Obituaries

Teresa Elaine Lois  (Dotson) Pickett

Sept. 20, 1963- July 26, 2025 Teresa Elaine Lois (Dotson) Pickett, 61, of Poughkeepsie, Ark., departed this life Sat., July 26, in Batesville, Ark., after battling the autoimmune disease CREST syndrome for more than a decade. She was born Sept. 20, 1963, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., to Glenn L. and Bessie L. Perry Dotson. Teresa was of the Baptist faith and spent many years teaching Sunday school, playing the piano and serving…

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Patricia “Patty” Neal

On Feb. 28, 1955, Patricia “Patty” Lee Neal was born at the Salem Clinic. On that day, our quiet little community changed for the better. Patty grew up in Salem, Arkansas with her parents, Charley and Irene Short. As the youngest of four children, she was constantly finding fun, and sometimes mischievous, adventures around town–including being crowned Little Miss Fulton County in 1960. Patty also loved working in Short’s Store for her…

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Death Notices

June 27- July 21 James Thomas Estes, 77, of Ash Flat, Ark. passed away June 27 in a Batesville, Ark. hospital. Bettie Lou Lowery, 84, of Cherokee Village, Ark., passed away on June 29, 2025. Morgan Eric Danny Bates, nine days old, of Hardy, Ark. was born June 20 and passed away June 29, 2025.   Tayler Michelle Jordan, 20, of Salem, Ark. passed away on June 29, 2025. Dustin Neal Trivitt, 48,…

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Donald Gene Ward

January 12, 1942 — March 30, 2025 Donald Gene Ward, 83, of Salem, Arkansas, passed from this life on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Salem, Ark. Donald was born January 12, 1942, in Wiseman, Ark. to T.C. and Vera Lorea (Caruthers) Ward. Donald was united in marriage to Joyce Faye Henry on October 4, 1963 in Viola, Ark., and to this union two sons were born. Donald worked several years as a…

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Death Notices- Feb. 5-13, 2025

Ernest Harold Lance, 87, of Saffell, Ark. passed away Feb. 5, 2025 in Saffell. Cheryl Pettijohn, 74, of Highland, Ark. passed away on Feb. 8, 2025. Diane Louise Schuldheisz, 79, of rural Williford, Ark. passed away on Feb. 8, 2025 at White River Health in Batesville, Ark. Clell R. Wilson, 84, of Cave City, Ark. passed away Feb. 13, 2025 in Cave City, Ark. David Charles Dawson, 67, of Viola, Ark., passed…

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