Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Mary  Arpha Gentry

Mary Arpha Gentry

Aug 28, 2012

Mary Arpha Gentry, 94, of Antoine, AR, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 in Prescott. She was born January 12, 1918, in Pike County, AR, the daughter of the late E.V. and Alice Hendrix Canter. She was a member of Antoine Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gentry was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Gentry and...

Larry  James Dingus

Larry James Dingus

Aug 25, 2012

Larry James Dingus, age 61, of Delight, died on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at his home. He was born on July 16, 1951 in Kingsport, TN, the son of the late Rufus and Emalu (Houston) Dingus. Larry was a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Branda of the home; one son, Larry James Dingus, Jr. of Kingsport, TN;...

Guy Howell

Guy Howell

Aug 22, 2012

Guy Howell, age 86, of Antoine, AR; passed away, Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in the Twin Rivers Rehab. in Arkadelphia, AR; He was born December 27, 1925 in Delight, Arkansas the son of the late Dennis and Lottie Hardin Howell. Mr. Howell was a member of the Antoine Church of Christ, and a retired timber worker. He was preceded in...

Frances  D. Blackwood

Frances D. Blackwood

Aug 21, 2012

Frances D. Blackwood, age 84, of Nashville, AR, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in Nashville. She was born on September 4, 1927, the daughter of the late Otis Thomason and Clara (Lambert) Grimes. She was a homemaker. . In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harland Blackwood; one brother, George Thomason; and one...

James  Hoyt Pedron

James Hoyt Pedron

Aug 18, 2012

James Hoyt Pedron, 74 of Nashville, Arkansas, died, Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Nashville, Arkansas. He was born February 6, 1938 in Nashville, Arkansas the son of the late James Roy and Opal Watson Pedron. He was preceded in death by a daughter Deborah Kay Pedron, a son Timmy Roy Pedron two sisters, Avalee Tribble and Patsy Perser; and a...

Thomas  Lee Brantley

Thomas Lee Brantley

Aug 16, 2012

Thomas Lee Brantley, 71, of Delight, died Thursday, August 16, 2012. He was born April 28, 1941, at Rosston, AR, the son of the late Milton G. and Beulah I. Hovater Brantley. He was a truck driver; a member of Bowen Community Church. Mr. Brantley was preceded in death by his grandson, K.T. Brantley; sister, Ruth O�Brian and brother, Jerry...

Joycelene Brewer

Joycelene Brewer

Aug 12, 2012

Joycelene Brewer, 78, of Nashville, died August 12, 2012. She was born June 18, 1934, at Nashville, AR, the daughter of the late Charles and Tollie Lyons McAlister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dearl Wade Brewer, one sister, Charish Cleveland and brothers, John Kenneth McAlister and Keith McAlister. She is survived by sons, David Brewer and wife,...

Lavernia Marie "Bunt" Ballard

Lavernia Marie "Bunt" Ballard

Aug 11, 2012

Lavernia Marie â�œBuntâ₝ Lingo Ballard, 77, of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, August 11, 2012. She was born on February 27, 1935 in Highland. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Ezra Ballard, parents, Sherman and Bell Westerman Lingo, sister, Faye Ledbetter, and two brothers, Elbert Lingo and Ronnie Lingo. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and...

Sylvia Toy Lovil Ellis Laurent

Sylvia Toy Lovil Ellis Laurent

Aug 9, 2012

Sylvia Toy Lovil Ellis Laurent, age 79, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with congestive heart failure. She was born November 30, 1932, near Lockesburg, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Charlie G. and Ova Toy Ramsey Lovil. She was a lifelong educator, teaching English and Spanish in Murfreesboro, Delight, and Nashville schools. After...

