Pulaski County

GERALD LORENZO BILLINGSLEA SR., 63, died suddenly May 11, 2018. Mourning him are: mother, Mary Baussan F. Billingslea-Baussan; step-father, Pierre Baussan; children Gerald Billingslea (Angela) and Kim Billingslea. Graveside services: Monday, May 21, 2018, 1:30 p.m., Arkansas Memorial Gardens, NLR. Services by Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home. (501) 372-1305.

–––––❖––––– ALICE GORDON BROWN, 94, of Little Rock died, May 9, 2018. She was born June 9, 1923 in Hempstead, New York, to Helen and Gordon Ross.

She preceded in death by her husband, Donald Forrest Brown and her sister, Elizabeth. Alice is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Kurtz of Dallas, Texas, and Deborah Abdo and son-in-law, Gabi of Little Rock.; grandchildren, Meridith, Deborah, Jonathon and Forrest; and great-grandchildren, Ross, Jane, Anne, Jack Emma, Olivia, Lucy and Hudson.

She was loved by her family and will be greatly missed. Donations to Arkansas Hospice at www.arkansashospice.org will be greatly appreciated. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

–––––❖––––– HUGH F. BURNETT A box of Parodi cigars, a fifth of single malt scotch, and a flight of unsuspecting ducks welcomed Dr. Hugh F. Burnett II to heaven on May 14, 2018. He took his final breath at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, his “home away from home” for the last 42 years. He loved the hospital and all those who worked in it.

Hugh was born August 3, 1942 in Shawnee, Okla,. to Hugh Franklin Burnett and Selma Hull Burnett. Hugh’s father was a World War II bomber pilot who was shot down over Belgium after ordering his crew to parachute. Sadly he did not survive, but Hugh’s father remains a hero in our family. Selma remarried to Herbert L. Wineland, M.D. in 1945, and from that union Hugh was blessed with six siblings who always looked up to their big brother.

Hugh grew up in Gunnison, Colo., and Nashville, Tenn., while his second father finished his education. The family moved to Pine Bluff in 1955, where Hugh graduated from high school. He attended both Christian Brothers and Tulane University, graduating in 1963. In graduate school he worked towards a master’s degree in zoology. The University of Arkansas School of Medicine occupied his next four years.

In 1969 he married Sally Roberta Trammell from De Queen. Their first son, Hugh Franklin Burnett III, was born later that year, followed by Thomas Wilson Burnett in 1973. Medical school led to residencies in general and cardiothoracic surgery also at UAMS. Although Hugh specialized in lung and esophageal surgery, he retained his cardiothoracic board standing throughout his career. His professional affiliations are too numerous to list.

Hugh joined The Surgical Clinic in 1976 with Grimsley Graham, M.D. A short time later, Everett Tucker, M.D. joined the two to create an incredible triad of surgeons. The Surgical Clinic grew immensely over the years with too many fine surgeons to name. The clinic paralleled the rise of the Higginbotham Surgery Center on the Baptist campus.

Hugh was a teacher despite his non-academic career path. He educated hundreds of nurses, physicians, and hospital staffs throughout his 40-year surgical span. Calm as any under pressure and with an unbreakable shell, Hugh was a teddy bear on the inside. His emotions were deep but he could always keep them in check. Almost always.

What little free time Hugh had was devoted to his wife, his two sons, and his five granddaughters. He rarely traveled unless there was a medical meeting, gun show, shooting competition, or hunt at the other end of the journey. He never joined a country club or played golf. His time was spent with his family. Every Sunday night at Hugh and Sally’s home was “girls night”. They adore their Paw and Sassy.

Ducks, fishing, and guns were a large part of Hugh’s life away from the hospital, always with the boys. Hugh, Charles Sullivan, M.D., Whit Hall, M.D., and Jerry Carman acquired the Miracle Mallard Duck Club in 1983, and legendary family weekends were born. Duck club pictures always came with wide smiles, yet Hugh rarely shot!

Hugh’s third family consisted of his Benton Gun Club brothers—Dr. Sullivan, Neil Compton, Harold Smith, Greg Sullivan, Mason Sickle, Larry Reynolds, Bill Duncan, Alston Jennings, Leroy Squires, and Rich Richards. Yearly matches in Louisiana, Texas, and of course, Saline County were a staple for the last 25 years. These guys were always up for guns and grilling.

Nobody knew Hugh better than his loving and beautiful wife Sally. She did it all at home, and still does. She endured the call nights when Hugh was gone all night, the many nights when he arrived home at insanely late hours, and the phone ringing all night when he was on call. Just under 50 years of cooking, cleaning, kids, grandkids, and unconditional support and love! Hugh was blessed to have found the perfect wife and mother.

Hugh was predeceased by his father Hugh, his mother, his second father, and his beloved great aunt, Nell Sakach (Nene). He is survived by his wife Sally; his sons Hugh Franklin III (Lin) and Thomas Wilson; their wives Suzanne and Jennifer, and five granddaughters, Haley, Hope, Rebecca, Brette, and Sydney. He

is also survived by his sisters and brothers, Lee Wineland, M.D. (Pam), Pam Willis (Maurice), Daria Wineland (John Porton), Teresa Wineland, Vicki Perry (Jim), and Greg Wineland (Angela); 14 nieces and nephews, nine great-nieces and nephews, and his brother-in-law Bob Trammell.

A special thank you to Stephen Hutchins, M.D., Derlis Martino, M.D. and John Ransom, M.D. for their sacrifice of time and expertise. We can’t thank you enough for your heroic efforts. Thanks also to Drs. Nancy Rector, Keerthy Narisetty, Eyad Abochale, and Shane Kimball. The nursing staff in the CVICU was exemplary. Thank you, Rebecca, and all those who cared for him.

