DEATHS

Zelma Irene Crutchfield Pumphrey Highsmith

Zelma Irene Crutchfield Pumphrey Highsmith of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 17, 1922, at Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late Allison Crutchfield and May Kennedy Crutchfield.

Diana Lee Webb Barnes

Diana Lee Webb Barnes of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 29, 1952, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of the late Lee and Nita Mae Lancaster Webb.She was a member of First Christian Church in Sheridan. In her earlier years, she owned Sheridan Ambulance Company. She had also served on …

Tylor Morgan Holmes

Tylor Morgan Holmes, 11, of Rison, Ark., passed away Jan. 26, 2020. He was born on Feb. 27, 2008, in Benton, Ark., to Hunter Lee Holmes and Danyelle Marie Lenard.

Edward William "Ed" Carey

Edward William "Ed" Carey of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 2, 1941, at Larksville, Pa., the son of the late John James Carey and Anna Catherine Hardiman Carey. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan, where he faithfully occupied the back row, end seat.

Bobbi Jeree Harrington

Bobbi Jeree Harrington, 85, of Sheridan, Ark., went to meet her Heavenly Father on Jan. 4, 2020. She joins her husband of 68 years, Henry Conrad Harrington. Jeree was the third child born to the late Luther and Irene Bellomy on April 4, 1934 in Golden, Texas. She moved to …

Claud Lamar Stratton

Claud Lamar Stratton, 82, of Sheridan, Ark., entered into rest on Dec. 30, 2019, at Woodland Heights Senior Living Memory Care in Little Rock, Ark. Claud was the son of the late James W. Stratton and Cora M. Ford Stratton of Sheridan. He was a member of First Southern Baptist …

Harold "Doodle Bug" Pearson

Harold "Doodle Bug" Pearson of Prattsville, Ark., was born July 16, 1946, in Clarksville, Ark., the son of the late Grattis and Martha Hudson Pearson. He died at his home on Jan. 2, 2020.He was a member of Poyen Missionary Baptist Church and a graduate of Prattsville High School.

Lawson Dale Lewis

Lawson Dale Lewis of Prattsville, Ark., was born Feb. 24, 2010, in Little Rock, Ark. Lawson was full of life, and energy. He had an incredible smile and never met a stranger. Unlike most children his age, he was as comfortable visiting with the older folks as he was with …

Cecile Marie Breazeal Clark Lewis

Cecile Marie Breazeal Clark Lewis of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 3, 1938, at Sheridan the daughter of the late Bernie and Rosie Jackson Breazeal. She was a Christian and was a retired founder and owner of Homecare Professionals. She was a pioneer in the field of in-home care for …

Diana Sue Miller Roberts

Diana Sue Miller Roberts of Sheridan, Ark., was born Aug. 3, 1955, at Sheridan, the daughter of the late Doyce Miller and Joyce Threlkeld Miller-Beck. She was known around Sheridan and Grant County for years as the "little dark-haired drug store lady," having worked for years at Medi-Save and later …

LD Shellnut

LD Shellnut of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 17, 1926, at England, Ark., the son of the late Lonnie and Lennie Tolbert Shellnut. He was a charter member, former song leader and deacon, of Providence Missionary Baptist Church, near his home in Sheridan. In fact, being a skilled brick mason, …

Dennis Ray Pearson

Dennis Ray Pearson was born Oct. 5, 1939, in Norman, Ark. He died Dec. 14, 2019, at the Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant, Ark., and lived most of his adult life in Prattsville Ark.

Betty J. Cox

Betty J. Cox, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 13, 2019. She was born Aug. 9, 1932, in Pasadena, Calif., to Charles and Loraine Winchell. In 1948, she graduated from Pasadena City College High School. Shortly after she moved with her family to Abqaiq, Saudi …

Beverly Lynne Edmond Mahan

Beverly Lynne Edmond Mahan of Sheridan, Ark., was born Sept. 22, 1959, at Hammond, Ind., the daughter of Nina Bilyeu Edmond, and the late Loyd Edmond. She was a member of Palestine Missionary Baptist Church, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. If you knew Beverly, you also knew she adored her …

Elizabeth Ann Holmes Lancaster

Elizabeth Ann Holmes Lancaster, 96, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away peacefully Dec. 20, 2019, at home surrounded by the love of her family. She was born to the late Bessie Fuller and Sidney Reese Holmes Dec. 28, 1922, in Eagle Mills, Ark. Elizabeth Ann graduated from Princeton High School and …