All Obituaries

Charles Stevenson, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed at home Saturday, May 23, 2020. The son of Donal and Joann of OKC, OK. He graduated from Rose State College. He was senior buyer at Babcock+Wilcox, Little Rock, AR. He phone surveyed for NASDA Little Rock until 2018. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Judy, daughter Miranda, grandchildren Mykee, Nia and Gary, and great grandson Mykee Jr.

In Loving Memory of Phyllis Ann Canady 2/9/1950        5/21/2020   “My Girl”      “Talking About My Girl!”   I was born February 9, 1950 to Ms. Bertha Canady-Byers in a small close-knit community known as Hattieville, AR. On my arrival I was welcomed by my oldest sister Georgia Faye, my grandmother Adeline and my grandfather Deacon Talton (T.K.) Canady. When I was  two years old I helped to...

Thomas Maurice Murdock, 78, of Nella, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born July 4, 1941 to William Boyd Murdock, Sr and Ruth Hester Murdock in Seabrook, Texas. He married Patricia “Pat” Duncan January 3, 1962 in Seabrook, Texas.  He attended the University of Texas and University of Houston.  He was a Hospital Corpsman Second Class in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era in the Cuban...

Jean Sharp, 90, of Alexander, Arkansas died May 15, 2020.  She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 24, 1929 to the late Joseph and Irene Sheperd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Sharp Sr.   Survivors include her three children, Karin Pownall, Bret Sharp, and Curtis Sharp Jr.; nine grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.

    John Gaston, age 60, of Royal, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020.  He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas to the late Jackson and Helen Gaston.    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Tammy Gaston and two brothers, Jackson Dewayne and Benjamin F. Gaston.   Survivors include his children, daughters, Tiffany Lynn Gaston, Amy Lee Gaston Grisham, and Amanda Faye Gaston; seven grandchildren, Dagan, Hayden, Laila, and...

  Margaret Lynn Bauss Durkee, age 64, of Gassville, Arkansas, passed away, Wednesday, May 13, 2020.  She was born on May 15, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Lois Bauss (Brodersen).   Margaret and her family moved from the Chicago area to Lakeview in the fall of 1971 when her parents purchased Cedar Oaks Resort on Bull Shoals Lake.    During her adult years, Margaret lived in Las Vegas and married Dave Durkee. They divorced in 1995 and had maintained a...