OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Andy Bell
Nov 17, 2023
Andy, the twin son of Uthel and Bessie Mae Sanders Bell was born into this life minutes before his brother Randy 1961 in Gurdon, Arkansas. He was a member of New Mount Zion and Kingdom Authority Christian Ministries where he served as a Deacon. He was a 1981 graduate of Gurdon High School. While in school he played football and...
Leva Lee Middleton
Nov 16, 2023
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. ...
Doris Dean Weaver
Nov 15, 2023
My name is Doris Dean Ford Weaver, and I was born in Stephens, Arkansas on October 19, 1930. I was the oldest of five children born to Ida and Doc Ford who both preceded me in death. My siblings: Frank Richard, Marshall “Sonny” Ford, Margie Ford and Bobbie Joe and two of my children: Doris Annette Shelby and Beverly Weaver...
Donald Ray Green
Nov 14, 2023
A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:4
"MACK DADDY"
Donald Ray was the 5th child born to Raymond Green and Laura Dickens Green on January 1, 1968, in Gurdon, Arkansas. He first accepted Christ at Muldrew Chapel CME Church and was a...
Bobbie Mae Gill
Nov 14, 2023
Bobbie Mae Gill, 80, passed away peacefully at Nightingale Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on November 14, 2023, at approximately 3:15 P.M. She was born in Beirne, Arkansas, on October 25, 1943, to Nellie Mae Green and Garland Green.
Bobbie was a hardworking woman who loved her family and friends. She enrolled and completed a G.E.D program of which she...
Ollie J. Robinson
Nov 7, 2023
Ollie Joseph Robinson, Sr., commonly known as “Ollie Joe” undoubtedly was a remarkable and classy guy. He passed from this life on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. He was seventy-five. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Dr. Lewis A. Shepherd, Jr., officiating, and Rev. Marshall Allen, eulogist. The...
Michael A. Berry
Nov 6, 2023
Michael Anthony “Bip” Berry was born to Carolyn A. Berry and James McCoy on September 10, 1968 in Camden, Arkansas. Michael, affectionately known as “Bip” to his family and friends. He was very outspoken and was the life of the party. He was educated at Camden Public Schools.
He leaves to cherish his memory with his father, James McCoy; two...
Laura Lee Gulley
Oct 21, 2023
As we retrace the footprints of Laura Lee Hatley Gulley, we can only give thanks for the many lives she touched and enriched along her life’s journey.
Laura Lee Hatley, began her journey of life on February 28, 1956, in Prescott, Arkansas. She was one of nine children born to Mr. Eugene and Mrs. Lucy Gatlin Hatley. She was affectionately...
Abram Lawrence Wheeler
Oct 14, 2023
Abram Lawrence Wheeler passed away in Lansing, Michigan at 74 years young on Saturday, October 14, 2023. He was the third child born on April 10, 1949, to Abraham Wheeler and Nannie Bell Weaver Wheeler in Arkadelphia, AR. Having a big sister and big brother, his sense of humor was recognized early. He would even play an empty lard bucket...
Debra Haygood
Oct 8, 2023
Debra Haygood was born on September 8, 1957, in Camden, Arkansas. She was the youngest child born to V. C. Haygood and Gertie Mae Davis Haygood.
She accepted Christ at a young age and was a lifelong member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Harmony Grove High School.
Debra was an independent woman and mother. She...
Larry Hunter
Sep 30, 2023
Larry “Lucky” Hunter was born to the union of Aaron and Mary Stitt Hunter on November 6, 1956, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Larry is a 1975 graduate of Gurdon High School. He attended Red River Vo-Tech, obtaining the skills of Masonry. Larry was a skilled laborer for the railroad and truly enjoyed working with his hands.
In his spare time,...
Katina Nichole Brown
Sep 28, 2023
Katina “Tina” Nichole Brown received her healing from the tribulations of this world on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Born October 21, 1984, to Wesley Moore and Teresa Moore in Las Vegas, Nevada, she was also sheltered in love by dedicated grandparents James and Charlene Nelson in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Nurtured with honorable values, Tina gave her life to Christ at Davis...
Annie Lou Carr
Sep 18, 2023
We can never lose what we have once enjoyed; all that we deeply love becomes part of us, such as the beautiful memories we all share of Annie Lou Carr. She was born on Thursday, September 13, 1932, to Paul and Mattie Lock Wilson in Sparkman, Arkansas.
At a young age, Annie accepted Christ and was baptized. She attended Sparkman...
Billy Morgan Griffith
Sep 8, 2023
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always having plenty to do in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in connection with the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:58
Billy Morgan Griffith was born on October 14, 1951, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Tennie McCauley and Lacy Griffith, Sr. As a child, Bill loved being...
Minnie Ola Furlow
Sep 8, 2023
On January 19, 1925, Charlie and Priscilla Brock Brooks celebrated something even greater; the birth of their oldest child, a daughter they named Minnie Ola. For most African Americans in 1925, however, life was hard but manageable. Minnie Ola was born and raised in Okolona, a small yet friendly community made up of mostly “kin folk”; where everybody knew everybody....
Alberta Momon
Sep 3, 2023
The Early Years
Alberta Howard Momon began her life’s journey on December 18, 1945, in Bearden, Arkansas. She was the youngest of nine children born to Jossie (Newton) Howard and Waymon Howard. She was raised in a home filled with a reverence for God. As a small child, Alberta attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church with her family. At the age...
Mattie Lee McClure
Aug 30, 2023
Mattie Lee Hill McClure began her journey of life on June 4, 1948, in Sikeston, Missouri as the beloved daughter of Willie B. Hill and Annie Bess Brown Hill. Being raised in a family of 13 siblings, she helped her mother raise, feed, babysit, and chastise her siblings. Mattie accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at an early...
L.J. Green
Aug 28, 2023
A celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, with Rev. Johnny C. Harris, officiating. Rev. Delton Simpson will deliver the celebration message. A public visitation will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The interment will be at Sweet Home Cemetery in Prescott, Arkansas. Family and friends are asked...
Deloise Campbell
Aug 28, 2023
Deloise Campbell was born to the union of Clenton Bullock Campbell and James A. Campbell on October 27, 1969, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She began her formal education in the Arkadelphia Public School system, then moved to Little Rock where she graduated from the Arkansas School for the Deaf, class of 1989. At an early age, Deloise accepted Christ as the...
Olivia Annette Williams
Aug 27, 2023
For I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith II Timothy 4:6-7 A G L I M P S E I N T O H E R L I F E Olivia Annette Williams...
