All Obituaries

Jonna Dianne Clark Whitfield

Jonna Dianne Clark Whitfield

Apr 12, 2026

Jonna Dianne Clark Whitfield, age 61, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, passed away on April 12, 2026. She was born April 10, 1965, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to John Robert Clark and Lois Dianne Carter Clark.

She was a graduate of Old Main High School (now North Little Rock High School) and spent many years working at North Hills Development Center. Jonna retired...

Bethel Armittie Hirscheider

Bethel Armittie Hirscheider

Apr 11, 2026

Bethel Armittie Hirscheider, 94, of Little Rock, passed away on April 11, 2026. Known to those who loved her as Beth or Bethel, she was born on October 8, 1931, in MacArthur to the late Frank and Susie Vardaman. 

Beth attended school through the ninth grade at Desha Central in Rohwer. After leaving school early to help support her family, she...

Jim Wayne Morris

Jim Wayne Morris

Apr 11, 2026

Jim Wayne Morris, 72, of Little Rock, Arkansas concluded his courageous journey with bulbar-onset ALS on April 11, 2026. Wayne was an enthusiastic talker, earning the nickname "mouth" during his high school years, and though ALS slowly took away his ability to communicate, he never lost his ability to show love and kindness to those around him.

Wayne was raised in...

Shirley A Jackson

Shirley A Jackson

Apr 11, 2026

Shirley left her earthly body and gained eternal rest on April 11, 2026, at the age of 86. She was a resident of Evergreen Nursing home at the time of her passing where she received the best of care.

Shirley was born to Raymond and Ellen Adams Love in Rector, AR on July 6, 1939. She was preceded in death by...

Charles A. McElroy

Charles A. McElroy

Apr 11, 2026

Charles Arthur McElroy was born on December 14, 1937, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and passed away peacefully on April 11, 2026, in Benton, Arkansas. He is reunited with his beloved wife, Mary Sue McElroy, his daughters, Cindy Summerville and Bigi Britten, his parents, Harold and Elizabeth McElroy, his step-mother Doris McElroy, and his brother and sister, Paul McElroy and Katherine Bailey.

A...

Kay Frances Herrick Beckman

Kay Frances Herrick Beckman

Apr 11, 2026

Kay Frances Herrick Beckman was called home by our wonderful and gracious Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 11, 2026. She was born in Long Beach, California on September 20, 1941, to Delbert and Freida Herrick. She attended Cabot High School and Hendrix College. She graduated from St. Edwards Nursing School.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her...

Randy Alan White

Randy Alan White

Apr 10, 2026

Randy White, 60, of Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 10, 2026, with his loyal ride-or-die companion, Trigger, faithfully by his side.

Randy was a man defined by his deep love for family, and a sense of humor larger than life that touched the lives of all who knew him. He will be remembered for his kind...

Larry Guajardo

Larry Guajardo

Apr 10, 2026

Hilario Ramos Guajardo (“Larry”), 82, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away on April 10, 2026. Larry was born on June 2, 1943, in San Diego, Texas, to Juan and Agueda Guajardo. A dedicated and hardworking man, he became a licensed Journeyman and Master Plumber and went on to found North Little Rock Plumbing and General Contracting alongside his brother,...

Elsie Lambert

Elsie Lambert

Apr 10, 2026

Elsie Lambert, age 82, passed away on April 10th, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 9, 1943, in Amity, AR, to Clinton and Lola Lambert. She is preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Mary Alice Massey, and her two brothers, Ray and Dee L. Lambert.She worked for many years as a cook at Glenwood Fish...

Milas H. Hale

Milas H. Hale

Apr 10, 2026



Judge Milas H. Hale II passed peacefully on April 10, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born in 1935 to Loy and Mary Mable Hale, he grew up on the family farm in Yell County, Arkansas, with his beloved sister and brothers. He graduated from Belleville High School in 1953 as Valedictorian. During high school, he served in the Army National...

