Obituaries The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs National Park, Garland County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Barbara Jane Stainback Date: 12 Nov 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** OBITUARIES Friday, January 8, 1993 Page 2A LETA M. MILLER with picture Leta Mae Miller, 79, of Hot Springs died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1993. A resident of Hot Springs for 55 years, she was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Suzanne Humphreys, Janie Sitek and Nancy Humphreys, all of Hot Springs; four sisters, Elizabeth McClellan of Little Rock, Negie Davis of Hot Springs and Reba Reid and Bernice Hood, both of Sheridan; and five grandchildren, Mary Humphreys Gill, Kathy S. Humphreys, Richie Humphreys, Joy Humphreys and Jonathan Humphreys, all of Hot Springs. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Gross Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mel McClellan officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will be at 105 Vale. Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church or Lakewood Convalescent Home. DEMPSEY SORRELS COLUMBUS, GEORGIA -- Services for Dempsey Jack Sorrels, 55, of Columbus, Georgia who died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1993, will be at 3 p.m. today in Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Don Reeves officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Thaddeus H. Caraway Post 2278. Gross Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Saturday, January 9, 1993 Page 2 A LETA M. MILLER Leta Mae Miller, 79, of Hot Springs died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1993, in Hot Springs. A resident of Hot Springs for 55 years, she was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Leon Richard Miller. Survivors include three daughters, Suzanne Humphreys, Janie Sitek and Nancy Humphreys, all of Hot Springs; four sisters, Elizabeth McClellan of Little Rock, Negie Davis of Hot Springs and Reba Reid and Bernice Hood, both of Sheridan; and five grandchildren, Mary Humphreys Gill, Kathy S. Humphreys, Richie Humphreys, Joy Humphreys and Jonathan Humphreys, all of Hot Springs. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Gross Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mel McClellan officiating. Pallbearers will be Eugene Miller, Sturgis Miller, Graham Reid, Richard Humphreys, Jay Miller and Tim Miller. Honorary pallbearers are Drs. John B. Bond and C. W. Tow, Steve Sitek, Davidson Humphreys, Michael K. Davis and the staff of Lakewood Convalescent Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will be at 105 Vale. Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church or Lakewood Convalescent Home. Wednesday, January 13, 1993 Page 2 A MAE D. GARNER ARKADELPHIA -- Mae Daily Garner, 84, of Arkadelphia died Monday, Jan. 11, 1993, at a local nursing home. A native of Dubach, Louisiana, she was a homemaker and a member of Dalark Baptist Church. She was the widow of Henry J. Garner. Survivors include one daughter, Vivian Burton of Arkadelphia; three sisters, Lydia Spence of Quincy, Washington, Decia McDonald of Holly Springs and Hester Stanfield of Arizona; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Murry-Ruggles Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Turner officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial. Memorials may be made to Third Street Baptist Church in Arkadelphia. J. B. HAZELWOOD Graveside services for J. B. Hazelwood, 57, of Hot Springs who died Monday, Jan. 11, 1993, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Crestview Cemetery with the Rev. Carlos E. Martin officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. BENNNIE R. HUDSON Bennie R. Hudson, 55, of Hot Springs died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1993, in Malvern. A native of Pine Bluff; he was a resident of Hot Springs since 1975, a construction worker with American Cedar Co. for 10 years and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Clydene Hudson of Hot Springs; five sons, Dwayne Gordon and Jerry Dunn, both of Hot Springs, Bennie Hudson Jr. and Wesley Hudson, both of Pine Bluff, and Jeffrey Hudson of Louisville, Kentucky; five daughters, Ella Hudson of Minnesota, Paula Hudson of Louisville, Kentucky, Bennie Denise Hudson of California, Tammy Melvin of Louisiana, Terrie Selby of North Carolina and Tonia Davis of Hot Springs; his father, Sherman Hudson of Memphis, Tennessee; four sisters, Pearlene Hicks, Henrietta Rice and Ollie Washington, all of Hot Springs, and Willie Mae Lane of Malvern; four aunts, Ollie Riley of Hot Springs, Sarah Andrew of Oakland, California, and Selma Nelson and Clydee Howard, both of Las Vegas; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hot Springs Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Howard officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. CATHERINE KAUFMAN Services for Catherine Kaufman, 81, of Hot Springs who died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1993, will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Gardens with the Rev. William B. McWha officiating. Pallbearers will be David Eller, Boyd Howard, Phillip Howard, Ben L. Kaufman, Joe A. Kaufman, and L. A. Vaught. Friday, January 15, 1993 Page 2 A BENNIE R. HUDSON Services for Bennie R. Hudson, 55, of Hot Springs who died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1993, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hot Springs Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Howard officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. ROBERT J. PRESLEY SPARKMAN -- Robert J. Presley, 59, of Sparkman died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1993, in a Little Rock hospital. He was born Aug. 16, 1933, in Malvern, to James Wesley and Eva Ward Presley. He was a retired aerospace engineer for McDonald-Douglas Corp. in Bellflower, California, and Air Force veteran and a member of Dalark Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Terry Presley of Bell Gardens, California; two daughters, Karen Sue McShane of Lakewood, California, and Beverly Jan Lyons of Moreno Valley, California; three brothers, Ralph Presley of El Dorado, Riley Presley of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Thomas Presley of Texarkana, Texas; three sisters, Laurine Langley and Evelyn Porter, both of Sparkman, and Marie Caddy of Arkadelphia; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Murry-Ruggles Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Holt officiating. Burial will be in Atchley Cemetery in Dalark under the direction of Murry-Ruggles funeral Home in Arkadelphia. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the charity of the donor’s choice. Thursday, January 21, 1993 ENID M. BAXLEY LITTLE ROCK -- Enid Mamie Baxley, 92, of Little Rock died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1993. The widow of Lewis A. Baxley, she was a member of Fairview Missionary Baptist Church and a retired grocery store owner. Survivors include three grandchildren; __________great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Fairview Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Paul Carter officiating. Burial will be in McPhearson Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Baxley, Dale Moren, Steve Jones, Bill Gilmore, Ralph McDaniel and Howard Wells. Local arrangements are by Roller-Drummond Funeral Home Southwest. Friday, January 22, 1993 Page 7 D JEANICE E. T. PHELPS HOPE -- Services for Jeanice E. Tillery Phelps, 52, of Hope who died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993, will be at 10 a.m. today at Mountain Valley Cemetery with Brother Don Kemp officiating. Arrangements are by Caruth Funeral Home. WILLIE E. REYNOLDS Services for Willie E. Reynolds, 90, of Hot Springs who died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1993, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Nazarene Baptist Church with the Rev. James F. Lambert officiating. Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Williams, Willie McGraw, Hunter Speed, Donald Cooper, Fredrick Newburn and Willie Williams. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Harris Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.