DEATHS

BONNIE TRESHIA "TERESA" MCCOOL

Bonnie Treshia “Teresa” McCool was born on July 12, 1931, in Sheridan, Ark.,, and was called home to be with her Lord on Sept. 29, 2015, in North Bend, Ore.

Marjorie Caldwell Groomes

Marjorie Caldwell Groomes of Leola, Ark., was born March 25, 1931, in Good Pine, La., the daughter of the late Clem Chester and Lillian Edwards Caldwell.

Juanita Stevens Benson

Juanita Stevens Benson of Sheridan, Ark., was born July 3, 1920, in Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late John Thomas and Lois Myrtis Whitmire Stevens.

Clarence Alexander Weatherford

Clarence Alexander Weatherford, 51, of Houston, Texas, went to rejoice with his Lord on Nov. 29, 2015. Clarence was born on May 16, 1964, in Little Rock, Ark., to Floyd and Mary Skorcz Weatherford.

LeRoy William Perkins

LeRoy William Perkins of Sheridan, Ark., was born June 8, 1933, in Hughes, Ark. Mr. Perkins died Dec. 19, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family at the age of 82.

Major USAF (Ret) Joy Wilkerson

Major USAF (Ret) Joy Wilkerson of Sheridan, Ark., was born Nov. 9, 1941, in Sheridan, the daughter of the late Aubrey Warren and Ruth Chandler Wilkerson.

Harriette Irene Hoskyn Boyd

Harriette Irene Hoskyn Boyd, 74, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away Dec. 16, 2015. She was born Oct. 12, 1941, in Stuttgart.

Barbara Stevens Nichols

On Dec. 17, 2015, at 2:20 a.m., Barbara Stevens Nichols of Redfield, Ark., closed her eyes on earth and awakened to hear the Lord say “Well done, thou good and faithful servant”. Barbara was finally home.

Johnny Theo Shepherd

Johnny Theo Shepherd of Sheridan, Ark., was born Nov. 9, 1940, in Sheridan, the son of the late Ersel and Pauline Hamner Shepherd. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sheridan, and was a retired sales manager.

Buddy Denver Smith

Buddy Denver Smith of Sheridan died July 4, 2015. He lost his battle with cancer, but won his freedom on Independence Day 2015. He was born Nov. 4, 1941, in Pea Ridge, Ark.

Ron Cooper

Ron Cooper, 64, of Leola, Ark., went to see the Lord July 5, 2015. He was born Dec. 5, 1950, in Long Beach, Calif., the son of the late Fred Cooper and Patricia Allen Cooper.

Zachary Joseph Eastwood

Zachary Joseph Eastwood of Grapevine, Ark., was born May 26, 1993, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of William Raymond Eastwood and Lisa Carol Greenwalt Eastwood. Zach died July 11, 2015, at his home at the age of 22.

Edward Lawrence Wade

Edward Lawrence Wade, 93, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away April 1, 2015, at Sheridan Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born March 14, 1922, in Saline County, Ark., the son of the late Henry F. Wade and Lacy Edwards Wade.

John Kent Cheney

John Kent Cheney of Grapevine, Ark., was born Jan. 29, 1953, in Houston, Texas, the son of the late Johnny and Laverne Glasco Cheney.

Gladys Loretta Roberts Main

Gladys Loretta Roberts Main of Sheridan, Ark., was born July 29, 1962, in Jefferson, Ark., the daughter of the late Luther Elvis Roberts and Dorothy Ponnee Roberts.