OBITUARIES
Arkadelphia and Camden Obituaries
Local obituaries for Arkadelphia and Camden, AR area
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...
Milton McKinley Davis
Nov 27, 2008
Milton McKinley Davis, son of Johnnie H. and Zettie B. Elliot Davis, was born into time on April 20, 1955, in Sparkman, Arkansas. Milton united with St. James A.M.E. Church at a tender age and was baptized on September 20, 1964. He was a graduate of Sparkman High School and attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was joined...
Annie Mae Hill
Nov 25, 2008
The sun rose on the life of Annie Mae Scott on February 15, 1905 when she was born in Arkadelphia to the union of Will and Mattie Scott. Annie married Percy Lee Hill and to this union one daughter was born. She was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church and a homemaker. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending...
Laura Ann Johnson
Nov 19, 2008
The sun rose for Laura Ann Johnson on December 10, 1960 in Hot Springs, Arkansas when she was born to Tommie “Jake” and Daisy Mae Caldwell Johnson. She was a 1979 graduate of the Arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness her entire life. Laura was known...
Celestine Doris Mitchell
Nov 3, 2008
As the sun was rising on March 16, 1911, it meant the beginning of the life of Celestine Doris Meeks. This beautiful baby girl was the 12th and last child born to Alex and Mattie Brooks Meeks. Celestine D. Meeks lived and was raised in the Meeks community. At an early age she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior...
Willie Albert Crawford
Oct 19, 2008
Our daddy, Willie Albert “Bay Bay” Crawford was born into time on June 21, 1945, in Manning, Arkansas to the union of Kelley, Sr. and Alice Dailey Crawford. He accepted Christ at a tender age and was a 1963 graduate of Bradley County High School in Warren, Arkansas. During his lifetime he worked various jobs and was a former employee...
Flossie M. Dixon
Oct 14, 2008
The Dixon family has planned a service of Celebration and Thanksgiving honoring the life of their beloved mother Ms. Flossie Mae Meeks-Dixon, to be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Meeks Settlement in Okolona, Arkansas. Rev. Rufus Hatley, the pastor will preach the celebration message. The committal service and...
Eddie Ray Nolen
Sep 23, 2008
“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 On November 1, 1964, in Prescott, Arkansas James H. and Melinda Keys Nolen celebrated the birth of another son named Eddie Ray. He attended Richmond Hill AME Church and attended Arkadelphia...
Elijah Buckley
Sep 18, 2008
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” II Timothy 4:7 The sun rose for Elijah Buckley on February 19, 1926 in the Shady Grove Community of Arkadelphia when he was born to Eli and Rosie Booker Buckley. Having been born as the twelfth child of sixteen children Elijah was surrounded by...