Donations can be made to Ducks Unlimited or the Humane Society of Pulaski County. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.griffinleggetthealeyroth. com.

–––––❖––––– HELEN R. CARTER passed away May 10, 2018 in Little Rock. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Cabot on May 27 at 2 p.m. A celebration dinner will follow at Senor Tequila (Rodney Parham) in Little Rock. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com.

–––––❖––––– BETTYE MAE SELLERS CUNDIFF, 91, of Jacksonville passed from this life on Thursday, May

17, 2018. She was born Thursday, November

11, 1926 in Pickles Gap, Ark., to the late A. Lester and Fannie

Naylor Sellers.

She married the late Leonard Gordon Cundiff and enjoyed 58 years of marriage before his passing in 2004. During their marriage Bettye and her husband traveled all over the world following his duty in the Air Force. She worked at the Little Rock Air Force Base Credit Union and retired from St. Vincent Hospital Credit Union. Bettye was very active in the Business and Professional Women’s Club at the local and state levels. She was an avid Golfer, Quilter, Gardener, Seamstress, and Square Dancer. She also played the piano at church for many years. Bettye was preceded in death by a son, Gordon Cundiff; and grandson, Robert D. Wagers.

Survivors include her children, Connie Jean (James) Foster of Cabot, Pam (Kent) Wagers of Pineville, La.; daughter-in-law, Mary Cundiff of Jacksonville; 11 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild along with a host of extended family and friends.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home with Greg Rozenski officiating. Interment will be private. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2018 at the funeral home. Arrangement entrusted to Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home 501-982-2136. Online guestbook: www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– MILDRED FISHER, “The Park Hill Debutante” of North Little Rock went to heaven on May 16, 2018. She was born Jan. 23, 1925 in Searcy, Ark., to the late Charlie and Flossie Harrison Yarbrough. She was a retired operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and was a member of Faith Baptist Church.

Survivors include siblings: Oleta Yarbrough, Phil Yarbrough and Charles Yarbrough, and several nieces, nephews and extended family members. She was preceded in death by siblings: LaVerne

Brown, V.J. Yarbrough and

C.J. “Tuffy” Yarbrough and her husband, Dudley Fisher.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., Monday, May 21, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. at Smith-North Little Rock Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Rest Hills Memorial Park.

Online guestbook at www. SmithFamilyCares.com.

–––––❖––––– EMILY JANE GOLDEN, beloved daughter of Kimberly and William Golden and sister of Abbie Golden Winston, has died after a long illness. Emily was born in Little Rock on October 3, 1985. Despite her multiple disabilities and physical limitations, Emily lived a joyous life at the center of her family. She was the heart of a community of loving, caring individuals whose lives and careers brought us together. In her unique way she had a special private relationship with everyone who loved and cared for her. Emily had a wicked sense of humor and a stubborn streak that is legendary among therapists. She was a trailblazer in the Little Rock School District as the first child to use a computerized communication device in a regular classroom at Chicot Elementary School from which she graduated in the regular 6th grade. She adored her family, birthday parties, Christmas presents, and Fourth of July celebrations. Emily was proud and protective of her little sister; she made it her job to protest loudly if a young Abbie needed a little parental discipline.

Music, game shows, Food Network, QVC shopping, and books on tape filled her life. She was a country music fan (the good old kind) and loved to watch her favorite performers on The Grand Ole Opry show. Emily was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. More recently she enjoyed watching the Pulaski Heights Methodist Church services on Sunday morning with her nurse.

In addition to her parents and sister she is survived by her new brother-in-law Blake Winston of Charlotte, N.C.; uncles and aunts Marianne and Mike Johnson of Greensboro, N.C., and Karen and Jim Goldthwaite of Fort Worth, Texas; cousins Chris Goldthwaite of Fort Worth, Tyler Goldthwaite of Dallas, and Brad Johnson of Gaffney, S.C.; and step-grandmother Ann Howard Golden of New York and Williamsburg, Va. She leaves her longtime beloved caregiver Mary Ashby and many other loving special people who provided care and companionship.

Emily had a spirit and will to live despite enduring challenges that would have broken most of us. She was a joy and an inspiration, a shining gift to her family, friends, and caregivers. We will celebrate her life with a service at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Friday, May 25 at 10 AM followed by interment in the St. Mark’s Columbarium. We invite all of our friends, colleagues, and Emily’s caregivers to join us at home for a buffet lunch and reception following the service.

We would like to especially thank UAMS physicians Drs. Robert Hopkins, Sara Harrington, Jennifer Casey, and retired professor Dr. Robert Warren for the loving care and support that made Emily’s journey possible. We also would like to extend our profound gratitude for the many teachers, therapists, and caregivers from Easter Seals, Pathfinder, Little Rock Public Schools, and Care Network and Care IV who gave Emily and her family so much loving care and support. May Emily dance in heaven with her special speech therapist, Jill McIlroy.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Emily’s honor may be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N Mississippi St, Little Rock, Ark., 72207 or Heifer International, ATTN: Donor Services, Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock, Ark., 72202, or the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– JAMES LEE HANSEN, 87 of Little Rock, Arkansas passed away May 5, 2018 at the VA hospital in Little Rock.

He was born September 4,

1930 in Slaton

Texas, the son of the late John and Edith Hill Hansen. He graduated high school in Slaton as Salutatorian before attending Texas Tech University. He was on the school Rifle Team and in the ROTC. He graduated with an Accounting degree and joined the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant then deployed to the Korean War as a platoon leader. He was gravely wounded in the “Battle of Triangle Hill”. After his deployment he returned to Texas Tech to earn his Masters degree in accounting and joined the Army Reserves where he rose to the rank of Captain and became and served as an Army Auditor for the next 14 years.

