DEATHS

Mack Ray Dixon

Mack Ray Dixon of Sheridan, Ark., was born Feb. 4, 1949, in Lake Village, the son of the late Rayford and Gracie Hatcher Dixon.

Terry Wayne Mayberry

Terry Wayne Mayberry of Sheridan, Ark., was born Nov. 21, 1969, in Pine Bluff, the son of Trellis Ford Mayberry and the late Gerald Wayne Mayberry.

Larry Eugene Culpepper

Larry Eugene Culpepper of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 22, 1947, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of the late V.H. and Frances Brown Culpepper.

James Frederic (Freddy) Harrington

James Frederic (Freddy) Harrington of Prattsville, Ark., was born May 31, 1935 in Prattsville, the son of the late Glen and Agnes Harrington. He died at his home on May 18, 2025 at the age of 89.

Ann J. Oakes

Ann J. Oakes of Hensley, Ark., was born Feb. 24, 1933, and she passed on from this earth, reuniting with her mother, father and her dear husband Alton on May 17, 2025.

Larry E, Bisbee

Larry E, Bisbee, 80, of Hensley, Ark., went to be with his Lord Friday morning, May 16, 2025, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was born August 19, 1944.

Bryan Lee Reed

Bryan Lee Reed of Sheridan, Arkansas was born May 21, 1965, in West Bend, Wisconsin, the son of the late Gerald Dean and Helen Marie Judd Reed.

Roy Vance Blackerby

Roy Vance Blackerby of Grapevine, Ark., was born Oct. 27, 1955, in Pine Bluff, to the late H.V. and Jeroline Lites Blackerby.

Betty Jo Mann Thornton

Betty Jo Mann Thornton of Sheridan, Little Rock and Rogers passed away on Tuesday, May 6.

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.