Dwayne Yarbrough, age 58, of Jacksonville, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He was born on September 30, 1962 to the late James Yarbrough, and Cleo Yarbrough.
Dwayne loved music, spending time with his family, and his grandchildren. He loved watching his Cowboys, and made his love of being an educator his career. Dwayne never met a stranger, and impacted everyone he met.
Dwayne is preceded in death by his father James, and brother Ivan.
Dwayne is survived by his mother Cleo of Little Rock, brother Raymond, and sisters Laurice, Marjorie, and Jackie, all of Little Rock. He also leaves his son Brandon of Las Vegas, his daughter Brianna of Jacksonville, 5 grandchildren, and many other family and friends.
A Family hosted memorial service for Dwayne will be held at 3 PM Sunday, September 26, 2021 at War Memorial Stadium 1 Stadium Dr, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205.
Arrangements are under the trusted direction of A Natural State Funeral Service, 2620 West Main Street, Jacksonville, Arkansas, 72076. 501-982-3400. Dwayne’s online guestbook is available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com
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You will be missed Big Bro. Condolences to the family from the Hollingsworth’s
My sincere regards to the family on the loss of a wonderful man .
I want to extend my deepest condolences to the Yarbrough family. The world will be different without my big brother, protector, and confidant. We all will miss him so much. I am rich in that he was my friend and that his family shared this wonderful man with the entire world. His greatness, kindness, and generosity can never be topped. NO ONE can fill his shoes. He is my hero. Everyone who met him has a take away from the encounter they had with him. He gave the ones he cherished a nickname. And I was blessed with the nickname, Foreman (which was shorter than saying George Foreman). I would got to battle for you now and forever! Lately, I have been having conversations with you in my head because I can’t text or call you. Even in those conversations in my head you are giving me a hard time. Thanks for every laugh, for the encouragement and most of all.. Dwayne I love you…until we meet again.
I will miss you a great brother in law love ❤
Dwayne, what a great and kind person you were. Can’t believe I won’t see you downstairs anymore. You touched hearts of so many people around you. Condolences to your family.
🙏 prayer to the family
Big D was a wonderful example of representing friendship and a value system that respected others. It was a blessing knowing Big D , may he rejoice in heaven
Gonna miss you.
Deepest sympathies to the family. Dwayne was truly one of a kind. Prayers going up for peace that surpasses all understanding.
Love You Brother
Sending prayers to the family. Big D I know your work on earth is done, but you will be missed greatly by a bunch of people. I know your looking down on all of us. Much love.
For my friend and colleague, Public Servant Yarbrough, the Man of the People. There are so many memories from more than 25 years of us working together at the Attorney General’s Office. Brandon, Brianna, and other family members, D was loved and respected by more people than you will ever know.
Who’s gonna harrass us after we get off work at the fair now? My prayers are with your entire family.
My captain, my mentor,my friend , my brother . You will be missed . The dinners we shared the birthdays ,christmases . Happiness sorrows life events . I will miss you brother you were the one person id strive to emulate, you never met a stranger and you touched so many lives thru out your career. I know you were looking forward to retirement but your in Gods army now and its been strengthen ten fold by your presence . The terminator loves you brother rest inn peace
To the Yarbrough Family: May God grant you strength at this time of sudden and unexpected loss. Dwayne was admired and loved by everyone from all walks of life. He bridged the divisions that separate people such as race, economic status, and station in life. Dwayne could intelligently converse about politics, sports, and the events of the day with anyone. Dwayne diligently and tirelessly worked for the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office for over 25 years. Dwayne loved his alma mater Little Rock Central and the Tiger football team which he played for. Dwayne was a superb musician and performed with his band First Impressions in many venues in Central Arkansas. Dwayne faithfully assisted local law enforcement as backup when they needed someone with his physical presence. Dwayne is in Heaven now with his family members and other loved ones who have passed away. We miss you and you will forever be in our hearts !! Reg Rogers – ” The Judge”
Forest Heights Jr High and LRCH with this amazing life force. Such a beautiful and fun heart. His light may be dimmed here on earth, but his beacon will forever shine bright in the universe….
To Dwayne’s family, I pray that you find comfort in your memories of good times with Dwayne. I appreciated his smile, his intelligence, and his great sense of humor whenever I was lucky enough to get some time to visit with him in the office. He is already sorely missed here.
Love this dude … saying he was amazing is truly not enough!!!! Love him !!!!
I love you, Big D!!
Like Wendy Sanders said, we all had nicknames given by you. “V Baby” will never forget you.