Jim met the love of his life Elizabeth (Betty) Cooke. They married in November 1957 and had their only child, Elizabeth (Lisa) in 1958.

He began his accounting life outside of the Army as the Controller of Walter Trulock & Co., stock brokerage firm in Pine Bluff, Arkansas which merged with Dabbs Sullivan and Trulock Inc. in Little Rock.

Jim purchased Minute Man of America from Wes Hall in 1981 and ran the Minute Man location at 4th and Broadway in Little Rock until it closed in 2002.

Jim served over 40 years with the Little Rock Founders Lions Club which raises funds for the World Services for the Blind. Jim and Betty also spent more than 40 years involved with the Little Rock Duplicate Bridge Club and both became Life Masters.

Jim was also Controller of the family owned Cooke Farms Inc. of Desha County, Arkansas.

He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth (Betty) Cooke Hansen and his brother Joe Hansen of Lubbock, Texas. He is survived by his daughter Lisa Hansen House (John) of Little Rock, his grandchildren James Mark Springer, Sarah House, and John House Jr., and his great-grandson Ethan House, his brothers John Hansen of Lubbock, Texas, Roy Hansen of Springfield, Missouri, and sister Jeanette Lester of Slaton, Texas.

A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday May 24, 2pm, at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church.

Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home, Dumas, Arkansas with online guest book at www. griffinfh.com.

–––––❖––––– PEGGY SUE LAWRENCE HEER, 78, of Maumelle, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2018. She was born September 26, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri and was married to John Richard Heer, Sr. for more than 62 years.

Peggy began her working career as the church secretary at the Balmoral Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, where she served as a church Deacon. She later had a successful career in medical staff credentialing, which she enjoyed for nearly 20 years at Bates Memorial Hospital and later St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Peggy retired as Director of Medical Staff Services and following her retirement, Peggy and John moved to Maumelle, Arkansas. Peggy played the piano, was a crossword puzzle enthusiast, an avid reader and an excellent cook. She authored the treasured Heer Family Cookbook and loved to cook her family’s favorites. She was widely known in her neighborhood for sitting outside and waving to everyone as they went to and from work and school each day. She was known for her X’s and O’s by the kazillions. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.

Peggy is survived by her husband, John Richard Heer, Sr.; a brother, Fred Lawrence of Green Valley, Arizona; one son, John Richard Heer, Jr. (Pollyanna) of Gulf Breeze, Florida, and one daughter, Becky Sue Linker (Brent) of Little Rock; five granddaughters, Sarah (Dex), Rachael, Emily (Garrett), Rebecca and Caroline; and one great-grandson, Weston.

A Memorial service will be held at 11 A.M., Tuesday, May 22, 2018, Roller-Chenal Funeral Home Chapel, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211, 501-224-8300.

To sign the online guest book, please visit www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

–––––❖––––– JOAN HANNAH HOWARD, 80, of North Little Rock passed away Thursday,

May 17, 2018.

She was born November 30,

1937 in Booneville, Arkansas. She was raised in Booneville and was a cheerleader and drum majorette.

Joan was also a homemaker, model, bank teller and hairdresser. She enjoyed restoring furniture and cruising.

She is survived by her siblings, Peggy Heslip McLemore and Rev. Larry Heslip; and sons, Bob Howard (Sara) and Matt Howard (Sabra); three grandchildren, Andrew and Anna Grace Howard and Amber Hope (William); three great-grandchildren, Shelby, Will and Marlea Hope. She was preceded in death by her mother, Tennie Heslip; siblings, Shirley Bobbitt, Bruce and Dave Heslip and Dorothy Smith; and her husband of 36 years, Robert E. Howard.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Priya Mendiratta and Baptist Hospice of Little Rock.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 21 Smith – North Little Rock Funeral Home. Service will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park.

Online guestbook at www. SmithFamilyCares.com.

–––––❖––––– NORMA NADINE PAUL (OBERLAG) KNEELAND, age 97 of North Little Rock, passed away

May 10, 2018.

Born March 20,

1921, daughter of Addison and

Lillian Paul of

Levy, North Little Rock. She was a retired

Civil Service administrator, distinguishing herself as the director of the 2nd

Air Force Headquarters Incentive Awards Program after serving as the Executive Secretary to the Base Commander of Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

A 1937 graduate of North Little Rock High School, she was a professional working woman and mother during and after World War Two in an era when this was unusual. Having lived the nomadic life of a military wife in the Army Air Corps and US Air Force, she held many jobs to help support her young family. Her three sons were born on Military Bases in Temple, Texas, Aberdeen, Md., and Shreveport, La. She worked on Top Secret efforts for classified weapons at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds and was at one point a 2½ ton “Jimmy” truck driver transporting German Prisoners of War at Camp Phillips, Kan., detention camp and in Shreveport she owned and operated “Door 13 Bar & Lounge”. Following the retirement of her husband from the Air Force, the family moved from Shreveport back to North Little Rock where she decided to practice an earlier training as a Cosmetologist by owning and operating The Flair Beauty Salon in Jacksonville, Ark. She somehow found time to be a Cub Scout Den Mother leading hikes into the wilds of the forest around Lakewood! And late in life, she even took courses at Little Rock University as her way of encouraging her sons to attend college.

Having grown up during the Great Depression and knowing economic hardship, she was never-the-less always caring, optimistic and fun loving — a trait she attributes to her own mother who dealt with depression economics by driving into the Arkansas backwoods where she would buy bootleg White Lightning to resell in half-pint bottles to the railroad workers coming home in her neighborhood in Levy.

She was preceded in death by her husbands Ken Oberlag and Maurice Kneeland as well as her brothers, Earl Paul, Hurschel Paul, Alfred Paul and her

daughters-in-law Gail Oberlag and Becky Oberlag.

