DEATHS
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.
Fannie Myrtle Carson Crutchfield
Fannie Myrtle Carson Crutchfield of Sheridan, Arkansas was born Feb. 23, 1922, in Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Ward Carson. Mrs. Crutchfield died Dec. 23, 2013, at her home at the age of 91.
Edward Arch "Ed" James
Edward Arch “Ed” James was born in 1935 at Dierks (Howard County), Ark., the son of Arch L. and Lela W. James. He passed away Dec. 23, 2013, at Macon Hospital in Georgia.
Mary Maxine Middleton Ashcraft
Mary Maxine Middleton Ashcraft of Kensett, Ark., formerly of Grapevine, Ark., went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 7, 2014. She passed away at White County Hospital in Searcy, Ark., surrounded by her family. Born on Sept. 9, 1921, she lived most all of her …
Rev. Clinton Monroe Carey
Rev. Clinton Monroe Carey was born Aug. 7, 1921, in Union County, Ark., the son of the late James Arzo and Sarah Self Carey. Clinton died at home, peacefully in his sleep, on March 8, 2014, at the age of 92 years.
