Lalla Lee Barron, died on December 13, 2015. She was born on December 12, 1923 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the eleventh child of Lalla Jones Barron and Ed Barron. She was preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings. Lalla Lee was a very talented China Painter and teacher. Her employment included dental assistant, realtor...
Alene Spurlin Carger, 94, of Cabot passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015. She was born September 13, 1921 in McAlmont, Arkansas to Joseph and Elizabeth Thornton Spurlin. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Alene was a loving mother of four who dedicated her life to her family. She is survived by her children, Albertina Winter, Roberta Dupree,...
Pauline Payer Appleby, 99, of North Little Rock, completed her journey on December 12, 2015 to become head gardener in her eternal flower garden. She was born April 16, 1916 to C.A. and Katie Franz Payer in the Ulm Community which her grandfather Frederick Franz settled upon his arriving from Frankfort, Germany. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Mary O'Kelley, 89, of North Little Rock passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Julian A. O'Kelley; two daughters, Kathy (Ricky) Arman and Annette Butler; son, Pat (Susan) O'Kelley; stepdaughter, Eva Sue O'Kelley; brother, Bud Whittenton; nine grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded...
Carl Edwin Watkins, 73, of East End, passed away December 11, 2015. He was born February 17, 1942 in East End, Arkansas to the late Ira Schirschle and Clara Mae Bradford Watkins. He graduated from Sheridan High School and retired from Orbit Valve. Carl was a gifted musician, lead guitar player and Deacon at East End Assembly of God. The...
On December 11, 2015, Earl Polk, age 72, stepped from time to eternity. He was preceded in death by his father Maynard Polk and his mother Becky Masters-Polk, two brothers, Wayne and Kenneth Polk. He is survived by his sister Nita Gough (John), his wife Shirley LaVonne Polk; four children, Kristi Beck (Eric), Alan Polk(Dani), Sherri Waggoner (Terry), and Jennifer...
James Lee Allison, 40, of Redfield passed from this life on Thursday, December 11, 2015, while at UAMS from a brain aneurism. He was born June 16, 1975. James was a Tool and Die maker and worked sixteen years at Superior Tool, Inc. in Redfield, AR. Survivors include father (Don), Mother (Marie), Grandfather (Thurl), (Fiancé) Amy St. Clair, and a...
Betty L. Aalseth, 74, of Vilonia, passed away on December 10, 2015 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born October 23, 1941 to Oliver and Margaret Blackman Aalseth of Milford, Iowa. After receiving her degree in Zoology, she moved to Pasadena, California, working as an animal health technician at Cal Tech. After being diagnosed with MS, Betty...
Catherine Garvin Johnston, 94, of North Little Rock passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born June 27, 1921, the daughter of the late Albert and Bula Mathis Garvin. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Allen Garvin; and her husband, Grady G. Johnston. She is survived by a host of cousins and friends. A visitation will...
David Stephen Garren, 60, died December 8, 2015. He was born in Little Rock to the late Stephen and Margaret Scheider Garren. Survivors include his wife, Kathe Garren of Little Rock, and his children, David Stephen Garren, Jr. and Matthew Woodward Garren, both of Audubon, New Jersey. Services are private. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. The online guestbook...
Opal Elizabeth Meadows left her family in death on December 8, 2015. Her life was evident of her industrious nature, by her supporting the needs of her family in sewing, planting seeds, harvesting and canning. She made clothing from flour sacks to satin. Her family life was framed by her culinary delights and her handy work. The beautiful flowers and...
Leta Mae "Lee" Keenihan of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away peacefully Tuesday December 8, 2015 at her home surrounded by family at the age of 90. The youngest of two children she was born May 7, 1925 in Fort Smith Arkansas to Cora Katherine and Charles Henry Oberlag. The family moved to Melrose Circle in the Argenta District of North Little...
Naomi G. Beard, 81, of Bigelow passed away December 7, 2015. Naomi was born August 18, 1934 to Russell and Alice Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Cheryl VanZant. She is survived by her children: Carolyn May, Donice Warner (Gene), Jerald Talley (Lynn), Tony Talley (Leslie) and Robert York; one son-in-law, Tim VanZant and...
A. Keith Jernigan, 87, died December 7, 2015. He was born in Little Rock, the son of Charles Pate and Alta Lucas Jernigan. A 1947 graduate of Little Rock High School, he furthered his education at Little Rock Junior College and the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Keith was a Staff Sergeant in...
Major Jerry Allen Lanning (USAF Ret.), 78, of Sherwood, Arkansas peacefully passed away on December 7, 2015 surrounded by his loving family following a nine year battle with cancer that he fought bravely and without complaint. Jerry was born on March 28, 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to his late parents, Russell Everett and Mary B. Lanning. He earned his undergraduate...
Margarette Rieske Hundal, 86, of Conway, passed away December 6, 2015. She was born November 6, 1929, in Cleveland, Arkansas to Gus and Birtie (Adams) Rieske. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Singh Hundal, and three brothers, Bill Rieske, Bob Rieske and Bill Driver. She is survived by her daughter, Nelda Jones and husband Bill; two...
Darrell Dwayne Short, Sr., 77, of El Paso, Arkansas, was born July 28, 1938, in El Paso, Arkansas, to Jess and Mattie (Osborn) Short, and he passed away December 6, 2015. He served as a Deacon at El Paso First Baptist Church. Darrell was married to his wife Reba, who survives him, for fifty years and they enjoyed singing together....
Harold Jay Kindrick, 92, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. He was born June 27, 1923 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Harold was the son of Jesse James Kindrick and Bertha Peters Kindrick. He was a World War II Army veteran, having fought in the battlefront campaigns theatre of operations at Ardennes, Northern and Southern France,...