Obituaries

Dwight Edward Anderson 67, of DeValls Bluff, was born December 10, 1953 in Marianna, Arkansas to Cleo and Cleola Anderson.  On November 16, 2021, he fell asleep and woke to his new home.  Dwight served in the United States Army and worked as a farmer.  His life was his farm, his family and his God. […]

A memorial service for Ms. Geraldine Aycock will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 27, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Hazen.

Obituary of Former State Senator Bobby L. Glover of Carlisle July 5, 1936 – October 27, 2021  Former State Senator Bobby L. Glover, 85, of Carlisle passed away on October 27, 2021. He was born July 5, 1936, in Carlisle to W.H. & Hazel Glover. Senator Glover was a graduate of Lonoke Public Schools and

Betty Bednar, age 89, of Carlisle was relieved of her pain and suffering to be with the Lord on October 12, 2021. She was born to the late Paul and Vlasta Marek on August 6, 1932 in Slovak, AR. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Robert Bednar and two older

Raymond Lynn Prine, age 86, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 in his home surrounded by his three children, Robin Lynn Prine, Barry Lee Prine and JoAnn Prine Elias. Raymond was born on November 9, 1934 to Hazel Olivia and Claude C. Prine. He was a graduate of Hazen High School and went on

Carlos Lynn Gates, 62, of Hazen, was born August 9, 1959 in the little town of Carlisle in a little doctors office on North Court Ave. to Roy and Dorothy Gates. Carlos Gates, my dad, lived most of his life in Hazen. He grew up on my grandfather’s farm, growing rice and soybeans. Sometime in

Rebecca Jean Hancock, age 29, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas passed away September 22, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Rebecca graduated Forrest City High School in 2010, then she attended UALR in Little Rock, Arkansas where she earned her bachelor’s degree. Rebecca was a beautiful spirit with a heart

Laydean Skinner Echols Davis, 85, of Magnolia, Texas passed away August 12, 2021. She is survived by four daughters, Vivian Williams of Magnolia, Texas, Lynn Davis of Miller, Missouri, Janet (Lynn) Cox of Carlisle and Toni Stonehill of Miller, Missouri; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later

Geraldine (Jerry) Aycock, 95, of Hazen, passed away September 18, 2021. She was born January 9, 1926 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, the daughter of Joel and Nellie Deason. Jerry was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hazen, The Red Hatters and the Hipson Club both in Cotton Plant. She worked for Fred Ragland

Ruby Faupel Harper, born January 7, 1928 in De Valls Bluff passed peacefully in her sleep on September 8, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehab in Little Rock after a long battle with pneumonia and other illnesses. A descendent of Allen H. Blankenship who moved to Prairie County in 1877, she was preceded