Obituaries

CARRIE BANKS

Visitation for Carrie Banks, 69, of Magnolia, will be from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. today. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. today at A.C. Henderson Memorial Chapel in Magnolia with the Rev. Victor Morgan officiating. Burial will be held privately in Noxube Cemetery in Emerson under the direction of A.C. Henderson Memorial.

LONELL BREWER

Lonell Brewer, 74, of Magnolia, died Friday, April 10, 2015, in Magnolia.

Arrangements will be announced by Henderson Funeral Service.

VIVIAN JACKSON

Funeral for Vivian Jackson, 67, of Magnolia, will be at 10 a.m. today at Roadside Church of God in Christ, Highway 98, east of Emerson. Burial will be in St. Matthew Cemetery in McNeil under the direction of A.C. Henderson Memorial.

VERNON A. MEEKS SR.

Funeral for Vernon A. Meeks Sr. “Boots,” 82, will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Douglas Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. D.L. Hegler officiating. Burial will be in Lott Burgy Cemetery under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home of El Dorado.

GEORGENE R. MELLO

Funeral for Georgene Ruth Hollinger Mello, 66, of Junction City, will be at 1 p.m. today at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Sam Whitlow officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Olive Branch Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home of El Dorado/ Junction City.

MATTIE L. OWENS

Funeral for Mattie L. Owens will be 1 p.m. today at Sims Mortuary Chapel in El Dorado with the Rev. Felton Burgie officiating. Interment will be in the Mount Union Cemetery, Junction City, under the direction of Sims.

ODESSA PARKER

Visitation for Odessa Parker, 86, of El Dorado, will begin at noon until service time today at Young’s Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Young’s Chapel with the Rev. Brian Trostle officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Young’s.

JOE T. ROBINSON SR.

Funeral for Joe T. Robinson Sr. will be at 1 p.m. today at Bethany Baptist Church in McNeil. Burial will be in Kendrick Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Henderson Mortuary.

CLIFFORD SCOTT

Clifford Scott, of Flint, Mich., and formerly of Norphlet, died Friday, April 10,2015, in Flint.

Arrangements will be announced by Lawrence Moon Funeral Home in Flint.

WANDA S. SHULTZ

Visitation for Wanda Smith Shultz, 56, of El Dorado will begin at 9 a.m. today at Salem Cemetery near Bearden. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors with the Rev. Mark Stratton officiating.

Memorials may be made to the John R. Williamson Hospice House, 2301 Champagnolle Road, El Dorado, AR 71730.

NELLIE F. WEST

Visitation for Nellie Farley West, 86, of Morris, Ill., will be from 2 until 3 p.m. today at the U.C. DavisCallahan Funeral Home in Morris. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home, officiated by the Rev. Robert Sathuri of the First United Methodist Church of Morris. Private inurnment will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Morris under the direction of U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home.

Memorials in Nellie’s name may be addressed to First United Methodist Church, 118 W. Jackson St., Morris, Ill., or to leave online condolences, please contact the funeral home.

(The deadline for full obituaries for the next day’s newspaper is 4 p.m. The deadline for death notices is 8 p.m. the day prior to publication. Obituaries submitted after these deadlines will not be published the next day, but will run in the following day’s newspaper).