Religious Orders in Arkansas

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Men and women religious serve as priests, brothers and sisters across the Diocese of Little Rock. According to the 2014 Official Catholic Directory, there are 28 religious priests, 28 religious brothers and 148 religious sisters representing a wide variety of orders in Arkansas.

Religious orders are listed in alphabetical order. Click on an order to find contact information for that organization and its members. Or scroll through the list below based on those that offer formation or have a communal residence in the state.

• Has a convent, monastery or communal residence in Arkansas
+ Offers formation in Arkansas 

Diocesan Hermits

 

MEN RELIGIOUS

Apostles of Jesus (AJ)

Apostles of Jesus U.S.A. Headquarters 
Regional Superior: Fr. Augustine Idra
829 Main St.
Northampton, PA 18067
Phone: (610) 502-1728
Cell: (423) 505-2455
Fax: (610) 502-1733
E-mail: idraaugustine@yahoo.com 
Internet: apostlesofjesusmissionaries.com

APOSTLES OF JESUS RELIGIOUS MISSIONARIES IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Patrick Watikha 
Sacred Heart Church
P.O. Box 1087
18 Prairie St.
Charleston, AR 72933 - 9334
Phone: (479) 965-2432
Cell: (479) 275-9874
E-mail: pwatix@yahoo.com or pwatix@gmail.com

Fr. John C. Wakube
Christ the King Church
4000 N. Rodney Parham Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: (501) 225-6774
E-mail: frjohn@ctklr.org or jwakube@yahoo.com

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Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis (CFP)

P.O. Box 30359 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230-0359
Phone: (513) 924-0111
Fax: (513) 321-3777
E-mail: hibrothers@fuse.net
Internet: www.brothersofthepoorofsaintfrancis.org/united-states.html

FRANCISAN BROTHER IN ARKANSAS

Br. Richard Sanker
6300 Fr. Tribou St. 
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 664-3939

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Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines) (O. Praem)

St. Norbert Abbey, Jamtara
Abbot: Benzes Thomas
P.O. Box No. 77
Jabalpur, MP 482 India
Phone: 0091 761 260 2761; 260-6447
Fax: 0091-0761-260-4943 
E-mail: abtbenzes@gmail.com 
Internet: www.premontre.org/chapter/jamtara-82.html

NORBERTINES IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Felix Chirapurathel
1301 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 747
Blytheville, AR 72315
Phone: (870) 762-1858 or (713) 598-8392
E-mail: frjfelix@aol.com

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Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) CSSp

Province of the United States
Holy Spirit Provincialate
Provincial Superior: Fr. Jeffrey T. Duaime
E-mail: usprovincial@spiritans.org 
6230 Brushrun Rd.
Bethel Park, PA 15102-2214
Phone: (412) 831-0302
Fax: (412) 831-0970
Province E-mail: usprovince@spiritans.org
Internet: www.spiritans.org

SPIRITAN FATHERS IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Silvio A. D'Ostilio
St. Joseph Church
343 Catholic Point Rd.
Center Ridge, AR 72027-8558
Phone: (501) 893-2887
Fax: (501) 893-2887
E-mail: stjoseph343@hotmail.com

Fr. James H. Burnie
St. Mary Church
11 Kaufman Ln.
Hattieville, AR 72063-8922
Phone: (501) 354-3206
Fax: (501) 354-4132
E-mail: saintmary@aristotle.net

Fr. Benoit Mukamba
Fr. Martin Vu
Fr. Paul Thang Hoang
St. Mary Church
123 Columbia St.
Helena, AR 72342
Phone and Fax: (870) 338-6990
E-mail: wmstmaryschurch@yahoo.com

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Congregation of the Mission (CM)

Congregation of the Mission Western Province
Provincial: Fr. Raymond A. Van Dorpe
13663 Rider Trail North
Earth City, MO 63045-1512
Phone: (314) 344-1184
Fax: (314) 344-2989
Internet: www.vincentian.org

VINCENTIAN MISSIONARIES IN ARKANSAS

North Little Rock Residence •
Superior: Fr. Luis Ariel Ramírez
2609 South Hills Ct.
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Home Phone: (501) 753-9117

Fr. Luis Ariel Ramírez (luisarielr@aol.com)
Fr. Michael F. Walsh (mike63cm45@yahoo.com)

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Indian Missionary Society (IMS)

