Patricia Ann Gower
Mar 29, 2023
Patricia Ann Gower transitioned to her heavenly home on March 29, 2023 at 8:10am. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 11, 1940 to Cleburne and Mary (Henshaw) Whitehead. She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings.
She is survived by her five children: Craig (Cynthia) Castrellon, Tonia (Henry) Bartlett, Eric (Melody) Castrellon, Lisa (Daniel)...
Willard Gene Turner
Mar 29, 2023
Willard Gene Turner, age 84, of Kirby passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born January 2, 1939 in Forrester, Arkansas the son of Virgil and Bertha (O’Neal) Turner. Willard was a 1957 graduate of Kirby High School. He lived most of his adult life in the Houston area before moving back...
Judith Oakley
Mar 29, 2023
Judith Glenn "Judy" Oakley, 80, of El Paso Arkansas passed away Wednesday March 29th at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Judy was born October 6th, 1942, in Searcy to the late Virginia Ervin Hughes and Curtis Hughes. She was an only child. She is also preceded in death by her husband Bruce Douglas Oakley.
Judy met the love...
Mary Joyce "Pat" Nipps
Mar 29, 2023
Mary Joyce “Pat” Nipps, 91, of North Little Rock joined her love in Heaven on March 29, 2023. She was born on July 16, 1931 to Clarron and Ruth Swint in England, AR. Surrounded by seven brothers and sisters, they grew up working the cotton fields. She graduated from Central High in England, AR. It was high school where she...
Dorothy Gean Morris
Mar 29, 2023
Dorothy Gean Morris was born on November 11, 1930 and passed on to her heavenly reward on March 29, 2023. She is survived by her five children, Ronald (Twila) Morris, Rev. Keith (Nita) Morris, Lynn (Vanessa) Morris, Susan (Jim) Baughman, and Marsha Perrymore; 15 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, her devoted...
Lorene Poindexter
Mar 29, 2023
Lorene Goff Poindexter, age 89, of McRae, Arkansas went to be with the Lord March 29, 2023. She was born on November 23, 1933 in McRae, to Romie and Nell Goff.
Lorene retired from the Harding University Post Office. She was a member of the First Security Bank Club and the Golden Years Club at Westside Church of Christ –...
Mary Jane Bridges Williamson and Melba Jean Bridges
Mar 28, 2023
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, after 584 days without her twin, Mary Jane Bridges Williamson, 79, of Maumelle, passed away. That Melba Jean Bridges managed to pass peacefully in her sleep at home after a multitude of health crises over the last few decades is a testament to her stubbornness. That Jane passed in the same way would likely...
Geraldine Caroline Osborn
Mar 27, 2023
Geraldine Caroline (Duch) Osborn, 90, of Conway passed away on March 27, 2023. She was born on October 26, 1932 to Loddie and Alma Taylor Duch on her family's farm in Slovak, AR. She is survived by her loving children: Gwen Osborn Gardner, Gerry Mark Osborn, Ginger Osborn Richards (Jeff) and Isaac Osborn; her grandchildren: Michael Osborn, Amy Osborn, Melinda...
Joyce Walker
Mar 27, 2023
Joyce Walker, age 80, of Bonnerdale, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023.
She was born on April 23, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Elmer Aubuchon and Emma Tegtmeyer Aubuchon. On July 20, 1985, she married James Thomas “Tommy” Walker. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one son, Paul Nogle.
Joyce was a teacher's...
James Marlton "Mart" Thornton
Mar 26, 2023
James Marlton “Mart” Thornton, age 82, of Hot Springs, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023.
He was born on May 22, 1940, in Bismarck, Arkansas, the son of James Monroe “Boss” Thornton and Lena Opal Thornton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sherri Thornton; his parents; one brother, Kenneth Dean Prince and one nephew, Rickey...
Rosemary "The Wild Rose" Lambert
Mar 25, 2023
Rosemary "The Wild Rose" Lambert, 65 of Bismarck Arkansas, passed away March 25, 2023. She was born February 14th, 1958 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Franklin and Lavern (Runyan) Lambert. Rosemary was preceded in death by her mother, father, and sister Hilda Welch. Survivors include her son Adam Porter, her daughter, Precious Hope Riley, and her...
Joseph "Joe" Barry Thomason
Mar 25, 2023
Joseph Barry Thomason, Joe to all that knew him, age 70, passed away from heart complications on March 25, 2023. Born July 10, 1952 to Hilma and Wils Thomason of North Little Rock, Arkansas, Joe was the much adored baby of four siblings. He graduated from North Little Rock High School in the class of 1970 where he made many...
Angela Darlene Wilson
Mar 25, 2023
Angela Darlene Wilson, 50, of Benton, Arkansas passed away March 25, 2023. She was born October 26, 1972 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to David Kenneth Nordsletten and Linda Darlene Grant.
Angela worked as a chef at many local restaurants.
Family is asked to contact the funeral home.
Arrangements entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www.SmithFamilyCares.com.
Billy Jean Pettit
Mar 25, 2023
Billy Jean Pettit age 77, of Arkadelphia, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs. He was born August 31, 1945 in Camden to William H. and Nettie Jewel Meador Pettit. Billy was a U. S. Army veteran of Vietnam. Billy worked at the Wendy’s restaurant in Arkadelphia for over twenty years. He enjoyed fishing.
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Michael Funderburg
Mar 24, 2023
Michael “Buster” Funderburg, age 76, of Alexander, Arkansas passed away peacefully at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital on the evening of March 24, 2023 after a long battle with dementia. Michael was born in Monticello, Arkansas to James and Mabel Funderburg on April 17, 1946. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his brothers Kenneth and...
James Dean "Jimbo" Horton
Mar 24, 2023
James Dean “Jimbo” Horton, age 52, of Bonnerdale, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023.
He was born on August 15, 1970, in Hot Springs, the son of John Henry Horton and Shirley Anne Mizell Horton. He was preceded in death by his son, James Dean Earl Horton; his parents; and his grandparents.
Everyone that knew James...
Judith Sparks Blenden
Mar 24, 2023
Judith Ann Sparks Blenden transitioned to her heavenly home on March 24, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Albert Reuel and Ruth Jane Sparks. She is survived by her four children, Debbie Cothran (Greg) of Sherwood, Pam Gunter (Craig) of Little Rock, Sandra Blenden of Sherwood, and Chris Blenden of Atlanta, Georgia; and her siblings, Carolyn...
Julia Mae Guenther
Mar 24, 2023
Julia Mae Guenther passed from this life on March 24, 2023. She was born December 11, 1931 to Ora Alta Huckabee and George Everett Bradshaw in Leslie, Arkansas. She married James Arthur Guenther Sr. on November 16, 1957. Together they raised Georgia Ann, Veronica Jo, Patricia Kolleen, and James Arthur Jr. Julie worked as a nurse’s aide, a school secretary,...
Marquetta Peppers
Mar 24, 2023
Marquetta Peppers, age 85, of Glenwood, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023.
She was born on March 10, 1938, in Battiest, Oklahoma, the daughter of Hoyt Homer Perrin and Linnie Hazel Vaughn Perrin. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Don Peppers; her granddaughter, Hope Reid; her niece, Lacy Peppers Chivers; and her sister,...
Daniel Sena Eskandarian
Mar 24, 2023
Daniel Sena Eskandarian, age 22, of Conway, Arkansas, passed away Friday March 24, 2023. He was born August 10th, 2000, in Los Angeles, California to Farhad Eskandarian and Sherri Munnerlyn.
He was called Dan the Man. He loved sports, being physically active, and video games. He loved researching animals and geography. Daniel was the kind of person you looked up...