Eugene Yarbrough
May 14, 2015
Eugene "Gene" Yarbrough, age 69, of Bismarck, died Thursday, May 14, 2015. He was born April 26, 1946 in Bismarck the son of Elmer Lee and Vervie A. Woods Yarbrough. He was retired from the Hot Spring County Road Department and a member and Deacon of the Oak Bower Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his first...
Velma Trost
May 14, 2015
Velma Lou Trost, 80, of Cabot, Arkansas, was born February 25, 1935, to Elmer and Mary (Cox) Putman, and she passed away on May 14, 2015. She is survived by two sons, Larry Trost of Austin, and Keith Trost of Springdale; two sisters, Verna McDonald of Beebe, and Jackie Maxwell of Lonoke; one nephew, four nieces, and numerous friends. Velma...
Verna Harrod
May 13, 2015
Verna Louise Harrod, 74, of Ft. Smith passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was a member of Crystal Hill Assembly of God and Inner Circle Ministries. She was a volunteer Chaplain at Fianna Hills. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Harrod; parents, Vernon and Mittie Davis; and her daughters, Renee Burns and Debbie Harrod Porter. She...
Blanche Pitts
May 13, 2015
On May 13th, Blanche Helen Pitts woke up in the arms of Jesus. She was born in Rutland, VT on September 22nd, 1919 to Arthur and Elizabeth (Wiley) Skiffington. Grandma Great was a member of Cabot Apostolic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Pitts; her parents; three brothers; four sisters; and a grandson, Brian Pitts. She...
Gregory Fortson
May 12, 2015
Gregory Hoyt Fortson, 57, of Little Rock, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was born on March 15, 1958 in Little Rock and lived there his entire life. Greg is survived by his loving parents, Gene and Gaylia Fortson; his sister, Gigi Bailey and her children, Brooke and Hannah; and his brother and his...
Amy Hilliard
May 12, 2015
Amy Wadene Foreman Hilliard, 86, of Little Rock, passed away May 12, 2015. Born in Rosebud, Arkansas to Wade Hampton Foreman and Octavia Clark Foreman, she graduated from Quitman High School and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She retired from a career of teaching high school english, speech and business at Fayetteville, Cabot, Wonderview and Salem Public Schools. She...
Hugh Cruse
May 12, 2015
Hugh Purvis Cruse, 85, of Benton, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 on his 59th wedding anniversary to his loving wife, Doris. He was born to Pearl and Purvis Cruse in Brookland, AR on August 5, 1929. Mr. Cruse graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1948. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired from Reynolds Metals and...
Dorothy Murry
May 12, 2015
Dorothy Jean Joshlin Murry of North Little Rock went to be with her Lord and Master Tuesday May 12th 2015. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband and best friend of over 52 years, the Rev. George W. Murry, and her mother Thelma Hardcastle Joshlin Stermoan and her husband Clayton and her birth father Eugene Joshlin. Dorothy is survived...
William McDuffie
May 11, 2015
William Byron McDuffie, 86, of Jacksonville, passed away May 11, 2015. Born in Crossett to Simpson B. and Myrtle White McDuffie, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran and of the Lutheran faith. Preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Juanita McDuffie, he is survived by his children, Patrick McDuffie (Karla) of Little Rock, Merry Beth McDuffie of...
Robert Tate
May 11, 2015
Robert "Bob" Lester Tate, 67, of Jacksonville, passed away May 11, 2015. He was born in Lake Village, Arkansas on December 2, 1947. He was a Christian. He loved singing, golfing, and bowling, and most of all, his family. He is survived by his wife, Dale Hicks Tate; daughters, Buffy Tate Merrell (Greg) of Lebanon, Tennessee and Briana Blair Tate...
Estene Ford
May 11, 2015
Estene Ford age 93, of Bismarck, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 in Arkadelphia. She was born May 10, 1922 in the DeRoche Community in Hot Spring County Arkansas to Lorenza Lee and Maggie Ashley Dixon. Estene enjoyed reading and was an expert seamstress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Berl Ford on May 23, 2006; a son,...
Charlie Key
May 11, 2015
Charlie J. Key, of Benton, Arkansas passed away May 11, 2015. He was born on October 7, 1932 in Monroe County, Arkansas to the late Elvis and Velma Tate Key. Charlie considered his family his greatest accomplishment. He enjoyed having his family around him- "the bigger the family got, the louder it got. On Fridays after work, he looked forward...
Charles Hendricks
May 10, 2015
Charles Thomas Hendricks, 74, of Greenbrier, passed away May 10, 2015. He was born June 25, 1940 in Charlottesville, Virginia to James Edward and Polly Elizabeth Hendricks. He was an Army veteran and a truck driver for Railway Express Agency. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Hazel Hendricks; daughter, Lisa (Richard) Hawkins of Kingsport, Tennessee; niece, Roberta...
Leonard Norrell
May 10, 2015
Leonard Raymond Norrell passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the age of 98. He was born near Grandview, Texas on May 19, 1916 to the late Shad Lee Norrell and Jettie Irene Castor. Leonard was working for the Electric Auto Lite Company, traveling as a Division Manager when he registered for the military draft in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Later, all...
Louise Gunter
May 9, 2015
Louise Gunter, 81, of Conway, passed away at her home on May 9, 2015. She was born December 12, 1933 in Hot Springs to Travis and Sally Springer. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, C.J. Gunter. She worked at the University of Central Arkansas as a house keeper and retired after 28 years. She is...
Doris Cornelius
May 9, 2015
Doris Cornelius, 84, of East End, passed away May 9, 2015. She was born April 5, 1931 in Bynum, Texas to James and Martha Taylor Isbell. Doris was a homemaker and a member of East End Baptist Church. Doris is survived by her husband of 68 years, Homer Cornelius; sons, Johnny Cornelius and Dennis (Evelyn) Cornelius; two grandchildren, Dennis Shane...
Lila Faulkner
May 9, 2015
Lila "Mae" Barger Faulkner, age 91, of Conway, died May 9th, 2015. She was a retired hairdresser and a member of Gold Creek Baptist Church in Conway. She is survived by her husband, David Faulkner, three children, Frances Eads (Richard), Charlotte W. Guyot, Ronnie C. Guyot (Cindy); a brother, Doyle Barger; and a sister, Louise Whaley Shepherd; seven grandchildren, 14...