Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Nyle  Stevenson Elliott

Nyle Stevenson Elliott

Jul 20, 2019

Nyle Stevenson Elliott, age 79 of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his home. He was born July 2, 1940 in Eugene, Oregon the son of the late Gail Delmar and Mary Margaret Stevenson Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a business man for many years, an associate pastor at New Life in Jesus Christ Church, a...

Ben  Edward Taylor

Ben Edward Taylor

Jul 16, 2019

Ben Edward Taylor, age 83, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 13, 1936 in Nashville, Arkansas the son of the late James Wyle Taylor and Florida Clardy Bell. Mr. Taylor was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Quitaque, Texas. He was preceded in death by his...

Lawrence Smith

Lawrence Smith

Jul 15, 2019

Lawrence Smith age 78 of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born March 3, 1941 in Ozan, Arkansas the son of the late Gilbert and Ellen May Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita King Smith and one daughter Sandra Smith Martin. Mr. Smith was a member...

Bill McJunkins

Bill McJunkins

Jul 14, 2019

Bill McJunkins, 77, of Mineral Springs, Ark. died Sunday, July 14 following a brief illness. He was born in Saratoga, Ark. on January 11, 1942. Bill was raised in Saratoga where he played basketball for Saratoga High School and remembered most details from every game he ever played. He graduated from Southern State University. Bill retired from Domtar Paper Company...

Bonnie  J. Davis

Bonnie J. Davis

Jul 6, 2019

Bonnie J. Davis, age 75 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on October 15, 1943 in Honibia, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Tommy and Velma Manasco Davis. She was preceded in death by a daughter in law Teresa Cogburn. Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons Jerry Cogburn and...

Terry  Lynn George

Terry Lynn George

Jun 27, 2019

Terry Lynn George, age 58, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on June 27, 2019. She was born on April 9, 1961 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Ray Hallmark and Evelyn Ernestine Simpson Hallmark. Mrs. George was a member of the Bingen First United Methodist Church, as well as the Fraternal Order of Eagles. She is preceded in...

Willa  Jean Owens

Willa Jean Owens

Jun 25, 2019

Willa Jean Owens, age 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 25, 2019 in Plano, TX. Jean was born April 1, 1935 in Roy, Arkansas to Alvin and Thelma Maroon. She was married for 43 years to her beloved husband Billy Owens, who preceded her in death in 2001. Jean spent the majority of her life in Murfreesboro,...

Sandra Defee

Sandra Defee

Jun 16, 2019

Sandra Defee, age 80 passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born October 17, 1938 in Huntington, IN the daughter of the late Virgil and Ruby Hardin. Mrs. Defee was a member of the First Baptist Church in Nashville. She was a giving, loving and caring mother. She was preceded in death by her first husband...

Cora Hill

Cora Hill

Jun 9, 2019

Cora Hill, age 97 passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. She was born January 20, 1922 in Delight, Arkansas to the late Rennee Merrell and Dudley Avery. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alvis Hill and one daughter Robbie Wise. Survivors include, one son, Roland Hill and wife Diane of Kyle, Texas; one daughter Patricia...

LaDonna Reeves

LaDonna Reeves

Jun 7, 2019

LaDonna Jean Lowery Reeves of Nashville, AR passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2019 in Little Rock, AR at the age of 64. Donna was born in the backseat of a car on the Strawberry Road in Delight, AR on February 14, 1955. She enjoyed spending time with her great grandson, socializing with other family and friends, supporting loved ones...

Edna Etoie Erwin Carter Ross

Edna Etoie Erwin Carter Ross

Jun 5, 2019

Edna Etoie Erwin Carter Ross, age 101, went to be with her Lord peacefully June 5th at the Community Compassion Center of Nashville. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of 13. Mrs. Ross was born March 17, 1918 in Glenwood, AR, to the late Forrest and Cynthia Bell Erwin. She is preceded in death...

Elna  Ann Throgmorton

Elna Ann Throgmorton

Jun 5, 2019

Elna Ann Reid Throgmorton, age 87, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born June 28, 1931 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas the daughter of the late George A. and Lois Riley Reid. Mrs. Throgmorton was a member of the Helena First United Methodist Church in Helena, Arkansas. She was an elementary school...

George Byrd

George Byrd

May 31, 2019

George Byrd, 74, of Saratoga, Arkansas, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 in Little Rock, AR. He was born on January 5, 1945 in Haleyville, AL. George was preceded in death by his parents, George and Daisy Byrd; two brothers, Robert and Matt Byrd; one sister, Lucille Taylor. He is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Sue Byrd, of...

James  Donald Stephenson

James Donald Stephenson

May 29, 2019

James Donald Stephenson, age 80 passed away, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in Branson, MO. He was born December 12, 1938 in Mineral Springs, AR to the late Nona Dell Stephenson and James Alton Stephenson. He is preceded in death by his parents, Nona Dell Stephenson and James Alton Stephenson. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Stephenson of Branson, MO; two daughters,...

Edna Lott

Edna Lott

May 29, 2019

Edna Lott, 75, of Dierks, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in Paris, Arkansas. She was born June 15, 1943 in Seymour, Texas the daughter of the late John and Edna Smith Moore. Mrs. Lott was a member of Dierks Assembly of God, a chicken farmer, and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Grady...

Mary Jane Sullivan Woodruff

Mary Jane Sullivan Woodruff

May 27, 2019

Mary Jane Sullivan Woodruff, 69, was the seventh child born to Charley Jackson Sullivan and Gladys Tedford Sullivan. She entered this world on August 24, 1949 in the Sullivan family home in Nashville. She passed on Monday, May 27, 2019 in her Little Rock residence. Mary was a mother to J. Holt Woodruff (Sarah) of Durham, N.C.; Abbie J. Reeves...

LaVerne Pokornik

LaVerne Pokornik

May 26, 2019

LaVerne Pokornik, 86, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas and Cedar Lake, Indiana went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 26, 2019. Her cancer diagnosis came only eight days before LaVerne's death. She spent those last days sharing sweet moments and memories with family and friends for which they will always be grateful. LaVerne was born in Chicago, Illinois...

Travis  Alvin Jackson

Travis Alvin Jackson

May 21, 2019

Travis Alvin Jackson, age 73, of Saratoga, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. He was born on October 24, 1946 in Gillham, Arkansas, the son of the late Jerome Jackson and Dorothy Mae (Coffee) Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a member of the Southside Church of Christ in Saratoga and was retired from Domtar as a supervisor. He was...

Michael  Richard Cassady

Michael Richard Cassady

May 21, 2019

Michael Richard Cassady, 53, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Fayetteville, AR. He was born in New Orleans, LA on October 6, 1965 to Calvin Richard Cassady and Margaret Shirley Cassady. He resided there briefly before living in Murfreesboro, AR and then Little Rock, AR. However, he called Fort Smith, AR home, being raised there from age 4...

Vester  Lamar Windham

Vester Lamar Windham

May 20, 2019

Vester Lamar Windham, age 87, of Nashville, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on June 2, 1931 in Center, Texas the son of the late Vester E. and Lou Noel Windham. Mr. Windham was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Nashville and retired after twenty-five years of service as a Master...