Obituaries
Linda L. Jackson
May 14, 2011
Linda L. Jackson, 63, of Bradford, died May 14, 2011. She was born April 14, 1948 in Newport to the late Delmos and Liza Vickers Clark.
Linda was a joyous, loving person. She cherished her family, especially her husband of 26 years, James Jackson, and granddaughter Braylen; sons John Britt and wife Angelia of Vilonia, and Dale Jackson and...
Arnold Joseph Taylor
May 10, 2011
Arnold Joseph Taylor, 69, of Pangburn, died May 10, 2011. He is the son of the late Roy and Clyta Henderson Taylor, and was born October 10, 1941 in Wayton, Arkansas.
Mr. Taylor was member of Pangburn First Baptist Church, member of the Pangburn Volunteer Fire Department for 37 years. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved the...
Troy R. Williams
May 5, 2011
Troy R. Williams Sr., 69, of Searcy, died May 5, 2011 at his residence. He is the son of the late Herbert and Myrtle Vess Williams, and was born November 4, 1941 in Searcy.
Mr. Williams was a member of Pickens Chapel Church of The Nazarene, but was truly a cowboy at heart. He loved horses, riding horse back or...
Homer Edward Ditto
May 4, 2011
Homer Edward Ditto, 57, of Searcy, died May 4, 2011. He was born September 27, 1953 in Searcy to the late Willie and Catherine Turner Ditto.
He was of the Baptist Faith and a loving husband, father, friend to many. He will be missed by all.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert...
Clara "Sue" Langley
May 4, 2011
Clara "Sue" Langley, 65, of Searcy, died May 4, 2011 at her residence. She was born May 1, 1946 in Des Arc, Arkansas to the late James and Naomi Jackson Weatherley.
Ms. Langely and her family owned a restaurant in Des Arc for many years, and later she worked for the Main Street CafAC. in Searcy.
In addition to her...
Ilean Clifton
May 3, 2011
Ilean Clifton went to meet her Lord on May 3, 2011.
She is survived by two daughters; Althea Bollinger and Karen Ford, two grandchildren, Chance and Tye , three sisters; Lorene , Carol and Opal and one brother, Tony.
Ilean loved the Lord and her church so much. Her dedication to God was of the utmost and although we all...
Bill Bishop
Apr 30, 2011
Bill Bishop, 59, of Judsonia, passed from this life April 30, 2011 at his residence. He will be sadly missed by his wife of 42 years, LaVerta Bishop; mother, Mary Council; daughter Tammie Bishop and son-in-law Scott Neugent; son, Brandon Bishop, daughter-in-law, Dee Hart; granddaughters, Alisha Bishop, Jordan Bishop, and Savanah Neugent; grandsons, Yoel Cruz Carrera, Branson Bishop, Mikey Carrera,...
Betty Jane Hohenstein
Apr 23, 2011
Betty Jane Hohenstein, 90, of Heber Springs, formerly of Searcy and Dunnellon, Fla., died April 23, 2011. She was born March 29, 1921 in Flint, Mich., to the late Forrest and Mildred Spohn.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Harry Hohenstein Jr.; one son, Herman Hohenstein; and adoptive parents, William and Nina Herfurth.
Survivors...
Willie Mae Smith
Apr 20, 2011
Willie Mae Smith, 79, of Garner died April 20, 2011 at Beebe. She was born May 26, 1931 in Sidon, Arkansas to the late Grover and Ida Mae Healy Shannon. She was a sales clerk at Wal-Mart.
Mrs. Smith was a member of McRae Church of Christ. She was a loving mother, grandmother and was loved by all who knew...
Ervin Lee Mears
Apr 19, 2011
Ervin Lee Mears, 58, of Georgetown, died April 19, 2011. He was born April 23, 1952 in Newport to the late Carl and Florence Cooper Mears.
Mr. Mears was employed by Team Fishel (formerly UUCI) of Cabot. During his past time, he was an avid hunter.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters,...
Amy Lynn Hamilton
Apr 18, 2011
Amy Lynn Hamilton, 34, of Searcy, died April 18, 2011. She was born December 7, 1976 in Little Rock to James Isabel, who survives and the late Juanita Crossland Isabel.
Amy was a loving mother and was a great soccer mom. She loved spending time with her family and was loved by all who knew her; and was a member...
Charlie Neal Keown
Apr 18, 2011
Charlie Neal Keown, 73, of Searcy, died April 18, 2011. He was born August 7, 1937 in Garner, Arkansas to the late Fred and Lillian Lee Smith.
Mr. Keown was a loving father and dedicated husband, who will be forever missed.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two great-grandchildren, Kendra and Tristin.
Left to cherish...
Marilyn Willis Budrunas
Apr 18, 2011
Marilyn Willis Budrunas, 75, of Searcy, died April 18, 2011. She was born July 10, 1935 in Des Arc, Arkansas to the late James and Eddie Leola Clark Willis.
During her life, Mrs. Budrunas was an assistant to Governor Rockefeller for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Budrunas; one...
Mryacal Foster
Apr 10, 2011
Mryacal Foster, a baby boy, was born into Heaven on April 10, 2011. He will be forever cherished in the heart of his mother, Kalli Foster, as well as many other family members. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crow Cemetery.
Memorial Service April 13,...
Joyce Anderson
Apr 10, 2011
Joyce Anderson went to be with her Redeemer on Sunday morning, April 10, 2011 at the age of 88. She was born to the late Will Allen and Mae Harshman Allen at their home near Winter, Wis. On August 11, 1922. During WWII, she worked at a sewing factory making parachutes. She was a loving mother and devoted housewife with...
Glenn Eugene Griffin
Apr 9, 2011
Glenn Griffin, 82, of Searcy, died April 9, 2011 at his residence. Mr Griffin was born August 6, 1928 in Pangburn, Arkansas to the late Golden Euegene and Bessie Lena Reddick Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a retired truck driver for Wal-Mart and was a member of the First Assembly of God in Searcy. In addition to his parents, he was...
David Craig Hirst
Apr 8, 2011
David "Craig" Hirst,57, beloved son, uncle, brotherand friend died on April 8, 2011. Craig was born on November 7, 1953 to David Clair and Gyla Hirst in Brigham City, Utah. He was the middle of three children and the onlyboy. He attended school in Utah until middle school when he moved to Wyoming, to join the yours and mine combinedfamily...
Steven Rayburn Benton
Apr 8, 2011
Steven Rayburn Benton, 48, of Paron, Arkansas, died April 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born December 21, 1962 in Little Rock to the late Bobby Gene Benton and Imogene Edwards who survives.
Mr. Benton worked for Kroger and was a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness'. In his past time he loved restoring cars and was a...
Bernice Verl Clayton
Apr 4, 2011
Bernice Verl Clayton, 84, of Clinton, Arkansas died April 4, 2011 at Ozark Health Nursing Center. She was born March 19, 1927 in Heber Springs to the late Danus and Blanche Stark Tapley.
She was a member of Sugarloaf Baptist Church. Mrs. Clayton was a very loving mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Doyle Nichols
Apr 4, 2011
Doyle Nichols, 82, of Kensett, died peacefully with his family at his side Monday, April 4, 2011. Mr. Nichols was born January 2, 1929 in Bald Knob to the late Frank Cleveland and Ellen Stevens Nichols.
In August of 1956, Mr. Nichols gave his life to Jesus Christ and was baptized in the Doniphan Lake. From that time, he...
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