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Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Daron Lynn Evans
Jul 11, 2012
Daron Lynn Evans, 58 of Woodberry died July 11, 2012 at his home. Born June 1, 1954 at Hampton, he was a son of the late Vernon and Erma Jean Watson Evans. He was a member of Woodberry Baptist Church. He is survived by his brother, Donnie Evans and wife, Candy of Hampton; sister, Sharon Wilson and her husband, Gary...
Jack Arthur Harper
Jul 5, 2012
Jack Arthur Harper, 84, of Fordyce, died Thursday July 5, 2012. Mr. Harper was born in Thornton, AR on May 1, 1928. He was a retired lumber grader for D.J. Barnes Lumber Co., & a member of the Temple Baptist Church. He was survived by his son, Terry Harper & his wife Gay of Maumelle, AR; a grandson, Kipp Harper...
Ronald Ellis Green
Jul 1, 2012
Ronald Ellis Green of Wynne Arkansas born on December 26, 1939 went to be with the lord on Sunday, July 1, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean Carolyn Green, his parents Robert D. and Zelma Green, his brother Robert Edward Green, his sisters Joy Shocklee and Betty Cheatham both of Magnolia, AR, brother Tom Green of...
Mary Ellen Jones
Jun 28, 2012
Mary Ellen Jones, 67, of Fordyce, died Thursday June 28, 2012. Mrs. Jones was born in Fordyce, AR, on November 4, 1944 to the late James Parham & Edna Helen House. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Fordyce, & a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Eugene Jones, of...
Bobby Charles Crouse
Jun 25, 2012
Bobby Charles Crouse, 50, of Thornton died Monday, June 25, 2012 at his home. He was born October 5, 1961 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, Charlie Crouse and one brother, Michael Wayne Crouse. He is survived by his wife, Karen Crouse of Thornton; one son Brad Crouse of Thornton; one daughter Brandy Crouse of...
Phillip Dewayne Erwin
Jun 24, 2012
Phillip Dewayne Erwin, age 48 of Ivan, departed from this life on June 24, 2012 in the Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden following a long illness. Phillip was a truck driver and a member of the Westside Church or Christ in Camden. Born on September 3, 1963 in Rison he is the son of Phillip Daris and Joleta Jacobs...
George Earl Griffis
Jun 24, 2012
George Earl Griffis, 80, of Bearden died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Pine Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center in Camden. He was born October 2, 1931 in Waldo, Arkansas. George was retired from the Arkansas Highway Department. He is preceded in death by his parents, William Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Wise Griffis; daughter, Sharon Kay Griffis; eight brothers, Burral Griffis,...
Lewis Sheridan Freer
Jun 24, 2012
Lewis Sheridan Freer, 77 of Ivan died Sunday June 24, 2012 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born October 14, 1934 in Fordyce, he was a son of the late Phillip Sheridan and Ellen Morgan Freer. Mr. Freer was the owner and operator of Freer Packing Co. in Ivan. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold...
Barbara Lee Neal
Jun 22, 2012
Barbara Lee Neal, 78 of Kingsland, died Friday, June 22, 2012 in Fordyce. She was born July 2, 1933 in Kingsland, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Neal. She is survived by two sons, Paul Michael Neal of Montgomery, Alabama and Tony Neal of Kingsland; two grandsons, Luke and Jake Neal both of Kingsland; a great...
Kenneth Sterling Ables
Jun 19, 2012
Kenneth Sterling Ables, 79, of Hampton died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at his home. He was born May 22, 1933 in Hampton, Arkansas. He was a retired dragline operator and attended Antioch Baptist Church in Hampton. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Terrell and Faye Cleo Parker Ables; one daughter, Ginger Bader and two brothers, Dana Ables...
Peggy Charlotte Bryant
Jun 14, 2012
Peggy Charlotte Bryant, 64, of Fordyce, passed away June 14, 2012. She was born on November 13, 1947 in Smackover, AR, to the late Preston Cranford and to Lena Cranford. Peggy was a hard working lady, owning several stores in her 31 years of retail. After retiring shortly, she accepted a job at a Foster Home, (Grandma's House), then she...
James Clifton Sanders
Jun 9, 2012
James Clifton Sanders, 88, of Sherwood passed away June 9, 2012. He was born September 15, 1923, in New Edinburg, AR, to the late James Oscar and Bertha Rogers Sanders. James was a U.S Army WWII veteran who served in both Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. After leaving the service he became a civil service electrician and worked for...
Kimberly Ryder Morris
Jun 8, 2012
Kimberly Ryder Morris, 37, of Thornton died Friday, June 8, 2012 at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. She was born March 23, 1975 in Memphis, TN. She was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bearden. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, J.S. and Ruth Ryder, Curtis and Juanita Krumrey, William Ray Parker;...
Gwendolyn Jane Wilkes Jordan
Jun 5, 2012
Gwendolyn Jane Wilkes Jordan, 74 of Fordyce, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in Fordyce. She was born January 17, 1938 in Bearden, Arkansas to the late Everett "Hooks" Wilkes and Janie Eloise Hogg Wilkes. She was also preceded in death by her brothers-in law, Melvin Reece and Tommy Jordan, and her sisters-in-law Yvonne Crolius and Sue Mendino. She is survived...
Cynthia Moyer Boroughs
Jun 1, 2012
Cynthia Moyer Boroughs, 77 of Holly Springs, died Friday, June 1, 2012 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born October 27, 1934 in Westlake, Louisiana to the late William Thomas and Martha Louise Carroll Moyer. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Edna Mae Timpone and brother, Carroll Moyer. She is survived by her husband Robert Boroughs of...
Louise Strickland Hollingsworth
May 31, 2012
Louise Strickland Hollingsworth, 81, of Hampton died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. She was born September 19, 1930 in Hampton, Arkansas. She was a member of Campground Presbyterian Church in Hampton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Ollie Bowen Strickland and her husband, Robert Clifton "Buddy" Hollingsworth. She is survived...
Lula Merle Crowder
May 31, 2012
Lula Merle Crowder, 89, of Fordyce, AR, died Thursday May 31, 2012 at the Dallas County Medical Center. She was born in Dallas County, AR, on August 12, 1922 to the late Johnce & Delia Barnes Green. Mrs. Crowder was a cashier at Sam Nutts Grocery store, & a member of the Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Fordyce. She...
John L. Hopkins
May 25, 2012
John L. Hopkins, 73, of Fordyce died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. He was born November 17, 1938 in Telephone, TX. He worked for Raney and Sons Trucking in Fordyce, he was an Air Force Vietnam veteran and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Fordyce. He is preceded in death by his...
Kiffanie Barner
May 23, 2012
Kiffanie Barner, infant daughter of Tiffany Humphrey and Gordon Barner of Kingsland died Wednesday May 23, 2012 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center at Pine Bluff. She is survived by her parents, four brothers, Zachary Marlar, Matthew Braswell, Kentrell Humphrey, Jonathan Barner; sister, Bianca Ercanbrack; grandparents, Tina and Billy Robinson, Ken and Karen Humphrey, Tommy and Mary Ercanbrack, Debbie Steffe, Skipper...
Eva Nell Haynes
May 19, 2012
Eva Nell Gilbert Haynes, 93 of Harrell, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born January 19, 1919 in Calhoun County, Arkansas to the late Christopher Columbus and Alice Byrd Gilbert. She was of the Assembly of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband Otis Lee Haynes; sons Troy and Rod Haynes; grandson...
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