Obituaries

Larry Mason Smith 91 of Rogers passed away March 29, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 10, 1930, in Imboden, Arkansas the son of Clarence and Blanche Stinnett Smith.

Thelma Mae Clark, 85, of Pocahontas passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home. She was born June 17, 1936 in Stambaugh, Michigan to the late Cletice and Hazel Sawyer Templeman.

Billy Eugene Myers, 77 of Pocahontas, passed away March 29, 2022, at his home. He was born September 22, 1944, to the late Kay Myers Jr.

Walter ‘Bill’ Rollie Williams III age 73, of Brentwood, Tennessee passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at his home. He was born January 19, 1949. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2008.

Laddie “Rick” Thomas Brown, 73 of Ravenden Springs passed away April 1, 2022. He was born May 17, 1948, to Thomas Gerald Brown and Ruby Imogene Vines Brown in Jonesboro, AR.

Shelba “Shelby” Jean Roberts, of Maynard passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 on her 83rd birthday at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born March 21, 1939 in the Glaze Creek Community to Emmanell Rapert. She was a homemaker and lifelong member of Columbia-Jarrett Baptist Church.

LA Hayes passed away at AR Heart Hospital in Little Rock on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the age of 81. LA was born July 20, 1940 in West Ingram, AR to the late Jesse and Jewel Shaver Hayes.

Clara Jean Slawson, 76, of Ravenden Springs passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at her home. She was born August 15, 1945 in Salem, AR to the late George William Ruby Inez Carruthers Wilson.

Robert Joseph “Bob” Hefner departed from this life on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. He was born on July 10, 1942, in Fontaine, AR, the oldest child of Robert Lee and Hazel (Trotter) Hefner. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 18, where he met the love of his life, Wanda Esther Songer, whom he married on August 20, 1961, and they moved back to Arkansas, establishing their homestead in Maynard in 1967. For thirteen years, Bob worked at TRW Cinch in Pocahontas, AR, before moving to Maynard schools, where he served the community for 29.5 years, retiring in 2009. Bob enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons and grandchildren, but he found true enjoyment working with his cows on his farming operation, that his sons and grandchildren dubbed “Hefnerville.” He was a member of West Point Pentecostal Church in Doniphan, Missouri, where he was selected as the Father of the Faith in 2012. He is survived by his wife, Wanda, sons: Steven (Kelli) of Corinth, MS and Greg (Rhonda) of Tuttle, OK; grandchildren: Megan (BJ) Dunson of Victoria, MS, Jason (Alyssa) Hefner of Nashville, IN, Charity (Ty) Welch of Yukon, OK, Jessica Hefner of Cordova, TN, and Emily Hefner of Yukon, OK; three great grandchildren; and a host of friends and family. He was preceded in death by both of his parents and all of his siblings, Donnie, Gary, Stanley, and Patricia Nelson. Visitation will be Friday, March 18, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 pm and Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 2:00-3:00 prior to funeral services at McNabb Funeral home in Pocahontas, AR. The graveside service will follow at Ingram Cemetery in Maynard, AR. Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Jason Hefner, BJ Dunson, Ty Welch, Keith Hefner, Ernie Nelson, Ray Nelson, Mike Hefner, and Dean Hefner. Honorary pallbearers include Jordan Rapert, Jim Milam, Paul Huffman, and Rev. George Arnold. The Hefner family would like to thank the nursing staff of St. Bernard’s Five Rivers Hospital in Pocahontas, AR, as well as the staff at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR for their excellent care.