OBITUARIES
REDELL MALONE
Redell Malone was born on October 29, 1954, to Adell and Darlene Miner in Junction City, Louisiana. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized joining New Hope C.M.E. in Junction City, AR, where she was a faithful member until she departed her earthly home. Redell had an unbreakable bond with her brother whom she loved very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adell and Darlene Miner; her husband Eddie E. Malone; nephew Kendel Williams; grandchildren, Xavier
Green, Angel Bell II, and
Ixaiah Bell.
She leaves to cherish her sweet memories, two sons, Tyrone (LaTricia) Miner and Shakenya (Monique) Malone Sr. both of Junction City, AR, one daughter Lakia Malone of El Dorado, AR.one brother Gary Paul Williams of El Dorado, AR, seven Grandchildren, Xaidyn Nelson, Chakeenia Malone (Cody), Shakenya Malone Jr., Gregory ( Alexis) Payne, Trey (Blesset) Miner, Jameisha Morgan, and Tanyjha Branch. Three great-grandchildren, Blake Pittman, Autumn and Aubrielle Payne, A special niece Tiana Williams, and A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Graveside service Sunday, May 31, 2020, 11:00 a.m. at Junction City Community Cemetery, Interment at Junction City Community Cemetery under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign the guestbook at simsmortuary. com
DR. JUSTIN MURPHY NOLAN
Dr. Justin Murphy Nolan, age 48, a resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas, passed from this life into the next on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, of a sudden heart attack. Justin is survived by his mother, Betty Linda Nolan, his father, Robert C. Nolan, both of El Dorado, Arkansas, his brother, Robert C. Nolan, Jr., of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, his sister, Carrie Elizabeth Nolan, of Grapevine, Texas, two nieces, Isabelle Hopkins Nolan and Sarah Elizabeth Koch, and two nephews, Robert Calvert Nolan III and William S. Koch, Jr.
He was born in El Dorado,
Arkansas, on August 31,
1971. He was, in Grade
School, a member of the first “Gifted and Talented” program in the El Dorado
School System. He graduated with Honors from
El Dorado High School in
1989. At a young age, he knew that he wanted to be a Teacher, and wanted to share what he knew with others, to inspire them, and encourage them. He was awarded a “Presidents Scholarship” to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, from where he graduated with Honors in 1993, with a B.A. in Anthropology. He gained his master’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Missouri in 1996, and his PhD in Cultural Anthropology in 2000. That year he was named Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri. He accepted the position of Visiting Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville in 2002. In 2010 he was named Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Anthropology and was elected Department Chair in 2016.
He was widely published, authoring two books and multiple articles, 11 Book Chapters, 2 book reviews. He was an invited Lecturer in Learning Institutions across the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. He was recognized worldwide as an expert in his field. Additionally, he was recognized for his knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs and their application in Native American Culture, as well as in the early Ozark settlements. He had a great thirst for knowledge that was never quenched.
He was a gifted photographer, loved the Earth and Sky, and he observed it all with a profound sense of wonder. He studied and chronicled the evolution of human behavior and society with a keen eye.
He was brilliant, loving and kind. Everyone who knew him, loved him, and all mourn his passing. He cast a bright light into every life that knew him, and he will be forever missed.
A private family interment service was held, and a public Memorial Celebration will be announced. Condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
BOBBY GLEN TUBBS
Bobby Glen Tubbs. Was born January 25, 1939, in Junction City, Louisiana. He was the son of Jordan Daniel Tubbs and Luster Levingston Tubbs.
On January 15, 1963, he united in Holy Matrimony to Winfred Jones. They remained married until the completion of his life journey, when the Lord called him home to eternal rest on
May 24, 2020, at Life Touch
Hospice in El Dorado,
Arkansas, with his loving wife of 57 years by his side
Proceeding him in death, his parents, daughter,
Annie Dell Cunningham,
4 grandchildren, brothers,
James and Herbert Tubbs, sisters, Nan Tubbs Brown, Jerline Tubbs, and Luree Michelle Tubbs.
He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife of 57 years Winfred Tubbs, son, Larry Tubbs, daughters; Patricia Davis (Ted), Florine Stanley, stepdaughter Shirley Miller, brothers; Chester( Janice) Tubbs, Lester Tubbs, Harvey (Roxanne)Tubbs, Larry Tubbs, Eddie Tubbs, and Bobby J. Tubbs, sisters; Lovon Holyfield, Vera Meadors, Ann Cannon, Mattie Ruth Meadows, Dorothy Tubbs Elmore, Mary Ann Tubbs, Smith, 15 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great-grandchildren. A host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Graveside services Sunday May 31, 2020 at 3:0 0pm. at Ebenezer Cemetery Junction City, Arkansas under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign the guestbook at simsmortuary.com