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Margaret Poole Morehouse

Margaret Poole Morehouse

Apr 27, 2017

Margaret Poole Morehouse of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 6, 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late A.A. and Rosa Lee Moore Poole. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed singing in trios and in church, as well as, ministering and witnessing, alongside her husband, at the Sheridan and Malvern jails and...

Bro. Gale Edward Umholtz

Bro. Gale Edward Umholtz

Apr 16, 2017

On Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, the Lord opened His arms and lovingly welcomed His faithful servant, Gale Edward Umholtz into Heaven. Gale was born Aug. 28, 1942 just moments after his twin brother Dale, to parents, Ervin Tracy and Edna Mae Heard Umholtz in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father, Tracy died unexpectedly when the boys were 3 years old....

Fred V. Lisenbey

Fred V. Lisenbey

Apr 3, 2017

Fred Vernon Lisenbey of Poyen, Arkansas was born July 29, 1944 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the son of the late Robert Alton and Thelma Elizabeth Fite Lisenbey. He was a member of Lisenbey Family Hunting Club, and had served in the US Army. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, telling jokes and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Lisenbey...

Patricia Williams Mccool

Patricia Williams Mccool

Mar 31, 2017

Patricia "Pat" Ann Williams McCool of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 30, 1940 in Leola, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Henry Pryor Williams and Ethel Leona Evans Williams. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed doing puzzles and was a volunteer at the VA Hospital in Little Rock, having served over 10,000 hours. Just...

Ricky Meyer

Ricky Meyer

Mar 31, 2017

Richard Dean "Ricky" Meyer of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 15, 1967, in San Pablo, California, the son of Patricia Ann Adams Meyer and the late Kenneth Theon Meyer. He was a self-employed construction worker. He enjoyed his work, fishing and going to the ocean. Ricky died Friday, at his home at the age of 49. He was preceded in...

Judy Kelly Roberts

Judy Kelly Roberts

Mar 27, 2017

Judith Dean "Judy" Kelly Roberts of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 30, 1942 in Sheridan, the daughter of the late Carl and Corinne Walker Kelly. She was a member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, had previously owned a daycare and had worked for the Grant County Election Committee. She enjoyed scrapbooking, leather working, genealogy and anything crafty....

Dwayne Mills

Dwayne Mills

Mar 24, 2017

George Dwayne Mills of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 11, 1949 at Little Rock, the son of the late George Walter and Ruby Wanda Alderman Mills. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan, and had served in the United States Army. He was also a member of McElroy Hunting Club and was an avid hunter and fisherman....

Dorothy Williams Hawkins-Garms

Dorothy Williams Hawkins-Garms

Mar 19, 2017

Dorothy Williams Hawkins Garms of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 31, 1933 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Harmon and Daisy Poore Williams. She was a member of Hope Pentecostal Church and a retired Walmart employee. She loved to sew, can, read and write in her journal daily. Ms. Garms died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Baptist...

Addison Scott Duke

Addison Scott Duke

Mar 19, 2017

Addison Scott Duke of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 21, 1992 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the son of Clay Duke and Tamela "Tami" McClain Duke Clark. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sheridan, and was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed duck and deer hunting and fishing. Addison was an electrician at Coker Electric and was a member...

Terri Lynn Burris

Terri Lynn Burris

Mar 16, 2017

Terri Lynn Burris of Jasper, Arkansas, formally of Hensley, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at home.. She was born January 29, 1959 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Robert J. Forbess (Bob) and Nancy J. Stevens Tapp. She is survived by her best friend, the love of her life and husband for over 38...

Dorothy Ashley Gregory

Dorothy Ashley Gregory

Mar 8, 2017

Dorothy Ashley Gregory of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 31, 1922 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Drew Edward and Versie Jane Appling Ashley. She was an active member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church where she played the piano faithfully. She enjoyed playing bingo and dominoes at the Grant County Senior Citizens Center, crocheting, and cooking. She had...

Bobbie Green Davis

Bobbie Green Davis

Mar 3, 2017

Bobbie Jean Green Davis of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 8, 1946 at Oakland, California, the daughter of the late Marvin Theodore and Mary Margaret Bufkin Green. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan, and enjoyed crocheting , quilting, and crafts. Mrs. Davis died Friday, March 3, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, at the...

Bobby Gene Bogard, Sr.

Bobby Gene Bogard, Sr.

Mar 3, 2017

Bobby Gene Bogard, Sr. of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 11, 1933 in Leola, Arkansas, the son of the late Robert G. Bogard M.D. and Viola Duncan Bogard. He was of the Baptist Faith, was a retired painter, and had served in the US Navy. He enjoyed playing pool, fishing, deer hunting, riding his 4-wheeler, eating and spending quality time...

J.D. Reed

J.D. Reed

Mar 2, 2017

Jimmy Doyle "J.D." Reed of Hensley, Arkansas was born July 14, 1937 in East End, Arkansas, the son of the late Zeddie and Versie Spann Reed. He was a member of East End Baptist Church and a retired truck driver. Mr. Reed died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at CHI St. Vincent Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of...

Gerry Sims Carter

Gerry Sims Carter

Feb 26, 2017

Geraldine "Gerry" Sims Carter of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 5, 1921 in Damascus, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Marvin M. and Verda Stracener Sims. She was a member of First Landmark Baptist Church in Sheridan, former treasurer of the Grant County Museum, a member of The Committee of 100, and member of the Paintbrush Gang. She enjoyed playing...

Louise Green Lavelle

Louise Green Lavelle

Feb 19, 2017

Louise Green Lavelle of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 4, 1943 in Sheridan, the daughter of the late Minor Jewell and Edna Maybell Crook Green. She retired from Arkansas State Police after 43 years, as the longest serving employee. She also served as a member of the Grant County Quorom Court as the Justice of the Peace and Constable of...

Julia Reeves Williams

Julia Reeves Williams

Feb 17, 2017

Julia Eugene "Jean" Reeves Williams of Grapevine, Arkansas was born May 7, 1921 in Rohwer, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Idell and Addie Bell Roberts Reeves. She was a charter member of First Assembly of God Church in Pine Bluff, and in recent years, had attended Double Wells Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening, quilting and...

Jim Powell

Jim Powell

Feb 17, 2017

Jim Powell of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 16, 1935 in Sylvester, Georgia. the son of the late Clinton and Thelma Calhoun Powell. He was a retired truck driver and he enjoyed watching wrestling. Mr. Powell died Friday, February 17, 2017 at his home at the age of 81. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Raymond Odell Jackson

Raymond Odell Jackson

Feb 15, 2017

Raymond Odell Jackson, 85, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas passed from this life to be with his Lord on February 15, 2017. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, growing a garden, music and fellowship. Most of all, he loved going to church, and spending time with his family...

Elizabeth Harrington Baxley

Elizabeth Harrington Baxley

Feb 15, 2017

Elizabeth Harrington Baxley of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 25, 1931 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Olen Winfred and Virginia Clark Harrington. She was a member of Lost Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed fishing, flower gardening, spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and attending Yellowjacket basketball games. In her later years, she...

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