Local Obituaries for Lonoke County, AR
Gladys Elaine Rollins
Jul 24, 2023
Gladys Elaine Rollins, born February 15, 1945, passed away July 24, 2023, at the age of 78.
She was an Avon District manager for twenty-five years.
Gladys is survived by her daughter, Michele (Randy) Null; granddaughters, Ashley (Michael) Kemp, Miranda (Jon) Farmer and Laura Null; six great grandkids, Audrey, Caspin, Hazel, James, Graham and Sophie; sister, Pat Bowlan; step-son,...
Nola Lucille Summar
Jul 21, 2023
Nola Lucille Parsley Summar departed this life July 21, 2023. She was 84 years old. Born November 18, 1938 to Ray and Ada Austin Parsley in Moro, Arkansas. She lived all her early life in this small farming community in eastern Arkansas, graduating from Moro High School in 1956.
She married John Summar in 1957 and they moved to Little...
JoAnn Porterfield
Jul 19, 2023
JoAnn Porterfield, 83, of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away July 19, 2023, at her daughter’s home. She was born February 12, 1940, to the late Estel and Icy Mae Starnes.
Along with her parents and sister Jaimie Dell she is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Dale Porterfield, and daughter, Kelly Ann Porterfield Brown.
She is survived by one sister...
Mary Jean "Boody" Pack
Jul 18, 2023
Mary Jean "Boody" Pack, 73, passed away peacefully with family at Hickory Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. There, she was blessed with many new friends and taken care of with love and compassion.
Boody was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Samuel Eugene Pack and Mary Pierce Pack. She grew up and spent most of...
Debra Janice Petty
Jul 18, 2023
Debra “Debbie” Janice Petty, 68, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away July 18, 2023. She was born October 28, 1954, in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Hiram and Maudie Mae Kilmer.
Debbie was a faithful Christian with a selfless giving heart who loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandson above anything on this earth. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, listening...
Freddie Gibbs
Jul 13, 2023
Freddie Catherine Gibbs went to her eternal home on July 13, 2023. Born on July 6, 1936, she is survived by a large family. She had four children: Karla (Gary) Ward, Mark (Sondra Campbell) Gibbs, Paul (Karen) Gibbs, and Tonya (Tony) Beeler. They gave her nine grandchildren: Kristi (Michael) Pruitt, Tamra (J.O.) Norman, Shayne (Candace) Gibbs, Allison (Patrick) Raper, Sarah (Brian) Parks,...
Shirley Ann Brooks
Jul 7, 2023
Shirley Ann Brooks, 82, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away Friday, July 7, 2023. Ann was born in Helena, Arkansas on January 2, 1941 to Walter Marion Henderson and Ruby Elizabeth Yelvington Henderson. Ann was a devoted Christian and ordained minister. She loved to go to women’s Christian conferences and absorb the word of Jesus. She would often times witness and...
Kenneth Drake Burse
Jul 1, 2023
Kenneth Drake Burse, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away too early from this life on July 1, 2023. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 12, 2023, to Richard Burse and Alyssa Cooney.
Drake was a happy baby, he enjoyed swinging, being outside while his sister played in the yard, eating and sleeping, and cuddling with mom any...
Regina Boyles
Jun 29, 2023
Regina June Hedrick, 94, was born on October 2, 1928, to C. D. (Duke) and Mazie Hedrick on a farm south of Carlisle, AR. She was a 1946 graduate of Carlisle High School and attended Capital City Business College. She was an Eastern Star member and also a member of the Lonoke United Methodist Church for over 70 years. Regina’s back door was always...
Cheryl Kelly
Jun 25, 2023
Cheryl Marie Berry, 44, of Keo, Arkansas passed away June 25, 2023. She was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas on February 23, 1979, to Troy Berry and Betty Jenkins.
Cheryl was fun and outgoing. She was a true outdoors girl who loved spending time at the river, fishing, camping, and adored her loyal dog, Harper. She liked coloring, NASCAR, and...
Charles Roberts
Jun 18, 2023
Charles G Roberts, 36, of Searcy, Arkansas passed away on June 18, 2023. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 11, 1986, to Jim Thompson and Deborah Connelly.
Charles was known for many things. He was a college student and hard worker, but more than anything, he was a great friend, a family man, and...
Lloyd Robertson
Jun 7, 2023
Lloyd Bain Robertson, age 101, passed away on the 7th of June in Dallas, Texas. The son of Lloyd Silas Robertson and Veasey Bain Robertson, he was born on April 14, 1922, in Carlisle, Arkansas. He grew up in Lonoke, Arkansas and went on to attend the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill graduated Phi Beta Kappa...
Thomas Hassen
Jun 5, 2023
Thomas Sam Hassen, 87, of Cabot, Arkansas passed away June 5, 2023. He was born in Judsonia, Arkansas on March 28, 1936, to the late Sam and Elsie Hassen.
Thomas worked for Arkansas Electric Co-op and retired after 35 years. He attended and was a member of Briarwood Baptist Church and Arkansas Nailbenders. He was also a...
