OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
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...
Joseph Glenn Alexander
May 12, 2021
Joseph Glenn Alexander “Big Joe” was born in Camden Arkansas on May 21, 1962 to the late Henry “Bubba” Alexander, and the late Alice T. “Wroten” Alexander. He was the 5th born of 8 siblings. He departed this life on Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 at the Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden Arkansas.
He accepted Christ at an early age and United with Good Home Baptist Church in Camden, Arkansas. He was a member there until God called him...
David Junior Burks
May 10, 2021
The Life Journey of
“A Warrior that Fought Every Battle”
David Junior Burks
INTRO
David (Buh-Huh) Junior Burks began his journey of life on November 19, 1968 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas where he was born to the union of Larry Lane Burks and the late Mary Ann Lock. Nurtured in a Christian environment, he accepted Christ as his Lord and...
Gladys Iola Green
May 7, 2021
Gladys Iola Murchison Green was born April 8, 1935, in Mountain Pine Arkansas to Deaver Murchison and Cassie Middleton. Gladys lived in Bearden, Arkansas the majority of her life.
In the mid 70’s she moved to Lansing, Michigan after retiring from being a home child care provider. There she enjoyed gardening, landscaping, and taking mini-vacation trips.
Gladys passed from this...
Ozella Piggee Snowden
May 4, 2021
Ozella Piggee Snowden was born on June 21, 1945 in Okolona, Arkansas to Thurman Piggee and Parthena Heard Piggee. She accepted Christ at a tender age and attended Richmond Hill School and Peake High School in Arkadelphia.
Ozella was a homemaker and loved being in the company of her family and friends. She never met a stranger and always...
Stacy Jean Blacknall
May 4, 2021
Stacy Jean Blacknall was born in a small, close-nit community of Millcreek near Arkadelphia, Arkansas on May 20, 1958. She was the middle daughter among the three born to Booker T. and Jessie L. Ankton Blacknall.
She accepted Christ at a tender age at Mt. Olive AME Church in Dalark, Arkansas. She was a former member of St. Andrews AME...
