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Orlene Barner
Oct 25, 2020
Alta Orlene Barner of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 29, 1940 in Camden, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Orland Alton Barner and Hattie S. Dunn Barner. She was a member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan.
Ms. Barner died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Alcoa Pines Healthcare and Rehab in Benton, at the age...
Donald Lee Bell
Oct 23, 2020
Donald Lee Bell, 86, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed into his heavenly home on October 23, 2020. He was born on September 11, 1934 in Lake Village, Arkansas to the late Kermit Otto Bell and Hazel Leoleau Smith Bell. He was the oldest of 11 children. Don was a founding member of Meadowview Baptist Church. He taught Sunday School for...
Grace Vailes Nugent Stratton
Oct 23, 2020
Willie Grace Vailes Nugent Stratton of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 6, 1931. She was born and raised in the Ain Community where she went on to raise her children. She was a homemaker. Grace was of the Baptist faith and she loved to sing.
Grace died Friday, October 23, 2020 in Star City at the age...
Thelma Faulkner Emberton
Oct 20, 2020
Thelma (Pat) Faulkner Emberton of Sheridan, Arkansas took her journey to heaven on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Pat was born October 7, 1930 to the late Jefferson and Ida Hanley Faulkner. She was the last sibling of 13 children.
She was a member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church where she had been an active member of...
Susy Beck
Oct 19, 2020
Susy Antonia Wylie Beck, age 77, passed away October 19, 2020, in the Saline Memorial Hospital. She was born July 27, 1943, in Carthage, AR, to William DeKalb (Doc) Wylie and Mary Adelene Stiles Wylie.  She is preceeded in death by her parents, an infant sister Mary Lou Wylie, and her husband Arlo Beck. She is survived by...
Kim Crutchfield
Oct 18, 2020
Kimron Thural Crutchfield, age 66, died peacefully at home in Sheridan, Arkansas, on October 18, 2020. He is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Myra; his children Ty (Holly) Crutchfield and Haven (Kevin) Brown; grandchildren Noah and Evan; his sisters Suni (Eddie) Suttle, Meri Crutchfield, Jeri Crutchfield; brother Kevin Crutchfield, best friend Donnie Winston, faithful dog Gus, and...
Linsee Marie Winders
Oct 15, 2020
Linsee Marie Winders of Sheridan, Arkansas died Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Miami, Florida at the age of 30.
She was born February 27, 1990 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of James Winders and Patricia Maria Mathews Winders. She was a member of Grace Church in East End. She enjoyed playing volleyball, and softball, making jewelry...
Kathy Gilbert Vann
Oct 13, 2020
Kathy Diane Gilbert Vann of Leola, Arkansas was born July 29, 1957 in Malvern, Arkansas, the daughter of J.W. Gilbert and the late Carolyn Threet Reynolds. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles and putting puzzles together.
Ms. Vann died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at St. Vincent's Medical Center...
Evelyn Binning
Oct 10, 2020
Evelyn May Cage Binning of Searcy, Arkansas, was born August 17, 1949 at St. Ives, Cornwall, England, the daughter of the late Robert and Susan Mott Cage. She was a devout Christian, who shared her faith with everyone she met. She had worked as a caregiver, and enjoyed butterflies and gardening, especially her flowers. She was a published poet,...
Philip Ray Jones
Oct 9, 2020
Philip Ray Jones of Little Rock, Arkansas was born September 1, 1964 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of the late Bobby Howard Jones and Patsy Ruth Zinn Jones Taylor. He was a graduate of Waskom High School in Waskom, Texas. He was a Christian and had a strong faith. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, watching TV and collecting comic books....
Odelo Pierre Pitre, Jr.
Oct 8, 2020
Odelo Pierre Pitre, Jr. of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 11, 1947 in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, the son of the late Odelo Pierre Pitre, Sr. and Irene Blanchard Pitre. He passed away at his home on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the age of 73.
Mr. Pitre was of the Catholic faith. He had...
Thomas Buie
Oct 8, 2020
Lonnie Thomas Buie of Poyen, Arkansas was born May 1, 1934 in Prattsville, Arkansas, the son of the late Thomas Monroe Buie and Mary Pearl Stuckey Buie. He was a member of Poyen Missionary Baptist Church in Poyen and had retired from Arkansas Face Veneer as Supervisor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.
Mr. Buie passed away...
Jim Shannon
Oct 5, 2020
Jim Shannon of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away at home on October 5, 2020 after an illness. His parents, Linda and Joe Shannon were with him when he passed. Jim was 35 years old.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe and Dot Shannon of Webster MA & Dan and Peg Burns of Norwood MA.
...Randolph Dean Riggan
Oct 5, 2020
Randolph Dean Riggan of Benton, Arkansas, died at his home on Monday, October 5, 2020, at the age of 92. He was born April 22, 1928, in Leola, Arkansas, the son of Carl Dean Riggan and Odettie Orr Riggan.
Mr. Riggan attended Carthage, Arkansas, schools and the Draughon School of Business in Little Rock. He served in...
Matthew Warrick
Oct 4, 2020
Matthew Lee Warrick of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 26, 1984 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of William Warrick and Dedra Southerland Fedric. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan and a construction worker.
Matthew had faith that could move a mountain. He loved his Lord and loved to tell people about Him....
Ivory Brielle Silaen
Oct 1, 2020
Ivory Brielle Silaen of Sheridan, Arkansas was born and passed away on October 1, 2020 at UAMS hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the infant daughter of Pierre Silaen and Geulis Novita of Sheridan. She was 33 weeks along in age. Pierre and Novi are members of El Shaddai Church in Little Rock but active participants at The...
Troy Guenther
Sep 29, 2020
Troy Guenther of Pine Bluff, Arkansas was born October 23, 1936 in De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, the son of the late Benjamin and Bonnie Guenther. He attended school at Idle Wild in Hazen, Arkansas. He was a retired employee of Cotton Belt Southern Pacific Railroad. He was of the Baptist faith and was baptized at Southside Baptist Church in...
Marilyn Shoptaw Jolly
Sep 26, 2020
Marilyn Diane Shoptaw Jolly of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 3, 1947 in England, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Nathan Little Shoptaw and Mary Odessa Moring Shoptaw.
She was a member of Church of the Word in East End. She enjoyed helping with Special Olympics and being a doting grandmother to her precious grandchildren. She also...
Helen Gibbs Beitz
Sep 22, 2020
Helen Gibbs Beitz of Redfield, Arkansas was born February 2, 1926 in Tyro, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Enouch Jenkins Gibbs and Clara Touchstone Gibbs. She was a member of Redfield Missionary Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School teacher for many years. She was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School and had retired after 30...
Joseph Peter Betz
Sep 21, 2020
Joseph Peter Betz of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 6, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of the late Bernard and Cecelia Rowans Betz. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Sheridan, and had served in the United States Navy serving in Vietnam. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and baking cheesecake.
Mr. Betz died...
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