Dewitt T. Wright Jr. age 88, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015. He was born March 12, 1927 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Dewitt T. and Ruby Bridges Wright Sr. After graduating from the Mississippi School for the Deaf, he went to work for the Clarion Ledger newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1966, he moved his...
John Allen Holloway, age 70 of Sparkman passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 in Arkadelphia. He was born November 21, 1944 in Sparkman to Roland and Irene Roberts Holloway. He was a navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife Patricia, one son, Jason Holloway of Sparkman, a daughter, Jonanna Jackson of Magnolia, a sister, Linda...
Barbara Sue McKenney, 62, of Little Rock, passed away March 20, 2015. Born in Goliad, Texas to Owen Lewis Rylie and Ruby Lee Malone Rylie, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arkansas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse with over 25 years of nursing experience in critical care, surgical care and clinical...
Billy Don Bone, 72, of North Little Rock passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015. He was born July 23, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas to William and Della Henry Bone. He was a Supervisor for Timex locally for 16 years. Billy Don worked at McSwain Bait Shop, where he was known by many as B.D. and enjoyed every day at...
Hulda "Breezy" Stevenson, 79, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was born February 11, 1936, in Spencer, Wisconsin, to Franklin and Minnie Bruesewitz, and she died Thursday, March 19, 2015. She was an absolutely wonderful mom and granny who lived her life for her family, especially her four sons - "Breezy's Boys". She was a Christian, and a devout Razorbacks and Green Bay...
Ronald E. Pack Jr., 56, of North Little Rock died Thursday, March 19, 2015. He was a member of AT&T Pioneers and a member and volunteer of Race for the Cure. He is survived by his life partner, Carl Wall Pack; his son, Joe Pack; brothers, James E. and Joe Pack; sisters, Peggy Pack and Robin Cox; grandchildren, Mariah Pack,...
Ophelia Mae (Lanford) Ison, 91, of Sherwood, AR, went to be with her heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. She was born in North Little Rock, AR, on January 2, 1924, to Pearly and Albert Lanford. Ophelia was a founding and charter member of Runyan Baptist Church and worked in Sylvan Hills Elementary School lunch room. She was a...
Emma Katherine "Kay" Yeldell, age 94, of Maumelle, Arkansas, died March 18. She was born March 3, 1921 in Owensboro, (Daviess County) Kentucky. She was the daughter of Georgia Bell and Edward Jefferson Boswell, and widow of Dr. Walter Lee Yeldell. Kay studied at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and was an active partner in ministry with her husband at First...
William "Bill" O. Blackwell, 67, of Maumelle, AR, died March 18, 2015, at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, AR. He was born September 15, 1947, in Lake Village, AR, the ninth child of Robert L. Sr. and Florence Wilchman Blackwell of Jennie, AR. He was a graduate of Eudora High School and Mississippi Southern University....
Dorothy Jo Wingfield Hays, age 83, of Southaven, Mississippi, formerly of Caddo Valley, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Desoto Health Nursing Home, in Southaven, Mississippi. She was born on June 29, 1931 in Mountain Springs, AR. the daughter of the late Wesley Oliver and Lillie Alma Parks Wingfield. Dorothy was preceded in death by her...
Eugene G. Sayre, 73, of Little Rock, passed away March 18, 2015. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Francis J. and Sara Dixon Sayre and grew up in northern Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1964, married and moved to Dallas, Texas. While in Dallas, he taught Junior High School and completed his Juris Doctorate degree...
Vonnie Kinnaird age 88, of Arkadelphia, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Arkadelphia. He was born March 26, 1926 in Clark County Arkansas to Cole and Meckie Pentecost Kinnaird. Vonnie was a member of Second Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired from...
Dorothy Idalynn Grimmett Clement, formerly of Mabelvale and Ferndale and current resident of Jacksonville, AR died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the age of 88. She was born January 27, 1927 to Dorothy Susan Cornell and Ova Jethro Grimmett. She is survived by her daughters Susan Lynn Clement Whanger, Lizebeth Anne (Beth) and husband James E. (Jim) Daniel and granddaughter...
Phillip Albert Pruss, Sr., 88, of North Little Rock passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. He was a retired Carmen from Union Pacific Railroad with 47 years of service. Phillip was a World War II Navy veteran serving in six invasions in the Pacific Theater on the USS Leedstown. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church,...
Brenda De-Ann Hansen, 50, of Little Rock, passed away March 17, 2015. Born in Little Rock to M.D. Lee and Carolyn Dunnahoo, she is survived by her parents; her children, Timothy Hansen, Jr. of Conway, Zachary Hansen of Little Rock, Kacie Hansen of Sheridan and Stephanie Hansen of Little Rock; grandchildren, Dylan, April, Callie Rae, Thalia, Bryke, Hayden, Cruz, Zoey...
Elizabeth Pruss, 95, of North Little Rock passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. She was a lifelong member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, the Altar Society and the Rosary Sodality. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 ½ years, Max Pruss, Sr., her parents, Louis and Mary Banaszak, sisters, Frances Pasierb, Martha Wilk and Adelaide...
Joginder Kaur, 71, of Little Rock passed away Monday, March 16, 2015. She was born in Pakistan on December 5, 1943. She is survived by her husband, Rameshwar Singh; son and daughter-in-law, Paul Singh and Satpal Kaur; daughters and sons-in-law, Simerdeep Kaur and Avtar Singh and Kirandeep Kaur and Paramjit Singh; grandsons, Tejpal Kamboj, Supreet Singh, Gupinder Singh, Umed Singh...
William Marcus "Mark" Greer, 57, of Bauxite, AR passed away March 16, 2015. He was born on November 23, 1957 in Benton, AR to William Jefferson Greer and Odessa Louise Lemons Greer. Mark was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He made cabinets for the airline industry. Mark was preceded in death by his father, William Jefferson Greer. He is...
Father James Richard Savary, 80, died on Sunday, March 15, at his home in Little Rock. Affectionately known as "Dick," he was born November 13, 1934, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dick was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Little Rock on May 26, 1960 in the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. He served as an assistant pastor at Immaculate...