Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Jewell  Howard Jester

Jewell Howard Jester

Jan 5, 2012

Jewell â�œJakeâ₝ Howard Jester, 93, of Dierks, Arkansas, died January 5, 2012, at his home. He was born June 19, 1918 the son of the late Joe and Artie Jester. He was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and the Buffalo Gap #484 Masonic Lodge for over fifty years. Mr. Howard was preceded in death by his wife Clara...

Arliss  Leo Archer

Arliss Leo Archer

Jan 4, 2012

Arliss Leo Archer, Sr., 82, of Saratoga, Arkansas, died on January 4, 2012 in Saratoga. He was born on March 7, 1929 in Patmos, AR, the son of the late Calvin and Georgina (Powell) Archer. Mr. Archer was an electrical mechanical engineer for Okay Cement plant for 43 years and member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church in Patmos. He was...

Olen  Grice Slatton

Olen Grice Slatton

Jan 2, 2012

Olen Grice Slatton, 89, of Delight, Arkansas, died Monday, January 2, 2012, in a Little Rock hospital. He was born August 3, 1922 in Pisgah, Arkansas. Mr. Slatton was a member of the Saline Church of Christ, and was anArmy veteran and a member of the 782nd Battalion World War II ETO. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Joy  Copeland Alexander

Joy Copeland Alexander

Dec 30, 2011

Delight â�" Joy Copeland Alexander, 97, departed this life Friday, December 30, 2011. Born October 12, 1914, she was a long-time resident of Delight. Survivors include two sons, Wallace Alexander (and wife, Dolores) of Delight and Harold Alexander (and wife, Jenene) of Searcy; and one daughter, Lynn (Mrs. Don) England of Searcy. Joy was a faithful member of the Delight...

Nellie  Ann Moton

Nellie Ann Moton

Dec 29, 2011

Nellie Ann Moton, 94, of Saratoga, Arkansas died, December 29, 2011 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on February 9, 1917 in Blythesville, MO, the daughter of the late Clint and Pauline (Canady) Culbertson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Moton; one son, Earl Guy Moton, Jr.; one daughter, Lois Ann Gilbert;...

Larry  Ransom Williams

Larry Ransom Williams

Dec 28, 2011

Larry Ransom Williams, 71, of Nashville, Arkansas, died December 28, 2011 at St. Vincent�s Hospital in Little Rock. He was born on February 18, 1940 in Nashville, Arkansas to Ransom and Lora Williams. He attended Nashville High School and graduated from Southern State University with an Ag Business degree. He was a retired cattle farmer and part-time Landscaper. He enjoyed...

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

Dec 28, 2011

Mary Robinson, 63, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, died on December 28, 2011 in Hot Springs. AR. She was born on August 19, 1948 in Prescott, AR, the daughter of the late Leslie and Rachel Hooper. She was preceded in death by one son, Jerry Wayne Morton; one daughter, Jerri Head; and two sisters. Survivors include her husband, Sammy Robinson of...

James  Alvin Fielding

James Alvin Fielding

Dec 21, 2011

James Alvin Fielding, 57, of McCaskill, Arkansas, lost his corageous battle with cancer in Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at his home. He was born on July 5, 1954 in Pisgah, AR, the son of the late Alton Jewell Fielding and Roxie Pearl Jeffers Fielding. James was a logger. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one...

Kendyl  Dean Hosey

Kendyl Dean Hosey

Dec 21, 2011

Kendyl Dean Hosey, 55, of Nashville, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in Nashville. He was born on March 30, 1956 in Little Rock, AR, the son of the late Louis Dean Hosey and Jo Susan Young. He was an employee of Tyson and member of the Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs, AR. In addition to his father, Louis,...

Erma  E. McLaughlin

Erma E. McLaughlin

Dec 20, 2011

Erma E.McLaughlin, 95, of Nashville, died, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born September 21, 1916, in Newhope, Arkansas, the daughter of the late James Augusta and Bila (Porter) Smalling. She was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Willie...

