Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Lawrence Dean
Lawrence Dean of Little Rock died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006. He was a truck driver for the Western Foods Company.
Survivors are his wife Emma Dean; sisters Lillie Pearl Gatewood and Inell Profit both of Lonoke, and Margaret Davis of Raytown, Mo.; brothers Wade Dean of Little Rock, and Chester Dean of Chicago, Ill.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 12, at Friendly Chapel Church in North Little Rock. Arrangements by Brown’s Christian Funeral Service.
Richard W. Swint
Richard Wayne ‘Tiny’ Swint, 58, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. He was a long-time citizen of the Woodlawn Community in Lonoke County, a machinist by trade, and avid outdoorsman. He was a member of Chambers Baptist Church and a 1967 graduate of Lonoke High School.
Preceding him in death were his parents, William and Lola Swint; sister, Shirley Swint Bennett; one great-nephew Gage Swint Goodman.
Survivors include brothers, Charles (Felecia) Swint, Marshall Swint and Rickey (Kim) Swint; sister, Lola Swint; six nephews, two nieces & six great-nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 13, at Boyd Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Brownsville cemetery.
Alpha J. Bell
Alpha Josephine Bell, 73, of Searcy died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. She was the owner and operator of Style Crest Beauty Salon and attended Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents Bob and Beck Thurman; granddaughter Jeannie Hernandez; and sisters Wanda Locke and Doris Crisco.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years W.H. “Hickey” Bell of Searcy; sons Bill Bell of London, England, Mike Wolf of Texas, Danny Bell of Searcy, and Rob Bell of Texas; daughter Pam Hawkins of North Carolina; brothers Tom McDaniel of Cabot, John McDaniel of Memphis, and Jim Thurman of Kentucky; sisters Laverne Chitwood of Little Rock, Hilton Dugger of Beebe, and Billy Jean Faulks of Texas; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. until noon at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home with funeral services to follow. Interment will be at White County Memorial Gardens.
John W. Holmes
John Willman Holmes, 53, of Lonoke, born April 9, 1953, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. He was a graduate of Lonoke High School and attended UCA in Conway; was self-employed and had lived all his life in Lonoke.
He is survived by his parents Dr. and Mrs. B.E. Holmes of Lonoke; two brothers Byron Holmes and wife Brenda of Forrest City and Lee Holmes and wife Kim of Fayetteville; one sister Amelia Muse and husband Dick of Lonoke; nieces and nephews Steven and Lydia Holmes, Charlotte and Reagan Muse, Kaitlin and Lee David Holmes.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 12, at Lonoke First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Lonoke cemetery, arrangements by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke.
The family requests memorials be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Lonoke.
Max Duane Holt
Max Duane Holt, 44, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2006. He was an employee of Harris Insulation.
Survivors include his mother Sharon Applewhite of Lonoke; father Bill Taylor of Benton; sons Jason Holt of Mooresville, N.C., Zachary Holt of Temple, Texas, Justin Holt of Little Rock and Joshua Holt of Bryant; daughter Nikki Holt of Bryant; three grandsons and two granddaughters; three sisters Kelly Wall, Briley Charette and Pam Howard; three brothers James Brazzell, Ray Brazzell and Joey Cash.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Aug. 12, at Gateway Fellowship in Lonoke, with the Rev. Fred W. Hunter officiating. Arrangements by Boyd Funeral Home of Lonoke.
Charles Lee Daves
Charles Lee Daves, 86, of North Little Rock died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. He was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church in North Little Rock, was an Army Surgical Tech, and drove an ambulance in World War II.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years Marguerite Daves; daughters Nancy Stricklen and husband Bobby of Lonoke, Catherine Walker of Lonoke and Jo Anne Fletcher and husband Ricky of Hensley; sister Marie Grimes of Conway; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
The funeral service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel. A Masonic service will be at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Arkansas Memorial Gardens.
The family requests that memorials be made to Arkansas Cancer Research Center, 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 623, Little Rock, Ark. 92205-9985.
Minnie C. Thomason
Minnie Christine Moore Thomason, 81, of Lonoke died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006. She and her husband, the late Thomas Lelon Thomason, were dairy farmers in the Wattensaw community for more than 50 years. She was a member of Wattensaw Baptist Church for more than 50 years and taught Sunday School class for more than 20 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, Agnes Terry Moore Hester and Thurman Moore; her stepfather, John Thomas Hester; brothers, Harold, Cecil, and Robert Moore; sisters, Jessie Pearl Moore and Elizabeth Moore Hester; grandson, Wade Finley Jr.; and two nephews.
She is survived by daughters, Diana Finley and husband Wade, Kathy Franks and husband Tommy, all of Lonoke; grandsons, John Franks of Little Rock and Joe Franks of Lonoke; granddaughters, Dawn Tirman of San Anselmo, Calif., and Lesley Faulkner of Little Rock; two sisters, Ann Pepper and Bess Campbell; a sister-in-law; seven nieces and four nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at the Wattensaw Baptist Church in Lonoke. Interment followed in Wattensaw cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to Wattensaw Baptist Church 7300 Hwy 31 N., Lonoke, AR, 72086.
John Shelby Sutton
John Shelby Sutton, 52, of Alexander, died Thursday, Aug. 3. He was born Sept. 27, 1953, in Little Rock to the late Van D. Sutton and Mary Yarberry Sutton Cullins. He was an ordained minister.
He is survived by his children, Shelly Cagle and husband Terry of Cowan, Tenn., and James Sutton and wife Connie of Ward; brother, Lee Sutton; sisters, Sue Mullings and husband Sam of Alexander and Sharon Fluker; two niece; five grandchildren and his fiancé, Zora Anderson of Beebe.
A memorial was held Tuesday at Viney Ridge Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Shirley Ann Hopkins
Shirley Ann Petty Hopkins, age 67, of Stuttgart, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. She was born March 5, 1939 in Little Rock to the late Julius and Myrtle Petty.
She is survived by her sons, Ray Harrison and wife Becky of Little Rock, Lynn Berry and wife Sherry of Austin; a daughter, Susan Deely of Stuttgart; brothers, Gene Petty of Longview, Texas, Charles Petty of Raleigh, N.C.; stepsister Lois Lovette of Stuttgart; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, at First Baptist Church in England. Arrangement by Thomas Funeral Service.
Randall I. Diles
Randall “Randy” I. Diles, 55, of Little Rock died Sunday, August 13, 2006. He operated the After Hours Upholstery & Fix It Shop and was employed by Falcon Jet for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father Robert E. Diles, and stepfather J. Earl Bowman.
He is survived by his mother Dorothy Diles Bowman of Little Rock; brother Reiman Diles and wife Peggy of Carlisle; sister D’Ann Diles of Little Rock; and stepsisters Linda Ring and Sandra Abbott.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth in Little Rock. With the Rev. Jim Foster officiating. Family will receive friends following the service at Oak Forest United Methodist Church.
The family requests that memorials may be made to Oak Forest United Methodist Church, 2415 Fair Park Blvd., Little Rock, Ark. 72205.
