Pulaski County
TRACY L. BOWIE, 42, of Little Rock, passed away Saturday September 1,
2018. She leaves to cherish her mother Rose
Bailey (Eugene), children; Casey
Bowie and host of relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held Saturday September 8, 2018, 11 a.m., Rising Star Baptist Church, 816 E. Kiehl. Professional services entrusted to Hardy Funeral Home, 5300 West 12th Street (501) 372-4129. to sign the online guestbook visit www.hardyfuneralhomeinc.com.
–––––❖––––– JAMES HERRINGTON BROWN, 72, of Mabelvale, passed away September 4,
2018 at home surrounded by family. He was born October
26, 1945 in Little
Rock, to William and Virginia Evans Brown.
James was a member of Geyer Springs First
Baptist Church for 30 years. He joined the Navy in 1965 serving
his country on USS Yosemite. He worked as a butcher at Safeway in Little Rock for 17 years, later becoming a successful business owner.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Faye Staton Brown; two sons, Stephen Brown and Andy Brown (Andrea); one brother, William R. Brown (Betty); one sister, Rita Elder (Fred); and two grandchildren, Drake and Sydney Brown who were his world.
A visitation will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 9 a.m. at Pinecrest Funeral Home, 7401 Highway 5 North, Alexander, Ark., followed by Funeral Services at 10 a.m. with Burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park. To sign the online guestbook go to www. pinecrestmemorialpark.com.
–––––❖––––– SHIRLEY A. BROWN, 65, of Little Rock, passed away Saturday September
1, 2018. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband;
Forrest Brown, children; Pheodis Brown (Tammie), Derron
Brown, sibling;
James Taylor and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018, 11 a.m., Hardy Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, 5300 West 12 Street. The family will receive friends Friday, September 7, 2018 from 4:45-5:45 p.m. at the funeral home. Professional services entrusted to Hardy Funeral Home, 5300 West 12th Street (501) 372-4129. To sign the online guestbook visit www.hardyfuneralhomeinc.com.
–––––❖––––– MARJORIE N. DARLING, 97, of Little Rock, passed away September 5, 2018. Born in Alton, New Hampshire to Arthur and Essel Clough Emerson, she was a seamstress, member of the Eastern Star, an Order of DeMolay mother, a den mother and a Red Cross volunteer. She was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her children, Mary Huckeby of Bald Knob and David Taylor of Little Rock; stepchildren, Clinton Darling (Lauren) of Portland, Oregon, Charlene Mooney of Dover, New Hampshire and Barry Darling of Sandwich, New Hampshire; daughter-in-law, Connie Taylor; 15 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Henry Taylor and Charles Darling, son, Raymond Taylor and daughter-inlaw, Janice Taylor.
Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501) 224-2200. Mrs. Darling’s online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
–––––❖––––– GENE E. ELLIS, 84, of Little Rock, went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2018. Visitation will be this evening, Friday, September 7 from 5-7 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). Graveside services will be Saturday, September 8 at 1 p.m. at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501) 2242200. Gene’s online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
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LOIS A. HICKMAN, 94, of Little Rock, passed away Saturday August 25,
2018. She leaves to cherish her memory her children; Shirley Toombs, William Hickman,
Jr. (Nancy),
Jimmy Hickman (Martha), Gary Hickman, Lynn Hickman, Tony Hickman and a host of relatives and friends. A visitation will be held Saturday September 8, 2018 from 10-11 a.m. with services beginning at 11 a.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church, 7510 Highway 365, South. Professional services entrusted to Hardy Funeral Home, 5300 West 12th Street (501) 372-4129. To sign the online guestbook visit www. hardyfuneralhomeinc.com.
