Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Robert March Gray

Robert March Gray

Aug 16, 2009

Robert March Gray, 93 of Fordyce, died Sunday, August 16, 2009. He was born May 13, 1916 in Fordyce to the late Virgil Franklin and Amy Frances Bryant Gray. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lota Louise Shook Gray; his daughter, Amy Ruth Little; three sons, Charles, Foster, and Danny Gray; two sisters, one brother, and two grandchildren....

Vivanae Roberta Lockridge

Vivanae Roberta Lockridge

Aug 15, 2009

Vivanae Roberta Lockridge, 77 of Hampton, died Saturday, August 15, 2009. She was born April 8, 1932 in Fordyce, Arkansas to the late Larkin and Pastoria Fletcher Hand. She is survived by her husband, Lavelle Lockridge of Hampton; one son, Phillip Lockridge and wife Patricia of Harrison; three grandchildren, Kristina Lockridge of El Dorado, Sarah Lockridge of Harrison, and Meredith...

Chester Ray Wood

Chester Ray Wood

Aug 15, 2009

Chester Ray Wood, 69 of Fordyce, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was born October 15, 1939 in Moyers, Oklahoma to the late Leslie and Jessie Osgood Wood. He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Lela Kaye Smith and two grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Louise Wood of Fordyce; two sons, Bobby...

Bernadette Defee

Bernadette Defee

Aug 14, 2009

Bernadette DeFee, 61, of Strong, formerly of Hampton, died Friday August 14, 2009 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado, AR. Mrs. DeFee was born in Hampton, AR, on June 18, 1948. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, William Dennis DeFee of Strong, AR; a son, Lane Allen & his wife Tonya of...

Marie Cooper Hodnett

Marie Cooper Hodnett

Aug 13, 2009

Marie Horne Grace Cooper Hodnett of Fordyce died August 13, 2009 at St. John's Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born October 20, 1924 in Sparkman, Arkansas to the late Mae Roberts Horne and Otis D. Horne. Mrs. Hodnett was preceded in death by her Mother and Father, husband Ernest Grace, Sr., sons Infant Grace and Ernest Grace, Jr. and...

George Ellen Stokes

George Ellen Stokes

Aug 11, 2009

George Ellen Stokes, 59, of Hampton died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born December 26, 1949 in Diboll, TX. She was a retired secretary for Shelter Insurance in Hampton. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Edward Milford and Opal Helton Milford. She is survived by her...

Cecil Loyd Biggers

Cecil Loyd Biggers

Aug 11, 2009

Cecil Loyd Biggers, 85, of Hampton died Tuesday, August 11. 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born July 16, 1924 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Newton Biggers and Ezra Mays Biggers, his wife, Sue Kackley Biggers and brother, Clarence Biggers. He was a retired railroad clerk and an Army...

Thomas Andrew Fite

Thomas Andrew Fite

Aug 9, 2009

Thomas Andrew "Drew" Fite, 27, of Sparkman, died Sunday August 9, 2009. He was born in Malvern, Arkansas on February 11, 1982. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his mother, Rita Roberts Fite of Sparkman, AR; a sister, Jamie Fite of Sparkman, AR; three uncles, James D. Roberts & his wife Salina of Fayetteville, NC, John A....

T. Wayne Walker

T. Wayne Walker

Aug 8, 2009

T. Wayne Walker, 70, of Benton, Arkansas, born July 30, 1939, departed this life on August 8, 2009. He was predeceased by his parents, William H. Walker, Sr., and Iola House Walker. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Betty Walden Walker; one son, Christopher W. Walker; a sister, Nancy Garner and brother-in-law, James of Texarkana; a brother,...

Ruby Reap Clark

Ruby Reap Clark

Jul 31, 2009

Ruby Reap Clark, 93, of Hampton, died Friday July 31, 2009 at Hillsboro Life Care in El Dorado, AR. Mrs. Clark was born in Hermitage, AR, on October 19, 1915 to the late A.C. & Nora Roberta Whayne Smith. She was a homemaker & a member of the First Baptist Church in Hampton, where she was the longest active member....

