OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Betty Braggs McKinney
Aug 13, 2021
Betty Braggs-McKinney was born on July 7, 1942 in Camden, Arkansas to Bernest and Eurla Braggs. Betty grew up in the Ecore Fabre area of Ouachita County with a loving support system of grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.
She joined the St. James Baptist church at an early age. She attended Lincoln High School where she was Homecoming Queen for...
Willie Simpson, Jr.
Aug 9, 2021
The life of Willie Simpson, Jr., came to a close on his 77th birthday, August 9, 2021, at Conway Regional Medical Center with his family at his bedside. He was the 10th child of fourteen children born to the union of Willie, Sr., and Letha Vaden Simpson on August 9, 1944, in Clark County, Arkansas.
As a boy, he learned...
Mattie M. Walker
Aug 6, 2021
Mattie M. Walker was born April 9, 1937, in Whelen Springs, AR to R.D. Brown, Sr. and Mary Alice Traylor. She was educated in the Gurdon Public Schools in Gurdon, Arkansas.Richard met the beautiful Mattie Mae and her pretty little girls Gwen, Earnestine, and Sharon. On September 27, 1965, she married Richard Walker and to this union, three children were...
Ka'Talyia A'Tedra Willis
Aug 5, 2021
Ka’Talyia A’Tedra Willis came into the world on April 8, 1986 and those who were touched by her life would never be the same. Her parents Thomas Ray “T Ray” and Jessie Mae “Safir” Willis knew right away that “Tee” would one day make a forever lasting impression in this world. As a baby she was active and exploratory; she...
James Edward Gentry
Aug 5, 2021
Bro. James Edward Gentry was born September 22, 1945, to the late Cleo and Gustavia Gentry in Gurdon, AR. James grew up in Gurdon, attended school, and was a 1964 graduate of Bell High School. On May 17, 1966, he enlisted into the United States Army and served his country with honor.
He worked many jobs during his life but...
Clarissa Jane Russey
Aug 5, 2021
Clarissa J. Russey was born in DeQueen, Arkansas on December 24th, 1964 to Maxine White and Nathan Russey of Gurdon, Arkansas. Clarissa was the baby girl of her two sisters, Angela and Renea. The Russey family moved to Phoenix, Arizona where they lived for several years before moving back to Arkansas and making it their permanent home.
Throughout Clarissa’s life,...
Dana Jerome Dirden, Jr.
Aug 4, 2021
Brother Dana Jerome Dirden Jr. was born to Evelyn Frazier Dirden and the late Dana Jerome Dirden, Sr., on February 1, 1976.
On August 4, 2021, Brother Dan Dirden departed this life at The Springs of Magnolia, Magnolia, AR.
Brother Dirden accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 6. He was baptized at the New Jerusalem...
Terrance L. Hale
Aug 1, 2021
Terrance L. Hale was born into this life on January 20, 1980, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Michael Hale and Juanita L. Williams Cheeks. Terrance acknowledged God and Jesus Christ, and loved them both. He spent intimate moments with his mother talking about how much Jesus Christ loved him and he would express to his mother the love he had for a...
James Jackson
Aug 1, 2021
James Jackson was born February 28, 1931. His parents were John Lee and Linnie B. Jackson.
James was a former employee of Budd Company in Detroit, Michigan and was a United State Army Veteran.
He was a modest man who enjoyed the simple pleasures that life offered. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Arcola; three sisters, one...
Kenneth Lamar Hendrix, Jr.
Jul 31, 2021
Kenneth Lamar Hendrix, Jr., was born on August 21, 1997 in Conway, Arkansas to the union of Kenneth L. Hendrix and Charlene Sullivan Hendrix.
He was a fun-loving and active child who grew up to be a studious young man. He was a member of Longley Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas.He was a 2016 graduate of Bryant High School...
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....
