And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm 1:3
Winfred Terrell Petty passed from this life on January 18, 2022 at the age of 69. He was born January...
Janice Annette Martin Smith
November 1, 1932 – January 18, 2022
Janice A. Smith, 89 years old and mother of 5, passed away on January 18. Janice was born to Floyd and Lillie (Palmer) Martin in Idabel, Oklahoma during the Great Depression. She and her sister Susie were close companions and...
Kent D. McKelvey, Jr., MD, 52, passed away peacefully at home in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 17, 2022 after a valiant battle with acute myeloid leukemia. His loving wife, Elise Higdon McKelvey, was by his side.
Kent was born at the Ft. Gordon military hospital in Augusta, Georgia on August 8, 1969 to Charlotte Josephine Egner Varner and...
Dorothy Nell Gilliland, 75, of North Little Rock passed away January 17, 2022. She was born in Germany to the late Hugh and Mary Roberts. She was a graduate of Mt. Saint Mary Academy and retired from the city of North Little Rock.
Survivors include children: Dana (Stan) Pruss and Dan Gilliland II; grandchildren: Kylie (Greg) Gilliland...
Jimmie Franklin Lee of Jacksonville was born in Lockesburg, Arkansas on April 15, 1945 and departed this life on January 17, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Bonnie McDaniel Lee of Jacksonville; daughter, Stacy Lee Nolan of Hot Springs; granddaughter, Samantha Nolan of Little Rock; grandson, Jon Nolan and wife Nikki of Conway;...
Charles Roger Johnson
December 8, 1970 - January 17, 2022
Charles Johnson passed away January 17, 2022, at the age of 51. He was born December 8, 1970, during a blizzard in Portland, ME to parents Terry and Cheri Johnson. He lived in Saline County since the age of 13, where he was a...
David Rue Dickey, age 79, of Greenbrier, Arkansas went home to his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 16, 2022 with his wife of 57 years by his side. He was born May 3, 1942 to Arvil and Orvilla (Williams) Dickey. He graduated from Valley Springs High School, class of 1960. He married Linda Horton, in June of 1964. They...
Nadine Elizabeth (Stroud) Gillham, 89 of Beebe, Arkansas passed peacefully at her home with her son and daughter-in-love at her bedside. Nadine was born April 6, 1932 in Montgomery, Louisiana, to Arnold Nathaniel Stroud and Alice Loraine (Lasyone) Stroud.
She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Johnny Gillham; both brothers, Arnold and Bud Stroud; brothers-in-law,...
Ken Colbert, 75, of Sherwood passed away January 16, 2022. He was born to the late Dr. John H. Colbert and Viola Bryan Colbert on November 25, 1946 in West Plains, Missouri. Ken graduated from Wynne High School in 1964 and from Ouachita Baptist University in 1969. He then attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a member...
Corene Goss, 88, of Jacksonville, passed away January 16, 2022. She was born in Maude, Oklahoma on May 26, 1933, to Solomon Carl Smith and Ida Mae Black-Smith. She was a member of Word of Life Church in England, Arkansas. Corene and her husband, Reverend Goss, worked many years in ministry together.
She is survived by her...
Billie Jean Baumann Norman, 91, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 21, 1930 in Searcy, Arkansas to the late William A. and Edna Duncan Baumann.
Billie was raised by her parents in the Garner community along with her sister and was...
Lt. Col. John Shanley Embree, United States Air Force (ret.), of Sherwood, passed away on Jan. 16, 2022, at the age of 90. He was born in Princeton, IN on Oct. 03, 1931, to Mary Iona and Morton Embree. He attended high school in Princeton, received his undergraduate degree from Omaha University in 1966, and received his...
Dorothy Smith (87) of North Little Rock passed away January 16, 2022. She was born April 12, 1934, in South Boston, Virginia to Luther and Lessie Conner. Dorothy spent her life being a devoted Army wife while raising five children. She was a woman of great faith and a member of the Church of Christ. She loved flowers, gardening,...
Jerry David Bass, Sr., 63, of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away January 15, 2022. Jerry is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sarah Bass; two sons, Jerry David Bass, Jr. and Justin Derrick Bass; two granddaughters, Alexis and Hadley along with a host of family and friends. Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Marines. He has...
Callie Ann Shull of Maumelle passed from this life on January 15, 2022, at the age of 83. She was born May 28, 1938, in Bluffton, Arkansas to the late Lee and Eunice (Weems) King. Callie was a graduate of Fourche Valley High School. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Education from Arkansas State Teachers...
Sammy McGhee of North Little Rock passed from this life on January 15, 2022 at the age of 89. Sammy was born June 12, 1932 in England, Arkansas as the only child of the late Reber and Gladys Inez (Wesson) McGhee. He grew up in and graduated from Scott High School and then Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA) with...
Earnest Lee Norman of Cabot passed on January 15th 2022. He was born August 5th, 1937 to Earnest Eugene Norman and Eva Marie Stracener Norman both of Romance, Arkansas.
He is preceded in death his wife, Margaret Raney-Norman; sons, Earnest Lynn Norman and Edward Lee Norman; and niece Kathy Williams.
He is survived by his...
On Saturday January 15, Clara Lou Sentell (Henderson), loving wife and mother, passed away at the age of 87. Clara was born in Searcy, Arkansas to John William Henderson and Effie Cora Person. Her parents raised her in Garner and then Beebe, Arkansas.
She is survived by two sons, Mike (Kay) Sentell, Phil (Angie) Sentell; five grandchildren,...