DEATHS

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.

Mary Lynn McDowell Keeth

Mary Lynn McDowell Keeth of Prattsville, Ark., was born Au. 27, 1948, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the daughter of the late A.J. and Mary Leona Wingard McDowell. She was a member of Sulphur Springs Methodist Church, and was Worthy Matron of Sheridan Order of the Easter Star #212. She enjoyed …

Geraldine Weaver Tharpe

Geraldine Weaver Tharpe of Van Buren, Ark., formerly of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 29, 1928, in Joiner, Ark, the daughter of the late Maude Eldora (M.E.) and Katie Lea Sharpe Weaver. Mrs. Tharpe died on Oct. 7, 2013, at Van Buren Health and Rehab Center at the age of …

Travis L. Ware

Travis L. Ware, 69, of Dover, Ark., died Oct. 5, 2013, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. He was born Nov. 14, 1943, in East End to Ernest Lee and Madge Lindsey Ware.

Jeanetta "Netta" McIlwain

Jeanetta "Netta" McIlwain, 51, of Malvern, Ark., passed away Oct. 6, 2013, at Advanced Care Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark. She was born Dec. 3, 1961, in Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Guy Robert Casey and Joyce Williams Warman.

Susan Kay Merrill Lybrand

Susan Kay Merrill Lybrand of Grapevine, Ark., was born April 17, 1951, in Pine Bluff, Ark., the daughter of the late Robert Asa and Syble Angel Rogers. Mrs. Lybrand died Oct. 8, 2013, at St. Vincent's Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 62.

Loyd Edward Brown

Loyd Edward Brown of Monticello, Ark., formerly of Pine Bluff, Ark., was born June 24, 1938, in Camden, Ark., the son of the late Loyd Leonard and Maggie Tubberville Brown. Mr. Brown died Oct. 1, 2013, at his home at the age of 75.

Jesse D. Robbins

Jesse D. Robbins, 92, of Ola,, Ark., formerly of Prattsville, Ark., passed away Oct. 2, 2013, at his home. He was born June 12, 1921, in Hot Springs, Ark., the son of the late J.A. and Ella (Hargis) Robbins.

Mary Thomas Grinder Davis

Mary Thomas Grinder Davis, daughter of Thomas Grinder and Eula Mitchell Grinder, was born on Feb. 28, 1918, in Hohenwald, Tenn. Joined in holy matrimony to Billy Flynn Davis on Aug. 15, 1936, they were blessed with four children: sons; Daniel Davis and wife, Dolores (Walker) of Many, La., Don …

Karen Marie Kelly Cox

Karen Marie Kelly Cox of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 18, 1957, in Greenville, S.C., the daughter of Clara Ransom Kelly and the late Kenneth Maurice Kelly. Mrs. Cox died Sept. 28, 2013, at Hot Spring County Medical Center in Malvern at the age of 55.