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Spurlin obituaries: Arkansas

An index of 19 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Arkansas, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

Sourcing: mixed 11 news · 13 genealogy · 1 social

This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

Before 1900

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Green Spurlin—9 June 1860Lafayette CountyThe Bossier Banner (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[1]

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Ida Porter Spurlin—6 Nov 1908Berryvilleminister's wife; native of Mississippi; Baptist church memberThe Green Forest Tribune (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[2]; The Springdale News (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[3]; Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[4]
Sally (Spurlin) Fort—Dec 1912Hot Springsnurse and midwife for about 40 yearsThe Sentinel-Record (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[5]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Rose L. (Spurlin) Davis11 Sept 190514 July 2000Malvernhomemaker; Eastern Star memberThe Daily Leader (Brookhaven, Miss.)[6]
Mary Elizabeth (Meyer) Spurlin22 Mar 19121 June 2002Berryvillehomemaker; First United Methodist Church of BerryvilleNelson Funeral Service[7]
Dr. John Parker Spurlin1 Apr 194111 July 2003Berryvilledental school graduate; Berryville First United Methodist Church memberNelson Funeral Service[8]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Dr. Robert Meyer Spurlin6 Sept 19389 May 2011Berryvilledentist for 47 years; co-owned greenhouse and Hickory Ridge PlazaNelson Funeral Service[9]
Wilma J. "Granny" Spurlin9 Mar 19217 Jan 2012MidwayhomemakerRegency Funeral Home[10]
Mary Lee (Spurlin) Evans27 Aug 192328 Nov 2014Little RockSunday School teacher for 50 years; Order of the Eastern StarAshby Funeral Home[11]
Alene (Spurlin) Carger13 Sept 192112 Dec 2015Cabotborn in McAlmont, Ark.; Church of Christ memberSmith Family Funeral Home[12]
Wanda (Spurlin) Johnson19 Sept 193124 Sept 2017Arkadelphiaborn in Amity, Ark.Smith Family Funeral Home[13]
Bertha Christine Spurlin31 Aug 194118 Mar 2019BentonAshby Funeral Home[14]
Frances LaVerne (Spurlin) Fore30 Dec 194011 Apr 2019BentonThe Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)[15]; The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)[16]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Alice Mae Spurlin25 June 19339 Mar 2024Hot Springspastor's wife; worked at Wal-Mart 30+ yearsGross Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[17]; The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)[18]
Teresa Christine Lindsey Spurlin29 July 19527 Aug 2024Hot Springssocial services worker (Winnebago County, Wis.)Gross Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[19]
Debbie K. (Spurlin) Floyd22 Aug 195410 Feb 2025MidwayOuachita High School graduateSmith Family Funeral Home[20]
Ronnie E. Spurlin21 Oct 195527 Feb 2025Hot Springswelder; later with First Step Transportation until retirementSmith Family Funeral Home[21]; The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)[22]
Russell "Rusty" Layne Spurlin30 Nov 195913 May 2025MonticelloEver Loved (family-created memorial)[23]
Louise Ryland Pistole Spurlin6 May 19385 June 2025BerryvilleEnglish education graduate; co-owned greenhouse and Hickory Ridge PlazaNelson Funeral Service[24]; Carroll County News[25]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 710 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ The Bossier banner (Bellevue, La.), 17 June 1920, image 1 — The Bossier Banner (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Sixty Years Ago column reprinting the Banner of 15 June 1860: died on a Saturday early that month at his residence in Lafayette County, Ark., aged 64 years, 6 months, 15 days (day of month illegible in OCR) News
  2. ↑ The Green Forest tribune (Green Forest, Ark.), 13 Nov. 1908, image 2 — The Green Forest Tribune (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Berryville column; printed under her husband's name; died Friday night (6 Nov 1908), aged 53 News
  3. ↑ The Springdale news (Springdale, Ark.), 20 Nov. 1908, image 2 — The Springdale News (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); state news brief naming her Mrs. Ida Spurlin of Berryville; gives age as fifty News
  4. ↑ Image 10 of Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, Ky.), November 14, 1908 — Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Kentucky notice of her death at Berryville on the 6th; formerly of Christian County, Ky. News
  5. ↑ The Sentinel-record (Hot Springs, Ark.), 20 Dec. 1912, image 6 — The Sentinel-Record (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); local burial item: buried 19 Dec 1912, aged about 65; death date not stated; maiden name inferred because the item names her brother, a local Spurlin News
  6. ↑ Obituaries (Rose L. Davis) — The Daily Leader (Brookhaven, Miss.); published 17 Jul 2000; services at Atkins Funeral Home News
  7. ↑ Obituary information for Mary Elizabeth Spurlin — Nelson Funeral Service Genealogy
  8. ↑ Obituary information for John Parker Spurlin — Nelson Funeral Service Genealogy
  9. ↑ Obituary information for Robert Meyer Spurlin — Nelson Funeral Service Genealogy
  10. ↑ Wilma J. Spurlin Obituary Jan 7, 2012 — Regency Funeral Home Genealogy
  11. ↑ Mary Jane Evans Obituary Nov 28, 2014 — Ashby Funeral Home; page header reads 'Mary Jane Evans'; obituary text names her Mary Lee Spurlin Evans Genealogy
  12. ↑ Alene Carger Obituary Dec 12, 2015 — Smith Family Funeral Home Genealogy
  13. ↑ Wanda Johnson Obituary Sep 24, 2017 — Smith Family Funeral Home Genealogy
  14. ↑ Bertha Christine Spurlin Obituary Mar 18, 2019 — Ashby Funeral Home Genealogy
  15. ↑ Frances L. Spurlin Fore — The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs); published 15 Apr 2019; article body requires login News
  16. ↑ Search results: "Spurlin Fore" — The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs); the paper's own search listing shows the obituary's lead paragraph (source of these details) News
  17. ↑ Alice Spurlin Obituary - Hot Springs, AR — Gross Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  18. ↑ Alice M. Spurlin — The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs); published 13 Mar 2024 News
  19. ↑ Teresa Spurlin Obituary - Hot Springs, AR — Gross Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  20. ↑ Debbie K. Floyd Obituary Feb 10, 2025 — Smith Family Funeral Home Genealogy
  21. ↑ Ronnie E. Spurlin Obituary Feb 27, 2025 — Smith Family Funeral Home Genealogy
  22. ↑ Ronnie E. Spurlin — The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs); published 2 Mar 2025; full text subscriber-only News
  23. ↑ Russell "Rusty" Layne Spurlin's Memorial Website — Ever Loved (family-created memorial); family-posted memorial; no funeral-home original found Social
  24. ↑ Obituary information for Louise Ryland Spurlin — Nelson Funeral Service; funeral-home original Genealogy
  25. ↑ Louise Ryland Pistole Spurlin — Carroll County News; posted 24 Jun 2025 News

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