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Obituary: Kenneth Ridenhour (1946-2025)

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George Kenneth Ridenhour of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 18, 2025 at home with his wife of 49 years by his side. Kenneth was born March 13, 1946 to Leonard and Iva Mae Ridenhour. He was 79 years old.

Kenneth loved the Lord and his family deeply. He also, in case someone might not know, had a slight love for cows. You could always find him weekly at the surrounding cattle auctions. Kenneth was a little shy and it was hard at times to get him to talk. He never met anyone he wouldn’t talk to for hours and hours, telling the same stories over and over.

Kenneth loved to farm. He knew his cattle and everyone else’s within a 1000 mile radius. He would tell a many local farmers how to run their own cattle operation and get extremely upset when they did not listen. He would pick anyone up to go with him to check cows because everyone he knew would run when they saw him coming. He didn’t like to talk much on the phone, just when he woke up until he went to bed. Kenneth never met a stranger. Always across the restaurants–“Hey, I think I know you, where you from?” Before they could answer, he would start talking about…yes…Cows. Sometimes he would talk them into buying cows, but more importantly selling theirs.

Kenneth was quiet about his business and rarely discussed anyone else’s except, all the time. Kenneth’s many hobbies were…yes, you guessed it, cows!! Aggravating the girls at the local restaurant, and driving Sherry crazy was a daily basic goal for Kenneth.

Kenneth loved his church and his pastor, Bro John. He generally loved kids and he would take the neighbor kids, The Granos, to church and always treated them to a meal afterwards.

Kenneth loved his kids, grand kids and did I tell you, he loved cows? He loved deer hunting and some of his fondest memories were made at Beaucamp Arkansas with the camping crew. He was also very fortunate to never have gotten stopped for doing wrong by the game warden.

Kenneth’s family loved him so. We are deeply saddened and as much as we hate to admit it, would love to hear a good ole cow story. One thing for sure, one day we will again hear a story by our favorite cowboy.

Kenneth leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife Sherry of the home and his children: Bradley (Teresa) Ridenhour of Dripping Springs Texas, Georgia Ridenhour of Camden Maine, Paige (Matt) Kenny of Spicewood Texas, Shanna Chick (Jarrod) of Broken Bow Oklahoma, and Terri Lynn (Tim) Steward of Tontitown Arkansas. Papa Kenneth will forever remain in the hearts of his grandchildren: Mason Chick, Rylie Davis, Peyton Patterson, Emmylou Ridenhour, Gabrielle Ridenhour, Von Kenny, Ledger Hale and Parker Chrisman. Kenneth leaves a legacy of Ridenhour memories with his siblings: Jean (Jimmy Dale) Solomon, Karen (Mo) Broomfield, Freddie (Cheril) Ridenhour, Susan Hale and sister in love Deidre Ridenhour.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents: Leonard and Iva Ridenhour and one brother, Leonard Ed Ridenhour, one brother in law Link Hale.

Kenneth’s celebration of life will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, February, 24, 2025 at the Haw Creek Baptist Church in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Todd VanDeWiele and Rev. John Elmore officiating. Interment will follow in the Grace Lawn Cemetery in Van Buren, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Kenneth’s pallbearers will be Paul Wade Ridenhour, Logan Solomon, Shawn Ridenhour, Lance Hartsell, Kenny Johnson, Brady Watkins, Richie Perkins, Randy Solomon, Shay Hattabaugh, Brian Jones, Austin Jones, Gabino Grano, Michael Grano and Steve Grano. Honorary pallbearers will be Freddie Ridenhour, Randy Cockrum, Terry Cockrum, Neal Preston, Jimmy Dale Solomon, Doug White, Dal White, Junior Newman and past and present co-workers of Arkansas Valley Electric.

Kenneth’s visitation will be Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas.

“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

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“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

By Sheri Hopkins, Lifestyle Contributor

Hello everyone! I guess we all survived the bitter cold temps and now next week spring is supposed to be back. I told y’all if you don’t like it, stick around, and it will change.

