Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Wesley Wooten

Wesley Wooten

Oct 9, 2010

Wesley Wooten, 49 of Hampton, died Saturday, October 9, 2010. He was born January 8, 1961 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to James W. and Gail Wooten. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Wooten of Hampton; three sons, Sean Williams and wife Stephanie of Camden, Justin Wooten of Hampton, and Brent Wooten of Palestine, Texas; one grandchild, Mackenzie Williams of...

Billy Hugh Hannegan

Billy Hugh Hannegan

Oct 8, 2010

Billy Hugh Hannegan, 66, of Hampton, died Friday October 8, 2010. Mr. Hannegan was born in Hampton, AR, on January 15, 1944 to the late Jett & Erva Mayfield Hannegan. He was a retired mechanic for the Hampton School District, & a member of the First Baptist Church of Hampton. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Hodnett Hannegan of...

Richard Crain

Richard Crain

Oct 7, 2010

Richard Crain, 83, of Camden, AR, died Thursday October 7, 2010 at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Camden, AR. Mr. Crain was born in Chidester, AR on February 14, 1927 to the late Homer & Carrie Ponder Crane. He was a Methodist, & a retired sheet metal worker. He is survived by his three daughters & sons in-law, Virginia &...

James Luther Harris

James Luther Harris

Oct 4, 2010

James Luther Harris, 65, of Kingsland died Monday, October 4, 2010 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. He was born July 13, 1945 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, James Luther Harris and brother, Jackie Goodman. He is survived by his mother, Eva Harris of Kingsland. Visitation will be Tuesday 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm...

Rachel Ann Stivers

Rachel Ann Stivers

Oct 3, 2010

Rachel Ann Stivers, 28, of Hampton died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born January 23, 1982 in Hobbs, NM. She is survived by her husband, D. J. Stivers; mothers, Polly Allen of Hampton and Martha Seale of Hobbs, NM; step-brother, Jinky Ream of Hampton; sister, Jennifer Ferguson of Snyder, TX. Memorial services will be...

Ritchie Edward Stevenson

Ritchie Edward Stevenson

Oct 2, 2010

Ritchie Edward Stevenson, 80, of Bearden died Saturday October 2, 2010 at his home. Born December 4, 1929 at Camden, he was the son of the late Edward and Ozie Rucks Stevenson. He served in the army during the Korean War and worked for many years at Bearden Lumber Company. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Hayes...

Jane R. Russell

Jane R. Russell

Oct 1, 2010

Minervia Jane Russell, 71, of Kingsland passed away October 1, 2010. She was born December 23, 1938 at Tucker, Arkansas to William and Maudie Barrow Nichols. She graduated from Watson Chapel High School and began working for the Red Cross for sixteen years, later went to work for Jenkins Memorial where she worked until her retirement in 2006. She is...

Carolyn Mcduffie Spiva

Carolyn Mcduffie Spiva

Oct 1, 2010

Carolyn McDuffie Spiva, 74, of Hampton died Friday, October 1, 2010 at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born August 31, 1936 in Hampton, Arkansas. She was a retired RN and a member of Campground Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jackson and Jimmie Tomlinson McDuffie; husband, Rex Spiva; son, Mike Spiva; daughter, Cathie Zachry; brother,...

Corine Shinall Stewart

Corine Shinall Stewart

Sep 30, 2010

Corine Shinall Stewart, age 79 of Fordyce died Thursday September 30, 2010 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born April 19, 1931 in Calhoun City, MS. Corine was a longtime checker at Mad Butcher and Friendly Foods and known to most as "Granny". She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Fordyce. She is preceded in...

Hazel Marie Holmes

Hazel Marie Holmes

Sep 30, 2010

Hazel Marie McGugan Holmes, 92, of Sheridan died Thursday, September 30, 2010 at her home. She was born May 25, 1918, in Havana, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan. She was preceded in death by her parents, O.E. and Josephine McGugan; her husband, Sidney Reese Holmes; brother, O.E. McGugan; and two sisters,...

