Chiristopher Allen Tengler, 49, of Searcy passed away March 24, 2020.  Christopher was born to Charles Anthony Tengler III and Teresa Ashcraft Tengler on June 23, 1970 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.       Christopher graduated Brighton High School of Salt Lake City in 1988.  He was a favored baseball player in high school and carried on his love for sports as an avid Utes fan.  Chris enjoyed spending time with his two sons, coaching their little league...

James Kidd, 82, of Georgetown, passed away March 22, 2020 at Unity Health in Searcy.  He was born July 25, 1937 at Searcy to the late William and Nona Mae Tracy Kidd.      Mr. Kidd loved to fish and was a commercial fisherman in his family business, Kidd’s Fish Market in Kensett.  He was an all around outdoor person who also loved to hunt, raised coon dogs and always put out a large garden to feed his family and friends.  He was a longtime board...

     James Paul Watkins, 90, of McRae went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2020.  He was born to the late James Troy and Ethel Pearline Middleton Watkins on December 9, 1929 at Sasakwa, Oklahoma.  Mr. Watkins was also preceded in death by his sister, Gertrude Foresberg; two brothers Troy and Carl Dean Watkins; and one daughter, Kathy Louise Caruthers.      Mr. Watkins married Flossie Morgan Watkins September 1, 1955 at McCroy, who survives....

Bill Ogden, 87, of Searcy, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 after complications from lung cancer surgery. Bill was born July 29, 1932 in Clinton, Oklahoma to the late Ross and Gladys Glass Ogden.  Bill is survived by his wife, Sondra Pace Ogden; two daughters, Vicki Ogden and Debbie Nahlik (John); five grandchildren, Reesa and Spencer Nelson, Jennifer, Patrick, and Gregory Nahlik; a brother, John Ogden; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bill will also be missed by his...

     Barbara Windham Pappas-Morris, 82, of Searcy passed from this life on March 17, 2020. “She is absent from the body and present with the Lord.” She was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 11, 1937 to the late Sam J Windham and Zena Lambert Windham of Booneville, Mississippi.      Barbara and her sons moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1965. She was a department manager for the Goldsmith Store in Memphis,...

Ernest Ray Brooks, Sr., 73, of Rose Bud, passed away March 7, 2020 at his residence.  He was born January 20, 1947 at Island 40, Tennessee to the late Lional and Mamie Prater Brooks.      Mr. Brooks was a floor covering installer and an Apostolic Minister for most of his life, evangelizing and pastoring churches all over the central United States.     He married Helen Rose Burton Brooks February 16, 1963 at Gainsburg, Tennesse; she survives.  He...

Roy Edwards, 62, of Bald Knob, passed away March 5, 2020 at his residence.  He was born April 4, 1957 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri to the late William and Betty Lou Yancey Edwards.      Roy graduated from DeQueen High School and loved hunting, fishing, and motorbike racing.      He married Darlene Edwards January 21, 1984; she preceded him in death February 7, 2008.      He is survived by a son, Shane Davis of Horatio, Arkansas;...

Ron Spence, 70, of Searcy, passed away March 3, 2020 at St. Vincent’s CHI in Little Rock.  He was born July 17, 1949 at Haynes, Arkansas to the late Jack and Arlene Connor Spence.      Ron was self-employed for most of his life, doing landscaping and bush hogging which he loved. He lived live to the fullest, he loved to dance and ride horses, but most of all he cherished his grandkids.      He is survived by two daughters, Melissa Price...

William Wayne Cook, 76, of McRae, passed from this life February 28, 2020 with his family at his side.  He was born January 3, 1944 at Brinkley to the late Luther and Beatrice Clinton Cook.      While living life to the fullest, he farmed with his father for many years.  He worked part-time for the Monroe County Sheriff’s office.  Along with a short period of time working with the D.E.A.  He loved hunting and fishing with his family as well as...

Betty Joe Medler Kidd, 76, of Georgetown passed away February 28, 2020 at Unity Health in Searcy.  She was born April 19, 1943 at West Point to the late Raleigh and Nettie Phelps Medler.      Mrs. Kidd was a loving mother and grandmother who cherished her family first and foremost.  She loved Sundays, as it was a day for family, and she cooked for them until her health failed.  She also loved to fish, hunt, and garden.      In addition...