DEATHS
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.
Virginia Bennings
Virginia Bennings, 87, of Benton, Ark., died March 16, 2015, at Alcoa Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 23, 1927, in the Mt. Olive Community (Saline County), a daughter of the late Lonnie Graydon and Alice Virginia Ann Levillain Davis.
Betty Edwards Sims
Betty Edwards Sims, 84, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with the Lord on April 9, 2015, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born May 28, 1930, in Springhill, La., to the late William Irvin Edwards and Ruby May Eskew Edwards.
Gladys Reynolds Lemons
Gladys Reynolds Lemons, 95, of Prattsville, formerly of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, March 13, 2015 in Sheridan, Arkansas. She was born July 22, 1919 in Dalark, Arkansas to Archie Loyd and Ena Dunahoe Reynolds.
