All Obituaries

Mary Smithson

Mary Smithson

May 15, 2021

Mary Louise Smithson was called home to her eternal Heavenly mansion in the early hours of the morning May 15, 2021.  She was born July 18, 1932, to Maurice and Myrna Beck, in Stewart, Iowa.  Mary was preceded in death by the love of her life, Ernest L. Smithson. Also preceding her in death were her daughter, Sherry (Skip)...

Dewayne Keeland

Dewayne Keeland

May 15, 2021

Gerald “Dewayne” Keeland, beloved husband and father, went to heaven on May 15, 2021, surrounded by his loving family and his favorite music. He was born in Carr Lane, Missouri, to Ted and Leota (Wise) Keeland on January 29, 1939, and attended school in Blue Eye, Missouri. It was while serving in the Army National Guard that he met...

Ruby Talley

Ruby Talley

May 15, 2021

Ruby Helen Talley, 80, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away May 15, 2021. She was born July 7, 1940 in Russellville, Arkansas to the late Lawrence Ray Hampton and Opal Riley Hampton.

Ruby loved crafts and enjoyed pampering herself. She was a great cook and made especially good steak and green beans. Her favorite guilty pleasure was...

Barbara Pickett

Barbara Pickett

May 14, 2021

Barbara Jean Pickett, 73, of Greenbrier passed from this life on May 14, 2021. She was born June 30, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Levi and Imita Fowler Childress. Mrs. Pickett enjoyed attending LifeSong Baptist Church with her family. Her hobbies included shopping, gardening and watching her hummingbirds. In addition to her parents a brother, Jimmy...

Talon Johnson

Talon Johnson

May 14, 2021

Talon Wayne Johnson, 30, an amazing, loving father, son, grandson, brother, nephew and so much more, passed away unexpectedly on May 14, 2021 at his home in East End, Arkansas.

Talon was born in Benton, Arkansas and spent most of his life enjoying the country living in Paron until his move to East End after finding a...

Billy Ray "Bubba" Ashley

Billy Ray "Bubba" Ashley

May 14, 2021

Billy Ray “Bubba” Ashley, Jr., 44, of Alexander, Arkansas passed away May 14, 2021.  He was born February 20, 1977 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Jeanna (Thomas) Jenkins and Billy Ray Ashley, Sr.

Billy was a member of Christ Church on Vimy Ridge Road in Alexander, Arkansas.  He had a huge heart and could always be found...

Minnie Andrews

Minnie Andrews

May 14, 2021

Minnie Lee Combs Andrews, 87, of Maumelle passed from this life on May 14, 2021. She was born January 11, 1934 in Little Rock to the late Harlan and Zady Bell (Talbert) Combs. Mrs. Andrews was a graduate of England High School. In her younger years she traveled to many churches, sharing her love and faith in her personal...

Thomas Piper, Sr.

Thomas Piper, Sr.

May 14, 2021

Thomas Milton Piper Sr., 81, of Sherwood passed from this life on May 14, 2021. He was born September 25, 1939 in Warren, Arkansas to the late Harold William and Mary Gladys Stockton Piper. Mr. Piper was a member of St. Luke Episcopal Church in North Little Rock and a proud veteran of the United States Army. He married Kathleen Bryant on August 21,...

JoAnn Burleson

JoAnn Burleson

May 13, 2021

Jo Ann Burleson, 78, died May 13, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She was born on December 22, 1942 in England, Arkansas, the daughter of Eldro and Lillian Cates Weaver.

She married Joe Allen Burleson, Sr. on February 21, 1958, in Indianola, Mississippi; he preceded her in death on November 6, 2013. Mrs. Burleson...

John Hardin

John Hardin

May 13, 2021

John William Hardin, 31, of North Little Rock, passed from this life on May 13, 2021. He was born December 21, 1989, to Gregory Stephen Hardin and Teresa Ann Green Hardin Richey (Larry Richey).  He is survived by his parents; his Nanny Billie Jeanne Robertson, of North Little Rock; one sister Britney Nicole Hardin; and step-sister Kim Hicks (Johnny)...

Robert Halferty

Robert Halferty

May 13, 2021

Robert Vincent “Bob” Halferty passed away on May 13, 2021 in North Little Rock. Bob was born January 4, 1952 in Poplar Bluff Missouri to Don and Margaret Weitlake Halferty. Being the son of a railroad official, Bob lived in many states before moving to North Little Rock in 1968 to finish his junior and senior year at North...

Dorothy Reich

Dorothy Reich

May 12, 2021

Dorothy Jean Reich, 88, of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away May 12, 2021.

She was born November 15, 1932 in Keene, Texas to the late William Harrison and Ethel Tucker Harrison.

Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents and son, William Reich. She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Sanders (husband, William) and Pamela Reich;...

Treba Porter

Treba Porter

May 12, 2021

Treba H. Porter, 94, passed away May 12, 2021 in Bartlett, TN where she had resided since 2017. Prior to that time, she was a long-time resident of Little Rock, AR.

Treba was born on July 22, 1926 near Benton, Arkansas. In 1944 she graduated from Fountain Lake High School in Hot Springs where she was a...

Louis Jenkins

Louis Jenkins

May 12, 2021

Louis Abner Jenkins, 88, of Sherwood, Arkansas passes away May 12, 2021.

Interment with full Military Honors will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, June 7, 2021 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church  (4106 John F Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock, AR 72116) at the columbarium.

Tonya Ballew

Tonya Ballew

May 11, 2021

Tonya Ballew, 69, of North Little Rock, went to be with the Lord May 11, 2021.  She was born October 20, 1951 in Little Rock to William and Izetta Shrum.  Tonya retired from Camp Robinson in 2013.

She is survived by three sons, Jason Moore of North Little Rock, Dusty Moore of Nashville, Tennessee, Jesse Ballew of...

Guadalupe Martinez-Lemus

Guadalupe Martinez-Lemus

May 11, 2021

Guadalupe "Lupita" Martínez-Lemus, de 7 años, de Alexander, Arkansas recibió sus alas de ángel y llegó en presencia del Señor el 11 de mayo de 2021. Nació el 26 de agosto de 2013 en Little Rock, Arkansas, hija de Santos Martínez y Osmalda Lemus.

Lupita era una joven tan fuerte que nunca se quejó a través de...