Pulaski County
FRANCES JEAN BARNES, 85, of North Little Rock passed June 8, 2018. Loving memories left to children: Reginald Barnes (Josie), Tomeka Richard (Brian), Hilisha Wilkins, and Denisha Seals; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; sister, Sharon Missouri. Visitation June 16, 2018, 11 a.m. Homegoing celebration immediately following at 12 noon both held at Eighth Street Baptist Church, 901 S.A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock. Superior Funeral Services, 5017 E. Broadway, North Little Rock (501) 945-9922. Online guestbook www. superiorfuneralservices.com. Trudean Long Brown “Providing Services Your Family Deserves.”
–––––❖––––– MARTHA “MARDI” BRANSFORD DeBERRY was born in Miami, Fla., on April 4, 1957 and died in Hot Springs on June 9, 2018.
She was a graduate of Pulaski Academy, the University of Arkansas,
and the University of Central Arkansas, where she earned her master’s degree in physical therapy. She was a tennis instructor and physical therapist in Little Rock. She was much beloved.
Mardi is survived by her father and stepmother, H. Austin and Ann Grimes; sister, Meredith Miller McLeod; cousins, Will and Charles Lewis; stepbrothers, Patrick and Adam Wells; and extended family including Bridget Rogers, Seth Schulte and Christina Roescheise and her family. She is predeceased by her mother and stepfather, Ethel and Don Roescheise; maternal grandparents, Apsie and Charles Miller; paternal grandparents, Annie and Aarol Grimes; and her mother’s twin sister, Meredith Lewis.
Contributions in Mardi’s name may be made to the Pulaski County Humane Society or charity of choice. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.
–––––❖––––– A’NIYAH MONIQUE DILWORTH, 12, of Little Rock, Ark. Family Hour: Friday: 6:15-7:15 p.m. at Robinson Mortuary, Little
Rock. Funeral: Saturday, 11 a.m. Abundant Grace Christian Church
9901 Leah, Mabelvale, Ark.
Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201
Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Little Rock, (501) 371-0111.
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BILL PALMER DUNCAN, 64, of Sherwood passed away on June 7, 2018. He was born on May 13,
1954 in, Sheppard Air Force
Base, Wichita
Falls, Texas, to the late John
Lee and Freida
Louise Duncan.
He served in the
United States
Air Force and as a Photo Journalist in the United States Navy.
He is survived by his mother Freida Duncan; his three brothers and one sister, Dewaine Duncan (Debbie), Brian Duncan (Melissa), Anthony (Tony) Duncan (Missy), Tina Elliott and one very special nephew Hayden Elliott; along with 10 nieces and nephews and seven great-nieces, nephews and two more on the way.
Graveside service with Military Honors will be held on Friday, June 15, 2018 at 9 a.m. at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, 1501 West Maryland, North Little Rock, Ark. Arrangements have been entrusted to A Natural State Funeral Service, Jacksonville, Ark. (501) 982-3400. An online guestbook is available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com.
–––––❖––––– Mother EVANGELINE HIGGINS, 90, of Alexander, Ark., passed away Thursday,
June 7, 2018. Visitation: Saturday, June 16,
2018, 11 a.m., followed by funeral service at 12 noon, at
Sharon Baptist
Church in Alexander. Burial is at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Services by Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home, 1200 Chester St., Little Rock, Ark. (501) 372-1305.
–––––❖––––– QUENTIN KING, 27, of NLR, Ark., departed this life June 9, 2018. He was preceded in death by: grandmother, Shirley
Jean Cowan; grandmother, Deborah Reynolds; uncle, Carl
E. King.
He leaves to cherish his memory: mother, Cynthia (Christopher) Spratt; fathers, Travis (Shannon) Cowan and Michael Reynolds; grandparents, Ethel (Ronald) Henry and Charles (Jacqueline) King, and Robert L. (Anita) Cowan; siblings, Travon D. Cowan, Morgan T. Cowan, Michael Reynold Jr., Kaleb Sweeney, Ryan and Ryon Reynolds, Lajavien Reynolds, Kydarius Spratt, Alani Spratt, Kennedy Madison, Taylor Robinson; special sibling, Kourtney Johnson; a host of other relatives and friends.
