Obituaries

Jul 21, 2017

Eunice Oneal Sims, 96, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away Friday, July 21st, 2017 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. 

She was born in Newark, Arkansas on April 25, 1921, daughter of the late Susie Pearl (Brumley) and Thurman Allen Walker. Eunice was united in marriage to the late Henry Edwin Sims, Sr on February 14, 1941...

Jul 11, 2017

Matthew Junior Farrell, 92, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 at his home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. 

He was born in Dunfermline, Illinois on January 4, 1925, a son of the late Mildred Marie Matayo  and Frank Vance Farrell. Matthew spent his life as a loving son, husband, father and grandfather. He was united in marriage...

Jun 21, 2017

Neva M Spikes, 64, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, June 21st, at Crown Point Nursing and Rehab in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. 

She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana  on November 22, 1952, a daughter of the late Symie Gay (Walters) and Odis Carrel Spikes. Neva spent her life as a daughter, sister, mother and aunt. During her working...

Jun 16, 2017

Alan Lee Comen, 79, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas.

Alan was born to Dr. Benjamin R Comen, DDS and Cecilia Ahronson Comen on August 14, 1937 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  He spent his childhood in Bridgeport and Stratford, Connecticut. Alan graduated from Stratford High School, received his BS from Bates College in Lewiston,...

Jun 14, 2017

Mayme Berniece Earl Kappel, 98, of Mooresville, Indiana, formerly of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 at Franscian Health in Indianapolis, Indiana.

She was born in Grand Glaze, Arkansas on October 28, 1918, daughter of the late Minnie Bell (Payton) and Louis Jernigan McSpadden. Mayme spent her life as a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, friend and cosmetologist....

Jun 9, 2017

Don Lynn Radford, passed away June 9, 2017 at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ash Flat, Arkansas. He was near Pine Bluff, Arkansas on October 11, 1946 and adopted at age 6 by Lonnie and Opal Radford of Beebe, Arkansas. He attended Beebe school before joining the U.S. Navy. He then moved to Dallas, Texas and worked as a...

May 27, 2017

Darrell Sulephen passed away, Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Salem, Arkansas.

Darrell was born to Hubert and Ernestine Shelton Sulephen on December 2, 1943 in Summerfield, Louisiana. He spent his childhood in Junction City, Arkansas and El Dorado, Arkansas.

He was a United States Air Force Veteran (1961 – 1965) and a mechanical engineering/aviation management graduate of Auburn University. He...

Apr 28, 2017

Albert Frank "Al" Hollo, Jr, 80, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Friday, April 28, 2017 at his home in Horseshoe Bend. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on January 16, 1937, son of the late Blanche Elizabeth (Ellis) and Albert Frank Hollo, Sr. Al spent his life as a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was...

Apr 18, 2017

Catherine McClain Billingsley, age 62, of  Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. 

She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 24, 1954,  daughter of the late Mary Estelle (Sullivan) and Harry Nelson McClain. Catherine was united in marriage to Dean Billingsley on August 19, 1978, at...

Apr 10, 2017

Rosemary E. Johnson, 85, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Monday, April 10, 2017 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 22, 1931, daughter of the late Irene Corrigan and Bernard Chrystal. Rosemary spent her life as a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a member of St. Mary...

Mar 25, 2017

Charles Anthony Capella, Jr, 70, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at his home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas.

He was born in Camden, New Jersey on July 5, 1946, son of the late Alma Jessie (Pohlig) and Charles Anthony Capella, Sr. Charles spent his life as a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend. He served...

Mar 24, 2017

Gerardo  Baigelt, 79, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away , Friday, March 24th, 2017 at Crown Point Nursing and Rehab in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 14, 1937,son of the late Maria (Leitner) and Pablo  Baigelt. Gerardo spent his life as a loving son, brother, uncle and friend. During his working years he...

Feb 14, 2017

Barbara  Ellen Hanson, 73, of Melbourne, Arkansas, passed away, Tuesday, February 14th, 2017 at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 21, 1943,  daughter of the late Octavia Evelyn (Prince) and Albert Melvin O'dell. Barbara spent her life as a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. During her working years she was an...

Feb 13, 2017

Janice Ellen Wegenke, 74, of Wiseman, Arkansas, formerly of Horseshoe Bend, passed away, Monday, February 13th, 2017 at CrownPoint Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. 

She was born in Lone Rock, Wisconsin on October 4, 1942, daughter of the late Ruby (Mortimer) and Paul  Kintz. Jan spent her life as a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. During...

Jan 29, 2017

Donald Wesley Barnard, 81, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Sunday, January 29th, 2017 at Baxter County Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. 

Don spent his life as a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was born in Lansing, Michigan on December 31, 1935,  son of the late Ethel (Gibson) and Pat Barnard. During his working...

Jan 10, 2017

Jan 6, 2017

Wayne R. Seegers, 91, formerly of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, was born June 15, 1925 in Crown Point, Indiana, son of Ralph and Pauline Seegers. He departed this life on January 6, 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He served in the Navy and was a WWII Veteran. He enjoyed golfing, playing cards and collecting stamps.

He is survived by his brother,...

Jan 3, 2017

Betty Jo Railey Keil, age 86, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

She was born on September 30, 1930 in Williford, Arkansas and was the oldest of three children. Betty was a loving mother and grandmother and was preceded in death by her husband, William Jackson Railey in 1980, her second husband, Harry Earl Keil in...

Jan 2, 2017

Mary Dianne FitzGerald, 73, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away, Monday, January 2nd, 2017 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. Dianne was born in Alton, Illinois on December 6, 1943,  daughter of the late Margaret Marie (O'Neill) and Orville H. Williams. On July 26, 1975, Dianne was united in marriage to Thomas J. FitzGerald in Elmhurst, Illinois. Dianne spent...

Dec 29, 2016

William Wesley Arnold, 81, of Franklin, Arkansas, passed away, Thursday, December 29th, 2016, peacefully at his home surrounded by family members. Wesley was born in Franklin, Arkansas on August 29, 1935, son of the late Audie (Felton) and Homer Arnold. He spent his life as a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Wesley was united in marriage...