Margaret L. Bradley, 93, of Little Rock, passed away November 12, 2013. She was born in Little Rock to Elmer and Aurelia Mace Ginn and was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church. She attended Draughon's Business School, worked for the Arkansas Division for Employment Security and Safeway, and later retired from UALR. She loved traveling...
Linda Sue "Combee" Dobson Battie, 52, of Little Rock, passed November 11, 2013. She was born April 3, 1961 to Morris and Margie Combee. She was the youngest of six children, three girls and three boys. She was preceded in death by her father, Morris Allen Combee, Jr., grandparents, Morris and Lena Combee, and John and Cora Bell Blissitt, three...
Carra McKenzie Franks, 91, of Little Rock, died Nov. 11, 2013. The youngest of seven children, she was born May 12, 1922, in Centerville, Ark., to the late Walter and Myrtle McKenzie. She graduated from Ola High School in Yell County and attended State Teachers College in Conway. She met Thomas C. Franks, her husband of 69 years, at college...
Katherine P. Wilkinson, 91, of North Little Rock, passed away November 11, 2013. She was born in Jacksboro, Texas to Oscar Bernard and Nancy Bryant Powell and was a member of Park Hill Christian Church and was past secretary of Church Women United. She worked as a research scientist at both UAMS where she went to medical school and at...
James L. Harkey, age 66 of Jacksonville. This special soldier passed away on Veterans Day, November 11, 2013. He was born March 22, 1947 in Pulaski, County. Mr. Harkey was an Active Duty Army Service Member for over thirty-nine years and a member of North Hills Baptist Church in Sherwood, Arkansas. Survivors include his wife Bettie Harkey; daughters Laura Long...
W. E. "Bill" Palmer, 74, of Little Rock, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 10, 2013. He was born on June 13, 1939 in Little Rock to the late Lue Ramsey and Rosie Brooks Palmer. He loved God, his family and his country. He married his devoted wife on April 1, 1967 and the two lived in...
Billy G. Jackson, 70, of North Little Rock passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013. He was born May 9, 1943 to Basil and Elma Jackson and was the 6th child born. He had four sisters and three brothers. He loved life, his family and was a very proud and loving man. He was the type of man who took care...
Jerry Box, age 81 of North Little Rock, passed away November 9, 2013 at St. Vincent's North in Sherwood. He was born on August 15, 1932, in Wisconsin. He was the son of William Otto Box and Elsie Schumacher. Jerry was a mechanic for Waukesha, County Wisconsin. He was a member of the Silver Streaks Bowling League and he enjoyed...
Christle Jean Rakes' memorial service was postponed due to her husband's hospitalization and illness. Her husband, James Rakes, passed away January 20, 2014. The family is rerunning Jean's obituary to let other family and friends know that she will be memorialized with her husband, James Rakes, at a joint memorial service Saturday, January 25, 2014, at 1 p.m. at the...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Butler, 78, of Arkadelphia passed away November 9, 2013, in Little Rock, AR. He was born November 12, 1934, at Methodist Hospital, Memphis, TN, to Arthur Miller and Donie Mae Bowlin Butler. Robert was baptized by his grandfather Reverend William Alvin Bowlin. He grew up in Olive Branch, MS, and attended grade school through 11th grade and...
John Lawrence 43, of Guam formerly of Houma, LA and North Little Rock, AR. He passed away November 8, 2013 in Guam. He was born February 11, 1970 in Elaine, Arkansas to Robert and Shirley Lawrence. He loved to hunt and fish. He is preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, mother, aunt and nephew. Survivors include his father...
Mrs. Louise Watkins Hill died Friday, November 9, 2013. She was a member of the Open Arms Assembly of God in Beebe. She is survived by a son, Howard Watkins Jr. of Florida; A stepson, Raymond Hill of Beebe; a stepdaughter, Eithel Tway of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Reverend Howard L. Watkins Sr.,...
Shawn C. Walloch of Little Rock died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 5:45 a.m. at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer. He will never have the pain that he endured for 5 years, he has gone to a better place. His loved ones will miss him dearly and always have him in their hearts. Shawn was...
Dani Anderson Turner, 24, of Maumelle passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013. She attended St. Teresa's, Mt. Saint Mary's and Holy Souls Catholic Schools and loved her Catholic heritage and the Catholic School System in which her son is enrolled. She graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Nursing College. Dani was a beloved mother, sister and the...
John Chambers Ayres III passed on November 7, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. John Chambers Ayres Jr. and Edith Dillion Ayres. John is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Johnna Ayres; three children, Christy (Steven) Stern, John Chambers "Jay" Ayres IV, and Kelly (Jed) Spencer; six grandchildren, Jayce, Jack, and Jake Ayres, and...
Nena Myers, 45, of Beebe, Arkansas, was born March 3, 1968 in Texas. Nena went to be with the Lord on November 6, 2013. Nena was a Registered Nurse at White County Medical Center in Searcy. Nena was beautiful soul who loved her husband, family and friends. She was an amazing lady that never met a stranger and had an...
Richard Joe Gallagher I passed away Wednesday morning, November 6, 2013. Richard was born on January 31, 1930 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. He grew up in Little Rock and attended Little Rock High School where he was a drum major for the band. He never lost his love for music and later in life learned to play the banjo and...
Jody Glen Arrowood, 45, of Mabelvale, passed away November 6, 2013. He was a Master Mechanic at Koppers Industries. Preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Albert and Rose Arrowood and maternal grandparents, Horace and Harriet Steffy, all of Pennsylvania, he is survived by his parents, Albert, Jr. and Patricia Steffy Arrowood of Clarksville; daughter, Heather Arrowood of Russellville; sons,...