All Obituaries
Timothy Guy Hawthorn
Jul 28, 2023
Timothy Guy Hawthorn, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, born on April 8, 1968, in Russellville,
Arkansas, passed on to be with Jesus on July 28, 2023. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones. Tim was an avid outdoorsman; he loved to hunt and fish. He grew an amazing garden and loved to tend to his bees. Tim also...
Norman Curtis Hester
Jul 28, 2023
Norman Curtis Hester, (Curt), 79, of North Little Rock, passed away July 28, 2023, at Chambers Health and Rehabilitation in Carlisle. He was born May 24, 1944, to the late O.C. Hester and Minnie (Tillery) Hester in Cass, Arkansas. Curt is also preceded in death by brother Jack Hester and sisters Medge Bowman-Hester and Mary (Sis) Hester.
Curt graduated in...
John LeMoyne Jones
Jul 28, 2023
John LaMoyne Jones, age 97, died July 28, 2023. He was born December 3, 1925, the only child of Grace and Herman Jones at New Blaine, AR. LeMoyne graduated from Paris High School as Class President and at age of 17 he volunteered for the U.S. Navy. He was assigned to a destroyer in the North Atlantic during WWII and...
Bobbie Ray Chapman
Jul 28, 2023
Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Bobbie Chapman went to meet her Lord and Savior on July 28, 2023, at the age of 83. Bobbie was born on April 26, 1940, to John Ray Jackson and Ruby (Brannon) Jackson. It was at First Assembly of God in Fayetteville where she met...
Raymond Kenneth "Kenny" Burrows
Jul 27, 2023
Raymond Kenneth “Kenny” Burrows, Jr., age 75, of Vilonia, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023, at his home. He was born June 15, 1948, to the late Raymond Kenneth Burrows, Sr. and Mary (Stell) Burrows in Little Rock. Kenny is also preceded in death by his son, Christopher Bryan Burrows and sisters, Carolyn Burns and Charlene Drennen.
Kenny was...
Karen L. Bonds
Jul 27, 2023
Karen L. Bonds, of Jacksonville passed away on July 27, 2023 at the age of 69. She was born on September 22, 1953 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Karen is preceded in death by her husband Glenn Bonds of 37 years, both parents, and grandparents. Left to cherish her memory are her three daughters, Leigh Anne Anderson (Chuck), Leslie McKinney (Rich) and Heather Derby (Nick). She...
Terry A. Dunson
Jul 27, 2023
Terry A. Dunson, age 76, of Langley, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
He was born on July 14, 1947, in Hot Springs, the son of Claude Dunson and Alice Rainwater Dunson. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Terry was a member of the Langley Methodist Church. He took the verse ‘love thy neighbor’ to heart as...
Larry Dean Shanks
Jul 27, 2023
Larry Dean Shanks, age 78, of Hot Springs, AR, went to be with the Lord on the evening of July 27, 2023.
Larry was born May 29, 1945, in Long Beach California to Orval and Opal Jean Shanks and grew up there along with his sister, Linda Saenz. He was a graduate of Half Moon Bay Union High...
Barbara Jean McPherson
Jul 26, 2023
Barbara Jean McPherson, age 70, gained her heavenly reward on July 26, 2023. She was born Aug 11, 1952, to Virgil and Roma Crowder, living in England, AR during her childhood. She later resided in Jacksonville, AR with the love of her life, Ronnie, who preceded her in death only a short 18 months earlier on Jan 25, 2022....
Travis Dallas Brann
Jul 26, 2023
Travis Dallas Brann, age 85, born near Clarendon, AR, to B.T. and Maggie Brann, suddenly and unexpectedly passed on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Hot Springs, AR.Travis grew up in Brinkley, AR with three brothers and seven sisters whom he loved dearly. He played multiple sports and was a member of a rock and roll band. Upon graduating...
Roberta Jean Walker
Jul 26, 2023
Roberta Jean Walker, 86, went to be with the Lord July 26, 2023. She was born April 27, 1937 in Alabam, Arkansas to the late Tom and Alba (Goucher) Hatfield.
Roberta loved the Lord and was a member of Central Arkansas Church of Christ in Bryant. She retired from Pulaski County School District after serving several years...
Beverly J. Mercer
Jul 26, 2023
Beverly Jane Mercer, 63 of Alexander, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Beverly was born on June 10, 1960 to the late Roger Dale Corbitt and Barbara Ann (Shirley) Corbitt. At the time of her death, Beverly was the longest standing member of Word Aflame Church and a faithful Sunday School teacher, nursery attendant and fellow servant....
Kenneth Ridgeway
Jul 26, 2023
Kenneth Ridgeway, age 94, of Judsonia, passed away July 26, 2023, at Beebe Retirement Center. He was born November 27, 1928, to the late David Milwaukee “Millie” Ridgeway and Nettie Mae (Phillips) Ridgeway in Austin. Kenneth is also preceded in death by his infant son, Ronald Paul Ridgeway; and three brothers, Clarence, Paul, and Lloyd Ridgeway.
Kenneth was a veteran...
Gregory Cox
Jul 26, 2023
Gregory Olen Cox, 62, of Benton, Arkansas passed away July 26, 2023. Greg was born July 6, 1961, to the late Olen and Eva Cox.
Greg is preceded in death by his parents: Olen and Eva Cox; and special niece, Jessica Morgan.
Greg is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Tonia; daughter, Sabrina (Steven); sister, Debra...
Geoffrey T. Hardin
Jul 26, 2023
Geoffrey Thomas Hardin, 62, of North Little Rock passed from this life on July 26, 2023. He was born on September 23, 1960 to William Lee Hardin and Betha Avants Hardin Foley.
Geoff was a smart and stubborn person, and despite the trouble he got into; he was a member of the National Federation of the Blind as an associate...
Neil Grossman
Jul 26, 2023
Neil Grossman, age 60, of Hot Springs, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2023.
He was born on May 26, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, to Bud Grossman and Gloria Meneses. He is preceded death by his mother, Gloria Meneses and his father, Bud Grossman.
Neil loved his family with all his heart and thoroughly enjoyed being with...
Mary Elizabeth Watson
Jul 25, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Watson, 83, of Beebe, AR went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on July 9th 1940, in Thebes, Illinois to the late Thomas and Susie (Winemiller) Hale.
She enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles, listening to gospel music, drinking hot tea, being involved at the church, and spending...
Margaret "Ruth" Hickman
Jul 25, 2023
Margaret Ruth Campbell Hickman was born on September 25, 1944 as the only child to Andrew M. and Anna Mae (Grimmer) Campbell in Port Angeles, Washington. She is a 1963 graduate of T. A. Futrall High School in Marianna, AR, and attended Teachers’ College in Conway, AR for 2 years. She married her high school friend and sweetheart, David...
Grover Carrel Smith
Jul 24, 2023
Grover Carrel Smith, 87, of Benton, moved to Heaven on July 24, 2023. He was born on December 12, 1935, in Corpus Christi, Texas to Grover Boren Smith, Jr. and Elizabeth Williams Carrel. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Grover and Maggie Smith, M Gray and Pearl Carrel; and his daughter, Sherie Lynn Smith Hughes.
Grover...
Doris Lou Thiemann
Jul 24, 2023
Doris Lou Thiemann, 84, of North Little Rock passed away July 24, 2023. She was born August 12, 1938 in Ewing, Nebraska to the late Melvin and Vivian (Pollock) Gunter.
The only child of Melvin & Vivian Gunter, Doris graduated Orchard, NE high school in 1955 and entered Wayne State Teachers College before transferring to the University of Nebraska in...


