Obituaries

May 19, 2018

Kerry Allen Haley of  North Little Rock, Arkansas formerly of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 23, 1968 in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Floyd and Nancy Haley. He passed away on May 19, 2018 at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas after a 17 month battle with cancer.

Kerry was a 1986 graduate of Sheridan High School and...

May 18, 2018

Ann Bates Burris of Redfield, Arkansas was born April 25, 1941 at Russellville, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Elvona Lyon Bates. She was a member of Redfield United Methodist Church. The joy of her life, was spending time with her family, and she never missed an opportunity to brag on them.

Mrs. Burris...

May 17, 2018

Anthony Edgar "Tony" Ciaccio of Sheridan, Arkansas was born April 12, 1948 in Hammond, Louisiana, the son of the late Mario and Lassie Overstreet Ciaccio. He had served in the US Navy and was a retired postal clerk for the United States Postal Service in Sheridan which he enjoyed very much. He also enjoyed working in his yard, his...

May 17, 2018

James (Jim) Arthur Dees passed away May 17th, 2018 at the age of 73. His is survived by his wife, Charlotte Smith Dees, his daughter, Michelle (Jay) Sandwell, daughter Chantelle (Pat) Bisbee, granddaughters, Jennifer (Phillip) McLane, Kylie Bisbee and Leah Bisbee, and grandsons, Jeffrey Sandwell and Andrew Bisbee. He is preceded in death by his mother, Emma Goforth Dees...

May 17, 2018

James Thomas "Jimmy" Taylor of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 6, 1940, at Orange County, California, the son of the late James B. and Lillian Ashby Taylor. He was a member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church and was a retired Sergeant at Arkansas Department of Corrections. Jimmy was a founding member of "Missed It" Hunting Club, and he considered...

May 12, 2018

Billie Lucille Lindsey Oliver of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 29, 1941 in Prattsville, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Bill and Ora Gladys Smith Lindsey. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed gardening, growing flowers and spending time with her family.

Ms. Oliver died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Sheridan Healthcare...

May 11, 2018

Pearlean Violet Rodgers Johnson of Little Rock, Arkansas was born November 19, 1922 in Daisy, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Louis S Rodgers and Martha Lou "Daisy" Rodgers. She was a member of Bingham Road Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, yodeling, and loved attending the Son's Flowers Sunday School Class. She was a mother to all who met...

May 9, 2018

Raymond Wayne "Stranger" Potts of Hensley, Arkansas (Ico Community) was born October 24, 1951 at Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of the late Jake Lilburn  and Hattie Ragsdale Potts. He retired from Estes Express after 15 years of service. He enjoyed fishing, and hunting, having been the President of the Koen Trail Hunting Club.

Raymond went to...

May 9, 2018

Michael R. "Mike" Taylor, 68, of Sheridan, Arkansas returned to his heavenly home on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 after a hard fought battle with a long illness. Mike was born to Roy and Nita Wakefield Taylor in Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 18, 1949. He was blessed with and loved by a very large family.

He married...

May 8, 2018

Maurice Edwin Herrington, 86, of Griffith Springs, AR passed away at the home of his daughter, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He was born in Waldo, AR October 2, 1931 and raised in Cedar Branch and Sulphur  Springs are.  He graduated from North Little Rock High School in 1947.  He was a member of the United States Air Force and was...

May 7, 2018

Rodney David Damron, of Sheridan, Arkansas was born April 1, 1939 in Oakland, California, the son of the late Jack P. Damron and Elizabeth Woodbury Damron. He was a graduate of Galileo High School in San Francisco, California. He served in the US Army and was a Merchant Seaman. He taught carpentry at the School of the Ozarks in...

May 6, 2018

Jamie Crutchfield York of Prattsville, Arkansas was born March 25, 1918 in Prattsville, Arkansas, the daughter of the late James Walter Crutchfield, Sr. and Susan Elizabeth Williams Crutchfield. She was a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. She was an avid quilter and gardener, and a wonderful cook. In her later years, she enjoyed watching the...

Apr 30, 2018

Thelma Francis Bradbury Madray of Hampton, Arkansas was born April 18, 1961 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the daughter of Helen Virginia Roberts Baldwin and the late Thomas Bradbury. She was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, and a 1979 graduate of Sheridan High School. She enjoyed listening to all types of music, drinking coffee and fishing.

Apr 13, 2018

Maxine Lunsford Ward of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 18, 1941 in Rison, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Henry Black Lunsford and Mattie Lula Mae Winston Lunsford. She was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed antique shopping, yard sales, and gospel music. She never met a stranger, and she dearly loved people, especially her family and friends. She...

Apr 11, 2018

Gary Lee Schatz of East End, Arkansas, went to meet his Lord on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the age of 64.  He was born on October 14, 1953 in Sullivan, Missouri. Gary was a graduate of Sullivan High School, Linn Technical College, and the Missionary Baptist Institute and Seminary.

Saved at the young age of 5,...

Apr 11, 2018

Joseph Franklin "Joe" Appling of Sheridan, Arkansas was born December 26, 1939 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the son of the late Joseph Earl and Zola Clement Appling. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan, and a former member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Watson Chapel. He was retired from the Arkansas Air National Guard after...

Apr 7, 2018

Harvey C. Nelson was born in Sheridan, Arkansas on January 3, 1935, to Jesse and Priscilla Nelson. He took his heavenly tractor ride home on April 7, 2018 at the age of 83, with his family at his side. Harvey was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers, Josh, Bud, Beecher, Floyd, Franklin, Max, and an infant...

Apr 5, 2018

Clara Bethel Herring York of Beebe, Arkansas Formerly of Sheridan, Arkansas, was born October 2, 1942 in Anaheim, California, the daughter of the late Clarence Herring and Moira Webster Herring. She was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed watching Gunsmoke, going to the casinos and spending time with her family.

Ms. York died Thursday, April 5, 2018...

Mar 31, 2018

Jeweleen Brasher Wawak of Redfield, Arkansas was born May 26, 1939, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Cecil and Agnes Powell Brasher. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing, being outside, traveling, gardening and antique cars. She also loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Mrs. Wawak died Saturday, March...

Mar 29, 2018

Keith Alan Koon of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 26, 1956, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of the late Raymond J. Koon and Doris Deer Koon. He died at his home on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the age of 61.

He was a master plumber and  owner/operator of Raymond J. Koon Plumbing. He attended Palestine...