Obituaries
Obituaries
Joe Fredrick Ballard
Nov 16, 2020
Hippy Joe, age 71, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at his home with his family in Mt. Judea. The son of James and Dorothy (Martin) Ballard was born August 21, 1949 in Gossport, Indiana.
Hippy was a heavy equipment operator. He retired from Newton County and was a Navy Veteran. He enjoyed riding his 4-wheeler, gardening,...
Elmo Roberts
Nov 15, 2020
Thomas Elmo Roberts, age 93, of Batavia, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2020 in Harrison.
The son of John Tom Roberts and Eliza Ethel (Holman) Roberts was born in the White Oak Community on September 12, 1927. He was a lifelong resident of Boone County and had retired from Claridge Products...
Brenda La-Nell Criswell
Nov 11, 2020
Brenda Criswell age 77, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at the Willard Walker Hospice House in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born October 9, 1943 in Santa Barbara, California, the daughter of George and Vivian Edwards.
Brenda was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved canning, sewing and crocheting, and was known for...
Jim Bass, Sr.
Nov 11, 2020
Jimmy Leon "Jim" Bass, Sr., of Western Grove, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Washington Regional Medical Center at the age of 70.
The son of Buster Bass and Edith Johnson was born at Hasty on December 18, 1949. He lived in Newton County most of his life. He was employed with Harrison Schools as...
Joyce Mae Reed
Nov 10, 2020
Joyce Mae Reed, age 89, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away November 10, 2020 in Mountain Home.
The daughter of Tom and Dorothy (Gay) Martin was born at Hilltop, Arkansas on April 13, 1931.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Albert Martin and Norman Martin; three sisters, Vonnie Trammell, Bonita Kellam, and...
Shirley Jean Baker
Nov 8, 2020
Shirley Jean Baker, age 74, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Somerset Senior Living.
The daughter of Bert Daniels Sr., and Margaret Milton Daniels was born in Harrison on November 7, 1946. Shirley enjoyed going to Bingo and fishing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Don Baker...
William Corbett
Nov 5, 2020
William J. Corbett, age 73, of Jasper, Arkansas left this earth to ride the giant Harley in the sky on November 5, 2020.
William was born in Boston, Mass on September 1, 1947 to William and Margaret.
A true free spirit, he spent many years fleeting from place to place but his heart always brought...
Leldon "Bud" Walsh
Nov 3, 2020
Leldon "Bud" Walsh, age 77, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1943 in Merkel, Texas, the son of Pete and Nina Walsh.
Bud was a member of Capps Road Church of Christ of Harrison, where he served as a Deacon and Bible...
Richard Thomas Holtkamp
Nov 2, 2020
Richard Thomas Holtkamp, age 85, of Omaha, Arkansas, passed away on November 2, 2020 in Harrison, Arkansas.
He was born December 4, 1934 in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Al and Johanna (Mohrfeld) Holtkamp. He moved to Williams, Iowa in 1941.
Richard served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 through 1955. He married Verna Mae...
Bernice Crow
Nov 1, 2020
Bernice R. Crow, of Harrison, Arkansas, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at the age of 85.
The oldest daughter of Ollie and Frances (Daniel) Trammell was born at Richland, Arkansas on February 27, 1935. She was a lifelong resident of Boone and Searcy Counties.
She was a hard...
Jeanne Stickley
Oct 31, 2020
On Saturday morning, October 31, 2020, Jeanne Carol Stickley, passed from this life at the age of 92 at Hospice of the Hills in Harrison, Arkansas. A dear friend and a faithful servant to so many was overcome by the effects of a fatal stroke. Although her life here has ended, her works shall follow her and be remembered...
Charlene Brown
Oct 29, 2020
Emma Charlene Brown, age 75, of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 in Searcy.
The daughter of James and Bertha (Dees) Belding was born in Zinc, Arkansas on September 3, 1945.
She was a longtime resident of Searcy County, before moving to Searcy, where she was a member of Mt. Zion Church of...
Stella Viola Curtis
Oct 29, 2020
Stella Viola Curtis, age 85 of Shiloh, AR, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at her home.
The daughter of Harley and Martha (Cummings) Stepp was born June 29, 1935 in Jasper, AR.
Stella liked flowers and animals. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and gardening.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her...
Vernon Stacey
Oct 26, 2020
Vernon R Stacey, age 92, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away on October 26, 2020 at NARMC in Harrison.
He was born April 6, 1928 in Wayton, Arkansas to Pearl Breedlove Ham.
He graduated from Deer High School in 1946. After High School he married the love of his life Mary Alice Matlock on September 13,...
Dorothy Leona Willms
Oct 26, 2020
Dorothy Leona Willms, age 92 of Deer, AR, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at her home.
The daughter of Benjamin an Olive (McMullen) Ames was born May 6, 1928 in Peoria, IL.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold Willms; son, Steve Willms; daughter, Beth Roberts; granddaughters Halie Lynn Willms and...
Raymond Gene Hutton, Iii
Oct 26, 2020
Raymond Gene Hutton, III, age 21, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at home.
The son of Raymond Gene Hutton, Jr., and Krista Ann (Lane) Hutton was born in Harrison on February 21, 1999.
Ray was a 2017 graduate of Harrison High School. He was also a Nissan 350Z Car Club...
Darla Jones
Oct 25, 2020
Darla Jane Jones, age 56 of Harrison, Arkansas passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
She was the daughter of Robert Cecil and Nadine (Taylor) McCullough and was born on June 6, 1964 in Palmdale, California.
Darla loved sunshine, playing with her grandkids and her little dogs. She also enjoyed watching birds and...
Helen Jean Kirkham
Oct 24, 2020
Helen Jean Marchand Kirkham, age 79, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed peacefully Saturday, October 24, 2020 in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the Willard Walker Hospice Home. She was born July 14, 1941 in Galahad, Alberta, Canada to Ernest and Frances Marchand. She has joined her husband, Lloyd Kirkham, who passed away in 2011. Lloyd and Helen loved their community of Harrison...
Perry Wilkerson
Oct 24, 2020
Due to Covid-19, on Saturday, October 24, 2020, Thomas Perry Wilkerson of Western Grove, Arkansas was called home to be with the Lord.
He was born on December 22, 1940, in Clay, Arkansas (White County) to Bruce Naylor and Rita Elmyra (Hays) Wilkerson.
He was raised in a poor, hardworking, Christian family. They picked cotton...
Mary Kathryn Wright
Oct 24, 2020
Mary Kathryn Wright, age 91 of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away at home, Saturday, October 24, 2020.
She was born in Ohio to John and Dorothy Wright, April 11, 1929.
Mary finished her studies at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and taught school for 20 years in Ohio, Texas and California.
She developed an interest...
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