Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Wanda Janes
Wanda Bingham Janes, age 90, of Wickes, Arkansas passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 3, 1931, in Wickes, Arkansas to Kelsey Clifton Price and Minnie Katherine Miller Price.
Wanda was a customer service representative for Windstream until she retired. She attended the Wickes Church of the Nazarene for many years. Wanda adored her family more than anything and loved her friends as well. It is evident by the pictures that are showcased throughout her home. She was Godly woman and a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a great friend to many. She will be dearly missed.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, J.D. Bingham; brothers, Orman Aaron Price, and Tillis Kelsey Price; and sister, Arlene Genice Price Campbell. She is survived by son, Travis Clayton Bingham; daughters, Melissa Kathleen Sanders and husband Jerry, Vanessa Bingham Crossfield and husband Jimmy; grandchildren, Anthony Sanders and wife Karen, Jennifer Sanders, Natalie Cannady and husband Dayton, Todd Bingham and wife Kelly, Courtney Jones and husband Shawn, Jordan Bingham and wife Caitlin, Bradley Crossfield, Emily Higgins and husband Matthew and Maximus “Max” (her granddog); great grandchildren, Jacob Sanders, Kendall Cannady, Brock Bingham, Reid Bingham, Quinn Bingham, Blake Rogers, Addie Rogers, Clay Jones, and Adyson Jones.
Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 7, 2021, at the Duckett Cemetery in Wickes, Arkansas with Brother Leon McCleskey officiating. Services are under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, June 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers are Todd Bingham, Anthony Sanders, Bradley Crossfield, Jordan Bingham, Reggie Crossfield and Maximus “Max” Crossfield.
Kelsey Leon Moore
Kelsey Leon Moore, age 90, died June 3, 2021 at home in De Queen, AR. He was born on November 16, 1930 to the late Harley Andrew Moore, Sr. and Thelma Lucille Paulk Moore in Texarkana, TX.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harley A. Moore, Jr and wives Edythe and Joy and Billy Ray Moore and wife Pauline and his in-laws James T. and Louise McGuyre.
Survivors include wife Mona Louise McGuyre Moore, son Dr. James Murray Moore and wife Ginger; daughters Carol Rose Moore Hall and husband David, Connie Jean Moore, and Cathy Leigh Moore Seal and husband Billy; and son Kelsey McGuyre (Mac) Moore and wife Jane.
His grandchildren include John Hall (Lacey), Katie Bonilla (Jose), Sarah Neumeier, Jim Moore (Natalia), Susan Ward, Mary Wheeler (Brandon), Matt Hall (Laura), Daniel Seal (Kenzie), and Kelsey McGuyre Moore, Jr. and Evie Moore. Great-grandchildren are Tucker, Mia Mona-Jean and Allie Rose Hall; Andi, Laney, Evan and Asher Hall, Grady and Hayleigh Seal; Ben and Jack Moore; Annalise and Joscelyn Bonilla; Lily and Merrick Wheeler; and great-great granddaughter Emerson Rose Hall.
Kelsey graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana in 1948 and earned a basketball scholarship to Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas where he graduated in 1952 with a Masters Degree in Administrative Education. He married Mona McGuyre on June 14, 1953 at the Methodist Church in Foreman, on a day many remembered as being the hottest day in June ever. They would have been married 68 years this month. Kelsey was drafted into the Army and was attached to Company D 5th Heavy Tank Brigade 6th Armed Division. While serving in the Army, his first son Jimmy was born in 1954. After discharge from the Army, he was hired as heat basketball coach at Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas. Triplet girls, Carol, Connie and Cathy arrived in 1956. Kelsey joked about having his family increase from 3 to 6 overnight and about the triplets running him out of the coaching profession. The family then moved to Foreman, AR where Kelsey went into business with his father-in-law at McGuyre Chevrolet, and their last child Mac was born in 1957.
During his 18 years in Foreman, Kelsey was President and Lt. Governor of Kiwanis. He was active in the Methodist Church serving as Lay Leader, Chairman of the Administrative Board, the Finance Committee and the Building Committee for a new church. He was also very involved in the school and coached both senior high and junior high football and basketball as well as being a principal. He sold McGuyre Chevrolet in Foreman and Kelsey bought the dealership in De Queen and ran Kelsey Moore Chevrolet until he retired in 2000.
Kelsey was a natural athlete and excelled in many sports. He lettered in basketball, tennis, and baseball in college, but his passion was golf. He was a championship golfer and won many tournaments in the Tri-State area. He was elected president of the Arkansas Senior Golf Association in 2003 and selected to play on the ASGA team in Great Fall, New York. Kelsey taught his sons and grandsons the techniques and etiquette of golf, and they had some great times playing together at Little River Country Club. He also taught them all the love of hunting and fishing.
Kelsey was a devoted husband to his wife, and a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and father-in-law. He showed them all by example that hard work pays off, and just through observation he taught all the children patience, perseverance, loyalty and love. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
The funeral service will be Monday, June 7 at 2:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 5th St. and Heynecker Ave, De queen, AR, with Reverend Steve Copley presiding. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Dollarhide Cemetery in Foreman, AR.
Pallbearers are grandsons John Hall, Matthew Hall, Jim Moore, Daniel Seal, Tucker Hall and Kelsey McGuyre Moore, Jr.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 6 from 3-5 pm at Wilkerson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 488, De Queen, AR 71832 or to your favorite charity.
