Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

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...

Alton Parson

Alton Parson

Sep 20, 2014

Alton Parson, 70, of Nashville, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in Nashville. He was born on January 15, 1944 in Prescott, AR, the son of the late Jewell Parsons and Lois (Hartness) Parsons King. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Beedie King and stepbrother, Jim King. Survivors include his wife...

Dorothy  J. Garner

Dorothy J. Garner

Sep 18, 2014

Dorothy J. Norwood Garner, 88, of Nashville, died Thursday, September 18, 2014. She was born on September 17, 1926 in Bingen, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Charlie Norwood and Carrie Jackson Norwood. She was retired from Montgomery Ward's and a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church in Texarkana, Arkansas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

John  David May

John David May

Sep 15, 2014

John David May, 47, of Nashville, passed away September 15, 2014. He was born in Naha, Okinawa, the son the the late Harold May and Evelyn (Salster) May. Survivors include his mother, Evelyn May of Nashville; one son, Harold (Sporty) Jewell May of Hawaii; one daughter, Kyra May of Murfreesboro; one sister, Jan Barfield of Nashville; special friend, Cindy Lou...

Marie  Rooks Horn

Marie Rooks Horn

Sep 13, 2014

Marie (Rooks) Horn, 92, of Nashville Arkansas, passed away on Saturday September 13, 2014 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born on July 11, 1922, in Nathan Arkansas, the daughter of the late Wiley Anthony Jones and Lessie (Williams) Jones. She was a member at the Sunset Church of Christ in Nashville. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

JoAnn Hembey

JoAnn Hembey

Sep 13, 2014

JoAnn Hembey, 72, of Delight, Arkansas passed away on Saturday September 13, 2014 in Delight. She was born on April 27, 1942 in Nashville, TN, the daughter of the late Joe Kirkpatrick and Mildred (Duffield) Kirkpatrick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Hembey and one sister Shirley Rupert. Survivors include: one daughter,...

Gwendolyn Henderson

Gwendolyn Henderson

Sep 12, 2014

Gwendolyn Henderson, 82, of Delight, Arkansas, passed away on Friday September 12, 2014, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born on March 15, 1932, the daughter of the late Homer Taylor and Rachel (Nichols) Taylor. She was a member of the Delight Church of Christ. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William C....