MARION T. “RED” STUCKEY, age 82, of Benton, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019. He was born July 20, 1937 in Bauxite, Arkansas. Red served in the U. S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959. He traveled all over the nation working on Nuclear Power Outages. Red was a member of the Local 321 Ironworkers, […]
Jury deliberates 20 minutes; gives 52-year sentence to Paron man who drowned his children
A Saline County jury convicted Jonathan Welborn, 32, of Paron of two counts each of Negligent Homicide and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor in the First Degree in connection with the deaths of his two children that drowned when Welborn drove his vehicle into a pond. The jury sentenced Welborn to the maximum consecutive […]
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RICHARD W. “BUDDY” KEESEE, 79, of Benton, passed from this life on July 14, 2019, at the age of 79. He was born November 20, 1939, in Little Rock to A.R. “Amburs” Keesee and Ruth McNeely Keesee, who have preceded him in death. He is survived by his brothers Sonny Keesee (Lita) of Benton, Pat […]
Mamie Landers Chisholm of Benton Passes Away at Age 99
Mamie Landers Chisholm, 99, of Benton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 22, 2019. Mamie was born October 23, 1919, in Benton to Virgil and Josie Landers. Mamie ran a grocery store on River Street known as “Mamie’s” for around 60 years. Many students visited Mamie’s for cokes and candy before and […]
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GARY DAN NEWCOMB (POPPA), 71, of Benton, passed from this life Monday, July 8, 2019. He was born and raised in Benton, Arkansas. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church in Benton where he served as a deacon and worked at Alcoa & Reynolds. He owned Pizza Kid II and later incorporated Newcomb Construction […]
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ARRITA BUIE SADLER, age 95, of Bauxite, passed away on June 14, 2019. She was born January 8, 1924 in Grant County, Arkansas. Arrita was an active member of West Bauxite Missionary Baptist Church, where she was known as The Gum Lady. Proceeded in death by parents Hardin and Birdie Buie, husband Huey L Sadler, […]
Elementary School Principal Passes Away Suddenly
According to a letter to all staff of Bryant Schools, Katie Thomas, Principal of Collegeville Elementary, passed away suddenly Saturday morning. She was 37 years old. Katherine “Katie” Anne (Villines) Thomas was born on September 22, 1980 in Springdale, Arkansas and passed away on April 14, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Superintendent Karen Walters had […]
Beloved Bryant Legend, Jerry Henson, Passes Away After Bout with Cancer
Bryant City Councilman Jerry Henson passed away Tuesday morning, February 6, 2018. He had been in hospice care after a long battle with health issues culminated in a sudden diagnosis of Stage 4 Liver Cancer. Jerry said the doctors gave him two weeks, but he was only here for one. He was born in Little […]
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Robert Neil Black, age 73, of Paron, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. He was born January 5, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late James and Mandarine Black. Robert served in the Air Force during Vietnam. He was a retired Air-condition Technician and of the Baptist Faith. Robert was preceded in death by […]
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Max Aaron Wallace, age 13, of Benton, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016. He was born November 4, 2003 in Benton, Arkansas. Max was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church. He loved hunting & fishing and just being outdoors. Max was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ruby Wallace. He is survived by his […]