Jeanette Gray

Jeanette Gray

Jul 28, 2009

Jeanette Gray, 69 of Fordyce, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in Little Rock. She was born August 8, 1939 in Hermitage to the late Alfred and Della Mae Gray Quimby. She was preceded in death by her husband, William D. Gray. She is survived by four daughters : Teresa Williams and husband Keith of Sheridan, Debbie Buckley and husband Steve...

Rickey Lee Dempsey

Rickey Lee Dempsey

Jul 27, 2009

Rickey Lee Dempsey, 57, of Hampton died Monday July 27, 2009 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas at El Dorado. Born May 6, 1952 at Hampton, he was a son of the late Harold L. and Barbara Nowlin Dempsey. He managed the Hampton Motel and was a jailer and auxiliary deputy for the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department. He is...

Mavis Sue Gray

Mavis Sue Gray

Jul 22, 2009

Mavis Sue Boyd Gray, 64, of Fordyce died Wednesday July 22, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born January 21, 1945 at Ada, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late James Elmer and Mavis Lillian Sawyer Boyd. She was also preceded in death by a son, Doyle Gene Allen and two brothers, Ronnie Darwin Boyd and Cecil...

James E. Berry

James E. Berry

Jul 21, 2009

James E. Berry, 87, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at his home in Fordyce. He was born September 1, 1921 in Fordyce. He was a member of West 4th Church of Christ, a retired boiler operator for the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Mr. Berry was also a World War II Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar...

Dale Reddin

Dale Reddin

Jul 19, 2009

Bobby Dale Reddin, 69, of Fordyce died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born October 9, 1939 in Tinsman, AR. He was a retired area foreman for the Arkansas Highway Department in Dallas County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doyle and Bertha Hand Reddin; brother, Carlton Reddin, sister, Reba Reddin...

Theda Marks Childress

Theda Marks Childress

Jul 16, 2009

Theda Marks Childress, 88, of Fordyce, died Thursday July 16, 2009 at her home. She was born in New Edinburg, AR on January 5, 1921 to the late John & Minnie Atkins Livingston. Mrs. Childress was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Fordyce. She loved to cook & do yard work. Mrs. Childress was a retired salesperson for Watson's...

Ellen G. Rothwell

Ellen G. Rothwell

Jul 14, 2009

Ellen G. Rothwell drew her last labored breath on July 14, 2009. She was the last surviving child of the late John and Selma Sandine. She was born November 18, 1915 in Rison, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Rothwell, a son, William Gray, and 9 brothers and sisters. She was a retired seamstress and a...

Martha Evelyn Gwin

Martha Evelyn Gwin

Jul 12, 2009

Martha Evelyn Gwin, 85 of Fordyce, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at her home. She was born September 16, 1923 in Dallas County to the late Ed and Bertha Gill Hearne. She was preceded in death by three brothers: Raymond, Cecil, and Judson Hearne and two sisters, Eddie Mae Lowe and Alla Merle Raney. She is survived by her husband,...

Roger Haston Ragan

Roger Haston Ragan

Jul 12, 2009

Roger Haston Ragan, 56, of Bearden, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. He was born August 25, 1932 in Kilgore, TX. He was preceded in death by his father Omega Ragan. He is survived by one son, Christopher Ragan of Hampton; one daughter, Crystal Ragan of MS; three brothers, Bruce Ragan of Fordyce, Jerry...

Retta Marie Gill

Retta Marie Gill

Jul 12, 2009

Retta Marie Parker Gill, 79, of Fordyce died Sunday July 12, 2009 at Senior Suites in Broken Arrow, OK. Born December 8, 1929 at Hampton. She was a daughter of the late William H. and Lillian Womble Parker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Davis Gill, and nephew, James Barner. Survivors include two sons, Terry Wayne Gill...

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