OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Henrietta Giles-Stitt
Nov 26, 2012
Today, we celebrate the life of a dedicated and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and most importantly, a child of God. We shall not mourn her passing but shall rejoice for a life well lived. A life filled with love, joy, happiness and empathy for her fellow man. Knowing that she has made the transition to a home much...
Hazaniel "Dickey Bird" Dickens
Nov 17, 2012
“Dickey Bird” Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Hazaniel Dickens was born into time on August 31, 1932 to the union of William Taft and Lou Emma Jones Dickens at Beech Creek in Gurdon, Arkansas. He was the only son and grew up as...
Thomas Elliott Gulley
Nov 11, 2012
On July 19, 1945 in Camden, Arkansas God blessed the holy union of Hillis Gulley and Mattie Randall Gulley with a handsome baby boy, whom they named Thomas Elliot Gulley. Nurtured in a Christian home in Malvern, Arkansas, Thomas learned the importance of working hard, helping others, enjoying life and most importantly, putting God and family first. Those early lessons...
Emma Jean Randall
Oct 30, 2012
Emma Jean Randall was born July 12, 1947 in Hampton, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Sambo and Lillie Cook Randall. She was a member of Church Of God In Christ in Hampton and was a 1967 graduate of Hampton High School. Emma was a resident at Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center, Arkadelphia. Although she only became...
Bobbie "Robbie" Jean Williams
Oct 29, 2012
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...
Kennedy Hale
Oct 16, 2012
Psalm 24:3-4 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart….. Kennedy Nicole Hale was born into time July 6, 2006, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the child of Krystal Williams and Johnny Hale, Jr. Kennedy was called home to be with our...
Mother Ivory Ross - Lambert
Oct 10, 2012
Arkansas’ Second Oldest Supercentenarian Succumbs at 113 years The home going celebration for Mrs. Ivory Ross Lambert, Arkansas’ second oldest citizen and one of the world’s supercentenarians will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the Dr. F.O. Jones Christian Center in Bearden, Arkansas. Surrounded by family, Mrs. Lambert passed on to glory Wednesday, October 10, 2012...
Dennis "Brim" Walker
Sep 28, 2012
It was in the summer of June 24, 1939, in Bluff City, Arkansas that June an Melanda Gulley Walker welcomed a son; they named him Dennis. Dennis was raised in Nevada County. He confessed his faith in Christ at a young age and was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. He was a quiet mannered and cheerful young man....
Jerline Kennel
Sep 25, 2012
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...
Debra Kay Taylor
Sep 13, 2012
As we retrace the footprints of Debra Kay Taylor we can only give thanks for the many lives she touched and enriched along life’s journey. A bold and self confident woman, she was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a child, a sister, a wife, a mother, grandmother and a friend. Debra Griffin began her journey of life...
Ellen Jewel Lee
Aug 30, 2012
Ellen Jewel Powell Lee was born into time on July 18,1950 in Ouachita County Arkansas to the late Isaiah Powell Sr. and Mother Mattie B. Powell (Mamma B). On August 30th, 2012, Ellen departed this life to go home with Jesus. She accepted Christ at an early age, she attended Antioch Baptist Church in Stephens, Arkansas. She was member of...
James Columbus Hunter
Aug 29, 2012
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 myself; that where I...
Bobby Dixon
Aug 20, 2012
Bobby James Dixon, the third of five children born to the parentage of Ed and Willie Blanche, entered into this life of August 23, 1951 in Okolona, AR. His earthly tabernacle was dissolved on August 20, 2012 in Houston, TX. After leaving the Arkadelphia (Clark County) area as a teenager, he lived in various locales across these United States of...
Veronica Yvette Crow
Aug 1, 2012
As we retrace the footprints of Veronica Yvette Crow we can only give thanks for the many lives she touched and enriched along life’s journey. Veronica began her journey of life on February 5, 1970, in Prescott, Arkansas as the daughter of Terry Crow and Darlene Hughes. She was baptized accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. She united...
Larry Lane Williams
Jul 31, 2012
Just doing all each day will hold and living it with zest. Loving, laughing, and dreaming too, but always just my best. My best I’ll give, my best I’ll share without a question why; because I know I cannot stay, for I’m just passing by. On February 13, 1956, Robert and Leola Johnson Williams welcomed to their family a handsome...
Richard Maioli
Jul 25, 2012
Richard Maioli was born January 29, 1958 to Ms. Helen Maioli. Richard departed this life on July 25, 2012 at his home. Richard was a very special person in the lives of Lance and Patrick for 4 1/2 years. He was a good person who didn’t mind helping people or giving his last to help people. In just talking to...
SSgt. Marshall David Montgomery
Jul 15, 2012
Ecclesiastes 7:1 states, “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.” SSgt Marshall David Montgomery (US Army retired) made a good name for himself. His parents, Lilton David Montgomery and Dorothy Montgomery were proud parents on the day their son, Marshall, was born on December 3, 1946, in...
David Brim, Sr.
Jul 5, 2012
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it” Ecclesiastes 12:7 On April 2, 1945, Mack Henry and Arilla Gray Brim welcomed to their family a handsome baby boy. They named him David. David was raised in the Arkadelphia. He was nurtured in a Christian environment; David gave...
Reeba L. Hill
Jun 30, 2012
On Saturday, June 30, 2012 mother mercifully left this world of time to live forever in eternity. Her sweet strong spirit will be missed by many. Mother Reeba Louise Phillips began her earthly journey on September 14, 1925, in Ouachita County, Arkansas. She was the second child, oldest of three girls in a family of nine children born to Mattie...
Wanda Jean Gibson
Jun 14, 2012
Wanda Jean Moss-Gibson began her life’s journey on December 18, 1955 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Willie Davis Moss and the late Tennie Marie Jefferson. She joined St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church at an early age under the leadership of Rev. James H. Thomas, III., and attended Arkadelphia High School. Wanda married Elmer Lee Gibson. She was the proud mother...
