DEATHS

Tena Michelle Bailey Cullins

Tena Michelle Bailey Cullins of Prattsville, Ark., was born Jan. 4, 1972, in Eudora, Ark., the daughter of the late Troy and Effie May Bowden Bailey. Tena died Feb. 20, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospice in Little Rock at the age of 42.

Nicholas Ashton Ard

Nicholas Ashton Ard of Leola, Ark., was born Dec. 15, 1991, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the son of Tim and Brenda Cissell Yarbrough. Nicholas died on Feb. 16, 2014, at his home at the age of 22.

Donald Ray Mooney

Donald Ray Mooney of Mabelvale, Ark., was born May 23, 1952, at Malvern, Ark., the son of the late George Edward Mooney and Charlene Steele Mooney. Ray died Feb. 17, 2014, at his home, at the age of 61.

Anita Lynn Burdess Trammell

Anita Lynn Burdess Trammell of Sheridan, Ark., was born March 28, 1961, at Story City, Iowa, the daughter of Lester Burdess and the late Dorothy Karraker Burdess.

Lynn Allen Smith

A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Lynn Allen Smith, 67, of Clermont, Fla., passed away at his home Feb. 23, 2014, after a courageous fight with cancer. He was born July 22, 1946, in Stuttgart, Ark., and graduated from Dollarway High School in 1964.

Bessie Mae Murdock McDaniel

Bessie Mae Murdock McDaniel, 96, departed for heaven the morning of Aug. 14, 2013. Born to Frank and Emma Jones Murdock on Sept. 28, 1916, Bessie was the eldest of 10 children.

Mary Elsie Morrison Robinson

Mary Elsie Morrison Robinson of Sheridan, Ark., was born April 1, 1930, in Bigelow, Ark., the daughter of the late William Christopher and Orphia Elizabeth Morrison. Mrs. Robinson died Aug. 17, 2013, at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab Center at the age of 83.

Mildred Louise Swarner Slocum

Mildred Louise Swarner Slocum of Sheridan, Ark., was born June 29, 1926, in Natchez, Miss., the daughter of the late William Clark Swarner and Mabel Gardner Swarner. Mrs. Slocum died on Aug. 17, 2013, at the age of 87 years.

Frankie Reynolds Wilson

Frankie Reynolds Wilson, 77, of the Woodlawn Community, went to be with the Lord July 31, 2013. She was born Feb. 5, 1936, in Grapevine, Ark., a daughter of the late Gaylon and Alice Woods Reynolds. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of Grapevine High School and Draughns School of Business. …

Donnie Sue "Pappy" Brooks

Donnie Sue “Pappy” Brooks, 79, of Conway, Ark., passed away Aug. 3, 2013. She was born July 12, 1934, in East End, Ark., to the late Coy Reed and Winnie Lowry Reed. She was a former member of East End Baptist Church. She was a member of Oak Bowery Baptist …

Dolores Leona Wickherst

Dolores Leona Wickherst, 85, of Farmington, Ark., passed away Aug., 3, 2013, in Fayetteville, Ark. She was born May 14, 1928, in Fort Pierre, S.D., the daughter of Richard and Blanche Harris Schinderling.Dolores was a homemaker and member of Good Sam Club and enjoyed traveling.

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 …