Obituaries

Donnie Crumpton

ROYAL — Donnie Crumpton, 69, of Royal, passed away July 3, 2018. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, July 8, and funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, July 9, both in the chapel at Gross Funeral Home.

Online guestbook is available at http://www.GrossFuneralHome.com.

Richard Payton

Richard “Bubba” Payton, 72, of Hot Springs, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

Arrangements are with Hot Springs Funeral Home.

Online condolences at http://www.hotspringsfh.com.

Becky Skaggs

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Becky Skaggs, 76, of Hot Springs Village, passed away June 28, 2018.

A celebration of life will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the DeSoto Club.

Please wear cheery, bright clothes (no black).

Arrangements under the care of Caruth Village Funeral Home.

Anne L. Taylor

Anne L. Taylor, 70, of Hot Springs, Ark., left this earth for her Heavenly home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 2, 2018.

She was born Oct. 8, 1947, in Raleigh, N.C., to Vernon Dorsey and Kathleen (Molohon) Adams.

Anne’s father was a major in the U.S. Air Force and later a ranger with the National Park Service, so she moved often with her family. Her most favorite places she lived were Maine and Panama, before finally making Hot Springs her home. Anne loved Hot Springs, where she graduated with her beloved class of 1965 and developed many lifelong friendships that were dear to her. She married Gene Matthews Jr. and had three children, Matt, Shauna and Jennifer. She later married Alvin Taylor and enjoyed many years on Lake Ouachita houseboating and riding their Harley-Davidson together throughout the United States.

There were no boundaries to Anne’s huge heart to love and serve others. She had a special gift of making those she met feel loved like family. Anne did it her way with a big heart, a strong personality and a warrior spirit. She overcame many serious life obstacles, including losing her left leg and her sister in a motorcycle accident in 2012. Despite all of her health challenges, she devoted all she had in her latter years to being her mother’s sole caretaker as she endured dementia. While caring for her mother, she became like family with The Caring Place here in Hot Springs and continued to love and serve there until January of this year. Anne loved her family and her grandchildren were the joys of her life.

Anne was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon Dorsey and Kathleen Adams; and her sister, Mary Kay; her niece, Amber M. Adams; nephew, John D. Adams; her grandparents, Henry Windsor Adams, Mary Hammond Adams, Josephine Molohon and Albin “Bud” Molohon.

Survivors include her husband of 26 years, Alvin Taylor; son, Matt Matthews (Linda); daughters, Shauna Douglas (Hal), Jennifer Lycan (Chad); brothers, John Adams (Charla), Mike Adams (Julie), Jamie Adams (Sherri); and grandchildren, Alex and Wesley, Sydney Grace, Alessandra, Esther, Ella and Brooke.

A gathering of friends and family will begin at noon Saturday at Lake Valley Community Church with a celebration of Anne’s life immediately following at 1 p.m. with Pastor Lamar Trieschmann officiating.

The family would like to extend special thanks to Anne’s many caregivers over the last several months, including Dr. Greg Whorton, Dr. Fred Divers, Dr. David Pruitt, Dr. Nizar Suleman, Dr. Harneet Pahwa, Dr. Ameer Khan, Dr. Osborn, Dr. Apolinar Bordador, the nurses at St. Vincent’s ICU, and staff at Pines Rehabilitation.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Caring Place and Lake Valley Community Church.

Guests may register at http:// www.caruth-hale.com.