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Obituaries

Thelma Sue Land

Thelma Sue Land

Jul 10, 2012

Thelma Sue (Susie) Land, age 70 of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on January 23, 1942 in Malvern, the daughter of Glen and Thelma Behrens Efurd. Susie attended Mt. Bethel Church in Arkadelphia. She was a floral designer and owner of the Flower Shop...

Stephen Patrick Hudson

Stephen Patrick Hudson

Jul 7, 2012

Stephen Patrick Hudson age 52 of Arkadelphia died Saturday July 7, 2012 in Houston, TX. He graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 1978 and later from Ouachita Baptist University. Stephen served his country as an officer in the United States Army and as a civilian map maker for the government. He was baptized in 1972 at the Church of Christ...

Christene Wilson

Christene Wilson

Jun 30, 2012

Maudie Christene Wilson, age 78, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at her daughter's home. She was born on September 10, 1933 in Curtis, the daughter of the late Charlie and Fairy Berry Craig. In addition to her parents, Christene was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Wilson, four brothers, Harlie, Arlie, Austin and...

Josie Marie Casey

Josie Marie Casey

Jun 26, 2012

Josie Marie Wright Casey age 89 of Big Spring, TX formerly of Arkadelphia passed from this life on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, TX. She was born October 6, 1922 in Riesel, TX the daughter of the late Fred and Agnes Milliman Brueggeman. Jo was a retired insurance secretary with Goodloe Insurance Company...

Ethel Connell

Ethel Connell

Jun 24, 2012

Ethel Pierce Lecourias Connell departed this life on June 24, 2012 in the Hospice Unit of Town Creek Nursing Home in Huntsville, Texas. She was born in Clark County on Jan. 6th, 1916, the daughter of the late James C. and Ruth L Pierce. Ethel was of Baptist faith and a member of the Second Baptist Church in Arkadelphia. She...

Sara Ann Mcchesney

Sara Ann Mcchesney

Jun 16, 2012

Sara Ann Hammond Ferrer McChesney, age 71 of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Arkansas Hospice in Hot Springs. She was born December 14, 1940 in Jackson, MS, the daughter of the late Selmer and Eula Vaughan Hammond. Sara is survived by her husband Carl McChesney, two daughters, Ivette Ferrer (Bill)Kautsky of Poughquag, NY,...

Viola Mcgowan

Viola Mcgowan

Jun 11, 2012

Rev. Viola McGowan was called home on Monday, June 11, 2012 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. She was born June 17, 1931 in Clark County, the daughter of the late Albert and Para Lee Blevins McKillon. Viola confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and united with the Mt. Olive AME Church. She served in many capacities...

Lester Ray Arnold

Lester Ray Arnold

Jun 11, 2012

Lester Ray Arnold, age 74 of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, June 11, 2012 at Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born on November 23, 1937 in Gurdon, the son of the late Guy and Estelle Ledbetter Arnold. Ray was a superintendent with the Arkadelphia Street Department for twenty-eight years and was a United...

William H. Byrd

William H. Byrd

May 30, 2012

William Harold Byrd, age 88 of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at his home. He was born August 2, 1923 in Benton, Arkansas, the son of the late Ted and Martha Hendrix Byrd. William was a United States Army veteran serving in France during World War II. He was a retired restaurant owner and a...

Daphana Michelle Holder

Daphana Michelle Holder

May 29, 2012

Daphana Michelle Holder, age 31 of Alpine, was given her angel wings after a long and hard battle with leukemia at 10:42 PM on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Twin Rivers Nursing Home in Arkadelphia. She was born August 16, 1980 in Camden, the daughter of Randall Wayne and Rhonda Gail Wilson Holder. Michelle was preceded in death by her...

Eva Bertha Hogue

Eva Bertha Hogue

May 27, 2012

Eva Bertha Wingfield Hogue, age 86 of Gurdon, passed from this life on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Courtyard Gardens. She was born on November 3, 1925 in Mountain Springs, the daughter of the late Wesley Oliver and Lillie Alma Parks Wingfield. Eva was a loving mother and homemaker and spent fourteen years working as a nurse's aide at Pineview...

Kenneth Odell Gray

Kenneth Odell Gray

May 8, 2012

Kenneth Odell Gray age 69 of Arkadelphia passed from this life on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. He was born April 20, 1943 in Gould, Arkansas the son of Elwood Odell and Evelyn Tarlton Gray. Kenneth was a Baptist, an avid deer hunter and fisherman and retired from Ouachita Marine and Grumman...

Irene Chamberlin

Irene Chamberlin

May 7, 2012

Freddie Irene Behrens Chamberlin, age 77, of Okolona, passed from this life on Monday, May 7, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on February 23, 1935 in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of the late Roy and Alice Masey Behrens. Irene was a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her son, Carl Edward Chamberlin...

Ruby Nell Garlin

Ruby Nell Garlin

May 3, 2012

Ruby Nell Garlin, age 90, of Arkadelphia, died on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Courtyard Gardens Nursing Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on December 12, 1921 in Batesville, the daughter of the late Roe and Della Weaver Reves. Ruby was a cashier at the local grocery store for over forty years and was a member of Ruddell Hill Baptist...

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Apr 29, 2012

Jackson Dale "Jack" Shepherd age 81 of Arkadelphia passed from this life on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born December 29, 1930 in Arkadelphia the son of the late Arlie Lee and Gertrude Kaufman Shepherd. Jack was a retired carpenter and a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

Larry Wayne Hogue

Larry Wayne Hogue

Apr 21, 2012

Larry Wayne Hogue, age 65, of Arkadelphia (formerly of Gurdon) passed from this life on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at his home. He was born on May 18, 1946 in Manning, the son of James Millard and Eva Bertha Wingfield Hogue. Larry worked as a principal and teacher around Arkansas and was a member of First Baptist Church in Gurdon....

Cheryl Lynn Hayes

Cheryl Lynn Hayes

Apr 16, 2012

Cheryl Lynn Hayes, age 26, of Hope, passed from this life on Monday, April 16, 2012 at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, TX. She was born on December 30, 1985 in Shreveport, LA, the daughter of Larry Gene and Sandra Rene Harper Bates. Cheryl is survived by her mother and stepfather, Rene and Robert Jones of Arkadelphia, her father,...

James Dunlap

James Dunlap

Mar 12, 2012

James Dunlap age 60 of Arkadelphia passed from this life on Monday, March 12, 2012 at his home. He was born March 27, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Wesley and Ruth Amersbach Dunlap Sr. James was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors are his father and step mother, Wesley and Florence Dunlap Sr of Mayfield Heights, OH,...

Ruthell Wood

Ruthell Wood

Mar 9, 2012

Ruthell Wood age 81 of Little Rock passed from this life on Friday, March 9, 2012 at her home. She was born February 11, 1931 in Bismarck the daughter of the late Wilburn Dennis and Rittie Mae Miller Thomas. Ruthell was a homemaker and a member of Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock. She was preceded in death by...

Sheila Authement

Sheila Authement

Feb 27, 2012

Sheila Reena Griffin Authement, age 48, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Monday, February 27, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on October 5, 1963 in Lake Charles, LA, the daughter of the late Earnest Antoine and Agnes Reena Venable Griffin. Sheila was a tax preparer and a Methodist. She is survived by her husband,...