Recent Obituaries

Ora L. Walker – 1921-2020

Ora L. Walker – 1921-2020

Ora Lee Walker, 99, of Little Rock departed this life on December 25, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Josh Walker, and her parents William and Martha Silver. She leaves to cherish her memory: two daughters, Maggie L. Turner and Ruby L. […]

Theoplas Williams, Jr. – 1963-2020

Theoplas Williams, Jr. – 1963-2020

On December 18, 2020, THEOPLAS WILLIAMS JR., 57, of Little Rock, went to be with his Lord in eternity. He is preceded in death by his father, Theoplas Williams, Sr. Survivors include: mother, Flora Jean Sims; siblings, Aaliyah Khabeer, Gary (Leola) Anderson, Sheila Taylor, Debra […]

Justine Muldrow Green – 1919-2020

Justine Muldrow Green – 1919-2020

MRS. JUSTINE MAURICE MULDROW GREEN, 100, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this life on Sunday, December 13, 2020. A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, from 1-4:30 p.m., at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock, Ark. The […]

Wayne E. Barbee – 1960-2020

Wayne E. Barbee – 1960-2020

On Sunday, December 13, 2020, WAYNE E. BARBEE of North Little Rock, Ark., a thoughtful, loving and humorous person, stepped across the threshold that we call death into a room of rest and peace. Wayne was the sixth child of Jessie Sr. and Margree Barbee. […]

Ruby Jewel McFadden – 1933-2020

Ruby Jewel McFadden – 1933-2020

RUBY “BIG MAMA” MCFADDEN, 87, of Little Rock, passed through Heaven’s gate to be with her Lord and Savior for eternity. She married William McFadden and to this union five children were born. Triplets, Keith, Kenneth and Karen preceded her in death, as did her […]

Harold Herbert Martin – 1939-2020

Harold Herbert Martin – 1939-2020

Harold Herbert “Shorty” Martin, 81, of Little Rock, Ark., departed this earthly home on December 13, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents; Theodore Martin and Roy and Jerdie Williams; brother, Theodore Jr.; and son, Alan Christopher. He leaves cherishing his memory: daughter, […]

Gary Gans – 1954-2020

Gary Gans – 1954-2020

Gary Charles Gans was born May 8. 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the sixth child of John D. Gans and Mary A Gans. Gary attended Little Rock Pubic Schools and graduated fro Parkview High School class of 1972. He attended the University of Arkansas at […]

Jacquelyn Dianne Bruce – 1952-2020

Jacquelyn Dianne Bruce – 1952-2020

Our family and community sadly lost a beloved pillar on Sunday, December 6, 2020, when MRS. JACQUELYN DIANNE BRUCE, 68 years old, known as Jackay, entered the gates of Heaven with her family virtually by her side. Jackay was a 1971 graduate of Horace Mann […]

Evelyn Juanita Pascal Walker – 1935-2020

Evelyn Juanita Pascal Walker – 1935-2020

Evelyn Juanita Pascal Walker, 85, of Marianna, Ark., transitioned on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Mourning her loss is her daughter, Schryl Reenee Walker. She grew up with a reverence for her Lord and remained active in St. Luke A.M.E. Church, so much so that she […]

Grace G. Jackson (Eubanks) Edwards – 1927–2020

Grace G. Jackson (Eubanks) Edwards – 1927–2020

Grace G. Jackson was the fourth of six children born to Professor N. F. Jackson and Mrs. Ruth Jackson of El Dorado, Arkansas.  Her father, the principal of Washington High School and her mother, who taught Music and English  at Washington High School, instilled in […]