Vaughn Reid Groce
    Vaughn Reid Groce, 60 of El Paso, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 29, 2012. He was born March 31, 1951 in Lewisville, Arkansas to William Reid and Byrdie Charlene (Walston) Groce. He was a member of Del Sol Church. He worked in the gas and petroleum industry and made El Paso his home for twenty-one years.
    Survivors include his wife, Connie; one brother, Vance (Cindy) of Greenbrier, Arkansas; two sons, Johnathan (Melody) of Melissa, Texas, Marcus (Ronda) of Texarkana, Arkansas; one daughter, Rachel (Jonathan) Saatkamp of Texarkana, Texas; one step-daughter, Liza (Ricardo) Compean of Gilbert, Arizona, and five grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Funeraria Del Angel Martin East with burial at Evergreen East Cemetery with Rev. Walter Mueller officiating. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church in Stamps, Arkansas on Saturday, February 11th, at 2:00 pm.





Richard Allen (Dick) Bishop
    Richard Allen (Dick) Bishop, age 91, passed away peacefully at his home near Bradley, Arkansas on February 1, 2012. The elder son of Col. Leonard A. Bishop and Verna Herron Bishop, he was born in Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York on August 29, 1920. Dick met his future wife, Marjorie Allen, while attending Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia. They were married on September 12, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada, shortly before he was deployed for service in the Signal Corp of the U.S. Army, where he served for two years in the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II. After the war, he and his wife settled in upstate New York. He was employed by Bell Telephone, first as a lineman. He later became the company’s youngest plant manager. In 1951, Dick moved his wife and their two young children south to Arkansas, where he farmed cotton and raised cattle. Five more children were born. He also worked part-time as a Lafayette County Deputy and in 1967 began working for the Arkansas Transportation Commission. He was soon promoted to Assistant Chief of Enforcement, retiring in 1982. After retirement, he continued as a reserve deputy sheriff. He was a member of Bradley Baptist Church, having served as a Sunday school teacher and BTU leader. He was a Boy Scout leader and particularly enjoyed taking Scouts on trail rides, including the Trail of Tears in Oklahoma. A flag-flying patriot, Dick was a life-long champion of the underdog. He was a prolific storyteller, especially about his boyhood in upstate New York, his wartime experiences in Burma, and his adventures as a lawman.
    Mr. Bishop was preceded in death by his parents and only brother, Robert Bishop.
    He is survived by his beloved wife Margie Bishop; his sons Dickie Bishop and wife, Judy of Mountain View, AR; John Bishop and wife, Patsy of Bradley, AR; Jim Bishop and wife, Mary Ann of Mandeville, LA; daughters, Jeanne Rothwell and husband, Cecil of Bauxite, AR; Ann Rogers of husband Faron of El Dorado, AR; Sally Jones and husband, Mike of Magnolia, AR; and Margie Van and husband, Perry of Bradley, AR; 20 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and many dear nephews and nieces.
    Funeral Services will be held at 10 am Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Bradley Baptist Church with Pastor Faron Rogers and Pastor Aaron Leggett officiating, under the direction of Smith Funeral Homes of Stamps, AR. Burial will follow at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Bradley, AR. Visitation will be 5-8 pm Friday, February 3, 2012, at Bradley Baptist Church.





Rosie Lorene Goodwin
    Rosie Lorene Underwood Goodwin, age 86, of Stamps, Arkansas, passed from this life on Saturday morning, February 4, 2012 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. She was born on October 14, 1925 to William A. and Mary Catherine Eddy Underwood. Lorene was a bookkeeper and accountant who maintained records for various companies, researched deeds for oil companies, and prepared income tax returns in the area for many years.
    Lorene was at her happiest when around children. Whether relatives, friends, or friends of relatives, there were always kids around through the decades. She was known to them all as "Rene", and some even called her "Grandma".
    She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband, Edwin Goodwin; three brothers, Fay, Roy, and Ray Underwood; and a sister, Cora Marie McCann.
    Lorene is survived by: a sister, Lucille Bullock of Bossier City, LA; daughter Linda Simon and husband Carl of Stamps; son Tommy Goodwin and wife Lucy of Stamps; one granddaughter, Angel Woods and husband Phillip of Ringgold, LA; three great grandchildren, Matthew, Destany and Gracie; many nieces and nephews; and a huge number of other relatives and friends.
    Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Stamps with Bro. Ernie Sorrels officiating and burial to follow at Lakeside Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Stamps. Visitation will be Monday night, Feb. 6, from 6pm til 8pm.