Steven Bennett Word
Apr 11, 2013
Steven Bennett Word, 62 of Bearden, died Thursday, April 11, 2013. He was born March 13, 1951 the son of Betty Word and the late J. E. Word. He was a member of Believer's Outreach Church in Camden, AR. He operated The Corner in Bearden for 29 years. Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Lynn; mother, Betty Word; brother,...
Clyde Dewayne Brinkley
Apr 11, 2013
Clyde Dewayne Brinkley, 71, of Fordyce died Thursday April 11, 2013. Born March 17, 1942 at Quitman, he was a son of the late Thomas Jerdie and Effie Lena Qualls Brinkley. He was a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Dwight, Harold, and Earl Brinkley; three sisters,...
Julius Walter Cooper
Apr 10, 2013
Julius Walter Cooper (J.W.) was born June 8, 1945, and died April 10, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius D. Cooper and Helen Juanita Burks; grandson, Dustin Newkirk; and sister, Helen Robertson. Survivors include his wife, Delores Cooper; three children, Angie Cooper, James Cooper, and Tiffany Dickson; and a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Julius...
Clyde Edward Davis
Apr 8, 2013
Clyde Edward "Hammer" Davis, 71 of Tinsman, Arkansas died Monday. He was born June 30, 1941 in Hampton to the late Edford and Maurine Oliver Davis. He was also preceded in death by his brother Randell Davis and sister Margie Davis. He is survived by his wife Judy Davis of Tinsman; four daughters: Nancy Bryant of Tinsman, Candy Bettis of...
Bobby Lane Avant
Apr 8, 2013
Bobby Lane Avant, 56, of Hampton died Monday April 8, 2013. Born January 14, 1957 at Camden, he was a son of the late B.L. and Maxine Duncan Avant. He is survived by three sons, Brandon Avant and wife, Melissa of Harrell, SSG Brent Avant and wife Regina of Clarksville, TN; Brandon and Brent's mother, Ginger Kitchens of Frenchport, AR;...
Harold Thomason
Apr 4, 2013
Harold Thomason, 91, of Hampton died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Cornerstone Healthcare in Jacksonville. He was born August 17, 1921 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Harold was a farmer, a member of First Baptist Church in Hampton, and a World War II Army veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, William Arthur Thomason and Bernie Benson Thomason; and...
Audrey "Sue" Witherington
Apr 3, 2013
Audrey "Sue" Mozelle Meece Witherington, 91, of Benton died Wednesday April 3, 2013. Born April 6, 1921 in Dallas County, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Ethel Gill Meece. She was a retired telephone operator for Alltel. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Ray Armin Witherington; one grandson, Kristopher Michael Witherington; six siblings,...
Delores Ann Crawford
Apr 3, 2013
Delores Ann Crawford, 76, of Bearden died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at her home. She was born May 6, 1936 in Nashville, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Harper and Artie Hadley Harper; husband, Bobby Crawford; two sons, Terry Warnack and Dennis Warnack; four brothers, Robert Harper, James Harper, Hollis Harper and Norman Harper; three sisters,...
Odelia Herring Walsh
Mar 27, 2013
Odelia Herring Walsh, 93 of Sparkman, was born to Nannie Frazer and Green Barry Herring on February 19, 1920 in Sparkman, Arkansas. She left her earthly body in exchange for a glorious place with her Lord on March 27, 2013. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Ben Walsh; her son, Benny Bruce Walsh; her sister Florence Atchley;...
Dorothy Hern Scarlett
Mar 26, 2013
Dorothy Hern Scarlett, 90, of Fordyce died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born March 21, 1923 in Holly Springs, Arkansas. Dorothy was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fordyce where she had worked in the nursery department for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Loyd and...
Mada F. Mann
Mar 25, 2013
Mada F. Hand Mann, 73 of Fordyce, died Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born January 7, 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Larkin and Pastoria Fletcher Hand. She was a member of West 4th Street Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Mann and sister Shug Lockridge. She is survived by her...
Charles "Ronnie" Tucker
Mar 24, 2013
Charles "Ronnie" Tucker, 66, of Benton died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant. He was born June 20, 1946 in Manning, Arkansas. He was a retired customer service manager for the city of North Little Rock, a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the Air Force, and he was also a member of First...
Ann Nutt
Mar 17, 2013
Ann Nutt, 77 of Fordyce, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her home. She was born September 1, 1935 in El Dorado to the late Raymond and Lois Rutherford Gray. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church for 51 years. Ann was also preceded in death by her brother, Larry Joe Gray and sister, Shirley Jean...
Eva Porter
Mar 9, 2013
Eva Frances Davis Porter, 82, of Tinsman died Saturday March 9, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born November 7, 1930 in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late James Wilson and Effie Elizabeth Smith Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of Tinsman First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of...
Aaron Morgan
Mar 6, 2013
Aaron Morgan, 92, died March 6, 2013. He was born in Banks, Arkansas August 30, 1920. He was a World War II Navy veteran, and a real estate broker in Houston, Texas. He recently lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He will be greatly missed by family in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. A visitation and memorial service will be 10:00 am Saturday,...
Morgan Ernest Barnes
Mar 5, 2013
Morgan Ernest Barnes, 77 of Little Rock died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born March 12, 1935 in Thornton, Arkansas. He was a retired painter for Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jewell Barnes and Esther Paganoni Barnes. He is survived by his...
Gary L. Avitts
Mar 5, 2013
Gary L. Avitts, 71 of Bearden, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at his home. He was born February 25, 1942 in Leachville, Arkansas to the late Cheslie E. and Nyline Johnson Avitts. He was retired from the United States Air Force and from General Dynamics in Camden. He was preceded in death by his brother Gilbert Avitts. He is survived...
Billy W. Looney
Mar 4, 2013
Billy W. Looney, 67 of Camden and Holly Springs, died Monday, March 4, 2013. He was born December 4, 1945 in Camden, Arkansas to the late Emmett C. and Helen Elizabeth Laird Looney. He is survived by his two sons, Wayne Looney and wife Terrisa and Dewey Looney and wife Stacie all of Camden; his sister Helen Stovall of Bluff...
Carolyn Jones Manning
Mar 3, 2013
Carolyn Jones Manning, 95 of Fordyce, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. She was born November 22, 1917 in Calhoun County, Arkansas to the late Benjamin Franklin Jones and Lottie Lavonia Pugh Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband Woodrow Manning. She is survived by her brother Glenn Jones of Fordyce, sister Gladys Myrlene Donahue of Dallas, Texas,...
Betty L. Cobb
Feb 24, 2013
Betty L. Cobb, 80 of Fordyce, died Sunday, February 24, 2013. She was born November 21, 1932 in Newport, Arkansas to the late Hubert and Earnestine Shelton Sulephen. She was also preceded in death by her brother Bo Sulephen, her sister Capy Benson, and her granddaughter Elizabeth Smith. She is survived by her husband H.T. Cobb of Fordyce; two sons...
