DEATHS

Othel Alvin Smith

Othel Alvin Smith of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 19, 1924, at Grapevine, Ark., the son of the late Lonnie and Ella Smith Smith. Mr. Smith died Aug. 9, 2013, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock at the age of 88.He was a member of Hope Pentecostal Church, and …

David Chappel Stiefel, Jr.

David Chappel Stiefel, Jr. of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 2, 1948, in International Falls, Minn., the son of the late David Chappel Stiefel, Sr. and Mary Frances Parker Stiefel. Mr. Stiefel died Aug. 9, 2013, at the VA Hospital in Little Rock at the age of 64.He was a …

Charles Kenneth Ausbrooks

Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 18, 1929, in Cato, Ark., the son of the late William Henry and Thelma Hogan Ausbrooks. Mr. Ausbrooks died Aug. 6, 2013, at his home at the age of 83.He was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, and was a retired chemical …

Donnie Clay Bonner

Donnie Clay Bonner of Fordyce, Ark., our beloved brother, dad, and “Paw Paw” transitioned to his eternal home on Aug. 5, 2013. He was born July 2, 1933, in Lafayette, Tenn., son of the late Elmer Clarence Bonner and Ruby Morgan Bonner. He died at the age of 80 due …

Cledis A. Davenport

Cledis A. Davenport of Benton, Ark., passed away on July 23, 2013, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 82. He was born Aug. 18, 1930, in Sheridan, Ark., to the late Grover and Grace Davis Davenport. He had an extensive career with the federal …

Jimmie Lea Reynolds

Jimmie Lea Reynolds, 75, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 9, 2013, in Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born Nov. 3, 1937, at Leola, Ark., to the late James Alvin Nichols and Hazel Lea Lingo …

Richard Commodore "R.C." Durham, Sr.

Richard Commodore “R.C.” Durham, Sr., 74, of Plumerville, Ark., formerly a 20 plus year resident of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 9, 2013. He was born in Morrilton, Ark., on Jan. 6, 1939, to the late Burley and Edna Durham.

Lexie Lee Brewer Skorcz

Lexie Lee Brewer Skorcz of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 22, 1918, in the Crossroads Community in Grant County, Ark., to the late Joe and Carrie Lee Camp Brewer. Mrs. Skorcz died July 15, 2013, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock at the age of 94, surrounded by her …

Glen Newton Mathis

Glen Newton Mathis of Sheridan, Ark., was born Feb. 27, 1928, in Sheridan the son of the late John Newton and Ruth Emily McCool Mathis. Mr. Mathis died July 19, 2013, at Arkansas Hospice Center in Little Rock at the age of 85.

James Michael Hatten

James Michael Hatten of Sheridan, Ark., was born May 5, 1960, in Camden, Ark., the son of the late James Ray Hatten and Ozella Castleberry Corley.

Mark James Otto

Mark James Otto of Sheridan, Ark., was born Sept. 6, 1981, in Houston, Texas, the son of Emil Otto and Shelby Diane Webb Otto Anderson.

Mary Lois (Hollinger) Pearson

Mary Lois (Hollinger) Pearson, 89, of Bauxite, Ark., died on Oct. 14, 2013, at Saline Memorial Hospital Hospice House in Bryant. She was born on July 18, 1924, in Prattsville, Ark., to the late John Wesley and Nancy (Roberts) Hollinger.

Dean Elizabeth Reynolds Wilson

Dean Elizabeth Reynolds Wilson, 99, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Oct. 12, 2013, at the Sheridan Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born Oct. 10, 1914, in Grapevine, Ark., a daughter of the late Gilbert Reynolds and Fannie Walker Reynolds.

Herbert C. Vanlandingham

Herbert C. Vanlandingham of Sheridan, Ark., was born Nov. 12, 1931, near Sheridan, the son of the late Bruce and Rosa Kelley Vanlandingham. He was a member of First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, where he attended the Friendship Sunday School Class and also served as deacon. He was …

Mary Ethel Cummings Culpepper

Mary Ethel Cummings Culpepper of Hot Springs, Ark., was born Sept. 22, 1935, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the daughter of the late D.B. Cummings and the late Gladys O’Kelley Cummings Parker. Mrs. Culpepper went to be with Jesus on Oct. 9, 2013, at NPMC at the age of 78.