Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area
Johnston Wayne Ponder
Sep 15, 2025
Mr. Johnston Wayne Ponder, age 79, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2025.
Johnston was born in Nashville, Arkansas, to Henry Ponder and Martha Johnston.
He is survived by his sons, Daniel Ponder (wife Elaine Ponder) and Erik Ponder (wife Juana Ponder), and his daughter, Sandra Ponder. He also leaves behind cherished grandchildren: grandsons Dmitry Ponder, Morgen Ponder, Avery Ponder, Martin Omar...
Sherry Woodard
Sep 29, 2025
Sherry Ann Woodard, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2025. Sherry was born to Edward and Pearl Steuart Waters on July 21, 1952 in Nashville, Arkansas.
She was a graduate of Murfreesboro High School, class of 1971 and a member of Eastern Star. Sherry worked for the Murfreesboro Post Office for many years.
Sherry was devoted to the Lord and...
Elizabeth Ann Fricks
Sep 29, 2025
Elizabeth Ann Craig Fricks, age 79, of Saratoga, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2025, in Shreveport. She was born on July 3, 1946, in Little Rock to the late Alfred H. and Helen Craig. A birth date fitting for a firecracker and a patriot.
Mrs. Fricks was an educator for 28 years. She proudly served Mineral Springs and Nashville...
Jessie Marie Fatherree
Sep 29, 2025
Jessie Marie Fatherree, age 87, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Monday, September 29, 2025 in Glenwood, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Lake Green Melson and Jessie Davis Melson.
Mrs. Fatherree was a member of County Line Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for many years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Jessie loved the outdoors...
Hugh Allen Carver
Sep 28, 2025
Hugh Allen “Mug” Carver, age 96, of Lockesburg, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025 in Ashdown. He was born on April 13, 1929 in the Falls Chapel Community to the late Otis Lee Carver and Marry Etta Brooks Carver.
Mr. Carver was a member of the Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs. He proudly served his country in the...
Jessie Deer
Sep 25, 2025
Jessie Deer, age 70, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born March 4, 1955, in Antlers, Oklahoma the daughter of the late Luther Capps and Geneva Lee Lucas Capps.
Mrs. Deer was a member of the Harvest Time Assembly in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and one of her greatest...
Vickey Lynn Watts
Sep 25, 2025
Vickey Lynn Watts, age 62 of Delight, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025. She was born August 6, 1963 in Prescott, Arkansas to Leamon Arron Buck and Alice Garner Buck.
She was a Poultry Farmer for 31 years and several years was Tyson Breeder Grower of the Year. She enjoyed baking, mowing her yard and spending time with her...
Lilly Kate Morrow
Sep 23, 2025
Lilly Kate Morrow entered this world on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 in Nashville, Arkansas, the beautiful baby daughter of John Michael Morrow, Jr. and Amber Nicole Morrow. She was preceded in death by a sister, Cailyn Morrow.
Those left to cherish her memory include her parents, John and Amber Morrow; Paternal grandparents, Mike and Sharon Morrow; Maternal grandfather, Scott Banister; Maternal...
Frances Lewallen
Sep 23, 2025
Frances Lewallen, age 87, of Delight, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2025
in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was born July 21, 1938 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas the daughter
of the late Lemmer and Lucy Whisenhunt Lockeby.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Bill Lewallen, a daughter
Fran Denise Lewallen, one brother Carlos Lockeby, and two sisters Marie...
Floy Jean Reed
Sep 11, 2025
Floy Jean Linville Reed was born in Nashville, AR, April 27, 1947 and passed away September 11, 2025 at UAMS in Little Rock, AR at the age of 78, surrounded by family members.
She was born into the family of Miley and Della Martin Linville, along with a sister, Inell Linville and 4 brothers, Leon, Jerald, Burl and Archie Linville all...
Mary Carolyn Ellis
Sep 7, 2025
Mary Carolyn Ellis, age 95 of Nashville, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on February 17, 1930 in the Highland Community to the late Hiram Wilson and Bess Watkins Wilson.
Mrs. Ellis was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Nashville from the age of 8. She served in many different...
Jeremy Robert Chambers
Sep 5, 2025
Jeremy Robert Chambers, age 44, of Delight Arkansas passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born October 28, 1980, in Hope, Arkansas the son of Richard Chambers and Bobbie Mitchell Ivie.
Jeremy loved music, his family, friends, but more importantly he loved church and was proud member of Garrett Memorial Baptist Church in Hope, Arkansas...
Craig Dean Straight
Sep 2, 2025
Craig Dean Straight, 64, of Waldron, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in Nashville, Arkansas. He was born September 13, 1960 in Paden City, West Virginia the son of Shirley Minor and the late Willard Straight.
Mr. Straight was a proud United States Army veteran. He was a preacher for many years at the Westside Church of Christ in...
James Tommy Howard
Sep 2, 2025
James Tommy “Rootbeer” Howard, 76, of Murfreesboro, passed away September 2, 2025, at a Hot Springs Hospital. He was born on February 14, 1949, in Roy, Arkansas. He was the youngest child of the late Robert Emmitt and Ellen (Cogdell) Howard. Tommy was predeceased by his parents, his sister, Laverne Faulkner, and brother, Billy Wayne Howard, as well as his...
Homer Lee York
Sep 2, 2025
Homer Lee York, 73, lost his lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease and other health issues on September 2. He was born March 20, 1952, to Isaac Homer York and Fern Inez Rettmann York in Nashville.
He is pre-deceased by his parents; grandparents Dock and Cecil York and Victor and Hazel Rettmann all of Nashville; his in-laws Howard and Charlotte Boatman of...
Jack Holt Lovelis
Aug 24, 2025
Jack Holt Lovelis, age 81, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at his home in Nashville. He was born December 13, 1943, in Nashville, Arkansas the son of Herman “Big Jack” Nussbaum Lovelis and Katherine Viola Holt Lovelis.
Mr. Lovelis was a member of the County Line Baptist Church in Nashville. He enjoyed spending time in the...
Lisa Hines
Aug 22, 2025
Lisa Hines, age 59, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away Friday, August 22, 2025 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born March 23, 1966 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the daughter of Dewayne Freese and the late Cindy Nash Freese.
Lisa attended the Cornerstone Church in Nashville. She attended Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. Mrs. Hines was a counsel member of the...
Tommy Dale Longnecker
Aug 22, 2025
Tommy Dale Longnecker of Texarkana, Arkansas was born April 19, 1946. He passed away on August 22, 2025 in a Texarkana nursing home.
Tommy proudly served in the United States Air Force in Big Springs, Texas.
When he was honorably discharged, he began his employment at Cooper Tire where he retired after over thirty years.
Tommy was affectionately known as Deddy, Uncle Tommy...
Jesse Clovis Bagwell
Aug 21, 2025
Jesse Clovis Bagwell, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, was born July 16, 1933, and passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 21, 2025.Jesse proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, where he worked as a cook and provided meals and comfort to his fellow servicemen.After returning home, he began a long and dedicated career with...
Troy McCullough
Aug 21, 2025
Troy McCullough, 87, of Langley, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Born on April 3, 1938, in Nashville, Arkansas, he was the son of the late John T. McCullough and Delia Mae Cornish McCullough.
A member of Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, Troy lived a life rooted in faith, family, and the outdoors....
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