Local Obituaries for Lonoke County, AR

Apr 14, 2023

Louis Wayne “Rooster” Carpenter, 73, of Lonoke, Arkansas, took his heavenly journey to be with the Lord on April 14, 2023. He passed away peacefully at his home with his wife by his side.

Wayne was born on April 17, 1949, to Louis E. Carpenter and Betty Jane Bearden.

Along with his parents, he is...

Apr 6, 2023

Charles "Charlie" Henry Knox, 72, passed away peacefully, at his home on April 6, 2023. He was born on July 31, 1950, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to William Henry and Oza Bell Knox, both of Lonoke, Arkansas.

Charlie was preceded in death by both his parents and his son Wade Hampton Knox.

He is survived...

Apr 6, 2023

Carl Dean Madar, age 76, from Carlisle, Arkansas, passed away April 6, 2023. He was born March 27, 1947, in Carlisle, Arkansas, to the late Joe and Cora Madar.

From an early age, Carl knew he wanted to be a farmer.  He began farming during his senior year of high school and continued until he retired in...

Mar 31, 2023

Patricia Louise Jones Butler, 92, of Lonoke, Arkansas joined our Lord Friday, March 31, 2023.  She was born in Lonoke, Arkansas May 29, 1930 to Forrest and Elsie Jones. Patricia was a line supervisor at Kelwood for many years.  She loved crocheting and knitting and her flowers.  She strived to get Lonoke’s yard of the month with...

Mar 28, 2023

William LeRoy St. John, age 85, of Carlisle, Arkansas passed away March 28,2023. One of ten children, he was born to James and Maggie St. John. He is preceded in death by two children, Kathy, and Ronnie. He is survived by two daughters and three sons, Carolyn, Rita, Jimmy, William Lee, and Ricky; one brother, Robert; two sisters, Ruby,...

Mar 28, 2023

Jordan Zeps, 33, of Heber Springs, Arkansas went to join his Saviour and God in Peace on March 28, 2023. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on April 22, 1989.

Jordan was granted many awards during high school for his academics and was a member of several groups including being members of the National Honor Society,...

Mar 26, 2023

Mildred Gray Hughes, 88, of Carlisle, Arkansas, joined Jesus in Heaven on March 26, 2023.

Ms. Mil or Milly, as she was affectionately known by most, was a wonderful wife, dedicated mother, beloved friend, devout Christian, and the best Nana you could have asked for. She had a huge heart and spent most of her life making...

Mar 23, 2023

Larry Thomas Watson, 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Wichita, Kansas on March 23, 2023. He was born on February 23, 1947, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Robert Lynn Watson and Mable Watson both of Lonoke, Arkansas.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Bobbie Lynn McKinley.

He is...

Mar 21, 2023

Lilly Holt (Mother, Mom, & Yaya), 91, of Cabot, peacefully passed March 21st at her daughter’s home. Lilly was born on April 1, 1931, in Agrinio, Greece to George Sakellardiadis and Katerina Triantafyllou Sakellardiadis.

She is survived by her children, Peggy Herndon of Cabot, Lewis Holt III (Tim) of Cabot, Terry Major of Sherwood, and Katerina and...

Mar 18, 2023

Alyssa Marie White, age 12, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away March 18, 2023. She was born March 21, 2010, in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Alyssa was full of life. Kind, loving, witty, and always making everyone laugh. She loved the outdoors and all kinds of animals--truly a cowgirl at heart and who always had her boots on....

Mar 16, 2023

Frances Ruth (Peach) Mitchell, 76, of Lonoke, passed away on March 16, 2023. She was born in Orville, IN on January 20, 1947 to Estes Earl Peach and Betty Lois (Shelton) Guess. Frances grew up in Indiana before moving to Arkansas as an adult in the 1970’s.

Frances spent most of her life...

Mar 15, 2023

Dustin “Duck” Grant Elmore, 42, of Cabot, Arkansas passed away March 15, 2023. He was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on October 21, 1980 to the late Charles and Peggy Elmore.

Dustin graduated from Carlisle High School in 2000 and later married Vanessa on October 12, 2019, in Cabot, Arkansas. Dustin worked as an operator for Redstone Construction...

Mar 6, 2023

Mary Ardith (Mitchell) King passed to her heavenly home on Monday, March 6, 2023. She was born in Caywood, Kentucky on June 10, 1928, to Barry M. Mitchell and Holly Blanch Crouch. When she was approximately four years old her family moved to the Hill Farm in the Pettus Community.

She led a well lived life first...

Feb 27, 2023

Cecil Braxton Tucker, Jr., 80, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away on February 27, 2023. He was born in Lepanto, Arkansas on March 15, 1942 to the late Cecil and Jinny Tucker.

Cecil grew up in the small town of Lepanto, Arkansas, where he picked cotton. He eventually moved to Little Rock, where he worked as a parking lot...

Feb 25, 2023

Tony Lee Cole, 64 of Austin born August 22, 1958 passed away suddenly on February 25, 2023.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. Tony loved going to the casino and playing poker, which is exactly what he was doing when he passed.

He is survived by his wife of 20...

Feb 25, 2023

Kenneth Herald Burkett, 93, of England, Arkansas, passed away February 25, 2023. He was born in Greenbrier, Arkansas on May 1, 1929 to the late Homer and Cora Burkett.

He was a life-long member of the England Pentecostal Church of God.

Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Dean...

Feb 20, 2023

Mary Beth Simpson Bradshaw received her heavenly wings on February 20, 2023, after a lengthy battle with metastatic breast cancer.

She was born in Wellington, Texas on July 13, 1941, to Homer E. Simpson and Eva (Ketner) Simpson.

She never met a stranger, and welcomed her children’s friends in and claimed many of them as...

Feb 16, 2023

Freddie Glenn Evans, 90, of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away surrounded by family on February 16, 2023. He was born in Des Arc, Arkansas on March 21, 1932 to the late Louis and Enner Evans.

Loving son, brother, husband, father, favorite uncle, friend to many, Air Force Veteran Retiree, enlisted during Korean War and served a year in...

Feb 12, 2023

Charles “Bo” Andrew Gammel, 86, of Carlisle, Arkansas passed away February 12, 2023. He was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on November 12, 1936 to the late Otis and Grace Gammel.

Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Billie Ruth Gammel; children, Charles Bradley Gammel and Tony Anthony Gammel.

He is...

Feb 12, 2023

Carroll DeWayne Evants, 77, of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas was born July 7, 1945, and passed away on February 12, 2023.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Shirley Evants; children, Darren (Stephanie) Evants, of DeValls Bluff and Paula (Tim) Fraley, of North Little Rock; grandchildren, Dylan, Brianna, Shelby, Sam, Anna, Dawson and Gracyn; great-grandchildren, Luke,...