Archive - 2013 - Obituary
March 22nd
William “Bill” Herbert Stoecker, 65, of Benton died Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
The son of the late Herbert Carroll Stoecker and the late Rubye Clark Stoecker, he was born in Ballenger, Texas, and grew up in Marianna. He graduated from T. A. Futrall High School in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Arkansas A & M College in Monticello in 1969. He began his teaching career as a band director in Dewitt, from 1969 until 1973.
Margie E. King, 80, of Benton passed away on March 19, 2013, in Hot Springs. She was born Nov. 24, 1932, to the late Elmer and Laura Huett in Mountain Home. She spent her life making a home for her family and treasured the time she spent with them.
She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Benton.
She was preceded in death by her husband of over 55 years, Homer; two daughters, Cynthia Zuber and Karen Robertson; and three sisters, Wilma, Helen and Pat.Â
Bobby Glenn Hathcote, 80, of Benton passed away March 19, 2013. He was born July 12, 1932, in Benton to the late Joseph William and Wilma Caldwell Hathcote. Bobby was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Benton.Â
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Martha Jean Hockersmith Kincaid.
Ronald Lynn Andrews, 56, of Benton passed away on March 19, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Roy Andrews Sr.
He is survived by one daughter, Lori Jackson and husband Mike; grandchildren, Garren and Grayson; his mother, Georgia Andrews; siblings, Allen Jr., Georgette Brown and Mike. He will be dearly missed by family and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home in Bryant.
Visitation is set from 6 to 8 p.m. today, March 21, at the funeral home
Online guestbook: www.dialanddudleyfuneralhome.com
Lois Tittle, 83, of Benton,passed away March 19, 2013. Lois was born Nov. 26, 1929. in Hot Springs to parents, Earl and Clara Grimmett. Lois retired as an LPTN at Arkansas Health Center. She enjoyed reading and traveling.Â
Lois was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 32 years, Reed Tittle; and her sisters.
Narrie Adele Hulsey, 92, of Benton passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. She was born Sept. 12, 1920. in Benton.Â
Mrs. Hulsey retired from the Benton Services Center as a dietitian and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she attended the Ruth Sunday School Class.Â
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Lillie Wilson; her husband, Carmon Hulsey; a daughter, Charlotte Freeze; two grandchildren, Chris and Craig Ratliff; two brothers, R.B. and Rodney Wilson; and a sister, Bonnie Faye Vandegrift.
March 21st
Josephine "Jo" Crowson Ashcraft, 83, of Pine Bluff went to her heavenly home on Sunday, March 17, 2013. She was born in Leola on Nov. 26, 1929, to James Franklin "Frank" and Velma Blake Deer Crowson. She grew up in Tull and graduated from Bauxite High School. Jo, Josephine, Mother, Grandma Jo, Aunt Jo, GG, Great Grandmother were all names that her friends and family used often, because Jo was someone everyone loved to be around. She had a way of making others feel special.
March 18th
Charles Wayne Allen, 65, a resident of the Fairplay Community near Benton, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013.Â
Charlie was born in Malvern, to Clarence and Geneva Allen. He worked for Rock Island Railroad and then spent the next 30 years as a freight broker in the trucking industry.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
March 15th
Michael S. Malarick, 52, of Benton died Wednesday March 13, in Little Rock. He was born August 27, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. Michael was a Truck Driver and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Benton.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Ann Malarick, sons, Scott Malarick and Kevin Malarick, both of Chicago, Illinois; daughter, Ashley Lee, Cabot; Parents, Ronald and Marie Malarick, Orland Park, Illinois; sisters, Susan Weber and Jennifer Troutman, both of Orland Park, Illinois; aunt, Tootsie Borders, Argo, Illinois.
Cremation services are through Ashby Funeral Home.
Brandy Ann Baxley Hargrove, 40, of Galveston, Texas, passed away Feb. 4. She was born Jan. 30, 1973, in Little Rock to Shirley Moore Berry and Thomas Gerald Baxley.
She is survived by her mother, Shirley Berry and husband Raymond; her father, Tommy Baxley; a daughter, Tara Hargrove; and a son, Raymond Thomas Berry, all of Texas; a sister, Jamie Sue Leigh of Elizabeth City, N.C.; a special companion, Jeff; and many uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Bauxite Cemetery with John Baxley officiating.Â
