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Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Willie Faye Crews

Willie Faye Crews

Jun 5, 2024

Willie Faye Crews, age 80 of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Hot Springs. She was born on October 30, 1943 in Billstown to the late John Olen Pipkins and Iva Ruby Loise Folsom.

She was active in the community in the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce, where she served on the Board of Directors as Vice President....

Bennie Joe McIntosh

Bennie Joe McIntosh

Jun 2, 2024

Bennie Joe McIntosh, age 61, of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Mineral Springs, Arkansas.  He was born October 9, 1962 in Gin City, Arkansas the son of the late John B. McIntosh and Jewel Melson McIntosh.

 

Joe was a member of the New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Mineral Springs.  He loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors....

Mary Ellen Hockaday

Mary Ellen Hockaday

May 31, 2024

Mary was born on July 3, 1931 in Pike County Arkansas to William A.  And Susie E Terry.  She was called home on 31 May 2024. She was the only girl in a family of 8 brothers.   Three more died of polio as children.   The Terry’s were sharecroppers and farmers and moved around southwest Arkansas.  Mary graduated from...

Jerry Patrick Stockton

Jerry Patrick Stockton

May 31, 2024

Jerry Patrick Stockton, age 91, passed away in the comfort of his home in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, on May 31, 2024.  He was born on March 17, 1933, to the late Warland T. Stockton and Felena Cartwright Stockton in Mulberry, Arkansas.  He is preceded in death by his 3 sisters, Una Cox, Freddie Burson, and Maxine Lancaster, and 2 brothers W.C....

Gustena "Gussie" Jester

Gustena "Gussie" Jester

May 30, 2024

Gustena “Gussie” Jester, age 97 of McCaskill, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Nashville surrounded by her family. She was born on October 8, 1926 to the late Albert Wilson and Nora Lee Slaton Wilson.

Mrs. Jester was a member of the Balls Chapel Church of Christ. She was a homemaker, farmwife and a loving mother and grandmother....

Lucian Clyde Bell

Lucian Clyde Bell

May 28, 2024

Lucian Clyde “Louie” Bell Jr., age 72, of Delight, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.  He was born May 12, 1952 in Billstown, Arkansas the son of the late Lucian Clyde Bell Sr. and Millogean Cooper Bell.

 

Louie was a faithful member of the Delight Church of Christ.   During his career he worked for over forty...

James Lyle Clark

James Lyle Clark

May 28, 2024

James Lyle Clark, age 77, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in Texarkana.  He was born December 29, 1946 in Nashville, Arkansas the son of the late James A. “Pete” and Dortha Dyer Clark.

 

Mr. Clark was a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church in Texarkana.  He was a veteran and served in two branches of...

James Larry Gilbert

James Larry Gilbert

May 25, 2024

James Larry Gilbert, age 79 of Lockesburg, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 in a Hot Springs hospital surrounded by family. He was born on December 15, 1944 in the Mt. Carmel Community to the late Robert Windell Gilbert and Marie Louise Eudy Gilbert.

Mr. Gilbert was a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church near Dierks. He proudly...

Peggy Jean Loomis

Peggy Jean Loomis

May 25, 2024

Peggy Jean (Shope) Loomis, age 95 of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  She was born November 12, 1928 in Okolona, Arkansas the daughter of the late Jeames M Shope and Agnes Rowe Shope.

 

Mrs. Loomis was a member of the Murfreesboro Church of Christ, National Association of Retired Federal Employee.  She also played...

Danny Ray Webb

Danny Ray Webb

May 20, 2024

Danny Ray Webb, age 67 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  He was born May 3, 1957 in Hope, Arkansas, the son of the late Ralph Webb Sr. and Mary Duke.  

 

He was of the Christian faith.  Shortly after high school he went to Hope Votech where he became a certified diesel...

Dickie Branch

Dickie Branch

May 14, 2024

Dickie Branch, age 76, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  He was born June 6, 1947 in Nashville, Arkansas the son of the late William Tommy Branch Sr. and Nicky Hare Branch.

