DEATHS
Billie Joyce Wallingsford Hilton
Billie Joyce Wallingsford Hilton of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 24, 1937, in Westbrook, Texas, the daughter of the late Harvey and Betty Belle Kidd Wallingsford.
Martha Betty Ready Gestring
Martha Betty Ready Gestring of Leola, Ark., was born Dec. 18, 1925, at Milo, Ark., the daughter of the late Robert Allen and Iva Hines Ready.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth" Sissy" Harris
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth” Sissy” Harris, 73, a resident of Dierks, Ark., died Oct. 27, 2016, at her home. She was born Sept. 17, 1943, in De Queen, Ark.
Oza May Stewart Herring
Oza May Stewart Herring of North Little Rock, Ark., 89, went home to be with her Lord on Oct. 29, 2016. She was born Dec. 31, 1926, in the Duckett Community near Wickes, Ark., to Ira and Laura Stewart. She was a retired teacher of 35 years, teaching in Sheridan …
Jessie Geneva Knight
Jessie Geneva Knight of Fayetteville, Ark., was born Aug. 25, 1938, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of the late Paul Current and Zelma Current Duncan Scott. Ms. Knight died Oct. 21, 2016, in Springdale, Ark., at the age of 78. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death …
Ruth Louise Ward
Ruth Louise Ward Shoptaw of Sheridan, Ark., was born Feb. 17, 1944, in Newport, Ark., the daughter of the late William Calvin and Martha Louise Risner Ward.
Arlene Harrington Valentine
Arlene Harrington Valentine of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 4, 1922, at Sheridan, Ark., the only child of Elbert and Ella Crutchfield Harrington.
Della Josephine Page Oxendine Plackard
Della Josephine Page Oxendine Plackard, 59, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away peacefully in her home on Nov. 25, 2016. She was born Aug. 2, 1957, to the late Jewell Elisha and Oleta Mae Galloway Page. Della worked for Jefferson Regional Homecare for over 20 years and touched many lives as …
Gary Don Sauls
Gary Don Sauls, 66, of Mabelvale, Ark., passed from this life on Dec. 21, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer. Gary was born on April 25, 1950, in Arkansas, to Clarence and Katherine Sauls.
Vera "Dee" Sketoe Lybrand Givins
Vera “Dee” Sketoe Lybrand Givins of Sheridan, Ark., was born July 5, 1939, in Sheridan the daughter of the late Enoch and Othel Hale Sketoe
Peggy Lamont Lisenbey
Peggy Lamont Lisenbey of Bryant, Ark., was born Dec. 28, 1955, at Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of the late Frank and Myrtle Wilson Lamont.
Dorothy Jean VanLandingham
Dorothy Jean VanLandingham, 95, of Lebanan, Ill., formerly of Sheridan and Salem, Ill., died Dec. 21, 2016, at Cedar Ridge Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lebanan, Ill
Maxine Hawkins Miller
Maxine Hawkins Miller of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 18, 1938, in Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late Ruby and Minnie Rudkins Hawkins.
Phyliss Lynn Stevens Anderton
Phyliss Lynn Stevens Anderton of Sheridan, Ark., was born Aug. 23, 1957, in Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late Charles Marion and Evelyn Tuberville Stevens.
