Audra June Penell Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Audra June Penell of Van Buren, Arkansas, who passed away on July 4, 2025 at the age of 83. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Audra June Penell to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Aubrey Alonzo Penell and Blanche Elinor Penell Sherman (Thiele); her stepfather Gus Fred Sherman; her brother-in-law John Strickland; and her nephew Michael Strickland.
She is survived by: her children, Hellen Nichols (Jesse) of Van Buren, J. Scott Hickerson of Broken Bow and Sherman Hickerson (Brandy) of Golden, Oklahoma; her sister Hellen Strickland of Kansas; her grandchildren, Cathleen Nicole Nichols, Jesse Paul Nichols, III, Victoria Junee'Nichols, Colten Wade Nichols, Elijah Blaze Nichols, Ty Hickerson, Sloan Hickerson, Destini Hickerson and Rayn Hickerson; her great grandchild Aliana Von Nichols; her nephews, Jon Strickland, Chris Strickland and Terry Strickland; and her close friends, Tony, Cathy Martinez, Butch, Loma Clause, Richie and Yvonne Jones.
