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

Gary D. Bates
MOUNT IDA – Gary D. Bates, 71 years old, of Mount Ida, Ark., passed away on Nov. 5, 2009, in the St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center, in Hot Springs, Ark.
Katy Emerson
Katy Emerson, 78, of Hot Springs, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
Chad R. Hendricks
CONWAY – The service for Chad Randall Hendricks, 38, of Conway, who died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, will be 9:30 a.m. today in Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Hot Springs, with Elder Merwin Gray and Rodney Roberson officiating.
Paul Hixon
POYEN – Paul Hixon, 45, of Poyen, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in a Hot Springs hospital.
Austin E. Johnson
The service for Austin E. Johnson, 87, of Lonsdale, who died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, will be 10 a.m. today in Old Country Church with Brother B.Q. Bratton and Tod Johnson officiating.
Rick Kesterson
DIERKS – The service for Rick “Big Rick” Kesterson, 51, of Dierks, who died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, will be 1 p.m. today in Holly Creek Missionary Baptist Church with Brothers Raymond Dees and Tim Johnson officiating.
James E. Murphy Jr.
Dr. James E. Murphy Jr., 84, of Hot Springs, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center. Dr. Murphy was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Little Rock, Ark.
Brent C. McCollum
MALVERN – Brent Carlton McCollum, 45, of Malvern, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at home.
J.B. Rutherford
ANTOINE – J.B. Rutherford, 80, of Antoine, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Hot Springs.
Jackie L. Woodall
MALVERN – Jackie L. Woodall, 63, of Malvern, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in a Malvern hospital.