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Lester "Lee" Alexander Anthony

March 3, 1937 — December 21, 2023

Lester “Lee” Alexander Anthony, age 86 of Bearden died Thursday, December 21, 2023 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was born March 3, 1937 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was a retired grocery store manager and a life-long member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Bearden.
Lee is preceded in death by his parents, Lester Dee Anthony and Maggie Ozella Quarles Anthony; wife, Betty Welch Anthony; two sisters, Maxine Ethridge and Jane McClain; and three brothers, John R. Anthony, Glenn Anthony, and Alan Anthony. He is survived by one son, Greg (Tina) Anthony of Warren; one daughter, Sheila (Kim) Johnson of Bearden; two brothers, Bill Anthony and Dennis Anthony of Bearden; grandchildren, Amanda (Matt) Roberts, Heather (Nick) Johnson, Steven (Jessica) Anthony, Alisa (Spencer) Mitchell, Ashlin (Richard) Fincher, Britni (Justin) Moreland and Frank (Alyssa) Baughman; great grandchildren, Kinsey Merrick, Gabe Johnson, Garrett Johnson, Caleb Johnson, Halli Bean, Brooks Anthony, Benson Anthony, Landon Massey, Lowrey Massey, Landon Moreland, Chase Moreland, Walker Baughman, Hailey Robertson and Mattison Roberts.
Visitation will be Saturday 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Benton Funeral Home in Bearden. Burial services will be private at Pine Crest Cemetery in Bryant at a later date. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .
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