Obituaries

Curtis Dale Demaree

Curtis Dale Demaree

May 5, 2013

Curtis Dale Demaree, 53, of Searcy died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at White County Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1960 to Franklin Delano Demaree and Kathyrn Ethel Allen McDaniel.

He was a member of Four Mile Hill Church of Christ. He enjoyed tennis, Frisbee, fishing and shooting guns. He also enjoyed doing yard work.

He was preceded in...

Ethel Mae Richmond

Ethel Mae Richmond

May 4, 2013

Ethel Mae Richmond, 88, of Searcy, passed from this life Saturday, May 4, 2013. She was born February 20, 1925 in McMinnedille, Tennessee to the late H.D. Rigsby and Eula Hill.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Oral Richmond; son, John Richmond; four brothers; and one sister.

She is survived by one...

James Ellis Holt

James Ellis Holt

May 2, 2013

James Ellis Holt, 72, of Searcy, passed from this life Thursday, May 2, 2013. He was born March 27, 1941 in Griffithville to the late Lester Holt and Sada Ellis Walden.

Mr. Holt was a member of Higginson Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and will be greatly missed by his family and multitude of...

Vernon Allen Clowers

Vernon Allen Clowers

May 2, 2013

Vernon Allen Clowers, 73, of Searcy went to be with our Lord May 2, 2013. He was born February 10, 1940 to Althey and Coy Clowers of Bald Knob. He spent most of his childhood in White County until he left and met his wife Lily Fern Shannon in Michigan and they were married on February 25, 1961. He worked...

Gerald Wayne Harrison

Gerald Wayne Harrison

Apr 25, 2013

Gerald Wayne Harrison, 73, of Searcy, died April 25, 2013 at White County Medical Center. He was born January 19, 1940 in Kensett to the late Kermit and Ima Shelton Harrison.

Mr. Harrison was a member of First Baptist Church in Kensett. He was a loving brother and survived by his siblings, Dale Harrison of Bryant; Glenda Davis of Jacksonville...

Mildred Gay

Mildred Gay

Apr 22, 2013

Mildred Gay, 92 passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at White County Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1920 in Tyler, Arkansas to the late Oby Waters and Pearl Taylor Waters.

Mildred was a member of First General Baptist Church in Searcy. She was also a past member of Floral Baptist Church. A devout Christian and a loving...

Vernie Celeth Webb

Vernie Celeth Webb

Apr 22, 2013

Vernie Celeth Webb, 92, of Searcy, died April 22, 2013 at White County Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1921 in Rose Bud, Arkansas to the late Thomas and Matilda Watters Adcock.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William Hermon Webb; three brothers, Henry, Howard, and Hubert Adcock; and two sisters, Annie...

Jeremy S. Owens

Jeremy S. Owens

Apr 21, 2013

Jeremy S. Owens, 36, of Beebe, passed from this life April 21, 2013. He was born August 19, 1976 in Searcy to Gary Owens Sr. and Velma Donnell. Capt. Jeremy Owens, a 14 year employee and pilot onboard the MV Twyla Luhr of Luhr Bros. Inc. was known as a fine young man with a huge smile and wonderful disposition....

Bertha Green

Bertha Green

Apr 21, 2013

Bertha L. Green, formerly of Peoria, passed peacefully at her home in Judsonia, Arkansas, on April 21, 2013. She was born April 20, 1931 in Strasburg, IL, to Harry and Bessie Thomas. Surviving are her husband Thomas and son, James Blythe, five grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. Also surviving are siblings Donald, Alice, and Oscar, all of Strasburg. Bertha was a...

Sheila Kay Farley

Sheila Kay Farley

Apr 12, 2013

Sheila Kay (Mason) Farley, also known as Queen Sparkles Like a Diamond, age 52, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, April 12, 2013. She was born August 14, 1960 in Newport, Arkansas to Doris and Marvin Mason. Sheila grew up in Woodruff County in the Revel Community. She attended the Augusta Public Schools and graduated...