Varanasi Province of the Indian Missionary Society, Christnagar 
P.O. Varanasi 221003
Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Phone: +91-542-2206191
Fax: +91-542-2206191
Email: imsgeneral@satyam.net.in or generalate@theims.org 
Internet: www.ims.org.in

INDIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY FATHERS IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Barnabas Maria Susai
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church
1 Saint Bernard Ln.
Bella Vista, AR 72715
Phone: (479) 855-9069
E-mail: barnabasmsusai@gmail.com

Fr. Josely Kalathil
St. Ignatius Parish
108 Main St.
Scranton, AR 72863
Phone: (479) 938-2821
Cell: (479) 438-0458
E-mail: josdhyan@gmail.com

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Marylake Monastery •+

Discalced Carmelites (OCD)

Superior: Fr. John Michael Payne
5151 Marylake Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72206
Phone: (501) 888-3052 
Fax: (501) 888-3080 
E-mail: jmpocdster@gmail.com
Internet: www.carmelitefriarsocd.com/about-us/friars-communities/friars-communities.html

DISCALCED CARMELITE FRIARS

Fr. John Michael Payne, superior
Fr. Raphael Kitz 
Fr. Sam Anthony Morello
Br. Bernard O’Neill
Fr. Jerome Earley

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Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP)

North American District House 
District Superior: Fr. Eric Flood
119 Griffin Rd.
Elmhurst Township, PA 18444
Phone: (579) 842-4000
Fax: (570) 842-4001 
E-mail: info@fssp.com 
Internet: www.fssp.com 

Our Lady of Guadalupe International Seminary
7880 West Denton Rd.
Denton, Neb. 68339
Phone: (402) 797-7700
Fax: (402) 797-7705 
Internet: www.fsspolgs.org

FSSP PRIEST IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Michael W. Magiera
St. John the Baptist Latin Mass Community
1921 Maple St. 
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: (501) 812-9155 
Email: fssp-arkansas@comcast.net

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Society of the Divine Word (SVD)

Southern Province USA
Provincial: Fr. Paulus Papa Kahan 
199 Seminary Drive
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520-4626 
Phone: (228) 467-4322 or (228) 467-3815
Fax: (228) 466-5618

DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES IN ARKANSAS

Fr. Anil Thomas 
St. Peter Church 
207 E. 16th Ave. 
Pine Bluff, AR 71601 
Phone: (870) 534-6418
E-mail: st.peterpinebluff@gmail.com

Fr. Francis Damoah (fdamoah2000@yahoo.com)
Fr. Leon Ngandu (nganduleon2001@yahoo.fr) (563) 258-3373
St . Augustine Church
1421 E. 2nd St.
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: (501) 687-4477
Fax: (501) 375-9617 (call first)
E-mail: staugustine1929@att.net

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Subiaco Abbey •+

Order of St. Benedict (OSB)

Abbot: Jerome Kodell
405 N. Subiaco Ave. 
Subiaco, AR 72865
Phone: (479) 934-1000
Fax: (479) 934-4328
E-mail: abbotjerome@subi.org
Internet: www.subi.org

BENEDICTINE FATHERS

Abbot Jerome Kodell
Fr. Leonard Wangler, prior
Fr. Aaron Pirrera
Fr. Brendan Miller
Fr. Timothy Donnelly
Fr. Bruno Fuhrmann
Fr. David McKillin
Fr. Elijah Owens
Fr. Eugene Luke
Fr. Gregory Pilcher
Fr. Hugh Assenmacher
Fr. Mark Stengel
Fr. Richard Walz
Fr. William Wewers

BENEDICTINE BROTHERS

Br. Ephrem O'Bryan, subprior
Br. Adrian Strobel
Br. Andrew Suarez
Br. Anselm Allen
Br. Anthony Pierce
Br. Dominic Faciane
Br. Edward Fischesser
Br. Eric Loran
Br. Francis Kirchner
Br. James Lindsey
Br. José Rios
Br. Joseph Heath
Br. Joseph Koehler
Br. Jude Schmitt
Br. Matthias Hagge
Br. Maurus Glenn
Br. Mel Stinson
Br. Michael Endres
Br. Patrick Boland
Br. Cassian Elkins
Br. Francisco Canter
Br. Pio Do
Br. Reginald Udouj
Br. Roch McClellan
Br. Damien Cafaro
Br. Basil Taylor

NOVICE

Joseph Owens

CANDIDATE

Clifford Heyer

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WOMEN RELIGIOUS

Catholic Teachers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MCSC)

