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Beverly D. Shepherd
Jul 24, 2014
Beverly Denice Shepherd of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 14, 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Lee and Delora Jean Walters Shepherd. She was a member of Moore's Chapel Methodist Church near Leola. She enjoyed hunting, riding 4-wheelers, kayaking and spending time with her family and friends. Beverly died at her home on Thursday, July 24, 2014...
Albert M. "Pop" Mathews
Jul 24, 2014
Albert M. "Pop" Mathews of Hensley, Arkansas was born December 6, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of the late O.D. and Lochie Gantz Mathews. He was a member of Marlow Missionary Baptist Church and was active with the Senior Adults and sang in the choir. He was the king of comedy, writing quirky jokes and poems and he...
Glenn L. Dobson, Jr.
Jul 21, 2014
Glenn Lewis Dobson, Jr. of Sheridan, AR, (and formerly of Dresden, TN & Camden, TN) passed away at his home in Sheridan, Arkansas on July 21, 2014 at the age of 79. He was born near Big Sandy, Tennessee on April 17, 1935. His early childhood education began in a one-room schoolhouse near Big Sandy, TN, where his Dad was...
Justice Conley F Byrd, Sr.
Jul 19, 2014
Former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Conley F Byrd, Sr., from Redfield, AR, died on July 19 surrounded by his family at the age of 89. Conley Byrd was born in Sharp County, Arkansas, near Poughkeepsie, on January 14, 1925 to Robert and Artie Elizabeth Byrd. After graduating from Evening Shade High School in 1942 as valedictorian, even though he was...
Coy Lee Funderburg
Jul 15, 2014
Coy Lee Funderburg of Grapevine, Arkansas was born December 15, 1929 in Grapevine, the son of the late Watson M. and Yuna O. Waddle Funderburg. He was a member of Pine Bluff First Presbyterian Church and had retired from the Cotton Belt railroad. He enjoyed building, gardening and being outside. Mr. Funderburg was a very humble man, who was a...
Dale Fuell
Jul 13, 2014
John Dale Fuell of El Dorado, Arkansas, formerly of Prattsville, Arkansas, was born July 4, 1961 in Little Rock, the son of the late John W. and Helen Bennings Fuell. He was a member of Poyen Baptist Church, Poyen, Arkansas and worked as a Chemical Dependency Counselor at College Avenue Church of Christ in El Dorado. Dale loved life and...
Joyce Hamlin Atkinson
Jul 11, 2014
Joyce Hamlin Atkinson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 9, 1931 in Malvern, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Rupert Hamlin and Jessie Toney. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles, playing the organ and playing bingo with her friends. Mrs. Atkinson died Friday, July 11, 2014 at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant at the age of 83. In addition to...
Terry Hayes Smith
Jul 9, 2014
Terry Lynn Hayes Smith of Sheridan, Arkansas was born February 12, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late James Watson Hayes and Frances B. Hurst Miller. She was a member of Junet Pentecostal Church in Sheridan and a supervisor for the Arkansas Crime Information Center in Little Rock. Terry enjoyed traveling, going to the beach, and watching bull...
Jimmie Koon
Jul 1, 2014
J. W. "Jimmie" Koon of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 1, 1927 in Sheridan, Arkansas the son of the late William Pierce and Opha Mae Walker Koon. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan, was a retired fire chief for the Sheridan Fire Dept. for over 30 years, and had also retired from the Pine Bluff...
Jeremy Dalon Pope
Jun 22, 2014
Jeremy Dalon Pope of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 7, 1977 in DeQueen, Arkansas the son of Regina Trim Pope and Jeff Pope. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan and was employed at McDonalds. He was a good-hearted man and was loved by all who knew him. Jeremy died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at his home...
Chloe Mae Bartee Crouch
Jun 12, 2014
Chloe Mae Bartee Crouch of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 26, 1925 in Ashdown, Arkansas the daughter of the late Joseph Andrew and Odessa Jones Bartee. She was a charter member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan and was a member of the Ephesus E.H.C. She had worked many years at West Bend and also was a secretary at the...
Bill Fowler
Jun 11, 2014
Willie A. (Bill) Fowler of Sheridan, Arkansas was born on December 15, 1927 in Wheatley, Arkansas. He gained his angel wings on June 11, 2014 at the age of 86 with his family at his side. Bill was preceded in death by mother and father, Katie James Head and Fred Head; brothers, Connie Fowler, Johnny Head; sisters, Irene Anderson, Connie...
R.C. House
Jun 10, 2014
R.C. House of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 5, 1935 in Sheridan, Arkansas, the son of the late Robert Lee and Ezzie Bell Lewis House. He was a member of North Main Baptist Church in Sheridan. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. Mr. House died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Arbor Oaks Healthcare and Rehab Center in...
Harold D. Brown
Jun 9, 2014
Harold D. Brown of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 12, 1944 in Carthage, Arkansas, the son of the late Loyd Leonard and Maggie Tubberville Brown. He attended the Full Gospel Campground Church in Sheridan and was a truck driver. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching John Wayne movies. The joy of his life was spending time with his grandchildren. Mr....
Terry Mcdonald Gravenmier
May 29, 2014
Terry McDonald Gravenmier of Little Rock, Arkansas was born January 13, 1950 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Rommie Gean and Nan Watson McDonald. Terry graduated from UAMS in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She began working at the Veterans Administration Hospital shortly thereafter and retired in 2007 after thirty years of service in...
David Goff
May 24, 2014
Carl David Goff of Redfield, Arkansas was born September 3, 1953 at Vallejo, California, the son of Barbara Calloway Goff Morris and the late Robert Charles Goff. He was formerly the center director for United Blood Services. David was passionate about all facets of music. He was gifted as a song writer, musician, as well as vocalist. He cherished making...
Marshall Lee Darnell
May 24, 2014
Marshall Lee Darnell of Sheridan, Arkansas was born December 27, 1937 in Sheridan, Arkansas the son of the late John Marshall and Roberta Lee Harper Darnell. He was a member of Social Hill Missionary Baptist Church, a retired truck driver and a member of the Sheridan Masonic Lodge 260. Mr. Darnell died Saturday, May 24, 2014 at The Crossing Assisted...
Danny Lee Tincher
May 24, 2014
Danny Lee Tincher of Grapevine, Arkansas was born July 8, 1959 in Michigan City, Indiana the son of the late William and Ruth Spencer Tincher. He was a member of the VFW in Logansport, Indiana and he loved to hunt and fish. He was an avid supporter of the Pine Bluff Police Department. Danny died at Saturday, May 24, 2014...
William Kenneth Cookson
May 19, 2014
William Kenneth Cookson of Sheridan, Arkansas was born November 21, 1943 in La Jolla, California, the son of the late Marcus Kenneth and Marzelia George Reeder Cookson Crain. He was a carpenter for over 41 years. Mr. Cookson died Monday, May 19, 2014 at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock at the age of 70. Survivors, partner for over 11...
Lana Steele Egerdahl
May 19, 2014
Lana Pauline Steele Egerdahl of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 17, 1950 in Benton, Arkansas the daughter of Norma May Bush Freitas and the late Carl Miller Steele. She was a LPTN for over 30 years. She enjoyed reading her bible, playing on the computer, listening to gospel and bluegrass music and spending time with her precious family. She had...
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