Recent Obituaries

Lois Mabelene Wallace-Hill – 1935-2022

Lois Mabelene Wallace-Hill – 1935-2022

Lois Mabelene Wallace-Hill, 86, was born September 14, 1935, to the late Willie and Monroe Wallace, Scott, Ark. She is survived by: daughter, Felicia Hunter; granddaughter, Lakhia J. Scott-Hunter; sister, Maggie Moore of Detroit, Mich., and a host of family and friends. Walk-through visitation will […]

Michael Sanders – 1961-2022

Michael Sanders – 1961-2022

Michael Sanders, 60, of Little Rock, was called home to be with the Heavenly Father on June 24, 2022. Walk-through visitation Friday, July 22, 2022, 12 noon to 4:30 p.m., at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home Chapel, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock. Funeral service 10 […]

Tommy Morgan – 1965-2022

Tommy Morgan – 1965-2022

Tommy Morgan of Little Rock went to be with his Lord on July 2, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock, Saturday, July 16, 2022, 12 noon. Family hour will be 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 […]

Walter C. Umerah – 1944-2022

Walter C. Umerah – 1944-2022

WALTER C. UMERAH, 77, Little Rock, transitioned on June 22, 2022. He leaves to cherish his memories: wife, Chinwe R.; children, Dilibe, Chisom, Victor, and Sylvia; siblings, Eddy Umerah, Lilian Anyiam and Phoebe Okwuchukwu; nephews and nieces, Prince and Adaeze Umerah, Chibuzor Ugha, Obiora, Ifeanyi, […]

Betty Jones – 1934-2022

Betty Jones – 1934-2022

Betty R. Jones, 87, of Sweet Home gained her angel wings on July 3, 2022. She was a member of Sweet Home First United Methodist Church. For nearly 40 years; she was a nurse at St Vincent Hospital and retired to care for her husband. […]

LaVerne Price Abernathy – 1938-2022

LaVerne Price Abernathy – 1938-2022

LaVerne Price Abernathy, 84, Little Rock, passed into her Heavenly home on June 23, 2022. She was born April 12, 1938, to James and Estella Minor Price. She married James Abernathy, Jr. on December 3, 1956. She is preceded in death by her son, Sedrick […]

Jessie Johnson, Jr. – 1986-2022

Jessie Johnson, Jr. – 1986-2022

Jessie E. Johnson, Jr., 35, of Little Rock, Ark., received his wings on Friday, June 24, 2022. He leaves to cherish his memories: mother, LaSonya Lewis; and fathers, Jessie E. Johnson, Sr. and Jeffrey A. Lewis; brothers, Torrey and Jarell Johnson; sister, Jalyn Lewis; and […]

Evon Marie Oliver – 1944-2022

Evon Marie Oliver – 1944-2022

Evon Marie Oliver, 78, of Little Rock, Ark., peacefully transitioned home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2022. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., on February 8, 1944, to Bettie Belle Logan and Christopher Pherris Columbus Williams. She leaves to cherish […]

Christene G. McDaniel – 1934-2022

Christene G. McDaniel – 1934-2022

Mother Christene G. McDaniel, 88, a resident of Little Rock, Ark., entered into her heavenly home on June 21, 2022. Christene was born in Magnolia, Arkansas. She was a dedicated educator for 38 years, devoting most of her teaching career to the students at Oak […]

Earnestine Gilbert-Wilson – 1943-2022

Earnestine Gilbert-Wilson – 1943-2022

Earnestine Gilbert-Wilson, 78, of Little Rock, Ark., transitioned peacefully on Monday, June 13th, surrounded by her family. She was a minister and served as a mother within the church. She was born to the late George Gilbert and Hattie Porter; and is survived by her […]