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ROY EARL HOUSTON made his transition from this life August 26, 2018. He was born January
21, 1948 in Little
Rock, Arkansas to the late
Willie Houston
Sr. and Annie
B. Houston. He was preceded in death by his brother, John
Wesley Houston and nephews, Elton Rivers and Elliot Houston. He leaves to cherish memories with: his surviving siblings, Melba Houston of Nokesville, Virginia, Willie Houston Jr., Carroll Houston (Hermene) of Los Angeles, California, Teretha Lowe (Kenneth), and Charles Houston. His Memorial Service will be at First Baptist Church, 901 Calhoun St., Little Rock, Ark., September 8, 2018 at 11 a.m. Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home.
–––––❖––––– RUTHIE MAE JACKSON, 77, of Little Rock, passed away Saturday, September
1, 2018. She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Kimberly Jackson, Clyde Jackson II (Doris); siblings, Ralph
Kelley, Vincent
Kelley, Evelyn kelley-Hall, Elnoah Kelley-Mathias, Sharon kelley-Randal and a host of relatives and friends. A visitation will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 10-11 a.m. with services beginning at 11 a.m., St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 3518 W. 7 Street. Professional services entrusted to Hardy Funeral Home, 5300 West 12th Street (501) 372-4129. To sign the online guestbook visit www.hardyfuneralhomeinc.com.
–––––❖––––– MARSHA McCLURE, 65, departed this life on September 3, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Henry and Anice McClure and one sister, Shirley Smith. She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter, Lamonica Denise Wesley (Michael) of Little Rock, Ark; two sisters: Betty Marks, Fair Oaks, Calif., Margurite Hanan Al-Uqdah; one brother, Russell K. Rashad; One grandson, Wesley Savon Williams all of Little Rock, Ark.
Marsha was a long time employee of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. She will be missed by a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and co-workers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018. Viewing will be 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Both events will be held at St. Mark Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Elmlawn Cemetery. Service arrangements by Brandon Mortuary of Malvern, Arkansas
–––––❖––––– NANCY OWEN REAVES, of Little Rock and formerly a longtime resident of Germantown,
Tenn., devoted wife and loving mother, friend, homemaker and Christ-follower, died peacefully Wednesday morning, September 5, 2018, in Little Rock following a brief illness.
Born on January 14, 1931, in New Albany, Mississippi, Nancy lived in cities all across the country, finally landing in Memphis in her early teens. There she met a handsome service man fresh home from the war dressed in a stunning Army Air Corp uniform. They were married within the year when she was only fifteen, he, 20. When Sam died in July of 2016, they had been married nearly 70 years.
She is survived by her brother Jimmy Owen of Benson, Arizona, and four daughters, Martha Lee (Marcie) Moore, Linda Slaton, Sammie Kaye Morris, and Mary Ruddle; nine grandchildren, Nancy Pearson, Walter (Watty) Moore, Hunter Reaves Slaton, Jacob Reaves Slaton, Samuel Reaves Slaton, Carrie Reaves Slaton, Autumn Schultz, Evelyn Grace Arellano, and Stephen Mills; and eight great grandchildren, Joseph (Joey) Pearson, Emma Slaton, Winn Slaton, Rosemary (Rosie) Slaton, Penelope Schultz, Eli Schultz, Levin Aialik Slaton, and Levin David Slaton. She is predeceased by her husband, Sam Noel Reaves, sister Betty Jo Hamilton, and brothers John and Billy Owen. Nancy also leaves behind many beloved extended family members and countless friends.
A Service Celebrating her life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Collierville Funeral Home with visitation and a catered reception beginning at noon for all family and friends.
Nancy will be interred next to Sam at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery next week. Honorary pallbearers will be Walter Moore, Hunter, Jacob and Samuel Slaton, Joey Pearson and Cameron Ruddle. The family requests that memorials be directed to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or Embracing Purpose Ministry (embracingpurpose.org/ give-now), P.O. Box 22914, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211. Cremation Arrangements Entrusted to Arkansas Cremation. www.ArkansasCremation.com.
–––––❖––––– KIMBERLY ANN YANCEY, 48, of Little Rock, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, September 4,
2018. She was born on Friday, February 6, 1970 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Celebration of life: Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11 a.m. with a one hour prior visitation at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home. Online guestbook, www.dialanddudleyfuneralhome.com.