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Deborah Croy Atwood
Jun 2, 2017
Deborah Kay Croy Atwood of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 14, 1952, at Little Rock, the daughter of Doyle W. "Pete" Croy and the late Alice Mae McKinney Croy. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, near Sheridan, and was formerly a cake decorator. Deborah had a passion for animals, from birds to horses, and everything in-between. Probably...
Jerry Don Nixon
May 26, 2017
Jerry Don Nixon, 81, of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, Arkansas. A well-known Title Insurance Executive, he was President of Arkansas Title Insurance Company, the only domestic Title Company in the state of Arkansas, and founded by Mr. Nixon in 1984. He was also past president of Arkansas Land...
Juanita Welch Gentry
May 25, 2017
Juanita Ann "Skeater" Bates Welch Gentry, age 89,of Sheridan, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 25, 2017. She was born on June 10, 1927. She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Claiborne Welch and her husband of 23 years, Noel Gentry, her stepson Joel Gentry, and her parents Roy Bates & Bertha...
Charles E. Creech
May 21, 2017
Charles Elton Creech of Sheridan, Arkansas was born December 14, 1936, at Camden, Arkansas, the son of the late Bernard and Louise Cox Creech. He was a graduate of Little Rock Central High School as well as Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia. After graduation, he served in the United States Army, and later went to work for the Pine...
Maynard Bradley Locke
May 18, 2017
Maynard Bradley Locke of Redfield, Arkansas was born September 12, 1937 in Gardiner, Maine, the son of the late Charles V. and Goldie Irene Stickney Locke. Brad enlisted in the United States Air Force after high school and dedicated his life to the service of our country. During this honorable service he was selected to be Crew Chief of the...
Janice Barfoot Summit
May 17, 2017
Janice Barfoot Summit of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 2, 1951 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Pearline Smith Barfoot. She was an active member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed cross stitching, crocheting, needlepoint, reading, singing and listening to music. She was a proud "NANA" to her precious grandchildren, Dalton and...
Ben F. Caldwell
May 9, 2017
Ben F. Caldwell of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 28, 1927 in Wichita Falls, Texas, the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Jeffie Green Caldwell. Ben attended Ouachita Baptist University where he played football and then transferred to Baylor University where he was on the swim team and Air Force ROTC. He was an active member of First Baptist...
Charley Allen
May 5, 2017
Charley Allen of Ozone, Arkansas was born January 4, 1965 at Little Rock, the son of the late Billy Earl and Mona Fay Kilburn Allen. He was employed by Hagans Dodge Chrysler Jeep, was a huge MOPAR fan and a proud member of Pentastar Madness MOPAR Club. Mr. Allen died Friday, May 5, 2017, at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little...
Richard A Allen
Apr 30, 2017
Richard Alvin Allen of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 6, 1939 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the son of the late Leonard and Esther Files Allen. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan and had retired from Centria. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with his family and giving everyone a hard time. Mr. Allen died at his home...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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