Family Hour: Friday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Robinson Mortuary, NLR. Funeral: Saturday, 10 a.m. at First Assembly of God, 4501 Burrow Drive, NLR, Ark. Pastor Brandon Clay, officiating. Pastor Ramone Woodall, Eulogist. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 4511 E. Broadway, North Little Rock, Ark. (501) 374-0111. “Service You Can Trust.”
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FR. RAPHAEL (RICHARD ANDREW) KITZ of St. Joseph, OCD, entered eternal life on Sunday,
June 10, 2018.
He was born on December 17,
1930 in Minneapolis, Minn. Fr. Raphael made his first profession of vows as a Discalced Carmelite Friar of the Province of St. Therese on September 30, 1954. He made his solemn (lifetime) profession of vows on December 8, 1958. He studied theology at the International College of the Discalced Carmelites in Rome, Italy, and was ordained a Catholic priest there on September 19, 1959, in the church of San Marcello. During his nearly 60 years of priestly ministry, Fr. Raphael served in many different capacities: confessor and spiritual director to various communities of Carmelite nuns and Carmelite seculars, professor at Dominican College in Houston, Texas, and parish ministry in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas. For the past 27 years, Fr. Raphael served at Marylake Monastery in Little Rock, Arkansas, as novice master, being responsible for the initial formation of numerous young men for the Order of Discalced Carmelites. Fr. Raphael was known also for his ministry to the Carmelite nuns and Carmelite seculars of Little Rock, as well as for his ministry of helping out at Catholic parishes all around the state of Arkansas.
Fr. Raphael was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Florence (Berglund) Kitz. He is survived by brother Ronald Kitz; nephew Darren Kitz; niece Laura (Kitz) Smith; great nephew and niece Zachary Smith and Leandra Smith; and aunt, Telka Jennings.
Fr. Raphael was gifted with extraordinary talent as a classical pianist and was a scholar of Scripture and of the writings of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross. He had a great love for animals, especially his dogs, his cockatiels, and all the ducks and geese at Marylake. His wisdom, kindness, and gentle humor made him beloved of his brothers in his religious community and a treasured spiritual guide by those who benefitted from his priestly ministry.
A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, at Marylake Monastery, 5151 Marylake Drive, Little Rock, Ark. 72206. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the monastery at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 15, with interment immediately following.
–––––❖––––– MADISON ARVET LEVINGSTON, 13, of Little Rock, Ark., Family Hour: Wednesday: 6:15-7:15 p.m. at Robinson Mortuary, Little
Rock; Funeral: Thursday, 11 a.m. at Evergreen Baptist
Church, 1510 S
Jackson Ave, El Dorado, Ark.,
71730. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Little Rock, (501) 371-0111.
–––––❖––––– WILLOLA MOSELEY, 80, of Little Rock, Ark. Visitation: Friday: Noon-6 p.m. Funeral: Saturday,
11 a.m. at St.
Mark Church.
5722 W 12th St.,
Little Rock; Pastor Phillip Pointer Sr., Pastor; Assistant Pastor
Hurbert Shirlee, Eulogist. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Little Rock, (501) 371-0111.
–––––❖––––– ANDRE’ PARKS, 66, of North Little Rock. Memorial Service: Saturday 10 a.m. at Robinson Mortuary, Little
Rock. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr.
MLK Jr. Drive,
Little Rock, Ark.,
(501) 371-0111.
–––––❖––––– JONATHAN DOUGLAS POLLITT, of Little Rock, Ark., died June 9, 2018 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Jonathan was born in Kingsville, Texas, on May 11, 1983 to Jeff and
Alice Pollitt. Jonathan had a keen interest in knowing how things worked and he enjoyed taking them apart to learn. Dissecting and tinkering with electronic items were his favorite and he was always on the hunt for something to work on. Jonathan was always planning and thinking of better ways to do things or coming up with ideas for ways to make life better. He also loved music and played the guitar and he loved playing for anyone, no crowd was too big or too small.
Jonathan is survived by his wife, Jennifer, who was the love of his life and his son, Noble. He is also survived by his dad, Jeff Pollitt; and brothers, Ryan (Carriere) Pollitt and Matt (Jamie) Pollitt; and nieces, Addyson and Audrey Pollitt. Jonathan was preceded in death by his mother, Alice Pollitt.
