DEATHS
Billy E. Ashcraft
Billy E. Ashcraft, 86, of White Hall, Ark., passed away Feb. 26, 2017, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Ark. He was born Dec. 5, 1930, in DeWitt, Ark., the son of the late William Kirby Ashcraft and Ara Lorain Fikes Ashcraft.
Jim Powell
Jim Powell of Sheridan, Ark., was born March 16, 1935, in Sylvester, Ga., the son of the late Clinton and Thelma Calhoun Powell.
Raymond Odell Jackson
Raymond Odell Jackson, 85, of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed from this life to be with his Lord on Feb. 15, 2017. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, growing a garden, music and fellowship. Most of all, he …
Elizabeth Harrington Baxley
Elizabeth Harrington Baxley of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 25, 1931, in Sheridan the daughter of the late Olen Winfred and Virginia Clark Harrington.
Charles William Mead
Charles William Mead of Sheridan, Ark., was born Jan. 29, 1933. in Bay City, Mich., the son of the late William and Thelma Davidson Mead.
Donnie Lee Smith
Donnie Lee Smith, 67, of Hensley, Ark., passed away Feb. 16, 2017, at Arkansas Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. He was born May 29, 1949 in Marble Falls, Texas, the son of the late Elmer Smith and Susie Violet Jeter Smith.
Floyd W. Norwood
Floyd W. Norwood, 83, was born Jan. 6, 1933, in Springfield, Ark., to the late Thomas Walter Norwood and Drucilla Mallett Norwood. He passed away Dec. 22, 2016.
Mamie Nell Reeder
Mamie Nell Reeder, 82, of the East End community passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Jan. 21, 2017. She was born on the same property Aug. 17, 1934, to the late Ross and Virgie Mashburn
Austin Moody
Austin Moody, 17, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away on Jan. 19, 2017. He was born on Jan. 12, 2000, to Terry and Robin Moody in Little Rock, Ark.
David William Ray
David William Ray of Prattsville, Ark., was born Oct. 2, 1948, in Richmond, Ind., the son of Dorothy Marie Ryan Ray and the late Joseph William Ray.
Jackie Ray Manning
Jackie Ray Manning of Prattsville, Ark., was born Sept. 3, 1951, in Sheridan, Wy., the son of the late Ernest and Elrie Edwards Manning.
Velna Louise Harper Wafford Wagner
Velna Louise Harper Wafford Wagner, 83, of Lonoke, Ark., passed away Jan. 18, 2017, at North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville, Ark. She was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Prattsville, Ark., the daughter of the late Roy Harper and Thelma Holiman Harper.
Delores Tarkington Green
Delores Tarkington Green of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 17, 1934, in Donaldson, Ark., to Doyle and Mozell Tarkington.
Wanda Lou Chism Bush
Wanda Lou Chism Bush, 73, of Redfield, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Feb. 11, 2017, at her home on Bush Farm in Grant County near the Ico Community. She was born at home in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, on March 21, 1943.
