Lonoke-Royal Clinton (RC) Burt, was born in Dierks, Arkansas on July 8, 1934 and passed peacefully from this life at his home in Lonoke surrounded by much of his family on April 2, 2020.  He was the son of Mack Duff and Lou Ella (McClure) Burt. He was saved at age 10 at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Dierks and surrendered to the ministry in 1952 serving as a faithful pastor of two Arkansas churches-Old Union at Lockesburg (1955-58) and Union Hill at Bradford...

Linda Faye Tucker Crawford, 64 of Lonoke went to be with the Lord on April 1, 2020.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Jessie Blue Tucker.  She is survived by her husband Roger; sister, Cathy (William) Burrow; three children, Melissa, Jessica (James) and Andrew; six grandchildren, Blane, Draven, Tyler, Abby, JT and Ashlynn; one niece, two nephews and many great friends. Linda was a member of Roberson Baptist Church and a retired LPN for Baptist Health. In lieu of...

Thomas (Tommy) Thrift, Sr. also lovingly known as Grumpy, passed away April 1, 2020 at the age of 73. Tommy was born June 26, 1946 to Joseph and Viola (Baty) Thrift of Newport, Arkansas. Tommy along with his wife Patty and their two sons, Tommy and Ronnie moved to Carlisle, where he owned and operated his own plumbing business for over 30 years. He enjoyed being in the outdoors, camping, fishing and hunting. He loved to spend time with friends and family, picking and grinning. Tommy is...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Geneva Lorraine Evans, departed from her temporary home on March 31, 2020 at the young age of 80. Geneva was born to Herman and Onnie (Wheatherly) Whitehurst on May 29, 1939 in Des Arc, Arkansas. She graduated from Fuller High School in Little Rock.  While bowling with friends one evening, she met Merle Evans and fell in love. They wed on June 26, 1967.  They spent 43 loving years together. She is...

Carolyn Fort Frazier, 76, was born on April 1, 1943 in Carlisle and went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 28, 2020 after a hard battle with her health. She was proceeded in death by her husband John “J.M.” Frazier, parents: Raymond “Doc” Fort and Omelia Carter Fort, siblings Raymond Fort Jr., Linda Griswald, Hiram Fort, and Gary Fort. She is survived by her children Robin Frazier of Conway, Hope Wall (David) of Ward, John Frazier (Melissa) of Carlisle....

Eddie Gene Sanders, Sr. 72, of Bessemer, Alabama passed away on Tuesday March 24, 2020 at his home.  He was born November 6, 1947 to the late Charles and Pearl Sanders in Blytheville, Arkansas.  After completing school, he served in the US Army as a Sergeant in the Vietnam War.  He then pursued his career in trucking where he spent the next 30 years over the road.  In his spare time you could find Eddie ‘tinkering’ around the house, anything to stay...

Michael “Mike” Noble Coffman was born March 20, 1942 in Memphis, TN and went to be with the Lord on March 4, 2020.  Mike was a man who loved to serve others, whether it was his community, church, or family.  Mike was a decorated law enforcement officer, retiring in 2015 after 45 years of service in Central Arkansas.  He was a well-respected member of the law enforcement community and made a positive impact on each person he encountered.  Mike was a faithful...

Duil E. “Bud” Adams, 83, of Carlisle, AR, passed away March 3, 2020.He was predeceased by his loving wife, Pam, and his son, D’Wayne Adams.He is survived by his 6 children, Diane Holt, Darrell Adams, Annette Watson, Lynette Nichols, Shawn Adams, Madison McMillan and Joey Curtright  and three sisters, Doris Cook, Eva Coffman, and Dacie Rau.Bud had 23 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and many other family and friends.He will be remembered for his love of...

James "Ed" Miller, Jr. of Lonoke passed away on March 3, 2020. He was born August 4, 1950 to James and Lois Miller. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Mary. He is survived by his sons, Michael (Kris) and Jacob Miller; sister, Debbie Miller; brother, Billy Wayne Miller; grandkids Riley and Lindsey Miller. Funeral Service 10 am, Saturday, March 7 at Concord Methodist Church

Dempsey Burrow, 93 of Lonoke passed away on February 26, 2020. He is survived by two sons, Jimmy Burrow (Janie) of Pittsburg, Kansas and William Burrow (Cathy) of Lonoke, four grandchildren, Brian, Brandy, Blake and Lee (Tina) of Lonoke and great-granddaughter Madison Burrow. Dempsey was preceded in death by his wife, Nadene, parents and siblings. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Boyd Funeral Home Chapel with visitation beginning at 1:00. Burial will...