Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Mary  Jovan Mims

Mary Jovan Mims

May 22, 2017

Mary Jovan Mims, 86 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on March 13, 1931 in Nashville, Arkansas the daughter of the late Clyde and Joe Allie Hill Gammill. Mrs. Mims was baptized at the Anitoch Baptist Church in Nashville. She was a cook for many years at Joda's Restaurant and...

Robert  Lee Rauch  Jr.

Robert Lee Rauch Jr.

May 19, 2017

Robert Lee Rauch Jr., 55, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 in Nashville. He was born August 1, 1961, in Sikeston, Missouri the son of Betty Ann Rauch and the late Robert Lee Rauch Sr.. He was preceded in death by his father Robert Lee Rauch Sr., and his grandmother Violet Parvin. Survivors include his mother...

J.J. (James Harold)  Lee

J.J. (James Harold) Lee

May 16, 2017

J.J. (James Harold) Lee, 63, of Delight, Arkansas left this life on Tuesday May 16, 2017 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born June 22, 1953 in Prescott, Arkansas the son of the late Robert Woodrow Lee and Dora Ellen White. J.J. was an active member of the Assembly of God Church in Delight. He loved his God, his wife,...

Lois  Mae Jones

Lois Mae Jones

May 6, 2017

Lois Mae Jones, 86, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Nashville. She was born on April 28, 1931 in Nathan, Arkansas the daughter of the late Ben William Cornish and Myrtle Lola Floyd Cornish. Mrs. Jones was a member of the First Christian Church in Murfreesboro. In addition, she spent many hours volunteering at the...

Martha  Louise Smith

Martha Louise Smith

Apr 25, 2017

Martha Louise Smith 84 of Dierks, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on March 19, 1933 in New Hope, Arkansas the daughter of the late Noel Earl and Marjorie Irene Coffman Rodgers. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Pleasant Grove Freewill Baptist Church in New Hope, Arkansas. She worked for Weyerhauser...

Grace  Marie Byrom

Grace Marie Byrom

Apr 24, 2017

Grace Marie Byrom (Grandma Grace) 96 of Mineral Springs, Arkansas passed from her worldly home on Monday, April 24, 2017 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on November 2, 1920 in Glenpool, Oklahoma the daughter of the late Cairl V. and Burley Rebecca Clanton Cass. Mrs. Byrom was a member of the Industrial City Baptist Church in Amarillo, Texas where...

Ernest Bentrup

Ernest Bentrup

Apr 21, 2017

Ernest H. Bentrup joined his heavenly father April 21st, 2017 at the age of 83. He was a powerful prayer warrior, gentle spirit, generous friend, and awesome Dad. He served his Lord for the last 35 years of his life; his country as a young man, and his family for 60 years. He worked 42 years for the L.E. Myers,...

Harold  Hyatt Metts

Harold Hyatt Metts

Apr 13, 2017

Harold Metts, 82, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 26, 1935 in Nashville, Arkansas the son of Frank Robert and Violet Gertrude Hyatt Metts Mr. Metts was a United States Marine Corporal and served on the USS Boxer during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Metts spent...

Gladys  L. Bear

Gladys L. Bear

Apr 4, 2017

Gladys L. Bear 100 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on April 4, 2017 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on October 11, 1916 in Nacogdoches, Texas the daughter of the late John Bunyon and Dovie Avis Rodgers Jones. She was a dedicated Christian Baptist and she served the church many years by teaching Sunday school and keeping the nursery. She...

Willie  Joe Ewing

Willie Joe Ewing

Apr 2, 2017

Willie Joe Ewing 72 of Delight, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at his home. He was born on October 25, 1944 in Kennedale, Texas the son of the late Willie Mark and Edna Mae Ewing. Mr. Ewing loved to hunt, fish, trap, and truly loved being a mechanic. He was preceded in death by his wife Rita...

