Mavis Adele Ridout Hall, 96, of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away February 1, 2018.  She was born March 21, 1921, at her grandmother’s home in Aurora, South Dakota.  The daughter of Otis Benjamin Ridout and Verneice Irene Ridout, she was raised in Brookings, South Dakota.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, […]

Richard Gene Taylor, 84, of De Valls Bluff, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Baptist Medical Center in Stuttgart after 8 days of suffering from double pneumonia and other health issues over the past several months. Richard was a retired farmer; a deacon at the Hazen First Baptist church and a great father and

Rozan Carter McFadden, of Hazen, beloved daughter, mother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully in front of family and friends on January 27, 2018.  She was 84. Rozan was born on January 7, 1934 in Weathersford, Oklahoma, to Grace and Verner Alan Carter.  They moved to Hazen, Arkansas in 1936 where Rozan grew up. While in High School, Rozan

Shirley Ann Rollins, 74, of Hazen, passed away on January 23, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas surrounded by her loving family and friends after a courageous battle from open heart surgery.  She was born in Moro, Arkansas on February 19, 1943. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Rollins of De Valls Bluff;

                        Christy Jean (Crowly) Scott, 59, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at her home. She was born on January 7, 1959 in Little Rock, Arkansas and was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ella Rae Crowly. She graduated

​ George Wesley Gentry,  74 born July 15, 1941 in Lonoke , Arkansas to Mitchell and Evelyn Gentry. He passed away January 13, 2018.  He was a construction worker, loved to fish and had a lot of fun rescuing cats.  He is survived by his wife, Thrisa; two daughters, Sherri Rollins (Richard) of Carlisle and

​Jewel Pinkerton Humble, age 93, of De Valls Bluff went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2018 in North Little Rock.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Robert “Bob” Humble; her parents; Fletcher and Ella Parr Pinkerton; two sisters, Louise Bardin and Ozzie Pinkerton; three brothers, J.P., Floyd,

Drake William Jones, age 17, of Hazen, Arkansas, was called home on Saturday, January 6, 2018.  Drake was a member of the New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.  Drake had accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Drake was a Junior at Hazen High School.  He was an honor student who participated in football, baseball,

Elliott “Bill” Orman Arnold of De Valls Bluff, Arkansas went to be with the Lord, December 28, 2017, while walking on the De Valls Bluff Rail Trail that he helped to establish.  He was born in Oregon City, Oregon, September 19, 1939.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sharon Lee (Owens) Arnold.

​Betty Ruth (Sample) Stallings, 85 of Hazen, passed away December 27, 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born in Hazen on February 17, 1932. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Eva Sample; husband, George Stallings and brother, Jerry Sample.  Devoted to her family, the