Obituaries
Andrew H. Abbott
Andrew Hudson Abbott, age 39, of Hot Springs, went to see his Holy Father and his beloved wife, Violet Dawn Abbott, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
He was born on June 7, 1978, in Hot Springs, the son of Andy Ray Abbott and Linda Caldwell.
Andrew is survived by his daughter, Macey; his father, Andy Abbott (Donna); his mother, Linda Hughes (Neal); his sister, Sheena Smith; his brother, Waide Hughes; three stepsisters, Sheri Luenemann, Brandi Rothert, Amanda Ward; his aunts and uncles, Liz McCoy (Mack), Jean Singleton, Zella Hennon, William Abbott (Dixie), Pam Stevens, Tena Arnold, Cheryl Volpert (Joseph), Linda Hamilton (Mark); numerous cousins and people that loved him.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Davis Smith Funeral Home chapel, Hot Springs, with Brother Teddy Hill Jr. officiating.
Inurnment will be at Avant Cemetery.
Guest registry is at http:// www.davis-smith.com.
Freddy R. Bradshaw
Freddy Ray Bradshaw, age 63, of Hot Springs, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.
He was born Aug. 7, 1954, in Hot Springs, the son of the late Carl Newton Bradshaw and Irene Geneva Quast Bradshaw.
He was a retired heating and air technician.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Yarbrough Bradshaw; two daughters, Charity Lynn Bradshaw and Amanda Rae Baiza and her husband, Jeffrey; one son, Chance Randall Bradshaw, all of Hot Springs; seven grandchildren; two stepbrothers, Rick Smith, of Amity, and Randy Smith, of Kirby; and two stepsisters, Theresa Ross, of Hot Springs, and Carolyn Howell, of Amity.
Services are 3 p.m. Thursday in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Glenwood, with interment in Alpine Cemetery.
Guest registry is at http:// www.davis-smith.com.
Brenda E. Bray
MALVERN — Brenda Elaine Bray, 69, Malvern, passed Sept. 24, 2017.
She was born March 8, 1948, to the late George Houston Bray and Floy Gean (Johnson) Bray. A graduate of Malvern High School Class of 1966. She worked at Ross Family Dentistry as a dental hygienist, and was a member of Second Baptist Church.
Survivors are aunts, Charlene Griggs, of Hope Mills, N.C., and Joan Anne Johnson, of Charlottesville, Va.; cousins, Paul Bray, Steve Davis, Sybil Stiles; longtime friends, JoAnne Connelly and Shirley Blair.
Visitation is 1:30-2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, and services to follow at 2 p.m. with Brother Bruce Bennett officiating. Burial at Oakridge Cemetery.
Arrangements by Regency Funeral Home. You may sign the guestbook at http://regencyfuneralhome.com.
Horace R. Clark
The memorial service for Horace Russell Clark, 81, of Hot Springs, who died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, in Hot Springs, with Brother Teddy Frye officiating.
K. LeAnne Daniel-Myrick
GLENWOOD — The service for K. LeAnne Daniel-Myrick, 58, of Glenwood, who died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Glenwood First Baptist Church with Brother Erby Burgess officiating.
Interment will be in Prairie Bayou Cemetery, Bismarck
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ryan’s Call Foundation, P.O. Box 252, Amity, AR 71921, http://www. ryanscall.org; Andy Vaughn Scholarship Fund, c/o Diamond Bank, P.O. Box 800, Glenwood, AR 71943 or at any Diamond Bank location; or CARTI, P.O. Box 55050, Little Rock, AR 72215, http://www. carti.com.
Pallbearers will be Garrett Whitley, Ronnie Whisenhunt, Tony Parr, Jeff Small, Dewight Mack, Jarrod Reid, Mark Manning and Adam Buck.
Honorary pallbearers are the Arkansas Bar Association, Pike County District Judge’s Office, Pike County Sheriff’s Office, Troop K of the Arkansas State Police, the Kirby High School classes of 1976 and 1977, Don Chaney, Travis Berry, Rodney Moore, Eric Hughes, Charles Yeargan, Jessica Steel-Gunter, Bill McKim, Dewayne Mack, Alan Moore and Jerry Kirby.
Arrangements are by Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood.
Henderson Hinson
Henderson “Pete” Hinson, 89, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away Sept. 26, 2017.
He was born Oct. 15, 1927, in Blocker, Ark., to Jim and Flossie (Hester) Hinson. Pete was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved life and lived it to its fullest.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pat Hinson; brother, Roy Hinson; and sisters, Helen Roller and Betty Casey.
Survivors include brother, Lindon W. Hinson (Martha), of Benton; sister, Ella Mae Blackmon (Gib), of Jessieville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Caruth Village Funeral Home chapel with a celebration of Pete’s life immediately following at 11 a.m. with Brother Larry McNeely officiating.
Burial will follow at Bolin Cemetery, in Paron.
