OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Ruth Lee Snowden
Sep 18, 2013
…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...
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brim
Sep 16, 2013
Elizabeth was born to the union of Mack Henry and Arilla Gray Brim on June 20, 1927 in Arkadelphia. “Lizzie” as she was affectionately called possessed a friendly and loving spirit. She accepted Christ at a tender age and was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Lizzie was a retired employee of the Levi Strauss Company where she worked...
Esther "Bug" Marie Barton
Sep 13, 2013
Esther Marie Barton affectionately known as “Bug” was born March 21, 1947 to Tommie Swink and Willie B. Hendrix Swink. Bug grew up to be a fun-loving and beautiful young lady. She was a 1965 graduate of Simmons High School in Okolona. She confessed her faith for Christ at a tender age where she united with First Baptist Church of...
Floyd "Uncle Floyd" Traylor
Sep 3, 2013
Floyd Traylor was born into time on August 24, 1937 in Whelen Springs, Arkansas. He was the last child of eleven children born in the loving home of Henry Dayton and Sarah Ann Millage Traylor. Better known to family and friends as “Uncle Floyd”and “Watitdo”, he grew up in the Whelen Springs community surrounded by the love of his sisters...
Maud S. Jones
Aug 21, 2013
On February 15, 1918 Oliver J. and Sarah Turner DeLamar gave birth to a daughter they named Maud S. DeLamar. Oliver was a sharecropper and Sarah was a homemaker who made their home in the Manchester Township and together they laid a solid foundation built on hard work, sacrifice and love. Maud accepted Christ at a young age and united...
Eva Mae Hendrix - Williams
Aug 20, 2013
Eva Mae Hendrix Williams was born on May 19, 1948, to the parentage of Elbert and Curline Russell Hendrix in the Burstell Community of Okolona, Arkansas. She was a former employee of Riverwood Nursing Home and was a faithful member of Gennesaret Baptist Church. She was preceded in her passing by her parents and two sisters, Gloria Dawn and Sally...
Mae Eliza Craig-Harrison
Aug 14, 2013
1913 marked the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and celebrations were held across the nation to herald the event. On April 1, 1913, Lonz and Pearlie Hughes Craig celebrated something even greater; the birth of their fourth child, a daughter they named Mae Eliza. For most African Americans in 1913, however, life was hard, plain hard, with few gains...
Annie Bell Berry
Jul 25, 2013
Annie Bell Redic was born on January 3, 1939 in Malvern, Arkansas to the union of John Davis Redic and Alberta Trotter Redic. She accepted Christ as her personal savior at a young age. Annie Bell was a 1957 graduate of Malvern High School. She was witty, outgoing and was known as a trusted friend. Shortly after graduating from high...
Ben Louis Williams
Jul 18, 2013
Ben Louis Williams was born into this world on November 6, 1950, to the union of Limon Louis and Rosie Lee McCoy Williams. His parents knew right away that Ben would leave indelible impressions in the hearts of those who would meet him. Ben confessed his faith in Christ at a tender age and united with Mt. Friendship Baptist Church...
John Arthur Scott
Jul 18, 2013
Public visitation for Mr. John Arthur Scott will be held from 12 noon until 7:00 pm on Wednesday, July 24th at the funeral home. The Scott family will receive friends from 6-7 pm. The final tribute to his life will be shared at 11:00 am on Thursday, July 25th at Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Cornelius Hollinshed will officate....
Evelyn Lambert Juniel
Jul 18, 2013
On July 18, 2013 God sent his angel to usher Missionary Evelyn Lambert Juniel from labor to reward, in her 91st season. Evelyn Lambert Juniel was born to the union of Dock and Rosie Lambert on September1, 1921 in Bearden, AR. Missionary Juniel received her childhood education in the Holly Spring School District in Holly Springs Arkansas. In 1943 Evelyn...
Paul "Hulk" Andre' Robinson
Jul 13, 2013
PAUL ANDRE' ROBINSON was born in Brewton, Alabama on September 29, 1958, to the late Paul and Lillian (Betts) Robinson. Paul traveled and was raised all over the United States because his father served in the U.S. Air Force. His travel and experiences taught him to love all mankind. His parents instilled in him the values of morality, integrity and...
Frank Jackson Bailey
Jul 6, 2013
….while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. II Corinthians 4:18 Frank Jackson Bailey was born into this world on July 27, 1928, in the Holly Grove Community of Okolona, Arkansas....
Lucille "Sis" Brim
Jun 10, 2013
Lucille “Sis” Jones Brim was born on February 15, 1933, in Arkadelphia; Arkansas to the union of Teavis and Gillie Yarber Jones. She accepted Christ as her personal savior and was a member of St. Ruth Baptist Church in Gum Springs. On October 28, 1953, she married Billy James Brim and to this union five children were born. The family...
Imon Hale, Jr.
Jun 2, 2013
Life’s journey began for Imon Hale, Jr. when he was born September 23, 1936, in Okolona, Arkansas. He was the first child born to the union of Imon Sr., and Corenthia Osborne Hale. He confessed his faith in Christ at a tender age where he united with First Baptist Church of Okolona. He was a graduate of Simmons High School...
Frankie Lee Leeper
May 31, 2013
When Frankie Lee "Boss Man” was born on May 13, 1939, he was blessed with God fearing parents; Rev. Willie Lee and Estella Meeks Leeper who, by example, taught Christian values, integrity and ingenuity that resulted in a solid and caring family environment. His parents were highly respected among friends and neighbors in “Meeks Settlement”. They taught him “a good...
Percy "Cantaloupe" Thomason Carr
May 19, 2013
Percy Thomason “Cantaloupe”, “Cana’”, “Yates” Carr passed into the Lord’s embrace on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in his 80th season of life. He lived a rich and full life that has left indelible impressions in the memory of the many lives he touched. His journey of life began on March 24, 1933 in Dallas County when he was born to...
Prentiss Buckley
May 18, 2013
Prentiss T. Buckley was born into this life on October 19, 1937, in Prentiss, Mississippi to the union of Major Joe and Caroline Stevenson Buckley. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in the Griffithtown Community. God’s Word, “….and the two shall become one flesh….” he married Sadie Mae Jones and to this union two children were born...
Lenora Lewis-Burns
May 15, 2013
For Mother Burns, being a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker, friend, aunt, matriarch, mentor, neighbor, counselor, confidante, and servant were all honorable callings. Moreover, she was a part of the generation that counted motherhood as a virtue because mothers knew the difference between a house and a home. So her golden accomplishment in life was to make a loving...
Mazelle Bradley
May 11, 2013
Mazelle Bradley, age 80 of Prescott passed away, Saturday, Ma 11, 2013 at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was born July 12, 1932 in Stephens, Arkansas to Godfrey and Carrie Moss Burnell. She attended Glenville School in Stephens, Arkansas. She married Sgt. John Bradley in 1947 and to this union one daughter was born. Mrs. Bradley was a...
