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Weldon D Phillips
May 16, 2024
Obituary to be posted soon. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5:00pm-7:00pm on May 20, 2024, at Smith Family Funeral Home - Hot Springs Chapel. Funeral services will be Tuesday May 21, 2024, at 10:00am in the same location.
Carolyn Hawkins
May 15, 2024
Carolyn Faye (Zachary) Hawkins, 82, passed away on May 15, 2024, in Beebe, Arkansas, after a courageous 14-month battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor. She was born to William Claude and Lois Williams Zachary in East Prairie, Missouri, on March 28, 1942. Carolyn married Paul Edward Hawkins on September 11,1962, and they were blessed to have two wonderful daughters during...
Maynard E. Vogelgesang
May 15, 2024
Maynard Vogelgesang, 81, of North Little Rock, died May 15, 2024.
Visitation is 5:00 -7:00 pm Monday, May 20 at Smith North Little Rock Funeral Home.
Funeral is 10:30 am Tuesday, May 21 at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery.
Extended obituary will be posted soon.
Ky Harrod
May 14, 2024
Ky Harrod, 53, of Little Rock, passed away May 14, 2024. He was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas, to Roger and Libby Harrod, on July 5, 1970. Ky was in the Arkadelphia High School Band and graduated from West Point Academy class of ‘92. He served in the United States Army and the National Guard. Ky was a pharmaceutical sales...
James "Cotton" Milton McKenzie
May 14, 2024
James “Cotton” Milton McKenzie, Jr. of Bryant, AR passed away on May 14, 2024, at the age of 87. He was born March 29, 1937, in Beebe, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Bonnie Sue; his children, Melissa Atkins (Jeff) and Michael McKenzie (Collin); and to hear him tell it, the best grandkids on the planet-...
Walter Turner
May 13, 2024
Walter Turner, age 91, of Kirby, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024.He was born on March 31, 1933, in Kirby, the son of Leamon Jones Turner and Era Johnson Turner. He was married to his special lady, Imogene Golden, on July 5, 1952. He was proceeded in death by his wife; all of his half-brothers, Emmett, Troy (Tip), Roy,...
Danny Spears
May 13, 2024
Danny Gene Spears, 71, of Sherwood, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024. He was born January 21, 1953 in Fordyce, Arkansas to the late Annie Mae Spears and Gene Spears. In addition to his parents, Danny is also preceded in death by his sister, Linda Sue Spears.
Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Sharon Davis Spears; daughter, Casey Spears;...
Billie Jean Peckham
May 12, 2024
Billie Jean Peckham, a career educator, passed away at age 93 on Mother’s Day, May 12, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s.
She was born Billie Jean Lambert on November 20, 1930, in Bonnerdale, Arkansas. The birth took place in the family home. But the baby girl had no time to take stock of her surroundings before she and her mother...
Jesse Lee Slatton
May 11, 2024
Jesse Slatton – He was loved by many and he loved without reservation. Jesse was peacefully called home on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in his 76th year. He was a man who could warm a room with his gentle smile, but had the heart and strength of a fighter. He battled cancer for nearly nine years, beating it over and...
Jack Digby
May 11, 2024
Jack Digby of Arkadelphia, AR, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
He was born April 25, 1940, in Arkadelphia, AR, to the late Tom and Ernie Robbins Digby. His sister Reba Nichols, brother Rodney Digby, and Brother-in-Law Mahlon Tolleson preceded him in death. Jack is survived by his childhood sweetheart and wife of...
Eunice Wise
May 10, 2024
Eunice Adeline Wise, age 94, passed from this life on May 10th, 2024, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she was woman who loved well and was well loved.
Eunice was the fifth of eight children and was born April 21st, 1930, to Herbert and Cecelia Trautman Trost in...
Thomas Wolf
May 10, 2024
On the evening of May 10, 2024, Thomas Wolf of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully after battling MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome) for almost two years. Thomas was born in Cambria, Pennsylvania to Lloyd and Hazel Wolf on January 14, 1944. He spent most of his childhood moving around the country as his father served in the army as a...
Sonyia Kay Alford
May 10, 2024
Sonyia K. Alford, 45, of Traskwood, Arkansas passed away May 10, 2024. She was born November 16, 1978. Arrangements entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home. Family can contact the funeral home for more information. Online guestbook: www.SmithFamilyCares.com.
Mary Catherine Collier
May 9, 2024
Mary Catherine Tidwell Collier known for her reputation as an excellent quilter and maker of Mexican cuisine entered a host of family and close friends who are in the presence of Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 9. Her desire of dying peacefully was granted after a few days of respite care where her living family members were able to spend...
Stephen Wayne Siler
May 9, 2024
Stephen Wayne Siler, 44, of Beebe, Arkansas, passed away on May 9, 2024, in his home, surrounded by his family. He was born September 15, 1979, in Searcy, Arkansas to Ronnie J. Siler, Sr. and Qusandra P. Siler.
Stephen loved spending time with his family and friends, working on cars, helping his father, and playing video games with his son.
He was...
Rudolfo "Rudy" Gallegos
May 8, 2024
Master Sergeant Rudolfo “Rudy” Gallegos, age 76, passed away on the 8th day of May 2024, in Little Rock, Arkansas.Rudy is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rhonda Gallegos, of Little Rock; his children Alondra and Philip Propes; Abran and Misty Gallegos; Alex and Charlotte Gallegos and his grandchildren Ashlynn, Alexis, Alexander (Windsor), Madeline, and Brayden, a great grandchild,...
Hazel Marie Cogburn DeMasters
May 8, 2024
Hazel Marie Cogburn DeMasters, of Glenwood, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
Mom was born in April 16 1941, in Newhope, Arkansas. Mom passed away in Hot Springs at age 83 she was the oldest of 9 children.
In Howard County, when Hazel was 11 years old, she sold seeds to buy her first bible. Hazel had a difficult and hard...
CasSandra Katherine Bunting
May 7, 2024
CasSandra (Sandy) Katherine Harcrow-Bunting was born on May 1, 1952. She went to be with our Heavenly Father on May 7, 2024. She will be so happy to meet up with her mother, Ruth Marie Rainey- Harcrow, and father, Reo Paschal Harcrow, who preceded her in death. Sandy was born and raised in Warren, Arkansas. She graduated from Mills High...
Shirley Ann Roberts
May 7, 2024
Shirley Ann Roberts, who loved to be called “Mamoo” by her grandkids, departed her loving family on May 7th 2024 at St Vincent Hospital while in compassionate care after suddenly finding out she had stage 4 colon cancer. She had taken care of her mother Mary Fenton at home until her passing with colon cancer, and then again took on...
Billy Wade Spainhour
May 7, 2024
Billy Wade Spainhour, age 87 of Hot Springs passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Wade was preceded in death by Wife, Dell Spainhour; Father, E.H. “Huey” Spainhour; Mother, Zelma Inez Roach-Kirkham; and Brother, Reggie Payte.
Survivors include his Daughter, Tannda Spainhour (Rodney Marks); his son, Michael Spainhour (Markilyn); and Grand Daughter, Shelby Spainhour.
Wade was born in Pearcy, Arkansas on March 28, 1937,...
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