DEATHS
Edna Earle Swafford Allen
Edna Earle Swafford Allen of the Ico Community near Sheridan, Ark., was born Jan. 30, 1921 at Sheridan, the daughter of the late George Dewey and Lacy Ardelta Reynolds Swafford.
Madelyn L. Wilkerson
Madelyn L. Wilkerson, 78, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with the Lord Jan. 17, 2014, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. She was born Aug. 15, 1935, in Seiling, Okla., to the late Melvin P. Peterman and Audrey Young Peterman.
Reverend Eldon Lowe Stone
Reverend Eldon Lowe Stone, 79, of Ft. Smith, Ark., was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Jan. 14, 2014. He was born in Altheimer, Ark., on July 9, 1934, to A.M. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Stone.
Cleo Martha Tidwell Orr
Cleo Martha Tidwell Orr of Carthage, Ark., was born Dec. 7, 1948, in McClellan, Ark., the daughter of the late James Grady and Ozie Leona Cox Tidwell. Cleo died Jan. 12, 2014, at her home at the age of 65.
Ronald Edward "Ronnie" Funderburg
Ronald Edward “Ronnie” Funderburg of Grapevine, Ark., was born Feb. 7, 1955, at Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of the late Marion and Lucille Lawrence Funderburg. Ronnie died Jan. 18, 2014, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff at the age of 58.
Luther Dean Smith
Luther Dean Smith of Sheridan, Ark., was born Aug. 15, 1928, in Grapevine, Ark., the son of the late Lonnie and Ella Smith. Luther died Jan. 18, 2014, at Baptist Heath Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 85.
Billy Eugene Miller
Billy Eugene Miller, 61, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Nov. 26, 2013. He was born Oct. 5, 1952, in Sheridan, Ark., the son of Billy Doyce and Joyce (Threlkeld) Miller-Beck.
Jessie Mae Tobias Gee
Jessie Mae Tobias Gee of the Bookman Community near Grapevine, Ark., was born May 10, 1924, at Grapevine, the daughter of the late Tom and Eva Coogler Tobias. Mrs. Gee died Nov. 26, 2013, at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehabilitation at the age of 89.
F.E. Beitz, Jr.
F.E. Beitz, Jr. of Redfield, Ark., was born Sept. 20, 1922, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of the late Fred Ernest Beitz, Sr. and Addie Gibbs Beitz. Mr. Beitz died Dec. 17, 2013, at the John L. McClellan Veterans Hospital in Little Rock at the age of 91.
Julius Copeland
Julius Copeland of Malvern, Ark., was born Dec. 25, 1922, in Landis, Ark., the son of the late Thomas and Myrtle Ward Copeland. Julius died Dec. 16, 2013, at HSC Medical Center in Malvern at the age of 90.
Paula Michelle Francis Lisenbey
Paula Michelle Francis Lisenbey of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 19, 1968, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the daughter of Charles N. Francis, Jr. and Judy Ann Broach Francis. Paula died Dec. 18, 2013, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Sheridan at the age of 44.
Della Fae Shoptaw Baugh
Della Fae Shoptaw Baugh, 88, of Redfield, Ark., passed away Dec. 25, 2013, at Hospice Inpatient Center in Little Rock. Born June 6, 1925, in Grant County, Ark., she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Ruby Lee King Shoptaw.
Mary Alena Lambert French
Mary Alena Lambert French of Hensley, Ark., was born Feb. 24, 1937, in Reeder, Ark., the daughter of the late Mervin Leon and Veda Beatrice Billingsley Lambert. Mrs. French died Dec. 20, 2013, at Baptist Heath Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of 76.
Bonnie Howard Smith
Bonnie Howard Smith, 82, of the Cedar Branch Community (Grant County), Ark., passed away Dec. 21, 2013. Born Sept. 26, 1931, at Lake Village, Ark., he was a son of the late Albert S. Smith and Manila Davis Smith.
