OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Helen Marie Marks
Aug 19, 2018
…For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that...
Cynthia Jonell Ford-King
Aug 18, 2018
If life is a song worth singing, then every breath taken should exude the melody, the harmony and the rhapsody of Cynthia Jonell Ford-King. After a valiant fight with cancer, Cynthia transitioned peacefully on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at her home. She was 57. Within the fifty-seven season of her life, this incredible woman found a way to leave an...
Raymon Lee Caldwell
Aug 18, 2018
Raymon Lee Caldwell was born on May 8, 1950 in Dumas, Arkansas. He was the sons of Eddie Bohlar and Daisy Caldwell. He attended Langston High School in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Raymon was a truck driver and a talented artist. The last past three years of his life he journaled everyday. Raymon was a unique character; to know him was...
Terence Eugene Gulley
Aug 14, 2018
As we retrace the life of Terence Eugene Gulley we can only be thankful for the 50 years he spent with us. He was a strong and fun-loving man. He was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a son, a brother, father, husband, nephew, uncle, grandfather, cousin, and trusted friend. Terence “Touche” Eugene Gulley was born Thursday, August...
Bryan Erwin Powell
Aug 12, 2018
6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8From now on the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that...
Marcus "Chuck" Laron Gentry
Aug 7, 2018
Marcus Laron “Chuck” Gentry was born to Troy and Shirley Gentry on November 4, 1978 in Murfreesboro, AR, but he was raised in the Antoine community. Marcus was a happy boy growing up, and he was at his happiest when he played with his cousins in the surrounding area. Marcus was raised in the church, and he accepted Christ into his life. He became a member...
Vernetta "Ma'Dear" Carr-Sweet
Jul 28, 2018
Vernetta was born on June 16, 1949 to Earnest and Elizabeth Carr in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was the second of six children born to this union. Her Christian journey began at a young age at New Bethel Baptist Church in Arkadelphia where she served with the youth usher board and a member of the choir.She was a 1967 graduate of...
Dennis Karrol Avington
Jul 21, 2018
Dennis Karrol Avington was born April 10, 1958 in “Lick Skillet” - Witherspoon, Arkansas. He was the beloved son of Leroy Avington and Faye Doris Garland Avington. He attended Ouachita High School in Friendship, Arkansas. He possessed a strong work ethic and worked as an independent logger with Avington Logging. He also worked as a cattle rancher with Gerald Norwood...
David Lee Crockett
Jul 19, 2018
David Lee “DC” Crockett was born on December 5, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the union of Benjamin Napoleon Crockett and Mary Francis Newborn. He accepted Christ and united with Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at an early age and later united with St. Paul AME Church. David was 1975 graduate of Arkadelphia High School where he played both...
Gleeny "Woody" Graham
Jul 17, 2018
Gleeny “Woody” Graham was born in Gurdon, Arkansas to the union of Dewood and Blanchie Glover Graham on September 25, 1940. He accepted Christ at a you age and was a member of Muldrew Chapel A.M.E. Church. Woody was a 1960 graduate of Bell High School. He made friends easily and often wore an inviting smile. Woody worked for over...
Ludelia Davis Benson
Jul 16, 2018
Ludelia Davis Benson 1929 - 2018“Be sure you are right; then go ahead.” Ludelia Davis Benson was born on February 8, 1929 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was the only child of Rev. James D. Davis and Minnie Fred Moss Davis who pastored St. Paul AME Church in Arkadelphia. Her parents taught her to adhere to high morals, spiritual and educational values. She accepted Christ at a young age and was...
Ollie Rene Leeper
Jul 8, 2018
This is a glimpse into the life of a dedicated and devoted mother, grandmother, aunt, friend and most importantly a child of God. We shall not mourn her passing but rejoice for a life well lived. A life filled with love, joy, happiness and empathy for her fellow man.Ollie Rene Matlock Leeper was born on October 22, 1936 in Piney...
Danny Kenneth Jones
Jul 7, 2018
Danny Kenneth Jones, affectionately known as “Danny Boy,” was born in Dalark, Arkansas on July 11, 1947, the youngest child of Ara and John Jones. He departed this life on Saturday, July 7, 2018.Danny was preceded in death by his father, John “Sugar” Jones, his mother, Ara Ellen Starks Jones, and three brothers: Bobby Dean Jones, William Henry Jones, and...
Ruby Jean Gulley-Zachery
Jul 5, 2018
"Mama Zach" Ruby Jean Gulley Zachery was born on Feb 2, 1930 in Bluff City, Arkansas to the late Jessie Gulley and Mae Bell Haynie Gulley. She was the 6th of 7 children. She was united in Holy Matrimony to John Thomas Zachery and to this union two children were born, Thomas Ray Zachery, and Robert Lewis Zachery. During her...
Jy'Mir Allison-Buckley
Jun 27, 2018
Jy’Mir Allison-Buckley, son of Jy’Runn Dixon and Alexandria Buckley was born May 18, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He passed into the Lord’s embrace on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Rosetta “Rose” Buckley (2016); great-grandmothers, Eula “Lil Sis” Newborn, Odella “Della” Lucas and Lois Connerly. During his short visit here on earth he...
Brian Lamont Mitchell
Jun 22, 2018
On Friday, June22, 2018God called home an angel Brian Lamont Mitchell. He was born on April 21, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri to Joe E. Darrough and Sherry B. Mitchell. He was a 2001 graduate of Arkadelphia High School and a longtime employee of Burger King. Brian was a loving and caring young man who will be missed so very...
Geneva Haynie
Jun 19, 2018
A Glimpse Into Her Life Geneva Holliman Haynie was born to the union of George Earl and Lucy Yarbrough Holliman on May 5, 1935 in Bluff City, Arkansas. Geneva was the oldest of 21 sisters and brothers. She accepted Christ at a young age. She was raised in Bluff City, Arkansas where she attended the Upchurch School. Geneva was without...
Jackie Lynn Gray
Jun 13, 2018
Jackie Lynn Gray was born into this life on August 1, 1950, to Willie C. “Dub” Gray and Emma Francis Adkinson Gray in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He professed his hope in Christ and was a member of Christ Temple Holiness Church in Arkadelphia where he served as a deacon. Jackie was a 1968 graduate of Peake High School where he played...
Tom Nathan Jones
Jun 3, 2018
“God has smiled on me, He has set me free” Tom Nathan Jones was born into this life on August 28, 1927, to Johnny Jones and Willetta Pettus Jones in Okolona, Arkansas. He professed his hope in Christ and was baptized at an early age. He was a life-long member of First Baptist Church in Okolona and he attended until...
Cullen Ray Gulley, Sr.
May 31, 2018
Cullen Ray Gulley, Sr., was born in Bluff City, Arkansas on February 21, 1950. He was the 3rd child of five children born to Collen and Pearlie Mae Gill Gulley. Raised in a Christian home, he carried those values with him throughout his life. Cullen Ray accepted Christ as his personal Savior as a little boy and united with the...
