Obituaries
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Jack Wayne Williams, age 76, Russellville, passed away May 31 at his residence.
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Edward Wayne Townsend, age 51, Phil Campbell, passed away May 28 at his residence.
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Burley Rouis Colburn Jr., age 69, of Poolesville, Md. (and formerly of Russellville), passed away May 27 at Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown, Md.
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Master Sergeant Sandra O. McDowell Bolander, 53, Lompoc, Calif., while visiting family and friends in Russellville, passed from this life in her sleep...
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
John “8 Ball” Morgan Davidson, 69, Russellville, passed away May 28 at Brookwood Medical Center.
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Donna Lynn “Sunshine” Phelps of Severn, Md., passed away May 26 at her residence, at the age of 64. Donna was born Oct. 27, 1951, in Marietta, Ga.
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Talton Earl Taylor, age 56, Russellville, passed away May 29 at his residence. Talton worked as a superintendent for 30 years at Franklin Homes. He at...
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Frankie Ernest McDonald, age 51, Golden, Miss., passed away May 27 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss.
Obituaries
by Staff Reports 
June 1, 2016
Millard Clayton Suddith, 81, Russellville, passed away May 28 at Glenwood Nursing Home.
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