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Index
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PULASKI COUNTY
Junebug “Leroy” Bowden, 53, of Little Rock. Ellen Turner Carpenter, 93, of Little Rock. Geraldine Erna Hall Emberton, 89, of Little Rock. Ellen “Mrs. M.G.” McMurray, 85, of Little Rock. Charles “Hillbilly” Roth, 63, of North Little Rock. Sylvia Irene Scott, 73, of Little Rock. Elmer Virgil Sinkey Sr., 95, of North Little Rock. Mary Jo Fitzhugh Smith, 85, of Little Rock. Joseph Price Snoddy Sr., 73, of Jacksonville. James Edward “Jimmy” Spears, 66, of Gravel Ridge. Imogene Smith Williams, 84, of North Little Rock.
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ELSEWHERE IN ARKANSAS
AUGUSTA
Justin Eugene “J-Rock” Clark, 21.
BLYTHEVILLE
Viva Arnold Cartwright, 80.
CAVE CITY
Royal “Fletcher” Lawrence, 63.
CHEROKEE VILLAGE
Elizabeth Elain “Laurie” Huff, 63.
COZAHOME
Pearl Hays, 87.
CROSSETT
Marjorie Marinshaw Sivils, 77.
DERMOTT
Beretha Keys, 77.
DRY FORK
Stanley Eugene Ivy, 59.
EL DORADO
Gwendolyn M. “Genny” Elliott, 83.
ENGLAND
Octavia Howard.
HARRISBURG
Ora Marshall Cash, 99.
HIGDEN
Dannie Benjamin Byrd, 61.
HOPE
Myrtle Black, 91.
HUNTSVILLE
Oscar Dale Williams, 79.
KENSETT
Timothy Paul Wiggs, 63.
LAKE VILLAGE
Ray Robinson, 77.
LONOKE
Nathaniel Scott Sr., 68.
MONTICELLO
Aileen Dickson Watson, 101.
MORO
James Taylor Baker, 27.
MOUNTAIN HOME
Richard Francis Gillen, 78. Bernadine Johnson, 95. Anna Krause, 89.
PARIS
Damaris (Sewell) Douglas, 81.
PINE BLUFF
Raycine Henry Sr., 74. Thomas Hughes, 90. Winfred Ray “Wimp” Jones, 81. Gentle Steward Jr., 67.
ROSE BUD
Jewel Moffi tt, 75.
SALEM
Edna Francis (Stone) Williams, 71.
SEARCY
Shelby Wayne Fuller, 67.
STAR CITY
A.H. “Pete” Knoener, 83.
TILLAR
Mary Ellen Taylor, 87.
TIMBO
Nellie Anderson, 71.
TRUMANN
Donna Marrs Buffi ngton, 46.
WARD
David Duwayne Douglas, 47.
WARREN
Royce Van Adair, 72. Johnnie Mack Groves, 81.
YELLVILLE
Pat Sharp, 78.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.
Rita Marlene Harding, 47.
MAUREPAS, La.
Lois Slaughter Judkins, 93.
THAYER, Mo.
Billy Joe Adams, 59.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Robert L. Swaim Sr., 76.
ANDREWS, Texas
John Raymond “Polecat” Simpson, 78.
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HUNTSVILLE — Oscar Dale Williams, 79, of Huntsville, died Wednesday. Survivors: wife, Juanita Griffith Williams; son, Gary Williams; daughters, Rhonda Peck and Donna Messer. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Williams-Liberty Cemetery near Dutton. Visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday at Brashears Funeral Home, www.brashearsfuneralhome.net, in Huntsville.
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PARIS — Damaris (Sewell) Douglas 81 of Paris, Ark., died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in Clarksville, Ark. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2010, at Roller Chapel in Paris. Burial at Baxley Cemetery in Paris, Ark., under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris. Online obit www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.
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PINE BLUFF — Winfred Ray “Wimp” Jones, 81, of Pine Bluff died at home Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Born in Pine Bluff May 9, 1929, a son of the late Henry H. and Ruby Pierce Jones, he was a 1947 graduate of Pine Bluff High School. Mr. Jones joined the U.S. Army in 1947, serving in the military police through the Korean conflict. Returning home in 1953, he joined his father in the operation of H.H. Jones & Son Farm, work he continued for 35 years. He also worked with his mother in the operation of Jones Cafe for many years at Noble Lake and later in Pine Bluff from 1985 until retiring as its owner in 2005. According to longtime customers, Jones Cafe was renowned throughout the state and regionally for its fine country menu. The restaurant received many awards over the years for the quality of its food, service and family friendly atmosphere. An avid Razorback fan, he was a member of First United Methodist Church. He served on the boards of directors of what is now Seabrook Family Christian Center, Linwood Schools, Pine Bluff Advertising and Tourist Promotion Commission and National Little League, of which he served as president.
His survivors include his wife, Janice Faucett Jones, to whom he was married Nov. 28, 1953, in Pine Bluff; sons, Randy Jones of Fayetteville, Ark., and Jeff Jones (Ellen) of North Little Rock, Ark.; daughter, Terri Jones Cash (Walter) of Pine Bluff; and grandchildren, Jennifer Jones, Jordin Jones, Justin Jones, Sean Jones, Christopher Cash and Katie Cash.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. David Fleming officiating. The family will meet friends at the church following the service there. The family requests memorials to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 8003, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71611. Online register: www. ralphrobinsonandson.com.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Robert L. Swaim Sr., 76, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Sunday. Survivors: wife, Frances; son, Robert Swain Jr.; daughters, Janice Harvey, Elizabeth Davidson and Susan Birdsong. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Brashears Funeral Home in Huntsville with interment in Venus Cemetery. Online obituary at brashearsfuneralhome.net.