Judith Gail Grant

Judith Gail Grant

Sep 26, 2010

Judith Gail Grant of Hampton passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Conway Memorial Hospital in Conway, Arkansas. Judy was born July 11, 1947 in El Dorado, the third daughter of the late Woodrow W. and Berniece Richardson Grant. She has spent the last 48 years of her life with her extended family, the wonderful and caring people of...

Jeff Allen Williams

Jeff Allen Williams

Sep 24, 2010

Jeff Allen Williams, 50, of West Tawakoni, TX, died on Friday September 24, 2010 at the Hunt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, TX. Mr. Williams was born in Great Lakes, IL, on September 23, 1960, to the late Edward & Christine McClellan Williams. He is survived by a son, Jeff Payne of Greenville, TX; a step-son, Jimmie Catrabis of Greenville, TX;...

Ruth Harper Jones

Ruth Harper Jones

Sep 24, 2010

Ruth Harper Jones, 87 of Thornton, died Friday, September 24, 2010 in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born September 21, 1923 to the late Larkin and Ona Cathey Harper. She was an elementary school teacher in Thornton and in Kingsland. She joined First Baptist Church of Thornton and was a member since 1942. She is survived by her husband Herbert Jones...

Johnny Paul Berry

Johnny Paul Berry

Sep 23, 2010

John Paul Berry, 73, of Fordyce passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010. He was born in Monticello, AR to the late Paul S. Berry and Ada O. Cater. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Birdie E. Parker Berry, and a brother, Lawrence Berry. Survivors include his daughters, Darlene Beene and Ronda Traband (John);...

Shelly C. Wall, Jr.

Shelly C. Wall, Jr.

Sep 22, 2010

Shelly C. Wall, Jr., 89 of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010. He was born June 19, 1921 in Helena, Arkansas to the late Shelly C. Wall, Sr. and Lucy Mitchell Wall. He is survived by his wife Carolyn Coleman Wall of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Lynn Yarbrough and husband Gene of Star City, Shelley Norton and husband David...

Myrtice P. House

Myrtice P. House

Sep 20, 2010

Myrtice House passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010 in Fordyce, Arkansas at St. John's Place. She was blessed with living for 94 years. She was born to the parents of Willie and Beulah Pennington, on July 29, 1916 in Bucksnort, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie House. She worked at Gibson's and volunteered on vote...

Claude L. Naquin

Claude L. Naquin

Sep 19, 2010

Claude L. Naquin, age 76, of Kingsland, Arkansas, passed away Sunday September 19, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Born February 8, 1934 to the late Claude L. Naquin, Sr. and Beatrice Foret Naquin. He attended school in Houma, La and was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the...

Douglas Kenneth Johnson

Douglas Kenneth Johnson

Sep 19, 2010

Douglas Kenneth Johnson, 60, of Camden died Sunday September 19, 2010 at his home. He was born December 11, 1949 in Concord, New Hampshire. He was a retired oil tank driver. Douglas had also worked at Fast Mart and Ouachita County Shop in Camden. He was a member of Sylvan Hills Baptist Church in Camden. He was preceded in death...

Ronald W. Beckwith

Ronald W. Beckwith

Sep 18, 2010

Ronald W. Beckwith, 56, of Sheridan died Saturday September 18, 2010 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born February 18, 1954 in De Queen, Arkansas. He was a member of Pine Bluff First Assembly of God Church and was also a Customer Service Engineer for IBM. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and...

Mary Nell Lee

Mary Nell Lee

Sep 18, 2010

Mary Nell Hannegan Lee, 65, died Saturday September 18, 2010. Born September 12, 1945 at Hampton, she was a daughter of the late Jett and Erva Mayfield Hannegan. She was a retired deputy treasurer for Calhoun County and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Jerry Hannegan, one sister, Madge Dean;...

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