Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Emma Woods

Emma Woods

Nov 25, 2014

Emma Woods, 71, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday November 25, 2014 in her home. She was born on June 6, 1943 the daughter of the late Floyd Chandler and Daisy Pearl (Woodall) Chandler. Mrs. Woods was a member of the First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro, the Wings group and Sunday school class. In addition to her parents she...

Marjorie  Elaine Jacques

Marjorie Elaine Jacques

Nov 21, 2014

Marjorie Elaine Reed Puckett Jacques, 98, of Brinkley died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Brinkley. She was born Dec. 29, 1915, at Milford, Missouri, to Chester A. Arthur Reed and Leona Kirkendall Reed, a young southeast Kansas farming couple who had moved to Missouri to improve their fortune, but soon returned to the rural homestead near Peru, Kansas, where Marjorie,...

James  Allen Bissell

James Allen Bissell

Nov 21, 2014

James Allen Bissell, age 84, of Nashville, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He was born March 13, 1930 to the late Fred and Irene (Reeder) Bissell in Nashville, AR. He is survived by his wife, Rose (Barber) Bissell of 59 years, 7 months, and 13 days; 2 daughters, Pamela Marlar and husband, Albert of Sheridan,...

Willa  Dean Miller

Willa Dean Miller

Nov 19, 2014

Willa Dean Miller, 72 of Delight, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at her home. Willa Dean was born on January 9, 1942 in McCaskill, Arkansas to the late Spurgeon and Tiny (Kersey) Bell. Mrs. Miller was a baptist and a member of the Bowen Community Church. She was an awesome cook and always...

Earnest  Odell Jeanes

Earnest Odell Jeanes

Nov 18, 2014

Odell Jeanes, 95, of Nashville, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his residence in Nashville. He was born on April 20, 1919 in Howard County, AR, the son of the late Johnny Milburn Jeanes and Roxie Mae (Hodges) Jeanes. Mr. Jeanes was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Nashville. In addition to his parents, he...

Lance  Robert Ward

Lance Robert Ward

Nov 17, 2014

Lance Robert Ward, 38, a longtime resident ofNashville AR, and former resident of Junction City, KS,went to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday,November 17th, 2014. He was born on December 10th, 1975in Manhattan, KS to Bob and Judy Ward. Lance was an accomplished Eagle Scout from ayoung age, and an avid outdoorsman. He was a creativeproblem solver...

J.D. Rogers

J.D. Rogers

Nov 14, 2014

Julian David "J.D." Rogers, 87, of Nashville Arkansas, passed away on Friday November 14, 2014 in Nashville. He was born on May 16, 1927 in Florida. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Rogers, and one daughter Lori Rogers. Survivors include one son, Robert Rogers; one stepson, Steve Upchurch; one stepdaughter Sally Comeaux; three grandchildren, Naomi Rogers...

Rodney Gardner

Rodney Gardner

Nov 10, 2014

Rodney Gardner, 73, of Nashville, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 in Little Rock, AR. He was born on October 5, 1941 in Center Point, AR, the son of the late H.B. Gardner and Eulail Elizabeth (Lemons) Gardner. Rodney was a member of the Blue Bayou Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

James  M. Hartness

James M. Hartness

Nov 9, 2014

James M. Hartness, 76, of Nashville, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday November 9, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on March 8, 1938 in Ozan, Arkansas, the son of the late Elmer and Nettie (Bennett) Hartness. Mr. Hartness was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church of Nashville. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Mary  Emily (Ross)  Hughes

Mary Emily (Ross) Hughes

Nov 5, 2014

Mary Emily (Ross) Hughes, 75, of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday November 5, 2014 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Hempstead County on November 1, 1939, the daughter of the late George and Lena (Friddle) Ross. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the Sardis Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two...

Thomas  Wayne Morris

Thomas Wayne Morris

Nov 3, 2014

Thomas Wayne Morris, 53, of Delight went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 3, 2014. Tom was born on March 3, 1961 in Murfreesboro, AR to Estil and Carolyn (Ward) Morris. He married Debbie Bell on June 27, 1980. Thomas was a faithful member of the Delight Church of Christ. He was a Master Electrician. He also loved...

Wayne  Drummond Pruitt

Wayne Drummond Pruitt

Nov 2, 2014

Wayne Drummond Pruitt died Sunday November 02, 2014 in hospice at St. Vincent's in Hot Springs. Born October 23, 1928 to parents Callie Morgan Pruitt and Joseph Melton Pruitt in Duncan Oklahoma, Wayne graduated from Duncan High School in 1946 and from Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State University) with a degree in forestry in 1950. Wayne achieved Eagle...

Lucille Cowling

Lucille Cowling

Nov 1, 2014

Lucille Cowling, 97, formerly of Nashville and Paris, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The eldest of eight children born to David M. and Sarah Tennie Maroon Castleman, she was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, LC, D.M., Jr. and Herbert; sister, Mary Frances Jenkens; and her husband, Dana D. Cowling....

Barbara  Sue (Stone)  MacIntosh

Barbara Sue (Stone) MacIntosh

Oct 27, 2014

Barbara Sue (Stone) MacIntosh, age 67, passed away from this life on Monday, October 27, 2014 in Ft. Worth, TX. Barbara was born on November 22, 1946 in Nathan, AR. She graduated from Ball State University in 1968. After teaching for more than 25 years, she retired from the Fort Worth Independent School District. She was a member of the...

Dorothy  C. Swain

Dorothy C. Swain

Oct 23, 2014

Dorothy C. Swain, 89, of Nashville, AR died on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at home. Mrs. Swain was born on July 24, 1925 in Jackson, Mississippi to the late, Howard C. Caillouet and Edvige G. Caillouet. Mrs. Swain was a preachers wife with numerous duties for several years, and member of the Eastern Star for several years. In addition to...

Clara  Mae Mabery

Clara Mae Mabery

Oct 18, 2014

Clara Mae Mabery, died on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Murfreesboro. She was born on March 25, 1923 in Pike City, Arkansas, the daughter of the late William Tomas Wall and Netti Bell Bateman (Wall). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Ancel John Mabery; her brother, Jessie Wall; and three...

Dr. Robert Ronald Sykes

Dr. Robert Ronald Sykes

Oct 15, 2014

Dr. Robert Ronald Sykes died in his home on October 15, 2014. He was born in Hot Springs, AR, on November 11, 1943 and graduated from Cabot High School. He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1966, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1971, and served as a Captain in the Army from 1971 - 1974. He was a...

Alfred  D. Anderson

Alfred D. Anderson

Oct 1, 2014

Mr. Alfred D. Anderson, 63, of Nashville, Arkansas, departed this life on October 1, 2014 at Wadley Hospital in Texarkana, TX. He was born on December 1, 1950 in Nashville, the son of the late Reecy Anderson and Fannie Lucille (Briggs) Anderson. He attended Childress High School. He loved to travel from state to state shooting pool, and fishing. He...

Willie  Mildred Graves

Willie Mildred Graves

Sep 24, 2014

Willie Mildred ‘Billie' Graves, 96, passed away on September 24, 2014 in Palmdale, California. She was born on August 30, 1918 in Stratford, Oklahoma and has lived in the Antelope Valley since 1975. Billie was a long time member of Grace Chapel. She was a volunteer at the New to You Thrift Store for over 35 Years and was known...

Ella Gladys McCrary (Missie)  Jones

Ella Gladys McCrary (Missie) Jones

Sep 23, 2014

Ella Gladys (Missie) McCrary Jones passed from this life on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in Fort Smith, AR. Missie was born in Temperanceville, AR, near Nashville, on November 6, 1924 to Violia Wakefield and Clyde Owens McCrary. She loved the hills of Arkansas and spent most of her life in west and southwest areas of the state. Missie was preceded...