Mary Frances Anthony

Mary Frances Anthony, age 81, of Bearden, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born September 24, 1945, in Camden, Arkansas. She was a retired mail clerk and a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Bearden. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lovic Jackson and Frances Vaughan Jackson; and one brother, Bill Jackson.

Mary is survived by her husband of 58 years, Bill Anthony of Bearden; two sons, Brett Anthony of Thornton, Scott (Heather) Anthony of Bearden; one daughter, Donna (Eddie) Key of Bearden; one brother, Gene Jackson of Lexington, AL; one sister, LaNelle (Leroy) Wilkinson of Cupertino, CA; one sister-in-law, Sue Jackson of Corpus Christi, TX; eight grandchildren, Chelsey (Adam) Bailey, Stephanie (Jerimie) Butler, Natalie (Scott) Shankles, Ashline Harr, Cameron Anthony, Tylan Jacobs, Ryan Moseley, Ian Nowlin; and eleven great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at First Southern Baptist Church in Bearden. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Jimmy Owens and Rev. Jacob Ricker officiating. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register, visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net