Obituaries

Bernice Gray, age 97 of Leslie, Arkansas died on Friday, March 29, 2024 at Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab in Clinton, Arkansas. She was born in Leslie, Arkansas on August 20, 1926 to George Brooks and Flossie Leslie Brooks.

William “Bill” Webster, age 89 of Leslie, Arkansas died on Monday, April 1, 2024 at St. Vincent’s in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born in Berrien Springs, Michigan on October 6, 1934 to Jesse Webster and Helen Staley Webster.

James Lewis “Louie” Carter, of Jasper, Arkansas, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at the age of 75. The son of Fred Henry Carter and Arple Mae (Reddell) Carter was born June 21, 1948 in Vanduser, Missouri.

Sharon Mary Briggs, age 72 of Leslie, Arkansas died on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at The Springs of Harrison in Harrison, Arkansas. She was born in San Diego, California on April 7, 1951 to Debs Wesley Smith and Mary Davis Smith.

Janice M. McDaniel, age 88 of Snowball, Arkansas died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Snowball, Arkansas on August 6, 1935 to Fred Waco Griffin and Gertha Jones Griffin. She married Herbert McDaniel on December 6, 1951. They enjoyed almost 58 years of marriage until his death in 2009.

Marie Reeves, age 94, of Hindsville, Arkansas died on March 26, 2024, in Fayetteville,Arkansas. She was born in Marshall, Arkansas on December 5, 1929, to Adam and Okla (Blackwood) McKinney. She married Chester Reeves in 1948. The couple was blessed with sons, Larry and Ken. The family spent many years in Yakima, Washington apple farming before returning to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marie and Chester eventually returned to Springdale, Arkansas.