All Obituaries

Ms. Lisa Diane Terry was born on January 18, 1972 to Mr. Augusta Terry, Jr. and the late Mrs. Ruth Hill Terry in Stuttgart, Arkansas. She departed this life on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the oldest of five children raised in a close-knit, loving family where she learned the values of Christian service and developed a work ethic grounded in family love. Lisa was a graduate of Stuttgart High School, Class of 1990. She...

Mother Grace Helen Noble was born on February 9, 1956, in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the late Mr. Charlie Noble, Sr. and the late Mother Easter Mae Noble. She passed from this life on Friday, September 10, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Felicia Smith-Jordan. Grace was a 1974 graduate of Stuttgart High School. She was saved and filled with the Holy Ghost at an early age at Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ, in Casscoe, Arkansas, under the pastorage of the late Pastor Clarence Guydon....

  Gloria Jean Burton Bluefer was born on February 6, 1948 to the late Rosie Lee Burton and Leonard (Linnie) Armstrong outside of Brummitt, Arkansas. Rosie Burton would later marry Charlie Henry Franklin, Sr., who raised Gloria and her twin sister Bobbie as if they were his own. Their grandparents Irene and Cecil Burton also helped raise them. Gloria departed this life on September 10, 2021 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Gloria learned to play the piano at an early age and continued to...

Today we celebrate the accomplishments and legacy of a spiritual woman, Rita K. Brunson London Smith. This angelic queen was a pillar of her community. She was a God-fearing sister with a heart of pure gold, and saw the best in each and every one she encountered. This phenomenal woman loved all the kids in the community, and her best attributes were her own grandchildren. Though she had many, which she cut hard for and made the necessary sacrifices, the seeds of her wisdom and teachings were...

Otis Sylvester Hill, Sr. was born July 16, 1950 in Almyra, Arkansas to the late Emma and Thomas Hill, Sr. He departed this life on Monday, August 30, 2021. He attended Holman School in Stuttgart, Arkansas during the ‘Yellow Jacket’ era in the late 50s through early 70s, with a great love for basketball, singing, tennis, and dancing. Everywhere he went, there was a dance-off that he was sure to win. Otis had this thing in life that if it was fixed, break it and fix it again,...

Mr. Clifton Duke Ross was born on April 7, 1969 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Clifton Briggs, Jr. and Ruthie Ross Strong. He departed this life on August 14, 2021 in Newport Beach, California. Clifton was raised in California by James Strong, Jr., and he graduated from Valley High School. He was preceded in death by his grandparents C.G. and Lena Ross, Clifton Briggs, Sr., Geneva Briggs, and Johnny Strong, Sr., and brother Terry D. Ross. Clifton leaves to cherish his memories his mother...

Houston Earl Dukes, Jr. was born April 10, 1944 in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He was one of six children born to Houston Dukes, Sr. and Lucy Mae Powell Dukes.  Houston departed this life on August 11, 2021 surrounded by family at his home in Clarendon, Arkansas.  He was raised in Roe, Arkansas where his love for Christ was established at an early age. He was a member of the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Henry Dabner, Sr., where he served as a Deacon...

Omarion Cadaire “Jose” Bones was born September 4, 2002 to Monica Fitzpatrick and El Don Patrick Bones in Stuttgart, Arkansas  He confessed his life to the Lord and Savior at an early age and carried himself daily as a servant of the Lord. Omarion was a 2020 graduate of Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He enjoyed playing football, soccer, and running track for the Stuttgart Ricebirds. Following high school Omarion attended the University of Arkansas at Pine...