DEATHS

Donzella Mote Mitchell Lovell

Donzella Mote Mitchell Lovell of Sheridan, Ark., passed away in her bed at the Beebe Retirement Center in Beebe, Ark., on Feb. 26, 2023. Donzella was born Aug. 4, 1927, to J. Lee and Thelma Gwin Mote.

Sharron Johnson Bryant

Sharron Johnson Bryant of Prattsville, Ark., was born Aug. 17, 1942, in Tempe, Ariz., the daughter of the late James Tommy and Margaret Harmon Johnson.

Wanda Faye Mitchell Ward

Wanda Faye Mitchell Ward of Sheridan, Ark., was born Oct. 5, 1945, in Sicily Island, La., the daughter of the late Thomas and Doris Snyder Mitchell.

Evelyn Grace Nugent Fachin

Evelyn Grace Nugent Fachin of Sheridan, Ark., passed away on March 1, 2023, at the age of 69 after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Gerti Mae Bunn Ruth

Gerti Mae Bunn Ruth of Grapevine, Ark., was born Feb. 15, 1948, in Fordyce, Ark., the daughter of the late Naldo and Emma Sue Bunn.

Melvis Benfield Smith

Melvis Benfield Smith of Sheridan, Ark., was born May 14, 1932, in Grapevine, Ark., the daughter of Clarence and Cora Crutchfield Benfield.

James Michael Pumphrey

James Michael Pumphrey of Prattsville, Ark., was born June 14, 1946, in Prattsville, the son of the late Roy Lee and Annibeth Harper Pumphrey.

Peggy Hope Winston

Peggy Hope Winston, 90, of Sheridan, Ark., passed away Feb. 25, 2023, at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

Billy Ray McKeehan

Billy Ray McKeehan of Sheridan, Ark., was born March 17, 1940, at Tipples, W.V., the son of the late Forrester and Laura Mae Williams McKeehan.

Alvis Jesse Worthen

Alvis Jesse Worthen, 92, of Pine Bluff, Ark., peacefully went to be with the Lord, Feb. 14, 2023. He was born Sept. 21, 1930, in Grapevine, Ark., to Holbert and Hazel Ashcraft Worthen. Alvis was a very devoted family man and you could not find a more loving and caring …

Robert Craig Wilson

Robert Craig Wilson, 29, of Bauxite, Ark., passed away Feb. 13, 2023. He was born Dec. 27, 1993, in Little Rock, Ark.

Marjorie McClure

Marjorie Kathleen McClure, 78, of Sheridan, Ark., went to be with her Lord on Feb. 15, 2023. She was born June 10, 1944, in Sheridan to the late Charlie and Dorothy Winston.

Cora “Toby” Glassco

Cora Lee Earle “Toby” Glassco of Prattsville, Ark., was born June 17, 1931, in Prattsville, the daughter of the late George W. and Audry Lindsey Earle.

Cary Hodges

Cary Edward Hodges of Mabelvale, Ark., was born Jan. 17, 1964, in Marianna, Ark., the son of the late James Edward and Nadine Farrell Hodges.

Rachel Williams

Rachel Ann Kauffman Williams of Sheridan, Ark., was born July 30, 1939, in Kingsland, Ark., the daughter of the late Helen Childers Kauffman.