John Carl Horton
Aug 29, 2012
John Carl Horton of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 3, 1927 in Grapevine, Arkansas, the son of the late James Chester and Rellie Maude Strain Horton. He was an ordained Deacon and was a very faithful and active member of First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church of Sheridan and the Friendship Sunday School Class. He served in the United States Air...
Frances Hardin Byrd
Aug 22, 2012
Frances Hardin Byrd was born on Dec. 21, 1926 near Conway, Arkansas to Marley Alfred and Susan Muriel Hardin. She moved to Redfield when she was six years old. The youngest of seven children, she grew up at the end of River Road on her father's farm. After graduation from Redfield Senior High School, where she was an avid basketball...
Opal Puckett Crouse
Aug 21, 2012
Opal Puckett Crouse of Sheridan, Arkansas was born April 6, 1921 in Sheridan, the daughter of the late George Harrison and Vera Ellen Reese Puckett. She was a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan. She loved to fish and hunt turkey, deer and squirrels. Also, she enjoyed canning, gardening and cooking for her family. Mrs. Crouse died Tuesday,...
Dixie Covington Howard
Aug 21, 2012
BENTONVILLE----DIXIE ELIZABETH COVINGTON HOWARD passed away, in her sleep, at Bradford House on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the age of 100 years and 11 months. Mrs. Howard was born in Saline County on September 11, 1911, to Bessie Laura and Benjamin Dixon Covington. She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather G. T. Greer; her husband...
Harold Ward
Aug 19, 2012
Harold Dale Ward, 88, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born, November 17, 1923, in Newport, Arkansas, to Mitchell and Inez Nast Ward. He was reared and educated in Batesville. Mr. Ward served in the United Sates Army during WWII. He had been the owner and operator of several saw...
Jim Clark
Aug 14, 2012
James "Jim" William Clark of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 10, 1937 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the son of the late Howard Dean and Caley Lorraine Akenhead Clark. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in the Ico Community. He was a retired truck driver and he loved to hunt and fish. Mr. Clark died Tuesday, August 14,...
Wanda Vann Hoover
Aug 13, 2012
Wanda Lee Vann Hoover of the Ico Community, near Sheridan, was born May 31, 1926 at Vilonia, Arkansas, the daughter of the late John Ralph Vann, Sr. and Audrey J. Dodson Vann. She was a longtime member of Orion Baptist Church. She served over 50 years as a Sunday School teacher and over 25 years on the Bulletin Committee, writing,...
Helen Gnagy Rowe
Aug 8, 2012
HELEN GNAGY ROWE, age 89, passed away in Malvern, Arkansas on August 8, 2012, in Malvern Nursing Home. She was born April 10, 1923, in Greenleaf, Kansas, to John L. Gnagy and Marjorie Moore Gnagy. She was predeceased by her husband Glenn Rowe, parents, a brother and a sister. She is survived by a sister Roseanne Ryan of Pennsylvania, son...
Gerald James
Aug 5, 2012
Gerald James of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 24, 1944 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas he son of the late Arthur Berry and Lottie Mae Cook James. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. Mr. James died August 5, 2012 at his home in Sheridan at the age of 68. In addition to his parents, he was...
Sara Wright
Aug 4, 2012
Sara Kay Wright of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 20, 1949 at Jonesboro, the daughter of the late Harold Schisler and Marian Thorpe Smith. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Sheridan. Prior to being disabled with Myasthenia Gravis, she worked for many years at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff. Her...
Audra L. Clement
Aug 3, 2012
Audra Laviona Ashcraft Clement of Grapevine, Arkansas was born June 27, 1922 in the Ain Community in Grapevine, the daughter of the late Hollis Delmon Ashcraft, Sr. And Mabel Claire Fielding Ashcraft. She was an active member of Pine Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Grapevine. She was also a member of Eastern Star Pines Chapter 217, member of Strumming Seniors,...
Violet Deloris Brinkman Nugent
Aug 2, 2012
Violet Deloris Brinkman Nugent of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 14, 1938 in Union Church in Grand Bay, the daughter of the late Howard Daniel and Annie Mae Busby Brinkman. She was a member of Tree of Life Ministries Church in Sheridan. She loved pottery, crocheting, sewing, fishing and hunting. Mrs. Nugent died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at her home...
Rev. Charles H. Jones, Sr.
Aug 2, 2012
Rev. Charles H. Jones, Sr. Of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 28, 1924 in Thornton, Arkansas, the son of the late Charlie Hugh and Mary Adella Jones. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan. He was a minister for over 44 years, pastoring Harmony Baptist Church, Elverta Baptist Church in California, and Southside Baptist Church, Fordyce...
James Hugh Pruitt
Jul 30, 2012
James H. Pruitt of Grapevine, Arkansas was born July 21, 1939 at Dabney, Arkansas the son of the late Coy E. and Mamie J. Pruitt. He went to be with Jesus on July 30, 2012 at the age of 73. James was a member of the Church of Christ in Sheridan, Arkansas and was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather....
Frank Chamel
Jul 28, 2012
Frank Chamel of Pine Bluff, Arkansas was born January 26, 1963 in Fort Smith, Arkansas the son of Francis Boone Lassiter and the late Bud Chamel. He was a 1981 graduate of Watson Chapel High School where he played football. He was a Christian and he loved to fish, hunt and be outdoors. Mr. Chamel died at his home on...
Willie Bea Ozment-Jensen
Jul 26, 2012
Willie Bea Green Ozment Jensen of the East End community of Saline County, Arkansas was born April 26, 1914 in the Sardis Community in Saline County, the daughter of the late William Howel Green and Ida Adams Green. She was a lifetime member of Sardis United Methodist Church. Her family were founding members of the Church. She enjoyed her flower...
Edward L. Rodgers
Jul 19, 2012
Edward L. Rodgers of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 10, 1940 in Kelso, Arkansas, the son of the late Earnest Edward and Cora Lee Ault Rodgers. He was a member of Meadowview Baptist Church, a United States Navy Veteran, was a retired truck driver, having last worked for Safeway, and was a Teamster. His greatest joy was joking and laughing...
Evelyn Tubbs Nairn
Jul 10, 2012
Robbie Evelyn Tubbs Nairn of Prattsville, Arkansas was born November 3, 1928 in Truxno, Louisiana, the daughter of the late William Marion and Sarah Susie Thomas Tubbs. She was a member of Conway Baptist Church in Farmersville, Louisiana and also attended Moore's Chapel United Methodist Church in Sheridan. Ms. Nairn died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at HSC Medical Center in...
Joshua Alexander Stone
Jul 7, 2012
Joshua Alexander Stone of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 25, 1989 in Houston, Texas, the son of Dana Peterson Stone and the late John Stacy Stone. He was a Diesel Mechanic for Quality Truck Repair and was a member of Dell Dale Baptist Church in Humble, Texas. He liked cars, especially Mustangs, playing board games and really enjoyed fishing. The...
Thomas O'Steen
Jul 6, 2012
Thomas O'Steen of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 26, 1926 in Buda, Texas, the son of the late Thomas W. and Birdie Thames O'Steen. He was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church near Sheridan where he served as deacon. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and playing dominoes. Mr. O'Steen died Friday, July 6, 2012 at John L. McClellan VA...
