Local Obituaries for Lonoke County, AR

Patricia Litts

Feb 19, 2014

Rev. Patricia Litts, age 71, a retired Methodist Minister and Remington Arms employee, passed away February 19, 2014. Pat was preceded in death by her husband John Litts. She is survived by her daughter Janie Sexton and one son Fred (Christy) Hallum; grandchildren Mallory Sexton, Amanda Sexton and Sydney Hallum, all of Lonoke, three stepchildren, Wendy Richard, Johnny Litts...

Brenda Coleman

Feb 17, 2014

Brenda Coleman, age 58, died February 17, 2014. She is survived by her husband Lee Coleman, Jr., her mother Mary Bell Morris; children, Tiffany Coleman, Undreal (Becca) Coleman, of Lonoke,  Kenneth Coleman of Paris, Tonya Roshell (Toriano) Smith of McKinney, Texas, Shemica (Vincent) Jeter of Austell, Georgia, Lee Andrew (Consowelo) Coleman, III of North Little Rock;  siblings Artie Morris...

Mabel Colclasure

Feb 13, 2014

Mabel Sue Colclasure, age 76, died February 13, 2014.  She was retired after 28 years from Little Rock Municipal Water Works. Survivors include her husband of 58 years Preston O’Neal Colclasure; children, Nelson (Nita) Colclasure of Lonoke, Larry (Kim) Colclasure of Benton, Leta (Ted) Lambert of Ooltewah, Tennessee and Mary Sue (Robert) Edgmon of Jasper; 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren;...

Darrell Brown

Feb 2, 2014

DARRELL LEROY BROWN age, 80, passed away peacefully at Lonoke Nursing Home on February 2, 2014.  He was born in Lonoke County on May 26, 1933 to William Alfred and Lois Cole Brown.  Darrell served in the Army for over 20 years, was a Korean War veteran and retired as an Army Staff Sgt. After his Army career he...

Tommy Austin

Feb 1, 2014

Tommy G. Austin, age 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday February 1, 2004. He was a retired employee of Lonoke County Maintenance Dept. and a longtime member of Oakdale Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Betty Austin ; one son Jeff Austin, and a daughter Tammie (Avery) Gardner,...

Wilma Burlison

Jan 31, 2014

Wilma Allene Burlison, age 93, died January 31, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Carlus Burlison; a son John C. Burlison of Lonoke; one grandchild, John C. Burlison, Jr and wife Michelle;  two great-grandchildren, Summer and Grace and one sister Betty (Robert) Smith of England.  She is preceded in death by her parents J.T. and...

Donald Evans

Jan 26, 2014

Donald Louis “Coach” Evans, age 79, died January 26, 2014. He is survived by his wife Caroline Evans; a son Faron Evans of Mayflower; daughters, Meredith Penn of Jacksonville and Petrena Bartholomew of Cabot; siblings, Fred Evans of Lonoke, Thomas Evans of Des Arc, Charles Evans of Little Rock, and Jane Martin of Olathe, Kansas and eight grandchildren. He...

Eva Johnson

Jan 20, 2014

Eva Mae Johnson (Flowers), 65, of Carlisle passed away peacefully January 20, 2014.  Eva was born in Memphis, TN, June 5, 1948, to Lonnie and Eva (Jones) Flowers.  She is preceded in death by her parents and beloved mother-in-law.  Memorial services will be 3:00 Saturday, January 25, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Carlisle.

Jerry White

Jan 14, 2014

Jerry L White of Lonoke passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.  Jerry was born on November 29, 1943, to John Henry and Marie Hoover White in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.  He was a Communication Center Specialist in the U. S. Air Force as he served from 1963 to 1967.  He worked with Gulf Oil Distributors for approximately 15...

Margaret Houser

Jan 11, 2014

Margaret Houser, age 71, died January 11, 2014. She is survived by her husband Carrol Houser; sons, Donald (Liz) Houser and David (Betty Jo) Houser; a daughter, Linda (Lawrence) Sorenson; grandchildren, Austin (Jessica) Houser, Lawrence Sorenson, Jr., and Christopher Sorenson; and a nephew Robert Schafer. Preceding her in death, mother, Rhoda Stewart, father, Howard Rogers, brother, Kermit Strayhorn, sister,...

