OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Olen Kyron Johnson
Jul 25, 2021
Olen Kyron Johnson’s journey of life began in Prescott, Arkansas on October 8, 1978. He was the only son of three children born to Olen and Sharon Davis Johnson.
He accepted Christ at a young age and was a life-long member of Munns Chapel Baptist Church. As a youth he served on the usher board, sung in the choir, and...
Genesis Rae Cooper
Jul 18, 2021
Genesis Rae Cooper beloved daughter of Joshua and Nykiara Cooper passed from this life on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana.
Her memory will linger in the hearts of her parents; paternal grandparents, James Cooper and Eugenia Cooper; maternal grandparents Demetrious Dockery and Pauletta Samuels; great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.
Celeste Clarke
Jul 15, 2021
“The memories we gather & give connect our lives as long as we live.”
Celeste Marie Clarke was born on July 4, 1968, in Peekskill, New York to Hilda Gory-Rodriguez and Micheal Barge. She was known as “Choo-Choo” to her family. She was a 1985 graduate of the St. Anne Institute in Albany, New York.
Celeste was a lifelong traveler...
Charmaine Jasmine Robinson
Jul 15, 2021
Charmaine Robinson was born on December 27, 1979 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was the firstborn child of the late Paul and Deloris Robinson. She graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 1998 and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Charmaine was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Incorporated.
Charmaine was blessed to be...
Deloris Robinson
Jul 15, 2021
Deloris Robinson was born on September 6, 1956, in Hughes, Arkansas. She graduated from Hughes High School in 1975 and received her bachelor’s degree from Henderson State University in 1979 where Deloris pledged to become a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Deloris also received her master’s degree from Henderson State University in 1991.
On January 21, 1979, Deloris...
Lois Ann Edmondson
Jul 14, 2021
Lois Ann Edmondson was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on January 26, 1955. She was the oldest daughter of Arnie Edmonson and Lois Marie Muldrew Edmonson. Lois was raised in Chicago, Illinois, but spent summers in Okolona, Arkansas and Flint, Michigan.
Lois received her education in the Chicago Public School system, graduating from Hirsch Metropolitan High School in 1973. After high...
Ruby Lee Thornton
Jul 11, 2021
Ruby Lee was born on August 20, 1927, in Arkadelphia to the union of Bennie and Mary B. Dickerson Smith. She was a life-long member of Pleasant Hill African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Joan Community.
She worked at Hours of Joy Daycare Center in Arkadelphia for several years until she retired. In 2017, she made her new home at...
Edward Calvin Carthan
Jul 5, 2021
Edward Calvin Carthan was born on February 22, 1938, in Parloma, Arkansas. He was the son of Zella Mae Hearn. “Ed” as he was commonly known was a 1959 graduate of Howard County Training School in Tollette, Arkansas.
Ed married the beautiful Aline Thomas in April of 1971. They made their home in Okolona, Arkansas where they raised seven children....
Arlea Hopson
Jun 28, 2021
Arlea Hopson was born September 15, 1940, in Laneburg, Arkansas to Claudie Hopson and Lydia Blake-Smiley. He accepted Christ at an early age at Clevert Springs Baptist Church in Falcon, Arkansas, and later joined the Shiloh A.M.E. Church. At Shiloh, he faithfully served as a trustee, usher, and where he was needed.
On June 5, 1961, he married Bettye Jo...
Bobbie Jean Coleman
Jun 25, 2021
Mrs. Bobbie Coleman’s Life’s Journey
Early Family Life:
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Wilson Coleman was born on November 1, 1934, to Trenton and Parlee Wilson, in Ladelle, AR, in Drew County. She was the eldest sister of Mrs. Dorothy Hines (deceased), and Mr. Trenton Ronnel Wilson. In 1954, she married the late Rev. Willie R. Coleman, who pastored Macedonia A....
Earlene King
Jun 24, 2021
Earlene Burch King was the eleventh child of thirteen children born to Lawrence Burch and Sarah Thomas Burch on born on April 8, 1928, in Louann, Arkansas.
She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at New Jerusalem Baptist Church. She grew up to be a beautiful young lady. Very soft-spoken and at times with a shy disposition,...
Gregory Walker
Jun 24, 2021
If life is a song worth singing, then every breath taken should exude the melody, the harmony, and the rhapsody of Gregory Walker. Gregory transitioned peacefully on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at the age of 60. Within six amazing decades, this accomplished pianist and vocalist found a way to leave an indelible mark on the life of every person he...
Billy Ray McDaniel
Jun 17, 2021
Billy Ray McDaniel was born to Eddie Lee McDaniel and Odessa Woodbury McDaniel in Okolona, Arkansas on July 18, 1952, by midwife, Mrs. Hattie Jones. Billy was raised by his loving grandparents Willie Lee and Geneva McDaniel who loved him as their son. He accepted Christ and united with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at an early age. Billy Ray was...
Lucious T. Piggee
Jun 15, 2021
Lucious T. Piggee (L.T.) was born on June 28, 1953, in Kennett, Missouri to Thurman Piggee and Parthena Heard. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in the Richmond Hill Community.
He worked in logging and lawn services. He enjoyed listing to blues, gospel music, and watching westerns. His contagious smile and sense of humor was the highlight of...
George James Wesley Grandy
Jun 12, 2021
George James Wesley Grandy was born on August 14, 1966 in Arkadelphia to Sammy Lee Grandy and Lois Rene McGhee. After the untimely passing of his mother, George was raised by his grandmother Rosie Grandy. At a young age he regularly attended Antioch Baptist Church. She taught him to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, brave, and clean....
Jessie Julius Owens
Jun 12, 2021
Jessie J. Owens was born on January 1, 1946 in Sparkman, Arkansas to the union of Julius and Ida Williams Owens. He accepted Christ at a young age. He labored for years as a logger in the timber industry.
He later married Thelma Owens and they made their home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Shortly after her death he moved to...
Eric P. Glenn
Jun 5, 2021
“Tookie”
Eric Phanard Glenn was born in Prescott, Arkansas to John and Margaret Tidwell Glenn ion June 11, 1973. He was a 1992 graduate of Prescott High School.
He was an employee of Tyson Foods. He enjoyed fishing, drag racing, and trail rides. Eric was a die-hard Green Bay Packers Fan.
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, Eric passed from this...
Gary Lawrence Davis
Jun 1, 2021
Gary Lawrence Davis was born on January 27, 1953, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Aubrey Hill and Geraldine Davis.
He attended Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church from time to time. He grew up to be a handsome and talented young man. Gary nick-named “Duke” was a 1972 graduate of Arkadelphia High School where he played sports and excelled as a student...
Maudrine Hughes
May 21, 2021
Maudrine was the 7th child born to Arthur and Maude Craig on January 9, 1940. She accepted Christ at a young age and united with Macedonia Baptist Church. She attended Sparkman Training School and later. However, finding love at 22 years of age, she married Ollie Lester Hughes on March 2, 1962, and started their own family with the birth...
Dextra Alexander Sims
May 17, 2021
Dextra Alexander Sims was born into this life on October 11, 1989, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Janice Sims and Cullen Ray Gulley, Sr.
Dextra was a graduate of Prescott High School and he later graduated from NCU in Hot Springs, AR. Dextra was a member of St. John Baptist Church in Bluff City, AR. He was employed at Georgia...