Betty Sue Robertson

Betty Sue Robertson

Apr 11, 2013

Betty Sue Robertson, 84, of Searcy, died Thursday, April 11, 2013. She was born November 30, 1928 in Joiner, Arkansas to the late Thomas and Lettie Davis Haile.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband R. D. Robertson and one brother, Charles Haile.

She was a very loving and proud mother of four boys,...

Barbara V. Turner

Barbara V. Turner

Apr 10, 2013

Barbara V. Turner, 48, of Rose Bud, passed from this life Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born May 26, 1964 in Little Rock to the late James D. and Shirley V. Stevens Turner. She is survived by two sisters, Debra Hamilton and Donnice Lackey and husband Don; one brother, Eric Turner and wife Marvie; as well as nephews, Joshua,...

Steven Delano Demaree

Steven Delano Demaree

Apr 7, 2013

Steven Delano Demaree, 56 died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at White County Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Delano Demaree and Kathyrn McDaniel.

He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Delano Demaree. He is survived by his mother, Kathyrn McDaniel and husband Clarence W. McDaniel of Searcy; one son, Chris...

Neamon D. Taylor

Neamon D. Taylor

Apr 6, 2013

Neamon D. Taylor, 83 passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at White County Medical Center. He was born February 21, 1930 in Floyd, Arkansas to the late Nute Gibson Taylor and Manervia Stracner Taylor.

Neamon loved life. He was always helping people. He kept busy not one to sit around and do nothing. He enjoyed playing cards. He loved to...

Edna Bonner Langley

Edna Bonner Langley

Mar 26, 2013

Edna Verneal Bonner Langley, 88 passed from this life on March 26th at Oakdale Nursing Home in Judsonia. She was born March 27, 1924 in Greenwood, Arkansas to the late John Elliot Hartsfield and Lora A. Hughart Hartsfield. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Judsonia. She enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was loved by all who knew...

Susan Faye Bennett

Susan Faye Bennett

Mar 15, 2013

Susan Faye "Sue" Bennett, 63, of Newport, passed from this life Friday, March 15, 2013 at Advanced Care Hospital in Searcy. She was born May 28, 1949 in Guymon, Oklahoma to the late Burnis and Faye Ellen Nash Arnold. Mrs. Bennett was a member of Flatwoods Missionary Baptist Church. She was a CNA for several years but will be forever...

Thomas Gibbs Biery

Thomas Gibbs Biery

Mar 14, 2013

Thomas Gibbs Biery, 61, of Searcy, passed from this life Thursday, March 14, 2013. He was born July 14, 1951 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Bert Thomas and Chrystine Gibbs Biery. Mr. Biery was a member of West Point Church of Christ, veteran of the U.S. Marines, an avid motorcycle enthusiast and a member of the Patriot Guard...

Walter Behrens

Walter Behrens

Mar 13, 2013

Walter Marvin Behrens, 83, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at White County Medical Center. He was born November 19, 1929 in Walcott, Iowa to the late Henry and Margaretha Arp Behrens.

Raised an Iowa farm boy, Walter entered the Army after high school, and there he experimented with an amateur boxing career. After his enlistment in the Army...

Anna Florene Keech

Anna Florene Keech

Mar 13, 2013

Anna Florene "Flo" Keech, 82, passed away on March 13, 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Junction City, Arkansas, on December 30, 1930, to Grayson and Lillian R. Spears, the third of ten children. Flo grew up in Union Parish, Louisiana, graduating from Bernice High School in 1948. Ms. Keech lived in Shreveport, Louisiana for a number...

Virginia Lucille Cobb

Virginia Lucille Cobb

Mar 11, 2013

Virginia Lucille Cobb, 91 of Searcy passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 30, 1921 in Rose Bud, Arkansas to the late James W. Weeks and Lula Spurlin Weeks.

Mrs. Cobb was a member of Temple Baptist Church and served as a Sunday School Teacher for many years. She was a loving Christian mother...