A celebration of Jonathan’s life will be Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock with visitation at 9 a.m. Burial will be in the Havana Cemetery in Havana, Ark. Arrangements are by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen. Online obituary at www.westbrookfuneralhomehazen.com.
–––––❖––––– PHYLLIS QUARLES, 60, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life June 3, 2018.
She was preceded in death by mother, Bernnice Coleman and son, Bobby
R. Moore. She leaves to cherish memory: daughter, Nora Lambert; grandchildren, Kenton Winters, Kentrell Winters, a host relatives and friends. Family Hour: Wednesday, 5- 6 p.m. at Robinson Mortuary, LR. Service: Thursday, 11 a.m. at Point Dixie Church of Christ. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Little Rock, Ark. (501) 371-0111. “Service You Can Trust.”
–––––❖––––– JACKIE EARL WARREN, 44, died June 3, 2018. Survivors: wife, Stacie
Warren; father,
Alfred Mitchell; brothers, Lyn Mitchell, Shannon Hall, Sean
Hall; sister,
Lotasha Warren; brother, Dontae Warren; two step-children; two grandchildren. Memorial Service: Saturday, June 16, 2018, 11 a.m., Ruffin & Jarrett Chapel, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock, Ark. (501) 3721305.
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Our Beloved Mamaw, ANNIE BELL WILLIAMS, 91, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully on June
10, 2018. She was surrounded by much of her family in the days prior to her passing.
Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God gave her peace in her final days.
Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Donald Eugene Williams; parents, Casper and Mary Voris Dum; her brother, Bud Dum; and sister, Mary Jane Dum and a son-inlaw of 28 years, Jim Henry. Ann is survived by two children, Curtis Williams and Karan Henry of Hot Springs; and step-daughter, Renae Goodwin of Santa Clara, Calif. Ann is also survived by many grandchildren, Richard and Jenny Williams of Dallas, Texas, Jason and Ashley Ballard of Hot Springs, Courtney Henry of Hot Springs, Casey and Whitney Henry of Bentonville, and Bryan Goodwin of Santa Clara, Calif. Ann is also survived by many great-grandchildren, Matthew and Molly Williams, Madisson Williams, Alleigh and Abby Ballard, Hayleigh Wyrick, Jayda Hunter, Hallie Ford and Reese Henry.
Ann was blessed with a large and loving family whom she supported in her entirety. Ann spent much of her time with her husband Don. Together they built a life that most can only imagine. Ann was a loving, supporting and selfless lady to her family and friends. She was quick to lend a helping hand or a listening ear. She was of Baptist faith and loved going to church regularly. She was an amazing cook and loved to read, especially Danielle Steel novels. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and spending time with her grandchildren. She retired from Southwestern Bell after 41 plus years of service. She also enjoyed watching old T.V. shows and movies.
Ann had many friends but none as special as her neighbors of over 40 years, Leo and Maxine Tollett. Ann considered them family along with Neil and Nola Gibbs of Little Rock.
A public viewing will be held Friday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home, 5800 West 12th Street in Little Rock, followed by a graveside service at 1 p.m. at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander. www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com.
–––––❖––––– JOSEPH W. WOODSON, 85, of North Little Rock, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018. He was born August 24, 1932 to Dale Woodson Sr. and Sally (Burns) Woodson in Borger, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Joyce Corinne Woodson; three brothers, Dale Woodson Jr., John Woodson and Jimmy Woodson.
Joseph was a Korean War Veteran, business manager for local 115 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, International representative for the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, member of Chenal Valley Church and member of North Little Rock Elks Lodge.
Joseph is survived by one son, Joseph W. Woodson Jr. (Laura) of North Little Rock; one daughter, Joanna Terhune (Bobby) of Quitman; five grandchildren, Lynsey Terhune, Madison Bloomberg, Walker Woodson, Ava Woodson, Faith Woodson; one brother, Tommy Woodson of Texarkana.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m., on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock, Ark. 72116. Visitation will be 9:30-11 a.m., prior to the service. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. at Sweet Home Cemetery in Blevins. Online Guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.comowens.
