Obituaries
Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Clarence Jackson Brown
Feb 8, 2011
Clarence Jackson Brown, 74, of Fordyce, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday February 8, 2011. Mr. Brown was born in Bearden, AR on January 10, 1937 to the late Lewis J. & Katie Belle Clemons Brown. Mr. Brown was a Trucking Broker Agent. He served with the Gideons for over 30 years, was a Deacon at the First...
Samuel Adair Turney
Feb 6, 2011
Samuel Adair Turney, 30, of Fordyce died Sunday February 6, 2011 at his home. He was born October 14, 1980 at Stuttgart. He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Earl Turney, grandfathers, Sam Turney and William Cash. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Becky and David Cash of Fordyce; grandparents, J.W. and Ruby Adair of Fordyce,...
Charles Ray Pate
Feb 4, 2011
Charles Ray Pate, 67, of Leola passed from this earth Friday, February 4, 2011 at his home. He was born August 24, 1943 in Ashdown, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, Louis Pate, one sister, Shirley Richardson. He is survived by his wife of 37 wonderful years, Myrtle Holloway Pate of Leola. Charles and Myrtle have two...
Clark Roy Langley
Feb 4, 2011
Clark Roy Langley, 53, of Fordyce died Friday February 4, 2011 at Longmeadow Nursing Home in Camden. He was born July 21, 1957 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He is survived by his parents, Jack and Inez Langley of Fordyce; four brothers, Jimmy Langley of Houston, TX, Mark Langley of Kingsland, Joey Langley of Fordyce, Danny Langley of Houston, TX; four sisters,...
Inez O'Neal Word
Feb 1, 2011
Inez O'Neal Word, 92 of New Edinburg died Tuesday February 1, 2011 at the Dallas County Medical Center. Mrs. Word was a member of Mt. Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin T. Word, and a daughter, Joan Starnes. Survivors include daughters, Lorraine Taylor of Fordyce and Barbara Milburn (Scott) of Monticello; grandsons, Perry...
Bobby Howard Wright
Jan 29, 2011
Bobby Howard Wright, 77, of Eagle Mills died Saturday January 29, 2011 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehab Center in Camden. He was born September 2, 1933 in Eagle Mills, Arkansas. He was retired from Bearden Lumber Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, James S. and Mary Mitchell Wright; wife, Verna Dean Wright; brothers, James, Eddie, Lewis and...
Carmelia Harper Newton
Jan 22, 2011
Carmelia Harper Newton, 81, of Thornton died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado. She was born August 12, 1929 in Calhoun County. She was a retired beautician and a member of First United Methodist Church in Bearden. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grover Cleveland Harper and Alpha Cooper Harper; husband,...
Norma Ruth Ault
Jan 18, 2011
Norma Ruth Turner Ault, 85, of Alexander died Tuesday January 18, 2011 at her home. Born October 23, 1925 at Princeton, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Nancy Cheatham Turner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Julius Ault and a son, Joey Ault. She is survived by a son, Norman Ault of Little Rock; daughter,...
Clarence Isaac Earnest
Jan 16, 2011
Clarence Isaac Earnest, 85 of Fordyce, died Sunday, January 16, 2011. He was born September 16, 1925 in Tinsman to the late Noah and Fannie Fritz Earnest. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Earnest and two brothers. He is survived by three sons, Reggie Earnest and wife Kay of Fordyce, Felix Earnest and wife Debra of Shreveport,...
Ferrel Dean Launius
Jan 12, 2011
Ferrel Dean Launius, 78, of Bearden died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at his home. He was born October 18, 1932 in Holly Springs, Arkansas. Ferrel served in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and was a member of Bearden First Assembly of God Church in Bearden. He was retired from Highland Industrial Park in East Camden and was also former...
Melvin Rubin Gilliam
Jan 8, 2011
Melvin Rubin Gilliam 70, of Leola, Arkansas went to heaven to be with his Lord on January 8, 2011. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Sharon Woods Gilliam, his youngest son Mitchell Edward Gilliam, parents Rubin and Cora Gilliam, brothers Lewis, Charles, and Bud Gilliam, sisters Louise Gilliam and Patsy Gilliam Hoyt. He is survived by his...
May Rose Marks
Jan 4, 2011
May Rose (Mitzi) Marks, 85 of Fordyce passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at St. John's Place of Arkansas, She was born January 21, 1925 in St. Louis, MO. She was married to the late William I. Marks of Fordyce on January 4, 1945. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Marks Worrell of Pine Bluff; son, William R....
Elbert W. Lisemby
Jan 4, 2011
Elbert W. Lisemby, 84 of Fordyce, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011. He was born November 16, 1926 in Kingsland to the late Wesley Andrew and Hettie Neely Lisemby. He served in the army and retired from Southwestern Bell after 38 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Bryant Lisemby; five sisters, Eunice Rogers, Marie Haynie,...
H.J. Saeler
Jan 2, 2011
H.J. Saeler, 76 of Bismarck, died Sunday, January 2, 2011. He was born September 14, 1934 in Kingsland, Arkansas to the late Horace and Rosie Thompson Saeler. He served in the armed forces, was a shriner and a 32nd degree Mason. He is survived by his wife "Dinky" Saeler of Bismarck; one son, Jerel Saeler and wife Sherry of Fordyce;...
Mary Sue Marks Davis Harrell
Dec 31, 2010
Mary Sue Marks Davis Harrell, 59, of El Dorado, died Friday December 31, 2010 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Mrs. Harrell was born in Fordyce, AR on July 23, 1951 to the late Paul Gordon & Evalyn Carpenter Marks. She was a medical technician for Medical Labs of Arkansas in El Dorado, AR. She is survived by...
Lee Ophelia Barker
Dec 31, 2010
Lee Ophelia Sanders Barker, 94 of Kingsland, died Friday, December 31, 2010. She was born January 4, 1916 in Macon, Mississippi to the late James O. and Bertha Rogers Sanders. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Edward Barker; daughter, Faye Bruch; and sister, Dorothy Lindsey. She is survived by three daughters, Lee Klappenbach and husband Norm of...
Billy Ward Heinley
Dec 27, 2010
Billy Ward "Bill" Heinley, 82, of Little Rock, AR, died Monday December 27, 2010. Mr. Heinley was born in Fordyce, AR on September 8, 1928 to the late Bertha Turner & Edward Heinley. After graduation from college, Bill entered into education as a high school teacher, later becoming a principle, superintendent & retired from the position of director of elementary...
Charles Laverne Hopkins
Dec 25, 2010
Charles Laverne Hopkins, 75, of Mabelvale, Arkansas died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born February 9, 1935 in Thornton, Arkansas. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Vinnia Sullivent Hopkins and siblings, Alton Hopkins, Elvin Hopkins, Gladys Sanders, Bernice Skaggs and Bruce...
Thelma D. Grice
Dec 25, 2010
Thelma D. Mosley Grice of Kingsland, Arkansas passed away peacefully on the morning of December 25, 2010. She was born in Calmer, Arkansas on February 16, 1926 to the late Edmond and Mattie Mosley. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Clifton Grice; two daughters, Gloria Jean Bryant (Bob Bryant) of Nacogdoches, TX, Deborah Slayton Temple (Scott Temple)...
Sharon Woods Gilliam
Dec 24, 2010
Sharon Louise Woods Gilliam of Leola, Arkansas went to heaven to be with her Lord on December 24, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents Ada Louise and James Robert Woods, brother Roy Milton Woods, sisters Aileen Hicks and Joan Bulman. Also she was preceded by her youngest son Mitchell Edward Gilliam. She is survived by her husband...
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