All Obituaries
Robert Hughes
Apr 22, 2019
Robert Eugene Hughes, age 67, passed away on April 22, 2019 in the loving home of his son and daughter-in-law in Elon, NC after losing his battle with a terminal illness. Mr. Hughes had five children; sons, Brandon Hughes and Donald Hughes; and daughters, Laura Fuentes, Tiffany Felton and Ashley Phillips. He was "Papaw" to five grandchildren, Dillon Hughes, Caleb and Lillian Felton, Jared...
James Tester
Apr 22, 2019
James “Jim” Tester 76, of Hot Springs Village passed away April 22, 2019. He was born in Morrilton to the late Wiley Tester and Margaret Tester on November 18, 1942. He served in the US Air Force and was a retired inspector for oil and chemical refineries.
Survivors include his mother; soulmate, Joyce Shirley; sister, Rosalind McNew;...
Linda Chance
Apr 21, 2019
Linda Kay Chance, 73, of North Little Rock, passed away on April 21, 2019. She was born May 8, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas to the late Charlton A. and Mildred (Bennett) McCall.
Linda was a classy, fearless lady who worked for high-end luxury fragrance companies and traveled around the world. She never sat still. She lived her...
Dorothy Heard Hardester
Apr 21, 2019
Dorothy Pauline Heard Hardester, 96, of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed away April 21, 2019. Mrs. Hardester was born February 14, 1923 in Roland, Arkansas to the late John Albert and Minnie Diehl Heard. She was a member of Levy Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class and a lifetime member of Parent-Teacher Association.
Dorothy was...
Michael Shumate
Apr 21, 2019
Michael Don Shumate, 65, of Humnoke, passed away April 21, 2019. He was born December 20, 1953 in Little Rock to the late Don Aaron Shumate and Patsy Luroyce Box Shumate.
He was a graduate of Henderson Special Education School receiving a diploma from Hall High School. Michael enjoyed writing short stories and lyrics to songs, photography...
Monsignor John O'Donnell
Apr 20, 2019
O’Donnell, Msgr. John F., entered eternal life on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Little Rock, Arkansas. A native of Philadelphia, he was born on January 29, 1928, and educated in the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese there. He entered St. John Home Mission Seminary, Little Rock in 1946, and was ordained to the Priesthood on May 27, 1954 by Bishop...
William Downs Jr.
Apr 20, 2019
William D. Downs Jr., Ph.D, formerly of Arkadelphia, passed away on April 20, 2019. He was born January 30, 1932, in Calico Rock, Arkansas, to the late William David Downs and Ann Hudson Downs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Estelle Downs in 1989. He is survived by his wife Vera Prince Downs, his sons and...
J.W. Dunn
Apr 20, 2019
J.W. Dunn 94 of Hot Springs, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday morning April 20, 2019. J.W. was born on October 21, 1924 in Center Point, Arkansas. He loved to hunt, fish and travel. He was a great husband, father and pawpaw. J.W. worked at ABF for 37 years till his retirement in 1983.
...Reece Stewart
Apr 20, 2019
Reece Stewart, 79, of Jacksonville, Arkansas went to be with the Lord April 20, 2019. He was a retired electrician and retired as the State of Arkansas Electric Inspector. Reece was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church. He was a member of IBEW Local 295. He is survived by two sons, Russell (Janet) Stewart of Cabot, Danny Mason...
Ernestine Reeves
Apr 20, 2019
Ernestine B. Reeves, 91, of North Little Rock passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was born June 7, 1927 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Ernest and Eva Brown. She was a proud longtime member of Gardner Memorial United Methodist Church, a 1945 graduate of North Little Rock High School, and a member of the Order of...
James Peyer
Apr 20, 2019
Star date: April 20, 2019 Captain’s Log
Death: the final frontier
We celebrate the life of James Robert “J.R.” Peyer, his fifty-eight year mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
He was born March 24, 1961 in...
Mack Manion
Apr 19, 2019
Mack (Garrell) Edward Manion, 98, of Benton, Arkansas and formerly of Mooresville and Crawfordsville Indiana, went to be with the Lord on date 2019 in Benton, AR. Born January 8, 1921, in East Oolitic, Lawrence County, Indiana, he was the oldest son of ten children of Hobart Manion and Mary Jane (Vaughn) Manion. He lived through the Great Depression in...
Bert Garcia
Apr 19, 2019
Bert Garcia, 66, of Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away April 19, 2019. Bert was preceded in death by parents Vivian and O.J. Ray and Louis Garcia.
Survivors include sisters, Shareta Peoples and Angela Garcia (Gary) and nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM, Wednesday, April 24 at Smith Sherwood Funeral Home, 7700 Hwy 107....
James Mahan
Apr 19, 2019
James M. Mahan, 82, of North Little Rock passed away Friday, April 19, 2019. He was born February 19, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Oscar and Gertrude Mahan. He was retired from the U.S. Army with the 148th Medical Infantry. James was a talented artist, loved to hunt and fish with his sons.
He...
Jack Barentine
Apr 19, 2019
Jack Womack BARENTINE, formerly of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and most recently of Roseville, California, peacefully went Home to Jesus on Friday, April 19, 2019. Jack was born & raised in Amity, Arkansas by his widower mother, Etta or "Nanny" Barentine, along with five older siblings. Around 1940, Nanny moved her family to Arkadelphia where Jack completed his education and met...
Wally Smith
Apr 18, 2019
Wally L. Smith, 66, of Beebe, Arkansas went to be with the Lord April 18, 2019. He is survived by his mother Frances, daughter Tiffany, grandson Logan, the mother of his daughter; Sheila, and one sister Kandy.
Private graveside service will be held at Beebe Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home. www.smithfamilycares.com
Charles Uekman
Apr 18, 2019
Charles R. Uekman, 81, of North Little Rock passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. He was born August 31, 1937 in North Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Theodore and Clara Uekman. Charles was a lifetime parishioner of St. Anne’s Catholic Church.
Charles is survived by his children, Kathy (Darren) Dunn, Charles R. “June Bug” Uekman, Jr., Mark...
Rusty McPherson
Apr 18, 2019
Rusty Lane McPherson, age 36, went to be with his Lord on April 18, 2019. Rusty was a wonderful father and a lover of country music.
Rusty is survived by his daughter Nicole of Beebe; his father and momma, David and Jennifer McPherson of Piggott; mother, Helen Renee Martin; brother Matthew McPherson of Paragould, brother Brady McPherson...


