OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Ida Mae Brown-Owens
Nov 19, 2018
Ida Mae Brown Owens was the oldest child born to Akie’B Brown and Gertrude Moore Brown on April 6, 1934 in Hampton, Arkansas. She accepted Christ at a young age and was a member of the Church of Christ in Harrell, Arkansas where she loved congregational singing. She married Hershal Harris and to this union eight children were born. She...
Lee Alice Brunson
Nov 12, 2018
If life is a song worth singing, then every breath taken should exude the melody, the harmony and the rhapsody of Lee Alice Bryant Brunson. She transitioned peacefully on Monday, November 12, 2018 at her home in North Little Rock at the tender age of 90. Within a span of nine amazing decades, this incredible woman found a way to...
Brandon DeWayne Sims
Nov 2, 2018
Brandon DeWayne Sims was born into this life on January 16, 1984 in Camden, Arkansas to Janice Sims Bell and William Fricks, Sr. He attended Camden Elementary School and was a 2002 graduate of Prescot High School. Brandon was a member of St. John Baptist Church in Bluff City, Arkansas where Rev. Jerry Bishop is the pastor.Brandon’s nickname was “Spec”...
John L. Hogan
Nov 1, 2018
John L. Hogan was born May 10, 1945 to the late Elena Hogan and Mossie Hogan in Arkadelphia, Arkansas where he lived and grew up with three sisters and three brothers.He graduated in 1963 from Peake High School and moved to Dallas, Texas to work the State Fair. Shortly afterwards John and Juanita Hogan were married in 1967. They joined...
Andy Hatley
Oct 25, 2018
Andy Hatley was born in the small city of Okolona, Arkansas near Gurdon on Saturday, February 10, 1928. He was one among the 10 children born to Jim Hatley and Lucinda McNear. His parents taught him that a good name is more desirable than great riches and is better than silver and gold. He attended school in Okolona and enjoyed...
Annie Bess Hill
Oct 18, 2018
Annie Bess Brown Hill was born into this life on December 12, 1926, to Dona and Maude Eva McNeal Brown in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Annie accepted Christ at a tender age and was a life-long member of St. Paul AME Church. Over the years she was a member of the sanctuary choir, served as a stewardess, as an usher and worked...
Jeannette Blakely Fort
Oct 5, 2018
H E R STORY A long time ago, a man named Lee Vester “Putsy” Blakely met a woman named Levester Warren. They fell in love, got married and God blessed them with a bundle of joy named Jeannette on July 13, 1960. She was a bundle and you could tell she was full of joy because she just smiled from...
Emmanuel "Hawk" Taylor
Oct 5, 2018
“You said you would take me to Glory To sit at the welcome table Rejoice with my mother in heaven And I’m stepping out on your Word” On September 23, 1949 a bouncy baby boy made his entrance into GOD’s world, by way of the marriage union of James Thomas Taylor (February 4, 2005) and Inez Taylor of Sparkman, AR...
Brian Tyrone Helms
Oct 4, 2018
Brian Tyrone Helms was born to the union of Henry A. Helms, Sr., and Annie Williams Helms on October 7, 1956 in Compton, California. Brian was an active and lively child who was raised in a Christian home. He was baptized at True Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Compton under the leadership of Rev. Wade. His mother was the pianist...
Patsy Lavern Butler
Sep 27, 2018
Patsy Lavern Cooks was born on Friday, April 29, 1938 in Hope, Arkansas to the union of Jake and Berta Carter Cooks. By every account, Patsy was a loving, joyful and obedient child, gifted with a gentle nature that would serve her all of her life. As a young girl, she accepted Christ and was a member of Haynes Chapel...
Lekeish Levette Giles
Sep 26, 2018
Memorial services to celebrate the life of Lekeish Levette Giles will be shared at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Kingdom Authority Christian Ministries with Presiding Elder James H. Giles, Sr., eulogist. Family and friends are asked to share in the celebration by wearing her favorite color purple. Lekeish affectionately called “Baby Gurl” was born on May 9,...
Charles Gossett
Sep 22, 2018
Charles Gossett was the second child born to Joe Gossett, Jr., and Dorothy Warren Gossett on July 23, 1946. Charles became a member of Shiloh A.M.E. Church at an early age. He also attended Macedonia Baptist Church Boughton in Prescott until his death. Charles was a 1963 graduate of Lincoln High School. He attended Trade School at A.M. & N....
William E. Delamar
Sep 14, 2018
The life of Centenarian William E. Delamar came to a sweet demise on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was surrounded by his children and family. He leaves behind a legacy that spans 100 years, 2,405 months, 9,620 weeks, 67,353 days, 1,616,472 hours, 96,988,320 minutes and 5,819,299,200 seconds. William was born on April 3, 1918 in Dalark, Arkansas...
Cletus Eugene Kidd
Sep 12, 2018
Cletus Eugene Kidd was born on May 25, 1933 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas to Joe Kidd and Magdelene Manning Kidd. He worked as an independent logger and was a veteran. He passed on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at his home in Camden surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. He leaves to...
Gennie Ella Haynie
Sep 11, 2018
Gennie Ella Haynie was born into this life on August 20, 1958 in Bluff City, Arkansas to the union of Finis Haynie and Macy Ella Sims Haynie. She accepted Christ at a young age. She was a member of St. John Baptist Church in Bluff City, Arkansas and attended McRae High School.Gennie enjoyed listening to blues and gospel music. She...
Fredrick Otis Johnson
Sep 2, 2018
As we retrace the footprints of Fredrick Otis Johnson, we can only give thanks for the lives he touched and enriched along life’s journey. A kind and loving man, Fredrick was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a son, a brother, an uncle, a cousin and a true friend. On September 20, 1963, Algie Otis and Earnestine Johnson...
John "Badd" Jackson, Jr.
Aug 30, 2018
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your...
Betty J. Henderson
Aug 27, 2018
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your...
Paul Bailey, Jr.
Aug 23, 2018
John 14:1-6 (KJV) “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto...
Larry Darnell Washington
Aug 20, 2018
Larry Darnell Washington, a popular disc jockey AKA “Choppa” whose wisecracks and music rippled through Gurdon and house parties passed on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Little Rock. “Choppa” was Gurdon’s first party-DJ-Hype man. He was born on May 22, 1965 in Gurdon, Arkansas to Willie Albert Washington and Johnnie Lee Allen. He was raised and loved by Phillip Allen...
