OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Pamela Louise Gray-Hill
Mar 29, 2011
The bible reads in I Thessalonians 5:18, "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Many lives have been made brighter and more enriched because of Pam Hill. Her legacy of family togetherness, peace and love will live on in the hearts of her loved ones and friends. We give thanks to...
Amos Helms
Mar 27, 2011
Just doing all each day that I can, and living it with zest by loving, laughing, and dreaming too, but always just trying to do 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 November 3, 1941, George Washington and Callie Mitchell Helms...
Mattie Rene Newburn
Mar 25, 2011
Our Heavenly Father saw fit to call Mattie Rene Newburn from labor to reward on Friday, March 25, 2011, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia in her 85th season of life. Her passing reminds us that life is uncertain, but death is sure. Mattie was born February 10, 1926, in Arkadelphia. She was the daughter of Bennie and Mary...
Daise Lee Simpson
Mar 24, 2011
“He reached down from Heaven and took me and drew me out of my great trials.” - Psalm 18:16 Daise Lee Simpson began her journey of life on December 16, 1951, in Dallas County, Arkansas, as the daughter of R. D. and Mable Keith Lock. Nurtured in a Christian environment, Daise gave her life to Christ at a young age...
Adella Mitchell-Murchison
Mar 22, 2011
Adella Mitchell Murchison was born on January 1, 1921, in the Greenville community of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Sally and Seabe Mitchell. Adella was blessed with God fearing parents who, by example, taught Christian values, integrity and ingenuity creating a solid family environment. Adella confessed her faith in Christ at an early age and was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church in...
Clara Belle Tidwell
Mar 10, 2011
Clara Belle Tidwell was born March 7, 1914, the tenth of eleven children born to Jason and Ella White Tidwell in the Upchurch Community in Prescott, Arkansas. Both parents and all of the children preceded her in death. She lived on this earth for 97 years and 3 days. God called her into eternity on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at...
Katlin Edjuan Lidge
Mar 6, 2011
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Katlin Edjuan “Kat” Lidge was born into time on June 29, 1985, in Hope, Arkansas the son of Shirley Jean Brown Franklin and Sam Stafford. Katlin grew up to be a talented and handsome young man. Katlin was a 2004 graduate of Monticello High...
Darius Jerrid Taylor
Mar 6, 2011
Darius Jerrid Taylor was born on August 30, 1997, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was a student at L. M. Goza, Jr. High School. Those left to forever remember Darius are his parents Jerry and Callie Taylor of Arkadelphia; his siblings Tianglea Taylor of Hollingsdale, MS, and Edward Taylor of Hollingsdale, MS. A memorial service will be held on Friday,...
Akina Michelle Buckley
Feb 27, 2011
When God calls little children to dwell with Him above, we mortals sometimes question the wisdom of His love. For no heartache compares with the death of a small child. Who does so much to make our world seem so wonderful and mild. Perhaps God tires of lalling the aged to His fold, so He picks a rosebud before it...
Kynan Demarr Barrett
Feb 20, 2011
As we retrace the footprints of Kynan Demarr Barrett we can only give thanks for the many lives he enriched along life’s journey. A strong, humble and quite young man, he was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a son, a brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and trusted friend. On August 2, 1994, Ardis Jerome Barrett and Lisa Michelle...
Barbara Jean Harper
Feb 19, 2011
Barbara Jean Reese Harper was the only child born to Alton Reese and Jearline Horne Gatlin in Earl, Arkansas on July 1, 1936. For over seventy-four years, she lived a faithful life with hope in Christ and a commitment to serve her community. Nurtured in a Christian environment, she gave her life to Christ at a young age and joined...
Everlean Eason-Rucks
Feb 13, 2011
Everlean Eason Rucks began her journey of life on April 11, 1928, in Sparkman, Arkansas, as the daughter of Oliver Eason and Mary Lee Lock Eason Nolen. Nurtured in a Christian environment, Everlean gave her life to Christ at a young age and joined Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She was a lifelong member who served faithfully as a member of...
Theadocia Helen Hill-Walker
Jan 31, 2011
For none of us has life in himself and none become his own master when he dies. For if we have life, we are alive in the Lord, and if we die, we die in the Lord. So, then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s possession. Happy from now on are those who die in the Lord!...
Annie Lois Bragg-Hunt
Jan 23, 2011
Annie Lois Bragg Hunt was born at sunrise on September 17, 1941, when God opened up Heaven and sent an angel to dwell in the lives of Earnest and Annie Hunter Bragg. She attended the Sparkman Training School, where she graduated as an honor student and was named Valedictorian of her class. Later in life she began her journey and...
James Henry Jones
Jan 19, 2011
James Henry Jones, 77, a resident of Arkadelphia died Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born on April 12, 1935, in Arkadelphia to the union of Wallace and Myrtle Delamar Jones. James Henry was a retired employee of Toler and Sons Lumber Company in Leola, Arkansas. He was a member of Mt. Olive...
Carl Edward Newburn
Jan 11, 2011
And though you be done to death, what then? If you battled the best you could if you played your part in the world of men, why the critic will call it good. Death comes with a crawl, or come with a pounce, and whether he's slow or spry. It isn't the fact that you're dead that counts, but only...
Mary Young
Jan 11, 2011
For none of us has life in himself, and none becomes his own master when he dies. For if we have life, we are alive in the Lord, and if we die, we die in the Lord. So, then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s possession. Happy from now on are those who die in the Lord!...
Connie Lee Williams
Jan 10, 2011
On February 19, 1958, Elijah Williams and Vendera Lock welcomed the birth of a son whom they named Connie Lee. Elijah and Vendera knew right away that one day he would be a devoted husband, loving father, and one’s most trusted friend. Connie Lee gave his life to Christ at an early age and joined Eastern Star Baptist Church where...
Carlzetta Renee Cummings
Jan 9, 2011
Carlzetta Renee Hadley Cummings was the only child born to Anthony K. Saxton and Rosie V. Hadley in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 21, 1986. For over twenty-four years, she lived a faithful life with hope in Christ and a commitment to serve her community. She embraced life by the teaching that ”a good name is rather to be chosen...
Johnny Charles Perry
Jan 4, 2011
"Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come." Psalms 71:18 Johnny Charles Perry was born into time on November 6, 1938, in Arkadelphia. He was the son of Pete Eason Perry and Pearl Johnson. He was...
