DEATHS

Christopher Elton “Chris” Palmer

Christopher Elton “Chris” Palmer, Assistant Chief of Police at Stuttgart Police Department in Stuttgart, Ark., Badge number 101, End of Watch, Jan. 15, 2024.

Ronnie Chris Volner

Ronnie Chris Volner of Grapevine, Ark., was born May 18, 1953, in Phoenix, Ariz., the son of the late Paul and Cassie Roberts Volner.

Vernie Mae Anders Downen

Vernie Mae Anders Downen of Sheridan, Arkansas was born July 3, 1928, in Appleton, Ark. the daughter of the late W.A. and Odie Patterson Anders.

Larry Wayne Williams

Larry Wayne Williams of Prattsville, Ark., was born Dec. 21, 1948, at Malvern, Ark., the son of the late John and Elaine Mohrmann Williams.

Hezekiah Litzsey

Hezekiah Litzsey was born in Grapevine, Ark., to Vashti Patillo and Lee Litzsey on Dec. 26, 1952.

Robert Wayne Hemmert

Robert Wayne Hemmert of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 17, 1960, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of the late Frank Fredrick Hemmert and Peggy Joyce Walker.

Marilyn Griffin Taylor

Marilyn Griffin Taylor began her life's journey March 29, 1947. She was born in Hamlin, Ky., to the late Lee and Laurine Ingram Griffin.

Lanita Marie Bunch Woods

Lanita Marie Bunch Woods passed away on Dec. 7, 2023, at Baptist North Hospital at the age of 65.

Chris Elbert Ward

Chris Elbert Ward was born Feb. 13, 1954, to Elbert and Vertie Ward.

Archie Lee Mosley, Jr.

Archie Lee Mosley, Jr., of Sheridan, Ark., died Nov. 20, 2023, at Saline Memorial Hospital at the age of 68 years old.

Dixie Lee Nora Coulter Freeman (Simpson)

Dixie Lee Nora Coulter Freeman (Simpson) of Prattsville, Ark., was born Dec. 14, 1930, the daughter of the late George Lloyd Coulter, Sr., and Letha Rosezella Malone Coulter.

Carolyn Virginia Longcrier Jones

Carolyn Virginia Longcrier Jones of Sheridan, Ark., was born May 9, 1947, in Oakland, Calif., the daughter of the late Floyd Ernest and Opal D. Fipps Longcrier.

Glen Edward Talbert

Glen Edward Talbert of Sheridan, Ark., was born March 24, 1945, in Carthage, the son of the late Edward H. and Eula Orr Talbert.

Betty Ruth Tribble Barnes

Betty Ruth Tribble Barnes of Sheridan, Ark., was born Sept. 1, 1930, at Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of the late William Silas "Bud" Tribble and Cora Olive Smith Tribble.

Jewell Dean (Buck) Hughes

Jewell Dean (Buck) Hughes, 95, a beloved educator and a cherished member of the community, passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2023, in Sheridan, Ark. Jewell Dean was born on July 21, 1928, in Alpine, Ark., to Carrol Buck and Cornelius Thompkins Buck.