Pallbearers include Virgil Ellison, Daren McNeely, Bill Brannon, Alex Hinson, Carroll Flynn and Jerry Flynn.
Guests may register at http://www.caruth-hale.com.
Edna Johnson
MALVERN — Edna Johnson, 87, of Malvern, passed Sept. 23, 2017.
Born Oct. 7, 1929, in Farmerville, La., to the late Henry and Rosie (Jennings) Silmon.
Survivors are her daughter, Chris Standridge; stepdaughter, Florence Vining (Larry); grandchildren, Roger Dale Standridge Jr., Renae Kennerly (Rod), Dean Brown, Rodney Brown (Ginger), Shane Brown (Nikki), Adam Holdman (Danielle), Casey Holdman (Jennifer), Brandy Holdman; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Regency Funeral Home.
Graveside service is 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in Forest Hills Cemetery, Alexander, Ark., with Brother Shaun Holland officiating.
Arrangements are by Regency Funeral Home. You may sign the guestbook at http:// regencyfuneralhome.com.
Betty J.L. Kilby
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Betty Jean Lambert Kilby, 88, of Memphis, Tenn., died Sept. 25, 2017.
Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home chapel.
A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Lynn Baxter officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Gary Kilby, Bart Garey, Will Garey, Kyle Kilby, Tom Walthousen and Joel Lawrence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Center Fork Baptist Church.
Melvin Mitchell
Melvin Mitchell, 96, of Hot Springs, passed away Sept. 22,
2017.
He was born on March 19,
1921, in Paris, Texas, to the late Leon and Evelyn Mitchell.
Melvin was an Army veteran serving during World War II. He was an active member of Roanoke Baptist Church for over 65 years, worked for the Arlington Hotel as a masseur for 55 years, and was a very talented singer.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Melvin Dewitt Mitchell.
Survivors include his wife, Hattie Mitchell; and sons, Demond Newburn and Gerrin Alexander.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Hot Springs Funeral Home.
Services will be held at noon Friday at Roanoke Baptist Church with burial to follow at Crestview Memorial Park, with Pastor Leon R. Massey officiating.
Arrangements are with Hot Springs Funeral Home.
Online condolences at http://www.hotspringsfh.com.
Sharon J. Smith
Sharon Jean Smith, age 62, of Hot Springs, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1955, in Tyronza, the daughter of William Bonn and Betty Jean Darby Bonn. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenny Roach; and her grandson, Sean Ellis.
She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Nicole and Kelley Barham, of Glenwood, Amanda and Jason Ryburn, of Lonsdale, and Brandy and Steve Ellis, of Hot Springs; 14 grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Tommy and Linda Bonn, of Royal; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Shelia Bonn, of Florida, Sandy and Paul George, of Pearcy, Glenda Estell, Debra and Roger Bonn and Chery Bonn, all of Hot Springs; nieces, nephews and a host of wonderful friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Hot Springs, with Brother Randy Roach officiating.
Honorary pallbearer will be Jason Ryburn.
Guest registry is at http:// www.davis-smith.com.
Geneva Stewart
ROYAL — Geneva Stewart,
87, of Royal, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
She was born Sept. 29,
1929, in Buckville, Ark., to the late Youman and Minnie Adams Caldwell.
Geneva was a self-employed hairdresser, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter N0. 585 and was of the Baptist faith. She was predeceased by her parents and one daughter, Geraldine Sanders.
Survivors include one daughter, Brenda (Pete) Kimery, of Royal; two brothers, Roy Dean (Joyce) Caldwell, of Mount Ida, and Kenneth Caldwell, of Hot Springs; one sister, Jean (Harold) Bratton, of Hot Springs; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at First Baptist Church of Royal with Brother George Lynch officiating.
Arrangements are with Hot Springs Funeral Home.
Online condolences at http://www.hotspringsfh.com.
R. Paul Tucker
Richard Paul Tucker, M.D., died on Sept. 21, 2017, in Hot Springs, Ark., at the age of 82.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Tucker; his brother, Thomas Tucker; his children: Bethany Tucker, Rebecca Tucker, Michael Tucker, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Allen Tucker, of Hot Springs; and eight grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Robert Tucker.
Dr. Tucker was born in Winfield, Kan., to Robert and Theresa Allen Tucker. He spent his formative years in Tulsa, Okla. He was an Annapolis graduate and served honorably in the Navy. He graduated valedictorian from Oklahoma Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Michigan in neurology. After moving to Hot Springs, Dr. Tucker practiced neurology for over 30 years.
Paul, as he was known to friends and family, traveled extensively, visiting almost every continent. He loved writing and performing poetry and singing; he was active in the Poet’s Loft. He was a generous person who loved supporting the local Hot Springs arts community.
A private graveside ceremony will be held at a later date in South Louisiana.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made as donations to The Caring Place of Hot Springs.