All Obituaries
Sue Norwood
Sep 2, 2006
Friendship, AR   Sue Ledbetter Norwood, 69, of Friendship passed away Saturday September 2, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.   She was born May 16, 1937 in Friendship to W.E. and Bertie Spurlin Ledbetter.  Sue was very active within her community.  She was a member of the Ouachita Volunteer Fire Department and the Friendship Baptist Church, and...
Shirley Vinson
Sep 1, 2006
Shirley Frances Vinson, 69, of Little Rock, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Vinson; daughters, Vicky Fran and Larry Fowler, and Shery Rae and Steve Lamkin; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial Service will be on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court (NW...
Marie Watson
Sep 1, 2006
Marie C. Watson, 83, of Jacksonville passed away Friday, September 1, 2006. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, a homemaker and former grocery store owner. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Rosemary Watson, of North Little Rock; two granddaughters and their husbands, Keri and Brennan Bosley, of Benton and Brandy and...
Rita Carson
Sep 1, 2006
Rita (Rowe) Carson, 63 of Little Rock, died Friday, September 1, 2006. She worked for Ron Sherman Advertising, and was a member of St. Michael?s Episcopal Church. Survivors are 2 daughters, Marla Holland of Mabelvale, and Kim Rowe of Athens, Georgia; and 3 grandchildren, Leia Holland, and Alaina and Zachary Rowe. 1 son, Doyle Rowe, preceded her in death. Mrs....
Dallas Holbrook
Aug 31, 2006
Dallas Holbrook, age 83 of Arkadelphia died Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1923 in Ashland, Mississippi the son of the late R.D. and Bessie Moody Holbrook. He was a retired Clark county extension agent for 29 years, a radio operator on a C-47 in the European Theater of WWII serving in the Army...
E. Wagner
Aug 29, 2006
E.R. ?Abe? Wagner, 85, of North Little Rock went home to be with God, Tuesday, August 29, 2006. He was a retired clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad, a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and a 4th degree Knight?s of Columbus. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Clift, of Benton; son, Steve Wagner, of North Little...
Milton Rhodes
Aug 29, 2006
Milton Dean "Dusty" Rhodes, age 79 died Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in the University Hospital in Denver.  He was born Oct 29, 1926 in Carthage, MO one of 8 children to the late Russell and Cora Vera Hansen Rhodes.  He grew up in Kansas and was a graduate of Marquette High School.  Dusty served in the U.S. Army during WWII. ...
Neal Taylor
Aug 29, 2006
Neal Taylor, 80, of North Little Rock, died on Tuesday, August 29, 2006. He was born on December 4, 1925 in Oden, Arkansas, the son of William and Nettie Harrell Taylor. Neal was a World War II Veteran, member of the American Legion and Elks Club. He retired from a career with the Internal Revenue Service. Survivors include nieces, Nettie...
Nelly Allmon
Aug 28, 2006
Nelly Faye Allmon, 66, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2006 in Little Rock. She was born on March 22, 1940 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the daughter of Arthur and Betty Ann Simmons McDonald. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd Allmon, her parents and two brothers, Arthur McDonald, Jr. and Lamar McDonald. Survivors are her son, Michael McDonald...
Minnie Francis
Aug 28, 2006
Minnie Brown Francis, age 100 died Monday, August 28, 2006. She was born in Richwoods Community near Arkadelphia, AR on March 12, 1906. After a career with the federal government in Hooks, TX, Dallas, TX and Kansas City, MO, she and her husband Harvey retired to Caddo Valley near Arkadelphia. Following Harvey's death in 1976 she moved to Arlington, TX...
Brenda Hopper
Aug 28, 2006
Brenda Kay Hopper, 63, of Cabot died Monday, August 28, 2006 surrounded by family and friends. She was born April 25, 1943 in Griffithville, Arkansas. She was a member of Levy Church of Christ in North Little Rock. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Robert L. Hopper, of Cabot, a son Jon Mark of Furlow, a daughter...
Harry Holt
Aug 28, 2006
Harry E. Holt, 75, of Jacksonville passed away Monday, August 28, 2006. He is survived by his wife, of 51 years, Opal Holt, of Jacksonville; two sons, Neil and Travis Holt, both of Jacksonville; one grandson and one granddaughter; brother, Ross Holt and wife, JoAnn, of Jacksonville; two sisters, Sue DeLao, of Sherwood and Jane Brown and husband, Jim, of...
Bertha Smith
Aug 28, 2006
Bertha Powell Smith, age 85 of Hot Springs formerly of Arkadelphia died Monday, Aug. 28, 2006 at the Kenwood Heath & Rehab in Benton. She was born Feb. 19, 1921 in Clark County, AR the daughter of the late William and Kerry Powell. She was a retired sales clerk at Holiday Jewelry Store in Hot Springs. She was preceded in...
Dr. John Balay
Aug 28, 2006
ARKADELPHIA--John W. Balay, M.D. died August 28, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Dr. Balay was born September 16, 1930 in Joplin, Missouri. The son of Hubert and Cleo Balay, he spent his childhood years in Neosho, Missouri. He graduated from Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri and attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville as the school's...
Elizabeth McKenzie
Aug 28, 2006
Elizabeth Jean Marston McKenzie, 86, went home with the Lord on Monday, August 28, 2006, her husband George's birthday. She was born to Fred and Miriam Marston at Long Beach, California. Her father's work took the family throughout the West, Mexico and Europe, spending her early childhood in Greece. She attended schools in El Paso, Texas and the University of...
Billy Brown
Aug 27, 2006
Billy J. Brown, 76, of Stuttgart passed away Sunday, August 27, 2006. He was born in Dumas, Arkansas on October 6, 1929. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict and a millwright for Potlatch for over 30 years. He is survived by his daughter, Stephanie Brown, of North Little Rock; son, Ben Brown, of Stuttgart and two...
Ruth McCallum
Aug 27, 2006
Ruth Ellen McCallum, age 75 of Magnet Cove went to be with the Lord on Aug 27, 2006 at the Garland Nursing & Rehab. She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in Judsonia, AR the daughter of the late Richard Willis and Clara Henrietta Perryman Knowlton. She was a housewife and secretary of Ladies Auxiliary at First Missionary Baptist Church at...
Melvin Hardage
Aug 27, 2006
Melvin Hardage, age 69 of Arkadelphia passed away Sunday, August 27, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born August 28, 1936 in Bismarck, AR the son of Duffie and Pearl Keeton Hardage. He was a retired Exxon distributor, a member of Second Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and on many committees throughout his...
John Ford
Aug 26, 2006
John Douglas Ford, 86, of North Little Rock passed away Saturday, August 26, 2006. He was a member of Trinity Nazarene Church in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife, Ann Ford; son, Wendell Ford and wife, Diane; granddaughter, Morgan Ford, all of North Little Rock; three brothers, Paul David, of Oregon, Rolland Ford, and Lawrence L. Ford,...
Larry W.
Aug 25, 2006
Larry Wayne Lee, 59, of Little Rock died Friday, August 25, 2006. He is survived by his daughter, Carrie Lee and son-in-law, Joe; two grandchildren, Ava and Sophia Vano; mother, Ophelia Lee; three sisters, Alicia Thompson, Sharon Hurst and Gail Meador; and twenty nieces and nephews. A Memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M., Thursday at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church....


