obituaries

Oct 27, 2025

Shirley Ann Davis was born on September 6, 1962 in Dumas, Arkansas to the late Lucille Nickolson and Roosevelt Davis. She peacefully exchanged time on earth for eternity with Christ on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Baptist Health Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She confessed her belief in Christ at an early age and later became a member of...

Oct 20, 2025

La bebé Irma Zavala hizo la transición el lunes 22 de octubre de 2025 en Baptist Health Little Rock, Arkansas. Gacela of the Dead Child Each afternoon in Granada, each afternoon, a child dies. Each afternoon the water sits down and chats with its companions. The dead wear mossy wings. The cloudy wind and the clear wind are two...

Oct 15, 2025

David M. Ellis Sr., 64 of Hot Springs, Arkansas transitioned on October 15, 2025 at National Park Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Services are incomplete. How wonderful is Death, Death, and his brother Sleep! One, pale as yonder waning moon With lips of lurid blue; The other, rosy as the morn When throned on ocean's wave It blushes o'er...

Oct 11, 2025

With grace and peace, Deloris C. Hill departed this life on October 11, 2025, at the age of 62. She was born on February 26, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Walter Hill and Marie Tate. Her journey from this world to eternal rest leaves a legacy of love, strength, and cherished memories. Deloris C. Hill embraced her...

Sep 20, 2025

John Mount, 87 of Hot Springs, Arkansas transitioned on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at The Springs of Camden - Camden, AR. Services are incomplete. Soldier Rest Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking; Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch...

Sep 2, 2025

Andre Andy, 59 of Malvern, Arkansas passed on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Services are incomplete. When that day comes, your memories Will focus on the good, not the bad. Instead of feeling burdened by tears, You'll cherish the happy times you had. Samuel L. Vance & Sons Funeral Directors "...

Aug 23, 2025

Valerie Lee, 61 of North Little Rock, Arkansas from Labor to Reward on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock. Services are incomplete. Pardon Me for Not Getting Up Oh dear, if you're reading this right now, I must have given up the ghost. I hope you can forgive me for being Such...

Aug 20, 2025

Wanda Ruth Blackmon Davis was born on November 9, 1953, in Malvern, Arkansas, to the late J.W. Blackmon, Sr. and Johnnie Mae Blackmon. She was the third of eight children and grew up in a close-knit, loving family. From an early age, Wanda gave her life to Christ, a decision that shaped the way she lived with kindness, compassion,...

Aug 18, 2025

Sandra J. Williams, 70 of Pine Bluff, Arkansas transitioned from Labor to Reward on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center - Pine Bluff. Sandra was born in Sherrill, Arkansas, to the late Deacon Z.T. Williams and Mother Bernice Webb Williams. From an early age, she was nurtured in faith, family, and a love for education—values that...

Aug 11, 2025

Jerry Block, 70 of Iola, Kansas formerly of Malvern, Arkansas transitioned on Monday, August 11, 2025, at Niosha Memorial Hospital - Chanute, KS. Jerry was born April 5, 1955 in Arkansas to the late Cleveland 'CB" Block and Lucielle Block. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents CB Block and Lucielle Block, his sisters, Linda Faye Cooper and...

Jul 28, 2025

With profound love and sorrow, we honor the life and legacy of Virginia Kay Jones-Weems, who was born on December 18, 1958, in Little Rock, Arkansas. On July 28, 2025, Virginia peacefully transitioned from this life, leaving behind a lasting legacy of compassion, quiet strength, and unwavering devotion to her family and community. Virginia was a woman of great...

Jul 26, 2025

David Noel Hughes, Sr. was born on July 11, 1958, in Moro, Arkansas, to the late Troy Hughes Sr. and Corene Burks Hughes. After 67 years of life, on the morning of Saturday, July 26, he peacefully entered eternal rest and was called home to the mansion prepared for him by the Lord. He was preceded in death by...

Jul 20, 2025

Betty Dillinger was born on February 23, 1963 in Star City, Arkansas. Affectionately known as "B.J." She was born to the parents of Thelma Ree and Charles Henry Lewis, Sr. Betty accepted Christ and was baptized at a very early age attending Greater Paradise Baptist Church, under the leadership of Reverend Dr. Jerry L. Black. Betty attended Little Rock...

Jul 18, 2025

Rickey Xavier Shine was born on March 8, 2007 in Little Rock, AR to the proud parents of Rickey Shine and Shala Versie. Rickey was a vibrant young man that, had big dreams in life. He brought immeasurable joy and light into our lives with his kind heart, radiant smile, and boundless curiosity about life. Though his time with...

Jul 6, 2025

Baby Dallis Deshun Perrin, 3 months of Little Rock, Arkansas transitioned at his home on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Services are incomplete You were a Precious Gift (Author unknown) You were a precious gift, Our joy, our dreams. You were a sparkle through the darkness; Our hope for a brighter tomorrow. You warmed our hearts, gave light to our...

Jun 20, 2025

Jennifer Rebecca Hope Brown, 52 of Malvern, Arkansas passed on Friday, June 20th, 2025 at her home surrounded by fer family. Services are incomplete. Our Deepest Sympathy By Kelly Roper To send our deepest sympathy Just doesn't seem like enough. We know how your grief must burden you, How this time must be so rough. But try to believe...

Jun 3, 2025

In His infinite wisdom and gentle grace, Almighty God reached down from Heaven and whispered ever so quietly to one of his children these words: "Come with me my son for it's time to go home" and so it was that Tuesday 2, June 2025

God closed the eyes of our beloved Sandman!

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May 30, 2025

Tradis Walker Jr. —lively, full of spunk, and always the heartbeat of every room—danced his way through 82 remarkable years before saying goodbye for now on Friday, May 30, 2025. Though his passing after a courageous battle with cirrhosis of the liver and kidney issues fills us with sorrow, we celebrate a life lived with joy, energy, and a...

May 14, 2025

Debbra Jo Richardson was born January 9, 1951, in Malvern Arkansas to Johnnie Richardson and Lois Ann Richardson. She was the youngest of six siblings. She was preceded in death by both parents, three brothers, Johnnie J. Richardson, Huey Richardson, Dewey Richardson, and two sisters, Sylvia Fraction and Shirley Reed. She accepted Christ at an early age. She later...

May 12, 2025

Pamela Karen Ewing, 64 of Benton , Arkansas passed on May 12, 2025 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Services are incomplete.

The Death of the Ball Turrett-Gunner By Randall Jarrell

From my mother's sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze. Six miles from earth, loosed from its...