Margaret Smith

Jan 8, 2014

Margaret Smith, age 95, of Parkway Village, Little Rock, formerly of Lonoke, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014.

She was born May 11, 1918 to the late Edward Lee Adams and Cora Margaret Peacock Adams in Star City, Arkansas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Hubert S. Smith, son Glen...

William Harris

Jan 8, 2014

William Harold Harris, age 67, died January 8, 2014. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Harris; children, Jeffrey Todd Wren of Carribell, Florida, Lorren Blair Montgomery of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Cody LaFoy Harris of Salt Lake City, Utah and Austin Taft Harris of Elk City, Oklahoma; one sister Patricia Clower of Brandon, Mississippi; and four grandchildren, Tyler Montgomery,...

Elaine Carpenter

Jan 6, 2014

On January 6, 2014, Elaine Ramone Carpenter, 65, was called home. Elaine was born August 22, 1948 in Searcy, Arkansas. She was a living testament of God’s love and mercy.

Elaine is survived by her son Eddy (JoAnna) Carpenter of Lonoke; step-son Les Carpenter of Lonoke; grandchildren Edi Carpenter of Jacksonville, Justin Carpenter and Nicholas Carpenter of...

Archie Evans

Jan 1, 2014

Archie “Tank” Evans, age 82, died January 1, 2014. He was a 21 year veteran of the US Navy.  He is survived by his wife Vera Evans; one  daughter Sharon Evans of Pontotoc, Mississippi; step-children, Kaye McNeese, Mike Hamm and Melissa Hamm;

Six grandchildren; and six  great-grandchildren; brothers, Bud Evans, Bobby Evans and Charlie Evans; sisters, Anna May Wiles,...

Anna Burgess

Dec 30, 2013

Anna Lou Burgess, age 92, died December 30, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, J.H. “Jake” Burgess, Jr.; grandson John H. “Bert” Burgess, IV, and her infant daughter Rita June Burgess; mother, Elizabeth Love; father Herbert Van Pless; brothers Earl, Edward, and Gaines Pless; and sister Maudine Holmes. Survivors include her son, John...

Bennie Schafer

Dec 26, 2013

Bennie Ray Schafer of Lonoke, AR passed away surrounded by his family onThursday December 26, 2013 at the age of 71. Bennie Ray loved his family and had a long list of friends.  He enjoyed his time with nature, a lifetime of numerous dogs and time tending to his cows.  Mr. Schafer grew up in Lonoke and graduated from Lonoke...

Carolyn Campbell

Dec 25, 2013

Carolyn Ann Campbell, age 58, died December 25, 2013. She is survived by her husband Charlie Campbell; children, William and Christopher Campbell, all of Lonoke; three brothers and three sisters. Carolyn was a member of the Assembly of God Church and an employee of Remington Arms. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28 at Boyd Funeral...

James Shirley

Dec 24, 2013

James Robert Shirley, age 60, died December 24, 2013. He is survived by his children, Ashley Heaton and James Shirley, Jr. both of England, Jamie Beagle of Michigan, Karen Shirley of Keo, Kim Nichols of Clarksville, and Brenda Jolly of Jacksonville; 12 grandchildren; siblings, Larry, Paul, Mark, Terry, and William Shirley and Vickie Rhein. He is preceded by his...

Duane Nisbett

Dec 17, 2013

Duane Charles Nisbett, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend died December 17, 2013 from complications of emphysema at the age of 68. He was born on January 28, 1945 in Anniston, Alabama, to William Paul and Lucie Annie Nisbett. As a teenager he lived in Tampa, Florida and Jacksonville, Arkansas, where he graduated from high school. He began his...

Clara Hunt

Dec 16, 2013

Clara Barbara Hunt, 88 of Lonoke passed away on December 16, 2013.  She was born October 28, 1925 to the late Riley and Dora Pool in Crockett’s Bluff.  Preceding her in death were her husband Andrew D. Hunt and daughter Mary Kathleen Black.  She is survived by her brother Lester Pool and by her children Andrea Kay Ericsson, Michael...