She is survived by her three sons, Ron Oberlag, of North Little Rock, Ark.; Randy (Jamie) Oberlag of Chickasha, Okla.; and Reginald (Alice) Oberlag of New York City, N.Y.; as well as step-son Glenn (Lily) Kneeland of Rossville, Tenn., and step-daughter-in-law Jeannine Kneeland of Vermont.

She is also survived by three grandchildren: Jason (Angela) Oberlag, of Fayetteville, Ark.; Jennifer (Jamie) Osberg of Wayzata, Minn.; and R. Kevin Oberlag of Austin, Texas, as well as six step-grandchildren: Glen Kneeland, Anita Kneeland Dismukes, Don Borin, Becki Hooten, Jake Glenn, and Erin Cochran.

Norma’s heart was big enough to hold the love for two additional former daughters-in-law, Gay (Bill) Miller and Kaye (Mike) McLeod, and also for 17 great-grand kids and eight great-great-grand kids!

Norma Kneeland’s family mailing address is 4103 Lochridge Road, North Little Rock, Ark., 72116. Memorials are requested in lieu of flowers and may be made to CARTI Foundation, P.O. Box 55011, Little Rock Ark., 72215; to the Trojan Athletic Foundation, 2801 South University Ave., Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock, Ark., 72204; or to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements by North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 Main Street, North Little Rock, Ark., 72114 with services to be held there on Friday, May 25 at 1 p.m. Visitation followed by 2 p.m. Memorial Service.

Online guestbook at www. SmithFamilyCares.com.

–––––❖––––– BERNICE PIERCE McNUTT of Little Rock, Ark., passed away on May 18, 2018. She was born in Poyen, Ark., on March 3 1925. Her mother, father and brothers are deceased.

She was married to Charles McNutt (deceased) for 68 years. She is survived by her sons, Cecil, Dennis McNutt; and daughter Debbie Doan; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She is a member of Christ the King Church and the Little Rock Bridge Club.

Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Monday, May 21 at Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home, 5800 West 12th Street in Little Rock. A graveside service will be on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Greenwood Memorial Park in Hot Springs at 10 a.m..

www.griffinleggetthealeyroth. com.

–––––❖––––– MELVIN F. PHILLIPS, SR., 82, of Little Rock, Ark., entered into rest on Sunday,

May 13, 2018, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. He was born August 8, 1935.

Services will be held Thursday, May 24, in the Chapel of Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. and services begin at 2:30 p.m.

Please share your messages of love, comfort and support with the family at www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in the Memory of Melvin F. Phillips, Sr. to the Legacy Flight Academy at https://www.legacyflightacademy.org/donate-general-fund (855) 887-5343 805 Lake Street, Ste. 267, Oak Park, Ill., 60301.

–––––❖––––– PEGGY D. PRITCHETT, 81 of Little Rock, entered eternal rest on May 10, 2018 at her home. She was born March

18, 1937 to Don and Roselyn Hoffman Pritchett.

She is survived by her twin sister,

Patty Pritchett; cousins, Donald (Rusty) Russell Tarver and Charles Hoffman, and a host of friends and extended family at UCP Community Living.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery. She will be missed and loved by many. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– HARRY GEORGE RIEMENSCHNEIDER 81, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully on

May 2, 2018. Preceded in death by his parents, Harry

Sr. and Ruth Riemenschneider, and his brother.

Survived by his brother, Jerry (Sharon); daughters, Cindy Esbaner (Rob), Kim Kopp (Philip), and Cheri Jones (Ferman); along with grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Special thank you to Arkansas Health Center’s doctors and staff. Private services will be held at a later date. Online guestbook, dialandudleyfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– CARL LEVARN SCOTT, 45, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life May 14, 2018. Family Hour: Today 4-5 p.m. at Robinson Mortuary LR and Funeral Monday, 11 a.m. at Rocky Mountain Baptist Church, 8901

Arch Street,

LR, Ark. Rev.

Gerome Hobbs, officiating. Pastor Lee Coleman, Eulogist. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary,

1201 Dr. MLK

Jr. Drive, Little

Rock, Ark. (501) 371-0111. “Service You Can Trust.”

–––––❖––––– WILLIE VERNELL TERRY, 71, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life May 14, 2018.

Family Hour:

Monday 5:306:30 p.m. at Robinson Mortuary

NLR and Funeral

Tuesday 11 a.m. at First Baptist

Church, 811 S.A.

Jones Drive, NLR,

Ark. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 4511 East Broadway, North Little Rock, Ark. (501) 3740111. “Service You Can Trust.”

–––––❖––––– MARY B. WOLF died on May 12, 2018, in Little Rock, Ark. She was born on February 17, 1925 in LaGrange County, Ind. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Donald Wolf, in October of 2002.

She is survived by four children: Susan, Little Rock, Candace (John) Jackson, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Donn (Rita) Athens, Ga., Phil Wolf and Teresa Morrison, Angola, Ind. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

She lived at Brookdale/Pleasant Hills Retirement for nine years, after moving here from Sebring, Fla., in March of 2008. She enjoyed her life at Brookdale and tried to welcome new residents, as she had been welcomed. She spent the last 11 months at Briarwood Nursing and Rehab. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Robert Moore Sunday School Class.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Topeka United Methodist Church, Topeka, Ind., on May 26, 2018. Interment of the cremains will take place in Eden Cemetery, Topeka, Ind.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Briarwood for their compassion and excellent care, during her stay there.

Memorials may be given, in her name, to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) or Heifer International.

Cremation Arrangements Entrusted to Arkansas Cremation. www.ArkansasCremation.com.

