Drucilla C. Skillern Shock, 92, of North Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in Hot Springs. She was born October 7, 1916 in Cabot to the late Alfred and Etta Mae Skillern. Mrs. Shock was a retired nursing home administrator and a nurse. She was a member of Hot Springs Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter,...
Mary Ruth McCaskill Coplen age 79 of Arkadelphia died Monday, December 1, 2008 in Arkadelphia. She was born June 30, 1929 in El Dorado, Arkansas the daughter of Charlie Lee and Lucille Ward McCaskill. She was a homemaker, a volunteer with Baptist Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Gurdon First Baptist Church. Her husband, Wilbur Lee Coplen and son,...
Dr. Durward Brooks (D.B.) Allen, 67, OB-GYN, of Little Rock, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away on December 1, 2008 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. D.B. was born January 28, 1941 in Nashville, Arkansas, the first child of Cornelia (Shuffield) and Durward Allen. He was predeceased by his parents and his daughter, Mendy Allen of Little...
Maysel Wilson, 94, of Lonoke, Arkansas, (Wattensaw community), died December 1, 2008. She was born December 11, 1913, in Ward, Arkansas, to the late John K. and Elora (Wilson) Jackson. Mrs. Wilson was a charter member of Oakdale Missionary Baptist Church, Wattensaw, and had lived at the same location since her wedding day in October, 1929. She was preceded in...
Patsy Louise Putman of Beebe, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord December 1, 2008. She was born November 16, 1943, to Frank and Aretha McKay at Romance, Arkansas. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and was retired from the auto auction business. She was preceded in death by one brother, Robbie Dale McKay and one sister, Marie...
Frances Ione Boykin, 80, of Little Rock, passed away on November 30, 2008. She was born June 16, 1928 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Richard and Velma Holland Cheatham. Frances was head of the English Department at Lafayette High in Louisiana. She received her Bachelors Degree at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi, and her Masters Degree from the University of...
Hearod "H.P." Fleenor, 84, of Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, was born October 21, 1924, in Onyx, Arkansas, to Robert and Mae Perkins Fleenor and died November 30, 2008. H.P. was a retired diesel mechanic for East Texas Motor Freight. He was a member of the Sylvan Hills Church of Christ. H.P. loved to fish and hunt quail. H.P. is preceded in...
Arbelle (Belle) Bonner, of North Little Rock, born June 23, 1918 in Yell County, Arkansas, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at North Little Rock Springhill Baptist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marion Raney Hunt and Lenora (Blankenship) Hunt; her husband, Claude Hunter Bonner; two sons, Clyde L Bonner and Carl T. Bonner; sister, Mima (Hunt) Gilbert...
Richard (Dick) Eckler, 77, went to be with his Lord November 29th 2008. He was born in Norman, OK to the late Victor & Margie Eckler of Palestine, TX. Dick served in the US Army in Korea; Vietnam; Japan; Germany; Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Leavenworth, KS; and Ft. Bragg, N.C.; retiring in 1973. He then worked for the State of...
Jack A. Wells, 73, of North Little Rock passed away Saturday, November 29, 2008. He was a veteran in the Korean conflict with the US Air Force. He was a member of Saint Ann?s Catholic Church; a member of the American Legion; the VFW; and a 32nd degree Mason and Scottish Rights. He was retired from AT&T. He is survived...
Karen Elizabeth McKnight, 43, of Little Rock, passed away on November 29, 2008. She was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and worked at Arkansas Childrens Hospital for over 20 years. She is survived by her sister, Kim Hale; three nieces, Nicole, Paige, Katherine and one nephew Joshua. And a host of family and friends. Funeral service will be Wednesday, December 3,...
Larry A. Cathcart, 60, of Little Rock, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. Born June 28, 1948 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Fay A. and Sammie L. May Cathcart, he was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother; two brothers, Jess Cathcart of Pine Bluff and Samuel...
Robert Edwin "Bud" Hall, 64, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was born February 8, 1944, at Beebe, Arkansas to Cleo and Juanita Hall and died November 28, 2008. Robert was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of forty years, Rose Mary Hall of Jacksonville; one son, Alan Hall and fiancee Debra Shinnall of Beebe and her...
Wanda Nell Jeffery Evans of Little Rock departed this life recently. She was valedictorian of her Desha High School class and a graduate of St. Vincent?s School of Nursing. She was employed at various Little Rock hospitals during her career. She married Dr. Gilbert Carl Evans in 1960. She is survived by her two daughters Laura Kathryn Evans and Carla...
Gennievee "Jennie" Jackson age 75, of Arkadelphia entered into her eternal Home, November 27, 2008. She was born August 7, 1933 at Beaton, AR the daughter of David and Cordelia Sheets Shuffield. At different times in her life she was a fee collector for the Corps of Engineers, secretary for Bismarck schools, had Jackson's Quick Shop and was a member...
Phillip C. Alexander of North Little Rock died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at the age of 86. He was born in Deadwood, Texas on July 18, 1922. He was the son of Tommie and Ava (Mills) Alexander. Mr. Alexander was a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, serving aboard the U.S.S. Tampa in Greenland and Iceland during WW II, and had a...
Rose B. Coston age 90 of Gurdon died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 in Arkadelphia. She was born January 15, 1918 in Arkadelphia, the daughter of John and Perley Maddox Bradshaw. Mrs. Coston was a member of Arkadelphia First Assembly of God Church, a homemaker and the widow of Alfred C. Coston. Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Flenniken of Gurdon; two...
Norman ?Bill? Word, 76, of North Little Rock passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008. He was a retired Network Switching Engineer for Southwestern Bell and member of Pioneer?s Club. He was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and an usher. He was a 32 degree Mason with the Western Star Lodge #2...
Esta Melanie ?Granny? Montoya, 92, of North Little Rock lost her battle with ovarian cancer, November 25, 2008, while surrounded by her family. She was born on October 21, 1916 to Elisha and Hattie McCabe in Adona, Arkansas. She married Jimmy Montoya on June 30, 1935. She retired from Randall Byers Interiors at the age of 91 after 40 years....
Jason Scott Olson of Little Rock passed away recently at his home, he was 47. Jason was born on November 4th 1961 to Mervin Olson and Lois Jean Kern in Joliet Illinois. He was a sales consultant in retail stores. Jason is survived by his mother, Lois Jean Kern; 3 brothers, Joel B. Olson of Newark Illinois, Jeffrey S. Olson,...