I had my yearly physical and the sweet nurse asked me all the questions and in comes the doctor and she’s asking me questions and she says, “Do you have a form for me to fill out for your physical?” I have never been asked that question before. I am thinking I’m not trying out for a women’s volleyball team. I decided to just say no. Still don’t know why she asked me that. I got a good report, and my bloodwork was all good for a plus size gal. My blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol was all good. Trust me, this big girl likes her sweets. In other words, you would have to work all summer to get a hog as fat as me. Ha, ha!

Speaking of fat, I go out to eat with friends on most Friday nights and we like to go try out different restaurants, mostly little diners. We have been to some good places. One of my favorites is in Talihina called Pam’s Hateful Hussy Diner. They have the best food and the best fried pickles. I can tell you where to get the best fried pickles around. We went to a restaurant one Friday night, and I couldn’t tell you how to get there again if you held a gun to my head. I have no clue, but it seems like it was in Oklahoma somewhere. It was in the middle of nowhere. I may have even heard banjos. We walk in and there is a recliner and big TV set up. Well, that’s a nice touch if you eat too much, you could kick back and watch TV until you felt like moving on. My friend decided to go to the bathroom before we headed home and when we got to the car, she said “you will not believe it, but there was a shower in there and someone’s toothbrush on the sink.” Well, good hygiene is a plus if you are going to run a restaurant. There have only been two places that we have been to that we have walked out without ordering. If you know, you just know. What I am trying to say is, don’t always go to chain restaurants, go out on a limb and try some diners and mom and pop places.

PEANUT BUTTER PIE
8 oz. of cream cheese softened
1 1/4 cups creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. of Cool Whip
19″ chocolate ready-made pie crust
1 cup mini peanut butter cups (chopped)
In a bowl combine the cream cheese, 1 cup of peanut butter and the powdered sugar. Beat with a mixer until smooth, fold in the Cool Whip. Pour this mixture into the chocolate crust and chill until firm. Decorate the top with chopped peanut butter cups. Use the peanut butter that’s left and melt it (I like to put a little powdered sugar and milk in it). Mix it good and drizzle over the pie. Keep in the refrigerator.

Have a wonderful week and enjoy the spring weather that is coming. remember to always tell your loved ones how much you love them.

Timepiece: Losing Your Marbles

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By Dr. Curtis Varnell

Bright light glittered off the shiny surface. It had rained hard the night before and the beautiful old marble, lost a half century ago from some young child’s collection, was again exposed. Joining a collection of several dozen gathered at the old home place, the discovery underscores the popularity of a game kids of today know nothing about.

Marbles was played at every school and community gathering place for most of the previous century. My grandfather, writing for the local paper in March of 1941, describes watching a group of men playing marbles at night by carbide lamp. “Can you beat this, he asks” “Four men on their knees playing marbles after a hard day’s work! Every school yard, including the ones I attended in the 1960’s, you would find a group of kids sprawled in the dirt playing marbles.

It is a game that possibly dates back to pre-history. The Roman poet Ovid wrote about the game in his poem “Nux.” Romans constructed the round balls from clay, alabaster, marble, and even agate. When playing the game, few people know that the term for a fine marble called an “aggie” came from the word agate and the alley was short for alabaster. The term marble itself came from the fact that marble stone was used to fashion some of the objects and all these names have transcended to us from ancient times.

The first modern glass marbles were made in 1848 by the German glass maker, George Greiner, who developed the marble scissors used to shape the toy from left over glass. Soon he and fellow glassmakers made Germany the world marble capital and exported the toy by the millions. Expensive, most early American pioneers made their own marbles from baked clay, a process they may have learned from the Indians. A friend of mine recently found several marbles of the clay variety at an old home site. A collector sample of unknown value, they were an awesome find and date back to the Civil War era.