Arkansas

AUGUSTA — Christie Williams 29 of Augusta passed on last Sunday. Services pending. Kelly Smith

Funeral & Cremation Services

(8424 Kanis Road

Little Rock 501612-5607) will be serving the Williams family. For more information, sign online guest register, send flowers/condolences and light an “In Loving Memory Of” candle www.kellysmithfunerals.com.

–––––❖––––– BRYANT — Daniel Aaron (D Dub) Wilson, 35 of Bryant, passed away on May 17, 2018. He was born on August 3, 1982 in Little Rock.

Survivors, father, Richard (Debbie) Wilson; mother, Eva Richards; daughters, Savannah and Melissa Wilson; mother of his children, Jennifer Wilson; sisters, Rebekah (Daniel) Riddling and Rachel (Marc) Menzies; grandmother, Alfreda Wilson.

Graveside services by Ashby Funeral Home will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday with Pastor Tim Evans officiating at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Visitation will be at Ashby Funeral Home on Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

On line guestbook at www.ashbyfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– BUTLERVILLE — Jerry C. Baldwin, 70, of Butlerville, passed away May 18, 2018, peacefully in his home.

He was born July

30, 1947 in Searcy, Ark., to the late JB Baldwin and Mattie Lene

Harris Baldwin

Knox. He was the oldest of 6 siblings and became the man of the house at the tender age of 9. From a young age he was tinkering and creating. Extremely imaginative, he could create anything from practically nothing. This started his love of cars, motorcycles and airplanes.

Jerry could fix nearly anything and loved working with his hands including: Metalwork, fiberglass, engines, electrical, and in later years gardening and yard work. His fascination with taking things apart and learning the inner workings started at a young age. He was building engines from the time he was 13-14. His determination, drive, inquisitive nature, persistence, perseverance, and love for learning new things set the tone for how he spent his life.

He started learning how to fly at the age of 18. A love he would continue the rest of his life and share with his family and girls. In 19661967, he went to Illinois & Michigan and worked on a pipeline and learned to operate big machinery. In 1969, Jerry decided to open up Baldwin Garage located in Doyle Williams garage at Old Austin. Forrest and Doyle Williams’ influence remained with him for years in his love of antique cars and old tractors and naming his only son after Doyle. He also had a tremendous respect and wonderful friendship with Dude Spence and Charlie Armstrong, who he loved greatly. In 1972, Jerry bought the Gulf Station, a year later he opened the new Baldwin Garage on Hwy 367 S specializing in VW’s and later building trailers for Apollo boats and ICM also known as “Panther Trailer’s”. Jerry started in 1984 a satellite business and at the time was the 4th largest in the country as Baldwin/Odom. In the background, he had a fiberglass business that made Add-a-Cab sleeper campers from 1979-2008 as Cabot Industries. In 1994 he started repairing molds for housing industry and decided to venture into the cultured marble business. He has been in the Bath and Kitchen industry since as Marble Creations.

Jerry had a quick wit and comeback or saying for anything.

He loved his dogs, family, and friends and not always in that order.

He was stubborn, proud, good hearted, and generous.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, his son Doyle Wayne Baldwin and his mother in law, Frances Evelyn Roberts, sister in law Paula Baldwin and brother in law Donald Roberts. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Roberts Baldwin, his daughters Kyla Baldwin, Kasi (Matt) Baldwin-Ellis, Gheea (Nick) Whitaker, Stephanie (Jake) Smith; 3 brothers, Lynn (Linda) Baldwin, Sam Baldwin, Dennis (Brenda) Baldwin; 2 sisters, Jean Holmes, Sharon Welkey, 3 half brothers, Rick, Jamie, Joe; grand children Mattie Keirsten Ellis, Gavin and Ethan Whitaker, Emory and Isabella Smith; numerous family and friends.

Jerry was loved and respected by many and he will be greatly missed by all.

Services will be held 1 pm Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Cabot First Baptist Church and visitation 6-8 pm Tuesday at Moore’s Cabot Funeral Home.

Online guestbook: www.moorescabotfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– CASSCOE — Thomas Clinton (T.C.) Sutton, 86, died Thursday. Survivors are wife, June; children, Tommy Sutton, Jeff Sutton and Sheila Turner; five grandchildren; two great-grandsons. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at Hunter’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Casscoe with burial in Hunters Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday at Turpin Funeral Home. www.turpin-co.com.

–––––❖––––– CONWAY — Joseph (Joe) Winfred Phillips III passed away on Wednesday, May

16, 2018. Visitation will be 6:008:00 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2018 at Roller-McNutt

Funeral Home in Conway. Funeral Service will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 22,

2018 at the funeral home. Online guestbook www. rollerfuneralhomes.com/Conway.

–––––❖––––– CROSSETT — Ruth Jones Roberts, age 94 of Crossett, formerly of Monticello, died Friday at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Stephenson-Dearman Chapel with burial to follow in Lacey Cemetery. Visitation 1:00-2:00 p.m. Sunday prior to service time. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.

–––––❖––––– DELIGHT — Robbie Sue Wise, 77, passed away on May 17, 2018 in Hot Springs.

Mrs. Wise was born June 11, 1940 in Delight.

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Delight Cemetery, in Delight, Arkansas under the direction of Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Home, Prescott, Arkansas. Sign our online guestbook at www.herndonfuquafuneralhomes.com.

–––––❖––––– DERMOTT — Jessie McCoy Barnett, 85, of Dermott, Ark., passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. Jessie was born January 7, 1933 in Booneville, Ark., to the late Vollie E. and Vera Stewart McCoy. She was the Secretary for the Dermott Chamber of Commerce. She formerly worked for the Dermott City Water Department and the Dermott Hospital for many years. Jessie served on the Dermott Cemetery Board. She was a member of Dermott Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society.

