Pulaski County

ROY LEE BOOTH, 85, of North Little Rock passed away June 30th. He was born to Bon & Ruby Booth in Corning, Kan. Roy is survived by sons Mel (Vicky) Booth, Curtis (Julie Wilkinson) Booth and daughter D’Anna (Dave) Dorn. A private memorial will be held at a later date.

–––––❖––––– MICHAEL J. GATES, September 5, 1943 - June 29, 2018, passed surrounded by his loving family; his wife, Jenny; his daughters, Kimberly and Michelle; son, Michael; grandchildren,

Charles and

Caitlyn; and pet Sammie. Per his wishes, a private burial will be held at the VA Cemetery.

Complete obituary at www. SmithFamilyCares.com.

–––––❖––––– CECIL L. MALONE, 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m.

Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, Ark., 72205 (501)2242200. Mr. Malone’s online guestbook may be signed at www. littlerockfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– VELMA LOUISE WAYMIRE was born September 17, 1931, in Jonesboro, Arkansas to William and Mable (Dillin) King, and passed from this life on June 29, 2018 in North Little Rock. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and five siblings;

Clarence “Red”, Burl, David, Charles and Glenda; her first husband and father to her sons, William Shad Dye; one son, Norman Ray Dye; one step-son,

Steve Wayne Waymire; and a step-daughter,

Janet Lee Greenwood.

She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Floyd Jerrel Waymire; two sons, William Rickey (Nancy) Dye and James David Dye; siblings, Laverne, Jim, Larry, Johnny, Leroy, Genevieve, Harold, Gail, and Linda; five grandchildren, William Scott, William Everett, Joshua, Robert, and Alan Dye, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 5, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at SmithNorth Little Rock Funeral Home with service immediately following at 2:30 PM. Interment will be in Stoney Point Cemetery, Beebe.

Online obituary at www. SmithFamilyCares.com.