Obituaries

Obituary: Dorothy Mae Hessling

She dedicated many years of her life as a house parent at Hillcrest Children’s Home in Hot Springs and Arkadelphia Children’s Colony in Caddo Valley. After retirement, she spent her days making the ABSOLUTE BEST peanut brittle anyone ever did taste with her side kick, Betty Rogers, at Juanita’s Candy Kitchen in Arkadelphia.

City & County Voices

Tribute to Charles Summerford

Charles Summerford, a local civil engineer passed away after a long illness this year on December 4th. Charles was probably more responsible for the progressive development of our area of Arkansas than since the pioneer settler, Jacob Barkman, brought much needed supplies to Arkadelphia from New Orleans aboard the his vessel the “ The Dime”, the first steamboat to navigate the Ouachita River.