She was preceded in death by her husband Loyd C. Barnett and a grandson Ethan Peacock.

Survivors include her son Larry Barnett and his wife Melody of Dermott, Ark.; brother, Jimmy Paul McCoy of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandchildren, Wayne Peacock, Heather Gibson and Wendy Davis; five great- grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 5-7 pm Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service in McGehee, Ark. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm Monday, May 21, 2018 at Dermott Baptist Church with Rev. John Compton officiating. Burial will follow at Dermott Cemetery. Online guest book may be signed at www. griffinculpepper.com.

–––––❖––––– DERMOTT — James Bruce Harrell, 56, of Dermott, formerly of Eudora, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center. Visitation Monday, May 21 10:00 am in the Bishop-King Funeral Home Chapel with burial following Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Eudora. Arrangements by Bishop-King Funeral Home Lake Village, Arkansas. Sign online guestbook www.bishipkingfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– FOURCHE — Helen Egger, 94, died May 18 at Gassville, Ark. Survivors are sons Larry & Rick Egger and daughter Sandra Priebe. She was preceded in death by husband, Luke Egger, brother, George Frey, parents, George and Rose Frey and great-grandson, Chance Egger. A service will be at St. Boniface Catholic Church at 11 a.m. on May 22 with burial following at Volman Cemetery in Bigelow, Ark. www. connerfamilyfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– HAMBURG — Phyllis Jones, 67, of Hamburg, died Friday, May 18, 2018, after a diligent five-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Jones was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1969 graduate of Hamburg High School. She was the owner and operator of Phyllis’ Daycare for over 40 years. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church where she served as Church Secretary, a Sunday School Teacher for many years and was active in the Ladies Auxiliary.

She is preceded in death by her father, Bro. Charles Pullin, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, William F. & Beatrice Jones.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Billy Jones of Hamburg; a daughter, Vanessa Gilliam and husband, Glenn, of Hot Springs; a son, Chuck Jones and wife, Michelle; her mother, Bobbie Judkins Pullin; a sister, Debbie McDonald and husband, Steve, all of Hamburg; she was Nana to her five granddaughters, Hanna Bennett, Gabby Gilliam, Kaci Jones, Karly Jones and Karoline Jones; several nieces, nephews, family friends and all of her kids that she kept for over four decades.

Funeral services are 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Micah Carter, Bro. Richard West and Bro. Joey Meredith officiating. Burial will be in the Eden Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the UAMS Multiple Myeloma Institute Development, 4301 W. Markham #816, Little Rock, Ark., 72205.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg, Arkansas. Online guest book at www. jones-hartshorn.com.

–––––❖––––– JEFFERSON — Charley Lewis, 76, of Jefferson, former owner of the Highway 270/65 Flea Market, died Friday, May 11, 2018. Survivors: son, Charles Michael Lewis; granddaughters, Lauren Elizabeth Lewis, Andrea Michelle Lewis and Margaret Anne Lewis. Graveside: 10 a.m., Tuesday, at Rowell Cemetery next to Center Missionary Baptist Church. Online register: www. ralphrobinsonandson.com.

–––––❖––––– JONESBORO — Mr. Willard Lloyd, 89, of Jonesboro, died Friday. Survivors: his children, Millard Leon Lloyd, Sherry Pinkston, Melody Fender, Barbara Cliff; one sister, Pauline Webb; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, Swifton Church of Christ. Interment: Swifton Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, Noon-Service. Arrangements: Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home. www.jacksonsfh.com.

–––––❖––––– JUDSONIA — Beverly Odell Irwin Chandler, 71, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Oakdale Nursing Home in Jusdonia. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to A Natural State Funeral Service, Jacksonville, Ark. (501) 982-3400. Guestbook is available www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com.

–––––❖––––– JUDSONIA — Charlotte Campbell Haynes, 66, of Judsonia, died May 17, 2018. Visitation will be Monday, May 21 from 10-11 a.m.; funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., both at Bethel Grove Church of Christ. Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Judsonia. Arrangements by Powell Funeral Home, Bald Knob – Judsonia. www. powellfuneralhome.net.

–––––❖––––– LONOKE — Funeral Service for Richard Lee Carr will be held 12 noon, Monday, May 21 at St. John Baptist Church, 600 E. Palm Street, Lonoke, Ark. Visitation will be two hours prior to service. Online guestbook at www.serenityfuneralhomear.com. “Providing Service of Excellence.”

–––––❖––––– LONOKE — Angela Magdaline Kaler, 63, of Lonoke passed away May 15, 2018.Memorial services will be 12 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Mount Zion United Methodist Church 4325 Mount Tabor Road Cabot/Lonoke, Arkansas. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Moore’s Cabot Funeral Home (501) 843-5816. Please sign the online guestbook at www.moorescabotfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– MARSHALL — James Blackwood, 103 of Marshall died Wednesday. Survivors: grandson, Andy George and wife Melanie; son-in-law, Herman George and wife Charlene, many other relatives and friends. Services: 11 Tuesday, Roller-Coffman Funeral Home/Marshall.

Visitation: 10 preceding the service. Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Smith. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/marshall.

–––––❖––––– MORRILTON — Carol Ann Mumford, 81, passed away on Thursday, May 17.Survivors include: children: Joel, Brad, Julie, brother; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Graveside Services: 10 a.m., Monday, May 21, at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery on Petit Jean Mountain. Arrangements by Bob Neal and Sons Funeral Home, Morrilton, AR (501) 354-1638. Obituary/photo/ guestbook: www.bobnealandsons. com.

–––––❖––––– MOUNTAIN PINE — Steven Tucker, 71, of Mountain Pine passed away May 3, 2018.He was a US Navy Veteran who served in the Vietnam War. He is survived by two daughters and many other friends and family. The family will hold a private service. Cremation Arrangements Entrusted to Arkansas Cremation. www.ArkansasCremation.com.

