All Obituaries

Alma Jo Weatherford

Alma Jo Weatherford

Oct 10, 2023

 

Alma Jo Weatherford, 80, of North Little Rock, AR, passed peacefully at home, Tuesday, October 10th, 2023. Ms. Weatherword was born June 28, 1943 in DeKalb, TX. Jo was retired from Timex and she was a long time member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was proceeded in death by her father, William Eugene Alexander, and her...

Charles Ray Beggs

Charles Ray Beggs

Oct 10, 2023

Charles (Chuck) Ray Beggs, 78, of Sherwood, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on October 10, 2023.

Charles (Chuck) Ray Beggs was born in Ida Lou, Texas on November 28, 1944. He married his sweetheart, Melinda Lou Jones, on August 28, 1966, and they were blessed with their wonderful daughter, Jodi Katherine Beggs Cockerham, on September 14, 1974, and...

Gail Ervin

Gail Ervin

Oct 10, 2023

Gail Ervin was born Margaret Gail Shillcutt on October 22, 1937, and died on October 10, 2023, in North Little Rock Arkansas.

She was the daughter of Mildred Ringer Shillcutt and Raymond Everett Shillcutt, Sr., wife and widow of Charles Dexter Ervin, Sr.

She was also preceded in death by her son Charles Jr.; brother, Raymond Jr.; and sister, Joyce...

Ava Dalana Young

Ava Dalana Young

Oct 10, 2023

Ava Dalana Young, age 72, of Amity, passed away on October 10, 2023.

 

She was born on April 29, 1951, in Amity, the daughter of Alfred H. Young and Oza Whisenhunt Young.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Carlton Brendon Carroll; and her best friend, Phyllis White.

 

On May 7, 2017, Ava married Ryan...

James "Jim" Mahan

James "Jim" Mahan

Oct 9, 2023

James Doyle Mahan, age 81, of Little Rock, Arkansas, died Monday, October 9, 2023, due to complications from Alzheimer’s. He was born July 7, 1942, in Little Rock, to his late parents James Doyle and Antonetta Maria (Toni) Belotti Mahan.

Jim grew up in Little Rock, where he attended Our Lady of the Holy Souls School. He graduated from Little...

Henry Louis Way, Jr.

Henry Louis Way, Jr.

Oct 9, 2023

 

 

Henry Louis Way, Jr., LTC. retired, 74, of Cabot, Arkansas, passed away October 9, 2023. He was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on July 31, 1949 to Henry Louis “Cicero” Way and Jimmie Faye Davis Way Dunn. 

Louis is preceded in death by his father, Cicero; his step-father, Jim Dunn; his brothers, Eric and Bill Jowers; his grandfather, Jerome...

Marene Coker

Marene Coker

Oct 9, 2023

Dovie ‘Marene’ Coker, 65, of Ward, AR, passed away on October 9, 2023, after a long, hard fought battle with lymphoma.  Marene was born on August 13, 1958, to Edward and Adell Hill of Cocklebur, AR.   After Marene graduated from Cabot High School in 1976, she started her first job at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as a secretary....

Michael Kent Bennett

Michael Kent Bennett

Oct 9, 2023

Michael Kent Bennett, 78, of Sherwood went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 9, 2023. He was born on April 21, 1945 in Paragould, Arkansas.

Mike started his professional career at IBF Printing then transferring as a Salesman to Consolidated Printing eventually starting his own companies Universal Business Forms and One Stop Print Shop that he ran with...

Virginia Suhm

Virginia Suhm

Oct 8, 2023

Virginia Suhm, age 88, of Conway, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023. Virginia was born in Pocahontas, AR. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.griffinleggettconway.com for the Suhm family.

Janet Oaks

Janet Oaks

Oct 8, 2023

Janet Eileen Campbell Oaks, also known as JitterBug, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2023, at the age of 82 in Mayflower, Arkansas. She was born on November 22, 1940, in Bigelow, Arkansas, in her childhood home to her father Johnie Ray Campbell and the late Wilma Jean Egger Campbell. Janet was preceded in death by her beloved husband Leo...

