Area Deaths
Reminder of Services
NANCY J. BROWN
A memorial graveside service for Nancy Jane Brown, 92, of Springdale, formerly of Junction City, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Roselawn Cemetery or at the First United Methodist Church in Junction City if it is raining, under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
AUDREY M. CASTLEBERRY
Graveside services for Audrey M. Castleberry will be at 2 p.m. today at the Roselawn Cemetery in Junction City under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Junction City.
MYRA FINLEY
Service for Myra Finley will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Strong.
Burial will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery on New London Road in Strong under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home.
VIRGINIA R. HARRIS
A memorial service for Virginia Ruth McKenzie Harris, 77, of Felsenthal, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Huttig. Cremation services were entrusted to Young’s Funeral Directors.
CHLOE B. HOLMES
Visitation for Chloe Ballard Holmes, 91, formerly of Urbana, will be at 10 a.m. today at Young’s Funeral Directors in El Dorado with services at 11 a. m. in Young’s Chapel with Tommy Bennett officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Memorial Park in El Dorado.
EARNESTINE T. McALPHIN
Service for Earnestine Thomas McAlphin will be at 11 a.m. today at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.
Burial will follow in Community Cemetery in Junction City under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home.
KAY McKINNON
A celebration of Kay McKinnon’s life will be 11 a.m. today at Northwest Baptist Church with the Rev. Wesley Miller officiating. Cremation services were provided by Young’s Funeral Directors.
CLIFTON A. McMILLIAN
Funeral for Clifton Alan McMillian, 67, of Magnolia, will be held at 10 a.m. today at A.C. Henderson Memorial Chapel, in Magnolia. McMillian will be cremated.
EUNICE M. MURPHY
Services for Eunice Marie Murphy, 67, of McNeil, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in McNeil, with Franklin Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery in Emerson, under the direction of Henderson Funeral Service.
Obituaries
RUSTY WARE
Rusty Ware, 45, of Benton, and formerly of El Dorado, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Saline Medical Hospice in Bryant.
Born Nov. 23, 1971 in El Dorado, he was the son of Ronald Elbert Ware and Angelia Gunter Ware. Rusty was an artist and poet; who enjoyed computers and fishing. He was a member of East Faulkner Church of Christ. Rusty loved spending time with his family and friends talking about his many collections.
Rusty was preceded in death by his father; maternal grandparents,
Selvyn and Lillian
Gunter; and paternal grandparents, Elbert and Hazel Ware.
He is survived by his mother, Angie
Gunter Ware; and his brother, Lance
Ware, both of El Dorado; along with several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26 at Young’s Chapel with David Howell and Dr. Jim Bullock officiating. Interment will follow at Craig Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Young’s.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice or Agape House Children’s Home, 1015 N. West Ave., PMB 164, El Dorado, AR 71730; or Christian Relief Fund, P.O. Box 19670, Amarillo, TX 79114.
An online registry is available at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.
(The deadline for full obituaries for the next day’s newspaper is 4 p.m. The deadline for death notices is 5 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. For more information about costs of obituaries and photos, call 870862-6611).