Obituaries

Deborah Kay Harris

Deborah Kay Harris

Oct 26, 2024

Deborah Kay Harris, 62, of Bald Knob, passed away, Saturday, October 26, 2024. She was born January 29, 1962 in Monroe, Louisiana to the late James Theodore Hooker and Patsy (Smith) Uptigrove. Debbie was a loving, caring grandma who enjoyed spending time with the grandkids. She also liked to hit the local yard sales and flea markets. 

She is survived by...

Don Robinson

Don Robinson

Oct 20, 2024

Don Robinson, 91, of Searcy, passed away, Sunday, October 20, 2024. He was born August 17, 1933 in Augusta, Arkansas to the late Jesse James Robinson and Johnny (Larker) Robinson. He was a United States Army Veteran and enjoyed woodworking. Don and his wife Martha were long-standing members of the First Baptist Church of Searcy. 

Survivors include his wife of 65...

Linda V. Palmer

Linda V. Palmer

Oct 18, 2024

Linda Palmer, 68, of Judsonia, Arkansas passed away Friday, October 18, 2024. She was born August 22,1956 in Searcy, Arkansas to the late J.D. Mandrell and Wanda Morris. 

Linda loved the Lord. She was a member of Judsonia Missionary Baptist Church where she was baptized in 2017 with her beloved mom and sister. They were affectionately known as “The Golden Girls”...

Ellen Blount

Ellen Blount

Oct 17, 2024

Ellen Marie (Mason) Blount, age 96 of Oak Creek, Wisconsin and previously of Canton, Ohio, Searcy, Arkansas, and Pontiac, Michigan went to her eternal destination being united with her loving Lord and Savior on October 17, 2024. Ellen was born in Canton, Ohio on July 21, 1928, to Levi P. Mason and Ethel V. (Scott) Mason, now deceased. She was...

Christina Michelle Clemons Prince

Christina Michelle Clemons Prince

Oct 12, 2024

Christina Michelle Clemons Prince came two-stepping into the world on October 18, 1972 in Dallas, Texas to Judy Loan and Michael Clemons. 

Michelle was the definition of a girl’s girl. She loved to dress up, talk to boys, and go out with her friends. One of her lesser known hobbies was torturing her younger brother, Nathan. She often recounted the tales...

Betty Sue Crawford

Betty Sue Crawford

Oct 9, 2024

Betty Sue (Cook) Crawford, 82, of Searcy, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. She was born July 14, 1942 in Russell, Arkansas to the late Sidney Cook and Bertha (Adams) Cook. Sue traveled around the United States, lived in 16 different states, and some twice. She has flown in and out of almost all major airports across...

Anthony Ray "Andy" Mashburn

Anthony Ray "Andy" Mashburn

Oct 9, 2024

Anthony Ray “Andy” Mashburn, 65, of McRae, Arkansas joined his parents in Heaven on Thursday, October 9, 2024. He was born January 13, 1959 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to the late Bobby Ray Mashburn and Dorothy Marie Johnson Mashburn. 

Andy was a truck driver and loved being on the road trucking. When he wasn’t on the road he was hunting or fishing.

He...

Anadelly Villegas Becerra

Anadelly Villegas Becerra

Sep 29, 2024

Anadelly Villegas Becerra, age 49, of Searcy, Arkansas passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 29, 2024. She was born in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico on October 15, 1974, to Zoilo Villegas Alvarez and Evangelina Becerra Moya.

 She is survived by her parents; husband, Fernando Saul Farfan; son, Alejandro Pena Villegas; brothers, Zoilo Villegas Becerra, Hector Hugo Villegas Becerra,...

Barbara Stewart

Barbara Stewart

Sep 26, 2024

Barbara Flo Stewart was born in Aurora, Illinois March 28, 1938. She passed away September 26, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. 

Barbara lived in many places during her life and loved to travel. She and Norm, her loving husband of 36 years, moved from Washington state to Searcy, Arkansas to be close to family. Barbara and Norm met square dancing,...

Rose Lee Fulkerson

Rose Lee Fulkerson

Sep 21, 2024

Rose Lee Fulkerson, 64, of Beebe, Arkansas passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024. She was born July 11, 1960 in Beebe, Arkansas to Harvey Lee Fulkerson and Ines Mae Suttles Fulkerson. She is preceded in death by her father and a brother, Teddy Fulkerson.

