Jul 19, 2017

Mrs. Beulah (Tutty) Skiver, 59, went to be with the Lord at 3:00 a.m., on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Mrs. Skiver was born March 11, 1958 in Pine Bluff. She loved working as a waitress, trained in cosmetology and a CNA. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nora Evans; father,...

Jul 19, 2017

Jul 19, 2017

Monsignor Bernard G. Malone, 93, died on July 19 at Parkway Village, Little Rock where he has resided since January. At the time of his death, he was the oldest priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, and first in seniority, having served 67 years of priestly ministry. Born in Philadelphia in 1924, to Francis I. and Marie...

Jul 18, 2017

Emma Lou Davis Brashers went to be with her Jesus on July 18, 2017. She was born November 6, 1938 in North Little Rock and graduated from Ole Main High School in 1956. She married James E. Brashers on June 29, 1957. She was preceded in death by her son, Dr. Dale Brashers. Emma Lou is survived by her loving...

Jul 18, 2017

Avis Marie Patterson Smith, 94, of Little Rock passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017. She was born February 21, 1923 in Craighead County, Arkansas to Clayton and Cansada Patterson. She is survived by two daughters, Charlotte Dees (James) and Susan Mehren (Tim); grandchildren, Michelle Sandwell (Jay), Meridith Sweeney, Chantelle Bisbee (Pat), and Stephen Mehren (Gretchen); great-grandchildren, Jennifer McLane (Philip), Jeffrey...

Jul 18, 2017

James Edward Echols, 85, of Mabelvale, passed away July 18, 2017. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired as a newspaper pressman at the Arkansas Gazette after 30 years of service. He then joined the family business, Lawn Mowers Plus. He served as a deacon at Chicot Road Baptist Church and was a member of the Gideons. He was...

Jul 18, 2017

Gearlene "Jerry" Wood Harlan passed away July 18, 2017. She was born February 8, 1925 in Searcy, Arkansas to Andrew Bennett Wood and Mildred Phelps Wood. She was married for 60 years to Cletus "C.D." Harlan. Gearlene was a retired school bus driver for Pulaski County School District. She had visited all 50 states and attended the President Clinton Library...

Jul 17, 2017

Harold Dean Luneau, 80, of Little Rock, died July 17, 2017. Born in Warren, Arkansas on August 31, 1936 to Guy and Edna Rabalais Luneau, Harold became a Catholic priest upon graduating from St. John's Seminary in Little Rock in the late 1950s. He served the Diocese of Little Rock in parishes from Pine Bluff to Fayetteville in his career...

Jul 17, 2017

Jerry A. Hamot, 69, of Sherwood passed away Monday, July 17, 2017. He was born December 25, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Albert and Marie Hamot. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary Beth Hamot; daughter, Robin Cornett (Kevin); grandchildren, Rachel Smith (Derek) and Ryan Cornett; sister, Dorothy Hamot; nieces, Jennifer Platt (Kip) and Anna Friemel...

Jul 17, 2017

Denis L. Jensen, age 81, of Little Rock, passed away on July 17, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 12, 1936, in Jesup, Iowa to Arnold and Constance Jensen. He was raised in Shellsburg, Iowa and graduated from Shellsburg High School. He earned his Bachelors of Business degree at the University of Iowa and his post-graduate...

Jul 17, 2017

Aubrey Earl "Hutch" Hutchins, 80, of Cabot, Arkansas passed away July 17, 2017. He was born June 27, 1937 in England, Arkansas to Mitchell Hutchins and Ida Soloman Hutchins. He was a veteran in the U.S. Air Force and a clerk with the Internal Revenue Service. He is survived by his wife Caroylin Patterson-Hutchins; daughters Carol Hutchins; Audra Hutchins; brothers...

Jul 16, 2017

Verda F. Johnson, age 88, of Cabot, Arkansas went to be with the Lord July 16, 2017. She was a retired receptionist for Dr. Lewis and retired from K-mart in Cabot. Verda was a Baptist. She loved to cook and quilt. Verda is survived by one son, Tim Johnson of Beaverton, Michigan; one daughter, Debbie Metzer of Cabot; six grandchildren,...

Jul 16, 2017

Carolyn J. Loveless, 81, of Jacksonville passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. She was born December 21, 1935 in Little Rock, Arkansas to J. B. and Mandarine Black. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim Loveless; brothers, James, Bill, Johnny and Roger Black and her sisters, Virginia Bartruff, Gail Black, LaVerne Lewis and DuWanna Rogers. She...

Jul 16, 2017

Larry Varnell, 68, of Des Arc, Arkansas was born February 11, 1949 in Searcy, Arkansas to Ira "Buck" and Mildred (Ingram) Varnell, and he passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. He was a member of Searcy Elks Lodge #2247. He was a fun-loving jokester and enjoyed duck hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Larry was an exceptional gardener, and loved to...

Jul 16, 2017

Lois Ann (Stone) Anderson was born on April 9, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When she was five weeks old, her father Merle Clinton Stone passed away due to a meningitis infection. Soon thereafter, her mother, Clara Mary (Schultze) Stone (deceased August 1981), and surviving sister, Irene, resettled in her father's hometown of Saxton, Pennsylvania where they lived with paternal family...

Jul 16, 2017

TSgt Betty Joe Thompson, born 18 Oct. 1941, at Moro, Arkansas walked through the gates of Heaven July 16, 2017 to be with God and those who preceded her: Husband CCMsgt Larry E. Thompson, father Charlie E. Lindsey, mother Doris E. Long Lindsey, son Charles A. Phillips, brother Billy Ray Lindsey, sister Belua Jean Lindsey, grandfather Auther D. Long, grandmother...

Jul 15, 2017

Donald "Gene" Ratliff, 89, of Little Rock passed away on July 15, 2017. He was born April 10, 1928 in McAlester, OK to the late William and Elsie Smalley Ratliff. He owned and operated Little Rock Alarm Company. Gene was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and a nephew, Bill Green. Survivors include his wife, Clois Ratliff; daughter,...

Jul 15, 2017

Jessie Ruth (Harrison) Wilbourn, formerly of Little Rock, entered into her Heavenly Father's presence on July 15, 2017 at the age of 88. Ruth was born on July 16, 1928 in Bunn, Arkansas to Hugh Vance Harrison and Conie Ethel Harkins Harrison. Her family moved to Fordyce where she attended school and resided until she married Thomas Crowell Wilbourn on...

Jul 14, 2017

Louise Burgess "Joe Bill" Skinner, 95,of Austin went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 14, 2017. She was born in Lonoke County, Arkansas on April 8, 1922 to the late Rev. Richard and Lottie Rosalea Heffner Burgess. She loved the King James Version of the Bible and Campground Union Church. She was affectionally known as "Joe...

Jul 14, 2017

Winfred "Wimpy" 'Bill' Galiano, age 71, passed away July 14, 2017. He was born February 10, 1946 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Lula Mae Haley Galiano who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 30 years Linda Moreau Galiano of Little Rock; son Jason Galiano of Sherwood; daughter Amanda Galiano; stepson and step-daughter-in-law Chris Parton (Mandy)...