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Brinkley, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Brinkley, AR area
Celeste Shaniece Laird
Oct 12, 2026
Celeste Shaniece Laird, 21 of Augusta, passed away on Monday evening, October 12 in an auto accident in Augusta.
"CeCe" or "Lucki" as Celeste was lovingly known was born on Monday April 18, 2005 in Searcy, Arkansas to Kashanna Jackson and Quinton Laird.
CeCe baptized and became a lifelong member of Northside Church of Christ in Augusta.
Cece received her education from...
Hazel Lee McMillian
Oct 11, 2026
Hazel Lee McMillian, 73 of Brinkley, passed away on Sunday, October 11 at her daughter's home in Cordova, Tennessee.
Hazel was born January 22, 1953 in Oakland, Mississippi to Clem Carter and Inez Armstrong.
Hazel attended the Brinkley Public Schools. She attended Marian Anderson High School and was a 1971 graduate of Brinkley High School.
Hazel was a longtime member of Bethlehem...
Marion Valentine
Oct 11, 2026
Marion "Ronnie" Valentine, 76 of Augusta, passed away on Sunday morning, October 11 at his home in Augusta.
Marion was born October 8, 1950 in Gregory, Arkansas to Shawnee Valentine and Isdee Lockwood Valentine.
"Ronnie" as Marion was lovingly known, was raised in Gregory and attended Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
Marion attended the Augusta Public School System. He was a...
Bruce Wayne James
Oct 11, 2026
Bruce Wayne James, 65 of Brinkley, passed away on Sunday, October 11 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Stuttgart.
Bruce was born on Wednesday October 4, 1961 in Goodwin, Arkansas to Claude Reeder and Estella Applewhite.
Bruce accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. He had been a member of Powerhouse Church of God in Christ for several...
Larry Hollowell
Oct 6, 2026
Larry Hollowell, 71 of Brinkley, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 6 at his home in Brinkley.
Larry was born July 21, 1955 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas to Leo Hollowell and Louise Hall-Hollowell.
Larry attended the Cotton Plant Public School system.
Larry attended First Assembly of God Church in Brinkley for several years before his health began to fail.
"Midget" as Larry was an...
Harry Gene Mayo
Oct 2, 2026
Harry Gene Mayo, 81 of Holly Grove, passed away on Friday evening, October 2 at his son's home in Douglasville, Georgia.
Harry was born May 21, 1945 in Holly Grove, Arkansas to Oscar Mayo and Geraldine Peak.
Harry was a lifelong member of I John Missionary Baptist Church in Holly Grove, Arkansas, where he served as a Deacon, Superintendent of Sunday...
Kenyata Audreen Roby
Oct 1, 2026
Kenyata Audreen Roby, 49 of Brinkley, passed away on Thursday evening, October 1 in an auto accident in Brinkley.
Kenyata was born October 8, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois to Eddie Lee Roby Jr. and Jessie Lee Ewing Roby. He was the youngest of two sons born to this union.
Kenyata received his early education from the Chicago Public School System. Kindergarten through...
Howard Miller Chapple Jr.
Sep 22, 2026
Howard Miller Chapple Jr., 63 of Augusta, formerly of Cotton Plant, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, at his home.
Howard was born on Wednesday, September 4, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois to Howard Miller Chapple Sr. and Clemistine Dansberry-Chapple. He was the eldest of 3 children born to this union.
Howard attended school in the Chicago Public School System until his family...
Yolanda Vanessa Burton
Sep 18, 2026
Yolanda Vanessa Burton, 49 of West Helena, formerly of Hazen , passed away on September 18 at her home.
Yolanda was born on Monday April 4, 1977 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Deborah Burton.
While growing up in the Hazen and Humphrey communities, Yolanda attended both school districts. She also attended Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas.
Yoland was a...
Jemesha LeKaye Chunn
Sep 18, 2026
Jamesha LaKaye Chunn, 24 of Brinkley, passed away on September 18 in Brinkley.
Mesha as Jamesha was lovingly known, was born on Friday, January 11, 2002 in Forrest City, Arkansas to George Chunn and LaToya Pearson Chunn.
Mesha received her education from the Brinkley Public School system, where she enjoyed playing basketball, cheerleading and participating in other extracurricular activities. She was 2020...