John Watson
Jun 4, 2023
John Ford Watson, 74, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away at home on June 4, 2023. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 11, 1948, to John and Evelyn Watson.
He is preceded in death by his son, John Ford “Johnie” Watson II; daughter, Kimberly Watson Royer; father, John O. Watson; and father-in-law, George “Skinny” Pinson....
Rose Felton
May 22, 2023
Rose Natalie Churchwell Felton, age 98, of Lonoke, Arkansas, entered her Heavenly home on Monday, May 22, 2023. Rose was born on January 22, 1925, to the late Eddie and Minnie Churchwell. She grew up in the Snake Island Community, outside of Carlisle, Arkansas.
Rose Churchwell and Dennis Felton married on December 6, 1946. They lived in...
Warren "Bully" Henry
May 21, 2023
Warren Ornie Henry (“Bully”), age 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was born October 19, 1938 to the late Luke and Eva Louis Henry. He was the eldest of five children.
In a little white house south of Lonoke on Bayou Meto, Warren Henry was born. His two...
Carl "Jim" Rhodes
May 15, 2023
Carl “Jim” James Rhodes, 81, of Lonoke, AR passed away at his home and in the company of many that loved him on May 15, 2023. Jim was born on September 14, 1941.
He is survived by four sons, Bobby, Chris, Kerry (Jennifer), and Terry Rhodes; and 35 grandchildren and great-grandchildren combined.
Jim is preceded...
Jerry Ingle, Sr.
May 15, 2023
Jerry “Jingles” Lynn Ingle Sr. made his final journey home May 15,2023, after a private 3yr. battle of Metastatic Melanoma.
Born June 11th, 1958, in Little Rock Ar. to Lee Elik and Lelia Bell Ingle. He was a devoted Baptist in his early years going place to place with his family singing the praises of Jesus. He...
Robert Millard
May 11, 2023
Robert D. Millard, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away May 11, 2023, at the age of 83. He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on March 13, 1940, to the late Thomas Tipton Millard, Jr. and Helen Davis Millard.
Robert spent his childhood and teenage years in Harrison, Arkansas. He attended his freshman year in college at the...
Shirley Mcraven
May 11, 2023
Shirley Pauline (Wilson) McRaven, 82 years old, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, after a valiant fight with cancer. She had such a strong will to live. Yet, through her own struggles with cancer and other illnesses, she led by example. There was never a job too large or too small she would not tackle. Momo was a...
Gladys Elaine Rollins
Jul 24, 2023
Gladys Elaine Rollins, born February 15, 1945, passed away July 24, 2023, at the age of 78.
She was an Avon District manager for twenty-five years.
Gladys is survived by her daughter, Michele (Randy) Null; granddaughters, Ashley (Michael) Kemp, Miranda (Jon) Farmer and Laura Null; six great grandkids, Audrey, Caspin, Hazel, James, Graham and Sophie; sister, Pat Bowlan; step-son,...
Nola Lucille Summar
Jul 21, 2023
Nola Lucille Parsley Summar departed this life July 21, 2023. She was 84 years old. Born November 18, 1938 to Ray and Ada Austin Parsley in Moro, Arkansas. She lived all her early life in this small farming community in eastern Arkansas, graduating from Moro High School in 1956.
She married John Summar in 1957 and they moved to Little...
JoAnn Porterfield
Jul 19, 2023
JoAnn Porterfield, 83, of Sherwood, Arkansas passed away July 19, 2023, at her daughter’s home. She was born February 12, 1940, to the late Estel and Icy Mae Starnes.
Along with her parents and sister Jaimie Dell she is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Dale Porterfield, and daughter, Kelly Ann Porterfield Brown.
She is survived by one sister...
Mary Jean "Boody" Pack
Jul 18, 2023
Mary Jean "Boody" Pack, 73, passed away peacefully with family at Hickory Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. There, she was blessed with many new friends and taken care of with love and compassion.
Boody was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Samuel Eugene Pack and Mary Pierce Pack. She grew up and spent most of...
Debra Janice Petty
Jul 18, 2023
Debra “Debbie” Janice Petty, 68, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away July 18, 2023. She was born October 28, 1954, in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Hiram and Maudie Mae Kilmer.
Debbie was a faithful Christian with a selfless giving heart who loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandson above anything on this earth. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, listening...
Freddie Gibbs
Jul 13, 2023
Freddie Catherine Gibbs went to her eternal home on July 13, 2023. Born on July 6, 1936, she is survived by a large family. She had four children: Karla (Gary) Ward, Mark (Sondra Campbell) Gibbs, Paul (Karen) Gibbs, and Tonya (Tony) Beeler. They gave her nine grandchildren: Kristi (Michael) Pruitt, Tamra (J.O.) Norman, Shayne (Candace) Gibbs, Allison (Patrick) Raper, Sarah (Brian) Parks,...
