DEATHS

Judy C. Burks-Smith

Judy Christine Burks-Smith, 41, of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed away Sept. 3, 2019. She was born Sept. 16, 1977, and was the daughter of Debra Moore and the late Rufus Burks

Margie Ann Johnson Gilbert

Margie Ann Johnson Gilbert, 81, of Prattsville, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Sept. 14, 2019, at Baptist Hospice in Little Rock, Ark. She was born Feb. 26, 1938, to the Rev. James T. and Margaret Harmon Johnson in Kyrene, Ariz.

Hazel W. Allen Wilson

Hazel W. Allen Wilson, 101, was born Aug. 18, 1917, at the home of her parents, Richard and Lizzie Allen, in the Shiloh Community of Grant County, Ark., and entered heaven on June 17, 2019.

Marcia Elaine Mitchell Gartman

Marcia Elaine Mitchell Gartman of Sheridan, Ark., was born Nov. 28, 1950, the daughter of Donzella Mote Mitchell and the late James Henry “Jim” Mitchell.

Marvin Edward Ezell

Marvin Edward Ezell of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 16, 1928, in Sparkman, Ark., the son of the late Ed and Lila Ezell.

Peggy Ann Hedden

Peggy Ann Hedden, 69, of Redfield, Ark., went to be with her Lord on June 18, 2019. She was born March 31, 1950, in Warren, Ark., to George and Marlene Boone.

Robert Wayne "Bull" Dorough

Robert Wayne “Bull” Dorough of Sheridan, Ark., was born Jan. 20, 1946, at Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of the late Emmett and Lucy Smith Dorough.

Carl Gene Draper

Carl Gene Draper, 82, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with his Lord on July 13, 2019, in Little Rock, Ark. He was born in Houston, Ark., on March 8, 1937, to the late Gerald “Bay” Draper and Lois Draper.

Hubert Henry Barlow, Jr.

Hubert Henry Barlow, Jr., 85, of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed away July 13, 2019. Born Nov. 24, 1933, at Tillar, Ark., he was a son of the late Hubert Henry Barlow and Frances I. Barlow. He was a 1953 graduate of Pine Bluff High School and proudly served in the …

Lemuel E. Pearce

Lemuel E. Pearce, 87, of the Ico Community, near Sheridan, Ark., went to be with the Lord on July 9, 2019.He was born Aug. 18, 1931, in Forrest City, Ark., to Joe Blair and Alice Holzhauer Pearce.

Roxanne Gaviola Sturch

Roxanne Gaviola Sturch of Sheridan, Ark., was born Jan. 14, 1985, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of Billy Joel Sturch, II and Cynthia Hunter Sturch.

Crystal Smith Gibbs

Crystal Smith Gibbs of Cabot, Ark., was born April 11, 1985, the daughter of the late Eddie and Bennie Jean Winston Smith.

Juanice Benning Pumphrey

Juanice Benning Pumphrey of Prattsville, Ark., was born Aug. 26, 1941, in Prattsville, the daughter of the late Hubert “Red” Benning and Arine Mooney Benning.

Anna Marie Krause Frost

Anna Marie Krause Frost of Prattsville, Ark., was born July 5, 1934, in Herington, Kan.She was the daughter of the late Robert Carl and Minnie Marie Jones Krause. She was baptized in the Lutheran Church, and was an artist. She enjoyed cooking for her family and arts and crafts. She …

Patrick Neil Massey

Patrick Neil Massey, A.K.A. Dirty Red, of the Lazy Bend Community near Grapevine, Ark., was born March 29, 1973, at Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of Margaret Ann Poe Massey Hurst and the late Harvey Ray Massey.