DEATHS
Elwin Leonard Goolsby
Elwin Leonard Goolsby, 81, of Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of Sheridan, Ark., passed away April 26, 2023, at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., on Nov. 4, 1941, to parents Wilton Leonard Goolsby and Juanita Elizabeth McCool Goolsby.
Annie John Garrison
Annie John Garrison Smith of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 21, 1934, in Carthage, Ark., the daughter of the late John and Annie Fenison Garrison.
Charles “Chuck” Tripp
Charles “Chuck” Tripp, 62, died on April 9, 2023. Chuck resided in Russellville, Ark., where he was above all a lifelong learner and encourager for others to learn. Whether in the church, public schools, or in a healthcare setting, he was the consummate teacher.
Barbara (Bobbi) Tabor
Barbara (Bobbi) Louise Douglass Tabor of Sheridan, Ark., was born Sept. 8, 1943, at Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of the late “Horace” Booker Douglass, Jr. and Ida Lucretia Eagle Paladino.
Betty Ashley Horton
Betty Ashley Horton of Sheridan, Ark., was born March 7, 1932, in Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late Drew Edward and Versie Jane Appling Ashley.
Gloria Goolsby Purifoy-Huthinson
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Gloria (Mama G) Goolsby Purifoy-Huthinson, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on March 31, 2023, in Little Rock. She just recently celebrated her 68th birthday with her family.
Marvin Jay Stone
Marvin Jay Stone was born Dec. 22, 1964, and went home to heaven April 3, 2023.
Homer Eugene “Bubba” Cotten, Jr.
Homer Eugene “Bubba” Cotten, Jr. of White Hall, Ark., was born Feb. 3, 1970, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of Doris Evelyn Francis and the late Homer E. Cotten, Sr.
William Timothy “Tim” Camp
William Timothy “Tim” Camp of Prattsville, Ark., was born Aug. 9, 1963, at Little Rock, Ark., the son of the late William O. Camp, Jr. and Violet Camp Thompson.
Nancy Lee Haley
Nancy Lee Haley of North Little Rock, Ark., formerly Sheridan, Ark., was born in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 3, 1938, to the late Judson Paul and Wilma Allen Wilson Gregg.
Billy Joe Rundell
Billy Joe Rundell of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 24, 1951, in Sheridan, the son of the late Charles R. Rundell, Sr. and Hazel Brown Rundell.
Michael Lynn Harrington
Michael Lynn Harrington (Deddy, Paw) of Sheridan, Ark., was born Feb. 10, 1947, in Sheridan, the son of the late James Edgar and Mildred B. Rainbolt Harrington. He was raised in the Crossroads Community and was a graduate of Sheridan High School Class of 1966.
Lydia Cummins Pruett
Lydia Cummins Pruett of Sheridan, Ark. was born Jan. 9, 1943, in Drew, Miss., the daughter of the late W.R. and Mary Lee Clark Cummins.
Donnie Earl Crosswhite
Donnie Earl Crosswhite of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 24, 1947, in Benton, Ark., the son of the late Earl Dean and Shirley Statler Crosswhite.
