OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Ernestine "Punch" Anderson
Apr 8, 2009
As we retrace the footprints of Ernestine Anderson, we can only give thanks for the many lives she touched and enriched along life’s journey. A meek and humble woman, she was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a child, a wife, and a mother. It all began on April 9, 1929, in Princeton, Arkansas when Raymond and Mary...
Lue Ella Tatum
Mar 30, 2009
O rapturous scenes that wait the day when Thou shall call me home. When I shall here no longer stay, no longer weep and mourn. Hallelujah the race is run - eternal life is gained, My happiness has just begun, the crown of life obtained. Lue Ella Wright, the daughter of Jack Hunter and Fannie Jones was born into time...
James Kenneth "Mr. Jabbo" Nelson
Mar 28, 2009
James Kenneth Nelson, aka, “Mr. Jabbo,” was born July 10, 1940 in Camden, Arkansas to the parents of James Artie and Annie Mae Nelson. He was the sixth child in a family of eight. Brothers: Elzia, and Lorenzo and sisters: Bettie, Patricia, and Artie Mae; an infant son, James, and his parents preceded him in death. His brother, Sammie lives...
Clayds Lambert
Mar 26, 2009
…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 The path of this life’s journey began with birth of Clayds Lambert on March 5, 1953, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was...
Dewey "Blitt" Davis
Mar 20, 2009
…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 Dewey “Blitt” Davis came into this world on February 2, 1936, in Clark County, Arkansas. He was the son of Liza...
Ivory "I. V." Young
Mar 20, 2009
The path of this life’s journey began with birth of Ivory Young on July 21, 1944, in Whelen Springs, Arkansas. He was the son of Odie and Artie Bell Cook Young. During his early childhood, he gave his life to Christ and united with the Springhill Baptist Church family in Whelen Springs, Arkansas. I. V., as he was affectionately called...
Joe Nathan McClure
Mar 11, 2009
On September 5, 1945 in Curtis, Arkansas Leo and Janie McNeal McClure celebrated the birth of a son, they named Joe Nathan. Joe Nathan was a life member of Mt. Friendship Baptist Church in Curtis, Arkansas, a 1964 graduate of Peake High School in Arkadelphia and a graduate of Agriculture, Mechanical and Normal (AM&N) College now University of Arkansas at...
Zettie Marie Brooks
Mar 8, 2009
Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He...
Lonnie Ruth Gentry
Mar 7, 2009
On Saturday, March 7, 2009, God enrolled a new student in His school of eternal life. Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Gentry passed her final entrance exam to live with the precious Lord and be admitted into Heaven’s gate. Lonnie Ruth was born August 1, 1934, in Gurdon, Arkansas—the only child born to the union of the late Lonnie and Ruth Ardalia...
Annie Pearl Harrison
Mar 4, 2009
As the sun was rising on July 2, 1956, it meant the beginning of life for Annie Pearl Briggs. This beautiful baby girl was born to Willie Briggs and Patsy L. Cooks. Annie Pearl accepted Christ at a tender age and united with the Macedonia Baptist Church Family. She grew up in Sparkman, Arkansas where she received her formal education...
Alvin Craig Stephens
Feb 28, 2009
“All that I have done can’t be undone and all that I didn’t do can’t be done” The path of this life’s journey began with birth of Alvin Craig Stephens on April 3, 1959, in Gum Springs, Arkansas. He was the son Ella Tate and J. N. Stephens. During his early childhood, he gave his life to Christ and united...
Henry Lee Ankton
Feb 24, 2009
God’s child Henry Lee Ankton was born into time on May 31, 1948, in the Dalark Community to the blessed union of Roosevelt & Odessa Johnson Ankton. During his early childhood, he gave his life to Christ and united with the Mt. Olive AME Church family. Henry graduated from Sparkman School and married the apple of his eye, Minnie Hayes....
Hertis Wyatt
Feb 13, 2009
Hertis Wyatt was born October 29, 1948, in Marvell, Arkansas, son of the late Lawrence and Hattie Wyatt. He was the second surviving child brought by this union. He has an older brother Arvell Wyatt who presently resides in Forest City, Arkansas with his wife Earnistine. Arvell has three daughters Lakasa, Alisha and Anetra, and two grandchildren. He has a...
Harold R. Green
Jan 18, 2009
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 Harold R. Green was born June 18, 1960, in Gurdon, Arkansas son of Emma Alexander and Willie Green. Harold was a graduate of Arkadelphia High School and attended Tate Temple COGIC....
Glenna Williams-Cook
Dec 27, 2008
Glenna Williams Cook, the only child of Robert and Samantha Nolan Williams, was born into time on April 11, 1914 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Glenna was baptized at and united with Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at a tender age. She served faithfully as a choir member and as a member of the Ruth Circle. She was a graduate of Peake...
Tommie Mae Pearson
Dec 16, 2008
On March 10, 1920, in Lee Township, Arkansas, a baby girl was born to Samuel and Mattie Warner Broughton, they named her Tommie Mae. She was a housewife and a member of Full Counsel Christian Fellowship Church in Malvern, Arkansas. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven:………on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, in...
Thurman Hughes
Dec 14, 2008
“I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God." On July 4, 1936 Silvanous and Cora Locke Hughes not only celebrated Independence Day, but they also celebrated the birth of Thurman. Thurman was born and raised in Manning, Arkansas. Later the family moved to Sparkman where he lived his entire life. At an early age he accepted...
Juanita Hawthrone Williams
Dec 8, 2008
The sun rose for Juanita Hawthrone on August 19, 1930, in Gurdon, Arkansas, when she was born to Ollie and Sally Corbin Hawhtrone, along with her twin sister, Burnita. She accepted Christ at a young age uniting with Mt. Canaan Baptist Church in Gurdon, Arkansas. Later she moved to Galveston, Texas where she met and married Elijah Williams and to...
Robert Lee Brownlee
Dec 1, 2008
God’s child, Robert Lee Brownlee, was born into time on April 21, 1930, in Arkadelphia to the blessed union of Will and Mary Ella Rambo Brownlee. During his early childhood, he gave his life to Christ. Upon retiring and returning to Arkansas, he united with Greater Pleasant Hill during the pastorage of Rev. Ronald Browning. Having been ordained as a...
George Lester Holliman, Jr.
Nov 30, 2008
On September 8, 1966, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin George L. and Betty Hunter Holliman welcomed the birth of a son whom they named George, Jr. Later the family relocated to Malvern, Arkansas. There George accepted Christ at a tender age and united with the Mt. Zion Baptist Church family in Malvern, Arkansas. George was a care-free and fun spirit. He was...
