Obituaries
NOTICE OF PASSING
THOMAS TERRY BROWN
Thomas Terry Brown, age 84, El Dorado, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Hudson Memorial Nursing Home. Arrangements will be announced by Perry’s Funeral Chapels.
GREGORY DEWAYNE OWENS
Graveside Service for Gregory Dewayne Owens (59) will be held Saturday September 26, 2020 at 10 AM at the Friendship Cemetery in Shiloh/Bernice, Reverend Greg Alford Officiating. Visitation will be held Friday September 25, 2020 from 3:00 Till 6:00 PM at the Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Services Entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, Farmerville.
CHARLES EDWARD PFIEFER
Charles Edward Pfiefer, age 64, of Strong, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are currently pending and have been entrusted to the professional care of Andrews Funeral Home.
OBITUARIES
RUBY M. PEPPER
Ruby M. Pepper, 93, of Junction City, AR died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Hudson Memorial Nursing Home. Born August 21, 1927 in Lockhart, LA; she was the daughter of Willie E. “Bill” and Avis McCraigan McKnight.
Ruby was an avid quilter. She loved church gatherings and cooking for them. She also loved to fish and also hear the fish tails. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and worked for the Jack Winter sewing factory.
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Doyle Pepper; sister, Claudine Sindle; brothers, Frank McKnight, Peter McKnight, Otis McKnight and Elis McKnight; and a son, Charles Jimmy Pepper.
Survivors include her son, Ricky L. Pepper (Barbara); along with 4 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Olive Branch Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors with Pastor Mike Senn officiating.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at Hudson Memorial and Life Touch Hospice.
Memorials may be made to the Children’s Home, Inc. at 5515 Walcott Rd., Paragould, AR 72450.
An online guest registry will be available at www. youngsfuneralhome.com
GERALD MAX ROGERS
Gerald Max Rogers, 92, left for heaven Thursday, September 21, 2020. Born August 5, 1928 in Marsden, Arkansas, he was the son of John Hollis and Versia Mae Johnson Rogers.
Max was a patriotic man. He served his country during the Korean War as member of the United States Army as a military police officer.
Max was a man of faith. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church of El Dorado. In his younger days at Immanuel he was a teacher and Sunday School director. In his later years he became known as Chief Elf. Max loved to volunteer his time to promote Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child project which sends boxes to children all over the world. He also invented a toy to put in the boxes for the kids. It is made from a cd, a marble, and a pop top. He called it a “spinner” and to this day people are still making “spinners” and stuffing them in OCC boxes.
Max was a family man. He was preceded in death by his precious wife Patsy Jane and his beautiful daughter Vickie Lynn. He was also preceded in death by his sisters Bea Dixon, Jean Martin, Mary Phillips and brothers John Hollis, Jr. and Rudy Rogers.
The survivors are his son Cliff Rogers (Pamela), his grandsons Daniel and Aaron (Audra) of Fayetteville, and his great granddaughter Mollie Mae, his sister Gayla Powell of Warren, Arkansas, and brothers Rex Rogers of Houston, Texas and Harold Rogers of Diana, Texas.
Even though he worked tirelessly to support his family, he always made time to take his family on a two-week vacation to Albert Pike and a week in Florida with the family friends. Once he retired and the grandkids showed up it was off to Lake Claiborne, Walt Disney World and everywhere in between.
Gerald Max Rogers is a man that made a positive impact on everyone he met, and he will be missed.
Graveside service for family and friends will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2pm at Arlington Memorial Park under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Nancy Amanda Coats Scholarship Fund, in care of, Arkansas Baptist Foundation, 10 Remington Road, Little Rock, AR 72204.