Pulaski County

FRANKIE DENNIE FULTZ, 96, passed away February 7, 2018. Services followed by visitation will be Monday, February 12 at 10 a.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., (501) 224-2200. The full obituary is forthcoming. Frankie’s online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– LINDA MAE HOLDCRAFT, 86, of Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, January 7,

2018. She was born May 8, 1931, in Quitman, Arkansas, to Lummie and Annie Tarkington.

She was preceded in death by her husband,

C.B. Holdcraft; her parents; two sisters, Odell Tarkington and Erma Jean Holland; brother, Bernard Tarkington; and her daughter, Georgia Mae Venable. She is survived by her sons, Donnie (Debbie) Holdcraft and Ronnie (Lachelle) Holdcraft; daughter, JoAnn (Mike) Venable; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to: Crystal Hill Baptist Church Children’s Ministry, 18823 Crystal Valley Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72210. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, February 12, 2018, at Crystal Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be in Crystal Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Smith — North Little Rock Funeral Home. Online obituary at www.SmithFamilyCares.com.

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Mrs. SHIRLEY JOHNSON, 77, of Little Rock, passed January 26, 2018. Celebration of Life will be Saturday 10 a.m. New Jerusalem M.B. Church with Rev. Rickey Mays officiating. Interment will be Forest Lawn Cemetery by Paradise Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. “Only Paradise Can Serve You Better.”

–––––❖––––– STEPHEN WESLEY KERR, Distinguished Professor at Hendrix College, passed away on February 7, 2018. He was born August

26, 1954, in Santa

Monica, California, to Nina June Crownover Kerr and Randolph

Cecil Kerr.

He was preceded in death by his mother and Rose. He is survived by his father, Randolph, his brothers Paul Jeffrey Kerr (Carol) and John Bradley Kerr, his good friend Paula Diane Kerr and his beloved nieces, Natalie June Kerr, Catherine Jo Kerr-Mullinax, Allison Paige Cobb (Jon) and Sarah Christine Drachenberg (Philipp).

He was a much admired and well-respected professor for 37 years at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. He was an avid Warriors basketball and baseball fan. Members of the men’s Warrior baseball team gave Stephen special recognition for his support in 2011 when he served as the team’s Faculty Fellow. Additionally, in 2011, he was installed as the Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business.

The family would like to recognize Angela Carson, David Mlang’a and Mary DeLeon for their support and kindness during his illness, as well as Drs. Tim Freyaldenhoven and Richard Calhoun. We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to Tom and Patty Siebenmorgan and family for their continual love and commitment to Stephen.

Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Home in North Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, February 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 10 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince Street, Conway, Arkansas.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Hendrix Athletic Program, The Hendrix Annual Fund, or Parkinson’s Foundation. Online guest book at www.SmithFamilyCares.com.

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JOHN GARY PEELER, age 69, passed away on February 7, 2018. He was born to the late John

Amos Peeler and

Anna Bell Johnson Peeler on

October 1, 1948, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He is survived by his wife; Angelee, one son; Christopher Peeler, one daughter; Maria Atwater, six grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother; Bill Peeler and one nephew; Jason Paul Peeler. He is preceded in death by his parents and a daughter; Aimee Filbeck.

A Funeral Service to honor the life of John Peeler will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock (501)791-7400. With a Visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Arkansas. Online guestbook: www. rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.

–––––❖––––– CAROL ROBERTS, 28, Little Rock, departed this life February 2, 2018. Born Feb. 4,

1989, to the late

Herman Walton and Elsie Roberts. Survivors daughter, Jamauri Gardner; two brothers, Greg

Roberts, and Jeremy Gates; four sisters, Decha Roberts, Kimberley Applebee, Keisha Gates, Shanann Gates; grandmother, Miss Walton and host of relatives and friends. Funeral services 11 a.m., Saturday, February 10, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 800 Page Mill Road, NLR, Ark. Visitation 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Friday, February 9, at funeral home. Interment Arkansas Memorial Gardens, NLR. Services entrusted to Larry G. Acklin Funeral Home, 8821 Colonel Glenn, Little Rock, Ark. 501-565-1800. www. larrygacklinfuneralhomes.com.

–––––❖––––– CHARLES TURNER, 67, of North Little Rock, passed Thursday. Mr. Turner is survived by his mother, Ruthy Mae

Turner, daughters; Wanda Turner-Ravion,

Betty Smith and Chiquita James,

10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Memorial Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Watson-Northcrest Chapel, 1801 Maple St., North Little Rock.

–––––❖––––– Resting peacefully now and without continued pain, TRUDY M. WHITNEY,

56, passed on to eternal paradise in her sleep on January 27,

2018. She is survived by her daughter, Danielle Townsend, and her former husband and best friend, Al Townsend. She is preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Kelly Whitney, her father, Stephen Douglas Whitney Sr., and her sister, Ruthie Whitney Hassell. Trudy was a resident of North

Little Rock, Arkansas, since 2009 and a life-long native of Houma, Louisiana. Please visit www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.