DEATHS
Elois Gossien Morris Oldner
Elois Gossien Morris Oldner of Grapevine, Ark., was born on Dec. 12, 1930, to Carl and Ethel Gossien. Mrs. Oldner passed away at her home on Oct. 25, 2014. She was a member of Bethany #1 Missionary Baptist Church at Grapevine. She loved being with her family and enjoyed making …
Tawny Chaney Wilson
Tawny Chaney Wilson of Hensley, Ark., was born Feb. 3, 1989, in Weatherford, Texas, the daughter of Stephanie Lynn Chaney and the late Stacy Nickel.
Frank Farris Thompson
Frank Farris Thompson of Sheridan, Ark., was born June 9, 1928, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of the late Lawrence and Ruby Farris Thompson. Mr. Thompson died Sept. 28, 2014, at his home at the age of 86.
Mathew A. Wilkerson
Mathew A. Wilkerson of Sheridan, Ark., was born Sept. 15, 1953, in Artesia, Calif., the son of the late Minor A. and Clara Bearden Wilkerson. He was Baptist by faith.
Betty Balwanz Jordan
Betty Balwanz Jordan, also known as “Candy” to many, was born Oct. 17, 1944, at Auburn, Ala., the daughter of the late James “Jim” and Jeanne Winn Balwanz.
William Allen Roberts (Buddy) Jr.
William Allen Roberts (Buddy) Jr. was born Feb. 13, 1949, in Sheridan, Ark. He went to be with the Lord on Jan. 10, 2015, at Crown Point in Sheridan at the age of 65.
Wallace Chester Horton
Wallace Chester Horton of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 12, 1924, in Oden, Ark., the son of the late James Chester and Rellie Maude Strain Horton.
Edward Lee Barker, Jr
Edward Lee Barker, Jr. of Prattsville, Ark., was born Jan. 4, 1974, in Houston, Texas, the son of Edward Lee Barker, Sr. and Brenda Wiggins Thomas.
Kenneth D. "Kenny" Burlison
Kenneth D. “Kenny” Burlison of East End, Ark., was born July 28, 1951, at Lonoke, Ark., the son of Nellie Jones Burlison and the late Jesse Howard Burlison.
Christine Coursey Blake
Christine Coursey Blake, 85, of Sheridan, Ark., died Jan. 23, at Saline Memorial Hospice.
Willie Mae Bird Mashburn
Willie Mae Bird Mashburn of Sheridan, Ark., was born May 6, 1921, in Sheridan the daughter of the late Franklin Robert and Cattie McCool Bird.
John Benjamin Williams
John Benjamin Williams, 89, of Prattsville, Ark., was born Jan. 6, 1926, in Prattsville to John Oliver and Matilda (Reynolds) Williams. He departed this world for his heavenly home on Jan. 18, 2015.
Jennifer Burnell-Konieczka
Jennifer Irene Burnell Konieczka, 28, of Hot Springs, Ark., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 8, 2014, after being involved in an automobile accident near Bismarck, Ark.
Martha Elizabeth Williams Brown
Martha Elizabeth Williams Brown, 75, of Grapevine, Ark., was born Aug. 28, 1939, in Sheridan, Ark., the daughter of the late Leonard Ellis and Lillian Culpepper Williams.
