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Category: Obituaries

Darryl Pickens Sr.
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Darryl Pickens Sr.

Darryl worked with Safeway, Ouachita Baptist University and the Community Family Enrichment Center

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Evelyn Thompson
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Evelyn Thompson

Evelyn was a farmer and a beautician, operating Evelyn’s Beauty Shop where she used her skills on the lovely ladies of Okolona

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Henry Helms Sr.
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Henry Helms Sr.

Following a career in Los Angeles kitchens, Henry returned home to Arkadelphia to cook at beloved eateries such as the Caddo Valley Truck Stop

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Alice Wilson
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Alice Wilson

An exceptional cook, Alice served as the head cook at South Fork Truck Stop in Gurdon — many say she didn’t just cook there; she put it on the map

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Al Helms Jr.
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Al Helms Jr.

Al worked as a cook at the Arlington Hotel and later the Majestic Hotel

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Judy McNeal
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Judy McNeal

Judy was a nurse’s aide with Baptist Health Medical Center for many years

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Don Horton
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Don Horton

Don, along with his brothers, opened Brothers, an establishment that would later become known as Club Curtis

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