Arkansas
ALEXANDER — E.L. “Gene” Crist Jr., 88, Alexander, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018. Memorial, 1 p.m. Thursday, Ashby Funeral Home for E.L. and his wife Joan (who passed away October 23, 2015). Burial, Roselawn Memorial Park.
–––––❖––––– ATKINS — Willie Lee Willis, 90, Atkins, departed this life June 3, 2018. Funeral services 11 a.m., Thursday, June
14, Gold Hill
Baptist Church,
Atkins. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment Allen
Chapel AME Cemetery. Services entrusted to Larry G. Acklin Funeral Home, 307 N. St. Joseph, Morrilton, Ark. (501) 354-0553. www.larrygacklinfuneralhomes.com
–––––❖––––– AUSTIN — Donna D. Buck, 51, of Austin, Ark., passed June 10, 2018. She was born August 19, 1966 in Marion, Ind. Graveside services will be Friday June 15, 2018 11 a.m. at Oaklawn Cemetery in De Valls Bluff.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at A Natural State Funeral Service in Jacksonville. Online guestbook, www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com.
–––––❖––––– BEEBE — Wayne “Dub” Sowell Jr., 62, of Beebe, Ark., went to be with the Lord June 12, 2018. He was born
August 14, 1955 in Conway to
Fern and Wayne
Sowell, Sr. Dub was a retired boilermaker and cattle farmer, and a beloved father, brother and husband.
He is preceded in death by three sisters, Connie Atkinson, Linda Rayder and Doris Watson.
He is survived by his wife, Carla; step-children, Kristy Wagoner, Justin Spruell, and Kelly Spruell; brothers, Glen Sowell and George Sowell; and a host of other family and friends, including Timmy Wayne Sowell.
Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Old Liberty Cemetery, Conway. Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. www.SmithFamilyCares. com.
–––––❖––––– BENTON — Robert “Bob” Hill, 71, of Benton, Ark., passed away June 10, 2018.
He was born
August 22, 1946 in Kalamazoo,
Mich. Survivors: wife, Mary; son,
Robert L. (TJ); and sister, Jan
Herder (Ron). Celebration of
Life: Saturday,
June 16, 2018,
5-7 p.m. at 4326 Springhill Road, Benton, Ark. 72019. Guestbook: www.dialanddudleyfuneralhome.com.
–––––❖––––– BENTON — Mabel Louise Wickliffe, 100, of Benton passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018. A Visitation will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 in the chapel of Roller-Ballard Funeral Home (315-4047). Funeral Service will follow visitation at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Brother Gene Huskey officiating. Interment to follow at New Rosemont Cemetery. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.
–––––❖––––– CAVE CITY — Stanley Wayne Penn, 82 of Cave City died Monday, June 11, 2018. Funeral services, Friday, June 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City. Burial, Cave City Cemetery. Arrangements by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City. Visitation, Thursday, 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
–––––❖––––– CONWAY — Ronald Lynn Ausbrooks, 66, of Conway, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Ronnie had resided many years at Conway Human Development Center.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2018 in the chapel of Roller-Ballard Funeral Home (315-4047) with interment in Smith Rosemont Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday morning, June 15 at the funeral home.
The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the Conway Human Development Center for the excellent care Ronnie has had over the years and request that you make donations in Ronnie’s name to them in lieu of flowers, 150 E. Siebenmorgan Rd., Conway, Ark. 72032. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.
–––––❖––––– CONWAY — Rhonda D. Reed Jones, 55, of Conway, Ark., departed this life on Tuesday,
June 5, 2018.
She was born on August 5,
1962 in Conway,
Ark., to the late
Richard Nichols and Carrie
Lee (Dickerson)
Nichols.
Survivors two sisters, Stephanie Nichols of Los Angeles, Calif., and Andrea Nichols of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Richard Nichols and Fredrick Nichols, both of Conway, Ark., and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services 11 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2018 at Greater Pleasant Branch Baptist Church, 601 Spruce Street, Conway, Ark. Visitation 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, June 14, 2018 at funeral home. Interment Robinson Cemetery in Conway, Ark. Services entrusted to Larry G. Acklin Funeral Home, 910 Walnut Street, Conway, Ark. (501) 321-1124 www.larrygacklinfuneralhomes. com.
