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Bobbie Barker

Bobbie Barker

Apr 14, 2023

Bobbie Barker, age 92, formerly of Pasadena, Texas passed away peacefully at her home in Searcy, Arkansas on Friday, April 14, 2023. She was born in Damascus, Arkansas on September 24, 1930 to the late Jesse Lee Barker and Flossie Presley Barker Pringle. She is preceded in death by her brother, Jesse T. Barker, her son, Daniel Ray Barker and...

Charles Albert Hutchison

Charles Albert Hutchison

Apr 14, 2023

Charles Hutchison died suddenly during cardiac surgery on April 14, 2023 at the age of 64. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ward Hutchison of Colorado, and Inez Pittman Hutchison Laird of Florence, MS. He was born in Jackson, MS, raised as a Methodist to love God and his beautiful world.

He worked as an engineer and...

Curtis Gerald Mashburn, Jr

Curtis Gerald Mashburn, Jr

Apr 14, 2023

Curtis Gerald Mashburn, Jr, age 82, of Sherwood, Arkansas went to be with the Lord April 14, 2023.  He was born on September 6, 1940, in North Little Rock to Curtis and Ellen Smith Mashburn.

Gerald was a member of the Church of Christ and was a contractor prior to his retirement.  He loved studying the Bible, fishing and collecting...

Christine Spradlin Scoggins

Christine Spradlin Scoggins

Apr 14, 2023

Christine Spradlin Scoggins, beloved mother, Grandma Teen, Grandma, Aunt Punk, and friend went home to be with Jesus, her Savior, on April 14, 2023 at the age of 98. Christine was born on December 13, 1924 in Okolona, Arkansas to Arthur Ross Spradlin and May White Spradlin. She was the fifth of five children, Vesta Lucille Spradlin, Ovelle Spradlin Barkdoll,...

Delores Ann Martin

Delores Ann Martin

Apr 14, 2023

Delores Ann Martin, 84, of Little Rock passed on April 14, 2023.  She was born February 5, 1939 to Benjamin and Evelyn Bushart.  As a child she was affectionally nicknamed “Tootsie.” She retired from the Arkansas State Employment Security Division, after over three decades.  She was a devoted member of the Christian Life Center, and a dedicated volunteer for Little...

Charles B. Kirspel, Jr.

Charles B. Kirspel, Jr.

Apr 14, 2023

 

Charles B. Kirspel, Jr., 76, of Little Rock passed away on April 14, 2023.  He was the son of the late Charles and Mary Jane Kirspel.  He graduated from Little Rock Catholic High and Saint Benedict’s College.  He retired in 2022 after working 28 years as a metrologist for the Weights and Measures Division of the Arkansas Bureau of...

Joseph Lee Kelley

Joseph Lee Kelley

Apr 13, 2023

Joseph Lee Kelley 26 of Bryant residing in North Little Rock passed away on April 13, 2023. He was the son of Christopher and  Dana Kelley. He liked to pass time by playing video games, spending time with the kids, working on vehicles/diesels, being outdoors, sports, and much more.  He was a goofball who loved to make everyone laugh.He was...

Reba Ballard

Reba Ballard

Apr 13, 2023

Reba Ballard, 82, of Beebe, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2023.  She was born August 5, 1940, in St. James, Missouri to Robert and Edna Earney.  Reba was a member of Open Arms Assembly of God in Beebe, and a retired beautician.  Reba loved volunteering at the Beebe Christian Outreach Center and was a devoted...

Delano L Gordon, II

Delano L Gordon, II

Apr 12, 2023

 

  Delano Lamont Gordon II, known to the family as "Boot," was born September 21st, 1992, to his late Mother, Trina Glover and Father, Delano Lamont Gordon III (Los Angeles, CA), followed by his Stepfather O'Dell Broomfield (Hot Springs, AR). Delano was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He attended Lake Hamilton High...

Sarah Gray

Sarah Gray

Apr 12, 2023

Sarah Frances Gray went to Heaven Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

She was born January 9, 1990, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Dan Gray and Nancy Hazelwood.Left to cherish her memory are her children, Rory Meyer, Maddox Peabody and Rhys Peabody; her bonus children, Ethan Peabody and Evie Peabody; her fiancé, Noah Peabody; her father, Dan Gray; her mother and step-father,...

