Kevin Jason Dorning
Apr 26, 2021
Kevin Jason Dorning, age 48, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, April 26, 2021, at his home. He was born February 28, 1973, in Portland, OR, the son of Kevin and Gail Sethney Dorning. Kevin grew up in Portland, OR, and attended Park Rose Grade School, Vestal Elementary and Madison High School. He worked as a...
Herman Wayne Buck
Apr 17, 2021
Herman "Wayne" Buck, age 77, a life-long resident of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at his home. Wayne was born April 16, 1944 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Herman Dale and Cleodia Caruthers Buck. Wayne was a 1962 graduate of Arkadelphia High School and attended Henderson State University. On June 7, 1968, he married Ola...
James Ronnie Hughes
Apr 9, 2021
James Ronnie Hughes, age 69, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, April 9, 2021, at his home. He was born December 26, 1951, in Newport News, VA the son of the late James Calvin and Juanita Frost Hughes, Jr. Ronnie was a 1970 graduate of Arkadelphia High School and attended Henderson State University. He was a...
Norman Elliott Michelsen
Apr 8, 2021
Norman Elliott Michelsen, age 80, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at his home. He was born December 9, 1940, in Long Island, NY, the son of the late Lawrence and Marjorie Tollefson Michelsen. Norman was a 1957 graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and a 1963 graduate of Cal State Long...
Carl Francis Bakle
Mar 26, 2021
Carl Francis Bakle, age 81, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home. He was born January 20, 1940, in Defiance, OH, the son of the late Vaughn and Ottillia Johanns Bakle. Carl was a retired electrician with Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Knights...
Danny Hesley Forthman, Sr.
Mar 24, 2021
Danny Hesley Forthman, Sr., age 71, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on March 24, 2021 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born on September 30, 1949 in Arkadelphia, the son of the late Hesley Harvey and Ola Mae Murrell Forthman. Danny was the owner of Forthman Construction for many years. He enjoyed...
Bonnie Kashner
Mar 20, 2021
Bonnie Betty Lou Kashner, age 76, of Okolona, passed from this life on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born February 13, 1945, in Gurdon, the daughter of the late Virgil and Willie Jean Floyd Nichols, Sr. Bonnie was a homemaker and a Baptist. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading and dancing in...
Jimmy Darrell Rather
Mar 19, 2021
Jimmy Darrell Rather, age 60, of Murfreesboro, passed from this life on Friday. March 19, 2021, at Arkansas Hospice in Hot Springs. He was born December 25, 1960, in Hope, the son of the late Joel Darrell and Teresa Lorraine Theis Rather. Jimmy was a graduate of Delight High School. He was owner and operator of a wrecker...
Ricky Joe Mcclure
Mar 11, 2021
Ricky Joe McClure, age 58, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born April 30, 1962, in Gurdon, the son of Delmas and Betty Murchison McClure. Ricky was a 1981 graduate of Gurdon High School. He was a skidder operator for two area logging companies. ...
Karla Freitas
Mar 11, 2021
Karla Renee Freitas, age 45, of Glendale, AZ, formerly of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Arkadelphia. She was born December 9, 1975, in Hot Springs, the daughter of the late Carvel and Laverne Runyan Jester. Karla was a 1994 graduate of Arkadelphia High School. She was a caregiver at WeWorks in Phoenix. ...
Melvia Marie Wright
Mar 10, 2021
Melvia Marie Wright, age 87, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at her home. She was born January 17, 1934, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Charlie Roy and Alma Smith Dixon. Melvia was retired from Baptist Medical Center and Arkadelphia High School cafeterias as a baker. She was a member of...
William Phillip "Sonny" Minish
Mar 6, 2021
William Phillip "Sonny" Minish, age 76, of Antoine, passed from this life on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born January 14, 1945, in Commerce, GA, the son of the late Clayton Watts and Helen Minish. Sonny was retired having owned and operated Minish Sheet Metal Company for thirty-seven years. ...
Matthew Dakota Ware
Mar 2, 2021
Matthew Dakota Ware, age 28, of Hot Springs Village, passed from this life on March 2, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 9, 1992, in Hot Springs, the son of Randy and Michelle Stroud Ware. Matthew was a 2010 graduate of Arkadelphia High School. He was a member of Calvary Hill Pentecostal Church in Hot...
Linda Gayle Hogue
Feb 27, 2021
Linda Gayle Hogue, age 65, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at her home. She was born October 19, 1955, in Gurdon, the daughter of the late O.D. and Viola Scott Horne, Jr. Linda was a 1973 graduate of Gurdon High School and a 1977 graduate of Henderson State University. She retired from...
Linda Joyce Sparks
Feb 24, 2021
Linda Joyce Sparks, age 67, of Whelen Springs, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born December 17, 1953, in Hot Springs the daughter of the late Ray and Lula Randolph Pruitt. She was a homemaker and a member of Boughton Baptist Church. Linda enjoyed family, especially her...
Harry Leon Russell
Feb 22, 2021
Harry Leon Russell, age 81, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Monday February 22, 2021 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born on April 29, 1939 in Hutting, AR, the son of the late Ladell and Ora Sehon Russell. Harry worked for many years as a green end manager at International Paper. He was...
Martha Ascclia Montgomery
Feb 20, 2021
Martha Ascclia Montgomery, age 76, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at her home. She was born January 24, 1944, in Antoine, the daughter of the late Raymond Wade and Dorothy Lorene Johnson Cash. Martha was a former apartment manager and attended the church of Christ. She enjoyed cooking and shopping for furniture...
John Clark Taylor
Feb 19, 2021
John Clark Taylor, age 66, of Sparkman, passed from this life on Friday, February 19, 2021, at his home. He was born January 14, 1955, in Little Rock, the son of the late Jesse Benton and Margaret Buckley Taylor. John Clark was a member of Sparkman Methodist Church. He was a retired truck driver and farmer. John Clark...
Clifford Ashley
Feb 19, 2021
Clifford Everett Ashley Jr, age 41, of Mt Pine, passed from this life on February 19, 2021 at his home. He was born on July 13, 1979, in Hot Springs, the son of Clifford Everett and Gwendolyn Ruth Tolbert Ashley Sr. Clifford was a graduate of Bismarck High School. He was a member of the Philippi Church of...
Johnny Lihue Neel
Feb 18, 2021
Johnny Lihue Neel, 82, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at his home. He was born August 26, 1938, in Arkadelphia, the son of the late Roy and Zella Neel. Johnny attended Arkadelphia High School. He was a United States Army veteran. Johnny started forty-four years ago with Cecil Smith Farm Town Equipment...