Abbie Lee Glenn

Abbie Lee Glenn

Oct 8, 2023

 

Abbie Lee Glenn, 101 years young, a longtime resident of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died on October 8, 2023, of natural causes. She was born Abbie Lee Smith on July 9, 1922, in Coleman, Texas, to James Norman and Addie Louise Smith. Abbie was the last surviving child of the Smith family.  Her siblings were Delma, Eunice, Lois, Louise, and...

Ron Cogburn

Ron Cogburn

Oct 8, 2023

On October 8, 2023, Ron Cogburn passed on from this earth to a greater place the way he lived his life – on his own terms with dignity, respect and honor.  He died at Baptist Medical Center under the care of their hospice team.

Born in El Dorado, Arkansas around midnight on October 4, 1937 he was raised in around...

Dr. Jim "James Alton" Olander

Dr. Jim "James Alton" Olander

Oct 8, 2023

 

Dr. Jim “James Alton” Olander, of Bismarck, passed away on October 8, 2023.

Jim was born on October 9, 1944, in Boulder, Colorado, the son of Alton John Olander and Vera Ida Sheets Olander. He was preceded in death by his parents and his nephew, Paul Olander.

He was a very intelligent man. Jim worked hard to further his...

Otis C. Jackson

Otis C. Jackson

Oct 8, 2023

Otis C. Jackson, better known as “Cricket,” of Beebe, Arkansas, departed this life on October 8, 2023.  He was born February 10, 1938, in Beebe to the late William Jackson and Gertrude Nelson.  He married Rebecca (Becky) Williams on March 16, 1965; they have been married fifty-eight years and were blessed with three children.  Cricket was a Trackman for Union...

Dorothy "Kitty" Yeager

Dorothy "Kitty" Yeager

Oct 8, 2023

Kitty Yeager, born Dorothy Ann Clingan, skated off to Heaven with the love of her life, Beebe, on their 74th wedding anniversary, Sunday, October 8, 2023. She was born in Arkadelphia, AR to Beulah Francis Clingan and Louis Eugene Clingan on January 13, 1927. 

Survivors are her two children, Jack Beebe Yeager (Teresa Snook) of Little Rock, AR, and Jill...

Eloise Bohannon

Eloise Bohannon

Oct 8, 2023

 

Eloise Bohannon was born September 8, 1930, to Fred and Willa Brakefield. She married the love of her life, William Fay Bohannon January 22, 1948. She would go on to serve as an administrative assistant at Norman School District and bookkeeper at Cloverdale Junior High and J.C. Cook elementary school until her retirement in 1987. She was a faithful...

Vonda J. Kendall

Vonda J. Kendall

Oct 7, 2023

Vonda Jean Kendall, age 70, of Hot Springs, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023. 

 

She was born December 10, 1952, in Hot Springs.  She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, James “Ace” Speers; one sister, Alma Bates; and a nephew, Rickey Speers.

 

Vonda was a woman of many talents and passions. She was...

Homer Elsworth Buck

Homer Elsworth Buck

Oct 7, 2023

Homer E. Buck, 86, of Benton, AR passed away on October 7, 2023.  Homer was born on December 21, 1936, to Claude E. Buck and Marrie Shelley Hamlin in Little Rock, AR. After graduating from Fuller High School in 1955, he worked several years at the bicycle plant in Little Rock.  

After graduating from electrical apprenticeship school in 1964, where...

Murray Wayne Jarrett

Murray Wayne Jarrett

Oct 7, 2023

Murray Wayne Jarrett, “Pepaw”, 92, of Ferndale was called home to be with the Lord on October 7, 2023. He was born on April 28, 1931, to the late Cora Jarrett. He retired from Baptist Medical Center after a long career, 28 years in the maintenance department as a carpenter. He liked to work in his garden, do yard work,...

Iris Jean Crawley

Iris Jean Crawley

Oct 6, 2023

Iris Jean Crawley, 65, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023. 

She was born May 27, 1958, in Arkadelphia to George Atha and Louise Richardson Atha.

Iris was a member of The Eastern Star, and she worked with her husband as a passenger in truck driving.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of thirty years,...