Virginia Ruthell Mauldin

Virginia Ruthell Mauldin

Apr 12, 2023

Virginia Ruthell Ursery Mauldin was born in the Kansas Country of South Clark County on August 27, 1930 and died a resident of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on April 12, 2023, at the age of 92.  She was born to T.L. (Jack) Ursery and Carrie Scott Ursery.   She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Marvin Carl Mauldin, a...

Kathryn Hunt Landers

Kathryn Hunt Landers

Apr 12, 2023

 

Our precious mother, Kathryn Hunt Landers, passed away April 12, 2023 with her daughters by her side. She was born in Judsonia, AR May 24, 1934 to the late Arthur and Mollie J Hunt.

Kathryn grew up in NLR and married her high school sweetheart the late Tom Landers. Together they raised three children, Tommy, Deana, and Carol Ann....

Norma Zell Nieto

Norma Zell Nieto

Apr 12, 2023

 

Norma Zell Nieto, age 84, of Norman, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

 

She was born on September 1, 1938, in Story, the daughter of Herbert S. and Pauline Smith Harvey.  Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Nieto; her parents; and her brother, Dois Harvey.

 

Norma married Arthur Nieto on September 11, 1956....

Michael Loretz

Michael Loretz

Apr 12, 2023

Michael “Mike” Powell Loretz, of Austin, Arkansas, passed away April 12, 2023.  He was born in Beebe, Arkansas on August 10, 1947, to Jack and Johnnie Powell Loretz.  They moved quite a lot in his early years but ended up in Carlisle, Arkansas where he and his two brothers all graduated from Carlisle High School.  After he graduated in 1965,...

Ricky David Tripp

Ricky David Tripp

Apr 12, 2023

 

Ricky David Tripp, singer, songwriter, husband, father, and grandfather took his final bow on April 12,2023. Born to the late Ed and Elizabeth Tripp on October 12, 1954 in Hayti, MO or as Ricky liked to call it“Hey-TIE!” His brother Mike was born two years later and the family eventually relocated to Little Rock,AR in 1959. Ricky would go...

Charlene A. Wilson

Charlene A. Wilson

Apr 12, 2023

Charlene A. Wilson, age 87 of Bismarck, Arkansas, went to be with her loving Lord and Savior on April 12, 2023.  Charlene was born June 12,1935, in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, to Hien Fick and Christene Ranson Fick.

 

She was an avid student of the Bible and was an amazing and selfless woman that cared for her friends.  She and...

Gwendolyn June Richards

Gwendolyn June Richards

Apr 11, 2023

Gwendolyn June Richards, 81, of Sherwood, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 11, 2023. She was born in Benton, Kentucky to the late Forrest Lynn and Wilma Dene Lofton.    Gwen was preceded in death by her brother John Martin Edwards, Grandsons Cody and Rene Richards, also her daughter in law Karen Richards.  ...

Virginia Elizabeth McGhee

Virginia Elizabeth McGhee

Apr 11, 2023

Virginia Elizabeth McGhee of North Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, April 11th, with her children by her side. She was 84 years old. 

Virginia was born in Fort Wayne, IN on Oct. 6, 1938, to the late Claude L. and Elizabeth Hunt.

She grew up there and in Knoxville, TN with her sister and best friend, Claudie. She later attended...

Barbara Dell Meacham Jarvis

Barbara Dell Meacham Jarvis

Apr 11, 2023

Barbara Dell Meacham Jarvis, aged 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 11th surrounded by her family. Born on January 4, 1937, in Monroe, Arkansas to the late Presley and Virginia (Hazelwood) Meacham, she was raised on the Meacham family farm, which was designated an Arkansas Century Farm in 2016. Known to her family as “Bobbie Dell”, Barbara was the youngest of...

Charles "Boytt" Hutcherson

Charles "Boytt" Hutcherson

Apr 11, 2023

 

Charles “Boytt” Hutcherson, age 55, of Delight, left his loved ones on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

 

He was born on November 6, 1967, in Prescott, the son of Cletius C. Hutcherson and Diane Whisenhunt Barton.  Boytt was preceded in death by his stepfather, Rickey Barton.

 

Boytt worked as an electrician for many years, and he loved tinkering...

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