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Margaret Louise Wages
Jun 20, 2011
Margaret Louise Wages, 64, of Bearden died Monday, June 20, 2011. She was born September 21, 1946 in Bearden. She was preceded in death by her parents, Troy and Dorothy Walthall Quarles; husband, Harry Eugene Wages and one brother, Kenneth Quarles. She is survived by special friend, Cristobal Chavez of Bearden; two sons, Terry Wages of Bearden, Ricky Wages of...
Mary Frances Johnson Cearley Langford
Jun 15, 2011
Mary Frances Johnson Cearley Langford, 71, of Kingsland, departed her earthly home for her heavenly home on Wednesday June 15, 2011. She was devoted to her family and cherished each one of them. She loved to travel and her favorite place to visit was Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, CO. She retired from Fordyce Picture Frame Company in...
Randy Williams
Jun 13, 2011
Dewey Randall "Randy" Williams, 59, of Bearden died Monday, June 13, 2011 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. He was born November 19, 1951 in Fordyce. He was a member of Eagle Mills First Baptist Church and assistant warehouse manager for Highland Industrial Park in East Camden where he worked for 28 years. Randy enjoyed playing bass guitar and...
Joe Boiter
Jun 10, 2011
Joe Boiter, 82, of Fordyce, died Friday June 10, 2011 at the Dallas County Medical Center. Mr. Boiter was born in Seneca, South Carolina, on October 8, 1928 to the late James A. & Annie Boiter. He was a retired maintenance worker for the Civil Service. He is survived by his son, Kenny Bailey & wife Myrna of Little Rock,...
Edith Lee Holmes
Jun 9, 2011
Edith Lee Holmes, age 90, of Hampton, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 in the Ouachita Medical Center at Camden. Born August 27, 1920 in Malvern. She was the daughter of the late Bryan and Betty House Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Thornton. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband...
John Frederick Green
Jun 9, 2011
John Frederick Green, 80, of Little Rock, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Fordyce on March 2, 1931. John is preceded in death by his wife, Billye Vetter Green, his parents, Fred & Gracie Green, two brothers, Don & Will Green. He is survived by his son, Joy Vetter Green of Little Rock,...
Ina Mccullough Spears
Jun 8, 2011
Ina McCullough Spears, 85, of Fordyce died Wednesday June 8, 2011 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born February 22, 1926 at New Edinburg, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Jonas and Ellen A. Sims McCullough. She was a homemaker and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Raymond...
Odie Haynes Doherty
Jun 6, 2011
Odie Haynes Doherty, 89, of Bearden died Monday, June 6, 2011. She was born January 16, 1922 in Calhoun County. She was a retired CNA for Ouachita County Health Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.W. Haynes and Emma Williams Haynes; husband, Doyle J. Doherty; sons, James Dale Doherty and Billy Dean Doherty. She is survived by...
Francis Ozell Clontz
May 31, 2011
Francis Ozell Clontz, 76, of Harrell, AR, died Tuesday May 31, 2011. She was born in Banks, AR on November 25, 1934 to the late Alvin Grover & Jobie Lee Carter. Mrs. Clontz was a retired Home Aid for the Arkansas Department of Health, & was a member of the Harrell United Methodist Church for 66 years. She is survived...
Jimmie Lee Simpson
May 29, 2011
Jimmie Lee Simpson, 75, of Bearden died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at his home. He was born June 15, 1935 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was retired from the United States Air Force and LTV in East Camden. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bearden and a member of the Lion's Club. Jimmie Lee was...
Gladyce Pauline Wilkins
May 29, 2011
Gladyce Pauline Wilkins, 94 of Little Rock, died Sunday, May 29, 2011. She was born December 8, 1916 in Princeton, Arkansas and was preceded in death by her husband, Hershel Wilkins. She is survived by two sons, John W. Wilkins of Little Rock and James Wilkins and wife Judy of Shreveport, Louisiana; her grandson, Jeff Wilkins and wife Alicia of...
James Blake Nutt
May 26, 2011
James Blake Nutt, 17, of Bearden died Thursday, May 26, 2011. He was born April 6, 1994 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was a student at Camden Fairview High School and a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Hampton and Lighthouse of Hope in Bearden. He is survived by his parents, Christopher Nutt of Hampton and Jodie and James Givens...
Jackie Nutt Harris
May 26, 2011
Jacquline "Jackie" Nutt Harris, 54, of El Dorado died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. She was born January 14, 1957 in Hampton, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Banks Missionary Baptist Church in Banks. She was preceded in death by her father, W.S. Nutt, Jr. She is survived...
Elmore Barry Evans
May 24, 2011
Elmore Barry Evans III, 58, of Fordyce died Tuesday May 24, 2011 at his home. Born March 14, 1953, he was a son of the late Elmore Barry "Bo" Evans, Jr. and Velma Roberta Smith Evans. He was a mechanic at Russell Chrysler in Fordyce. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny Evans and Billy Evans. Survivors include...
Mary Frances Daniel
May 23, 2011
Mary Frances Daniel, 84, of Little Rock died Monday, May 23, 2011. She was born September 13, 1926 in Thornton, Arkansas. Mary loved to cook for her family and she owned and operated small grocery store. She is preceded in death by her parents, Tommy Stell and Lena Threet Stell; husband, Billy Andrew Daniel; son, Ricky Daniel and granddaughter, Nikki...
Gila F. Earnest
May 23, 2011
Gila F. Earnest, 84 of Hampton, died Monday, May 23, 2011. She was born December 5, 1926 in Tinsman, Arkansas to the late James H. and Velma Duncan Smead. She was preceded in death by her husbands James R. Earnest and Glenn R. McKinnie, and three brothers,William Horace Smead, Homer "Speedy" Smead, and R.G. Smead. She is survived by two...
Karen Jean Reddin
May 22, 2011
Karen Jean Reddin, age 52 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2011 following a sudden illness. She was born on October 31, 1958 in Hampton, Arkansas to Thomas Rinehart and Jean Bowen Rinehart who preceded her in death. Karen is survived by her husband, Steve Reddin, a son, Kevin (Jeanna Marie) and a daughter, Jeanna Lea...
Iva Maxine Miller
May 14, 2011
Iva Maxine Miller, 87, of Kingsland died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born September 10, 1923 in New Edinburg, Arkansas. She was a member of Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church and a retired school teacher. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Horatia Sims and Percillia Josephine Langford Sims; seven brothers, Pete...
Irvin Purifoy, Jr.
May 14, 2011
Irvin Purifoy, Jr., 64, of Fordyce died Saturday, May 14, 2011. He was born November 29, 1946 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Fordyce. He was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin and Alta Mae Earl Purifoy; wife, Hershia Denton Purifoy; brother, Alvis Purifoy; sisters, Freda Parker and Syble Rogers; grandchildren, Michael Brent...
Joseph Ronald Feasler
May 12, 2011
Joseph Ronald Feasler, 70, of Tucson, AZ died Thursday May 12, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Tucson. Mr. Feasler was born in Erie, PA, on July 31, 1940 to the late Joseph Henry & Elaine Cooke Feasler. He was a 1959 graduate from Ellet High School in Akron, OH, a Master Mason, a Purchasing Agent for Goodyear Aerospace...
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