Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Josephine Wright

Josephine Wright

Oct 14, 2009

Josephine Wright, 87, of Nashville, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at a Nashville hospital. She was born August 11, 1922, the daughter of the late Jim and Nancy Long Whisenhunt. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. . She sent out get-well cards from her Sunday School Class, which was very special to her. She was owner of B...

Karen Ann Fomby Williams

Karen Ann Fomby Williams

Oct 9, 2009

Karen Ann Fomby Williams, age 66, 0f Nashville, Arkansas, passed on to be with the Lord, Friday, October 9, 2009. She was born January 21, 1943 in Magnolia, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Alton and Johnnie Mae Jarvis Fomby of Magnolia. Karen had a kind and generous heart and embraced all those around her. She was an exceptionally devoted...

John  Carlos (J. C.)  Ballard

John Carlos (J. C.) Ballard

Oct 7, 2009

John Carlos (J. C.) Ballard, age 79, passed from this life Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at home surrounded by family. He was born December 13, 1929, at Roy, Arkansas, the son of James Luke and Mary Irene Tallant Ballard. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Murfreesboro. He was a former logger, worked as a drywall finisher...

Beryl  Wayne Chisum

Beryl Wayne Chisum

Oct 5, 2009

Beryl Wayne Chisum beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with the Lord October 5, 2009 at St. Joseph�s Hospice in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born December 21, 1922 the son of the late J.B. and Jimmy Effie Chisum. Mr. Chisum was preceded in death by a sister Ethel Solomon, a brother Garland Chisum and one grandson, Jonathan...

Lillie  Mae Lockeby

Lillie Mae Lockeby

Sep 29, 2009

Lillie Mae Lockeby, 81, of Colorado Springs, CO, died Monday, September 29, 2009. She was born July 7, 1928, at Delight, AR, the daughter of the late George and Lillie Mason Lee. Mrs. Lockeby was preceded in death by her husband, George William Lockeby. She is survived by one son, William Lockeby of Nashville, AR; one daughter, Barbara Yeargan of...

Edwina  Louise (Goss)  Floyd

Edwina Louise (Goss) Floyd

Sep 28, 2009

Edwina Louise (Goss) Floyd, age 76, of Nashville, Arkansas, died Monday, September 28, 2009. She was born May 13, 1933 in Athens, Ark., the daughter of the late Ernest and Elatha Goss. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Elatha Goss, a...

Guadalupe Gracia

Guadalupe Gracia

Sep 25, 2009

Guadalupe Gracia, 73, of Nashville, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at a Texarkana hospital. He was born June 20, 1936, at Matamoros-Tam, Mexico, the son of the late Antonio and Lidia Mireles Gracia He was a member of Fuente de Agua Viva Mr. Gracia is survived by his wife, Manuela Gracia of Nashville, AR; three sons, Adan Gracia of Nashville,...

Freddie  A. Hopkins

Freddie A. Hopkins

Sep 24, 2009

Freddie A. Hopkins, 71, of Cowlingsville, AR, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at a Texarkana hospital. He was born August 20, 1938, at Texarkana, AR, the son of the late Harry Thomas and Katherine Moore Hopkins. He was a Navy Veteran; a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. He was a retired Auditor with Truman Arnold Companies. Mr. Hopkins was...

Robert Ames

Robert Ames

Sep 24, 2009

Robert Eugene Ames, 79 of Bossier City, LA, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at his home. He was born October 5, 1929, at South Bend, IN, the son of the late George and Bertha Guisinger Ames. He was a maintenance worker for Bossier Medical. He was a Marine Veteran. Mr. Ames is survived by his wife, Nina Ames of Bossier...

Darrel Mitchell

Darrel Mitchell

Sep 22, 2009

Darrel Mitchell, 73, of DeQueen, AR, died Tuesday September 22, 2009, at a DeQueen hospital. He was born October 31, 1935, at Murfreesboro, AR, the son of the late Albert and Maudie Mae Sparks Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was an Air Force Veteran. He was a member of Geneva Missionary Baptist Church, DeQueen; former Superintendent of Nashville Rural Water for about...