 

Mr. Branch was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro.   He was a faithful member of the...

Evelyn Cay Teague

Evelyn Cay Teague

May 11, 2024

Evelyn Cay Carlton Teague died peacefully at her family’s home on May 11, 2024. She was born October 27, 1939, to the late Brice Carlton and Louise Phillips Carlton Clemens. She was preceded in death by her husband Herschell Ray Teague and siblings Corky Carlton, Annette Hoover and Elizabeth Atha. Her sister Judy Moss Hill survives her. Cay is the mother...

Esther L. Amonette

Esther L. Amonette

May 10, 2024

Esther L. Amonette, age 85 of Nashville, Arkansas, passed away on May 10, 2024 in Nashville. She was born on May 20, 1938 in Ozan to the late Willie A. Arnold and Thelma Mae Jewell.

Mrs. Amonette was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church in Nashville. She loved to cook, drink coffee and live a simple life. Above all, she...

Joyce Bulger Williams

Joyce Bulger Williams

May 10, 2024

Joyce Bulger Williams, age 79 of Nashville, Arkansas, passed away on May 10, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 21, 1944 in Andalusia, Alabama to the late Trammel Sherman Bulger and Agnes Kelly Bulger.

Joyce was a member of the Sunset church of Christ. She was active in helping with the Relay for Life....

Carroll Cameron Powell

Carroll Cameron Powell

May 9, 2024

Carroll Cameron Powell, a beloved member of the Blue Bayou community, passed away on May 9, 2024, at the age of 66. He leaves behind a legacy of hard work, compassion, and dedication to his family, friends, and community.

Born on October 19, 1957, in Nashville, Arkansas, Carroll was the son of the late Norman and Geraldine Freeman Powell. From a...

Purnal Jefferson Tracy III

Purnal Jefferson Tracy III

May 9, 2024

Purnal Jefferson “Jeff” Tracy III passed away on Thursday, May 9 at age 71.

He was born Aug. 20, 1952, to Mary and Purnal Jefferson Tracy, Jr., in Bellville, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents, as well as his wife of 48 years, Mary (Warner) Tracy.

Jeff was the father of two children: Purnal Jefferson “P.J.” Tracy IV and...

Debra Dean Davis

Debra Dean Davis

May 7, 2024

Debra Dean Davis, age 66 of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2024 in Little Rock. She was born on January 6, 1958 to the late Clearence Bostic and Sarah Cox Darby.

Debbie attended the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church near Murfreesboro. She loved helping others and did that through her career with Kindred Hospice. She loved spending time with...

Cleatis Jo McCauley

Cleatis Jo McCauley

Apr 29, 2024

Cleatis Jo McCauley, age 70, went to her heavenly home on Monday, April 29th 2024 at Dierks Rehab and Nursing. She was born on February 15, 1954 to the late William Bailey McCauley and Bobbie McCauley Stephens 

 

Preceding her in death are three sisters, Tessie Pearl Bennett , Peggy Sue Lovewell, Linda Kay Ellis, one brother in law, Willie Ellis, and...

Betty Ann Floyd

Betty Ann Floyd

Apr 29, 2024

Betty Ann Floyd was born November 28, 1935 in Nashville, Arkansas the second child of the late Clyde (Kern) and Gertha Floyd. She passed away April 29, 2024 in Nashville, Arkansas at the age of 88. Also preceding her in death was her beloved brother Sammy Floyd.

 

Betty Ann Floyd graduated from Nashville High School in 1953. She received her bachelor’s...

Dr. Charles Dennis Bassham

Dr. Charles Dennis Bassham

Apr 25, 2024

It is with our heaviest of hearts that we announce the Homecoming and “Graduation” of our Dearest Daddy, Pawpaw, Skippy, Skip, Mr. B, Dr. Skip, Brother Skip, Brother Bassham but seldom rarely referred to by his full name Dr. Charles Dennis Bassham, April 25, 2024. 

 

Dr. Bassham was born April 28, 1949 to Mary Lois Capps-Bassham Burnett and Clarence Bassham in...

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