Rest in love, my dear friend!!
Rest in Love Big D! You will always be one of the good guys. I appreciate you letting me hang with you, my brother, Phillip and the rest of you all. LRCH #1
Big D… I am going to miss you my brother, my friend. You always had me laughing and smiling. You knew how to make a sad day turn in to a bright day. Rest In Peace and we will take it from here my friend. Love you….
No one was a stranger to Dwayne. He was loved by so many and will be missed by his Attorney General family.
Big D… I am going to miss you my brother, my friend. You always had me laughing and smiling. You knew how to make a sad day turn in to a bright day. Rest In Peace and we will take it from here my friend. Love you….
Rest In Peace Big D. You are missed so much and will be missed for a long, long time to come. There was no other like you. You were a true blessing to know and our family loved you so much. ❤️
RIP Big D-you will be greatly missed!
Big D you will truly be missed
Big D you are one of the best men I have ever known. Thank you for being my friend. You are so very missed already my friend.
My big brother in Christ, my friend and mentor. You will be truly missed. Fall days won’t be the same without you. God now has another captain at the “Pearly Main Gate”.
TO THE YARBROUGH FAMILY:
DeWayne will b missed by all of his family & friends & u have my deepest heartfelt sympathy May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding b with u now& forevermore & cherished those beautiful memories of DeWayne.
Count it a blessing if you come across a truly genuine and kind hearted person, that is what Dwayne was and more. Over 20 years of seeing his goodness and kindness extended to everyone. He always had a smile and seemed to be able to keep there no matter wether we were escorting someone out of the Amphitheater or getting on the FOP Bus to head to Tunica. I pray for his family, that this loss will ease with every memory or laugh of the thought of Dwayne’s huge personality!
..My condolences to the family!!!! BIG D,………Niecy is what he called me!! I’ll never forgot all the conversations we had in his office, the encouragement, and how he always told me to stay out of trouble lol!!! Always had a smile that made everyone smile!!! BIG D was definitely God sent and an Angel here on earth!!!!
…..Unforgettable and will always be remembered with LOVE!! Unc D you left a great mark and I know u in a better place and I’m at peace with that!!!
Love you Unc!!!
Praying for strength and comfort for the entire family of Dwayne, a Gentle Giant. To know him was to Love him.
If you are lucky, once in a lifetime, you meet someone like Dwayne. With a personality that engulfed a room and a smile that brightened your day, he is truly a gift from God. To know him was to love him, you just couldn’t help it. He touched so many lives in such a positive way and left a legacy of love for his family and friends. You are more than missed, but we will meet again one day on those streets of gold, where I am sure you will be making all the angels laugh.
My deepest sympathy to the Yarbrough family. “D” was amazing, kind, gentle and wise. I will miss our talks and your guidance but most of all I will miss that smile and those hugs. When I needed a pep talk I could always just take the elevator from 13 to 9, walk down to your office and you were never to busy to listen, you had a rare gift for listening. He impacted so many during his life and I was truly awed by the respect and admiration that everyone had for him. He gave so much and took very little for himself. Thank you for your service as law enforcement and to the community. James, the kids and myself will forever be richer for your friendship. Love you sweetie. Anna Lee – James, Justin, Jake and Emily Hill
We will miss Dwayne’s smiling face and willingness to put himself out for others. My girls and I are heartbroken that we’ve lost such a steadfast friend, but we know that Heaven has gained a strong angel. Memories of his generous life will bring smiles to those who were blessed to know him.
Heartfelt condolences to Dwayne’s family and friends.
Praying for the entire Family of Dwayne, a Gentle Giant. To know him was to Love him.
My deepest sympathies for the entire family. I love him dearly. I will miss him so much.
God bless you all.
Lifting you up in prayer.
Praying for the family, I was blessed knowing Big “D” from the Arkansas Safe School days to seeing him at War Memorial football games. Always would stop what he was doing to say hello. He will be missed dearly.
I will miss mr big d
This man impacted SOOO many lives including mine! The world was a better place just because he was in it. Many years ago…25+,,.he lovingly gave me the nickname GB and never missed a chance to use it when he saw me. Though I haven’t seen him recently, he meant the world to me. His loss is felt. My prayer is the LORD will wrap His arms around all those grieving and envelop them with peace, grace and love, in Jesus name.
Dwayne, my forever friend. My heart is broken. We just spoke this year and made plans for a meet and greet, yet it never came to pass. I am pleased I had the chance to be with you in spirit during your final hours. I love you, Rest in Peace, my dear, seeet friend.
