"The Excellence in Service"
Obituaries
Glenn Edward Miller
Apr 20, 2015
Glenn Edward Miller, age 81, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Monday, April 20, 2015 at his home. He was born July 27, 1933 in Hershey, PA the son of the late Raymond Edward and Elizabeth Snyder Miller. Glenn enjoyed golfing, fishing and bowling in his free time. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict....
John Henry Lovell
Apr 6, 2015
John Henry Lovell, age 72, of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home. He was born January 20, 1943, in Scott, Arkansas, the son of the late George Clinton and Ina Johnson Lovell. John was retired from Reynolds Metals Company as an electrician and Lakeside school District as a bus driver. He was...
Freddy Dean Smith
Mar 29, 2015
FREDDY DEAN PAP MITCHEL SMITH, SR., 75, of Paris, passed from this life on Sunday March 29, 2015 at Paris Regional Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1940 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, a son of Vance and Ruth Joslin Smith. Freddy was a firefighter for the City of Arkadelphia and then started working along with his brothers in gas line...
J.D. Johnson
Mar 28, 2015
J.D. Johnson, age 79, of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was born June 19, 1935, in Friendship, the son of the late Jeff Davis and Susie Duncan Johnson. J.D. was a retired Pilot and Flight Engineer with Capitol Airways and Flying Tigers. He enjoyed boating, traveling...
Emma Jean Cansler
Mar 24, 2015
Emma Jean Cansler, age 80, of Donaldson, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on July, 7, 1934 in Gum Springs, the daughter of the late Fletcher and Eunice Whitley Thomason. Jean was a seamstress and a member of Saginaw Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Dale Eugene Albert
Mar 21, 2015
Dale Eugene Albert, age 64, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at his home. He was born March 1, 1951 in Greybull, WY, the son of the late Robert and Barbara Wilson Albert. Dale was a 1968 graduate of Cody High School and retired as a superintendent at Wade Abernathy Construction Company. He was a...
Sheridan Dale Ivy
Mar 18, 2015
Sheridan Dale Ivy, age 64, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his home. He was born October 4, 1950 in Colton, California, the son of the late William Sheridan and Frances Alice Clark Ivy. Dale attended Henderson State University, enjoyed collecting model cars and studying psychology. He was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church...
Diane Sue Jaeger
Mar 3, 2015
Diane Sue Jaeger, age 65, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her home. She was born August 12, 1949, in San Diego, California, the daughter of the late Robert and Wynema Eastridge Winder. Sue was a former unit secretary at Arkadelphia Medical Center. She enjoyed gardening, reading books and cooking dishes "not out of...
William Donald Sayre
Feb 23, 2015
William Donald Sayre was born March 3, 1989 in Perry Oklahoma to John Charles and Patricia Rau Sayre. The family moved to Nashville, Arkansas in 1992 and he graduated from Nashville High School in 2007. On June 2, 2007 he and Chelsea Arbuthnott married. Will graduated from U. S. Army Infantry School and served with the 10th Mountain Battalion in...
Charles Taylor Burnley
Feb 23, 2015
Charles "Charlie" Taylor Burnley, age 56, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born June 9, 1958 in Prescott, the son of the late Homer and Judy Howell Burnley. Charlie was a 1977 graduate of Gurdon High School and enjoyed cooking and fishing. He was a member of...
Lloyd Clinton Baumgardner
Feb 21, 2015
Lloyd Clinton Baumgardner, age 78, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born on March 11, 1936 in Gurdon, the son of the late J. A. and Jettie Arnold Baumgardner. Lloyd worked for Keith Smith Electric as an electrician. He was the pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Lloyd...
Kenneth Wayne Gardner
Feb 19, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Gardner, age 80, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born July 20, 1934, in Bismarck, the son of the late Daley and Lena Phillips Gardner. Kenneth was a retired cattle farmer, painter and maintenance worker at Henderson State University. He was a...
Noel Edward Rider
Feb 12, 2015
Noel Edward Rider, age 68, of Fouke, passed from this life on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Wadley Medical Center in Texarkana, TX. He was born on July 18, 1946 in Charlotte, AR, the son of the late Arthur and Lola Winchester Rider. Noel was a retired truck driver and was a member of South Texarkana Baptist Church. He enjoyed...
Patsy Jane Powell
Feb 5, 2015
Patsy Jane Murphy Powell, age 86, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born February 5, 1929 in Phoenix, AZ, the daughter of the late Foster and Nell Toland Murphy. Patsy was retired from Levi Strauss in Arkadelphia and was a member of First United...
Mary Catherine Smith
Feb 2, 2015
Mary Catherine Smith, age 79, of Texarkana, passed from this life on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana. She was born on October 14, 1935 in Fort Smith, the daughter of the late Avery and Nellie Smith. Mary was employed at K-Mart and the Women's & Children's Shelter and attended the Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed...
Jerry Yarbrough
Jan 29, 2015
Jerry Don Yarbrough, age 60, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born March 20, 1954, in Lambert, the son of the late Elmer and Vervie Wood Yarbrough. Jerry was employed by Precison Diecast for twenty-five years. He worked for Securitas as a security guard...
Melissa Ann Wyatt
Jan 27, 2015
Melissa "Missy" Wyatt was lifted by Angels to the Kingdom of Heaven on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Born July 14, 1979, in Little Rock, AR, she lived life to the fullest and was loved by all who knew her. A woman of diverse interests, Missy wrapped everyone she met in her loving charm and bigger than life personality. She attended...
Lester Henry Otten
Jan 14, 2015
Lester Henry Otten, age 100, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Courtyard Gardens Nursing Center in Arkadelphia. He was born November 13, 1914, in Como, IL, the son of the late Henry and Flora Meyers Otten. Les was raised on his family's farm with four siblings and he graduated from Sterling High School in 1933. He...
Rebecca Jo Calhoun
Jan 12, 2015
Rebecca Jo Calhoun, age 72, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, January 12, 2015, at Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born March 11, 1942, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late William Shirley and Vada Warren Schooley. Becky was a 1961 graduate of Clovis High School. She attended New Life Church in Arkadelphia...
Nell Gober Gaines
Jan 7, 2015
Nell Kathryn Gober Gaines, age 90, of Beirne, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born January 4, 1925 in Prescott, the daughter of the late Jim and Eva Garrett Shaver. Nell enjoyed being with her family and friends , gardening and fishing. She was a member of Beirne...
