Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mammie Nell Benton
Oct 27, 2007
Mammie Nell Benton, age 77, of Searcy, died Saturday, October 27, 2007. She was born November 18, 1929 in Searcy, Arkansas to the late Leonard and Cecil Foye Cato. She was a member of Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Donald Lynn Benton. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, 11 months, Wesley...
John E. Whitley
Oct 27, 2007
John (Red) Whitley, age 72, of Bradford, Arkansas died Saturday, October 27, 2007. He was born March 22, 1935 in Bradford, to the late Walter and Nona Roberts Whitley. He was a self-employed construction worker.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Carroll (Bub), George, and Michael Whitley; and a sister, Belb Sterling.
He is survived by his wife,...
Bernie Vines
Sep 28, 2007
Bernie L. Vines, age 84 of Searcy, passed from this life Friday, September 28, 2007. He was born February 6, 1923 in Edgewood, Texas to the late John and Edna Vines. He was a member of Westside Church of Christ and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a minister for 25 years in numerous places. He...
Avis Meachum
Sep 27, 2007
Avis Meachum, age 90 of Searcy, died Thursday, September 27, 2007. She was born March 18, 1917 in Searcy, Arkansas to the late O.T. and Lizzie Elizabeth Moore. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Christine Bailey; eight brothers, Olif, Brady, Lowell, Oaklin, Verl, Wesley, Ivy, and Arwood Moore. She is...
Raymond A. Hancock
Sep 26, 2007
Raymond A. Hancock, age 94 of Searcy, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007. He was born April 27, 1913 in Ft. Towson, Oklahoma to the late Garland and Anna Hancock, Sr. He worked as a steel building contractor for many years before retiring. He was a member of Valley Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Christine Boggan
Sep 19, 2007
Christine Boggan, 53, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at her home in Griffithville. She was born November 19, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a cook with White County Medical Center in Searcy.
She is survived by her husband, Linville Boggan of Griffithville; a son, Brent Boggan of Austin, Texas; three daughters, Tessie LaFever, Tammy Howell, and Christy Brasel, all...
Glenn Alva Belew
Sep 12, 2007
Glenn Alva Belew, age 90, died September 12, 2007. He was born September 11, 1917 in Mt. Vernon, Arkansas to the late Milburn and Elzada Rice. He served in the U.S. Army and was a WWII veteran. He was a member and elder of Romance Church of Christ. He retired from the Postal Service after 32 years. He is survived...