Elijah Muhammed Hall
Sep 14, 2026
Elijah Muhammed Hall, 71 of Wynne, formerly of Brinkley, passed away on Monday morning, September14 at Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne.
Elijah was born on Saturday, September 10, 1955 in Marianna, Arkansas to Linkton Morris Hall and Rebecca Holbrook.
As a child growing up in the Moro community Elijah attended Springfield Missionary Baptist Church with his family.
Elijah received his education from...
Kayla Arionne Palmer
Aug 29, 2026
Kayla Arionne Palmer, 33 of Brinkley, passed away on Saturday, August 29 in Brinkley following a motor vehicle accident.
On Wednesday November 11, 1992 Luritha "Toney" Palmer and Roosevelt Rogers welcomed a beautiful baby girl to the world. They christened her with the name Kayla Arionne.
Kayla was a member of Anointed Temple Church of God in Christ in Brinkley for more...
Pamela Rochelle Clark
Aug 25, 2026
Pamela Rochelle Clark, 44 of McCrory, passed away on Tuesday, August 25 at her home.
Pamela was born on October 8, 1981 in Newport, Arkansas to Isaac Taylor Jr and Carolyn Jean Neal.
Pamela was a lifelong member of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church in Patterson.
Pamela received her early education from the McCrory Public School System.
For more than 20 years, Pamela has...
I Beauty Smith
Aug 24, 2026
IBeauty Smith, 91 of Goodwin, passed away on Monday August 24 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee following a brief illness.
Mother Smith was born on February 20, 1935, in Goodwin, Arkansas, to the late Frank James Smith and Luella McKissick Smith. She was the third of seventeen children.
Mother Smith accepted Christ at an early age. She later received the...
Marcus Dewayne Stigall
Aug 23, 2026
Marcus Dewayne Stigall, 52 of Brinkley, passed away on Sunday morning, August 23 at his home.
Marcus Dewayne Stigall, affectionately known as "Wayne" and "Pool Ball," was born on Tuesday, January 29, 1974. He was the oldest of three children born to Lee Edward Stigall and Magnolia Carter-Stigall.
Wayne received his education from the Brinkley Public Schools. He graduated from Brinkley High...
Marvin Lee Jackson
Aug 23, 2026
Marvin Lee Jackson, 60 of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Holly Grove, passed away on Sunday, August 23 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis.
Marvin Lee Jackson, or "Moe" was born on Friday June 17, 1966, in Holly Grove, Arkansas to Helen Robinson and Herman Hampton Sr.
He confessed his faith in Christ at an early age under the leadership of Reverend...
Paul Lovell Halliburton Sr.
Aug 18, 2026
Paul Lovell Halliburton Sr. 86 of Brinkley, passed away on Tuesday, August 18 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Paul was born March 29, 1940 in Marvell, Araknsas to Elijah Halliburton and Sylvia Mosley Halliburton.
Paul was a member of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in Brinkley, Arkansas for more than 39 years, where he served as a Deacon, Superintendent of Sunda School,...
Queen Esther Walker
Aug 11, 2026
Queen Esther Walker, 81, of Hazen, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, at Chamber Health and Rehab Center in Carlisle.
Queen was born August 17, 1944 in Biscoe, Arkansas to Jimmy Payne and Melen Saxton-Payne. She was the second child of ten children born to this union.
Queen received her education from the Biscoe Public School System. She was a 1962 graduate...
Charles Brown
Aug 8, 2026
Charles Brown, 75 of Brinkley, passed away on Saturday, August 8 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Charles was born on October 9, 1950 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas to Vastie Brown and Elizabeth Ford Brown.
Charles was raised in Cotton Plant and attended the Cotton Plant Public School District. He was a 1971 graduate of Cotton Plant Vocational High School.
While growing...
Naomi Nicole "Nikki" Smith
Aug 6, 2026
Naomi "Nikki" Smith, 50, passed away at St. Bernards Medical Center on August 6, 2026. She was born on August 19, 1975, to the late Horace and Naomi Smith. The youngest of the Smith kids, Nikki held a unique place in local history from the very beginning as the first baby born at the clinic in Parkin, Arkansas; a fitting...
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