After WWI, American industrialists discovered an assembly line method and the business center shifted to the U.S. They also discovered you could bake the glass and it would fracture giving the marble a glistening interior. By the 1950’s, the Japanese discovered a method of injecting various colors into the center of the marble to make the highly sought-after cat-eyes. The new, cheaper varieties were turned out by the millions and every five and dime in America offered bags-full of the toy at cheap prices.

The most common game consists of drawing a circle in the dirt and placing marbles within the circle. The player then squeezed the “loggie” which was generally a larger sized version of the marble and shot it at the marbles within the circle. A point was given for each marble knocked from the circle and the player continued until he failed to remove a marble from the circle. The game continued until all marbles were removed from the circle and the points scored. At least that was the way the game was intended. Teachers hated the game because we played “keepsies” where you were allowed to keep the other players marbles if you knocked them from the circle. This was intense, cut-throat competition where you gambled your best and most attractive marble by placing them in the circle and giving your opponent a chance to win them from you. Arguments were intense, often resulting in bloody noses and a trip to see the principal where even more punishment was awarded.

There were other variations of the game. Most players remember playing bulls-eye in which an eye-shaped design was drawn in the dirt and players started by first bowling the marbles from ten foot or more away and then shooting from where the marble happened to land. Diamonds involved the same principal but began with the players dropping the marble from chest high and then proceeding with the game.

Marbles are just one of the forgotten games of our ancestors. Warring tops was fun, pick-up sticks great, most girls played hopscotch, and those brave enough played a game with pocketknives called mumbly peg. A few years ago, the Logan County fair board sponsored a booth featuring frontier games and the “cell phone” generation found it exciting. All of these are great games but, as a word of caution, if you value fingers, toes, and an occasional clipped ear, you might forgo the mumbly peg.

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Terry Rice

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State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Terry Rice

LITTLE ROCK – The Senate approved legislation to transfer the powers of the state Library Board to the Education Department.

The same bill transfers the authority of the Arkansas Educational Television Commission to the Education Department.

The measure is Senate Bill 184. It passed in the Senate by a vote of 23-to-8 and was sent to the House of Representatives.

The bill’s sponsor said it was necessary to abolish the Board and the Commission because of their poor leadership. Their staff and funding would remain intact under the control of the Education Department, he said.

Also this week the Senate gave final approval to SB 59 to provide a free breakfast every day to every public school student, regardless of their family’s income, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

It is part of the governor’s package. The Senate completed action on the measure and sent it to the governor for her signature.

The fiscal impact is estimated to be $14.7 million a year.

SB 59 creates a Food Insecurity Fund. Revenue from a tax on sales of medical marijuana are prioritized under the bill. Besides paying for breakfasts for students, the revenue will pay for Summer EBT, which provides food for children during the summer when they otherwise would not get free or reduced-price meals at school.

The Senate also passed House Bill 1048, which allows the sale of unpasteurized milk at farmers’ markets, or by delivery from the dairy farm to consumers. The milk could be from a cow, goat or sheep. The bill is ready for the governor’s signature.

The deadline has passed for filing proposed constitutional amendments and this year legislators introduced 44 proposals. In every regular session legislators can place up to three proposed amendments on the upcoming general election ballot. Proposals approved during this session will be on the ballot in November of 2026.

The Senate and House Committees on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs will narrow the list of 44 down to three, or fewer, proposals. They are in the form of joint resolutions. For example, Senate Joint Resolution 16, or SJR 16, would exempt certain types of property from real property taxes. House Joint Resolution 1008, or HJR 1008, would lower property taxes and create exemption.

The Arkansas Constitution also allows for citizens to propose constitutional amendments and initiated acts. The Secretary of State is the top election official in Arkansas. He announced this week the results of a national study that gave Arkansas high marks for election security and prevention of voter fraud. However, the process of collecting signatures earned Arkansas a grade of D.

