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Obituaries
Ervin Allen
Jan 28, 2008
Ervin Allen, 80, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas made his peaceful transition on January 28, 2008. He was born March 12, 1927 in Vaden, Arkansas to Rev. Oliver B. Allen & Ida (Lee) Allen, who preceded him in death. One brother, Lincoln Allen, of Los Angeles, California also preceded him in death. Ervin Allen was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill Baptist...
Linda Jo Welch
Jan 26, 2008
Mrs. Linda Jo (Wilson) Welch, age 60, of Curtis, passed from this life on Saturday, January 26, 2008, at her home. She was born June 20, 1947, in Hope, Arkansas, the daughter of the late John Clyde & Lillie Mae Hall Wilson. Linda was a Certified Nurses Assistant with Baptist Home Health and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church....
Betty Young
Jan 23, 2008
Martha Elizabeth (Betty) Lowdermilk Young, age 84, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born October 19, 1923, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late J.B. & Flora Agnes Currie Lowdermilk. Betty graduated from Arkadelphia High School and Henderson State Teacher s College (B.A.1946) and then joined the...
Linda Blanche Hunter
Jan 14, 2008
Linda Blanche Hunter, age 60, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, January 14, 2008 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on September 19, 1947 in Watertown, NY, the daughter of the late Francis and Geraldine Thompson Bourcy. Linda worked as a key entry specialist and was retired from United Parcel Service. She was a member...
Lillian E Williams
Jan 10, 2008
Lillian Elizabeth Williams, age 85, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Rebsamen Medical Center in Jacksonville. She was born on April 3, 1922 in Oxford, MS, the daughter of the late Elmo and Evelyn Mowry Tarver. Lillian worked many years in a Cracker Jack factory in Chicago and in the cafeteria at Arkadelphia public...
Bill Frazier
Jan 9, 2008
Bill Frazier, age 63, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at his home. He was born on January 26, 1944 in Graysonia, the son of the late Jewel and Thelma Ashworth Frazier. Bill was a carpenter and a United States Navy veteran. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and F & S...
Donald Copeland
Jan 6, 2008
Donald Dean Copeland, age 71, of Amity, passed from this life on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at St. Joseph s Mercy Health Care Center in Hot Springs. He was born on August 13, 1936 in Bonnerdale, the son of the late Curtis Andrew and Ruthy Fendley Copeland. Don was a plant worker and of the Church of Christ faith. He...
Paul Douglas Gaither
Jan 3, 2008
Paul Douglas Gaither, age 62, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, January 3, 2008, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born August 15, 1945, in Arkadelphia, the son of Ruben Glen & Hazel Watts Gaither. Paul was a retired millwright with Morse Automotive, International Paper Co. & Fafnir, an avid hunter and fisherman and a...
Lee O'Dollery Smith
Dec 24, 2007
Lee O Dollery Smith, Sr., age 63, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, December 24, 2007, at his home. He was born June 23, 1944, in Mesa, AZ., the son of Louis O Dollery & Gracie Lee Armstrong Smith. Lee was a mechanic, an avid stock car racer and a member of First Church of the Nazarene of...
Don Kirby
Dec 15, 2007
Luther Donald Kirby, age 76, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. He was born November 9, 1931 in Corning, the son of the late Luther Doc and Ethel Johnson Kirby. Don was a United States Army veteran having served in the Korean conflict. He was an overland truck...
Milburn Jackson
Dec 7, 2007
Milburn Houston Jackson, age 84, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Sheridan, passed from this life on Friday, December 7, 2007 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 9, 1923 in Sheridan, the son of the late Lee Jeff and Birdie Robinson Jackson. Milburn was a United States Army veteran having served in World War II and...
Mark Allen Cole
Dec 6, 2007
Mark Allen Cole, age 39, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, December 6, 2007, at his home. He was born February 18, 1968, in Chicago, IL., the son of Allen Norman & Laura Hale Cole. Mark was a part of Henderson State University Athletic Department and a United States Air Force veteran. Services are pending at Summers-Kistler Funeral...
David Weir Pennington
Dec 5, 2007
David Weir Pennington, age 56, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at St. Josephs Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs. He was born October 17, 1951, in Daisy, Arkansas, the son of the late App Weir & Myrtle Hill Pennington. David was a roofer by trade and owned D s roofing in Arkadelphia. He was...
Carl Henry Dunkelgod, Jr
Dec 2, 2007
Carl Henry Dunkelgod, Jr., age 60, of Manchester, passed from this life on Sunday, December 2, 2007, at his home. He was born June 3, 1947 in Hot Springs, the son of the late Carl and Arlie Mae McColloch Dunkelgod, Sr. Carl was a well known painter in the surrounding area for over 30 years.
He is survived by...
Joyce A Pearl
Dec 1, 2007
Joyce Ann Pearl, age 65, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Mountain Home, passed from this life on Saturday, December 1, 2007, in Arkadelphia. She was born on September 2, 1942 in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of the late Fred and Edith Franzell Long. Joyce was a homemaker, a member of Unity Church of the Ozarks, Midway, AR. and a volunteer...
Sarah Nona Bray
Nov 20, 2007
Mrs. Sarah Nona Daily Bray, age 91, of Arkadelphia (formerly of Sparkman), passed from this life on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born November 13, 1916, in Princeton, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Jack & Ada Atchley Jones. Sarah Nona was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. She...
James William Griffin, Sr.
Nov 8, 2007
James William Griffin, Sr., age 64, of Gurdon (formerly of Delight) passed from this life on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1943 in Benton, the son of the late Noah Monroe and Edith Starch Griffin. James worked in construction, logging and chicken farming. He is survived by his wife, Sheila Jones Griffin,...
Boyd Leon Smith
Nov 3, 2007
Boyd Leon Smith, age 70, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at Hospice Care of St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs. He was born June 9, 1937, in Russellville, AR., the son of the late Russell & Virchie Vanderpool Smith. Boyd was a retired lumber inspector for Anthony-Higgs Lumber Co. of Gurdon and...
Paul E. Turner
Oct 17, 2007
Paul Edward Turner, Jr. age 72, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 near Gurdon. He was born on July 17, 1935 in Walworth County, WI, the son of the late Paul Edward and Margaret Engel Turner, Sr.. Paul was a veteran of the United States military, a former law enforcement officer and a retired automobile...
Alice Earlene Hyatt
Sep 19, 2007
Alice Earlene Hyatt, age 78, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on July 28, 1929 in Oneonta, AL, the daughter of the late Jesse and Fannie Fox Sanders. Alice was a homemaker and a Baptist. She is survived by two daughters, Laura Hyatt of Detroit, MI...
