DEATHS
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.
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.
