Rickie L. Phillips, 52, of Mayflower passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013. He was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish and was an expert crappie fisherman. He was employed by FedEx and would tell his co-workers "keep on truckin." Rickie had a heart of gold, loved his family and put everyone's needs before his own. He is survived by...
Ellouise E. Sylvester, 95, of North Little Rock, passed away on August 10, 2013. She was born in Benton on July 26, 1918 to Galen and Mattie Carter. Ellouise was a Sunday school teacher for over 50 years at the First Baptist Church in North Little Rock. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and many...
Wallace M. Asay, Sr., 92, of Little Rock passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013. Wallace was born in Sioux City, Iowa on April 19, 1921. A veteran of the United States Army, he was a Prisoner of War during the Invasion of Normandy, was decorated with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts and was a past Commander of...
Erma Lee Hardin Galloway, 82, of Garner, Arkansas, born August 3, 1931 to Carl and Ella Hardin, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 9, 2013. Erma loved taking care of children, gardening, fishing and crossword puzzles. She will be missed by family and friends. She is survived by two sons, David (Kim) Galloway, Tommy (Tammy) Galloway;...
Jennifer Ann Burnett, 42, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013. She was born on February 25, 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Ray and Patricia (Martin) Knight. Jennifer was the Scheduling Coordinator for Dr. Donald Deems. She is survived by her sons, Noah Eric and Dylan Thomas Burnett of Mayflower; her parents; brother, Thomas Knight and wife, Kristin of Redfield;...
Anna Margarette (Hart) Simpson, age 79 of Carlisle died. Friday August 9, 2013. She was a housewife and a beautician. Past president of the Lady's Auxiliary in Beebe. She was a member of Hebron Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Billy Joe Simpson; three sons Randy Simpson (Kelly) of Carlisle, Marty (Gretchen) Simpson of Potosi,...
Randell Templeton, 72, died August 8, 2013, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on June 2, 1941 to Wardner Keith and Melba Larey Templeton in Fouke, Arkansas. He married Anna Gerrald on June 14, 1963 in Rodessa, Louisiana, and celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with her this summer. Randell was an attorney who, after retirement, took up the clarinet...
Frederica Vaught Ayres age 82 of Arkadelphia died Thursday, August 8, 2013. She was born in Nunley, AR October 19, 1930 the daughter of Haskell and Grace Garrison Vaught. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Charles P. Ayres, two sons, Michael (Lisa) Ayres of Arkadelphia and Darren (Patricia) Ayres...
Jo (Lewis) Renshaw, 71, of Little Rock passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013. She started with the Chief Clerk's Office in the House of Representatives in 1977, became chief clerk in 1987 and retired in 2009. She was a graduate of University of Arkansas Little Rock with a degree in Anthropology and served on the Alumni Board. She was an...
Jessie Doyle (J.D.) Bryant, age 79 of Little Rock died August 8, 2013. He was retired from Borden Dairy and was an Army veteran. He is survived by one son, Tony Bryant of Joplin, Missouri; Grandchildren Hannah McGilvra, and Jesse Bryant; one brother, Woody Bryant of Austin; one sister Ann Elmore of Lonoke. He was preceded in death by his...
Lena Mae (Ellis) Logue, 72, of Beebe, Arkansas, went home with the Lord Thursday, August 8, 2013. Lena was a member of Open Arms Assembly of God and the Gamma Beta Phi Sorority. Lena was a people person and will be dearly missed by all, especially her "facebook friends and family". She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony...
John Duane Martin Sr. passed away on August 7, 2013 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 77. He was born on May 21, 1936 in Kiowa, Oklahoma and was the son of John S. Martin and Novella Lavonna Martin. Mr. Martin was a United States Air Force Veteran, throughout his military career he traveled many places and served four...
Ruth Emmert Berry, 82 of Little Rock went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 7, 2013. Ms. Berry was the daughter of Charles E. Flowers and Katherine Emmert Range, of Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and the Southwest Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX. She served the people of Arkansas and...
Juanita Gammel, 92, entered into her new Heavenly home on August 6, 2013. Annie Juanita Clark was born on January 5, 1921 to Annie Glisten and Benjamin Franklin Clark. She grew up in the Redfield, AR area, where she developed many lifelong friendships, including the most valuable-her future husband. She graduated from Redfield High School and studied to be a...
Norma Kennedy Freeman, of North Little Rock, widow of Mason Howard Freeman, passed away August 6, 2013. She was a member of the Faith Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church of Sherwood. She is survived by her sons, Steve Freeman and his wife Sharon, and Terry Freeman; brother, John Kennedy, Sr.; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Her sister,...
Michael Dean Ward age 63 of Hot Springs died Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He was born September 26, 1949 in Arkadelphia the son of Billy Dean and Janet Burch Ward. He was a graduate of Arkadelphia High School and received a Masters Degree from Henderson State University where he was past president of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. In 1974 he...
James (Jim) B. Hill, 80, of Beebe, Arkansas peacefully went to be with his daughter, Kim and our Lord while surrounded by close family on August 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. He retired from Cosden-Fina in Texas. He was a Korean War veteran of the Army and a member of 16th Section Church. James is preceded in death by his...
Stephen David Smith, Sr., 72, passed away August 5, 2013. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Robert Lewis Smith, Sr. and Ethel Grace Asbury Smith and was of the Catholic faith. Preceded in death by his parents, brother, Robert Louis Smith, Jr. and sister, Jeanne Dauenhauer, he is survived by his sons, Stephen David Smith, Jr., his wife, Caroline...
J.C. Shannon, 66, of El Paso, Arkansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a long battle with cancer, on August 5, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was a retired Toyota auto technician/service manager of 33 years and a maintenance technician at CertainTeed Roofing. He was a devoted member of the Oak Church of Christ....