Pulaski County

WILSA MARIE CLEGG-ROBINSON was born on April 1, 1934, in Prattsville, Arkansas, the daughter of Herbert Lee Clegg and Olcie Clegg.

On Friday, July

13, 2018, at the age 84, she passed away in the comfort of her home in

Little Rock, Arkansas.

Wilsa was preceded in death by her aforementioned parents and husband. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Arthur Robinson and his wife, Tammy; a granddaughter, Janay Robinson; a grandson, Arthur Robinson, Jr., all of Portland, Oregon; a stepdaughter, Pat Jackson; three sisters: Mildred Doby of Sheridan, Ark., Millie Williams and Bessie Johnson, both of Little Rock; three bothers: Leonard Clegg of Prattsville, Grover Clegg (Betty) of Portland, Ore., and Morris Clegg of Bryant, Ark.; special friend she considered as a daughter, Sadie McCollum and a host of other relatives and friends.

Wilsa’s visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018 at Brandon’s Mortuary, 329 W. 3rd St., Malvern, Ark. A home going celebration of her life will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Davis Creek Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Forrest Cooper serving as eulogist. Internment will immediately follow at Philadelphia Cemetery.

–––––❖––––– CLYDE DENNIS JR., 77, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life July 15. He is preceded in death by his parents:

Clyde and Bernice Dennis Sr.

He leaves to cherish his memory: wife:

Sharon Dennis, children: Rickey

Dennis, Alma

Dennis, Rodneka

White Dennis, Byron Shells, Tonya Murphy and Marcus Dennis, siblings: Thelma Bradford, Ann Section, Napoleon Dennis, Quentin Egbert and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

Visitation: today, 12-6 p.m. and Service: Saturday, 12 noon both at Robinson Mortuary. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Little Rock, Ark. (501) 371-0111. “Service You Can Trust.”

–––––❖––––– CHRISTINE A. GREEN, 68, of Roland, Arkansas passed from this life on July 17, 2018. She was born on January 23, 1950 to the late Harry and Barbara Garner. Christine loved to rescue dogs and was very passionate in the fight against animal cruelty. She is survived by her two children, Chiann Holland and Justin Green; three grandchildren, Darion Holland, Branson Boling, Tera Boling and a host of other family and friends. Arrangements have been entrusted to A Natural State Funeral Service in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Her online guestbook is available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com.

–––––❖––––– RAYMOND JONES JR., 86, of Sherwood, passed away July 17, 2018. Survivors include wife, Flo Ann Jones, two sons, Raymond “Butch” Jones III (Renee) of Westlake, La. and Daniel Ray Jones of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., one daughter,

Tammy (Gary) Southerland of Jacksonville, Ark.; three grandsons, Jeromy and Jason

Jones of Oklahoma, Chad Jones of Westlake, La.; one granddaughter, Savannah

Rae Southerland of Jacksonville, and three great-grandchildren of Westlake, La.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 10 a.m., July 21 at Smith-Sherwood Funeral Home, (7700 Hwy. 107) where there will also be a visitation Friday evening, July 20, from 6-8 p.m. Entombment will be in the Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum in Jacksonville following services. Please visit www. smithfamilycares.com/sherwood to sign the online guest register.

–––––❖––––– MARGARET ANNE MOORE JORDAN, 96, currently of North Little Rock, Arkansas but previously of Dallas, Texas died July 17,

2018.

She was born to the late Stephen and Stella

Moore, October

7, 1921 in Dallas,

Texas, growing up on a small farm at the edge of the SMU Campus. Margaret Anne graduated from Highland Park High School in 1938 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in English from Southern Methodist University in 1941. She married Capt. Max Clifton Jordan on March 15, 1943 and they lived together in Dallas, Texas for many years before relocating to North Little Rock, Ark. in 2009. Max passed away on June 19, 2013 and awaits Margaret Anne.

Margaret Anne was active in church life at Lovers Lane Methodist Church. She was an active member of Sparkman Club, Brookhaven Country Club, numerous Bridge and Book Clubs, all in Dallas. She was always active in PTA, scouting and the sports activities of her children. She loved to spend time with others, keep track of nieces and nephews and tend to her many aunts and uncles. Margaret Anne enjoyed traveling with Max to a great many places.

Margaret Anne is survived by three children: Susan Eanes (Tommy) of North Little Rock, Arkansas; Robert Jordan (Julie) of Mesquite, Texas and Bruce Jordan (Sandy) of Lafayette, Louisiana. She is also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren (and one on the way). Margaret Anne outlived her beloved brother, Halcuit Moore and three sisters, Mary Elizabeth Moore, Martha Pierce and Evelyn McDonald.

