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Obituaries

Willie Ellis Jones

Willie Ellis Jones

Jul 10, 2006

Willie Ellis Jones, age 89, of Arkadelphia, passed away Monday, July 10, 2006, at Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. Willie was born October 7, 1916 in Okolona to the late George and Josie Childers Jones. Mr. Jones was a retired diesel mechanic from Long Ford and an avid hunter and fisherman. He was of the Christian Faith....

Charlene Diggs

Charlene Diggs

Jul 5, 2006

Gurdon Charlene Diggs, age 79, of Gurdon, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born May 6, 1927, in Curtis the daughter of the late James Richard & Laura Belle Legate Curtis. She was a greeter at Wal-Mart for many years and a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. She was...

Patsy Lou Overton

Patsy Lou Overton

May 31, 2006

Patsy Lou Gentle Overton, age 57, of Lees Summit, Missouri, died on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at her home. Patsy was born December 21, 1948, in Gurdon, AR, the daughter of the late William Wesley and Evia Barrong Gentle. Patsy was an electronic technician and a member of First Baptist Church in Lees Summit. Patsy is survived by her husband,...

Dan Alan Northen

Dan Alan Northen

May 23, 2006

Dan Alan Northen, age 48, of Arkadelphia, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. Dan was born August 20, 1957, in Little Rock, the son of Leslie Phillip & Ruth Mawbry Northen. Dan grew up in North Little Rock, and attended North Hills Exceptional School in Sherwood, AR. Dan was a retired employee...

Betty Sue Daily

Betty Sue Daily

May 19, 2006

Betty Sue Denton Daily, age 63, of Arkadelphia, died Friday, May 19, 2006 at her home. Betty was born January 23, 1943, in Sparkman, the daughter of Zola Sport & Dorothy Shirron Denton. She served on the Board of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, taught piano for forty-two years including nine years in the Sparkman public school system and was...

Alene Elizabeth James

Alene Elizabeth James

May 12, 2006

Alene Elizabeth Whitworth James, age 70, of Arkadelphia, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at her home after a battle with cancer. Alene was born July 6, 1935, in Joan, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Walter T. & Mary E. Ray Whitworth. Alene was a volunteer of the Senior Companion Program of Clark County and the 2002 recipient of the...

James L Bonner

James L Bonner

May 4, 2006

James L Bonner, age 36, of Arkadelphia died Thursday, May 4, 2006 near Hot Springs. He was born May 11, 1969 in Santa Cruz, CA, the son of Clayton Leroy & Donna L Smith Bonner, Sr. James was a bricklayer and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. He was preceded in death by his father and one...

Maureen Ann Johnson

Maureen Ann Johnson

Apr 15, 2006

Maureen Ann Johnson, age 62, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Beverly Health Care in Arkadelphia. Maureen was born May 21, 1943, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late John R. & Margaret McCambridge Campbell. She was a member of the Catholic Church, a former business owner and held an Associate Degree in...

Kathleen June Petersen

Kathleen June Petersen

Apr 14, 2006

Kathleen June Petersen, age 61, of Dalark, died Friday, April 14, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born in Clintonville, WI on November 28, 1944, the daughter of the late Arnold Howard and Viola June Dent Petersen. Kathleen was preceded in death by one brother, Garth Petersen & her step father Robert Baker. She was a crafter...

Myrtle Carpenter Runyan

Myrtle Carpenter Runyan

Mar 29, 2006

Myrtle Carpenter Runyan, age 103, of Amity, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at her home in the Graysonia community. Myrtle was born October 22, 1902, in Franklin County, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson & Rebecca Jane Stanford Carpenter. She worked as a dental assistant for her late husband, Dr. C.E. Runyan. Myrtle was...

Myrtle Estelle Kennedy

Myrtle Estelle Kennedy

Mar 4, 2006

Myrtle E. (Tate) Kennedy, age 93, of Arkadelphia died Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on January 21, 1913 in Dalark, the daughter of the late Jesse and Maggie Kitchens Reynolds. Myrtle was a homemaker and a member of Cullendale First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roland...

Regenia Rood

Regenia Rood

Feb 26, 2006

Regenia Lynne Rood, age 45, of Arkadelphia, died Sunday,February 26, 2006, at her home. Regenia was born July 29, 1960, in Malvern, AR., the daughter of James Barney & Norma Williams Rood. She was cafeteria manager for Arkadelphia public schools for 13 years and also worked for Willow Beach Condo s in Hot Springs. She attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church....

Marion Benjamin Stephenson

Marion Benjamin Stephenson

Feb 16, 2006

Marion Benjamin Stephenson, age 81, of Arkadelphia, died Thursday, February 16, 2006, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. Marion was born March 12, 1924, in Lewis County, MO., the son of the late Marion Blackburn & Flossie Nall Stephenson. He was a construction contractor and a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church in Lewis County, MO.. Marion was preceded in...

Geraldine Fryar

Geraldine Fryar

Feb 16, 2006

Geraldine Wanda Fryar, age 63, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Mount Ida, went to be with her Lord, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, February 16, 2006, at Montgomery County Nursing home in Mount Ida. Wanda was born May 6, 1942, in Bokoshe, OK., the daughter of the late Floyd & Grace Byrum Scantling. Wanda was a machinist, a member of...

Mary Leona Daniel Thornton

Mary Leona Daniel Thornton

Feb 9, 2006

Mary Leona Daniel Thornton, age 72, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on September 9, 1933 in Bearden, the daughter of the late Moses and Sarah Lucy Seale Daniel. Mary was a homemaker and a member of Third Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...

Arneice M. Miller

Arneice M. Miller

Jan 27, 2006

Arneice McGee Miller, age 79 of Arkadelphia, died Friday, January 27, 2006, at Beverly Health Care Center in Arkadelphia. Arneice was born August 17, 1926, in Little Rock, the daughter of the late John L. & Rose Foster McGee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors are one sister, Elizabeth Sisk of Prescott....

Virgil Willis Nichols Sr.

Virgil Willis Nichols Sr.

Jan 9, 2006

Virgil Willis Nichols, Sr., age 88, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Monday, January 9, 2006, at Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. Virgil was born August 19, 1917, in Ouachita County, the son of the late William Bill & Dovie Woodell Nichols. He was retired from Cabe Lumber Co. & International Paper Co. at Beirne. Virgil...

Glenda Wesson

Glenda Wesson

Jan 1, 2006

Glenda Dale Wesson, age 45, of Arkadelphia, died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. Glenda was born November 18, 1960 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of the late Delton and Opal Stroud White. She was employed by Petit Jean Poultry of Arkadelphia and attended Third Street Baptist Church. Glenda is survived by her husband, William D....

Jennie Louise Brown

Jennie Louise Brown

Dec 18, 2005

Jennie Louise Brown, age 45, of Arkadelphia, died Sunday, December 18, 2005, at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born June 30, 1960, in Surprise, AZ., the daughter of Leon & Alene Whitworth Brown. Jennie was a Home Health Care worker and a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father &...

Albert Lee Kirksey

Albert Lee Kirksey

Dec 5, 2005

Albert Lee Kirksey, age 58, of Bismarck, died Monday, December 5, 2005, at his home. Albert was born February 18, 1947, in Jacksonville, TX., the son of Alvin & Geraldine Caldwell Kirksey Jr.. He was a retired logger, and a United States Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors are one son: Justin Kirksey and his...