Shirley Ann Brooks
Jul 7, 2023
Shirley Ann Brooks, 82, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away Friday, July 7, 2023. Ann was born in Helena, Arkansas on January 2, 1941 to Walter Marion Henderson and Ruby Elizabeth Yelvington Henderson. Ann was a devoted Christian and ordained minister. She loved to go to women’s Christian conferences and absorb the word of Jesus. She would often times witness and...
Kenneth Drake Burse
Jul 1, 2023
Kenneth Drake Burse, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away too early from this life on July 1, 2023. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 12, 2023, to Richard Burse and Alyssa Cooney.
Drake was a happy baby, he enjoyed swinging, being outside while his sister played in the yard, eating and sleeping, and cuddling with mom any...
Regina Boyles
Jun 29, 2023
Regina June Hedrick, 94, was born on October 2, 1928, to C. D. (Duke) and Mazie Hedrick on a farm south of Carlisle, AR. She was a 1946 graduate of Carlisle High School and attended Capital City Business College. She was an Eastern Star member and also a member of the Lonoke United Methodist Church for over 70 years. Regina’s back door was always...
Cheryl Kelly
Jun 25, 2023
Cheryl Marie Berry, 44, of Keo, Arkansas passed away June 25, 2023. She was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas on February 23, 1979, to Troy Berry and Betty Jenkins.
Cheryl was fun and outgoing. She was a true outdoors girl who loved spending time at the river, fishing, camping, and adored her loyal dog, Harper. She liked coloring, NASCAR, and...
Charles Roberts
Jun 18, 2023
Charles G Roberts, 36, of Searcy, Arkansas passed away on June 18, 2023. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 11, 1986, to Jim Thompson and Deborah Connelly.
Charles was known for many things. He was a college student and hard worker, but more than anything, he was a great friend, a family man, and...
Lloyd Robertson
Jun 7, 2023
Lloyd Bain Robertson, age 101, passed away on the 7th of June in Dallas, Texas. The son of Lloyd Silas Robertson and Veasey Bain Robertson, he was born on April 14, 1922, in Carlisle, Arkansas. He grew up in Lonoke, Arkansas and went on to attend the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill graduated Phi Beta Kappa...
Thomas Hassen
Jun 5, 2023
Thomas Sam Hassen, 87, of Cabot, Arkansas passed away June 5, 2023. He was born in Judsonia, Arkansas on March 28, 1936, to the late Sam and Elsie Hassen.
Thomas worked for Arkansas Electric Co-op and retired after 35 years. He attended and was a member of Briarwood Baptist Church and Arkansas Nailbenders. He was also a...
John Watson
Jun 4, 2023
John Ford Watson, 74, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away at home on June 4, 2023. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 11, 1948, to John and Evelyn Watson.
He is preceded in death by his son, John Ford “Johnie” Watson II; daughter, Kimberly Watson Royer; father, John O. Watson; and father-in-law, George “Skinny” Pinson....
Rose Felton
May 22, 2023
Rose Natalie Churchwell Felton, age 98, of Lonoke, Arkansas, entered her Heavenly home on Monday, May 22, 2023. Rose was born on January 22, 1925, to the late Eddie and Minnie Churchwell. She grew up in the Snake Island Community, outside of Carlisle, Arkansas.
Rose Churchwell and Dennis Felton married on December 6, 1946. They lived in...
Warren "Bully" Henry
May 21, 2023
Warren Ornie Henry (“Bully”), age 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was born October 19, 1938 to the late Luke and Eva Louis Henry. He was the eldest of five children.
In a little white house south of Lonoke on Bayou Meto, Warren Henry was born. His two...
Carl "Jim" Rhodes
May 15, 2023
Carl “Jim” James Rhodes, 81, of Lonoke, AR passed away at his home and in the company of many that loved him on May 15, 2023. Jim was born on September 14, 1941.
He is survived by four sons, Bobby, Chris, Kerry (Jennifer), and Terry Rhodes; and 35 grandchildren and great-grandchildren combined.
Jim is preceded...
Jerry Ingle, Sr.
May 15, 2023
Jerry “Jingles” Lynn Ingle Sr. made his final journey home May 15,2023, after a private 3yr. battle of Metastatic Melanoma.
Born June 11th, 1958, in Little Rock Ar. to Lee Elik and Lelia Bell Ingle. He was a devoted Baptist in his early years going place to place with his family singing the praises of Jesus. He...
Robert Millard
May 11, 2023
Robert D. Millard, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away May 11, 2023, at the age of 83. He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on March 13, 1940, to the late Thomas Tipton Millard, Jr. and Helen Davis Millard.
Robert spent his childhood and teenage years in Harrison, Arkansas. He attended his freshman year in college at the...
Shirley Mcraven
May 11, 2023
Shirley Pauline (Wilson) McRaven, 82 years old, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, after a valiant fight with cancer. She had such a strong will to live. Yet, through her own struggles with cancer and other illnesses, she led by example. There was never a job too large or too small she would not tackle. Momo was a...
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