Tammy Gail Simmons
Mrs. Tammy Gail Downs Simmons, age 56, of De Queen, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Tammy was born the second of four children to the union of Claude Ray “Sonny” and Virgie Vondal Ward Downs on September 11, 1964, in De Queen. Tammy married the love of her life, James Earl Simmons on December 2, 1983, in De Queen, and to this union, two children were born. She worked in different capacities over the years, including her work at TJ’s and formerly owning the Dairy De Queen. Tammy spent the past 15 plus years managing the Salvation Army in De Queen. She enjoyed shopping on QVC, cooking, fixing up her home, fishing, and was an adoring “dance Nana”. She cherished the time spent with the many wonderful visitors of the Salvation Army, her friends, and loving family.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sonny Downs, maternal and paternal grandparents.
Those left to cherish the many loving memories of Tammy include her husband of over 37 years, James Simmons of De Queen; one son and daughter-in-law, Jared James (Katie) Simmons of Port Neches, Texas; one daughter, Stacy Lynn Simmons of Longview, Texas; one granddaughter, Hannah Grace Mendez of De Queen; her mother, Virgie McPherson of De Queen; one sister, Debbie Stahlman and her husband Sid of De Queen; two brothers, Phillip Downs and his wife Karen of De Queen, and Steven Downs of De Queen; son-in-law, Jose Mendez of Bentonville; as well as, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Tammy Simmons will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, June 6, 2021, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John Gutierres officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Ida Cemetery, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Saturday, at the funeral home.
Barbara Jean Chewning
Mrs. Barbara Jean Penney Chewning, age 81, a resident of Foreman, Arkansas, died Friday, May 28, 2021 in Little River Nursing and Rehab in Ashdown, Arkansas.
She was born August 9, 1939 in Falls Chapel, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and member of Winthrop Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and church activities.
Mrs. Chewning was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Mae Spicer Penney; her husband, Willie Olen Chewning; and a sister, Dixie Daris Penney.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Brad and Sandy Chewning of Haworth, OK and Robert Chewning of Foreman; four grandchildren, Brandy Chewning, Amanda Chewning, Erin Chewning and Sherry Pitt; one brother and sister-in-law, William Roy and Annette Penney of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Chewning will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in the Winthrop Baptist Church with Bro. Audie Dawson officiating. Burial will follow in Campground Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen.
The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 1st at the funeral home
Maxine Henry Frint
Maxine Henry Frint, age 96, a resident of Lockesburg, Arkansas died Friday, May 28, 2021 in Nashville, Arkansas.
She was born April 13, 1925 in Golden, Oklahoma. Mrs. Frint worked for Wal-Mart for 16 years. She was a member of Memorial Missionary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Frint was preceded in death by her parents, Reeder F. and Lydia Porter Henry; two children, Linda K. Frint and Paul Frint; one grand-daughter, Alisha Maxine Frint; four brothers, Isett Henry, Reese Henry, Midge Henry, Otis Henry; two sisters, Opal Matthews and Polly Kitchens.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sharron and Richard Slaton of Lockesburg; five grandchildren and their spouses, Sherry and Paul Myrick, Kay and Eugene Chandler, Carlee and Mike Shelton, Coy Frint and Brendon Frint; four great grandchildren, Jesse Chandler, David Chandler, Derek Chandler, Marlee Carver; great-great grandchildren, Gracie Chandler, Ian Chandler and Colton Chandler.
Graveside services for Mrs. Frint will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 31, 2021, at Redmen Cemetery Pavilion in De Queen under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen.
Irene Adele Stephens Archer
Mrs. Irene Adele Stephens Archer, age 93, a resident of De Queen, Arkansas, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 peacefully at her home.
She was born on March 12, 1928 in Provo, Arkansas. Mrs. Archer was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of De Queen where she was an adult Sunday teacher. She enjoyed traveling, gardening and loved her family dearly. She was the owner of Western Auto in De Queen.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John William and Ora Thursa Diggs Stephens and her husband, Ruel Pat Archer; one son-in-law, Norley F. Bickley, III and one brother, J.C. Stephens.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Marilyn Archer of De Queen, one daughter, Deborah Bickley of De Queen; four grandchildren and their spouses’, Meredith Archer of Plano, TX, Mark and Nikki Archer of Conway, AR, Natalie and David Dickey of Arlington, TX, Neida Adele and Paul Griffin of Yellville, AR; seven great-grandchildren, Carter and Austin Archer, Kirstyn Adele and James Dickey, Logan Griffin and fiancé Gail of Victoria, TX, Bryton and Katelyn Irene Griffin and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside services for Mrs. Archer will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Redmen Cemetery in De Queen with Bro. Josh Herweck officiating, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 30th at the funeral home Chapel in De Queen.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 713 De Queen, Arkansas 71832 or First Baptist Church of De Queen, 1535 W. Collin Ray Drive. De Queen, AR 71832.
Johnnie Fay Hoffman
Mrs. Johnnie Fay Hoffman, age 63, a resident of Lockesburg, Arkansas, died on May 24, 2021 at her home.
She was born on June 2, 1957 in Dallas, Texas. She loved nature; she enjoyed spending time with her kids and grandkids and her partner, Reese Warden.
She was preceded in death by her father, John Kenneth Tucker.
She is survived by her mother Sandra Tucker Pounder of Mexia, TX; two daughters, Tammy Hoffman of Horatio and Tracey Conatser and Nick of Horatio; grandkids, Kenneth and Sierra Hoffman, Jaden Glover, Dakota Glover, Connor Hoffman, Elizabeth Hoffman, Maddison Stubbs; one great granddaughter, Blakely Hoffman and one brother, Robert Tucker of Texas.
Cremation arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 5-8p.m., Thursday, May 27th at the funeral home Chapel in De Queen.
