Myrtle Louise Brown

Myrtle Louise Anderson Brown, 94, of Fordyce died Friday December 22, 2023 at St. Vincent’s Hospice in Little Rock. Born June 19, 1929 at Copiah County, MS, she was a daughter of the late Fred Anderson and Ruth Thompson Anderson. Myrtle was retired from the Arkansas State Highway Police.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Wade, Jack and Tommy Anderson; a sister, Shirley Jackson; infant daughter, Melinda Hintson; son, Randy Mitchell; grandson, Cass Mitchell; son-in-law, Jimmy Christmas.
She is survived by her children, Peggy Christmas of Bastrop, LA, Barry Hintson and wife Sarah of Fordyce, Jimbo Brown and wife Chrissy of Fordyce, June Marie Booth of Houston, TX; daughter-in-law, Debbie Mitchell of Fordyce; six grandchildren, Christy Wright and husband Richard, Chris Christmas and wife Stacy, Justin Mitchell and wife Amy, Shelby Hintson Taylor and husband Blake, Campbell Brown and Blakely Brown; seven great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine step great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday January 5, 2024 at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday January 5, 2024 at the Benton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital.