Jan 5, 2015

Jan 5, 2015

Geraldine Urbani, 89, of Little Rock, passed away January 5, 2015. Born in Little Rock to Roger G. and Birdie Plegge Kincheloe, she was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Carl Edward Urbani, Sr., she is survived by her sons, Gerald Edward Urbani (Kay), Michael Burdette...

Jan 5, 2015

Bertha P. Smoot, 92, of Beebe, Arkansas, died Monday, January 5, 2015. She was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas December 11, 1922. With her family, she moved to Devalls Bluff, and finished high school in 1941. In 1942, she married Dr. Ben Smoot, who survives her. They had two daughters, Leonda Jane Greer and Georgia Ann Hannah. Bertha graduated from nursing...

Jan 5, 2015

Mr. Jerry Don Mick Sr., 82 years old, of Jefferson City, Missouri went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 5, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held at Concord Baptist Church from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Concord...

Jan 4, 2015

Fay Nichols Phillips age 98 of Bismarck died Sunday, January 4, 2015. She was born April 4, 1916 the daughter of Lenard and Allie Whitfield Nichols. She was a member of New Beginnings Outreach Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jona Phillips, a daughter, Dorothy Jean Forsythe, a grandson, Nicholas Phillip Forsythe, five brothers, Clyde, Grover, Melvin,...

Jan 4, 2015

Johnny Lee McElroy, 60, passed away January 4, 2015. He was a hardworking, great man who was also a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by four sons, Michael McElroy (Jennifer), Daniel McElroy (Candice), Jason McElroy (Crystal) and Brandon McElroy; two brothers, Andy McElroy, Jr. and Larry McElroy; eight grandchildren, Colby, Christian, Evan, Trinity, Ayden, Jasmine, Jayde and...

Jan 4, 2015

A lifetime lover of theater, golf, duck hunting and especially people, Charles Watson Van Ness, 86, died Sunday evening, Jan 4, 2015. Born April 26, 1928, near Syracuse, New York, Charlie moved to Petersburg, Virginia, where he attended Petersburg public schools. After living in many places, including India and Pakistan and El Dorado, Arkansas, with his parents who traveled the...

Jan 3, 2015

Merline Taylor Waters Burton (Big Mama) died Saturday January 3, 2015 at Conway Regional Medical Center. She was born March 11, 1933 in Kensett, Ark. to Jesse & Princess Lear Cummings Taylor. She retired from the Conway Human Development Center after 19 years of employment as a life skills Trainer. Prior to that she worked as a cook at various...

Jan 3, 2015

Lottie Jane Gray was born October 9, 1953 and departed her earthly body on January 3, 2015. She was born to her parents, Bessie and Jessie Stivers and was raised up with her five siblings in rural Arkansas. At a young age, she met and fell in love with her (surviving) husband Rex Gray. Over the next several years, they...

Jan 3, 2015

Jan 3, 2015

William E. Dixon age 93, of Arkadelphia, formerly of North Little Rock, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Arkadelphia. He was born January 25, 1921 the son of Henry C. "Bud" and Lillie Whitworth Dixon. He served in the U. S. Navy in the South Pacific during WWII and retired from the Union Pacific Railroad as a brakeman after...

Jan 3, 2015

Andrew Eugene Poole, 27, of Maumelle, Arkansas passed away January 3, 2015 in Monterrey, Mexico. He was born October 20, 1987 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Ben F. Poole and Janet Johnson Poole. Andrew was a wireless engineer at Hewlett Packard. He attained Eagle Scout ranking in Boy Scouts of America, had a positive influence on everyone he met, and his...

Jan 3, 2015

Lila Fae Jackson, 91, passed away January 3, 2015. She was born Sept. 29, 1923 to Albert and Lucy Dowdy Lyon. Survivors include three children, Barbara Lasswell (David), Stephen Cross (Debbie), Jack Jackson (Susan) and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and extended family members. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, her husband Julius "Jack" Jackson, Sr., and her...

Jan 3, 2015

Margaret Elizabeth Walker age 88, of Arkadelphia, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Arkadelphia. She was born March 14, 1926 in Hope, Arkansas to the late Barlow Jackson and Flora Elizabeth Green Freeman. Margaret was with Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company (Center Point Energy) for many years. She is survived by her husband, Charles Bennett Walker; daughter, Cindy Tutt Scaife and...

Jan 2, 2015

Sophia Marie Beverly was born January 25, 1947 in McGehee, Arkansas to Percy William Beverly, Sr. and Willie Alexander Johnson-Beverly. She fell asleep in death on January 2, 2015. Sophia was a Residential Advisor for Little Rock Job Corps where she enjoyed working with the youth. She also worked for the Little Rock School District, doing what she enjoyed most,...

Jan 2, 2015

Landry Claire Givens, infant daughter of Shannon and Anthony Givens died Friday, January 2nd. Other survivors are sisters Cadie, Parker, and Rylie, grandparents, Danny and Johnnie Givens of Sparkman and Raleigh and Sharon Trosper of Hot Springs. Graveside funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, January 10th in the Givens Cemetery near Sparkman with Pastor Stan Parris officiating. Sign on...

Jan 2, 2015

Ethel Juanita Sanderson, 87, of Lamar passed away Friday, January 02, 2015. She was of the Baptist faith, worked in the Cherrywood Baptist Nursery and loved to cooked and crochet. She is survived by two sons, Charles Sanderson and James Ray Sanderson, Sr.; daughter, Carolyn Sue Tarkington; thirteen grandchildren, Amber Sanderson, Christopher Sanderson, Crystal Sanderson, Dana Sanderson, Gary Don Sanderson,...

Jan 2, 2015

Ola Brown Taylor age 98, of Arkadelphia, died Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born August 31, 1916 the daughter of John E. and Willie Wright Brown. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband O. W. Taylor and a daughter, Johnnie Sue Fowler. Survivors include one daughter, Frances Ferguson and...

Jan 2, 2015

Joseph Ray Trantham, Sr, 94 of Little Rock, passed away on January 2, 2015. He was born on March 19, 1920 in Alexander, AR to Joseph M. and Ora (LeRoy) Trantham. Joseph was a member of Geyer Springs Church of Christ. He was a forty plus veteran of the Little Rock Fire Department where he retired as District Chief and...

Jan 2, 2015

Lt. Colonel Thomas Alton Robertson, Jr. (United States Air Force, Retired), of Benton, originally of Amity, aged 71 years and nine months, a fifth generation Arkansan, passed away on 2 January 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was the son of the late and former Mattie Euple Boyd, of Alpine, and Thomas Alton Robertson, Sr., also of Alpine....