A concern is that a well-financed, out-of-state organization could buy its way into the Constitution. First it could pay canvassers to collect thousands of signatures, then it could flood the media with commercials during election season.

In past election years, some groups have submitted petitions with thousands of fraudulent signatures.

Obituary: Makenzie Strong-Sehorn (2013-2025)

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Obituary: Makenzie Strong-Sehorn (2013-2025)

Makenzie Mae Strong-Sehorn of Waldron, Arkansas gained her angel wings Monday, February 10, 2025. Makenzie was born May 4, 2013 in Mena, Arkansas. She was 11 years old.

Kenzie had a sweet spirit and always had a ready smile and hug for those she cared about. She was looking forward to becoming a Sehorn, playing volleyball at school next year and wanted to be a Social Media Influencer when she grew up. She enjoyed being a Cub Scout, attending Ms. Tonya’s Wednesday night bible study at Hon Baptist Church, listening to Rock Music, watching ghost or scary shows and movies, and making therian masks for her TikTok Videos. She loved going in the Gator with Grandpa and Madison to go play in the creek, and Gator rides with Grandma and Madison to pick bunches of wildflowers in the fields. She also loved overnights with Mimi and Gramps and visiting Aunt Rachael and her cousins.

Makenzie leaves behind to cherish her memory, her Mom, Emily Sehorn, father Joshua Strong and bonus dad Sonny Wallace and her siblings: Madison, Wednesday, Mayson and Sonny Jr. along with bonus siblings Keyfer, Dean, Jada, Janal, Janette, and Corey; Grandparents: Grandpa Rick and Grandma Peggy Sehorn, Mimi Michele and Gramps Bobby Hendrix, Nana Becky Frost, Papa James Drain and Momo Linda Lance, Mimi Tracy and Papa Nathan, and Memaw Vickie and Grandad Jerry Logue, as well as numerous Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Nephews. Makenzie will be missed by all that knew her and the many whose lives she impacted including her classmates, friends and teachers that she loved dearly.

Mackinzie was preceded in death by her older brother, Zander Long, cousin Cayden Stevens, Great Grandparents Mema and Papa Sehorn, Grandma and Grandpa Rickabaugh, Grandma Strong, and Granny Dobbins.

Makenzie’s life celebration will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2025 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Jamie Chisum officiating. Interment will follow in the Hon Cemetery in Hon, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Makenzie’s pallbearers will be Dean Granger, Keyfer-Allen Granger, Corey Wallace and Nick Lee.

Makenzie’s visitation will be Friday, February 21, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

You may leave words of comfort and remembrance for Makenzie’s family by visiting: www.heritagememorialfh.com.

Obituary: David Allen (1965-2025)

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David Keith Allen of Waldron, Arkansas passed from this life, Thursday, February 13, 2025 at his home. David was born September 18, 1965 in Waldron, Arkansas to L.C. Allen and Mayrene (Franklin) Allen. He was 59 years old.

After graduating from Waldron High School, David worked at the local lumber yard, on the chicken catching crew and currently worked for Tyson Foods in Waldron. David enjoyed running dogs, fishing and deer hunting with his family and friends. The memories made will forever be treasured.

David leaves behind to cherish his memory, his daughter Mariea Jo Brown, grandson Aryan Lee Childers, step grandson Gibson Alexander Gray of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

His siblings: Larry Allen, Donnie Allen, Gary Allen and wife Rosie, Kenny Allen and wife Lavada and sister Kathy Helton. David will forever be remembered by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and hunting buddies.

David was preceded in death by his parents, L.C. and Mayrene Allen, one sister Shirley Scott, one brother Troy Allen and two brother in laws James Helton and Almus Scott.

David’s family will host a memorial celebration of life service at a later date.

Arrangements and cremation are being entrusted to Heritage Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

Obituary: Glenda Pope (1936-2025)

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Glenda Vernell Pope of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, February 15, 2025 with her loving family by her side. Glenda was born March 10, 1936 in Waldron, Arkansas to Audie Starr and Evelyne (Smith) Starr. She was 88 years old.