Harold  Dean Hinds

Harold Dean Hinds

Apr 1, 2017

Harold Dean Hinds, 76, of Murfreesboro Arkansas went to be with our Lord during the early morning of April 1st. He is preceded in death by Theadore Hinds and Rosie Bell Tallant-Hinds (Parents), George Paul Hinds (Brother) Paula D Hinds (Niece), Carl Skinner (brother-in-law), Bethanie Lynn Hinds (Niece), and Janna Sue Hinds (Niece) Harold leaves a wife of 51 years,...

Michael  Wayne Eoff

Michael Wayne Eoff

Mar 29, 2017

Michael W. Eoff, 63, of Delight, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Little Rock. He was born on October 18, 1953 in Morrilton, Arkansas the son of the late Daniel Grady Eoff and Hettie Gordon Eoff Mike worked the for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as a Game Warden and retired from service after 20 years...

Sonya  L. Nutt

Sonya L. Nutt

Mar 29, 2017

Sonya L. Nutt, 78, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born on January 18, 1939 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas the daughter of the late James Oliver Cox and Lucille Musgrove Cox. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Carlos Nutt; her daughter Teressa Pfannenstiel, her grandson Jasper Hardy,...

Mary  Ellen Henderson

Mary Ellen Henderson

Mar 26, 2017

Mary Ellen Henderson 82 of Delight Arkansas passed away on March 26, 2017 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on February 27, 1935 in Nubbin Hill, Arkansas the daughter of the late Matt Ellis and Ada Fullerton McLelland. She was preceded in death by her husband James H. Henderson and a grandson Brad Allen Henderson. Survivors include four sons Ron...

Tommy  Glynn Rigler

Tommy Glynn Rigler

Mar 22, 2017

Tommy Glynn Rigler, 69 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on June 24, 1947 in De Queen, Arkansas the son of Geraldine Folsom and the late Paul Timothy Rigler. He graduated from Dierks High School. Mr. Rigler had a love for computers from the first PC's. He was a seasoned...

Harold  Eugene Young

Harold Eugene Young

Mar 22, 2017

Harold Eugene Young died peacefully in his sleep at Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville, Arkansas, on March 22, 2017, following a brief illness. He was 88 years old. Mr. Young was born in 1929 to John Reeder and Bertha May O'Dell Bandy Young. He grew up on the farm of his grandparents, George and Maggie Young, in the Midway community...

Betty  Sue Suggs

Betty Sue Suggs

Mar 20, 2017

Betty Sue Suggs, 65, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 in her home. She was born on June 13, 1951 in Louisiana the daughter of the late Earnest Suggs and Gladys Marie Johnson Suggs. She was preceeded in death by her parents, and her sister Wanda Nester. Survivors include her niece and caretaker Julie Bailey; her...

Iretha Scoggin

Iretha Scoggin

Mar 19, 2017

Iretha Scoggin, 84 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on May 7, 1932 in Casa, Arkansas the daughter of the late Joe and Lillie Suggs Hubbard. She was preceded in death by her son Sandy Stokes and a granddaughter Carrie Stokes. Survivors include her husband Wallace Scoggin of Fayetteville, AR; one...

Gerald  K. Berner

Gerald K. Berner

Mar 16, 2017

Gerald K. Berner, 77 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Nashville, Arkansas. He was born on October 11, 1939 the son of the late Karl and Orma Thornbury Berner. Mr. Berner was a Major in the United States Air Force, a member of the Howard Emergency Amateur Radio Club. He attended the First United Methodist...

James  Leroy Sherwood

James Leroy Sherwood

Mar 15, 2017

James Leroy Sherwood, 69, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in Mineral Springs. He was born November 9,1947 in DeQueen, Arkansas the son of the late Leroy Clarence Sherwood and Lillie Mae Coburn Sherwood. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Toni Sherwood: one son Terry Sherwood and wife Kathie, a sister Linda Dooley...