Superior General: Sr. Luz Isela Valenzuela
Colón No. 637
20240 Aguascalientes, Ags., México
Phone: 01152-449- 9-15-17-72
Fax: 01152-449- 9-18-52-49
E-mail: hmcscgg@yahoo.com.mx

CATHOLIC TEACHERS IN ARKANSAS

Dardanelle Residence •
2026 State Highway 22W
Dardanelle, AR 72834
Phone: 479-229-0723

Sr. Maria Guadalupe Zamarripa Puga
Sr. Maria Magdalena Esparza de Lira
Sr. Mayela Báez Briones

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Carmel of St. Teresa of Jesus •+

Cloistered, Discalced Carmelite Nuns (OCD)

Prioress: Sister Cecilia Chun
7201 W. 32nd St.
Little Rock, AR 72204-4716
Phone: (501) 565-5121
Fax: (501) 565-3877
E-mail: Lrcarmel@comcast.net
Internet: www.littlerockcarmel.org

CARMELITE NUNS

Sr. Andrea Mary Fulmer
Sr. Ann Wiedemer
Sr. Bernadette Dixon 
Sr. Camilla Mary Marney
Sr. Cecilia Chun, prioress
Sr. Jean Ryan
Sr. Lucia Ellender
Sr. Maria Cruz De Leon 
Sr. Mary Alice Grace 
Sr. Mary Petra Masek
Sr. Stephanie Marie Turner
Sr. Mercia Mary Bowie
Sr. Josette Michelle Carter

NOVICE
Sr. Anu Maria Jose

POSTULANT
Peggy Duyka

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Daughters of Charity (DC)

Province of St. Louise
4330 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63108-2622
Phone: (314) 533-4770
Fax: (314) 533-3226
Internet: daughtersofcharity.org

DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY IN ARKANSAS

Superior: Sr. Judy Warmbold
Phone: (870) 263-4761 
E-mail: goulddc@centurytel.net

Gould Residence •
P.O. Box 493
Gould, AR 71643-0493
Phone: (870) 263-4761 
E-mail: goulddc@centurytel.net

Sr. Dorothea Moll
Sr. Judy Warmbold, superior
Sr. Cecillia Tsao 
Sr. Marilyn Moore

Little Rock Residence •
38 Lefever Ln.
Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: (501) 312-1656
E-mail: dclittlerock@att.net

Sr. Doris Moore
Sr. Joan Pytlik
Sr. Maria Liebeck
Sr. Kathleen Miles

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Daughters of Divine Love (DDL)

Mother General: Sr. M. Chilota Elochukwu
P.O. Box 546 Enugu
Enugu State, Nigeria
042-551742

DAUGHTER OF DIVINE LOVE IN ARKANSAS

Sr. Mary Francis Amanfo
1402 N. Pierce St. E-15
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (240) 704-5517

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Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM)

Congregation of Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy U.S.A.
Regional Superior: Sr. Mary Bernadette de Lourdes Dike
P.O. Box 7407
Hicksville, NY 11802
Phone: (954) 397-1770
E-mail: dmmmusareg@gmail.com

DAUGHTERS OF MARY IN ARKANSAS

Sr. Chetachi Chikezie
3500 S. 74th St. #G5
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone: (956) 456-2255 or (479) 314-6084
Email: nmafine@yahoo.com

Sr. Mary (Joy) Arinzechukwu Anyaso 
St.Scholastica Monastery
1205 S Albert Pike 
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903
Phone: (479) 561-6942 or (479) 783-3101
E-mail: sisterjoy959@gmail.com

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Dominican Sisters (OP)

Immaculate Conception Province
9000 West 81st St.
Justice, IL 60458
Phone: (708) 458-3040
Fax: (708) 458-7230 
Internet: www.sistersop.com
Vocations Director: Sr. Joachima Celinska
Phone: (708) 458-3040
E-mail: vocations@sistersop.com

DOMINICAN SISTERS IN ARKANSAS

Dominican Sisters Residence •
Superior: Sr. Klaudia Klapacz
1726 Pinetree Ln.
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone: (870) 425-3790

Sr. Agnieszka Koziel
Sr. Klaudia Klapacz

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Dominican Sisters of Tam Hiêp, Vietnam (OP)

Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena
Superior General: Sr. Mary Huy Nguyen
134/4 Khu pho 5, Phuong Tam Hiêp
Tp. Biên Hòa, Tinh Dòng Nai, Vietnam
Phone: (84) 061-381-3995
Internet: www.dsiop.org

