DEATHS
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.
Maggie L. Riggan
Maggie L. Riggan, 95, of Carthage, Ark., died Sept. 20, 2014, at Sheridan Health Care and Rehab Center in Sheridan. She was born Feb. 1, 1919, in Mist, Ark.
Billie Joe Crutchfield
Billie Joe Crutchfield of Prattsville, Ark., was born Jan. 20, 1932, at Prattsville, Ark., the son of the late Lawrence and Jo Reynolds Crutchfield. Mr. Crutchfield died Sept. 18, 2014, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock at the age of 82.
Glenda Faye (Easley) Dobson
Glenda Faye (Easley) Dobson of Sheridan, Ark. (formerly of Dresden, Tenn. and Fullerton, Calif.), passed away in Jacob’s Lake, Ariz., on Aug. 18, 2014, at the age of 74. She was born near Harris, Ark., on June 18, 1940.