Colton Wendell Jett

Colton Wendell Jett

Apr 9, 2026

Colton “Cole” Wendell Jett, age 18, passed away on April 9, 2026, leaving behind a family and community who loved him deeply.Cole was born on July 9, 2007, at St. Vincent’s Infirmary in Little Rock. He was the beloved son of Alisha Hawkins and Marc Jett.He is survived by his Mother, Alisha Hawkins; his Father, Marc Jett; his brother, Mason...

Mary Kathryn "Kathy" Minton

Mary Kathryn "Kathy" Minton

Apr 7, 2026

Mary Kathryn “Kathy” Inman Minton, age 64, passed away on April 7, 2026

Kathy was born June 5, 1961, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to N.B. Inman and Geraldine Hall Baker. She attended Greene County Tech, where she graduated in 1979. During her school years, she was active as a majorette, participated in the band, and was involved in various clubs. She also...

Cathrine "Cathie" Marie Ammons

Cathrine "Cathie" Marie Ammons

Apr 7, 2026

Cathrine “Cathie” Marie Ammons, age 77, of Benton, Arkansas, passed away on April 7, 2026, at Saline Memorial Hospital, peacefully, with family at her side, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Cathie was born on February 2, 1949, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Ellis and Lulu Sanders. She grew up in Little Rock, where she developed a deep love for family,...

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

Apr 7, 2026

Jeffrey Basil Johnson, 68, of Searcy, Arkansas died April 7, 2026. Jeff was born February 5, 1958, in Little Rock to Joe and Jimmie Nell Johnson. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Jeff is survived by his wife, Angelia Johnson of Searcy, his daughter, Bonne, sister Jonell Caldwell, and two grandchildren, Clayton and Layla, whom he loved...

Dennis R. Smith

Dennis R. Smith

Apr 7, 2026

Dennis Smith was born on May 13th, 1955 to Glendon "Toby" Smith and Virginia Welch Smith, passed away at age 70 on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.

Most of his life was spent in Hot Springs, Arkansas where he loved being a part of the Veterans of Valor. The R and R weekend with Veterans of Valor at Lake Ouachita was a...

Jay Westbrook

Jay Westbrook

Apr 7, 2026

James J. Westbrook (“Jay”), age 91, passed away at his home in Mabelvale, Arkansas, on April 7, 2026. He was born March 11, 1935, in Winfield, Alabama.

Jay was of the Baptist faith and lived life on his own terms, embracing each day fully and doing exactly what he set out to do. He attended Bobo School in Winfield, Alabama, and...

Diana "Michelle" Walston

Diana "Michelle" Walston

Apr 7, 2026

Michelle Walston, age 54, of Dierks, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in CHI St Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. She was born in Nashville, Arkansas, on August 23, 1971, to Don and Diane Smith.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 25 years, Terry McCauley, on October 17, 2015.

Michelle was a 1989 graduate of...

Dallas Bunker

Dallas Bunker

Apr 7, 2026

Dallas E. Bunker, 87, of Cabot, AR went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2026. Dallas was born on March 18, 1939, in Brasfield, Arkansas, son of the late Luther J. and Jessie G. (Mashburn) Bunker. Dallas was a member of Sylvania Presbyterian Church in Ward, Arkansas and had a deep faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus...

Walter Byron Jenkins Jr.

Walter Byron Jenkins Jr.

Apr 6, 2026

Byron Jenkins Jr. passed away on April 6, 2026 at the age of 84 at the VA Hospital surrounded by the love of his family. Walter was born in November 1941 in Mobile, Alabama.

Walter grew up in the Little Rock area and graduated from Baptist High School, he then transitioned to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he was...

Nelda Kay Hicks Harwell

Nelda Kay Hicks Harwell

Apr 6, 2026

Nelda Kay Hicks Harwell, 72, of Austin was born May 5, 1953, to Kenneth and Margie Lee Hicks. She was called home to heaven on April 6, 2026. Nelda was a member of Destiny Cowboy Church and affectionately known as “Trouble.” For years, she played the organ at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents;...