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Carroll Lee Vanlandingham
Jan 29, 2013
Carroll Lee Vanlandingham of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 11, 1936 in Sheridan, the son of the late Lester and Alice Schalchlin Vanlandingham. He was a member of First Landmark Baptist Church in Sheridan and had served in the United States Army. He enjoyed fishing, rebuilding and refinishing anything antique, especially cars and furniture. Carroll died Tuesday, January 29, 2013...
Gary Dale Wise
Jan 27, 2013
Gary Dale Wise of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 31, 1952 at Anderson, Indiana, the son of the late Joseph Cornelius Wise and Callie Ann "Betty" Zachary Wise Howard. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sheridan, where he formerly worked in the sound booth, and had been employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone. Gary was an inspiration to...
Madora Earle Hollinger
Jan 27, 2013
Madora Earle Hollinger of Prattsville, Arkansas was born April 13, 1922 in Prattsville, the daughter of the late George Wyatt and Audrey Augusta Lindsey Earle. She was a faithful member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church and had worked many years at Rockwell and the Whippet. She enjoyed quilting, working in her yard, cooking especially her fried pies, and spending...
Lafran Farrar Buchanan
Jan 25, 2013
LaFran Farrar Murphy Buchanan of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 12, 1932 in Hamburg, Arkansas the daughter of the late Leslie Farrar and Ruby Shields Crawford. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Buchanan died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center at the age of 80. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her...
Lavoie Buie Shoptaw
Jan 24, 2013
Lavoie Christene Buie Shoptaw, of Sheridan, was born December 13, 1921, in Prattsville, Arkansas, to Monroe and Pearl Stuckey Buie. She went home to be with the Lord January 24, 2013, after a brief stay at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. She was 91. Mrs. Shoptaw has been a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville since 1935....
Edward Dean "Ed" Winans
Jan 24, 2013
Edward Dean "Ed" Winans of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 31, 1935 in Willdorado, Texas, the son of the late Archie Pearl and Lena Pearl Howard Winans. He was of the Presbyterian faith and had served in the United States Army. Mr. Winans died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center at the age of 77. Survivors,...
Billie Jack Benning
Jan 22, 2013
Billie Jack Benning of Prattsville, Arkansas was born July 23, 1928 in Malvern, Arkansas the son of the late O. S. and Ruby Mae Young Benning. He was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, was owner of Benning Construction and served in the United States Navy having fought in the Korean War. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, raising...
Jamie Mathis Pruitt
Jan 22, 2013
Jamie Mathis Pruitt of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 26, 1925 in Sheridan, Arkansas the daughter of the late John Newton and Ruth Emily McCool Mathis. She was a member of the Sheridan Church of Christ. During her working career, she worked at the Sheridan Waterworks office, and Grant County Bank. Her favorite activities were crocheting, working in her yard,...
Cecil C. Cash
Jan 20, 2013
Cecil Clayton Cash of Sheridan, Arkansas went to join his wife and be with Jesus on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the age of 95. He was born January 5, 1918 in Cleveland County near Rison, Arkansas to James David and Mary Anna Cash. Cecil's family moved to a farm in Sheridan in the winter of 1925. He attended Sheridan...
J.D. Mcclellan
Jan 13, 2013
J.D. (Mac) McClellan of Little Rock, Arkansas was born November 4, 1925 at Sherman, Texas, the son of the late C.H. (Charlie) and Ova Starnes McClellan. He was a long time employee of the Lofland Company in North Little Rock. He retired in 1987 to pursue other interests including becoming a real estate agent and investing in residential rental properties....
Moon Clark
Jan 12, 2013
James William "Moon" Clark, Jr. Of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 14, 1961 in Little Rock, Arkansas the son of Brenda Reynolds Langley and the late James W. Clark, Sr. He was a dockman for Fed Ex for over 25 years and was a graduate of Sheridan High School. He enjoyed mudriding, fishing with his son, working in his yard...
Usmc Lance Corporal Joseph Ray "Joey" Gaddy
Jan 11, 2013
Lance Corporal Joseph " Joey " Ray Gaddy of Sheridan, Arkansas was born on April 6th 1990 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Joey was blessed with several sets of parents, Tony & Tonya Puckett, Tony & Carol Fielding and Randy and the Late Leigh Ann Gaddy. Joey graduated from Poyen High School in 2008 and joined the United States Marine Corps...
Dewey "D.T." Jones
Jan 6, 2013
Dewey T. "D.T." Jones, 91, of Prattsville, Arkansas was born September 19, 1921 in Emerson, Arkansas, the son of the late Thomas Foster Jones, Jr. and Alma Lee Tomlin Jones. He was a member of the Sheridan Church of Christ. D.T. had only an 8th grade education but went on to serve in the United States Army during WWII. After...
Shirley Sinclair Nethken
Jan 2, 2013
Shirley Marie Sinclair Nethken of Prattsville, Arkansas was born July 13, 1942 in Morgantown, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Pete and Maude Bennett Sinclair. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sheridan, and had worked for 46 years at Kohler. She was a very kind and caring person who enjoyed her garden and her...
Oma Brewer Reed
Dec 31, 2012
Oma Brewer Reed of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 16, 1929, the daughter of the late Elsie Brewer Carr. Mrs. Reed graduated from Sheridan High School in 1947. She later moved to Dallas, Texas in 1950, where she lived until she returned to Sheridan in 1992. She attended First United Methodist Church in Sheridan, formerly worked as a draftsman for...
Mark Wayne Manning
Dec 28, 2012
Mark Wayne Manning of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 23, 1943 at Malvern, Arkansas, the son of the late Ernest Teen and Elree Edwards Manning. He attended Full Gospel Church, had worked for Fox Lumber Company and later Centria. Wayne enjoyed fishing, music, playing computer games and watching cartoons. His greatest joy was spending time with his family. Mr. Manning...
Bobbie Walker Lemons
Dec 26, 2012
Bobbie Jean Walker Lemons of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 22, 1929 in Prattsville, Arkansas the daughter of the late Ewell and Vera Paxton Walker. She was a member of First Landmark Baptist Church and had retired from the Grant County Museum. She enjoyed hunting, gardening, and working in her yard.. She never met a stranger. She was a charming...
Cora Shoptaw Millirons
Dec 24, 2012
Cora Louisiana Shoptaw Millirons of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 20, 1918 in Redfield, Arkansas the daughter of the late William and Ruby Lee King Shoptaw. She was a member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church and she and her husband were former owners of Whitmire Grocery Store. She loved to crochet, hunt, travel and spend time with her family. Mrs....
David Joseph Pruden, Iii
Dec 18, 2012
David Joseph Pruden, III of Grapevine, Arkansas was born June 6, 1965 at Little Rock, the son of David Joseph Pruden, Jr. and Patricia Hodkin Pruden. He was a Missionary Baptist, was a gunsmith, was owner of D.J.'s Gun Shop, had formerly worked for his father at Broadway Arms and enjoyed fishing. The greatest joy of David's life was his...
Vivian Shaw Ring
Dec 16, 2012
Vivian Gertrude Shaw Ring of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 18, 1928 in Mountainair, New Mexico, the daughter of the late Jefferson Davis Shaw and Grace Elizabeth King Shaw. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan. Mrs. Ring died December 16, 2012 in New Mexico at the age of 84. In addition to her parents, she was...
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