Special thanks to the family of Susan and Tommy Eanes, John and Jill Eanes and Stephen and Liz Eanes and Pam Hairston, Sonya Bailey, and Premiere Health and Rehab of North Little Rock, Baptist Hospice in North little Rock and a host of others who made the final years not necessarily pleasant but bearable.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 23, at 10 a.m. at the gazebo by the Mausoleum at Griffith-Leggett Rest Hill Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Hazel Clark. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to a charity of your choice. An online guestbook is available at www.griffinleggettresthills.com.

–––––❖––––– WILLIE E. LEWIS JR., 42, of Little Rock passed on July 11. Survivors; parents, Willie E Sr and Lucille Leonard, Companion: Takesha Johnson, six children, two brothers, four sisters and one grandchild. Family hour, Friday, July 19, 6-7 p.m. Service: Saturday, 11 a.m. Gunn Funeral Home, 4323 West 29th, Little Rock, Ark.

–––––❖––––– HERMAN WADE, 91, of Little Rock, passed away July 14, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Erma Wade, and daughters, Linda Lee (Humphrey) of Hollywood, Md. and Regina Carter (Joseph, Sr.) of Lonoke; three grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Lillie Wade, daughter, Sonya Wade, brothers, Famous Wade and John Wade, and sister, Thelma Wade Perry. Graveside services will be held on Monday, July 23 at 10 a.m. at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., (501) 224-2200. Herman’s online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– SUSAN METTA WAITS, 34, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at UAMS in Little Rock with her family by her side.

She leaves her mother, Shirley; her father, Lyndal; her brother,

Jason; and her grandmother,

Florene (Mimi); her uncle Terry

Waits; aunt Rona

Waits; cousin Amanda Annear (Allister) and Ella; and Sarah Waits. Susan was preceded in death by her father’s parents, Mason and Irene Waits and her mother’s father, Jack Renfro.

Born in Paragould, Arkansas on April 8, 1984, her family moved to Batesville, Arkansas when she was 7 months old. She graduated from Batesville High School and the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. With great determination, she moved to New York City and lived there 10 years until in 2016 she moved to Los Angeles, California. Her ability to write about fashion led her to become the fashion director at PureWow, a digital media company that publishes women’s lifestyle content.

Susan had a passion to serve others in mission projects. In high school she was active in the United Methodist mission projects. In college she was involved in the Wesley Foundation where she worked in New Orleans doing clean up following Hurricane Katrina. While living in New York she traveled to the devastated Rockaway Island to serve survivors of Hurricane Sandy.

The family wishes to thank the ICU and the Infusion Center staff at UAMS for their excellent and compassionate care during her admission.

In lieu of flowers, please show your love for Susan in any one of these ways; American Cancer Society, ASPCA or your local Humane Society, Batesville First United Methodist Church Youth, Susan Waits Memorial Fund at First Community Bank – Batesville.

A graveside service will be held on July 28, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Old Rondo Cemetery near Texarkana, Arkansas. Sign online guestbook at www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– MATTIE WILDER, 71, of Little Rock, Ark., died Saturday, July 14, 2018 in a Little Rock local hospital. Ms. Wilder was born Nov. 24, 1946 in Foreman, Ark. to the late Aula Watson-Wilder and Matthew Wilder Sr. She attended public school and graduated from Unity High in Foreman in 1965. She continued her education at Philander Smith College in Little Rock. Upon graduation, she worked for UAMS Head Start Program. She also worked at St. Vincent Private Home Health Care. She was a member of Greater Paradise Mission Baptist Church, Little Rock.

Survivors include: one son, Keith Wilder, Little Rock, Ark.; one sister, Dorothy Barr, Dayton, Ohio; four nephews; seven nieces; host of family and friends

Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018 at St. Rest Baptist Church with Rev. Clevester Rolfe officiating. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery under the direction of Hamburg Funeral Home. The body will lie in state on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 10-11 a.m.

–––––❖––––– ELVIE IRENE YARBERRY, 82, of Little Rock, Arkansas walked through the

Pearly Gates on

July 18, 2018. She was born on November 2, 1935 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Celebration of life will be at New

Hope Nazarene on Saturday,

July 21, 2018 at

11 a.m. Visitation: one-hour prior. Online guestbook, www.dialanddudleyfuneralhome.com.

–––––❖––––– CORAVELLA YOUNG, 57, of LR, Ark. departed this life July 16. She leaves to cherish her memory with her siblings: Belinda

Riley, Sylvia Williams (Ronald), Sylvester Lewis, special friend:

Michael Smith and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation: Saturday, 9-10 a.m. Funeral at 10 a.m. both at Robinson Mortuary. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, LR (501) 371-0111. “Service You Can Trust.”