Mary Irene Welch, 89, of Benton passed away on December 20, 2022.
Mary was born in England, AR to Vess and Winnie Childress on August 29, 1933. She worked as a Dietician Aide for more than 25 years at Saline Memorial Hospital. Mary was a Devout Christian and enjoyed Quilting, Sewing, Canning fruits and vegetables, cooking and spending time with her children.
Mary is Survived by her Daughters, Liz Cloud and Bertha Steele; her Sons, James Welch, Ronnie Welch, Franklin Welch, David Welch and Randy Welch and an abundance of Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings.
Funeral Services will be held at Roller Alcoa Funeral Home in Benton, AR on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery in Bauxite.
Jessie Durham, born on January 14, 1935, to Ervin and Maggie (Mimms) Durham in Coppers Gap (near Dumas), passed away Monday. He was a long-term resident of Bryant, a fixture of the town some say.
Jessie was a handy mechanic and kept his tools tidy. With his son, Jessie Wayne, he ran a car at “the Benton Speed Bowl” for years. He enjoyed country music, dancing, NASCAR and in his younger days, rabbit hunting every weekend. After retirement, summer days would usually find him visiting with loved ones and friends new and old in the shade of his carport. He was proud of his yard and loved his martins, who came to stay in the martin houses he put up every year.
Jessie was loved. He was saved. And he will be missed.
Jessie leaves behind a daughter, Brenda Ritchie (Larry); his ex-wife and love of his life, Thelma; his sisters, Linda Mann (Butch) and Peggy Cluck (Chuck); his grandsons, Jonathon Ritchie (Lauren), Steven Ritchie (Christy) and Junior Chambers (Kim); granddaughters, Shauna Addie (Marcus) and Timika Nicholas (Eric) Melody Kmoch (Josh); great grandsons, Zachary Ritchie, Caleb Addie, Tyler Nicholas, Brandon Witham and Hayes Ritchie; great granddaughters, Hattie Ritchie, Linlee Ritchie, Peyton Williams, Jessalyn Johnson and Alyssa Nichols, Sammy Kmoch and Harley Kmoch; great-great grandson, Drake Witham and great-great granddaughters, Olivia Witham and London Witham and daughter-in-law, Shelia Durham. A host of nieces and nephews will also cherish all the memories.
Preceding Jessie in death are his parents, Ervin and Maggie Durham; his son, Jessie Wayne Durham; his brothers, Harvey Lee Durham, William E. Durham and Edward Durham and his sisters, Verna Gaye Gentry and Lillie Kesterson.
A viewing will be held from 6-8p.m. Wednesday, December 21st at Roller-Alcoa located at 6700 Alcoa Road in Benton. The funeral will be held at 1:30p.m. Thursday, December 22nd also at Roller-Alcoa. Following the funeral, a procession will lead to Pine Crest Cemetery for the burial at 3:00p.m.
Sharon Ann Winkler, 71, of Bryant, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. She was born to the late, Carl and Bernice (Cox) Jackson, on Saturday, October 13, 1951, in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Sharon enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and all of her family as much as she could! It brought so much joy to her. Her boys were her life. You could always count on Sharon—she never forgot a birthday, anniversary, or any important day and she always sent a card!
She is preceded in death by her parents; her four siblings, Billy Summerville, Alice Jackson, Ricky Jackson, and Brenda McCumpsey; and her son, Ron Winkler.
She is survived by her one son, Chad Winkler and his wife, Crystal; two grandchildren, Madison Plunkett (Jacob) and Dalton Winkler; two great grandchildren, Hagen and Kainen Plunkett; one sister, Becky Lamb (Garry); nieces and nephews, Rachel Lamb, Mason Lamb, Amber Vega, Aaron McCumpsey, and Steven McCumpsey; along with a host of other family and friends who all love her and will miss her greatly.
Celebration of life will be held on Monday, January 2, 2022, from 2:00-3:00 P.M. at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home.
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