Glenda was retired from Tyson Foods after many years. She also worked at Eastside Grocery and Corner Mart for many years. She was a dedicated and devout Christian for over 70 years. She lived her life full of hard work, honesty, love, and faithfulness. While raising her three children to be strong in their faith, she taught them the joy and commitment of serving their community and others. Glenda enjoyed sewing, quilting, working in her yard and flower beds with her trusty sidekick Bella always close by. Glenda was known for always greeting you at the door or on the carport before you ever entered her home. She was full of warmth and hugs and embraced the memories that family time together brought.

Glenda leaves behind to cherish her memory, her children: Becky Epperson of Little Rock, Arkansas, Vicki House and husband Gary of Boles, Arkansas and Jim Pope of Little Rock, Arkansas. Granny will forever remain in the hearts of her grandchildren: Abby Epperson, Matthew Epperson and Dustin Owens as well as her great grandchildren: Dawson Owens, Sage Epperson and Rowan Epperson. Glenda is survived by her siblings:Emma Green, Wanda Langston, Shirley Bryantand sister in law and best friend Judy Starr. Glenda will be missed by all that knew her and the many whose lives she impacted including a host of extended family, nieces, nephews, friends and church family she loved dearly.

Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, Audie and Evelyne Starr and siblings: Elsie Starr, Bob Starr and Billy Starr.

Glenda’s life celebration will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Waldron First Church of the Nazarene in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Wally Beckman officiating. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery in Waldron, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Glenda’s pallbearers will be Dustin Owens, Dawson Owens, Tim Starr, Gary House, Matt Epperson and Tim Shaw. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Starr, Will Bryant, Benny Newberry and Danny Rhyne.

Glenda’s visitation will be Friday, February 21, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Waldron First Church of the Nazarene in Waldron, Arkansas.

Tax Time: Extension offers tips for filing, saving

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Tax Time: Extension offers tips for filing, saving

By Tracy Courage U of A System Division of Agriculture

With Tax Day just a few weeks away, the countdown is on to prepare and submit tax returns for 2024.

Tax filing season officially began Jan. 27 when the IRS began accepting paper and electronic tax returns. The agency said it expects more than 140 million individual tax returns to be filed by April 15.

Laura Hendrix, associate professor and extension personal finance expert for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, offers some tips and resources for filers looking to save money and make good use of their tax refunds.

Get organized

Tax filers need several documents, such as reports of income received in 2024, and information for tax credits, deductions and itemization.

“Keep the documents and tax forms you need to file your taxes in one place,” Hendrix said. “This way, you can prepare an accurate return, claim deductions or credits, and avoid errors that could delay your refund.”

Lists of items and forms required can be found on the IRS website: https://www.irs.gov

File electronically to get a faster refund.

Use direct deposit — Have your refund deposited directly into your bank account by using IRS Form 8888.

File for free

The IRS expects more than half of tax returns be filed this year with the help of tax professionals, but many people may save money by using one of several free tax preparation options:

· IRS Free File — The IRS partners with several tax preparation companies for Free File. It’s available to anyone with an adjustable gross income of $84,000 or less. Adjusted gross income (AGI) is total income minus deductions. To learn more and see the list of tax prep companies, visit the IRS website at https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

· MyFreeTaxes helps people file their taxes for free full tax preparation for income $67,000 or less and free self-filing service for income of $84,000 or less. United Way provides MyFreeTaxes in partnership with the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, known as VITA, to help filers prepare their tax returns on their own or have their return prepared for them for free. https://myfreetaxes.com/

· Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly sites do free tax preparation for people who qualify. For locations, visit https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/

· AARP Tax Aid provides free assistance at several in-person locations in Arkansas and online for filers with adjusted gross income of $84,000 or less. https://secure.aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLocations.action

· MilTAx — Service members and their families, including retired and National Guard can file for free with MilTAx. https://www.militaryonesource.mil/financial-legal/taxes/miltax-military-tax-services

Get tax credits

· Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) — This is a refundable credit (money sent to you after taxes). If you worked or were self-employed and earned less than $66,819, you can receive the Earned Income Tax Credit by filing a tax return.

· Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) – These tax credits are for filers with qualifying dependents. The Child Tax Credit is applied to the tax bill; the Additional Child Tax Credit is refundable. Children must be under age 17 and must have lived with you for more than half the year. The Child Tax Credit is worth a maximum of $2,000 per qualifying child. Up to $1,700 is refundable.

If you have income below the standard deduction threshold, which is $14,600 for single filers and $29,200 for those married filing jointly, you may not be required to file a return. However, you may want to file anyway so you can receive refundable tax credits.

IRS Tax Assistant is an online tool and calculator that can help filers determine qualifications and estimate amounts. https://www.irs.gov/help/ita

Take deductions

A deduction is an amount you subtract from your income when you file so you don’t pay tax on it. Tax filers either take the standard deduction or they itemize deductions.

“Most people take the standard deduction, which lets you subtract a set amount from your income based on your filing status,” Hendrix said. “If your deductible expenses and losses are more than the standard deduction, you can save money by itemizing, or deducting them one-by-one from your income. Tax software can walk you through your expenses and losses to show the option that gives you the lowest tax.”

The standard deductions for 2024 are $14,600 for single or married filing separately; $29,200 for married couples filing jointly or qualifying surviving spouse; and $21,900 for head of household.

“If you’re married filing separately, you can’t take the standard deduction if your spouse itemizes,” Hendrix said. “You must both choose the same method.”

Save money

After taxes are filed, Hendrix urges people to think ahead of how they can best use tax refund money.

“This windfall money comes around only once a year, so take time to think about how you can make the most of your tax refund,” Hendrix said. She recommends putting at least part of the refund into savings because “it’s easier to save money you’ve never seen or had in your hands.”

She recommends these options:

· Build an emergency fund. “You should aim to have at least $1,000 in an emergency fund, and a tax refund is a great way to start.”

· Pay off debt — “Paying off debt is as important as saving,” Hendrix said. “Use your refund to pay off some or all credit card debt, or use the extra to pay down a car, home, or other loan. Paying additional to the principal of a loan can take months off your loan and save money in interest.”

· Boost your retirement funds.

· Save for a child’s education.

· Save for big items.

For more information on personal finance, visit uaex.uada.edu/money. To learn more about extension programs, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on X and Instagram at @AR_Extension. To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uark.edu. Follow on X at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on X at @AgInArk.

About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three campuses.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Obituary: Loren Eray Dickens (1966-2025)

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Obituary: Loren Eray Dickens (1966-2025)

Loren Eray Dickens, 58, of Waldron, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2025, with his mother and two daughters at his side. He was born on July 24, 1966.

Loren was a loving father, son, brother, and Papa. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting Dale Earnhardt memorabilia, stamps, and spending time with family. He also liked to sit in his rocking chair, laughing at cartoon shows.

Loren is survived by his mother, Christine Lees of Waldron, Arkansas, his two daughters, Cindel Young and fiancé Drew Abbott, and Brandy Roseberry and husband Josh; two siblings; one brother, Jarod Dickens, and one sister, Crystal Hall; three grandchildren, Juliona Young, Haynen Young, and Layla Roseberry; and one uncle, Doyle Dickens.

Loren is preceded in death by his father, Adell Dickens, his son Allen Pollard, stepdad Ray Lees, his maw, Elgin Dickens, and two uncles, Allen Dickens and Dean Dickens.

Family will receive friends on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Martin Funeral & Cremation Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas. Loren’s life celebration will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Martin Funeral & Cremation Chapel at 11 a.m. with Brother Ricky Hunt officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Martin Funeral & Cremation – Waldron.