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Ruth Horton Williams
Jun 25, 2005
Ruth Horton Williams, of Sheridan, was born September 1, 1919 at Oden, Arkansas, the daughter of the late James Chester and Rellie Maude Strain Horton. She died, Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Hot Springs County Hospital in Malvern, Arkansas at the age of 85 years. She was retired from the Pine Bluff Arsenal where she was a payroll clerk; a...
Maggie Beatrice Russell Ennis Williams
Jun 24, 2005
Maggie Beatrice Russell Ennis Williams of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 12, 1932 at Appleton, the daughter of the late William and Anna Mae Baskin Russell. She was a former owner of Sonic restaurants in Texas, a beautician and beautician instructor and she loved to fish. Mrs. Williams died Friday, June 24, 2005 at the St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center...
Robert Clinton Graves, Sr.
Jun 23, 2005
Robert Clinton Graves, Sr., age 75 of Sheridan died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Born in Sheridan, Arkansas on February 2, 1930, he was the son of the late G.A. (Jiggs) and Bessie Easterly Graves. A life-long resident of Sheridan, Mr. Graves was a 1948 graduate of Sheridan High School. Before retirement, Mr. Graves was the owner and operator of Graves...
George W. Burris, Jr.
Jun 19, 2005
George W. "Butch" Burris, Jr. of Redfield, Arkansas was born December 23, 1941 at Little Rock, the son of Katherine Smith Burris and the late George W. Burris, Sr. He was a member of Redfield United Methodist Church, sales manager for Wilson Equipment Company, past President and present Secretary of Redfield Sportmans Club, President and Secretary of Sportsmans Bass Club,...
Bernice Crutchfield Pumphrey
Jun 18, 2005
Bernice Crutchfield Pumphrey of Prattsville, Arkansas was born March 20, 1915 at Prattsville, the daughter of the late Albert Thural and Clara Sanford Crutchfield. She was a homemaker and member of the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church at Prattsville. Mrs. Pumphrey died Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of 90. She was preceded...
Inez Williams Stuckey
Jun 14, 2005
Inez Williams Stuckey age 84 of Poyen passed from this life and entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 . She was born to John Oliver and Matilda Reynolds Williams on November 8, 1920 at Sweet Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; Clacil Stuckey, two brothers; Paul Williams and James Williams, one sister;...
Randy Gregory
Jun 13, 2005
David Randall "Randy" Gregory of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 6, 1953 at Pine Bluff the son of Dorothy Ashley Gregory and the late W.O. Gregory. He was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist at Sheridan and was a salesman for George Motes Automotive Dealerships in Pine Bluff. Most of all, Randy was a loving and devoted Son, Husband,...
Bernice Smith Shellnut
Jun 2, 2005
Bernice Smith Shellnut of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 11, 1929 at Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late John Wesley and Mary Elizabeth White Smith. She was a member of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Shellnut died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of 76....
Laverne Ross
May 29, 2005
Laverne Ross, age 63, of Grapevine, Arkansas left to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 29, 2005. She was born on December 21, 1941 at Pine Bluff, the daughter of the late Arthur Lee Rand and Mary Helen Crain Rand. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Scott Lazenby. She was a member...
John Winfred Baxter
May 19, 2005
John W. Baxter of Benton was born April 26, 1951in Springdale, Arkansas the son of the late John Calvin and Helen Irene Plumlee Baxter. He was a truck driver for Tyson Foods, a member of Hope Pentecostal Church in Sheridan and a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association. He had served in the United States Army in the 18th Military...
Vada Williams Wilson
May 15, 2005
Vada B. Williams Wilson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 17, 1925 at Magnolia, the daughter of the late John Alvin and Leether Mary House Williams. She was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church at Crossroads and was retired owner of Wilson Equipment Co. She died Sunday, May 15, 2005 at the Sheridan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at...
Raymond Robert Wells
May 14, 2005
Raymond Robert Wells, 87, of Little Rock, Arkansas was born on March 31, 1918 at Sheridan, Arkansas. He went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2005. He was a member of Marlow Missionary Baptist Church and was retired from the Army, having served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Survivors are his wife, Dora Moring...
Michael Andrew Gerety
May 10, 2005
Michael Andrew Gerety of Leola, Arkansas was born October 10, 1912 at Lilly, Louisiana the son of the late Thomas M. And Lula Johnson Gerety. He was a member of the Leola Missionary Baptist Church, was a Mason, a World War II Army Veteran and was retired from commercial construction. Mr. Gerety died May 10, 2005 at the Sheridan Nursing...
Betty Carol Bishop Kellogg
May 8, 2005
Betty Carol Kellogg died Sunday, May 8, 2005, after suffering from a long illness. She's survived by her husband, Glenn Kellogg of Fordyce, her mother, Dorothy Stansel, two daughters and their husbands, Janet' and Hal Cromer of Little Rock , Farrah and Larry Hallman of Thornton and one son, James Sparkman of Little Rock. She had four wonderful grandchildren, Taylar...
Floyd Dean Robinson
May 7, 2005
Floyd Dean Robinson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 24, 1948 at Sheridan the son of Elsie Morrison Robinson and the late Auston Robinson. He was formerly a log truck driver and was an avid out-doors-man who loved hunting and fishing. Mr. Robinson died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of...
Don Franklin Logan
May 6, 2005
Don Logan of Sheridan, Arkansas was born at Sheridan on June 3, 1936, the son of the late Jiggs and Jewell Logan. He died on Friday, May 6, 2005 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 68 years. He was a retired store-owner, having had Logan's IGA Grocery in Sheridan for many years; was a...
Bonnette Dial Lawrence
May 3, 2005
Bonnette Dial Lawrence of Leola, Arkansas was born October 15, 1933 at Leola, the daughter of the late Bryant and Ruby Roberts Dial. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Her greatest passion in life was loving and taking care of her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Early William Lawrence; son,...
Harold Melton "Bill" Brown, Sr.
Apr 29, 2005
Harold Melton "Bill" Brown, Sr., of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 1, 1919 at Humphrey, Arkansas, the son of the late Jesse Edwin and Rebecca Abbott Brown. He died April 29, 2005 at Baptist Medical center in Little Rock at the age of 85 years. He was a member of Lost Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan; was a retired...
Steven L. Murphy, Jr.
Apr 29, 2005
Steven L. Murphy, Jr. Of Sheridan ,Arkansas was born October 9, 1920 in Hope, Arkansas the son of the late Steven L. Murphy, Sr. and Esther Hart Murphy. Mr. Murphy died Friday, April 29, 2005 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton at the age of 84. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan and was a retired...
Gregory James Tompkins
Apr 25, 2005
Gregory James William Lee Jesse Tompkins infant son of Clayton James Tompkins and Jessica Blackman Barton of Lonoke was born and died April 25, 2005 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers, Andrew Parker of Sheridan and Nathan Gentry of Bismarck: Sisters, Amanda Tribble, Alyssa Parker, Alex Parker all of...
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