Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Jessie Geneva Knight
Oct 21, 2016
Jessie Geneva Knight of Fayetteville, Arkansas was born August 25, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of the late Paul Current and Zelma Current Duncan Scott. Ms. Knight died Friday, October 21, 2016 in Springdale, Arkansas at the age of 78. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Marilyn Willison, Kathryn Risinger, Virginia Dubriel and...
Ruth Ward Shoptaw
Oct 19, 2016
Ruth Louise Ward Shoptaw of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 17, 1944 in Newport, Arkansas, the daughter of the late William Calvin and Martha Louise Risner Ward. She was a devout Christian, and a retired Red Cross nurse. She was a very caring and loving mother and friend. She never wanted anyone to suffer and was very compassionate about her...
Billy Fred Lawhon
Oct 16, 2016
Billy Fred Lawhon of Hensley, Arkansas (Saline County) was born June 14, 1941 at Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of the late Corbet and Lucy Ann Greer Lawhon. He was a member of Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Perryville but attended East End Baptist Church. He worked at ABF Trucking, was a member of the Teamsters Union and had worked...
Karen Lee Meister Sappington
Oct 8, 2016
Karen Lee Meister Sappington, of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 3, 1956 at California, the daughter of Carl and Dorothy Roth Meister. She was a member of the Prattsville Congregation of Jehovah's Witness's and worked at the Sheridan Recreation Center as the weekend supervisor. She was an active person, who enjoyed pastel painting, hiking, going to movies and festivals, and...
Robert Lynn Rainwater
Oct 6, 2016
Robert Lynn Rainwater of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 2, 1940 in Newark, Arkansas, the son of the late Raymond and Bessie Heron Rainwater. He was of the Baptist faith and had served in the US Navy having fought in the Vietnam War. He had worked for the Pine Bluff Arsenal and NCTR and in his spare time enjoyed hunting,...
Bill Tribble
Oct 5, 2016
William D. "Bill" Tribble of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 4, 1936 in the Corinth Community, near Sheridan, the son of the late William Silas and Cora Smith Tribble. He was a United States Navy Veteran, and was retired from the United States Postal Service. Bill was a proud and faithful member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, where he served...
Ben Elbert Lites
Sep 30, 2016
Ben Elbert Lites, 68, of Grapevine and Pine Bluff, AR died September 30, 2016. He was born October 18, 1947 to J B and Virginia Reynolds Lites. He was preceded in death by his father, J B Lites. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary Jo Ard Lites, daughter Jodie Lites Young, husband Mike and their children...
Bonnie Atchley Henderson
Sep 21, 2016
Bonnie Atchley Henderson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 8, 1933 in the Crossroads Community of Grant County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Robert Dee and Verda Plunkett Atchley. Mrs. Henderson died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center at the age of 83. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in...
Craig Allen Moore
Sep 18, 2016
Craig Allen Moore of Tull, Arkansas was born November 12, 1954 at Kinsley, Kansas, the son of Phyllis Eileen Davis Moore and the late John Thomas "J.T." Moore. He was employed as a welder at Controlled Automation, and enjoyed hanging out in his shop with his dogs. Craig, better known as "Poo-Paw" to his grandkids and "Craig-O" to his co-workers,...
Leona Luzader Crisco
Sep 14, 2016
Leona (Lea) Luzader Ashcraft Crisco,79, of Bismarck, Arkansas died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 of complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was born March 5, 1937 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to the late Dewey and Anna Pearl Hall Luzader. Lea grew up and attended school in Leola, Arkansas where she graduated salutatorian of her graduating class. She left Draughon School of Business...
Ricky Don Winston
Sep 13, 2016
Ricky Don Winston of Sheridan, Arkansas lost his battle with cancer at the age of 58 on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born in Sheridan, Arkansas to the late Mahlon D. and Reba J. Wisely Winston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by infant twin granddaughters, Summer...
Dorothy Clingan Lebeouf
Sep 9, 2016
Dorothy Clingan LeBeouf of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 25, 1942 in Elaine, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Louis and Ruby Heritage Clingan. She was a member of New Life Fellowship Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, cooking and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Ms. LeBeouf died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Saline...
Louis David Stone, Jr.
Sep 4, 2016
Louis David Stone, Jr. of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 15, 1937 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the son of the late Louis David Stone, Sr. and Martha Alice Kirk Stone. He was a member of Lost Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, Arkansas Cattlemen's Association and American Legion Post #0001. He had served proudly in the US Army for 42...
Orlen Lemke King
Aug 30, 2016
Orlen Lemke King, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30th, in Hot Springs after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born on April 6th, 1929, on a farm in Cross County to Rudolph Wilhelm and Nancy Mae Lemke, she was the youngest of ten children. Orlen graduated from Hickory Ridge High School where she played on the girls'...
Linda Finley Sims
Aug 28, 2016
Linda Finley Sims of Poyen, Arkansas was born October 11, 1957 in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late James and Margaret Waltman Finley. She enjoyed watching Christian shows, reading and doing word searches. She had worked at McCoy Tygart Drug Store until her health failed. Mrs. Sims died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little...
David Lee Poole
Aug 26, 2016
David L. Poole of Sheridan, Arkansas was born April 20, 1945 in Santa Rosa, California to Paul Emerson and Helen Bailey Poole. He was a Baptist and had served in the Vietnam War. He had received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Industrial Engineering from U of A in Fayetteville. He had worked at Sun Oil in...
Jayden Blake Love
Aug 26, 2016
Jayden Blake Love of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 8, 2013 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the son of Jason Love and Trasa Buffkin Love. He died Friday, August 26, 2016 at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock at the age of 3 as a result of an accident. He was a sweet little boy with a mind of his own....
Billie Allen Stone
Aug 26, 2016
Billie F. Allen Stone of Leola, Arkansas was born February 20, 1949 in Dumas, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Billy Earl and Mona Fay Kilburn Allen. She loved to read, sew, cross-stitch and embroidery. Ms. Allen died Friday, August 26, 2016 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton at the age of 67. In addition to her parents, she was...
Eddie Romine
Aug 24, 2016
John Eddie "Bunt" Romine of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 29, 1939. He passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at the age of 77. Mr. Romine was a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired paint and body man, and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan. He enjoyed old cars, blues music, horse racing and coon hunting. He was...
Irvin Eugene Henry
Aug 21, 2016
Irvin Eugene Henry,63, of Leola, Arkansas was born May 27, 1953 in Clarendon, Arkansas, the son of Natalie Hodges Henry and the late A.A. Henry. Irvin died Sunday, August 21, 2016 at his home. He was of the Baptist faith and a graduate of Sheridan High School. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding horses. Survivors: wife, Phyllis Finley Henry of...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

