Martha Aline Gilbert
Jun 30, 2026
Martha Aline Gilbert, age 78, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born July 18, 1947, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Lester and Martha Smith Gilbert. Martha worked at Sonic for thirty years and later as a Wal-Mart Associate. She was a Baptist by...
Kenneth Hoyt "Buddy" Murrah
Jun 29, 2026
Kenneth Hoyt "Buddy" Murrah, age 89, of Prescott, passed from this life on Monday, June 29, 2026, at his home. He was born February 23, 1937, in Prescott, the son of the late Alton Ray and Elizabeth Garrett Murah. Buddy was a graduate of Laneburg High School. He retired from potlatch and was a carpenter by trade. Buddy...
Dale Allen Denton
Jun 26, 2026
Dale Allen Denton passed from this life on Friday, June 26, 2026, at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dale was born on November 8, 1948, in Calexico, California, to the late Lloyd and Waldine Denton.
Dale began a career in the logging industry that would span more than 45 years. He would...
Larry Winston Cox
Jun 25, 2026
Larry Winston Cox, age 83, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born March 27, 1943, in Arkadelphia, the son of the late Carmie and Willie Rowe Cox. Larry was a 1961 graduate of Okolona High School. He was the branch manager for Farm Bureau in...
Jeffrey Wayne Hill
Jun 23, 2026
Jeffrey Wayne Hill, age 63, of Delight, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at his home. He was born on July 20, 1962, in Murfreesboro, the son of the late Charles Edward and Evelyn McDonald Hill. Jeff attended Delight High School. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. Jeff was a member of the Pisgah...
Roy Wayne Ricketts
Jun 20, 2026
Roy Wayne Ricketts, age 88, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at his home. He was born March 26, 1938, in Overton, TX, the son of the late Ezra and Minnie Mae Brown Ricketts. Roy was a 1956 graduate of Gurdon Public Schools. He was a United States Air Force veteran. Roy was...
Dorothy Bell Starnes
Jun 19, 2026
Dorothy Bell Starnes, age 94, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas passed away on June 19, 2026. She was born on October 15, 1932, the daughter of the late Gid and Artie Mae Crawley Morse. Dorothy had various jobs throughout her life, but she especially enjoyed working as a caregiver for families. She also cared...
Joseph "Jody" Douglas Harper
Jun 16, 2026
Joseph "Jody" Douglas Harper, age 57, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at his home. He was born March 12, 1969, in Boise, ID, the son of the late Basil and Treva Short Harper. Jody worked in janitorial services and construction during his career. He loved camping and fishing in his free time. ...
Michael Glen Phillips
Jun 16, 2026
Michael Glen Phillips, age 63, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Hot Springs, the son of the late Glen Royal and Margaret Nelson Phillips. Michael attended Bismarck High School and was a retired mechanic. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on small engines, cars and being outdoors. Michael was preceded in death by...
Dr. Ralph Jerry Mann
Jun 16, 2026
Ralph Jerry Mann, 85, passed away on June 16, 2026 in Hot Springs, AR, surrounded by family and friends. The son of Ralph and Julia Mann of El Dorado, AR, Jerry was born on July 6, 1940 at Warner Brown Hospital. He grew up in El Dorado where he graduated from High School in ...
Dawn Jimi Herrin
Jun 13, 2026
Dawn Jimi Herrin, age 56, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. She was born August 12, 1969, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Jimmie Ray and Terrye Jean Chote Smith. Dawn was a retired waitress and server. She enjoyed adult coloring, spending time with...
Joe Charles Nix
Jun 12, 2026
Joe Charles Nix, age 85, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born June 10, 1941, in Dangerfield, TX, the son of the late Harvey and Ruby Joyce Glover Nix. Joe was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed fishing and hunting in his free time. Joe...
Carolyn Jane Bratton
Jun 11, 2026
Carolyn Jane Culp Bratton, age 84, of Gurdon, Arkansas, went to her Heavenly home on June 11, 2026. Carolyn was born on October 23, 1941, to Roy and Dove Culp of Gurdon. She was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Gurdon. Throughout her life, Carolyn was a dedicated public servant and community member. She...
Mary Margaret Lewis
Jun 10, 2026
Mary Margaret (Hogenson) Lewis, lovingly known throughout the community as "Miss Mary", passed from this life on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was 92 years old. Mary was born on March 4, 1934, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Reuben Hogenson and Margaret Meister Hogenson. During World War II, her family relocated to...
Sharon Denise Whitten
Jun 10, 2026
Sharon Whitten, age 73, of Delight, passed from this life on Wednesday June 10, 2026, at CHI St. Vincent's in Hot Springs.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday June 16, 2026, at Bowen Cemetery near Delight.
Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welch to sign...
Alfred Eugene "Gene" Hickman
Jun 10, 2026
Alfred Eugene "Gene" Hickman, age 95, entered his eternal home on June 10, 2026, at the age of 95 at Twin Rivers Rehabilitation and Health Center. Gene was born on January 29, 1931, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Effie Dell Blackwood and Alfred Bryan Hickman. He attended first grade at Alpine and second through eighth...
Gary Golden Gross
Jun 10, 2026
Gary Golden Gross of Fayetteville passed away June 10, 2026. Gary was born March 23, 1940, in Arkadelphia, the youngest son of Alva D. and Cornelia Golden Gross. A 1958 graduate of Arkadelphia High School, Gary attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. There, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and he was a...
Hugh Grandon Harris
Jun 8, 2026
Born December 18, 1949 to Paul Harris and Bobbie Langston Harris, Hugh (Ray) Harris died June 8, 2026. Hugh is survived by his brother John Harris (Kim Abbott) and his wife of 51 years, Patricia Weeks Harris. Hugh was a visual artist: painter, photographer, potter, illustrator, and cartoonist. As an adjunct art instructor he taught painting, drawing, photography, theology,...
Bro. Frank Delano Henson
Jun 8, 2026
Franklin Delano Henson, age 75, of Prescott, passed from this life on Monday June 8, 2026, at CHI St. Vincent's Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born on December 28, 1950, in Little Rock, the son of the late Samuel Lee Sr. and Annie Feather Henson. Frank was a graduate of Griffithville High School and held a master's...
Tommy Lynn Jones
Jun 6, 2026
Tommy Lynn Jones, age 72, of Sparkman, passed from this life on Saturday June 6, 2026, at his home. He was born on October 3, 1953, in Camden, the son of the late Aubrey and Eden Reynolds Jones. Tommy was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed watching football in his free time. Tommy is preceded in death by...