Feb 10, 2021

Cleve Arden Bond was born January 25, 1930 to Lawrence Bond and Leatrice Breashears Bond. He grew up in Bismarck, Arkansas and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1948. He joined the US Air Force in 1951 serving in Germany, England and finishing his service at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, in Oklahoma in 1955.  Using the GI...

Feb 10, 2021

Feb 10, 2021

Frances Jo Hendrix-Dolen, age 91, of Okolona, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021.  She was born January 21, 1930, to the late Luther Roy Howard and Estie Sallie (Frazier) Howard in the Smyrna community.  She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Ken Hendrix and her second husband, Roger Dolen.

Frances Jo loved her church, Smyrna United Methodist,...

Feb 10, 2021

Penny M. Francis Forthman of Arkadelphia passed on to be in the house of the Lord on Monday, July 5, 2021. She was born December 27, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Olen C. and Maurine Weeks Francis.  She was a member of Third Street Baptist Church.

She was a retired teacher, teaching in the Malvern and Arkadelphia School District. Penny...

Feb 10, 2021

Jamie Shanko Gramkow, 68, of Avilla, Arkansas passed away February 10, 2021.  She was born February 5, 1953 in Norwalk, Connecticut to the late Michael “Mike” and Elizabeth “Bette” (Och) Shanko. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Michael Thomas Shanko.

Jamie married Al Gramkow on July 4, 1973 and they moved to Arkansas spending...

Feb 10, 2021

Bill Aldon Dixon passed away on Sunday, April 18, at the age of 83. Bill was born July 19, 1937 in Habersham, Georgia as the only child of William Ellis Dixon and Audrey Sosebee Dixon.

 

After high school, Bill attended Truett-McConnell Junior College and Carson Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Bill spent two years teaching Biology at Truett-McConnell...

Feb 10, 2021

Peggy (Cannon) Morrison age 76, of Friendship was born February 27, 1945 and died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 after a brief hospital stay in Hot Springs. She was the daughter of the late Kell and Minnie Cannon.

Peggy was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. She worked in various stores around the Friendship area for many years. Peggy enjoyed...

Feb 10, 2021

Billie Jean Reed age 92, of Hot Springs, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 in Hot Springs. She was born October 11, 1928 to Roy and Mattie (White) Starling. Billie Jean was a member of Oaklawn United Methodist Church in Hot Springs.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Reed; a son, Charles Thacker; a daughter, Sherry Young;...

Feb 10, 2021

Former Pike county resident, Pamela Gayle Branch, passed away in Hot Springs, AR on Sept. 5, 2021 at the age of 63.  

Pam was a kind and gentle woman who grew up in Fernwood & McComb before moving to Malvern, AR with her companion of 26 years, the love of her life, Shelton Carter.  She is survived by her 3 sons,...

Feb 10, 2021

Emerson Blake Roberson was born May 18, 2021 in Little Rock and entered the arms of Jesus a short time later.

She is survived by her parents, Jacob and Brooke Roberson of Arkadelphia; her paternal grandparents, Carey and Carrie Roberson of Arkadelphia; her maternal grandparents, Bret and Julie Jones of Bismarck; her aunt, Emilee Roberson of Arkadelphia; her uncle, Colton...

Feb 10, 2021

Dorothy Jackson Shiver, 86, went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2021 in Hendersonville, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, David Hawley Shiver. She was a long-time resident of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Dorothy was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on August 2, 1934 to Fletcher and Mattie (Taylor) Jackson. She had a twin sister,...

Feb 10, 2021

Captain Christopher Warren Robertson (United States Air Force), of Benton, age 57 years and ten months, a sixth generation Arkansan, passed away on the 20th of June, 2021 at his home. He was the son of the late and former Lt. Colonel Thomas Alton Robertson, Jr., of Alpine, and Thelma Ruth Pittman Robertson, also of Alpine.

Christopher was born in...

Feb 10, 2021

Shawn Stingley Jackson, age 60, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on August 2, 2021.

Shawn Jackson was born on October 21, 1960. Little Rock is where he called home with friends and family nearby.  Some of his fondest memories included spending time with his kids and grandkids. As a storyteller, he enjoyed hours...

Feb 10, 2021

Dale James Kight, age 64, of Hot Springs, passed away March 5, 2021.  He was born May 21, 1956 to the late James and Lillie Kight in Kingston, NY.

Dale was an avid outdoorsman.  He retired from Gibbs Brothers Cooperage after 41 years and was a volunteer fireman for Lake Hamilton and 70 West fire department for 15 years.

Dale...

Feb 10, 2021

Patsy Mallett Abernathy age 76, of the Brown Springs Community near Arkadelphia, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at her home. She was born January 12, 1945 to the late Otto Charles and Ethel Harris Mallett. She was a longtime member of Anchor Baptist Church where she and Brenda Cornelius took care of the music for several years. She was...

Feb 10, 2021

Dorothy Rae Ragsdill Ross, 71, passed away peacefully at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock on May 23, 2021. A visitation with the family is scheduled for Friday, July 9, at 10:00am at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. A Memorial Mass will take place that day at 3:00pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Arkadelphia. 

Dorothy was born September 12, 1949, in...

Feb 10, 2021

Audrey Bettis Stow, age 91, of Hot Springs, formerly of Gum Springs, died Saturday, June 26, 2021, in CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born January 17, 1930, in Brown Springs, AR, the daughter of Marvin and Velma Oneda Haltom Bettis.

She was a member of the Richwoods Baptist Church and enjoyed quilting, crossword puzzles, and baking....

Feb 10, 2021

Mattie Mae Vanlandingham Whitley age 84, of Little Rock passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 in Little Rock. She was born March 1, 1937 to the late Frank and Clara Efird Vanlandingham. Mattie was a member of Brookwood Baptist Church. She loved and enjoyed her family especially taking care of her grandkids.

Mattie was preceded in death by her husband...

Feb 10, 2021

Nina Marlene Little, 90, of Cabot passed away November 11, 2021, at Greystone Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Tilton, Arkansas on July 27, 1931 and was a former Southwestern Bell telephone operator and retired co-owner with her husband of Shipley Donuts #5. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy J Little; her parents, Olen McClanahan...

Feb 10, 2021

Norris Leon Berryhill age 77, of Bismarck, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 in Little Rock. He was born August 28, 1943 to the late Leon and Edna Earl Weatherford Berryhill. He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church.

Norris Leon was an Environmental Safety Coordinator in the Oil and Gas Business for many years. After retirement, he was...