–––––❖––––– EL DORADO — Joyce Ann Collins Carter of El Dorado passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 15, at Young’s. A celebration of life service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, with interment at 9 a.m. at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. www.youngsfuneralhome. com.
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FORT SMITH — Dr. Boyd Miller Saviers, known to his three children as “Dad”, to his eight grandchildren as “Pop,” and to his thousands of patients over the years as “Dr. Saviers,” passed away on June
11, 2018, at the age of 94.
Born in Poteau, Oklahoma, on December 22, 1923, to Roscie and Clarence Saviers, Boyd’s childhood was a happy one, surrounded by family and the outdoors, with camping and fishing trips on the Fourth of July. After graduating from Poteau High School in 1941, and with war on the horizon, Clarence took out a loan to enroll Boyd in Wentworth Junior College in Lexington, Missouri, to study medicine. On Saturday, December 13th, a week after President Roosevelt had announced the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Boyd and his college friends Howard Pleuss and Herby Jones hitchhiked to Kansas City in the freezing cold to enlist in the Navy. On their way, they passed then Senator Harry S. Truman’s house where, even from the road, they could hear Bess Truman singing and playing the piano.
After being sworn into the Navy, Boyd was sent back to Wentworth and then to Southeast Missouri State in Cape Gi-
rardeau to finish his studies and prepare for medical school. Boyd was accepted to Tulane, Northwestern, and Oklahoma University Medical School before eventually choosing Oklahoma, and despite a bout of pneumonia that put him in the Naval Hospital in Norman, he made it to his first day of classes on January 4th, 1943.
Of the many internships during his years at OU Med, by far the most significant was his post in Indianapolis, Indiana, where on his first day, he saw a beautiful young blond nurse in the cafeteria, who after some investigation, turned out to be Janie Almon of Evansville, Indiana. That very afternoon, Boyd found Janie feeding a baby with diphtheria, and there in the doorway of the pediatric wing, asked her to go on a date that Saturday night. Their first date was to the Indiana State Fair and at Janie’s insistence and Boyd’s terror, they rode the roller coaster three times in a row! He was smitten. Soon Boyd visited Janie’s family in Evansville and in December 1947, the young couple visited Poteau where Janie entertained Boyd’s family and friends with her joke telling. In no time, they were as in love with Janie as he was. After borrowing $150.00 for an engagement ring, Boyd proposed, and the two were married on July 2nd, 1948, in Owensville, Indiana, then Population: 37.
In the early years of their marriage, Boyd and Janie made house calls together, delivering babies in houses, some with only dirt floors. As a medical officer for the US Navy, Boyd and Janie were moved to El Paso, to Heavner, Okla., to Dallas, to Corpus Christi for active duty during the Korean War, and finally to San Antonio. Along the way they started a family of their own. In San Antonio, their first son Jim was born. In January 1953, Boyd’s service to his country was complete and he received his discharge from the Navy. During Boyd’s three years of surgery residency in Dallas, their second son, Mark was born. And after accepting a position as a General Surgeon under Dr. Krock of Holt-Krock Clinic in Fort Smith, Boyd and Janie settled on Carthage St. and added their daughter Ann to the family. Over the next 31 years, Boyd performed more than 12,000 surgeries throughout the River Valley and will be remembered as a prolific and caring surgeon. During his career, he was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, and the President of the Sebastian County Medical Society.
He shared his time and talents with his family, First United Methodist Church, Project Compassion, Fort Smith Public Library, Sparks Foundation, Fort Smith Parking Authority, and Hardscrabble Country Club. In his own words, Boyd would tell you that his life was “pretty good” and that he’s been “luckier than most,” as he got to do a lot of fishing with his sons and play a lot of golf, and the only time he was ever sad was when Janie died on March 5th, 2000, at the age of 72.
He leaves behind his children Jim and Barbara Saviers, Mark and Vicki Saviers, Ann and Dick Appleton; his grandchildren, Marshall and Beth Saviers, John Mark and Melissa Saviers, James and Brittany Saviers, Kelly and Jay Marconi, Robert and Abby Saviers, Richard Appleton, Andrew Appleton and fiancee, Laura Hanson, and Barrett Appleton. Boyd also had five great-grandchildren, Mary Collins, Russell, David and Sam Saviers and George Marconi. He was excitedly awaiting the arrival of 6th great-grandchild, Harris James Marconi in July. One brother, Charles Saviers and two nephews, Dale Saviers and Allen Saviers and family, also survive him.
