DEATHS

James E. Bryant

James E. Bryant, 84, of Charlotte, N.C., died April 27, 2025, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center.

Phillip Leon Allen

Phillip Leon Allen of Sheridan, Ark., was born July 7, 1948, in Little Rock, the son of the late Leon and Edna Earle Swafford Allen.

David Ray Kirkland

David Ray Kirkland of Pine Bluff, Ark., was born Sept. 6, 1951, in Amarillo, Texas, the son of the late Thomas Kenneth and Maudie B. Bowden Kirkland.

Verna Viola Langley Fitzgerald

Verna Viola Langley Fitzgerald of Sheridan, Ark., was born May 22, 1933, in Dalark, the daughter of the late O.W. and Gracie Mae Tucker Langley.

Jesse Ray Nelson

Jesse Ray Nelson of Sheridan was born December 22, 1987, in Pine Bluff, the son of Tommy R. Nelson and June Thompson.

Joe Boyd Fowlkes

Joe Boyd Fowlkes, 92, passed away on April 26. Born August 9, 1932 in Pearson, he was the son of William Boyd and Georgia Hazelwood Fowlkes.

Bobbie Pharr-Tissue

Bobbie Middleton Pharr Tissue, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025, at Landmark Lifestyles in Bryant, Ark.

Michael Earl Smith

Michael Earl Smith of Hensley, Ark., was born June 10, 1977, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of the late Earnest Ray and Terry Lynn Smith.

LeAnn Perkins

LeAnn Perkins of Sheridan, Ark., was born Aug. 19, 1958, in West Memphis, Ark., the daughter of Henriella Gowan Perkins and the late LeRoy Perkins.

Colby Lane Rogers

Colby Lane Rogers, 27, of Lonoke, Ark., went to be with the Lord on April 12, 2025. He was born in Fayetteville, Ark., on May 4, 1997, to parents Brett Douglas Rogers and Tamara “Tammy” Ann (Cruce) Morgan.

David Hill

David Hill, 80, of Magnolia, Ark., passed away March 31, 2025, at the Ridgmar Assisted Living Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Randy Jewett

Randy Jewett of Sheridan, Ark., was born Jan. 30, 1962, at Jacksonville, Ark., the son of the late Edgar Jewett and Helen Burnett Harper.

Vaughnita “Nita” Crutchfied Clinton

Vaughnita “Nita” (Crutchfied) Clinton was born July 7, 1940, in Sheridan, Ark., to the late Vaughn (Vonnie) Crutchfield and Mary Madeline (Boothe) Crutchfield.

Rhett Anderson Fisher

Rhett Anderson Fisher of Benton, Ark., was born July 31, 1996, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of Scott Fisher and Leslei Hice Fisher.

James Jerry Bennett

James Jerry Bennett of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 1, 1943, at Prattsville, Ark., the son of the late Oder Lee Bennett and Minnie Rose Ellen Williams Bennett.