OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
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...
James Louis Smith
Apr 19, 2013
My Life's Journey “When I come to the end of my journey and the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul set free?” Life’s journey began for James Louis when he was born June 17, 1953, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was the fourth of seven children born to...
Bertha Dean Hayine-Martin
Mar 6, 2013
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Bertha Dean Hayine Martin mercifully left this world of time to live forever in eternity. Her strong spirit will be missed by many. Her passing reminds us that life is uncertain, but death is sure. Bertha was born into time on June 8, 1950, in Bluff City, Arkansas to the union of Finis and...
Mary Louise Goodwin-Buckley
Mar 4, 2013
“Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints salute you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with...
Mae Louis Hunter
Feb 17, 2013
Mae Louis Reed was conceived and born out of the love between young John Halton Reed, (affectionately known as “Candace”) and Clairenda Crudup on January 6, 1929, in Reedtown, Arkansas. Mae was raised in Reedtown by loving and nurturing parents who instilled in her the values of morality, integrity and humility. She grew up during the time of segregation and...
Mary Mageline Buckley Brownlee
Feb 7, 2013
On November 9, 1928, Eli “Craig” and Rosie Booker Buckley welcomed the birth of paternal twins a boy and a girl. They named the girl Mary Mageline. Early on her parents knew that she would grow up to be fun loving, caring and kind. Mary accepted Christ at a tender age and united with the Shady Grove AME Church in...
Wallace Weaver
Feb 6, 2013
Born in East Clark county in the Millcreek and Manchester area on August 21, 1921, Wallace Weaver is the only son and youngest child born to the late Davis and Angeline Weaver, other siblings were his two sisters; Nanny Bell Weaver Wheeler and Pernella Weaver Wiley. His extended family also included half brothers and sisters. Wallace was educated in the...
Cindy Carol Brim Lawson
Feb 5, 2013
As we retrace the footprints of Cindy Carol Brim Lawson, we can only give thanks for the many lives she touched and enriched along life’s journey. Cindy began her journey of life on December 30, 1965, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas as the daughter of David an Sandra Mitchell Brim. She accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and...
John Wayne Jones
Feb 2, 2013
John Wayne Jones was born into this life on September 4, 1962, in Arkadelphia to the union of James Henry and Rose Mary Blacknall Jones. However, he was raised in Dalark. Nurtured in a Christian environment, John gave his life to Christ at a young age. He united with Mt. Olive AME Church. He was a 1981 graduate of Arkadelphia...
Marshall Clarence Nolen
Jan 16, 2013
Behold, I tell you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed - in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye………” I Corinthians 15:51-52 Marshall Clarence Nolen was born into time on December 25, 1957, in Whelen Springs, Arkansas to the union of James H. and Melinda Keys Nolen. Marshall was fun loving and outgoing...
Henry Etta Horton
Jan 15, 2013
When Henry Etta was born on September 27, 1931, she was blessed with God fearing parents Sam and Ietta Mitchell Horton who, by example, taught Christian values, integrity and ingenuity that resulted in a solid and caring family environment. Her parents were highly respected among friends and neighbors in the Curtis Community. She confessed her faith in Christ at a...
Easter Lois Harris
Jan 13, 2013
Easter Lois Tidwell was born on May 16, 1938, in Okolona, Arkansas to the union of Willie Joe and Flora Ross Tidwell. She spent her childhood in Okolona and was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church where she professed her faith in Christ. After finishing up her primary schooling, Easter relocated to California, met and married her husband,...
