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Mary Petry Toney
Sep 21, 2015
Mary Petry Toney of Prattsville, Arkansas was born August 23, 1929, in Orange, Texas, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Dora Guidry Petry. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan, where she faithfully served her Lord. She was very artistic, loved to paint and spend time with her family. Many people knew her from the...
Gearline Mccool Graves
Sep 20, 2015
Gearline Agnus Graves of Sheridan, Arkansas passed away peacefully Saturday September 20th, 2015 with her family by her side. She wanted to go home, and home she went, to her Lord and Savior with the faithful prayers of all that knew her. Gearline was a native Arkansan, born in Sheridan, Arkansas on April 20th 1921 in the midst of the...
Charles S. Robertson
Sep 16, 2015
Charles S. Robertson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 24, 1935 in South Houston, Texas, the son of the late James "Buddy" and Marie Churchill Robertson. He was a member of Junet Pentecostal Church, and had served in the Navy Reserve and the Arkansas National Guard. He was a retired police officer, ambulance driver and correctional officer. He enjoyed trout...
James Elvis Walton
Sep 13, 2015
James Elvis Walton of Gassville, Arkansas was born October 1, 1947, in Baxter County, the son of the late James Lloyd and Elsie Foster Walton. He was a truck driver and enjoyed watching Nascar and spending time with his friends. Mr. Walton died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home at the age of 67. Survivors: sons, Karl and wife...
Sarah Grace Woodall
Sep 12, 2015
Sarah Grace Woodall, infant daughter of Randall Dale Woodall, Jr and Ashley Theiss Woodall, of Bryant, Arkansas was born and died September 12, 2015 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. She was preceded in death by great grandparents, Connie Roberts, Bob Carter and Ronald Theiss, Sr. She is survived by her parents, her grandparents, Randall Woodall, Sr. of Prattville; Carla...
Patty Via Cobb
Sep 10, 2015
Edna Patricia "Patty" Via Cobb of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 13, 1957, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of Martina A. Campau Via and the late Jeff D. Via. She was a certified personal trainer, having a lifelong passion for homeopathic medicine and fitness. She was an avid animal rescuer and was always lending a helping hand to those...
Brenda Nelson Hardin
Sep 6, 2015
Brenda Lea Nelson Hardin of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 10, 1951 in Sheridan, the daughter of Bobby Lee Nelson and the late Henrietta Atchley Nelson. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan, a graduate of Sheridan High School and had retired from Jefferson County as Chief Deputy Circuit Clerk. She enjoyed camping, fishing, and cooking for...
W.O. "Oddie" Camp, Sr.
Sep 5, 2015
W.O. "Oddie" Camp, Sr. of Prattsville, Arkansas was born September 25, 1920 at Ada Valley, Arkansas, the son of the late Oscar Franklin and Seenie Ann Young Camp. He was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church at Prattsville, and served in the United States Army, 455 Division Air Corp. Mr. Camp was retired from Reynold Metals and had also...
Jerry Hollie Liles
Sep 2, 2015
Jerry Hollie Liles was born January 11, 1938 in Des Arc, Arkansas. He was the son of the late Hollie Foy Liles and Lucille Holloway Liles. Jerry left this earth to go home to the Lord on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at the age of 77 years. He was a faithful member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan....
Sabrina Walker Threet
Aug 30, 2015
Sabrina Dianne Walker Threet of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 4, 1958 in Gaston, Alabama, the daughter of Herschel Alton and Mary Thomason Walker of Arab, Alabama. She enjoyed spending time with her family, and working in her yard. Sabrina died at her home on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the age of 57. She was preceded in death by...
Betty Jo Lancaster Fowlkes
Aug 29, 2015
Betty Jo Lancaster Fowlkes, 80, of Sheridan passed away on Saturday, August 29 at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. Born on April 30, 1935 in Sheridan, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Pauline Speck Lancaster. After graduating from Sheridan High School in 1953 and attending Draughon School of Business, Betty moved to Little Rock and part...
Ed Rutherford
Aug 27, 2015
John Edward "Ed" Rutherford of Sheridan, Arkansas was born December 1, 1918 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the son of the late George Delk and Mary Etta Stuckey Rutherford. He was an active member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, was a member and Past Master of Jacob Brump 160 Masonic Lodge in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, member and Past Patron of...
Edna Garrett Bradbury
Aug 26, 2015
Edna Louise Garrett Bradbury, 80, of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 8, 1934 in Ferndale, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Henry Waymond and Linnie Lois Graves Garrett. She was a member of Sardis missionary Baptist Church in Grapevine. She enjoyed going to Oaklawn, knitting, crocheting, shopping, making crafts and spending time with her family. She had retired from the...
Leaetta Seymour Sweatt
Aug 26, 2015
LeaEtta Seymour Sweatt of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away August 26, 2015. She was born October 5, 1923 to John William Seymour and Bertha Latimer Seymour in Center Point, Arkansas. She met the "love of her life", Joe Howard Sweatt, as a freshman at Henderson State University in the fall of 1941. After a fun courtship that lasted through his...
Bro. Havis W. Cooper
Aug 25, 2015
Bro. Havis Wayne Cooper of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 30, 1932 in Willow, Arkansas the son of the late Raymond and May Davis Cooper. He graduated from Sheridan High School in 1951 and from the Missionary Baptist Seminary in 1978. He also served in the Arkansas National Guard and the U.S. Air Force. Bro. Cooper pastored several churches during...
Alice Forrester Jones
Aug 22, 2015
Alice Sue Forrester Johnson Jones of Bismarck, Arkansas was born May 1, 1934 in Winn, Arkansas the daughter of the Late John Noah and Virgie Lee Baker Forrester. She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church. She was a beautician and she owned and operated Alice in Beautyland Beauty Shop in Little Rock, as well as 3 other shops...
John Morris
Aug 15, 2015
John Wesley Morris of Sheridan, Arkansas was born April 23, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Walter Lee Morris and the late Geraldine Walls Morris. He was in the United States Army having served in the Vietnam War. He enjoyed fishing, repairing cars, wood working and antique cars. John died Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his home surrounded by...
Rose Scott
Aug 15, 2015
Rosa "Rose" Louise Haynes Scott of Hensley, Arkansas, was born March 23, 1929 at Hensley, the daughter of the late Joseph "Jody" and Ethel Mae Howard Haynes. She was a member of East Union Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Rose had a love for life, and enjoyed bowling, dancing, and spending time at the Senior Citizen's Center. Her...
Phillip Rae Walters
Aug 12, 2015
Phillip "Pe-Pa" Rae Walters of Prattsville, Arkansas was born March 19, 1931 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the son of the late Ben H. Walters and Aileen Kemp Walters May. He was a faithful member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, where he had taught Sunday School for over 25 years and had served as Sunday School Superintendent. He...
Bernice M. Edwards
Aug 10, 2015
Bernice Mutz Edwards of Hensley, Arkansas was born October 2, 1926 in Raymondville, Texas, the daughter of the late Bernard K. and Hazel Widman Mutz. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, reading, and cooking the best fried chicken around. She had retired from the Arkansas School for the...
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