Obituaries: Deaths / Funerals for Hot Springs Arkansas (AR)

Sun Records star Billy Lee Riley dies
JONESBORO – Billy Lee Riley, a rambunctious performer who helped develop the Sun Records sound as a studio musician for other headliners, has died. He was 75.
Reuben E. Brewer
Reuben E. Brewer, 72, of Hot Springs, went to be with his wife in Heaven on Friday, July 31, 2009.
Richard A. Chatterton
Richard Allen Chatterton, 77, of Hot Springs, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at a local hospital. He was born Jan. 18, 1932, in Red Oak, Iowa, to the late Bessie M. Chatterton and Chester B. Chatterton.
Stephen L. Cogburn
CADDO GAP – Stephen Loyd Cogburn, 60, of Caddo Gap, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009.
Carl A. Akin
Carl Allen Akin, of Hot Springs, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009.
Floyd Black
BLACK SPRINGS – The service for Floyd “Butch” Black, 56, of Black Springs, who died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, will be 10 a.m. today in Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Glenwood, with Brother Dale Howell officiating.
Bob Colvin
BISMARCK – Bob Colvin, 80, of Bismarck, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in Arkadelphia.
Ramona W. Davis
MALVERN – Ramona Willette Davis, 81, of Malvern, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in a Malvern nursing home.
Chester L. Delaney
MOUNTAIN PINE – Chester Louis Delaney, 51, of Mountain Pine, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in a Hot Springs hospital.
Leslie O. Ralstin
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Leslie O. “Les” Ralstin, 84, of Franklin, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
Norma L. Tarrant
ARKADELPHIA – Norma Lee Tarrant, 79, of Arkadelphia, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009.
Janice Wattick
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE – Janice Wattik, 69, of Hot Springs Village, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at home.
Richard F. Wood
NORMAN – The service for Richard Freeman Wood, 75, of Norman, who died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Glenwood, with Brother James Hughes officiating.