All Obituaries

  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. -John 14:1-2 KJV Mrs. Wilbertine Elizabeth (Wingfield) Hill, affectionately known to family and friends as “Tine”, was born to the union of the late Reverend Wilfred Monroe Wingfield Sr. and Josie Pogue Hayes Wingfield, on June 28, 1920, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Wilbertine departed...

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 KJV James Rogers McClure was born on August 9, 1940, in Curtis, AR to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClure and Clara Macon McClure. He graduated from Peake High School in Arkadelphia, AR and was a devoted member of Mt. Friendship Baptist Church in Curtis, AR. James was a hardworking man. He worked for Union Carbide in Hot Springs, AR as a machine operator where he was blessed to retire after 30 plus years...

Roosevelt May was born on August 20, 1922, in Gurdon, AR to Jake May and Jessie Dickerson. He served in the Military service honorably as part of the U.S. Navy from July 8, 1942- July 15, 1948. Most people knew him from selling some of the sweetest Watermelons around Gurdon and surrounding communities. He was a member of Roanoke Baptist Church in the Greenville Community. He had two special friends, Dorothy Bell, and Annie Mae Jones. Those gone on before him include his parents, Jake May and...

Irean May, age 85 of Gurdon, AR, passed on Monday, September 3, 2018, at Courtyard Gardens Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia, AR in her 85th season of life. She was born on November 16, 1932, in Beirne, AR to Jerry Tidwell and Jewel Lockett- Tidwell. She was a housekeeper and a member of Eastern Star Baptist Church in Smithton, AR. She leaves to cherish her sweet memory: Special friend, Charlie Jones of Arkadelphia, AR; 3 daughters, Bobbie Young and Charlene Stephens both of Gurdon, AR...

As we retrace the footprints of Mattie Mae Locke, we can only give thanks for the lives she touched and enriched along life’s journey. A loving woman,who was blessed to enjoy many of God’s blessings as a child, a sister, a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a true friend. On July 29, 1949, Arthur James and Bernice Matlock Locke celebrated the birth of a baby girl they named Mattie. At an early age she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and became a member of First...

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.- Psalms 91:1 Annie Bell Jefferson was born March 8, 1922, in Camden, AR to Pearlie Wilson Dickens. Her mother soon desired to move to Sparkman, AR and so after doing just that, she eventually met and married a kind-hearted man by the name of Emanuel Osborne. Annie Bell was welcomed and quickly found love and support in his family being raised as his daughter. Both of Annie Bell’s...

Sister Willie B. Watkins was born on August 27, 1929, in Manning, AR to Willie and Algerine Watkins. She was a loving, devoted caregiver for most of her life and a member of Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where Dr. Lewis A. Shepherd, Jr. was her pastor. Sister Willie B. Watkins passed on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs, AR. She was in her 88th season of life. Those gone on before her include One sister, Irene Willis; two brothers, Theodis Watkins and...

Minister Carl M. Campbell was born October 13, 1954, in Queens, New York. Carl was the third child of the late Carlise Campbell and Willa Dean Campbell. Minister Campbell spent his childhood and most of his adult life in New York. He graduated from Bryant High School in 1972. Carl later moved to Arkadelphia, AR after attending a family reunion. After moving to Arkadelphia, Carl worked at the Brake Shoe Plant. He then gained employment at the Hospitality Care Center. It was there that he...

Sweet Sadie Mae White, age 77, of Arkadelphia, AR passed on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. She was born on August 14, 1940, to the late Margurite Gordon and Luther Summerville. Sadie was employed by the Arkadelphia Public Schools as a custodian for over 10 years. She was a devoted member of Greater Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church where she served as an usher for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jessie White, and...

On April 5, God called his precious child Ada Bell Tate home to rest. “Ada Bell” was born March 21, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. McReynolds in Charleston Missouri. “Ada Bell” as she was so fondly called by her late husband Simon Tate Jr., accepted Christ as her savior at a young age. Ada Bell belonged to First Memorial Church of God in Christ in Gurdon Arkansas. Where she served as a faithful member for over forty years under the leadership of Pastor Chester Mitchell. Ada...