Effie  Lorance Jones

Effie Lorance Jones

Dec 17, 2011

Effie Lorance Jones, 91, formerly of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Concordia Care Center in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She also was welcomed in Heaven by her husband of 64 years, Darwin Jones. Effie was born in Rector, Arkansas, to Ezra and Vera Lorance on...

Bobbie Stephens

Bobbie Stephens

Dec 14, 2011

Bobbie Stephens, 84, of Nashville, Arkansas, formerly of McCaskill, AR, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at her home. She was born March 22, 1927 in Foreman, AR, the daughter of the late William and Christine (Autrey) Johnson. She was a member of the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, and she retired from the Little Rock Crate and Basket Company...

Laymon Lamb

Laymon Lamb

Dec 12, 2011

Laymon Lamb, 91, of Delight, AR, died December 12, 2011, in Murfreesboro, AR. He was born September 1, 1920, the son of Nathan and Matilda Kelley Lamb. He was a member of the Delight Church of Christ, and a Navy veteran. Mr. Lamb was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Eddie (Wilson) Lamb. Survivors include: two sons, Tommy Lamb...

Correna  M Tollett

Correna M Tollett

Dec 11, 2011

Correna M. Tollett, 84, of Nashville, Arkansas, died on December 11, 2011. She was born on February 4, 1927 in Nashville, Arkansas, to the late J.B. Murray and Edith Yates Murray. She married Glen D. Tollett on February 4, 1947 , and they lived together in Nashville, AR, before relocating to Arkadelphia in 1955, then back to Nashville in 1991,...

Berna  Dean Ray

Berna Dean Ray

Dec 7, 2011

Berna Dean Ray, 87, of Saratoga, AR, died Thursday, December 7, 2011. She was born January 9, 1924, at Ada, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late James Blaine and Mamie Lucille Brown Gray. She was a member of Community Baptist Church at Okay, AR She was a beloved woman with great compassion and life values. She was preceded in death...

Woody McDonald

Woody McDonald

Dec 7, 2011

Woody McDonald, 73, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, died Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at his home. He was born August 13, 1938 the son of the late Luther and Avis Lamb McDonald. He was a member of the Saline Church of Christ, and an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife Kathy McDonald of Murfreesboro, AR; one son Terry McDonald of Mineral Springs,...

Jerri  Renae Head

Jerri Renae Head

Dec 6, 2011

Jerri Renae Head, 34, of Mineral Springs, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011. She was born March 25, 1977, at Hope, AR, the daughter of Jerry and Mary Morton. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Head was preceded in death by one daughter, Jessica Fuller; one brother, Billy Morton and one sister, Tammy Morton. She is survived by her husband, Haskell Head...

John  Denton Prescott

John Denton Prescott

Dec 1, 2011

John Denton Prescott, 72, of McCaskill, AR, died on December 1, 2011 in Hospice Center in Bryant, AR. He was born on May 13, 1939 in McCaskill, AR, the son of the late John Gordon and Vivian (Denton) Prescott. Mr. Prescott was a farmer member of the Arkansas Army National Guard, and member of the Methodist Church in McCaskill, AR....

Betty Stone

Betty Stone

Dec 1, 2011

Betty J. Stone, 67, of Nashville, AR, died Thursday, December 1, 2011, in Hot Springs.She was born April 14, 1944, at Burg, AR, the daughter of the late Binem and Mazie Kennedy Hill. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Nashville and worked for Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Nashville for 25 years. Her family was very important to...

Helen White

Helen White

Dec 1, 2011

Helen White, 78 of Murfreesboro, AR; died, December 1, 2011 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born March 26, 1933 the daughter of the late Walter and Susie Hutchings Alford. She was a member of the Pike City Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband Henry Gene â�œPugâ₝ White, a son Bo White,...