OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Annie B. Marion
Dec 13, 2010
Annie B. Macon Marion, 86, of Crystal River, Florida, died Monday, December 13, 2010, in Crystal River Health and Rehabilitation in Crystal River Florida. She was born April 15, 1924 in Plant City, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Priscilla Deloach and Davis Macon. She attended Piney Grove Rural School and was a Baptist. Annie B. was preceded in death...
Earl Lee Purifoy
Dec 11, 2010
One’s life story begins at birth. All chapters following are an ongoing work in progress, revealing the highs and lows in each one’s novel. Earl Lee Purifoy was born into time on January 26, 1953, in Bluff City, Arkansas. He was the son of the late Erma and Myrtle Gulley Purifoy. During his early childhood Earl accepted Christ and was...
Dwight Russell Evans
Dec 10, 2010
On January 27, 1956, in Sparkman, Arkansas Albert and Dorothy Evans welcomed the birth of a baby boy named Dwight Russell Evans. He confessed Christ at an early age and united with Pleasant Hill AME Church under the leadership Rev. James Thomas. Dwight graduated from Ouachita High School in 1974. Upon graduating from Ouachita High School he joined the workforce....
Algie Otis Johnson
Dec 7, 2010
Our world is much richer because we were blessed to have Algie Otis Johnson in our life. He began his earthly sojourn through life on the twelfth day of July, 1932, in Dalark, Arkansas and completed his journey when his immortal spirit soared to its eternal resting place on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Algie was born to Horace Johnson and...
Mary Weatherspoon
Dec 6, 2010
Mary Jewell Weatherspoon, 60, of New Boston, Texas, died Monday, December 6, 2010, in Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas. Mary was born May 18, 1950, in Prescott, Arkansas daughter of Henry and Maggie Williams Simmons. She was a member of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Gurdon and worked as a Home Health Nurse. Mary leaves her memories...
Ida Mae McCauley
Dec 1, 2010
Ida Mae Mitchell was born May 6, 1921, to John W. Mitchell and Flora (Brunson) Mitchell in Arkadelphia - the Richmond Hill Community. She was a graduate of Peake High School. She was a member of St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church of Gum Spring prior to becoming an active member of Mt. Morriah Missionary Baptist Church where she was a...
Steven Amos
Nov 25, 2010
Steven Amos was born on October 2, 1967 in Fordyce, Arkansas to the Rose Mary Amos and Freddie Wilson. He was a graduate of Fordyce High School and an employee of Danfoss in Arkadelphia. He married Wanda Smith on May 13, 2005. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife Wanda of Arkadelphia; his mother and step-father, Rose Mary (Charles)...
Willie Lee Tidwell
Nov 19, 2010
Do not cast me away when I am old, do not forsake me when my strength is gone. Psalm 71:9 Willie Lee Tidwell was born on December 21, 1936, in Okolona, Arkansas to the union of Willie Joe Tidwell and Flora Ross Tidwell. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Okolona, Arkansas. Willie Lee was not a man...
Bunnie Belinda Dixon
Nov 17, 2010
On April 21, 1957 Easter Day, Herman Lee and Lula Merle Gulley welcomed the birth of a beautiful baby girl Bunnie Belinda. Herman and Lula knew right away that one day she would be a caring wife, loving mother, the sweetest grandmother and a faithful friend. Bunnie gave her life to Christ at an early age and joined Bethel AME...
Sharon Trinette Lasker
Nov 10, 2010
As we retrace the footprints of Sharon 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. Sharon Trinette was born into time on August 14,...
Alta Mae Walker
Nov 9, 2010
As we retrace the footprints of Mother Alta Mae Walker we can only give thanks for the many lives she enriched along life’s journey. A sweet, humble and quite woman, she was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, trusted friend and Saint. Alta Mae was born April 2, 1940, in Little Rock,...
Alice Lillie Marie Williams
Nov 8, 2010
God saw Alice was getting tired when a cure was not to be. So He wrapped His arms around her, and whispered, “Alice come unto me”. She suffered it so what she went through, and so He gave her rest. God’s garden must be beautiful, He only takes the best. So when she was sleeping, so peaceful and free from...
Linda Louise Box
Oct 31, 2010
Our world is much richer because we were blessed to have Linda Louise Arnold in our life. She began her earthly sojourn through life on the fifteenth of August 1953, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and completed her journey when her immortal spirit soared to its eternal resting place on Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center with...
Hattie Ford
Oct 7, 2010
…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...
Mary Matlock Conner Brooks
Sep 30, 2010
Our world is much richer because we were blessed to have Mary Matlock Brooks in our life. She began her earthly sojourn through life on the eleventh of June 1929, in Sparkman, Arkansas and completed her journey when her immortal spirit soared to its eternal resting place on September 30, 2010, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was the third child born...
Burnita Hawthorne
Sep 28, 2010
The sun rose on the life of Burnita Hawthorne on August 19, 1930 in Gurdon , Arkansas, when she was born as the twin daughter to the union of Ollie and Sallie Hawthorne. During her early childhood she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and united with Mt. Canaan Baptist Church. She later moved to Galveston, Texas. Although she had...
Katrena Lanette Sorrells
Sep 27, 2010
Katrena Lanette Sorrells arrived on July 29, 1982, in Prescott, Arkansas. Better known to family and friends as “Bean Bean”, she grew up in Prescott surrounded by the love of her parents, Darrell Nolan and Shirley Sorrells. Katrena accepted Christ at a tender age. Later in life she joined New Beginnings Ministries under the pastorate of Rev. Herbert Adams. “Bean...
Christine Jones
Sep 15, 2010
Our world is much richer, because we were blessed to have Christine Jones in our lives. This “Woman for All Seasons” began her earthly sojourn through life on April 4, 1913, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and completed this journey when her immortal sprit soared to its resting place on September 15, 2010, at her home in Benton with her family by...
Henry Lee Beavers
Sep 5, 2010
A strong and humble man, Henry was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a son, a brother, father, and an uncle. Henry Lee began his journey of life on April 27, 1946 in Okolona, Arkansas, as the son of George and Susie Carter Beavers. He accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at a young age. He...
Robert Lee Gentry
Aug 7, 2010
One’s story of life begins at birth. All chapters are an ongoing work in progress, revealing the high and lows in each one’s novel, with each day urging it’s author on to that “climatic story ending.” The pages of this novel began for Robert Lee “Goob” Gentry when he was born on January 9, 1939, in Okolona, Arkansas to Taft...
