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Patrick Wayne Hagins
Mar 23, 2012
Patrick Wayne Hagins, 21, of Tulsa, OK, formerly of Fordyce, Ar, died March 23, 2012. Mr. Hagins was born in Little Rock, AR, on July 20, 1990. He was a stockman at Food Pyramid & worked at Petsmart. He was a member of the New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, John Wayne & Nancy Marie...
Hermon H. Stephens
Mar 20, 2012
Hermon H. Stephens, 75, of Fordyce, died Tuesday March 20, 2012 at the Dallas County Medical Center. He was born in Pine Bluff, AR on August 3, 1936 to the late L.J. & Reba Stephens. Mr. Stephens was the owner/operator of Stephens Ford of Fordyce for over 43 years. He was the past cub master of Boy Scouts of Fordyce,...
Tina Etue Pennington
Mar 14, 2012
Tina Etue Pennington, 32, of Fordyce, died Tuesday, March 14, 2012 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born May 8, 1979 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked as a cashier for Hurry Back convenient store in Fordyce. She was preceded in death by her mother, Willie Faye Johnson Etue. She is survived by her husband, Ronnie R....
Jewel Earnest Sindle
Mar 12, 2012
Jewel Earnest Sindle, 90, of Tinsman died Monday, March 12, 2012 at John R. Williams Hospice House in El Dorado. She was born August 30, 1921 in Calhoun County Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Audrey Turner Earnest; husband, Waylon Sindle; brother, Robert Earnest. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Patricia...
James Wesley Oliver
Mar 11, 2012
James Wesley Oliver, 77, of Locust Bayou, AR, died Sunday March 11, 2012 at his home. Mr. Oliver was born in Hampton, AR on April 3, 1934 to the late Frank & Dorothy Oliver. Mr. Oliver was a great husband, & father, who loved each & every one of his family members, he never met a stranger & always had...
Susie Louise Hutchens
Mar 9, 2012
Susie Louise Hutchens, 89, of Bearden, AR, died Friday, March 9, 2012. She was born in Ouachita County Arkansas, on July 13, 1922, to the late Joel "Ruth" & Florence Pate Purifoy. Mrs. Hutchens was a homemaker & a member of the Hopeville Assembly of God Church. She is survived by her son, Robbie Hutchens & his wife Cheryl of...
Virginia L. Martin
Mar 6, 2012
Virginia L. Martin, 77, of Hampton, died Tuesday March 6, 2012 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado. Mrs. Martin was born in Cordell, OK, on October 24, 1934 to the late Hugh & Juanita Damon Samples. Mrs. Martin was a retired truck driver, & a member of the Dickinson Baptist Church in Harrell, AR. She is...
William Frank Welch
Mar 4, 2012
William Frank Welch, 68, of Hampton died Sunday March 4, 2012 at his home. Born November 25, 1943 at Chatsworth, Georgia, he was a son of the late Harlan and Annie Jo Watts Welch. He was preceded in death by a brother, B.H. Welch, Jr. Survivors include his Wife, Wanda Lutrell Welch of Hampton; son, Bryan Welch and wife Lisa...
Lowana Brumley
Mar 2, 2012
Thelma Lowana Gordon Brumley, 78, of Fordyce died Friday, March 2, 2012 at her home. She was born April 13, 1933 in Hopewell, VA. Lowana was retired Dallas County Treasurer, and owner of Fordyce Floral. She was also a member of First Baptist Church, Sesame Club and a loyal Democrat. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rossie James...
Billy Gene Lambert
Mar 1, 2012
Billy Gene Lambert 67, of Hampton died Thursday March 1, 2012 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. Born August 14, 1944 at El Dorado, he was a son of the late Dan B. and Lottie Beatrice "Bill" Whittington Lambert. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, John L. Lambert and...
Brian Clemons
Feb 29, 2012
Brian Clemons, 44 of Hampton died Wednesday February 29, 2012 at St. Vincent Infirmary at Little Rock. Born April 7, 1967 at Little Rock, he was a son of Candy Young and the late Johnny Clemons. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hampton. He was preceded in death by his brother, Brad Clemons; grandparents, Marilyn Stokes...
William Elred Rice
Feb 22, 2012
William Elred Rice, 89, of Fordyce, died Wednesday February 22, 2012 at his home. He was born in Gainesville, TX on October 8, 1922 to the late Radney & Carrie Lee Kidd Rice. Mr. Rice was the retired Manager for Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. He was a Funeral Director & Embalmer for over 50 years. He was a longtime...
Henry H. (Jack) Wells
Feb 15, 2012
Henry H. (Jack) Wells, 85, of Fordyce died Wednesday February 15, 2012 at Dallas County Medical Center. Born March 21, 1926 at Fordyce, he was a son of the late Alfred F. and Mary Easter Nutt Wells. He served as a Navy SEAL during World War II and was a firefighter at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Mr. Wells was a...
Cora E. Smith
Feb 13, 2012
Cora E. Smith, 89, of Fordyce, went home to be with the Lord on Monday February 13, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born in Fordyce, AR on January 23, 1923 to the late Edgar L. & Ida Shackleford Oliver Carroll Adams. She was a homemaker & a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Fordyce. She...
Eula Mary Roark
Feb 10, 2012
Eula Mary Bailey Roark (January 21,1919-February 10, 2012) Raised on the bayou in DeRidder, LA, the youngest of 12 children, where Eula was taught the value of hard work and the importance of patience. Granny, as she was known by her eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, cooked the best chocolate pie, baked cream corn and never found a vegetable she...
Wanda Sturgis Estes
Feb 9, 2012
Wanda Sturgis Estes, 90 of Camden, formerly of Cleveland County, died Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Fordyce. She was born December 8, 1921 in Pine Bluff to the late Robert Stanley and Beatrice Ballard Sturgis. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.B. Estes. She loved to read, solve crossword puzzles, and watch classic movies. But her greatest joy...
Hugh Cooper
Feb 3, 2012
Hugh Cooper, 72, of Sparkman died Friday February 3, 2012 at Courtyard Gardens in Arkadelphia. Born July 4, 1939 at Waldo, he was the son of the late James and Lillie Williford Cooper. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Green Cooper. He is survived by a son, David Cooper of Dewitt; step-sons Derrell, Donnie, Raymond, and Wayne...
Mary K. Livingston
Feb 3, 2012
Mary K. Legge Livingston of Fordyce died Friday February 3, 2012 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born August 17, 1917 at Princeton, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Mary Jane Davidson Legge. Mrs. Livingston was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. A.D. Livingston. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Fordyce and...
Nell Rose Steelman
Jan 30, 2012
Nell Rose Steelman, 80, of Fordyce, died Monday January 30, 2012 at St. Johns Place Nursing Home. Ms. Steelman was born in Fordyce, AR, on January 11, 1932 to the late Robert White & Maude Lenora Wood. She was a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. She is survived by her two sons, Doug & Michael Griffin of Fordyce,...
Josephine Gotz Robinson
Jan 28, 2012
Josephine Gotz Robinson, 73, of Kingsland, AR, died Saturday January 28, 2012 at the St. Vincent's Health System. Mrs. Robinson was born in Munich, Germany on March 13, 1938. She was a Baptist & a Homemaker. She is survived by her son, William L. Robinson of Kingsland, AR; a daughter, Eveline Long of Bearden, AR; a brother Gottard Gotz of...
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