Wanda Jean Martin Baker, age 75, of Arkadelphia, went to be with her Lord Sunday, November 5, 2017 after a brave battle with cancer. She was born July 3, 1942 in Caney, Arkansas and was the daughter of the late Robert and Myrtle Loy Martin and a member of Third Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by brothers...
Danny James Earley, age 60, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born April 18, 1957 to James R. "Buddy" and Shirley L. Bethel Earley. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, David M. Earley. Survivors are one son, Danny J. Earley Jr.;...
William Grady "Bill" Walters, Jr., age 78, of Beebe, Arkansas was born October 15, 1939 at Pottsville, Arkansas to William G. Walters, Sr. and Helen Louise (Manus) Walters, and he passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017. Bill was a member of First Baptist Church in Beebe. He proudly served his country for a combined 27 years in the Army, Air...
Mark Daley Crabb, 67, of Austin, Arkansas went to be with the Lord Saturday, November 4, 2017. He was born October 24, 1950 to Lowell and Beverly Crabb in Anchorage, Alaska. Mark was a lifetime member of Baugh Chapel Baptist Church of Austin, Arkansas. He graduated from Cabot High School with the class of 1968. He was a farmer, builder...
Arthur John Kitta, age 86, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017. He was born December 8, 1930 in North Little Rock to John and Rose Bawiec Kitta. Arthur was a lifelong member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church where he was a member of the Rosary Sodality, Men's Club and Knights of Columbus. He served as Parish Council...
Elsie Harrison age 88 of Arkadelphia, formerly of Tomball, Texas, passed away on November 3, 2017, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation in Arkadelphia. She was just four days shy of her 89th birthday. Miss Elsie was born November 7, 1928, in Tomball, Texas, the daughter of the late Willie Roy Bonds and Cora May Bonds. She had five siblings,...
Dorothy Lou Duty Martin, 84, of Little Rock, died Friday, November 3, 2017 after a long illness. She was born October 18, 1933 in Clarksville, Arkansas, graduating high school there. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Dero and Fannie Duty; a brother, Dero "Bud" Duty; and a sister, Theresa Duty Jones. She is survived by her husband, Bennie...
Iva Carolyn Herring, 72, of Perryville AR passed away on November 2, 2017. There will be a graveside service for Ms. Herring at 2 p.m. Monday, November 6, 2017 at Cherry Hill Cemetery. Preceded in death by parents Charles C. Cagle and Edith Cagle, son Charles E. Herring and sister Mary Sue Ballanger. She is survived by two sisters, Shirley...
John Robert Stone, 61, of Little Rock, passed away Thursday Nov 2, 2017. Born June 12, 1956 in Dallas to Beatrice Redd Stone and Robert Don Stone, he is survived by his wife of 35 years, Judy , and son, Luke, sister, Margaret and Jack Hyatt, sister in-law, Linda Dalton and the late Joe Dalton, two nephews, Josh Hyatt and...
Earnie W. Bradford, 97, of McRae, Arkansas passed peacefully from this life Thursday, November 2, 2017, surrounded by his beloved family. He was born June 14, 1920 in Van Buren County Arkansas to the late Henry T. and Nancy Bonds Bradford. He was an iron worker for Union Pacific Railroad for thirty years. Earnie was of the Christian faith and...
Virginia T. Rohwein Crotts went to be with Jesus on November 2, 2017. She was born on September 24, 1927 in Albany, Oregon to the late John Andrew and Anna Mercedes Rohwein. After marriage she moved to Arkansas and raised her family in North Little Rock. She was widowed very young (at 38), yet one of her proudest accomplishments was...
Doris Ann (Wyatt) Mathews, 77, of El Paso, Arkansas was born November 25, 1939 in Whitehall, Illinois, to Truman E. and Opal Pearline Wyatt, and she passed away November 2, 2017. She married John William Mathews June 19, 1955 in Bowling Green, Missouri. She was a retired LPN and a member of Beebe First Church of the Nazarene. She is...
Kathleen Fryer Blevins was born on January 30, 1931, in England, AR to Charlie M. and Rosa Pearl Stewart Edmonson and died on November 2, 2017 in North Little Rock, AR. Kathleen as she was known to all who loved her, lived her life in service to God, taking care of her children and helping others. She graduated North Little...
Erma Ethelynn Ripley (husband Richard "Rip" Ripley) Married 6-11-1955 for 62 years. Born 6-27-1935, deceased 11-2-2017. Daughter of Audrey Brandon Huckabee and Samuel Jefferson Huckabee. Predeceased by parents, sisters, Zelma James (Olen) and Mary Huckabee, brothers, Floyd Huckabee, Samuel Jefferson Huckabee II (Dortha Faye), Kenneth Huckabee, and daughter Susan Gail Ripley. Survived by four children: Judy Lynn Grasham (John), Richard...
Joseph Belligio, 87, of Bryant, Arkansas passed away November 1, 2017 at Southern Trace Rehabilitation. Joseph was born October 12, 1930. Joseph proudly served in the United States Navy and retired after 23 years of service. He leaves to cherish his memory two daughters, Debra Aston of California and Donna Lazari of Israel. Services are entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home,...
Arden Lola Wilson, age 56, of Beebe, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on November 1, 2017. Arden was born in Brinkley, Arkansas on September 20, 1961. Arden is survived by her loving mother, Cleo Dell (Butcher) Ford of Beebe; her father, Richard Lynn Ford, Sr. of Des Arc; her daughter, Christian Leigh Wilson of Beebe; her son, David...
Jacob Ryan Stephenson, known to friends and family as "Jake", peacefully passed away on November 1st 2017, at the age of 29 years. Born July 3rd 1988 in Little Rock Arkansas, Jake arrived full of life, bringing joy to everyone around him. Jake graduated high school from Saint Paul Arkansas in 2006 and later attended college in Mountain Home Arkansas....