DOMINICAN SISTER IN ARKANSAS

Sr. Therese Thom T. Nguyen
600 S. 22nd St.
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (479) 461-5930
E-mail: thomtherese@yahoo.com 

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Holy Angels Convent •+

Congregation of Olivetan Benedictines (OSB)

Prioress: Sr. Lillian Marie Reiter
1699 County Rd. 766, Jonesboro, AR 72401
P.O. Box 1209, Jonesboro, AR 72403 
Phone: (870) 935-5810
Fax: (870) 935-4210
E-mail: olivben@olivben.org 
Internet: www.olivben.org

BENEDICTINE NUNS

Sr. Ann Marie Ferricher 
Sr. Damian Marie Atkinson
Sr. Lillian Marie Reiter, prioress
Sr. M. Angeline Massery
Sr. M. Cecilia Nguyen
Sr. M. Celestine Pond 
Sr. M. Christopher Flowers 
Sr. M. Deborah Coffey 
Sr. M. dePorres Polk 
Sr. M. Dominica Wise
Sr. M. Eileen Schneider
Sr. M. Elaine Willett 
Sr. M. Glorea Knaggs
Sr. M. Jeanette Bayer
Sr. M. Joanne Sandoval
Sr. M. Josita Lopez
Sr. M. Judith Dalesandro
Sr. M. Laura Cathcart
Sr. M. Lenore Dust
Sr. M. Monica Swirczynski 
Sr. M. Pauline Morath
Sr. M. Petra Riga
Sr. M. Romana Rohmer
Sr. M. Therese Johnson 
Sr. M. Virginia Baltz
Sr. Maria Christi Cavanaugh
Sr. Marilyn Doss
Sr. Mary Anne Nuce
Sr. Mary Beth Hackley
Sr. Mary Clare Bezner
Sr. Mary John Seyler
Sr. Marya Duscher 
Sr. Miriam Burns 
Sr. Therese Marie Kintzley
Sr. Jeanine Nicholson
Sr. Catherine Luttmer
Sr. Johanna Marie Melnyk
Sr. Lisa O'Connell

NOVICES

Sr. Maria Rose Carter
Sr. Marie Paul Relunia

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Missionary Carmelites of St. Teresa (CMST)

Holy Family Province
Provincial: Sr. Ruth Magdalena Martinez 
9548 Deer Trail Dr.
Houston, TX 77038-3902
Phone: (281) 445-5520 
Fax: (281) 445-5748
E-mail: hfamprovcmst@yahoo.com
Internet: http://cmsthouston.blogspot.com/p/asociados-cmst.html

MISSIONARY CARMELITES IN ARKANSAS

Hamburg Residence •
Superior: Sr. María de Jesús Lozano Espino
417 S. Pine St.
Hamburg, AR 71646
Phone: (870) 853-8406
E-mail: mjlef2003@yahoo.com

Sr. María de Jesús Lozano Espino, superior
Sr. Cecilia Toledo
Sr. Adelaida López
Sr. María del Carmen C. Olivas

Conway Residence •
Superior: Sr. Elsa Marina Miranda
442 Locust St. 
Conway, AR 72034
Phone: (501) 358-5361
E-mail: emiranda@sjparish.org

Sr. Elsa Marina Miranda, superior
Sr. Dulce María Córdoba
Sr. Rosa Elena Pérez

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Missionary Catechists of the Poor (MCP)

Superior General (Prioress): Sr. Mickey Espinoza
Ave. Alfonso Reyes 238 c/esq. Gomez Morín
Col. Valle de Chipinque 
64250 Garza García, N.L. México
Phone: 01152-81-83-56-15-02
Internet: www.misionerasmcp.com

MISSIONARY CATECHISTS IN ARKANSAS

Hot Springs Residence •
Superior: Sr. Norma Edith Muñoz
623 Prospect Ave.
Hot Springs, AR 71901-3929
Phone: (501) 609-9549

Sr. Norma Edith Muñoz, superior
Sr. Dominica González Flores
Sr. María Elena Alva-Bojorges
Sr. Silvia Dominguez Chávez

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Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta (MC)

Midwest Region
Regional Superior: Sr. Mary Annaleah
3629 Cottage Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63113-3539
Phone: (314) 533-2777
Internet: www.motherteresa.org

