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Wayne Owens
Aug 17, 2011
Anthony Wayne Owens of Grapevine, Arkansas was born December 31, 1960 in Fordyce, Arkansas, the son of Donnie Owens and the late Frances Lou House. He was a self-employed logger, enjoyed hunting and catfishing, as well as softball, boxing and riding his motorcycle. He was a lifetime member of the North American Hunting Club and was a member of the...
Dorothy Pitts Young
Aug 15, 2011
Dorothy Pitts Young of Sheridan, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 15, 2011 at her home. She was born February 2, 1925 in Yell County to the late Homer C. And Annis Farrer Pitts and was raised in Sherrill and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was a member of Little Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in...
W.E. "Pete" Beck
Aug 13, 2011
W.E. "Pete" Beck of Prattsville, Arkansas was born April 25, 1934 at Sheridan, the son of the late Willie Franklin and Gladys Dougan Beck. He was a member of Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church, was a veteran of Korean War, having served in the United States Army and was retired manager of a pulp mill. Mr. Beck died Saturday, August 13,...
Aaron B. Pruett, Jr.
Aug 12, 2011
Aaron B. Pruett, Jr., of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 15, 1934 at Colony Town, Mississippi, the son of the late Aaron Pruett, Sr. and Ola B. Lishman Pruett. He was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, was a veteran of the United States Army, and was retired owner of the Farmer's Insurance Agency in Sheridan for...
Betty Davis Finley
Aug 9, 2011
Betty Jane Davis Finley of Leola, Arkansas was born September 20, 1928 in Leola to the late Howard Glen and Savannah Cates Davis. She departed this world on August 9, 2011 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock at the age of 82. She was a member of Moore's Chapel Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and had many jobs in...
Mary Horton Cotton
Aug 7, 2011
Mary Horton Cotton of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 12, 1934 in the Ain Community (Grant County), the daughter of the late James Chester and Rellie Strain Horton. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan, was a homemaker and loved watching the birds in her yard. Mrs. Cotton died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Saline Memorial...
Ethel Louise Lockhart Hale
Aug 7, 2011
Ethel Louise Lockhart Hale of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 4, 1929 in the Cane Creek Community, (Grant County) the daughter of the late James Thomas and Ethel Wade Lockhart. In her earlier years, she enjoyed painting and arts and crafts. Mrs. Hale died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff at the age of...
Jerry D. Phillips
Aug 6, 2011
Jerry Dean Phillips of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 19, 1966, the son of Shirley Emberton and the late Taylor Phillips, Jr. He was a member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church, served in the United States Air Force and was a hydraulic mechanic for Entergy. Jerry lived by the motto, "It's not the breaths you take, but the moments...
Al W. Mccollum
Aug 5, 2011
Alfred "Al" W. McCollum of Sheridan, Arkansas was born December 7, 1955, the son of Helen "Bea" Cross Pearson and the late Allen McCollum. He was a Christian, was employed at the Arkansas Department of Corrections as an Industrial Supervisor at Wrightsville, had retired after 23 years with the Arkansas National Guard, having achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant, and...
Cletis Cole Buie
Aug 2, 2011
Cletus Cole Buie of Prattsville, Arkansas was born May 24, 1931 in Prattsville , the son of the late Thomas Monroe and Mary Pearl Stuckey Buie. He was a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville and was retired from the United States Marine Corps having fought in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars during his 20 years...
Essie Mcmillan Shepherd
Aug 2, 2011
Essie McMillan Cash Shepherd of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 7, 1917 in Sheridan the daughter of the late Thomas Alva and Rentha Leora Grubbs McMillan. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan. Mrs. Shepherd died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center at the age of 94. In addition to her parents,...
Pam Avant Torres
Aug 2, 2011
Pamela Lea Avant Torres of Hensley, Arkansas was born January 8, 1969 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the daughter of Jeanette Williams Avant and the late Woodrow Avant. She was a graduate of Sheridan High School Class of 1987; a member of Marlow Missionary Baptist Church; had been previously employed by the Arkansas State Police and was a member of ASP...
Beth Pumphrey Stephens
Jul 31, 2011
Beth Pumphrey Stephens of Prattsville, Arkansas was born November 8, 1942 in Pine Bluff, the daughter of the late James Paul and Marie Elizabeth Parks Pumphrey. She was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. Ms. Stephens passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Saline Memorial Hospice at the age of 68. In addition to her parents, she...
Mary Ella Binning Wilson
Jul 29, 2011
Mary Ella Binning Wilson, of Sheridan, Arkansas formerly of Prattsville was born December 24, 1913 in Prattsville, Arkansas the daughter of the late John Lee and Nancy Jane Binning. She was a member of Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, where for many years she taught Sunday School. In her earlier years, she worked for Dr. Curtis Clark at his...
Zelda Tomberlin Crook
Jul 26, 2011
Zelda Ruth Tomberlin Crook of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 18, 1927 at Sheridan, the daughter of the late Sidney "Sid" and Etta Atchley Tomberlin. She was a member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church and was a retired florist, having owned "The Blossom Shop" florist in Sheridan. Zelda volunteered as a 4H leader for years, was formerly a member...
Mittie Corinne Mcguire Clement
Jul 19, 2011
Mittie Corinne McGuire Clement of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 27, 1912 in Calhoun County, Arkansas the daughter of the late James Thomas and Lula Elizabeth Paulman McGuire. She was a member of the Assemblies of God and she loved to crochet, read, ride around and fish. She was a truly blessed woman having her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and...
Barbara Jean Hamilton Thurber
Jul 18, 2011
Barbara Jean Hamilton Thurber of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 1, 1956 at Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Geri Jackson Crutchfield and the late Harold Hamilton. She attended Hope Pentecostal Church at Sheridan. Ms. Thurber died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Hot Spring County Medical Center in Malvern at the age of 55. In addition to her father, she was...
Timmy Keen
Jul 11, 2011
Timothy Wade "Timmy" Keen of Leola, Arkansas was born December 20, 1973 in Malvern, Arkansas the son of the late Wesley and Glenda Fay Henderson Keen. He was a member of Leola Missionary Baptist Church, was employed at Anthony Timber and he loved to hunt and fish. Timmy died Monday, July 11, 2011 at his home at the age of...
Norma Lowe Winston
Jul 8, 2011
Norma Louise Lowe Winston, of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 3, 1928 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of the late John Norman and Mary Faye Coats Lowe. She was a member of First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, where she attended the Grace Sunday School class for over 50 years. She served in the United States Army's, Women's...
David "Super Dave" Phillips
Jul 5, 2011
David "Super Dave" Phillips was born on March 4, 1958 in Kalamazoo, MI. He served in the Army as Military Police stationed in Germany from 1976 to 1979. He then moved to California where he was blessed with the birth of his daughter Jamie in 1985. In December of 1992 he married his best friend Kimberly, and became the best...
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