DEATHS
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.
Billy Ray Young, Sr.
Billy Ray Young, Sr., 82, of Killeen, Texas, passed away on Feb. 3, 2017, in Killeen. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 7 at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen, Texas. Jack Husung, Sr. officiated. Visitation was held Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Crawford …
Theda Nell Swilling Davis
Theda Nell Swilling Davis of Grapevine, Arkansas passed away peacefully on January 26, 2017 at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Her kindness and strength will be fondly remembered by all who knew her.
Roy Eugene "Bud" Williams, Jr
Roy Eugene “Bud” Williams, Jr. of Sheridan, Arkansas was born January 18, 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Shirley Ann Mann Williams and the late Roy E. Williams, Sr.
Richard Allen Whatley
Richard Allen Whatley of Prattsville, Arkansas was born March 29, 1954 in Beaumont, Texas, the son of Arthur Gray Whatley and the late Inez Petty Whatley. He had served in the US Army National Guard. He enjoyed working on cars and spending time with his family.
Joe Harvey Waddle
Joe Harvey Waddle was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 10, 2017. Born May 26, 1925, in Grapevine, Ark., to Joe Walter “Jackie” Waddle and Georgia Emma Kelley Shultz Waddle, Joe was known to his family as a loving husband, father, uncle, and grandfather. But …
James "Boe" Edward Cotton
James “Boe” Edward Cotton, 79, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away Jan. 11, 2017, at Saline Memorial Hospice in Bryant. He was born July 21, 1937, in Sheridan, Ark., the son of the late Monroe Jordan Cotton and Jessey Berry Cotton.
