Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Etta  Easley Teeter

Etta Easley Teeter

Jun 4, 2018

Etta Easley Teeter, 81, of Delight, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2018 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was born on January 29, 1937 in New Mexico, the daughter of the late Tom and Angie Fulcher Easley. She was a member of the Delight Cross Roads Assembly of God. She is survived by her husband of sixty-three...

Eileen Jamison

Eileen Jamison

Jun 2, 2018

Mary Eileen Thompson Jamison, 83, died June 2, 2018 at her home in Nashville, AR surrounded by her family. She was born on June 13, 1934 to the late Floyd and Vada Thompson in Bingen, AR. Eileen was married to the late Billy Jamison for 49 years. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by...

Mary  Elizabeth Burrus

Mary Elizabeth Burrus

May 31, 2018

Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Burrus age 78 of Mineral Springs, Arkansas formerly of Booneville, Mississippi passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018. She was born at home on September 18, 1939 near Baldwin, Mississippi the daughter of the late Errett and Ella Cornelius Barnes. She was a member of the Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. A member of the...

Helen  Janette Walls

Helen Janette Walls

May 28, 2018

Helen Janette Walls, 78 of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born on May 2, 1940 in Sims, Arkansas the daughter of the late John Denson and Josie Janette Cox Beggs. Mrs. Walls was a member of Biggs Chapel Methodist Church in Nathan, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her...

Kenneth Upton

Kenneth Upton

May 28, 2018

Kenneth Upton, 71 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on May 28, 2018, in Nashville, Arkansas. He was born on April 3, 1947 in Lockesburg, Arkansas to the late Merry H. and Ruby Boone Upton. Mr. Kenneth Upton was preceded in death by his Parents Merry and Ruby Boone Upton and as well as sister, Marlyn Upton. Survivors include his wife,...

Dorothy Whitten

Dorothy Whitten

May 24, 2018

Dorothy Whitten, 89 of Delight, Arkansas passed away on May 24, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. She was born on May 2, 1929 in Delight, Arkansas to the late Dudley Lee and Lalah Ross Lee. Mrs. Dorothy Whitten was preceded in death by one son, Paul Douglas Whitten,(survived by wife Gloria Whitten), two brothers James Edward Lee and Dudley Glen Lee....

Huey Cox

Huey Cox

May 16, 2018

Huey Cox - June 27, 1936 ----- May 16, 2018 - An Adventurous Life My dad was known for being a story teller. Many of his stories seemed like they could only be tall tales or figments of his imagination. After all, he grew up in a tiny town in Arkansas and ended up back in that same town. The...

Betty  Jo Parish

Betty Jo Parish

May 5, 2018

Betty Jo Parish of Nashville, Arkansas went home to be with the Lord on May 5th 2018, at Nashville Nursing and Rehab the age of 85. She was born on June 29, 1932 in Nashville to Earl and Willie Myrick Jones of Nashville, Arkansas. She graduated from Nashville High School in 1950. She was a homemaker and a faithful member...

Marcus  Ray Blakely

Marcus Ray Blakely

Apr 27, 2018

Marcus Ray Blakely, 75, passed away on April 27, 2018. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Nashville, Arkansas, the fourth son of the late Henry Marcus and Leone Elder Blakely. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bob Blakely and Roy Blakely. Ray was a graduate of the Nashville High class of 1961. He then attended Henderson...

Jo  Alta Spanhanks

Jo Alta Spanhanks

Apr 8, 2018

Jo Alta Copeland Spanhanks, age 90, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on November 27, 1927 in Saratoga, Arkansas the daughter of the late Blufford Hugh and Murle Bettis Copeland. Mrs. Spanhanks was a member of the Harvest Time Assembly of God in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. She was a personal care...

Carl  Ray Kerns

Carl Ray Kerns

Apr 7, 2018

Carl Ray Kerns, 59, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 in his home. He was born on November 22, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona the son of the late Sanford Allen Kerns and Mary Taylor Kerns. Carl had worked in maintenance for 24 years at Tyson Foods. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sanford and...

Doyle Howard

Doyle Howard

Apr 5, 2018

Doyle Howard, age 76, of Delight, Arkansas passed away on Thursday April 5, 2018, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was born on February 18, 1942 in Clark County, Arkansas the son of the late Doyle Virgil and Nancy Stockton Howard. Mr. Howard was a member of the Delight Church of Christ, and the Pike County Masonic Lodge. He was a general...

Mildred  Lorene Nelson

Mildred Lorene Nelson

Apr 3, 2018

Mildred Lorene Nelson, age 90, of Delight, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her home. She was born on June 22, 1927 in Streetman, Texas the daughter of the late Joe and May Padgett. She was a member of the Golden Acres Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas. During her career she was employed as an executive secretary...

Aubrey  Lynn Smith

Aubrey Lynn Smith

Apr 2, 2018

Aubrey Lynn Smith, age 84 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at his home. He was born on October 25, 1933 in Upsher County, Texas the son of the late Otis Hugh and Beucie Flood Smith. Dr. Smith graduated high school in Diana, Texas in 1951. After graduating high school he married, Jackie Fry, on May...

Raymond Spigner

Raymond Spigner

Mar 30, 2018

Raymond Spigner age 96, of White Cliffs, Arkansas passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 in White Cliffs, Arkansas. He was born on September 4, 1921 in Ben Lomond, Arkansas the son of the late Wylie and Lola Pully Spigner. Mr. Spigner served in the United States Army during WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife Katherine Spinger,...

Leonard  R McClane  Jr.

Leonard R McClane Jr.

Mar 26, 2018

Leonard R. McClane Jr., of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on July 11, 1949 in French Camp, California the son of the late Leonard R. McClane Sr. and Mary Marie Cox McClane. Mr. McClane was a member of the United States Air Force as well as a lifetime member of...

Michael  Garrett Jones

Michael Garrett Jones

Mar 24, 2018

Michael Garrett Jones, age 20 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018. He was born on December 19, 1997 in DeQueen, Arkansas the son of Mark and Janice McCoy Jones. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather CC Jones. Survivors include his fiancé, Khylla Hill and baby girl on the way Ellington Rose Jones, his...

Wayne Reed

Wayne Reed

Mar 17, 2018

Wayne Reed, age 81 of Mt. Carmel, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on April 7, 1936 in Nathan, Arkansas the son of the late Clarence and Mamie Greenhaw Reed. Mr. Reed was a minister at the New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. He was preceded in death...

Arnold Bowen

Arnold Bowen

Mar 16, 2018

Arnold Bowen, age 90, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on November 8, 1927 in Delight, Arkansas the son of the late John Fred and Lucille Irene Stuart Bowen. Mr. Bowen was a member of the First Christian Church in Nashville. He served in the United States Army and the...

Mary  Jo Woods

Mary Jo Woods

Mar 11, 2018

Mary Jo Cornish Woods, 92, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Texarkana, AR. She was born on October 21, 1925, in Nathan, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Ben W. Cornish and Myrtle L. Floyd Cornish. She was a member of Murfreesboro Church of Christ, but was currently attending Highland Church of Christ. She was...