Pallbearers are his grandsons, Marshall Saviers, John Mark Saviers, James Saviers, Jay Marconi, Robert Saviers, Richard, Andrew, and Barrett Appleton. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. John Watts, George Beattie, Larry Nelson, Bruce McNeill, Dr. Frank Lockwood, Joe Irwin, Bob Worley, Dr. John Wikman, Joe Fred Young, and Adam Plattner.
There will be special seating and recognition of Boyd’s many Bible Study students throughout the years. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church Sanctuary on Thursday, June 14th, at 2:00 p.m. with a private burial at the National Cemetery, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. The family will receive friends in the church narthex, following the Memorial Service.
Special thanks to Shirley Faulkner, longtime friend and caregiver of both Boyd and Janie Saviers. Her special friendship and love will never be forgotten by our family. We are also grateful to other short term, kind and loving caregivers Rev. Ron Forte, Curtisstine Forte, Donna Hill, and Peachtree Hospice who showed our father love, respect, and dignity.
The family would love to hear any stories about Boyd that you would like to share. If so, please send them to msaviers@sagepartners.com.
Memorials may be made to The Dr. Boyd and Jane Saviers Endowment at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith to fund the Jane Almon Saviers Distinguished Chair for Nursing or to First United Methodist Church Foundation in Fort Smith.
Online condolences may be sent to www.edwardsfuneralhome. com.
–––––❖––––– HELENA-WEST HELENA — Funeral service for Robert M. McCarty Jr., 92, of West Helena is 1 p.m., Thursday, Roller-Citizens Funeral Home. Visitation noon-1 p.m., Thursday. He passed away June 10, 2018. Survivors: wife, two children, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Services directed by Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, (870) 5722571. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/westhelena.
–––––❖––––– HIGHLAND — Willie Dean McCord, 72, of Highland died Sunday, June 10, 2018. Funeral services, Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City. Burial in the Baker Cemetery in Ozark Acres. Visitation, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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HOPE — Memorial Service for Mary K. Stille, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home with Bro. Eric Fisher officiating. In lieu of flowers donations to Kindred Hospice 210 N. State Line Ave., Suite 505 Texarkana, Ark. 71854. Arrangements, Brazzel/ Oakcrest The Funeral Home, Hope, Eddie Brazzel, Director. Online registry: www.brazzelfuneralhomes. com.
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HOT SPRINGS — Dr. William C. Terry of Hot Springs passed away peacefully Monday AM. He was born January 6, 1930 in Lubbock, Texas to William Vester Terry and Gladys Boyles Terry.
He was predeceased by his parents; brother & sister-in-law, Bob & Betti Terry. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Drew Reeves Terry; two daughters, Druann & husband, Dr. Barry Baskin of Little Rock and Allison & husband, James Dowden of Little Rock; three grandchildren, Erin & husband, Jared Coleman, Blair Baskin and Jack Dowden.
Dr. Terry graduated from Sudan, Texas High School; attended New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell, New Mexico. He received a BS from Oklahoma State University then served 2 years in the Armor Division of the United States Army achieving rank of Captain. In 1960 he graduated from OSU with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. He practiced 31 years in Hot Springs.
Dr. Terry was past president of Arkansas Veterinary Medicine Association; elected Veterinarian of the Year in 1978. He was past president of Hot Springs Country Club, a member of downtown Rotary Club, past chairman of United Way and past board member of Teen Challenge of Arkansas. He was a founding member of Trinity Church where he remained faithful till death.
A celebration of life will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Church with Matt Scully, Bob Thornton and Jim Adkins officiating. The family wishes to thank the staff, both past and present, of Brookfield Assisted Living for their loving care and generosity to our husband and father for the past two years.
Memorials have been designated to Teen Challenge of Arkansas, 155 Walnut Valley Road, Hot Springs, Ark. 71901 or Trinity Church, 670 Panama Street, Hot Springs, Ark. 71913. Arrangements are with Hot Springs Funeral Home. Online condolences at www. hotspringsfh.com.
