Arvilee Fulmer
Mar 4, 2026
Arvilee Fulmer, age 88, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at his home. He was born September 10, 1937, in Clark County, the son of the late Walter Roland and Lennie Shepherd Fulmer, Sr. Arvilee was a United States Navy veteran and served in the Air Force and Army reserves. He was a...
Wilma Jean Fisher
Mar 4, 2026
Wilma J. Fisher, 87, of Arkadelphia, AR, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at The Plaza at Twin Rivers in Arkadelphia, AR.
Mrs. Fisher was born November 14, 1938, in Obion County, Tennessee, to the late V.D. and Jaski Brewer. She was a member of Walnut Baptist Church in Jonesboro, AR, and retired...
Marjorie Faye Wilson
Mar 2, 2026
Marjorie Faye Wilson, age 68, of Curtis, passed from this life on Monday, March 2, 2026, at her home. She was born December 19, 1957, in Bakersfield, CA, the daughter of the late Fletcher and Willie Mae Clayburn Pittman. Marjorie was a homemaker and worked in housekeeping. She was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. Marjorie enjoyed...
Dorothy Faye Mcanally Harkrider
Mar 1, 2026
Dorothy Faye McAnally Harkrider, aged 93, of Arkadelphia, was called home to be eternally with the Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 1, 2026. She is now and forever will be in His presence, with the hosts of heaven and the saints.
Dorothy was born in Hope, Arkansas, on February 5, 1933, to Thomas...
John Wilburn Gates
Feb 25, 2026
John Wilburn Gates passed away on February 25, 2026, at the home of his younger sister, Jean Gates Ross and her husband, Dean, in Aiken, South Carolina. This last year under home hospice care allowed them to have much quality time together. His ashes will be interred in Southfork Cemetery near Gurdon, Arkansas, adjacent to his parents and...
Roland Glen "Wildman" Hughes
Feb 23, 2026
Roland Glen "Wildman" Hughes, age 71, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Monday, February 23, 2026, at CHI Extended Care Medical Center in Hot Springs. He was born January 8, 1955, in Little Rock, the son of the late Kenneth and Thomaseen Carlton Hughes. Wildman was a 1974 graduate of Gurdon High School and an avid Go-Devil...
Elizabeth "Honey" Crawley Sharp
Feb 21, 2026
Elizabeth (Honey) Crawley Sharp, beloved daughter, wife, and mother, left this world on Saturday, February 21, 2026, to join her heavenly family.
Elizabeth was born near Wilmot, Arkansas on October 27, 1937, on the Crawley farm. She was the ninth child and youngest daughter of Alexander Stewart Crawley and Velma Elizabeth Turner Crawley....
Michael Steven Forrest
Feb 21, 2026
Michael Steven Forrest, age 60, of Chandler, NC, passed from this life on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Mission Medical Center in Ashville, NC. He was born July 24, 1965, in Anchorage, AK, the son of Jerry Bruce and Louise Atkins Forrest. Michael was a 1984 graduate of Enka High School and was employed as a baker at...
Carolyn Ann Arnold
Feb 20, 2026
Carolyn Ann Howell Arnold, age 79, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, February 20, 2026, in Arkadelphia. She was born February 3, 1947, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Coleman and Tressie Smith Howell. Carolyn was a 1965 graduate of Arkadelphia High School. She was a hairdresser at Country Heritage in Arkadelphia for many years. ...
Viva Jean Chaffin
Feb 19, 2026
Viva Jean Chaffin, age 85, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born June 19, 1940, in Trumann, the daughter of the late Jesse James and Mary Upton Penter. Viva was a retired Wal-Mart Associate of twenty-five years. She was a member of Faith Missionary Baptist...
Rosemary Joyce Francis
Feb 15, 2026
Rosemary Joyce Francis, age 83, of Curtis, passed from this life on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born December 4, 1942, in Malvern, the daughter of the late James Bolin and Rosie Burris Hughes. Joyce was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Arkadelphia. She enjoyed reading and watching...
Judith Elaine "Judy" Rhodes
Feb 14, 2026
Judith Rhodes, age 75, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born October 11, 1950, in Harrison, the daughter of the late Ward and Oveda Jones Brady. Judy was a 1968 graduate of Pyatt High School and a 1972 graduate of Henderson State University. She lovingly...
Austin Kyle Helms
Feb 11, 2026
Austin Kyle Helms was a beloved son, brother, and friend to many. He impacted the lives of all he encountered with his loyalty, generosity, and dedication. He was the type of man who would give you the shirt off his back, even if it meant he wouldn't be wearing one afterwards. There are doers and talkers in this...
David Leon Sanders
Feb 10, 2026
David Leon Sanders, age 68, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Nightengale Nursing Home in Arkadelphia. He was born on June 23, 1957, in Prescott, the son of the late Alfred Leon and Bessie Lula Brown Sanders. David was a United State Marine Corps Veteran. He retired from the Beirne Sawmill. David...
Brian Keith "Wingnut" Wingfield
Feb 8, 2026
Brian Keith "Wingnut" Wingfield, age 54, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born on March 30, 1971, in Okolona, the son of Dale Eugene and Paula Jean Looper Wingfield. Wingnut worked in lawn service at Ouachita Baptist University. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, karaoke...
Shelia Kay Redfearn
Feb 6, 2026
Shelia Kay Redfearn, age 54, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Friday, February 6, 2026, at her home. She was born February 10, 1971, in Camden, the daughter of Michael Ross and Deborah Sue Shackleford Sellers. Shelia attended Hot Springs National Park College for two years. She worked for the Human Development Center and formerly managed the...
John Leslie Cole
Feb 5, 2026
John Leslie Cole, age 81, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born August 31, 1944, in Forrest City, the son of the late John Floyd and Dorothy Byford Cole, Jr. John was a 1963 graduate of Austin E Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, AK and...
Janet Marie Williams Spears
Feb 3, 2026
Janet Marie Williams Spears, age 59, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born November 21, 1966, in Murfreesboro, the daughter of Bobby and Freda Williams. She attended Caddo Hills High School. Janet was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Janet loved to pray, to encourage...
Christine J. Hunter
Feb 1, 2026
Ecclesiastes 3:1 states, For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven Christine was born to the late Rev Cleophus and Lorene (Jones) Jefferson in Foster Arkansas on Aug 30, 1941.
Ecclesiastes 3:8 states, "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a...
Carolyn Earlene Newsom
Jan 31, 2026
Carolyn Earlene Newsom, age 78, of Bismarck, formerly of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born January 19, 1948, in Little Rock, the daughter of the late Pete and Marie Dotson Nichols. Carolyn worked for Democrat Printing and Arkadelphia Taxi service. She was a member of...