"The Excellence in Service"
Obituaries
Clifford Evan Marks
Jul 29, 2022
Clifford Evan Marks, age 83, of Henderson, NV, formerly of Gurdon, passed from this life on Friday, July 29, 2022, at his home. He was born July 10, 1939, in Gurdon, the son of the late Elgy Humphries and Mary Cornelia Aylor Marks. Clifford was a United States Air Force veteran proudly serving his country. He moved to...
C.B. Wright
Jul 26, 2022
Calvin Benjamin (C.B.) Wright, age 93, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born May 31, 1929, in Arkadelphia, the son of the late John Larkin and Opal Kathrine Fortner Wright. CB was a master plumber, he worked for Clark County Lumber, Teague...
Ernestine Hardage
Jul 24, 2022
Ernestine Graves Hardage, age 90, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Quapaw Healthcare Center in Hot Springs. She was born May 16, 1932, in Cedar Glades, AR, the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Lou Metcalf Graves. Ernestine was a graduate of Jessieville High School where she played on the basketball...
Billy Alexander Benson, Sr.
Jul 23, 2022
Billy Alexander Benson, Sr., age 86, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born December 21, 1935, in Okolona, the son of the late Alexander and Flora Mae Hurst Benson. Billy was retired superintendent with Chapman Construction Company. He was a United States...
Ember Mae Callahan
Jul 22, 2022
Ember Mae Callahan, infant daughter of Charles Michael and Elizabeth Ranee Stiles Callahan, passed from this life into the Kingdom of God on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia.
Ember is survived by her parents, Charles Michael and Elizabeth Ranee Callahan of Caddo Valley, maternal grandparents, Shannon Rodden and Blake...
Belva Joyce Hipps
Jul 19, 2022
Belva Joyce Johnson Hipps, age 82, of the DeGray Community, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock. She was born October 5, 1939, in Gorman, TX, the daughter of the late Willie "Pitt" and Mildred Johnson Johnson. Belva was retired from the Clark County Collector's Office, Assessor's Office and a...
Jimmy Davis Currey
Jul 18, 2022
Jimmy Davis Currey, age 72, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Monday July 18, 2022, in Gurdon. He was born on April 22, 1950, in Red Springs the son of the late Paul and Maggie Smith Currey. Jimmy was a truck driver for Phillip Melton Trucking. He enjoyed working on his log truck in his free time....
Bobby Joe Francis
Jul 18, 2022
Bobby Joe Francis was born in his grandparents' home located on Mt. Olive cutoff road outside of Arkadelphia on August 19, 1935 and died in the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia on July 18, 2022.
He was the devoted and much-loved son of Leo Elsworth Francis and Flora West Francis and the grandson of...
Edward Gene Geurin, Jr.
Jul 12, 2022
Edward Gene Geurin Jr, age 60, of Bismarck passed from this life on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at CHI in Hot Springs. He was born on July 30, 1961, in Hot Springs the son of the late Edward Gene and Joann Hefley Geurin, Sr. Edward was a welder and heavy equipment mechanic. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in...
Suzanne Marie Livingston
Jul 12, 2022
Suzanne Marie Livingston, age 71, of Ft. Worth, formerly of New York, passed from this life on Tuesday July 12, 2022. She was born on October 1, 1950, in Binghampton, NY, the daughter of the late William and Bernice O'Brien. Suzanne worked as a Registered Nurse for many years. She was a member of St. Patrick Cathedral in...
Pansy Parker
Jul 12, 2022
Pansy P. Parker, age 84, of Malvern, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Arkansas Hospice in Hot Springs. She was born January 3, 1938, in Riverside, CA, the daughter of the late John and Eleanor Cook Posey. Patsy was a graduate of Yazoo City High School. She worked in the home health field during...
Clifton Lee Parker
Jul 11, 2022
Clifton Lee "Clif" Parker, age 81, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, July 11, 2022, at his home. He was born October 31, 1940, in Little Rock, the son of the late A.C. and Gladys O'Kelly Parker. Clif was retired from Arkla Gas after thirty years of service. He was a member of Second Baptist Church...
Patsy Sullivan
Jul 11, 2022
Patsy Marilyn Sullivan, age 81, of Gurdon passed from this life on Monday July 11, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 23, 1941, in Copeland Ridge the daughter of the late Dave and Mary Gates Cooper. Patsy work as a cook for the Southfork truck stop for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, reading books, and...
Thomas Kevin Callaway
Jul 10, 2022
Thomas Kevin Callaway, age 52, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born January 31, 1970, in Arkadelphia, the son of Bill and Helen Wrinkle Callaway. Kevin was a retired logger and enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time. He was preceded in death by...
Soundra Dean Elmore
Jul 9, 2022
Soundra Dean Elmore, age 60, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born May 29, 1962, in Monroe, LA, the daughter of James Wesley and Cora Sue Kinney Jones. Soundra was a 1980 graduate of Ouachita High School in Monroe, LA and a 1994 graduate...
David Ashbaugh
Jul 8, 2022
David Ashbaugh passed from this life July 8 at his home in Arkadelphia. He was a 1990 graduate of Arkadelphia High and attended Henderson State for two years. He was a former employee of Dawson Coop where he worked for ten years before ill health forced him to resign. David is survived by his mother,...
Margaret Lynn Mcelhannon
Jul 5, 2022
Margaret Lynn McElhannon, age 57, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Tuesday July 5, 2022. She was born on July 24, 1964, in Illinois the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Crossno. Margaret worked as a manager for Walmart. She enjoyed spending time with family and her grandchildren. Margaret is preceded in death by her parents,...
Christine Mary Kruck
Jun 30, 2022
Christine Mary Kruck, age 71, of Okolona passed from this life on Thursday June 30, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 22, 1951, in Monroe Wisconsin the daughter of the late Theodore and Norbetta Waelti Wyss. Chris was a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and was devout in her faith. She was a loving...
John Johnson
Jun 26, 2022
John Johnson, age 75, of Sparkman, passed from this life on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs.
Memorial graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Hart's Chapel Cemetery.
Donna Annette Mcbride
Jun 25, 2022
Donna Annette McBride, age 57, of Delight, passed from this life on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home. She was born August 13, 1964, in Prescott, the daughter of the late Doyle Junior and Virginia Lingo Howard. Donna was a retired Registered Nurse having worked at Wadley Regional Hospital for a number of years. She enjoyed spending...