–––––❖––––– JONESBORO — John Jenkins Barksdale, 85, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Chapel services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Burial will follow at Greene County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will precede the services beginning at 1 p.m. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/Jonesboro.
–––––❖––––– MARVELL — D.C. Puckett, 89, of Marvell passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Little Rock. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2018, at Sunset Memorial Park in West Helena. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena will direct (870) 572-2571. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/westhelena.
–––––❖––––– MONTICELLO — The winningest coach in the history of college athletics in Arkansas has coached his last game.
Alvy E. Early, who won more than any coach in the history of college athletics in Arkansas, regardless of the sport or division, finally met an opponent he couldn’t defeat. Early lost a short, sudden battle with cancer today, ending a storybook coaching career that covered a half century. Early coached the women’s basketball and softball teams at the University of Arkansas at Monticello for 39 years, including three years when he coached both sports and served as the school’s athletics director at the same time, never missing a beat. Before coming to UAM, he was a successful high school coach in West Fork.
The numbers don’t lie. Early’s UAM teams won a combined 1,178 times, more wins than any college coach in the state’s history. Second on the list is Norm DeBriyn, who won 1,161 games as head baseball coach at UA-Fayetteville. Early passed his old friend in total victories last year.
For Early, coaching was always more than a job. It was his hobby, his passion, his life. “I’ve always said I’d coach as long as I was able and I got to do that,” Early told a visitor just weeks before his death. “How many people get to do something they love their whole life?”
Early’s list of accomplishments is a long one. He is a member of both the UAM and Arkansas Sports Halls of Fame, was the Gulf South Conference Softball Coach of the Decade (2000-09), won championships in two leagues in both basketball and softball, and took the Cotton Blossoms basketball team to the cusp on a national championship in 1990.
He’s coached a combined 19 All-Americans (11 in women’s basketball and 8 in softball) and his softball team has produced a staggering 40 selections to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic Team.
Early came to what was then Arkansas A&M in 1963 but his journey to Monticello took a few twists and turns along the way. Born in Fort Smith, Early lived in Van Buren until his father moved the family to Pahokee, Fla., a small farming community on the southeast shore of Lake Okeechobee in south central Florida.
Early went on to letter in football, baseball and tennis at A&M, graduating in 1967 before landing in West Fork, where he coached the football and girls’ basketball teams. He married Nancy Baker of Monticello his second year in West Fork and by the time the women’s basketball coaching job at UAM came open in 1979, the couple had three sons.
Coaching runs in the Early family. His three sons, Preston, Brian and Kent, followed their father into coaching. Preston, 47, is the winningest girls’ basketball coach in the history of Rogers High School; Brian, 45, is the defensive line coach at Arkansas State; and Kent, 42, is a successful softball coach at Bentonville High School, the winner of three Class 7A state championships.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Baker Early of Monticello; three sons, Preston Early and wife Sloane of Springdale, Brian Early and wife Nanci of Jonesboro, and Kent Early and wife Ashley of Bentonville; and six grandchildren, Jake, Aivery, Camryn, Grayson, and Easton Early, and Dre Greenlaw.
Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018, at First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Oakland Cemetery with Rev. Rob Leonard officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be made to: Fight With AE, c/o Commercial Bank, P.O. Box 150, Monticello, Ark. 71657. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.
–––––❖––––– NEWPORT — Dora Louise Marshall, 77, of Newport departed this life Sunday, June 3, 2018. Visitation will be 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2018, at Dillinger Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements by Dillinger Funeral Home. www.dillingerfuneralhome. com.
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PINE BLUFF — Mattie Faye Haynes Melton, 77, of Pine Bluff, passed away, Sunday, June 10, 2018. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 14th, 2 o’clock in the afternoon at White Hall United Pentecostal Church. Burial in Hardin Cemetery. Visitation from noon until service time at the church. Online condolences: FullerFunerals.com.
–––––❖––––– PLUMERVILLE — Ray Wesley Faulk Sr., age 93, of Plumerville, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018. He was born October 28, 1924, in Springfield, Arkansas, a son of
Arden Faulk and Armentie Elizabeth Martin. He was the widower of Mildred “Trafford” Faulk, and an army veteran, and was retired from Universal Nolin. Ray was a member of Caney Valley Missionary Baptist Church, Plumerville Masonic Lodge, and V.F.W.