My deepest condolences to the Yarbrough family. My heart is heavy so I can only imagine what your are going through. Big Brough has been just that since I met him as a student Henderson JR High. This man was the realest of the real. That smile lit up the room but his charismatic personality lifted your spirits. I am a better man because of men like Yarbrough. Rest in Paradise Big Brough!! I love you man. Family, look to hills for which your strength comes. God bless you all!!
There are not enough words in the vocabulary to give Big D the justice he deserves as a person. He was one of the kindest, funniest, dependable, and caring people I have ever known. He was an example for everyone to immulate!! Catherine and I will miss you, but you will be remembered forever!! Rest In Peace Big D!!
My condolences to the family! You will be missed because of that big smile you shared with everyone! You always called me “Coach” and I’ll forever cherish that memory! Rest In Peace Big D.
It is always an honor meeting the parents of my friends. I will never forget how big you smiled when I told you I went to college with Brandon. Big D you were so friendly and loving and everybody had such tremendous respect for you. I’m so thankful I had the chance to know you. I pray your family finds peace that your burdens are laid down and your work here is done. God Bless ❤
Brother I will miss you!!! You have always been there for me and so many others!! Please keep watch over us until we are in heaven with you!!!! My heart aches!!!!
Love you so much your
Little Sis
Wanda
I was privileged to know and work with Dwayne many years ago at the Attorney General’s Office. He was simply a wonderful person.—unforgettable and irreplaceable.
To the family my prayers are with you all. I wish that I had gotten to know him as an adult. My memories of him was him letting me play with him and his friends when they would come over. I was a tom boy and played basketball, tackle football (I wasn’t very good with that) kick ball dodgeball, and softball (got hit between the eyes on that one). We would shoot off fireworks on the 4th and our parents had us out early the next morning cleaning everything up. We had a lot of fun growing up. I’ll miss him as he was the closest thing to a brother that I could ask for.
My prayers and condolences are for the family, friends and loved ones. Big Bro we appreciate, respect and love you, you will be forever missed but never forgotten especially on our birthday. Rest in Heaven forever in peace. (Lil Sis) Nat+Chris
Special prayers for the family and friends at this time with much love from the Smith and Johnson family.. We love ya Brig Bro💕
A presence such as yours is never extinguished. Rest in Love Big Bro. Condolences from the Anderson family.
Big D, you left an imprint on so many lives in such a positive way I think we can say you truly changed the world. I am glad to say I was able to call you friend.
Dad #2 is what I called you!!! Thank you so much for all of your words of wisdom and for showing me and my children so much love! I love you soooo much and I’m gonna miss you so much!! Rest on Superman!!!!
I send my very sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of Dwayne. I met my Frat Brother while working for the Good Neighbor Summer Program with Arkla Gas back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. He always had a smile no matter when you met him. He will truly be missed. Love ya! Lloyd “Sir Lloyd” Huskey
our prayers and condolences to the family. We worked with D for many years and we loved him like family. we will cherish our memories of all the great times we had…
The Howard Family,
Jason, Sherri, Kris and Brandy
Big D you’ll forever be in my heart and ill always be 14 . I’ll miss your huge smile and attitude !!! You were an amazing man , always someone to look forward to seeing !! Love always 14
May God bring comfort to this family. 🙏🏾
I will miss you so much ! You made such an impact in my life !
We should all strive to live a life that positively impacted the world as much as Big D. He had a life well lived and left the world better than he found it.
What can I say, you are my brother and my best friend. We had a good ride, lots of laughs and the deepest respect for one another. I thank God for putting you in my life. You were a blessing to me and I appreciated you so much. I’ll see you again someday, in the meantime get your rest BRO.
Big D, you were my amazing friend and I miss you so much!!! You were always there for me and my kiddos. I could always count on you to be there for me. I love you!! Mrs C
Dwayne, it was always a good day when you visited my health classes at Little Rock Central High—for many years. A big hug for me at the door! The kids did not really know how to react at that moment. Your impact on the students began subtly as you called them by name — all the students in each class. By name! What a “buy-in” after your personal recognition of each student! The message of the class sank in; the questions became heartfelt and relevant. Dwayne, our friendship began in my early days as your PE teacher at LRCH. I had no idea of the personal impact our friendship would have. You and I had long, deep conversations after the students walked out. It was special to spend time with you. The students were blessed to know you, I and my many colleagues at Central were blessed to call you friend. You will be missed, my friend, but not forgotten. Hundreds of students will remember you, Dwayne, called them by name! And I was Ms. Mc.
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