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PINE BLUFF — Jimmy Lee Blair, 82, of Pine Bluff passed away May 2, 2018.

He was born in Pine Bluff on February 5, 1936 to the late Hilliard Chupin Blair and Mildred Burgess Blair.

Jimmy was a 1954 graduate of Altheimer High School and went on to attend Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA) and University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Mr. Blair served his country in The United

States Army from

1955 through

1957.

Jimmy was a farmer in Sherrill from 1957 to

2005.

He was a member of the Church of Christ, a member of Shepherd’s Chapel in Gravette, Ark., and attended Trinity Lutheran Church.

Jimmy was a life member of the American Quarter Horse Association. He served as president for the Arkansas Quarter Horse Association, president of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau, and served on the board of directors for Arkansas Gin Company.

In addition to his parents, Jimmy was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Christine Elizabeth Rannenberg Blair, a baby girl, and a step grandson, Aaron Curry.

Jimmy is survived by his daughter, Tamara Blair Curry (Tommy) of Pine Bluff; son, Jimmy Lee Blair II of Jackson, Wyo.; granddaughter, Elizabeth Carraway of Rogers; step grandson John Curry of Fayetteville; two step-great-grandchildren; Judy Clinton of Pine Bluff, Sissy Cearley of Lowell and Teddy Rannenberg (Libby) of Greenbrier.

A celebration of his life will take place at the home of his daughter, 4611 Thompson Drive in Pine Bluff, Ark., on Monday May 21, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Trinity Lutheran Church 4200 Old Warren Rd, Pine Bluff, Ark., 71603.

Online condolences: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

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PINE BLUFF — Margie Hood Ladd, 77 of Pine Bluff, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May

16, 2018. Born

August 7, 1940 at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Cleveland and Virginia

Hood.

A woman of many hats, Mrs.

Ladd helped with the family business, Ladd Appliance, but was a homemaker first and foremost. She loved her church families at both Centennial Fellowship and Christian Life Church.

When she wasn’t keeping everyone in line she absolutely loved to go fishing or host prayer meetings. She would prepare wonderful meals for the masses, afterwards everyone would settle in for a night of board and card games, as her greatest joys were family, friends and the Lord. Her other pastimes included reading a good book or two, or possibly getting in a game of Bridge.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Talmage Ladd; a son, William “Bob” McAllister-Ladd; and nine siblings.

She is survived by her sons, Stephen, Allen (Elizabeth) and Scott Ladd (Vicky); daughters, Talma and Bonnie Marta Ladd; 11 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many other loving family and friends.

Funeral services will be Monday, 11 in the morning at Fuller HaleSouth Funeral Chapel with Brother Bill Kiggins and Brother Don Herring officiating. Interment will follow in Center Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the funeral home.

Online condolences: FullerFunerals.com.

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PINE BLUFF — Nancy Nethercutt Reed, 81, of Pine Bluff, died Tuesday. Survivors: two daughters, Cindy Driskill (Glenn) and Traci Chism (Michael); son, William E. Reed, III (Jennifer); two sisters, Kathy Gore and Sharon Roberts; 12 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11 a.m., Tuesday, at Hawley United Methodist Church. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

–––––❖––––– POTTSVILLE — Lee R. Morris, 78, Pottsville died Thursday, May 17, 2018. He retired from Affiliated

Foods. Survivors, his wife, Mary Williams Morris; children, Britt

Morris, Teressa and Billy Hale,

Bart and Pam

Morris, Tamula and Jim Spurlin,

Traci and Clay

Miller. Funeral service; 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Danville United Methodist Church. Visitation; 6 to 8 p.m. May 21, at the funeral home. Burial; Earl Ladd Cemetery. Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home Danville.

–––––❖––––– ROGERS — Willie Mae Nemec, 86, passed away May 16, 2018, at Jamestown Nursing and Rehab in

Rogers. She was born on March

29, 1932, in Antioch, Ark., to Orville and Pauline (Pickard) Thompson.

Willie was raised on a farm and in nearby

Beebe, Ark. She worked as a catering assistant, legal secretary, executive assistant, restaurant manager, rental property supervisor, postmistress, timeshare coordinator and the best Mom her children Denise “Nese,” Jason (Brenda), and Micah (Melinda) could have ever hoped for. She was mostly a Presbyterian and lived most of her life in Arkansas including Newport, West Memphis, Hazen, Brinkley, Little Rock, Horseshoe Bend, Holiday island, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, and Rogers, with a brief stay in Lubbock, Texas, where she and then-husband Joseph Charles Nemec Jr. (1927-1986) discovered they were expecting their first child. She made lifelong friends at every stop along the way while also keeping in touch with family near and far, and many of these received birthday cards from her each year.

A lifelong Democrat, she was active in local and state politics, as her several photos with Bill Clinton prove. She was the first woman elected justice of the peace in Izard County, and she was a member of state-level political conventions. She continued her involvement in politics in Carroll and Washington counties. Her many other roles included being a certified EMT, funeral home monitor, church secretary and treasurer, CASA caseworker, and Eureka Springs Rotary Club officer, serving in almost all possible office and board positions during her years. Rotary named her a Paul Harris Fellow in 2005.

She spent most of her retired years doing volunteer work with food banks in Eureka Springs and Fayetteville, at the ICU desk in Washington Regional Medical Center, and with the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks where she organized bulk mailings and greeted visitors on Sunday mornings, receiving a 100 + volunteer hours award for her work in 2017. People knew if they wanted something done, they needed to go to Willie. No grass grew under her feet.