He is survived by his son, Ray (Margaret) Faulk, Jr., of Birdtown; daughters, Elaine Faulk of Morrilton, Donna (John) Potts of Atkins, Carol (Rick) Bradley of Conway; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Other than his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Trafford Faulk and granddaughter, Stacy Potts.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Harris Chapel with Rick P. Bradley, USMC retired and Bro. Cecil Burgess officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Online Guestbook: www.harrisfuneralhomes.net.
–––––❖––––– RUSSELLVILLE — Marlis Ann Milner, 76, of Russellville, formerly of Stuttgart, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018 at her home. She was born December 22, 1941 in Biscoe, Ark., to Edward Cheney Milner and Hazel Dean Dearing Milner.
She is preceded in death by her parents; four siblings, Faye Parker, Gladys Corpier, Bettie Logan, Leroy Milner. She is survived by two sisters, Maurine Stewart (Raymond), Stuttgart, Nell Wilson ( Jeff), Russellville; one brother, Vernon Milner, Hot Springs; close friend, Charles Tinkle, Hot Springs; nephews and niece, Blake Wilson (Kathy), Russellville, Tricia Brown (Darren), Duncan, Russell Ideker ( Fran), Ulm; great-nieces and nephews, Haley and Dylan Brown, Cheney Ideker and numerous other nieces, nephews and family members.
Ms. Milner proudly served her country for 6 years in the U.S. Army. She was deployed to France for 3 of those years. She later retired from Riceland Foods. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Stuttgart. Her memorial service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Southside Baptist Church, Stuttgart, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Russellville Family Funeral. Online guestbook and obituary are available at www. russellvillefamilyfuneral.com.
–––––❖––––– SHERIDAN — Dulan A. Tompkins of Sheridan, Arkansas was born August 8, 1938 in Conway, Arkansas, the son of the late Elmer Howard Tompkins and Emmer Roland Tompkins. He enjoyed watching old westerns, shooting pool and driving the back roads. He was also a retired painter. Mr. Tompkins died at his home on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the age of 79.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his four brothers and four sisters, children, Christopher Dean Tompkins, Billy Gerald Tompkins, Edith Ann McWilliams, granddaughter,
Crystal June Tompkins.
Survivors: wife of 57 years,
Doris Webb Tompkins of Sheridan; sons,
Dulan Dwayne Tompkins of Sheridan, Bobby Darrell Tompkins and wife Karen of Sheridan, George Anthony Tompkins of Hot Springs, Thomas Howard Tompkins and wife Carla of East End; daughter, Angela Lowerre of Little Rock; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home with Bro. Shawn Hill officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m.
Pallbearers are Darren Smith, Billy Tompkins, Wayne Ross, Neal Tyson, Todd Williams and Allen Hale. Arrangements by Memorial Gardens Funeral Home of Sheridan (870) 942-1306. www.memorialgardenssheridan.com.
–––––❖––––– SPRINGDALE — Margaret Dean Watts, 63, of Springdale formerly of Van Buren passed away Monday, June
11, 2018 in a local hospital. She was an office manager for Dr.
R. Vanderpool in Fayetteville and was a resident of Springdale for over 20 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dean and Betty (Howe) Bertram. She is survived by her husband Charles Watts of the home; one sister, Julie Bertram May of Fort Smith; one brother, Steve Bertram and his wife Marcia of Fayetteville; one step-son, Chuck Watts and his wife Susan of Phoenix, Arizona; two step-daughters, Suzanne Martin and husband Jeff of Springdale and Leslie Watts of Van Buren.
Funeral services will be 6 p.m., Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Springdale Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Springdale, 2844 McRay Avenue, Springdale, Arkansas 72762, with burial services at 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2018 at Fort Smith National Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Service in Van Buren. Online tributes: www. ockerfuneralhome.com.
–––––❖––––– WARREN — Charles Tommy Adams, age 70, of Warren, Ark., died Monday, June 11, 2018, at his home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at Frazer’s Chapel. Burial is in Willoughby Cemetery by Frazer’s Funeral Home. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Frazer’s. Online guest register www.frazerfuneralhome.com.