Eisenach; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Stickney, all of California; his sisters, Sabra Crecca and Terri Garneau of...

Walter Guinn

Walter Guinn

Jan 29, 2006

Walter J. Guinn,age 84 of Arkadelphia died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006 at his home. He was born Oct 16, 1921 in Japton, AR, the son of the late William Jesse and Leona Walker Guinn. He was a retired farmer from Wesley, AR and a retired businessman in Fayetteville, AR He was a member of the Pine Street Church of Christ...

Richard Echols

Richard Echols

Jan 27, 2006

R. Wayne Echols, 58 of Arkadelphia, died Friday, January 27, 2006 at his home. He was born October 4, 1947, at Arkadelphia, the son of Frances Benton Echols and the late Harold G. Echols. He recently retired the Arkadelphia Human Development Center where he was a speech pathologist. He held public school positions at St. Louis, MO., Lonoke, Camden Fairview,...

Constance Matthews

Constance Matthews

Jan 27, 2006

Constance Ann Matthews, 65, passed away in Little Rock on Friday, January 27, 2006. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Joseph Matthews; her daughter, Catherine Ann Matthews and her sister, Carolyn Mitchell. Preceding her in death were her parents, Samuel and Lorene Edrington and her son, Bradley S. Matthews. Graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...

Dorothy McNeal

Dorothy McNeal

Jan 27, 2006

Dorothy Hurst McNeal, age 82 of Arkadelphia died Friday, January 27, 2006 at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born Sept 16, 1923 in Clark Co, the daughter of the late Jerry and Mamie Herron Hurst. She was a homemaker and a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack...

Jason Vance

Jason Vance

Jan 26, 2006

Jason Delbert Vance, 34, died Thursday, January 26, 2006 in Little Rock. He loved the outdoors, motorcycling, animals and the wind blowing through his hair. Jason is survived by his wife, Debra DeLamar Vance; daughter, Ashley Nicole Vance Bearden; son, Jason Allen Vance; mother, Karen Hunter Callihan and husband,David; father, L. D. Vance and wife Shelley; and his sister, Charity...