Maggie  Lois Maroon

Maggie Lois Maroon

Aug 8, 2012

Maggie Lois Maroon, 93, of Nashville, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Nashville, AR She ws born on May 27, 1919 in Nashville, the daughter of the late James Meryman Gathright and Ida Jane (Sillivan) Gathright. She was a nurse and member of the First Baptist Church in Nashville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Shirley Campbell

Shirley Campbell

Aug 3, 2012

Shirley Campbell, age 77, of Murfreesboro, died on Friday, August 3, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on October 27, 1934 in Murfreesboro to the late Thomas and Thelma (Hughes) Woodley. She was a lifetime member of the Pleasant Home Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Sonja  Lea Johnson

Sonja Lea Johnson

Aug 1, 2012

Sonja Lea Kick Johnson, 74, of Nashville, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in her home with family by her side. She was born July 2, 1938 in Summerhill, PA, the daughter of the late George and Larue Kick. Today we put to rest a wife, Mother, and friend that was loved deeply and will be missed. Her memory will be...

James  Albert Sullivan

James Albert Sullivan

Jul 31, 2012

James Albert Sullivan, Jr., Buttermilk, 88, a lifetime resident of Nashville, died Tuesday, July 31, at Quapaw Nursing Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. James was born to the late Grace and Albert Sullivan on November 30, 1923, at home on Corinth Road just outside of Nashville. He was one of eight children. He attended grade school at Chapel Hill School...

Rebecca Thomas

Rebecca Thomas

Jul 27, 2012

Rebecca Thomas, 60, of Nashville, died Friday, July 27, 2012. She was born September 7, 1951, at Prescott, AR, the daughter of the late Ennis and Eva Latham McBride. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her parents, and one son, Jeffery Thomas. She is survived by her husband, Boyd Thomas of...

Thomas  Maurice Jones

Thomas Maurice Jones

Jul 23, 2012

Thomas Maurice â�œSonnyâ₝ Jones, 87, of Murfreesboro, AR; died Monday, July 23, 2012 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born August 30, 1924 in Langley, AR, the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Carrie Risner Jones. Mr. Jones was a long standing member of the First Christian Church in Murfreesboro, where he served as a deacon and treasurer for over...

Meveline Schooley

Meveline Schooley

Jul 23, 2012

Meveline Schooley, 81, of Mineral Springs, AR died Monday, July 23, 2012. She was born July 27, 1930, in Lake Village, AR. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and loved to quilt, can, and being a homemaker. She made the best chocolate pies and was actively involved with the Senior Citizen Center. She was preceded in death by...

Duncan  L. Wynn

Duncan L. Wynn

Jul 23, 2012

Duncan L. Wynn, 73, of Nashville, died Monday, July 23, 2012. He was born July 4, 1939, in Dierks, AR, the son of the late Coy Duncan Wynn and Lee Edna Irene(Eudy) Wynn. He was a member of Temperanceville Baptist Church and a Navy veteran. Mr. Wynn is survived by his wife, Nola Wynn of Dierks, AR; two daughters, Nikki...

Clarence  Calvin Couch

Clarence Calvin Couch

Jul 20, 2012

Clarence Calvin Couch, 88 of Nathan, AR., died Friday, July 20, 2012 in Nashville, AR; Mr. Couch was born February 24, 1924 in Nathan, Arkansas the son of the late Clarence D. and Delphia Francis McDowell Couch. Mr. Couch started driving a truck at the age of seventeen for East Texas Motor Freight, In 1943 CC Couch trucking was born...

Willie Ellis

Willie Ellis

Jul 14, 2012

Reuben Willie Ellis, 63, of Highland was born December 19, 1948 in Greenville, Mississippi. He passed away on July 14, 2012 in Nashville, AR. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reuben A. Ellis and Floy Jean Stafford Ellis; two brothers, Lonnie Preston Ellis and Artis Eugene Ellis. He is survived by his wife, Linda Kay McCauley Ellis of...

Jacob  A. Hester

Jacob A. Hester

Jul 5, 2012

Jacob A. Hester, 28, of Nashville, AR, died Thursday, July 5, 2012. He was born September 1, 1983, at Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville, AR the son of Clay and Brenda Couch Hester. He was a loving father and son; liked to play baseball, hunt and fish, and loved to ride 4-wheelers. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Gertie...