Obituary – Rev. Steve Long
Please pray for the family of Rev. Steve Long, a retired local pastor serving Concord and Cedar Grove UMCs. and formerly served at Jamestown and Desha UMCs. Rev. Long died on Monday, June 3 in Batesville at the age of 79. He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty. Rev. Long served as a local pastor […]
Obituary – Diana Hendricks
Diana Hendricks, age 69, of Atkins, died Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at her home. She was born September 5, 1954, in Russellville to Joe Earl and Bobbie Rae Shuck Maxwell. Diana was a graduate of Russellville High School and received a Health Education degree from the University of Central Arkansas in 1976. Diana taught school […]
Obituary – Lisa Taylor Dillon
Lisa Taylor Dillon, 60, of Beebe, AR passed away on May 16, 2024, in Little Rock, AR. Lisa was born on August 21, 1963, to Roy Dale “Sam” and Mary “Jane” Taylor in Searcy, AR. After Lisa graduated from Beebe High School, she went on to become a Registered Nurse. Later, she became a flight […]
Obituary – Bonnie Dark
Bonnie Lee Dark, age 93, died on Saturday, May 4, 2024. She was born on October 21, 1930, in McCrory, Arkansas. She was the only child born to Douglas Lee and Pearl Lee. She was a graduate of McCrory High School and Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway, Arkansas, where she majored in Home Economics. […]
Obituary – Joyce Connell
We are sad to announce that on April 29, 2024, we had to say goodbye to Joyce Spencer Connell of Bella Vista, Arkansas, born in Dalhart, Texas. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. In the vast expanse of eternity, may Joyce Spencer find peace everlasting, cradled […]
Obituary – Roy Thomas (Tommy) Deaton
Roy Thomas (Tommy) Deaton, 91, of Little Rock, AR, joined his heavenly family on April 26, 2024. He was born to Claudius and Ola Mae Deaton on December 29, 1932, in El Dorado, AR. Tommy was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Murl; one grandson, Bart Deaton; and three siblings, Claude Deaton, […]
Obituary – Danny Ray Burris
Danny Ray Burris, 78, of Spiro, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Fort Smith, AR. He was born on August 4, 1945, in Paris, Arkansas to Dennis Ray and Ila Jean (Henderson) Burris. He was a retired Supervisor of Quality Control at Whirlpool Corporation and served in the Air National Guard for […]
Obituary – Rev. Curtis Norman Carter
Rev. Curtis Norman Carter (“BC”), age 90, died peacefully on April 7, 2024 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born in Blossom, Texas on April 28, 1933. He graduated from Blossom High School in 1950 where he met his lovely wife Novella Luttrell Carter. In 1964, BC graduated from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern […]
Obituary – Rev. Margaret “Sue” Kelly
Rev. Margaret “Sue” Kelly, 79, of Belleville, IL, born August 18, 1944, in Natchitoches, LA, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, at her home. Sue had a gift for pastoral duties whether it was programs for children, adults, or the elderly, and she had been ordained a deacon in 1998. She had a talent […]
Obituary – Rev. John Shafer
John Shafer fought dementia over the past decade, and after a stroke died in less than two hours on Tuesday, March 19. He was a good man of uncommon, hidden strength. He is survived by his wife, Judith Shafer. His children, Scott Shafer and his wife Polly, Amy Macdonald and her husband Craig, his grandchildren, […]