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Obituaries
Dr. James William Jones
Jan 28, 2022
Dr. James William "Jimmy" Jones, age 87, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, January 28, 2022, at his home. He was born March 5, 1934, in Bearden, AR, the son of the late Homer and Dorothy Gatlin Jones. Jimmy was a graduate of Bearden High School, Henderson State University and held a Ph.D from East Texas...
John Patrick Street
Jan 27, 2022
John Patrick Street, age 70, of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. He was born on June 18, 1951, in Long Beach, CA, the son of the late Dr. Richard Thomas and Helen Connole Street. John was a 1969 graduate of St. John Bosco High...
Melissa Ann Parker
Jan 26, 2022
Melissa Ann "Missy" Parker, age 51, of Curtis, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born November 5, 1970, in Carthage, TX, the daughter of Ronald and Cora Dukes Davidson. Missy was a graduate of Arkadelphia High School and a graduate of Red River Technical College with...
Helga Emily Smith
Jan 25, 2022
Helga Emily Smith, age 79, of Friendship, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at her home. She was born October 13, 1942, in Schotten, Germany, the daughter of the late Hienrich and Paula Becker Mayer. Helga was a retired housekeeper with Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was a member of the Ladies Hospital Auxillary. ...
Billy Lee Inscore
Jan 23, 2022
Billy Lee Inscore, age 75, of LaVergne, TN, passed from this life on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Veteran's Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was born October 24, 1946, in Plainview, TX, the son of the late Homer and Dorothy Jacks Inscore. Billy was retired from Potlatch Lumber and a former handyman. He was a United...
Walter Eugene Davidson
Jan 12, 2022
Walter Eugene Davidson, II, age 73, of Prescott, passed from this life on Wednesday January 12, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 11, 1948, in Fort Knox, KY, the son of the late Walter Eugene and Marion Davidson. Walter was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam war where he received three Purple Hearts,...
Ashley Nicole Williams
Jan 7, 2022
Ashley Nicole Williams, age 30, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, January 7, 2022, in Hot Springs. She was born May 27, 1991, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of Sherwin Williams Jr. and Shannon Coulter. Ashley was a 2009 graduate of Arkadelphia High School and attended Henderson State University where she studied accounting. She was a former...
Cleveland Shay Donahoue
Jan 4, 2022
Cleveland "Shay" Donahoue, age 58, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at his home. He was born December 22, 1963, in El Paso, TX, the son of Cleevlan and Janice Reid Donahoue. Shay was a United States Navy veteran. He was a retired machinist for Union Pacific Railroad in North Little Rock. Shay...
James Billy Jennings
Jan 2, 2022
James Billy Jennings, age 67, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born June 7, 1954, in Gurdon, the son of the late Billy and Cora Ann Reaves Jennings. James was a retired truck driver and a Baptist. He enjoyed family activities, fishing and spending...
Charles David Williams
Jan 1, 2022
Charles David Williams, age 76, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born May 15, 1945, in Smithton, the son of the late Ceburn Eugene and Ruby Dell Ellis Williams. Charles was a graduate of Gurdon High School. He was a United States Army veteran. Charles...
Maurine Elizabeth Stricklin
Dec 27, 2021
Maurine Allison Stricklin passed away in Twin Rivers Assisted Living in Arkadelphia Arkansas on Monday, December 27, 2021 after a blessed 96 year-long life. She was preceded in death by a baby daughter Cathy, her parents, Una Mae Cagle Allison and Thomas Johnston Allison, and by her husband Maurice Shepard Stricklin and her sister Evelyn Ann Allison...
Peggy Lorene Edington
Dec 24, 2021
Peggy Lorene Edington, age 70, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock. She was born June 25, 1951, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Collis Jewell and Ruth Lorene Clements Francis. Peggy was a graduate of Arkadelphia High School and attended OBU. She was a...
Dorothy May Imler
Dec 20, 2021
Dorothy May (Baer) Imler, age 95, of Amity, formerly of Spencerville Ohio, died peacefully in her home on December 20, 2021, with family at her side. She was born March 25, 1926, in rural Van Wert County Ohio, the daughter of Lester Baer and Mary (Simindinger) Baer. She was the first child...
Harold Don Stewart
Dec 20, 2021
Harold Don Stewart, age 81, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Christus St. Michaels Health Center in Texarkana, TX. He was born August 8, 1940, in Arkadelphia, the son of the late Pearl Edward and Leslie Pontious Stewart. Don was a retired machinist with Fafner and later Scroll. He was a member...
James Allen Mcgee
Dec 19, 2021
James Allen McGee, age 65, of Hensley, passed from this life on Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Des Moines, IA. He was born December 29, 1955, in Gurdon, the son of the late Robert Carrol and Wanda Lou Williams McGee. James was an overland truck driver for Decker Trucking Company. He was a Christian. James enjoyed woodworking, leatherworking...
Mattie Sue Garrett
Dec 16, 2021
Mattie Sue Hill Garrett, age 83, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born November 19, 1938, in Delight, AR, the daughter of the late Boyce and Verna McLaughlin Hill. Mattie was a retired health care worker and homemaker. She enjoyed taking care...
Steve Willingham
Dec 14, 2021
Wesley Steven Willingham, age 67, of Arkadelphia passed from this life on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born November 9, 1954, in Portsmouth, VA, the son of the late Wesley Leo and Shirley Ann Hodges Willingham. Steve was a 1976 graduate of Frankfurt American High School and a 1986 graduate of...
Anita Louise Stoker
Dec 12, 2021
Anita Louise Stoker, age 75, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at her home. She was born August 7, 1946, in Hot Springs, the daughter of the late Daryl and Doris Clark Potratz. Anita was a retired school teacher and a member of Center Grove United Methodist Church. She enjoyed writing poetry, listening...
Richard "Rick" Charles Allen
Dec 8, 2021
Richard "Rick" Charles Allen, age 71, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at his home. He was born August 25, 1950, in Bristow, OK, the son of the late Rush C. and Dorothy Schiller Allen. Rick was a graduate of Oklahoma State University. He was a retired project manager in the petroleum industry. ...
Carolyn Graham
Dec 5, 2021
Carolyn Lancaster Graham, age 86, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Arkansas Hospice Inpatient Center at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born October 2, 1935, in Little Rock, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Cecil Dyer Lancaster. Carolyn was a 1953 graduate of Mabelvale High School...
