OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
Brenda Kay Ford
Dec 26, 2020
Mrs. Brenda Kay Rideout Ford was born November 14, 1953 to the late Dorothy Tennial and James Wiley Parham. On December 26, 2020, God reached down and peacefully plucked a beautiful flower from his earthly garden.
Brenda was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Tennial, (father and bonus mom) James and Maedell Parham, (maternal and fraternal grandparents) Esker &...
Bertha Mae Beard-Goyson
Dec 22, 2020
It was written in Ecclesiastes that the dust returns to the ground from which it came, and the spirit returns to the GOD who gave it. Death is not the end. On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in the home of her daughter, “Bert” journey from time to eternity was set in motion.
On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, God the Creator...
Patrick Demond Owens
Dec 22, 2020
Patrick Demond Owens was born April 30, 1984 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Freddie Mae Butler and Johnny Minor.
He accepted Christ at a young age and was a member of New Hope COGIC. Patrick was a 2002 graduate of Arkadelphia High School. He attended ABC Beauty College and later received his cosmetology license from Washington Barber College in 2015. He...
Willie Lee Smith
Dec 19, 2020
My Life's Journey
“When I come to the end of my journey and the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul set free?”
Life’s journey began for Willie Lee when he was born February 4, 1951, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was the second of seven children born to...
Nadine Goshen
Dec 17, 2020
Nadine Dansby Goshen was born on February 18, 1964, in Whelen Springs, Arkansas to Jacob Dansby and Loretta Keys Jackson.
She was a 1982 graduate of North Division High School. Nadine was a member of Eastern Star Baptist Church in Smithton, Arkansas.
Her hobbies included fishing, cooking, singing and shopping. She enjoyed listening to music by Bruno Mars. She possessed...
Jaraldine Neal
Dec 13, 2020
Jaraldine Smith Neal was born on March 31, 1943 in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Henry Smith and Rosie Lee Marshall Smith. She attended school at Calhoun County Training School. At an early age she joined Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church where she remained an active member inter her health began to decline.
Jaraldine worked for the...
Shirley Mae Loving
Dec 9, 2020
Shirley Mae Bell Loving was born on June 29, 1950, to the union of Uthel Bell and Bessie Mae Bell Sanders in Beirne, Arkansas.She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Shirley was an independent woman and mother. She worked for over 30 years at International Paper Company while raising her eight...
Basel Tidwell
Dec 7, 2020
Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
We’re all born to run a race called life. On April 29, 1929, in Rosston, Arkansas, Carl and Sylvester Evans-Tidwell gave birth to a baby boy whom they named Basel Tidwell.
As a young child, Basel accepted Christ at an early age and...
John E. Shugart
Nov 30, 2020
John E. Shugart was born on July 12, 1946 to Theadocia Helen Hill Walker and Walter Shugart in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. John was a 1964 graduate of Peake High School and worked for Bill Waddell a housing developer for over 20 years.
John was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching wrestling and listening to his favorite artist...
Debra Ann Green
Nov 25, 2020
Debra Ann “Debbie” Green was born January 14, 1970 to Freeman and Ruth Helen Andrews Green in Camden, Arkansas. At an early age Debbie attended the Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. After accepting Christ as her personal savior, she was baptized by Pastor Gibson and became a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.
Debbie was a 1988 graduate of the...
Allene Carter
Nov 24, 2020
“To everything there’s is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens. A time to be born and a time to die.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Allene Carter was born on December 15, 1948 in Sparkman, Arkansas to Marshall Crudup and Birthia Carter. She accepted Christ at a young age and was a 1966 graduate of Sparkman Training School.
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Willie "Sugar Boy" Craig
Nov 23, 2020
Willie “Sugar Boy” Craig was born February 6, 1955 in Dallas County, Arkansas to Marvin Perry and Betty J. Craig. He accepted Christ and united with Harmony Baptist Church at a young age and attended Sparkman Training School.
He possessed a strong work ethic and was employed as an independent logger. By all accounts he was a “jack of all...
Shelia Clarice Robertson
Nov 21, 2020
On September 29, 1953, Rosboro, Sr., and Emma Wright Hendrix welcomed the birth of twins, Shelia Clarice and Shelly Maurice. She was raised in the small community Perla, Arkansas where many tight-knitted families collectively worked and worshipped together. Her parents were highly respected among neighbors and taught the children the importance of education, discipline and the rewards of hard work.
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Linda Ruth Bailey
Nov 20, 2020
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:10
Linda Ruth Jackson was born on February 28, 1939, in the Manchester community to the union of Harrison and Zettie B. DeLamar Jackson.
Linda was a graduate of Peake High school in 1957. In 1955, Eddie Bailey saw a beautiful girl walking to work....
Vera Lou Nelson
Nov 18, 2020
Vera Lou Nelson was born in Arkadelphia on November 17, 1956 to Esther Louise Arnold and Laron Nelson. She accepted Christ at a young age. She was a member of Gennesaret Baptist Church.
She was a 1975 graduate of Arkadelphia High School and was a faithful employee of Henderson State University for over 32 years. Vera was spontaneous and loved...
Michael Edward Oliver
Nov 8, 2020
Michael Edward Oliver was born on April 27, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois to Dorothy Oliver and Herman Scott.
He was baptized at an early age by his grandfather, Rev. Stroy Freeman, the founder of New Friendship M. B. Church in Chicago, Illinois. It was at New Friendship he found hope in Christ as his Savior. He participated in all the...
Danielle Zari Dennis
Nov 5, 2020
Danielle Zari Dennis was born on November 28, 1993 in Bellevue, Washington, to Robert and Janice (Hunter) Dennis.
Danielle was a ray of sunshine to everyone she met. As a child all the neighborhood kids loved her, young and old; she was the neighborhood. She also made many friends through her years as a Brownie and a Girl Scout, earning...
Henry Lee Butler, Sr.
Oct 28, 2020
On a hot summer day, Richard Love Butler Jr. and Dail Brown Butler welcomed the birth of their 7th child, Henry Lee Butler Sr., on Sunday, June 19, 1955. He was born in the Sweet Home Community of Prescott, Arkansas, where many tight-knitted families collectively worked and worshipped together.
His father and mother toiled hard to support his family. They...
Willis James "Hop" Tate
Oct 23, 2020
Willis James Tate, well known as "Hop" passed from this life on Friday, October 23, 2020, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The last farewell will be shared with family and friends at 11: a.m. on Friday, October 30 2020 at St. Clair Burtsell Cemetery in Okolona, Arkansas. Public visitation will be from 12 noon until 5:00...
Evelyn Newburn Harrison
Oct 19, 2020
If life is a song worth singing, then every breath taken should exude the melody, the harmony, and the rhapsody of Evelyn Newburn Harrison. Evelyn transitioned peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was 81. Within eight amazing decades, this incredible woman found a way to leave an indelible mark on the life of every person she touched.
The unforgettable...
