Obituaries

Elvis Doyle Parsons

Elvis Doyle Parsons

Dec 30, 2007

Elvis Doyle Parsons Sr. passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2007. He was born to Joe and Ada Waggle Parsons. He owned and operated Parsons Wholesale Florist. He was of the Pentecostal faith at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Chambers Parsons; two infant sisters, Wilma and Judy Parsons; and brother, Ernest...

Cameron Alteeno Sain

Cameron Alteeno Sain

Dec 29, 2007

Cameron Alteeno Sain, infant, went to heaven December 29, 2007. He is survived by his parents, Michael Alteeno Sain Jr. and Tania Shaunta Fleming, one sister Shanti Olivia Sain, Paternal Grandparents, Dorothy Smith and Michael Sain Sr.; and Maternal Grandparents, Pamela Fleming and Anthony Turner.

Paul R. Waller

Paul R. Waller

Dec 28, 2007

Paul Ray Waller, 63, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007. He was born September 1, 1944, to the late Herschel and Annie Britton Waller. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Turner. He is survived by his wife, Donna Waller, two daughters, Laura Bennett and Angela Baker both of Letona, Arkansas; three...

Helen Barr

Helen Barr

Dec 24, 2007

Helen Allen Barr, 98 of Memphis formerly of Searcy passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007. She was born April 22, 1909, to the late Elmer and Willie Blevins Marsh. She was a homemaker and she became a Christian as a young girl and joined The Christian Church . She was also preceded in death by her husband Henry Barr....

Douglas O. Merritt

Douglas O. Merritt

Dec 23, 2007

Douglas O. Merritt, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2007. He was born to the late Taylor W. and Inez Beard Merritt. He owned and operated Merritt Equipment Company in Searcy and was a member of Higginson Methodist Church at the time of his death.

He is survived by his wife, Joanna Taylor of the home. Three sons, David and...

Howard Lee Bradford

Howard Lee Bradford

Dec 19, 2007

Howard Lee Bradford, 76, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. He was born June 9, 1931, to the late James and Rose McCain Bradford. He was a retired pilot and a member of Mt. Zion Church at the time of his death. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Lola Fay Bradford. He...

Lorene Martin

Lorene Martin

Dec 19, 2007

Lorene Martin, 86, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. She was born August 27, 1921 to the late William Jasper and Mary Clementine Shannon. She was a retired nurse and a member of Roosevelt Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Henry Clentis Martin, a daughter, JoAnn Ramsey, a son, Bobby Joe Martin and...

Winnie Mae Kohal

Winnie Mae Kohal

Dec 12, 2007

Winnie Mae Kohal, 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. She was born June 30, 1924 on Black Jack Mountain near Floyd, Arkansas to the late Daniel Kimball and Winnie Lee Smith Ferren. She was a homemaker, member of the West Point Church of Christ, and former member of the Women's Auxiliary at the time...

Betty Louise Sterling

Betty Louise Sterling

Dec 5, 2007

Betty Louise(Huffman)Sterling, 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. She was born May 26, 1929 to the late Jessie Lee Cupp and Betty May Webb Cupp. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of New Beginnings. She was preceded by her first husband of fifty years, Henry C. Huffman.

She is survived by her husband, Willie Everett...

Carmel M. Manning

Carmel M. Manning

Nov 28, 2007

Searcy Carmel Madison Manning (Preacher Manning) 66, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. He was born June 21, 1941, to the late Neva and Collin Manning. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Letha "Marquita" Manning, a daughter, Darla Brooks, Grandson Cory Lewellen, a sister Naomi Turpin, brother Verlon Manning and wife Doris, numerous nieces and nephews,...

Elsie K. Welch

Elsie K. Welch

Nov 28, 2007

Elsie Keton Lynn Welch, 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. She was born October 8, 1920 to the late Minnie and Bert Keton of Swifton, Arkansas. She was a member of College Church of Christ and the Associated Women of Harding University. She is preceded in death by her husband, W. C. "Spud" Welch and one brother Buster...

John Woodall

John Woodall

Nov 27, 2007

John Woodall Junior, 81, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 27, 2007. He was born October 19, 1926, in Malvern, Arkansas, to John Franklin and Maudie Bell Shockley Woodall. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Navy in the South Pacific. He retired in 1985 from being a truck driver...

Dorothy White

Dorothy White

Nov 21, 2007

Dorothy White, age 85, of Georgetown died Wednesday, November 21, 2007. She was born April 30, 1922 in Green County, Missouri to the late George and Eva Green. She was a homemaker and member of Bethany Baptist Church.

She was preceded by husband's, Webster Sharkey and Jess White, and one daughter; Lorene Morrow. Survivors include two sons; Franklin and...

Anna Mae King

Anna Mae King

Nov 14, 2007

Anna Mae (Callahan) King, age 78 of Newark, AR passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. She was born September 15, 1929 to John Wesley and Eula Callahan in Swifton, AR.

She is preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Jimmy Alexander and Stan Crawley, a brother, Olin Callahan, a sister, Opal Hodges and a grandson, Daniel Watters.

She...

Manford Price

Manford Price

Nov 9, 2007

Manford C. "Bud" Price, went to be with our Lord and Savior on November 9, 2007. He was born on July 14, 1930 to Russell and Vada Taylor Price. Bud was a loving Husband, Father, Grandpa and Great-Grand Pa. In his spare time he loved to go fishing, hunting, and most of all he enjoyed working in his garden. Throughout...

Josephine Davie

Josephine Davie

Nov 9, 2007

Josephine Davie, 99 of Griffithville, went to be with the Lord November 9, 2007. She was born November 2, 1908 in Georgetown, Arkansas. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Griffithville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert James Davie; a son, Robert Earl "Buck" Davie and a foster son, Thomas Richardson. She is survived by...

Dorothy F. Eubanks

Dorothy F. Eubanks

Nov 8, 2007

Dorothy Eubanks, age 89, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, in Searcy. She was born October 20, 1918, in Birmingham, Alabama. Survivors include nephews Richard Bartlett of Newalla, Oklahoma, and Robert Bartlett of Rogers, Arkansas. Private services were held at Oakgrove Cemetery.

Carl F. Ward

Carl F. Ward

Nov 4, 2007

Carl F. Ward, age 82 of Searcy, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 4, 2007. He was born January 16, 1925 in Romance, Arkansas to the late James and Roxie Riggins Ward. He was a member of West View Baptist Church, a retired Rural Letter Carrier, and a member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association. He served in...

E.D. Yancey

E.D. Yancey

Nov 2, 2007

Elmer Dale (E.D.) Yancey, prominent Arkansas businessman and a Searcy native, died Friday, November 2, 2007, at his home. Born July 8, 1938, to the late E.O. and Louise Dobbins Yancey, he was a life long member of the First United Methodist Church in Searcy.

A 1956 Honor Graduate of Searcy High School, Yancey was an outstanding athlete, lettering in...

Charles H. Burress

Charles H. Burress

Oct 28, 2007

Charles H. Burress, age 81, died Sunday, October 28, 2007 at his home in Bradford. He was born January 11, 1926 in Olyphant, Arkansas to the late George and Sara Wilcox Burress. He was a member of the Bradford Baptist Church; a 50 year member of Bradford Masonic Lodge #81; and a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He was...

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