Rose loved animals and her rose bushes but more than anything she loved her family. She especially...

John Nathan Long

John Nathan Long

Sep 7, 2024

John Nathan Long, 78, of Searcy went home to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 7, 2024 surrounded by his children. He was born May 30, 1946 in North Little Rock, Arkansas to Rev. James Irenas Long and Lennie Mae Clark Long. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Teresa D. (Daily)...

Lula Faye Reaper

Lula Faye Reaper

Sep 6, 2024

Lula Faye Reaper left this world, for her heavenly home in the early morning hours of September 06, 2024. Lou, as many friends and neighbors knew her, was born in Little Rock, AR in February 09, 1932 to the late Luther Holder and Ruby Honeysuckle Burroughs. Growing up she was no stranger to hard work. She worked along side her...

Susan Machelle Goodin Whiteaker

Susan Machelle Goodin Whiteaker

Sep 5, 2024

Susan Machelle Goodin Whiteaker, 56, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 5, 2024 after battling cancer for three months. She was born January 6, 1968, at the old Rogers Hospital in Searcy, Arkansas, the daughter of Phillip and Marcheta Knight Goodin. She was the fifth-generation daughter of a fifth-generation daughter. She was welcomed by a host of grandparents:...

Mildred Montine Fisher

Mildred Montine Fisher

Aug 29, 2024

Mildred “Montine” Fisher was granted her reward of eternal life on Thursday, August 29th, 2024 at 91 years of age. 

She was born to the late Thomas “Jiles” and Ethel Joslin on March 22, 1933 in Jackson County, Arkansas and was raised by her father and six siblings after her mother passed away. Montine was a woman of deep faith and...

Betty A. Hollis

Betty A. Hollis

Aug 16, 2024

Betty A Hollis, 91, of Higginson, Arkansas passed away Friday, August 16, 2024. She was born May 24, 1933 to Marion Cox and Mary Hawkins Cox, She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, J.C. Hollis; daughter, Mary Gentry; and 3 brothers.

Betty was a member of Cloverdale Church of Christ and loved Sunday prayer meetings. She enjoyed working in...

Jeanie Charlene "Charli" Fleming

Jeanie Charlene "Charli" Fleming

Aug 14, 2024

Jeanie Charlene Fleming, known to everyone as “Charli” passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the age of 77. She was born November 18, 1946 to Charles and Jeanie Patty Garrett in North Little Rock, Arkansas where she attended NLR schools. After high school she attended college in Memphis where she met the love of her life, Roger Fleming,...

Lisa Joann Churchwell

Lisa Joann Churchwell

Aug 14, 2024

Lisa Joann (Smith) Churchwell was born to Charles and Jeannette Smith in Atlanta, Georgia on July 24, 1966. Lisa and her brother, Charles (Chuck) Smith grew up in Michigan. In 1983, her mother married C.A. Brown and the family moved to Des Arc, where she completed high school at Des Arc. In 1985, she married her husband of 39 years,...

Marion Nichols

Marion Nichols

Aug 9, 2024

Marion J. Nichols, 87, of Pangburn, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024 at Conway Regional Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Angelo and Elizabeth (Paulson) Marino. Marion was Baptist in faith and was very passionate about animals. She loved flower gardening and had helped to set up a no-kill animal shelter...

Andrew Metchum Featherston

Andrew Metchum Featherston

Aug 8, 2024

Andrew Metchum Featherston, age 90, of Searcy, Arkansas passed away August 8, 2024. He was born in Quincy, Indiana on January 29, 1934 to the late Vester and Ina Flo Featherston. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Don Featherston.

Andrew was a veteran who served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958 spending 13 months...

William Edwin "Bill" Smith

William Edwin "Bill" Smith

Aug 6, 2024

William Edwin “Bill” Smith, 98, of Searcy, passed away, August 6, 2024. He was born October 24, 1925 in Searcy to Jesse William Smith and Iona Victoria Mardis Smith. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, uncle, cousin, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great great-grandfather. 

Bill was a 1943 graduate of Searcy High School and a member of the Future Farmers of...