OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Kendall Corey Murphy
Jun 10, 2014
On November 2, 1968, joy and delight was added to the Murphy family with the birth of Kendall Corey Murphy, the sixth child born to Henry and Samella Murphy in Arkadelphia. His parents knew right away that he would add more laughter and love to their family. Kendall grew up to be a funny, smart and handsome young man. He...
Sharon Ann Daniel
Jun 7, 2014
A fun-loving, charismatic spirit slipped the bonds of this life and traded time for eternity on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Her irreplaceable presence, her laughter and sporty attitude will be forever etched in the minds and hearts of those who knew her. Sharon Ann Daniel was born August 7, 1955 to Charles Walter and Dorothy Jean Jefferson Daniel in Sparkman,...
Reva Jeanette "Net" Blacknall
May 21, 2014
Reva Jeanette Blacknall was born in a small close-nit community of Millcreek near Arkadelphia, Arkansas on October 20, 1955. She was the oldest daughter among the three born to Booker T. and Jessie L. Ankton Blacknall. By every account, “Net” as she was affectionately called was an intelligent, joyful and obedient child, gifted with a gentle nature that would serve...
Florence Randall Banks
May 13, 2014
The Florence Virginia Randall Banks family has planned a memorial service honoring her life on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Caddo Valley. Brother Monty Montgomery will be officiating. On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at the age of 96, she passed at Baptist Health Medical Center, Arkadelphia. She was born October...
Terry Louis Perry
May 4, 2014
Terry Louis Perry was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on October 29, 1957. He was the son of Joe L. Williams and Mattie Goodloe-Perry. Terry grew up in a loving home filled with an abundance of laughter and love. He was taught the values and virtues of hard work by Joe L. Perry who raised him and loved him as his...
Rodney Keith Brownlee
Apr 21, 2014
RODNEY KEITH BROWNLEE was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to the parents Samuel L. Grandy and Ms. Lois L. Brownlee. He received his education in Arkadelphia, AR and completed his studies in Wilmer-Hutchins High School on May 22, 1977. He worked at Kipps Big Boy and Interstate Battery for 5 years. He was currently operating Sherry’s Place until the Lord called...
J. D. Brown
Apr 21, 2014
J. D. Brown was born September 20, 1922 to parents of Hannah Dixon and John Henry Brown, Sr. of Holly Grove, Arkansas. He was the first of thirteen children. Preceding him in death were his parents, one son, Henry Brown; his siblings, John Henry, Jr., Howard Brown, Minnie Mae Brown and Richard Brown. At the age of 17,...
Tommy Jones
Apr 10, 2014
Tommy Jones was born in the small tight nit community of Millcreek near Arkadelphia, Arkansas on April 22, 1924. He was the son of Will and Clara Hughes Jones. He grew up in time when picking cotton and farming the land was the way of life. His parents instilled in him many virtues that led him to be a great...
Mary "Mollie" Hearn McKinney
Apr 10, 2014
Mrs. Mary “Mollie” Hearn McKinney, was born October 10, 1935 in Richmond Hill Community, Clark County, Arkansas to the union of the late Henry Hearn, Jr. and Lucinda Stephens Hearn. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age, and joined Richmond Hill AME Church. Mary, who was affectionately called “Mollie,” graduated from Peake High School in Arkadelphia,...
JayShawn and TrayShawn King
Apr 4, 2014
On August 10, 2010, Bobby and Tia Dumas King welcomed the birth of a bouncing brown bubble of joy they named Jayshawn. A little over a year later on November 29, 2011, they welcomed the birth of another bubble of joy, Trayshawn. They were happy babies who brought added joy to lives of those they touched. Smiling is what they...
Brenda Grigsby
Apr 4, 2014
Brenda Johnson was born in the small city of Gurdon, Arkansas on August 21, 1951. She was the youngest daughter among the seven children born to Henry and Emma T. Bryant Johnson. By every account, Brenda was an intelligent, joyful and obedient child, gifted with a gentle nature that would serve her all her life. She went about her many...
Elwood Newborn
Apr 2, 2014
Elwood Newborn was born on New Year’s Eve, 1929 in “Lick Skillet” a suburb of the Witherspoon Community, as he would jokingly recall. His parents were Jesse Paul Newborn and Joe Willie Hill. He grew up hunting, fishing and living from the land. Elwood was taught as young man the value of hard work and that a “good name” would carry...
Karen Smith Block
Mar 19, 2014
…I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician, in his work, and devote myself to the welfare...
Ruth Goshen Holland
Mar 18, 2014
Ruth Holland, 80, of Gurdon, passed on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Curtis, Arkansas. She was born to Robert and Lucy Goshen Laster on August 17, 1933 in Chidester, Arkansas. Ruth grew up in Camden, Arkansas and was a Baptist. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School and worked several years for the Camden School District. Ruth always knew...
Floyd Ray Murphy
Mar 10, 2014
Floyd Ray Murphy began his life’s journey on October 28, 1945, at Carthage, Arkansas as the son of Louie R. Murphy and Henrietta O’Hara Murphy. Floyd was a graduate of Carthage Colored School in Carthage, Arkansas. He grew up to be a handsome and intelligent young man. In 1965 at the age of twenty he enlisted into the United States...
Mattie Sue Ross-Jamison
Feb 27, 2014
Mattie Sue Ross Jamison was born on August 20, 1930 in Wright City, Oklahoma to John and Daisy Jones Ross. Mattie, her sister Lillie R. and her brothers Johnny D. and Roy L., were blessed to be nurtured by loving and caring parents who were highly respected among friends and neighbors in the community. Mattie was baptized and joined Pleasant...
Willie Reed Goza, Jr.
Feb 22, 2014
Willie Reed Goza, Jr., was born into time on July 28, 1933 in Curtis, Arkansas to Willie Reed, Sr., and Florene Mitchell Goza. Willie was a graduate of Peake High School and a member of Mt. Friendship Baptist Church in Curtis, Arkansas. On August 27, 1953 at the age of 20 he enlisted in the United States Army and was...
Melissa "Lish" Holliman
Feb 15, 2014
Melissa Smith began her journey through life on May 11, 1927 in Clark County, Arkansas. “Lish” as she was known to many was the last surviving child of Gaston and Pearline Johnson Smith. She accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at an early age and united with Pleasant Hill AME Church where she was a lifelong member. “Lish”...
Jimmy Burks
Feb 11, 2014
Jimmy began his life’s journey on October 15, 1949, at Manning, Arkansas the son of Jim Green and Appatine King Burks. He accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at an early age and united with Harmony Missionary Baptist Church. Jimmy was educated in Sparkman and was a 1968 graduate of the Sparkman Training School. There he excelled as...
Shirley Knox
Feb 9, 2014
The home going celebration and tribute to the life of Shirley Knox will be shared at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 15th at Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Dr. Lewis A. Shepherd, Jr., will officiate. The interment will be in Helms Cemetery. Public visitation will be held on Friday, February 14th from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. at the funeral home....
