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PULASKI COUNTY
Ra’Jun Malik Berry, infant, of Little Rock. Geneva Bass Butler, 61, of Little Rock. Donald Ray Cole, 65, of Little Rock. Robert Wayne Cole, 85, of Jacksonville. Laura Virginia Good of Little Rock. Sheila Ann Green, 62, of Mabelvale. John Fleming Hughes, 78, of Little Rock. Myntrobia “Mynt” Beatrice (Dickerson) Jordan, 62, of Little Rock. Arlene Latta, 83, of North Little Rock. Brian Keith Marteny, 33, of Little Rock. Gail McRae, 57, of Little Rock. Faye W. Mobbs, 83, of Sherwood. Aubrie LaShay Molden, 1, of Little Rock. Jollie Junior Pace, 82, of North Little Rock. Cheryl Preston, 53, of Little Rock. Helen W. Scheel, 87, of North Little Rock. Monthiray Powell Brakebill Trice, 87, of Little Rock. Charles Eugene Wakefield, 69, of Maumelle. James “Lightening” Weathers, 58, of North Little Rock. Imogene Williams, 84, of North Little Rock. Sandra Jean O’Hara Wood, 59, of Little Rock.
ELSEWHERE IN ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS CITY
Bobby D. Wayne Irvin, 69.
BENTON
Ellis W. Milam, 87. Harold Raymond Woodruff, 76.
BRADFORD
James Dean Brinkley, 58.
BRINKLEY
Brandon Dunavan, 32.
CLARENDON
Betsy Chisnall Webster, 86.
GILBERT
William Leo Koerber, 76.
HARRISON
Audrey Ballard, 89. Joe Criner, 87. Frances Atkinson Morris, 82.
HAZEN
Stella Lou Kee Pettey, 92.
HEBER SPRINGS
Helen Grace Gilmer, 87. Rebecca Lowery Huber, 35. Johnnie Maxine Pearce, 77.
JONESBORO
Ronald Tate, 59.
JUDSONIA
Georgia Lee Hilger, 87.
LOWELL
Randall Lee Jones, 30.
MALVERN
Coleman “Tootie” Lowry, 64.
MELBOURNE
Robert Dean Bull, 71. Riley Denise Cheatham, infant.
MENA
Karen Anne Munsil, 59.
NEWPORT
Hazel Hall, 97.
PINE BLUFF
Dorothy Norton Reed, 85.
PLUMERVILLE
Willie Ervin Ridling, 64.
RISON
J.W. Farrer, 89.
SHADY
Roy Lock, 94.
SWIFTON
Flossie Jane Smith, 74.
TUCKERMAN
Naomi Bradley McNutt, 96.
OUT-OF-STATE
TEXARKANA, Texas
Robert C. Ellen, 88.
HARRISON — Joe Criner, 87, Harrison, died July 23, 2010. Graveside service 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, at Maplewood Cemetery, under direction of Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Open visitation. Nieces, Marilyn Campbell and Betty Moore; nephew, James Criner; sisterin-law, Pearl Criner; and stepdaughter, Cathy Barnes, survive him. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.
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HARRISON — Frances Atkinson Morris, died July 23 at the age of 82. Memorial services are 1 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at Holt Memorial Chapel. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Stroope and Rita Pogue; and four grandchildren. Memorials to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Ozark Humane Society or Hospice of the Hills.
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LOWELL — Randall Lee Jones, 30, of Lowell, Ark., passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ark. Randy was born on Dec. 1, 1979, in Springdale, a son of Darrell Jones and Patty Kelley Jones. Randy was an artist, who especially enjoyed black and white drawings and was active in Aikido martial arts.
He is survived by his wife, Lisa Jones of the home; a daughter, Niki Rife of the home; his father, Darrell Jones of War Eagle, Ark.; his mother, Patty Hennington of War Eagle, Ark.; two brothers, Paul and Nathan Jones of Springdale, Ark.; a grandmother, Florence Campbell of Lowell, Ark.; a grandfather, Jeff Dunbar of Lowell, Ark.; a uncle, Jeff Dunbar of Lowell, Ark.; his mother-in-law, Diana Bradberry; along with many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at 10 a.m. at the Phillips Cemetery in Lowell, Ark. Pastor Ben Rowl will officiate the service under the direction of the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Springdale. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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PINE BLUFF — Dorothy Norton Reed, age 85, of Pine Bluff, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Reed was born March 21, 1925, in Rison, a daughter of the late Elmer Guy “Buck” Gavin and Geneva Shelby Gavin. Mrs. Reed was reared and educated in Rison. She was a graduate of Rison High School. She was a homemaker and a member of Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Reed was preceded in death by her first husband, Carlton Norton, in 2002, her second husband, Leonard Reed, in 2008, a son, John David Norton and a brother, Felton Gavin. She is survived by a son and daughterin-law, Jerry and Judi Norton of Pine Bluff; grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Ryan and Leigh Norton of Fort Smith; two greatgrandchildren, Rylee Norton and Meg Norton, both of Fort Smith; brother and sister-in-law, J.W. and Pat Gavin of Herbine.
Funeral services will be graveside Thursday, July 29, 2010, at 10 a.m. in Roselawn Cemetery by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Dr. Roger Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends at Robinson’s, Wednesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. Memorials may take the form of contributions to Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, 5130 Bobo Road, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.