All Obituaries
Freddy Young
May 30, 2015
Freddy Young age 70, of Sparkman, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his home. He was born May 21, 1945 to Joe Lee and Sarah Virginia Dawdy Young. Freddy owned and operated Young's Sports and Marine in Arkadelphia for many years. He also was an commercial roofer and attended First Baptist Church in Sparkman. He was preceded in death...
Joan Hanson
May 29, 2015
Joan Crawford (Whisenhunt) Hanson joined her parents, Ira Burilla (I.B.) Crawford and Ruby L. Odom in their heavenly home on May 29, 2015. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 30, 1931, moved to Little Rock as a baby, then to Park Hill in North Little Rock when she was five. She began school at Park Hill Elementary at...
Wanda Russell
May 29, 2015
Wanda Files Russell, 91, of Little Rock passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015. She was born in O'Kean, AR on October 14, 1923 to Arlin Guy and Hazel (Glisson) Files. She graduated from Knobel High School in 1941, attended Hendrix College and Texas State College for Women (before her marriage to the late Raymond H. Russell) and was a...
Betha Foley
May 29, 2015
Betha Barbara Foley, 79, of Russellville, passed away May 29, 2015 at Legacy Heights. She was born December 9, 1935 in Little Rock to the late John Oscar and Floy Bland Avants. Memorial service to be announced at a later date. She will be missed by her family and friends. Online guest registry at www.SmithFamilyCares.com .
John White
May 29, 2015
John Hamilton White II, age 55, of Searcy, went home with the Lord, May 29, 2015. John was an avid Child of God. He was the second of five children and he graduated from Beebe High School. John earned an Associate Degree from ASU Beebe in 1981. He was the Groundskeeper and Maintenance Specialist for ASU Beebe, UCA Conway, and...
Lois Johnson
May 29, 2015
Lois "Tweet" Bryant Johnson, 92, passed away May 29, 2015. She was born in Ocala, Florida to Virgil Fulton Bryant and Lois Livingston Bryant. She was active in the USO during World War II, and active in the Scimitar Shrine Temple. She was also active in the Presbyterian Church where she was a Sunday School teacher, and served as an...
Patrick Joseph Kelly
May 28, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Griffin Leggett Conway FH, CONWAY, AR.
Jerome Holland
May 28, 2015
Jerome Holland, 57, of Little Rock, passed away May 28, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Dianna Day Holland; mother, Barbara Collie Holland-Kaufman; step-daughter, Natasha Davis (Justin) of Wynnewood, PA; sisters, Natalie Johnson (Richard) of Jacksonville, FL, Jocelyn Holland of Little Rock and Nancy Smith (David) of Rogers; step-grandchildren, Amelia Davis and Tessa Davis, both of Wynnewood; nieces, Jennifer...
Hilary Wilkins
May 28, 2015
Hilary Ann Wilkins, age 62, of Hickory Plains, Arkansas died May 28, 2015. She was Co-Owner of John L. Wilkins Trucking. Hilary managed the business office of the trucking firm. She had a huge heart for all animals. Hummingbirds were her favorite and at her house; they were well taken care of. Hilary also enjoyed reading. Hilary was preceded in...
Peter Fistunenko
May 28, 2015
Peter A. Fistunenko, 65, of Lebanon, Tennessee passed away May 28, 2015. He was born on June 9, 1949 in Hamburg, Germany to the late Alexander and Herta Tahoka Fistunenko. Peter worked for Wilson County School District as an electrician. He was of the Russian Orthodox faith. Peter was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Val Fistunenko. Survivors...
Melvin Willie Hawkins Jr.
May 27, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Griffin Leggett Conway FH, CONWAY, AR.
Linda West
May 27, 2015
Linda West of Beebe, Arkansas passed away May 27, 2015, leaving behind her beloved Patrick and Wyatt, countless family and friends and a lifetime of memories. She was predeceased by her son, Bobby West. Linda was born in 1954 at Reading AFB, United Kingdom to Harold and Opal Wiggins, who have both now passed. Linda's siblings were Leonard, Dennis (now...
Larry Ferguson
May 27, 2015
Larry J. Ferguson, 68, of Beebe, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord May 27, 2015, at 3:48 a.m. Larry was born October 29, 1946, in Beebe, and raised there. He was a member of the Assembly of God of Floyd for twenty years, and served as a trustee on the board of the church for many years. Larry was...
Carl Adams
May 27, 2015
Carl Lincoln Adams, 87, U.S. Navy veteran, passed away May 27, 2015. He was born in Pittsford, Michigan to Frank and Etta Bacon Adams. He is survived by his wife, Edith Adams of Searcy; daughter, Susan Brower; sister, Betty Bethel; brothers, Art and Keith Adams; eight step-children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held...
Lillie Ramsey
May 26, 2015
Lillie Geneva Ramsey, 87, of Beebe, Arkansas, died May 26, 2015. She was a member of Richland Free Will Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Lillie worked for many years as a nurse aide. She is survived by two sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, with funeral to follow...
Leo McNulty
May 25, 2015
CMSgt. Leo B. McNulty, (USAF Ret.), 95, of Little Rock, passed away May 25, 2015. Born in Bigelow to Bernard Joseph McNulty and Anna Theresa Miller McNulty, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Western McNulty; daughters, Glenda Johnson (Kerry) of Maumelle...
Farrell Whitfield
May 25, 2015
Farrell C. Whitfield, 92, of Benton, AR passed away on May 25, 2015 to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born on February 2, 1923 in Bismarck, Arkansas to the late Wanie R. and Minnie M. Whitfield. Farrell Whitfield served in the United States Army during WWII in the Pacific conflict. He served as an electrician...