John  Homer Funderburk

John Homer Funderburk

Sep 21, 2009

John Homer Funderburk, 91, passed away on Monday September 21, 2009, in Manteca. He was born in Keota, OK on April 29, 1918, as the only living child of the last Sloman L. Funderburk and Maud (Finch) Funderburk. He is survived by his children, Joy Funderburk of Manteca, Gary Widener and wife, Deborah, of Lodi; grandchildren Latitia Wells, John Wells,...

James  Allen Williams

James Allen Williams

Sep 21, 2009

James Allen Williams â�œJimmyâ₝, 66 of Nashville, Arkansas, died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at his home.He was born November 28, 1942, in Nashville, AR. He has been joyfully reunited with his loved ones who preceded him in death,; his grandson, John Mark Williams and parents, James H. and Raye Williams. He was owner of Jimmyâ�™s Grocery and Market for 25...

Libbie Lamb

Libbie Lamb

Sep 20, 2009

Libbie Lamb, 92, of Delight, died Sunday, September 20,2009 at a Murfreesboro hospital. She was born July 22, 1917, the daughter of the late Curtis and Zenobia Copeland Hughes. She was a member of the Delight Church of Christ. Mrs. Lamb was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Lamb; a daughter, Mary Janet Stone; one brother, Doyle Hughes; and...

James “Jimmy” Allen Williams

James “Jimmy” Allen Williams

Sep 20, 2009

James Allen Williams â�œJimmyâ₝, 66 of Nashville, Arkansas, died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at his home.He was born November 28, 1942, in Nashville, AR. He has been joyfully reunited with his loved ones who preceded him in death,; his grandson, John Mark Williams and parents, James H. and Raye Williams. He was owner of Jimmyâ�™s Grocery and Market for 25...

Alma  Jean Bates

Alma Jean Bates

Sep 15, 2009

Alma Jean Bates, 79, of Nashville, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at a Nashville hospital. She was born April 11, 1930, at Cross Roads, AR, the daughter of the late Posey and Mary Bissell Neal. She was a member of Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Newton Bates, son, Danny Wayne Bates,...

Louise  Willie Puryear

Louise Willie Puryear

Sep 13, 2009

Louise Willie Puryear, age 90, of Nashville, AR, died Sunday, September 13, 2009. She was born February 05, 1919 in Nashville, AR, the daughter of the late Elmo and Etta Harwell Sillavan. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Erron S. Puryear. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law Shirley Don and Wanda...

Mark Jones

Mark Jones

Sep 9, 2009

Mark Jones, 34, of Nashville, AR. died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in Texarkana, AR. He was born May 18, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA. the son of Cordas Belle and Mary Jones. Mr. Jones was a member of the Dodson Street Church of Christ, and a customer service representative for the Waco Video and Cable Company. Survivors include his wife...

Jimmie  L. Chambers

Jimmie L. Chambers

Aug 28, 2009

Jimmie L. Chambers was born February 7, 1942, at Nashville, AR, the son of the late Leroy Chambers and Johnnie Furnatter Chambers. Mr. Chambers graduated from the University of Florida. He was an accountant. He was an Air Force Veteran, and an avid football fan. He is survived by his wife, Sandy Chambers of Birmingham, AL; mother, Johnnie Chambers of...

Melveda Arnold

Melveda Arnold

Aug 27, 2009

Melveda Arnold, 88, of Laplace, LA, died Thursday, August 27, 2009, at River Parish�s Hospital in Laplace. She was born October 14, 1920, at Chapel Hill, AR, the daughter of the late Floyd and Maude Butts Tolleson. She was a Past Worthy Matron of the Alberta Chapter 538 of the Eastern Star. She was member of the Home Demostration Club;...

Clovis Abilene McLaughlin Norwood

Clovis Abilene McLaughlin Norwood

Aug 27, 2009

Clovis Abilene McLaughlin Norwood, 83, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of Christ Thursday, August 27, at St. Michaelâ�™s Hospital in Texarkana. Mrs. Norwood was born January 13, 1926, in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. â�œMiss Abâ₝ was a long-time member and Sunday School Director of Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs. After raising her four...