Our father T.C. (Top Cat) Waldo Jr. peacefully went home to be with the Lord on September 19, 2014. He was born on February 24, 1924 in Reydell, AR but lived much of his life in De Witt. In 1943, he married Callie Ragsdale. From that union, they had one son and three daughters. He [...]
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Don Winfield Schwede, 38, of Gillett died at his home September 20, 2014. Born February 9, 1976 in DeWitt, he was the son of Julie Schwede of DeWitt and Donald Schwede of Gillett. Don enjoyed fishing, hunting, swimming, camping, being on the Arkansas River, boating, and riding his four wheelers. Don was considered a Jack-of [...]
Obit Morgan
George F. Morgan died Monday September 15, 2014 at his home in Nady. He was born June 8, 1929 to Ross and Flossie Morgan of Nady, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife Donna, two sons George Jr. and Gerry, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two sisters. He was preceded in death by one [...]
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Jake (Coy) Cox Sr. of DeWitt died September 4, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. Jake was born April 23, 1934 in Texas, he was the son of the late Claude Jake Cox and Eunice Cox. He received his early education in Texas schools. He was a sewing machine mechanic for 45 years. He [...]
Obit Carr
Buster Everett Carr, 79, of DeWitt died September 21, 2014. He was born May 2, 1935, in DeWitt to Winston Gray Carr and Eula Mae Scroggins. He was a retired carpenter, a Mason, and a member of the VFW, Senior Citizens Center, and Unity Missionary Baptist Church. Buster was preceded in death by his parents; [...]
Obit Braswell
Minnie Kate Braswell, 98, of DeWitt died September 17, 2014. She was born August 10, 1916, in Gurdon, AR, to John Newton Clark and Mattie Roberson Clark. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, M.D. Braswell. Survivors include her children and their spouses James Braswell (Marilyn), Bill Braswell (Carolyn), Pat Vansandt [...]
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Cecil Alvin Austin, of Forney, passed away Sept. 20, 2014 in Dallas. He was born July 19, 1923 in DeWitt, Ark. to James Henry and Hettie White Austin, both of whom preceded him in death along with his beloved wife, Rosa Austin. Cecil was a proud veteran of the US Army with 70th Infantry Division [...]
Obit Adams
Mary Jack Ruffin Adams, 81, of DeWitt, died September 19, 2014. She was born on January 12, 1933, in DeWitt to Lester Fred and Effie Emma Bitner Ruffin. She retired from the DeWitt Public Schools as a cafeteria worker, where she always had a smile for the students. Mary Jack was preceded in death by [...]
Obit Hunt
Mrs. Nancy Lorene Hunt, 65, of Wynne, passed away early Sunday, September 28, 2014, at her home in Wynne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Hunt; parents, Billy and Gertie Lyles; Otto Hudson, daughter, Tammy Renee Freeman, three brothers, and two sisters. Nancy was born in Ethel, Arkansas, on May 30, 1949. [...]
Obit Schwartz
Doris Dupuy Schwartz, 73 of Gillett, passed away on October 2, 2014. She was born on October 4, 1940 to Alcide and Bernice Dupuy. She attended and graduated from Gillett High School. She moved to Georgia in 1958 and was employed as Executive Secretary to the President of a privately owned family business. She was [...]
Obit London
Courtney W. London, 32, of Dewitt died Sunday September 28, 2014 in Dewitt. Born April 4, 1982 in Stuttgart, Arkansas he was the son of the late Edward Lewis London and Ora Joyner London of Dewitt, Arkansas. Courtney accepted Christ as his savior May 12, 2013. Courtney was educated in the DeWitt Public School and [...]
Obit Hargrove
Frances Faye Thigpen Hargrove, 90, went to her heavenly home Sunday, October 5, 2014. She was born on October 23, 1923, in Point DeLuce, AR. She was the second of three daughters born to Ezra Green Thigpen and Effie Irene Jowers Thigpen. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, [...]
Obit Bell
Helen Frances Jacobs Bell, age 88, was born in Stuttgart, AR on August 30, 1926 to Arthur Moorehead Jacobs and Virginia Frances Purdy Jacobs. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Arthur (Bud) Jacobs, Jr. and two sisters Lillian Melton and Betty Lou Dodson and one grandson, Jonathan Harold Reid Bell. Survivors [...]
Obit Nutt
Jimmy Thomas Nutt, 74, of Dewitt died October 10, 2014 at Baptist Health Stuttgart. Born April 10, 1940 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas he was the son of the late Ben Thomas Nutt and Ellene Vent Nutt. Jimmy loved hunting, fishing, and worked as a farm hand for many years. Jimmy was preceded in death by [...]
Obit Cummings
Harley Porter Cummings of Carlisle passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at his home. He was born December 2, 1942 in St. Charles to the late Harley Cummings and Margaret McCann Cummings. Also preceding him in death was his brother, Athel Cummings. He was married to the love of his life, Linda, for 51 years. [...]
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HUDSON, Mural R., age 90 of Miamisburg, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 15, 1924 in Hagler, AR to the late, William R. and Gladys M. Hudson. Also preceding him in death is grandson, Paul R. Hudson; great-grandson, Logan; brother, James Hudson; and [...]
Obit Wood
Franklin Delano Wood age 81 of Springdale passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. He was born March 11, 1933 to Jessie and Mellie Hynum Wood in Reydell, AR. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Dixie Carver Wood of Springdale; one daughter Gail DeLancey and Steve of Springdale, and one son Steven [...]
Obit Ross
Marjorie Victoria LaRose Ross, 70, of Gillett died October 22, 2014. She was born June 18, 1944, in DeWitt to Joe LaRose and Vernice Irene Fuches. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister Zandra and one brother Fred; and one granddaughter Addison Grace Ross. Margie is survived by her husband Thomas George [...]
Obit Baxter
Sarah Lorrine Mannis Baxter, age 81, of Sherwood, formerly of DeWitt, died October 20, 2014. She was born September 10, 1933 in DeWitt to Henry and Treva May Mills Mannis who preceded her in death. Also preceding her were her husband, Lynn Baxter and sons. Billy and Donnie Baxter. Survivors include children: Yuvonne Cook of [...]
Obit West
Mrs. Laura Dell West, 74, of Parkdale, died Friday, October 31, 2014 at the Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village. Mrs. West was a native of St. Charles, Arkansas; a resident of Parkdale for the past 25 years and a former resident of Wilmot and Stuttgart. She was a homemaker and an active [...]