Paula Hampton Van Winkle, age 72 of El Reno, OK passed away Friday, May 2, 2025. She was born October 18, 1952 in Shawnee, OK. She was a homemaker and she attended an Assembly of God Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Thurman Hampton and Juanita Jo Hampton; and one sister, Ratha Sanders. She is survived by her husband, David Van Winkle of El Reno, OK; one son, James (Angela) Pennington of White Hall, AR; one daughter, Pamela (Robert) Sherry of El Reno, OK; one sister, Celesta (Kermit) Puterbaugh of Kingsland, AR; six grandchildren, Braydon Pennington, Brittney Pennington, Trenton Pennington, Allie Metcalf, Kaine Dalton, Allison Dalton; one great grandchild, Courtleigh Pennington; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Wednesday 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce, Arkansas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Benton Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Bales and Brother Dusty Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow at Kingsland Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit
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