She was a plant lover, crossword puzzle worker, Scrabble player extraordinaire, prolific reader, and journalist who wrote news and feature pieces for several weekly newspapers, including the Horseshoe Progress and the Holiday

Islander. Her Islander column Willie’s World highlighted her humor and insights into human nature and chronicled her own and others exploits, including those of her children and grandchildren. She loved to cross-stitch, and won the “Best in Show” ribbon with one of her creations at the Washington County Fair.

Some would argue that Willie’s charm, quick wit, logic, and ability to get things done contributed mightily to the early success of Dick and Bill Pratt’s resort-retirement village Horseshoe Bend Estates in Izard County, which is where she began her long career in the tourism industry.

Willie’s family sincerely thanks the kind, careful caregivers at Mt. Carmel Community assisted living and at Jamestown Nursing & Rehab, Rogers, Ark.

Willie was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Margaret Phillips. She is survived by her three children; two brothers: Bob (Barbara) Thompson, Upland, Calif., and Hays (Julia) Thompson, Cabot; six grandchildren: Zane, Fayetteville; Cedar (Jared), Springdale; Katie (Michael), Minneapolis, Minn.; Scott (Liana) and Jenny (Jordan), Rogers; and Mahala, West Plains, Mo., one step-grandson James (Daisy), Honey Grove, Texas; and 11 great-grandchildren: Linden, Rose, Sophia, Luna, Francis, Violet, Joy Mae, Lucian, Margot, Hudson, and Demitri, with two more on the way. Willie is also survived by many delightful friends and extended family.

Willie was cremated at her express wish. A memorial service is set for 1p.m., Friday, May 25, at Nelson-Berna Funeral & Crematory, 4520 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville, Ark., 72703.

To sign the online guest book visit www.nelsonberna.com.

–––––❖––––– ROGERS — Ray Paul Zoellner, 54, died May 13. In 1987, Ray married Rachel Seward. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Alexandra and Georgia; son, Reese; mother and three brothers. His memorial service will be held at Rollins Funeral Home in Rogers, May 23 at 2 p.m. www.rollinsfuneral.com.

–––––❖––––– SHERIDAN — James “Jimmy” Taylor, 78, of Sheridan, died Thursday. He was retired from Arkansas Department of Correction. Survivors: Wife, Phyllis Poe Taylor; sons, Tommy Taylor, Bud Taylor; daughters, Charlotte Stowe, Dana Poindexter; sixgrandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral: 10 A.M. Tuesday, Memorial Gardens Chapel. Burial will be private. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Monday. Arrangements by Memorial Gardens Funeral Home of Sheridan (870) 942-1306. To sign the online guestbook: www. memorialgardenssheridan.com.

–––––❖––––– TEXARKANA — Dr. Edwin B. Dodson of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away May 18,

2018. Ed was born in Cotton

Plant, Arkansas on December 22,

1922. He graduated from Mariana

High School, Hendrix College and Southern Methodist University,

Perkins School of Theology. Ed was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree from Hendrix College. He served as a minister in the United Methodist Church from 1946 until his retirement in 1984. He served churches in Becker, Texas, Widener, Round Pond, Madison, Tuni, Berryville, Pocahontas, Siloam Springs, Batesville, Benton, Camden and Texarkana, Arkansas. Ed was a former member of the Board of Trustees of Hendrix College. During his ministry at the

First United Methodist Church of Texarkana, Arkansas, Ed served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Arkansas Mental Health Center, the Texarkana Religious Emphasis Committee, and the Volunteer Services Bureau. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Tri-State Chapter of the American Red Cross; Senior Citizens Services of Texarkana; the Temple Memorial Treatment Center; Hospice of Texarkana; Awareness of Crime in Texarkana and a member of the Executive Committee of United Way, where he was a recipient of the United Way Cline Cup Award, and a member of the Institutional Review Committees of St. Michael Hospital and Wadley Hospital. He was the founder and first President of the Board of One Point of Light, which became Harvest Texarkana, which channels surplus food to feed hungry children and adults.

Ed is predeceased by his parents, Francis and Mary (Molly) Dodson and his brothers and sister, Hendrix Dodson, Morris Dodson, Delle Paulk, Frank Dodson and Eugene Dodson; his wife, Ellen Becker Dodson, his son Don Dodson and daughter-in-law Kathy Dodson. He is survived by his children Bob Dodson and Dick and Cheryl Dodson. Ed had five grandchildren: Mark Dodson; Robert and Katie Dodson; David Dodson; John & Christen Dodson and Mason Dodson. He also had five great-grandchildren: McKenna; Becker; Banks; Brady and Bryce Dodson.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Texarkana, Arkansas with Rev. Jaimie Alexander officiating and under the direction of East Funeral Home, Moores Lane.

Interment will be on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 10:30 at the Becker Family Cemetery in Becker, Texas under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home.

–––––❖––––– WEINER — Delores “Dee” Jones, 82, of Weiner, died Friday. Survivors: children, Terry Johnson; Tommy, Roger, Farrell, and David Jones; brothers, Loran, Kenny, and Donald Williams; sister, Janice Tubbs; 12 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, friends. Visitation: Monday, 6-8p.m. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Holloway Cemetery. www.jacksonsfh.com.

–––––❖––––– WILMAR — John Bennett Hodges, Sr., age 91 of Wilmar passed away Wednesday May 16, 2018 in White House, Texas. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Wilmar Baptist Church, Highway 278 West, in Wilmar, Ark. Burial will follow at Old Saline Cemetery in Wilmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at Wilmar Baptist Church. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.

–––––❖––––– WYNNE — Helen Louise Finchum Rudder, age 78, of Wynne and formerly of Pope County, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The graveside service will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Oakland Cemetery in Russellville, under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Online obituary/ guestbook available at www.shinnfuneral.com.