Obituaries

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...

Mar 25, 2018

Sally Clark Griffin of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 28, 1929 in Sheridan, the daughter of the late Richard M. and Gertrude Ford Clark. She was a co-founder and active member of Sheridan Pentecostal Church of God and had retired for Kohler.

Ms. Griffin died at her home on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the age 88....

Mar 21, 2018

Margaret Juanita Jackson Alter of Benton, Arkansas was born May 2, 1935 in Craighead County, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Frank Nelson Jackson      and Joezela Baugh Jackson. She was very spiritual, a gifted artist, and an animal activist. She had a Masters degree in Education and she taught at the elementary level.

Ms. Alter died Wednesday,...

Mar 18, 2018

Linda Rice Malloy of Little Rock, Arkansas was born September 25, 1952 in Pittsburg, PA, the daughter of the late Ed and Mildred Schmitt Rice. She enjoyed playing on her computer, being on Facebook and spending time with her dogs. Linda died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at her home at the age of 65. Survivors: husband, David Malloy; sons, Bobby...

Mar 18, 2018

Robin Annette Walters Brislane was born on July 19, 1970.  A child born on the Sabbath day, she was bonny and blithe.  Always a lover of animals, Robin had a special love for horses and developed her artistic talents drawing them.  She won many blue ribbons and monetary awards each year at the county fair with her artwork.  After...