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY IN ARKANSAS

Missionaries of Charity Convent •
Superior: Sr. M. Maria Jyoti Mandi
1014 S. Oak St.
Little Rock, AR 72204 
Phone: (501) 663-3596

Sr. M. Maria Jyoti Mandi, superior
Sr. Maria Christy Varkey
Sr. M. Amabella Toppo
Sr. M. Alokesh

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Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM)

South Central Community
101 Mercy Dr.
Belmont, NC 28012-2898
Phone: (704) 829-5260
Fax: (704) 829-5267
Internet: www.sistersofmercy.org/south-central

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RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF MERCY IN ARKANSAS

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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN)

Vocation Director: Sr. Nancy Gerth
SCN Center
P.O. Box 172
Nazareth, KY 40048
Phone: (502) 348-1555
Fax: (502) 348-1502
Internet: www.scnfamily.org

SISTER OF CHARITY IN ARKANSAS

Sr. Margaret Meisner
75 Lakeshore Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72204-4859
Office: (501) 552-8341
Home: (501) 569-9006
E-mail: margaretscn@comcast.com

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St. Scholastica Monastery •+

Order of St. Benedict (OSB)

Prioress: Sister Maria Goretti DeAngeli (479) 783-7086
1301 S. Albert Pike Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72903 
P.O. Box 3489, Fort Smith, AR 72913 
Phone: (479) 783-4147
Fax: (479) 782-4352
E-mail: monastery@stscho.org
Internet: www.stscho.org

BENEDICTINE SISTERS

Unless noted, all sisters have the same e-mail address (firstname@stscho.org). Those with a * do not have an e-mail address.

Sr. Adrian Wewers*
Sr. Agatha Knittig 
Sr. Alice O’Brien (aliceob1@juno.com)
Sr. Anne Michele Raley*
Sr. Audrey Becker 
Sr. Barbara Bock (barbbock1@juno.com) 
Sr. Barbara Schroeder*
Sr. Brendan Siebenmorgan*
Sr. Cabrini Schmitz 
Sr. Catherine Markey
Sr. Cecelia Marie Brickell (cfbrickell@hotmail.com)
Sr. Dolores Vincent Bauer (doloresb@stscho.org)
Sr. Elise Forst
Sr. Elizabeth Rossi*
Sr. Ethel Marie Sonnier (ethels@stscho.org)
Sr. Hilary Decker
Sr. Jeremy Molett* 
Sr. Jo Ann Senko (ricemill@live.com)
Sr. Josita Nahlen (sjosnah@hotmail.com)
Sr. Katharine Wewer*
Sr. Kimberly Rose Prohaska, subprioress 
Sr. Leona Marie Selig* 
Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr (macrinasong@yahoo.com)
Sr. Madeline Bariola (madbee36@hotmail.com)
Sr. Madeline Clifton (madelineclifton@hotmail.com)
Sr. Magdalen Stanton 
Sr. Maria Goretti DeAngeli, prioress
Sr. Marie Rose DeSalvo*
Sr. Miriam Hoffman*
Sr. Pat Bolling 
Sr. Pierre Vorster (subiacosis@yahoo.com)
Sr. Rachel Dietz
Sr. Regina Schroeder (regina@stscho.org)
Sr. Rosalie Ruesewald (rsruese@hotmail.com)
Sr. Rosarita Huber* 
Sr. Rose Ashour*
Sr. Rose Maria Birkenfeld*
Sr. Stephanie Schroeder (stephanie@stscho.org)
Sr. Therese Moreno (therese@stscho.org)

Hesychia House of Prayer •
Sr. Louise Sharum (louisesharum@yahoo.com)
Sr. Andrea Loran* 
204 St. Scholastica Rd. 
New Blaine, AR 72851
Phone: (479) 938-7375

NOVICES

Judith Maria Timmerman
Michaela Marie Boucaud

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OTHER FORMS OF CONSECRATED LIFE

Men Religious / Women Religious

Diocesan Hermits (HS) (HB)

Alice Ruth Carr
Greenhurst Nursing Center
226 Skylar Dr.
P.O. Box 458
Charleston, AR 72933
Phone: (479) 438-1002

David Menkhoff
P.O. Box 250771
Little Rock, AR 72225

Agnes Janice Sehgal
1306 Willow Ct.
Paris, AR 72855
Phone: (479) 963-1818

Judith Weaver
112 E. Morgan St. 
Paris, AR 72855
Phone: (479) 963-8550

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Updated Dec. 5, 2014