DEATHS

Lemuel E. Pearce

Lemuel E. Pearce, 87, of the Ico Community, near Sheridan, Ark., went to be with the Lord on July 9, 2019.He was born Aug. 18, 1931, in Forrest City, Ark., to Joe Blair and Alice Holzhauer Pearce.

Roxanne Gaviola Sturch

Roxanne Gaviola Sturch of Sheridan, Ark., was born Jan. 14, 1985, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of Billy Joel Sturch, II and Cynthia Hunter Sturch.

Crystal Smith Gibbs

Crystal Smith Gibbs of Cabot, Ark., was born April 11, 1985, the daughter of the late Eddie and Bennie Jean Winston Smith.

Juanice Benning Pumphrey

Juanice Benning Pumphrey of Prattsville, Ark., was born Aug. 26, 1941, in Prattsville, the daughter of the late Hubert “Red” Benning and Arine Mooney Benning.

Anna Marie Krause Frost

Anna Marie Krause Frost of Prattsville, Ark., was born July 5, 1934, in Herington, Kan.She was the daughter of the late Robert Carl and Minnie Marie Jones Krause. She was baptized in the Lutheran Church, and was an artist. She enjoyed cooking for her family and arts and crafts. She …

Patrick Neil Massey

Patrick Neil Massey, A.K.A. Dirty Red, of the Lazy Bend Community near Grapevine, Ark., was born March 29, 1973, at Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of Margaret Ann Poe Massey Hurst and the late Harvey Ray Massey.

Michael James Henderson, Sr.

Michael James Henderson, Sr. of Sheridan, Ark., was born July 16, 1955, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of the late Newton James and Betty Lou Pope Henderson.

Colleen Kellems Volner

Colleen Kellems Volner of Sheridan, Ark., was born Sept. 11, 1962, in West Palm Beach, Fla., the daughter of the late Norman Kellems and Anna Jezdemer Kellems Loftis.

Auston Eugene Oden, Jr.

Auston Eugene Oden, Jr. of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 20, 1943, in Ft. Worth, Texas, the son of the late Auston E. Oden, Sr. and Marjorie Mae Staggs Welty.

Peggy Wickherst Blank

Peggy Wickherst Blank, 63, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away peacefully in her home on April 23, 2019.She was born July 22, 1955, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Harry and Delores Leona Schinderling Wickherst.

Bobby Joe Crutchfield

Bobby Joe Crutchfield, 89, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with his Lord on April 27. He was born Feb.28, 1930, in Sheridan to the late George F. Crutchfield and Ella Mae Reaves Crutchfield.

Eunice Lavone Ezell

Eunice Lavone Ezell of Sheridan, Ark., was born May 24, 1929, in Star City, Ark., the daughter of the late Elsie and L.V. Chambliss Sr.

Anita Louise Phillips

Anita Louise Phillips, 74, of Leola, Ark., died April 27, 2019, at Arbor Oaks Healthcare and Rehab in Malvern. She was born in Malvern on Aug. 4, 1944, to the late Charlie Rowland and Annie Lackey Rowland.

Hurley Clinton, Jr.

Hurley Clinton, Jr., 74, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 9, 1944, in El Dorado, Ark., the son of the late Hurley Clinton, Sr. and Juanita Taylor Clinton.

Donald Joe Cooper

Donald Joe Cooper of Sheridan, Ark., was born Aug. 11, 1934, in Deberry, Ark., the son of the late Clarence Edward and Elsie French Cooper.