Auther D. "Bodie" Hammonds

Auther D. “Bodie” Hammonds, 88 of Bearden, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Camden, Arkansas. He was born August 11, 1931 in Vaden, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a retired truck driver. He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Hammonds and Mavine Calaway Hammonds; Joan the mother of his children; one brother, Doyle Hammonds; two sisters, Hazel Enlow Cathey, Bernice Askew; and one granddaughter, Amy Hammonds. He is survived by four sons, Art (Caroline) Hammonds, John Hammonds, Donald Hammonds, and Mark (Donna) Hammonds all of Jacksonville, FL; one daughter, Donna Sumner of Jacksonville, FL; one brother, Don (Jennie) Hammonds of Jacksonville, FL; two sisters, Betty Hudson of Bearden, Brenda (Jerry) Moore of Pine Bluff; nine grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, one great greatgrandchild; and extended family, Scotty and Laura Chambliss of Fordyce. Visitation will be 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday, September 20 at Benton Funeral Home in Bearden. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Burial at Salem Cemetery in Bearden. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .