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Phyllis will certainly be missed, I send my condolences and prayers to the entire family.
Sharon James- Johnson
January 30, 2026 | Pine Bluff, AR | Neighbor


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Sep 16, 1948 - Jan 15, 2026
Phyllis will certainly be missed, I send my condolences and prayers to the entire family.
Sharon James- Johnson
January 30, 2026 | Pine Bluff, AR | Neighbor
As a child growing up in the Indiana Street Church and living in the neighborhood, I had a privilege of knowing the entire family. And in later years I knew Ms Phyllis as a classy distinguished woman that resonated with the lineage of women in her family. I send my sincere condolences and prayers.
Pastor Aaron Lee Johnson
January 30, 2026 | Little Rock, AR
I love you auntie
Maryma Stewart
January 30, 2026 | Jacksonville, AR | Family
I’m floored by how many of our love ones are in that place that we all want to be together again one day much love cusin she deserves all that and more her and my mother are best of cosin and there after I can and must say this she was one of the first Divas I ever knew and she was beautiful in all aspects and so are all the wonderful women in the Roaf family all jewels and all one of a kinds.!it reminds me of something always said throughout my childhood and lifetime life’s truly is to...
Harold Goodlow Jr
January 30, 2026 | Sherwood, AR | Family

Love you forever Granny ❤
Trenika Hardeman
January 29, 2026 | Valrico, FL | Grandchild
I extend my love and sincere condolences to you and your family. The loss of a mother leaves a void that words cannot fill. May the God of love, peace, strength, and comfort be with you and your family.
Linda Welch-Mitchell
January 29, 2026 | Memphis, TN | Family
Phyllis and I were classmates year 66 she had a beautiful personality and I remember when she worked in the cologne department at Dillard's Cheryl Harris Carroll
Cheryl Harris Carroll
January 29, 2026 | Omaha, NE | Classmate

Much love to my wonderful cousin . You will be missed.
Awesome Cousin that will be missed. ❤ ❤
John Early
January 29, 2026 | Chicago, IL | Family
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Lenora Lee - Johnson
January 29, 2026 | Topeka , Kansas | Family
Ms. Phyllis Vanetta Newman passed on January 15, 2026. Ms. Newman was born on September 16, 1948, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the parentage of Phillip Newman and Ophelia Roaf-Melvin. She attended the Pine Bluff school system and was a graduate of Southeast High School. She later earned...
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