Dorothy Hopper Kettle

Dorothy Hopper Kettle, 81 of Fordyce, passed away peacefully August 15, 2022 at Arkansas Hospice Care of Little Rock. She was born in Ouachita, Arkansas on January 31, 1941 to the late Ware and Verna Hopper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Raymond Hopper, sisters Glenda Fleming and Bernice Presley, grandsons Sam Turney and Chase McCall, granddaughter Jessica Sivik, and son-in-law Mike Byars.

She is survived by one son, Eric (Mandy) Earley of Clayton, NY; four daughters, Susan Byars of Fordyce, AR, Becky (David) Cash of Fordyce, AR, Laurie (Duane) Sivik of Taylor, TX; and Leslie Keeler (John) of Round Rock, Texas; eleven grandchildren: Shea (Steve) Ruark of Beaufort, SC, Lindsey (Marty) Smith of Thornton, AR, Christian McCall of Dallas, GA, Ashley Keeler of Lowell, MA, Andrew Sanny of Round Rock, TX, Jacob Earley of Conway, AR, Jared O’Brien, Jacob O’Brien, Jospeh O’Brien, Avery Earley and Joshua Earley all of Clayton, NY; six great grandchildren: Michael Scott of Jacksonville, AR, Elizabeth (Bryan) Young of Rye, AR, Meagan (Sam) Bastien of Hampton, AR, Jackson Ruark and John Ruark both of Beaufort, SC, and Vince Ruark of Decatur, AL; and three great-great grandchildren: Addison Young, Ryan Young, and Wesson Bastien; one brother Travis (Janis) Hopper of Hot Springs Village, AR; one sister Joyce Hamm of Las Vegas, NV, and many beloved nieces, nephews and friends.

She was a member of Zion Baptist Church of Fordyce.

Graveside services will be held 11AM Friday at Stoney Point Cemetery near Fordyce with Rev. Jeff Jackson officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Stoney Point Perpetual Care, 1337 HWY 229, Fordyce, AR 71742. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .