Deaths

––––– ––––– HENSLEY — Roy Monroe Duncan of Hensley, Arkansas, was born May 13, 1939. He went into the arms of Jesus on March 15, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, Monroe and Gladys Duncan; infant son, David; infant daughter, Stefanie; and great-granddaughter, Izzy.

Survivors are his wife, Ruby Duncan of Hensley; son, Jim (Jodi) of Jacksonville; daughter, Pam of Little Rock; son, Darryl (Joyce) of California; son, Kevin of Utah; son, Roy Lee of Little Rock; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; four sisters, three brothers.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Orion Missionary Baptist Church. Burial at Orion Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Memorial Gardens Funeral Home of Sheridan, Arkansas (870) 9421306. www.memorialgardenssheridan.com.

––––– ––––– HOT SPRINGS — Ellene Lowry Price, 87, of Hot Springs, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. Ellene was born on June 4, 1927, in Paris, Tennessee, to Ellie Smith Lowry and Tracy Henry Lowry. At the age of eight, the family moved to Pine Bluff where she attended local schools, graduating from Pine Bluff High School in 1944.

Ellene began raising her family in Houston and San Antonio, Texas, for several years before returning to Pine Bluff in 1968. She began her employment with Arkansas Power & Light (Entergy Corporation) and achieved the designation of Certified Professional Secretary, retiring after 25 years. She enjoyed football, especially watching the Pine Bluff Zebras and the Arkansas Razorbacks. After retirement, she moved to Hot Springs and lived at Country Club Village and Brookfield Assisted Living. Ellene was a lifelong Methodist, attending both Carr Memorial Methodist Church and Lakeside United Methodist Church in Pine Bluff and First United Methodist Church in Hot Springs.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her brother, William Robert “Blo” Lowry; and her son, James Michael Price. Survivors include her sister, Theresa Lowry, Hot Springs; her daughter, Marlene Price Yaney (Mike), Sherwood, Cynthia Price Purnell (Jeff), Hot Springs, Tracee Price Mills (Jeb), Fayetteville; daughter-in-law, Deborah Price, Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Jennifer Yaney Shelton (Grayson), Bryan Mills, Christian Mills, Miles Purnell, Chase Purnell, and Blake Purnell.

As a devoted mother and grandmother, her love and commitment to her family was unwavering. She happily and unselfishly put others needs before her own. She lived her beliefs and values and always encouraged her children to do the right thing… a mother’s greatest gift to her children.

Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Sons, Pine Bluff, Wednesday March 18, 2015, at 10 a.m. with Bro. David Wilson officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Burial will be private.

Thoughtful gifts may be made to Lakeside United Methodist Church, 1500 S. Olive St., Pine Bluff, Ark. 71601, or First United Methodist Church, 1100 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Ark. 71901. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

––––– ––––– MALVERN — Martha Wilma Taylor Huckelby, 90, of Malvern passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Stagecoach Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bryant. She was born September 24, 1924 to the late Evans and Gladys Ennis Taylor.

Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Howard Huckelby; sisters, Dorothy Hobbs and Pauline Guyse and a granddaughter, Angela Dawn Castleberry. Martha was a homemaker for most of her adult life, but also worked in an assembly line making bombs during WWII. She was a member of Cooper Assembly of God and taught a Sunday school.

Survivors are daughters, Jannis Huckelby and Patsy Mays (Joe); brother, Evans Taylor Jr. of Muscle Shoals, Ala.; grandchildren, Richard Wayne Huckelby (Terri), Timothy Mays (Jan), Tammy Castleberry and Russell Mays (Karen); great-grandchildren, Lainey Mays, Grayson Mays, Devin Toney, Ashlee Mays, Summer McClain, Raegan Mays and Bailey Brazil and her beloved pug Mickey.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 17 from 6-8 p.m. at Regency Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 18 at 2 p.m. at Regency Funeral Home with Reverend Mark Ohms officiating. Burial will follow at Fairplay Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Devin Toney, Joe Mays, Russell Mays, Tim Mays, Norman Caldwell and Johnny Rood. Arrangements are by Regency Funeral Home. You may sign the guest book at regencyfuneralhome.com.

––––– ––––– MARSHALL — Veda Harris, 96, of Marshall died Saturday in Clinton. Survivors: daughter-in-law, Betty Harris, granddaughters, Carla & Beth, grandson, Dr. Bob Harris, great-grandsons, Hunter & Carson, and great-great granddaughter, Paisley. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Roller-Coffman in Marshall. Viewing: 9 a.m. preceding the service. Burial: Canaan Cemetery in Marshall. Online guestbook: www.rollerfunerahomes.com/marshall.

––––– ––––– MENA — Myrna Dollar, age 86, of Mena, died Saturday, March 14, 2015. Funeral: March 17, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Northside Church of Christ in Mena. Interment: Pine Ridge Cemetery. Visitation was March 16, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena. Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com.

––––– ––––– MONTROSE — Nancy Carol Edwards Williamson, 60, of Montrose, died Sunday, March 15. Funeral service: 10 a.m., Wednesday, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.

––––– ––––– MORRILTON — Clyde Stacks, age 89, of Morrilton, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. He was born July 15, 1925 in Conway, Arkansas. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Elmwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. Online guestbook: www.harrisfuneralhomes.net.

––––– ––––– PARKIN — Janie Farris, 68, died Sunday. Survivors include: husband: Louis, mother: Flora Pollard, son: Sheldon, daughter: DeAnna, four brothers, two sisters, one granddaughter. Service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at Thompson-Wilson Wynne Funeral Home. Visitation is 6~8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. (870) 238-9400. www.thompsonwilsonfh.com.

––––– ––––– RISON — Jolena Fay Presley, age 72, of Rison died Saturday, March 14, 2015. A memorial service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Rison Church of Christ in Rison. Cremation arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. To send online condolences, go to www.buiefuneralhome.com. (870) 325-6216.

––––– ––––– WEST MEMPHIS — Thomas Goldsby of West Memphis Arkansas died March 15, 2015. Services are pending and will be announced by Roller Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Online Guestbook available at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

Out-of-state

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — William (Bill) Marcus Coleman Jr., 88, of Bakersfield, Calif., went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2015. Born November 9, 1926 in Cleveland, Ark. to William & Louisa (McNabb) Coleman. Bill served in the Navy during WWII and retired to Clinton, Ark. in 1996. Services in Bakersfield, Calif.