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Frank J. Miller
Feb 27, 2012
Frank J. Miller of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 3, 1946 in Pine Bluff, the son of Annie Mayer Miller and the late Frank M. Miller. He was an active member of Meadowview Baptist Church, graduated from White Hall High School in 1964 and from Arkansas A&M, which is now University of Arkansas at Monticello in 1968. Frank was a...
Dulyn Butler
Feb 21, 2012
Henry Dulyn Butler was born November 5, 1924 in Rusk County, Texas and died at his home on Springlake, Saline County, Arkansas on February 21, 2012 at 4:05 A.M. He was predeceased by parents, George Henry and Julia Schockler Butler, a brother Darriel of Virginia, a sister Vivian B. Whitley, Monahans, Texas and a step-son, Ronald D. Styles of Little...
Marilyn Nix Richardson
Feb 11, 2012
Marilyn Sue Nix Richardson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 19, 1946 at North Little Rock, the daughter of the late Henry and Mattie Lee Wilson Nix. She was a member of Junet Pentecostal Church, had formerly worked as a clerk at Farindale store, south of Sheridan, and enjoyed playing games on her computer. Mrs. Richardson died Saturday, February 11,...
Jimmie Lee Williams Iii
Feb 11, 2012
Jimmie Lee Williams III, 76, died February 11, 2012. He was born September 4, 1935 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the son of the late Clara Ann (Zinn) and Oliver Randolph Williams. He is survived by four nieces and nephews, Bonnie Kathleen Blyth of Falls Church, VA, Charles Randolph Blyth of Charleston, S.C., William Allen Blyth of Pasadena, CA, and Cindy Blyth...
Kenneth Ray Wroten
Feb 11, 2012
Kenneth Ray Wroten, 81, of Prattsville, died February 11, 2012 at his daughter's home. Mr. Wroten was born April 7, 1930, in Miller County Arkansas, to Jewel and Minnie (Brown) Wroten. He attended school in Fouke, AR until the age of 17, when he joined the army. After a tour of duty in Asia he settled in Northern CA and...
James Lee Doherty
Feb 8, 2012
James Lee Doherty of Prattsville, Arkansas was born January 23, 1952 at Bearden, Arkansas, the son of Dora Sue Robinson Doherty and the late Paul Raymond Doherty. He was a member of Lost Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, was formerly in the United States Army, and before his illness, was a Certified Nurses Assistant at Arkansas Health Center. James...
Davy Howard Shelton
Feb 4, 2012
Davy Howard Shelton of Redfield, Arkansas was born January 21, 1956 in Anchorage, Alaska, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 4, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Veona and Howard Shelton. Davy is survived by his wife and soulmate, Teena Roberts Shelton of Redfield; Son, Jeff Shelton...
Barbara Ouzts Buie
Feb 3, 2012
Barbara Ouzts Buie of Prattsville, Arkansas was born May 12, 1944 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the daughter of the late E.C. Ouzts and Pearl Stewart Langley. She was a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. She loved to go to church, work in her yard and spend time with her family. Mrs. Buie passed away February 3, 2012...
Ronald Lee Schaal
Feb 2, 2012
Ronald Lee Schaal of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 10, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana the son of John Hubert Schaal and the late Reba Fae Barber Wood. He was a member of The Church of the Word at East End, had served in the Army having fought in the Vietnam War and was a retired over the road truck driver....
Milburn Sites
Feb 1, 2012
Milburn George Sites of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 5, 1929 in Sheridan, the son of the late William Hamilton and Cora Blanche Knowles Sites. He was an active member of the Sheridan Church of Christ where for many years he served as an Elder. For over 37 years, he was a farmer, raising cattle and poultry and row cropping....
Crystal Rena Norwood Carter
Jan 27, 2012
Crystal Rena Norwood Carter, 39, of Sheridan, AR was carried by angels into the arms of Jesus on Friday, January 27, 2012. She was born in Hot Springs, AR on February 17, 1972, the daughter of Rick Norwood and Mary Linda (Davis) Vance. She was preceded in death by her paternal grand-parents, Garvin and Pauline Norwood, maternal grand-parent, Billy Flynn...
Robert C. Beckwith
Jan 22, 2012
Robert Coleman Beckwith of Pine Bluff, Arkansas was born December 16, 1937 in Pope Mississippi, the son of the late Randolph F. And Alice C. Blount Beckwith. He served in the US Army and he was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. Mr. Beckwith died January 22, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Little Rock at the...
James C. Williams
Jan 21, 2012
James C. Williams of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 21, 1925 in LeLand, Mississippi. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan, had served in the US Navy during World War II and had retired from the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Mr. Williams died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center at the age of 86....
Carolyn Spoonamore Smith
Jan 20, 2012
Carolyn Ann Spoonamore Smith of Sheridan, Arkansas was born April 17, 1945 at Little Rock, the daughter of the late O.O. and Flora Spoonamore. She was a very active member of First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, where she was an AWANA leader, choir member, ladies auxillary member, and helped with upward basketball, just to name a few. Carolyn...
Richard Gerald Husted
Jan 20, 2012
Richard Gerald Husted of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 1, 1941 in Norman, Oklahoma the son of the late Glen E. And Eleanor Grill Husted. He was a self employed carpenter and he loved to be outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. Mr. Husted died Friday, January 20, 2012 at his home at the age of 70. In addition to his...
Ronald J. Theiss, Sr.
Jan 19, 2012
Ronald J. Theiss, Sr. passed away January 19, 2012, in the year of our Lord, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born in the Bronx, NY, on April 19th, 1938. He is survived by Lorraine (Wilbur), his wife of 49 years, 6 children, Scott Theiss & wife Janel of New York; Ron Jr. & wife Joanne Theiss...
Lois Jackson Chamberlain
Jan 14, 2012
Lois Helen Jackson Chamberlain of Fordyce, Arkansas, formerly of El Dorado, was born July 17, 1939 at Sheridan, the daughter of the late Lonnie and Bessie Walters Jackson. She was of the Church of Christ faith and enjoyed planting and tending her flowers. Ms. Chamberlain died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado...
Mary Jo Morris Worley
Jan 11, 2012
Mary Jo Morris Worley,69, of Grapevine, Arkansas went to be with the Lord from her home on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was born December 22, 1942 in Grapevine, Arkansas to the late Earl Houston Morris and Dicie C. Garner Morris. She was a member of Bethany #1 Missionary Baptist Church in Grapevine. She was also a very proud member...
Raymond "Shorty" Doherty
Jan 7, 2012
Paul Raymond "Shorty" Doherty of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 27, 1928 at Bearden, the son of the late Dee and Ella Doherty. He was a member of Lost Creek Missionary Baptist Church and was retired from the floor mill. Mr. Doherty died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff at the age of 83....
Marthey A. West
Jan 3, 2012
Marthey Ann Reed West of Leola, Arkansas was born August 3, 1950, in Warren, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Sydney and Vernie Sparks Reed. She was employed at Kohler. Besides her children, her greatest joy in life was her grandbabies. Ms. West died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident at the age of 61....
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