Obituaries
Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Charles Hugh Williams
Apr 22, 2008
Charles Hugh Williams, 76, of Hampton, formerly of Fordyce, died Tuesday April 22, 2008 at his home. Mr. Williams was born in Fordyce, AR on March 26, 1932 to the late Virgil A. & Verna M. Wood Williams. He was a member of the Victory Assembly of God Church in Camden, and honorably served his country in the United States...
Connie Lee Stell Scott
Apr 21, 2008
Connie Lee Stell Scott, 89, of Thornton died Monday April 21, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital in Little Rock. Born July 4, 1918 in Dallas County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lena Threet Stell. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church at Thornton. She was preceded in death by her...
Mickey Douglas Fuller
Apr 21, 2008
Mickey Douglas Fuller, 65, of Kingsland, died Monday April 21, 2008. Mr. Fuller was born in Hornbeak, TN on June 28, 1942 to the late Douglas Benton Fuller Sr. & Lee Ann Rhodes Fuller. Mr. Fuller was a retired Welder Supervisor for W & A Manufacturing, & a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Fordyce. He is survived...
Dodson Mccallister
Apr 20, 2008
Dodson McCallister, 79, of New Edinburg died Sunday April 20, 2008 at the Bradley County Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1928 to the late Barron and Aline Harris McCallister. He was a retired log scaler at Georgia-Pacific where he worked for 30 years. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Gail McCallister and...
Roy Eugene Rogers
Mar 10, 2008
Roy Eugene Rogers, 65 of Kingsland, died Monday, March 10, 2008. He was born November 17, 1942 in Kingsland , Arkansas to the late Woodrow K. and Eunice Lisemby Rogers. He was a retired logger, a member of Kingsland Methodist Church and the Kingsland Masonic Lodge. He is preceded in death by one son, Christopher Morrow Rogers and one brother,...
Vivian Ann Gorman
Feb 20, 2008
Vivian Ann Thrasher Gorman, 64 of Hampton died Wednesday February 20, 2008 at her home. Born December 3, 1943 at Camden, she was the daughter of the late John Franklin and Ola Sue Whitley Thrasher. She is survived by two sons, Steven Gorman of Hampton and Michael Gorman of Hampton; a brother, John Thrasher, Jr. of Gurdon; two grandchildren, Justin...
Tinky Grisham
Dec 22, 2007
Tinky Grisham, born April 21, 1932, went home to be with the Lord Sarurday, December 22, 2007, to be reunited with her loving "Mama" Myrtle Grisham. She is survived by her sister, Jo Ann Payne of Junction City, AR; and a niece and nephew, Towanann and Lynn Schatz of Star City, AR, who loved her so much and was so...
Phillip Reddin
Dec 3, 2007
Phillip Reddin, 58 of Hampton died Monday, December 3, 2007 at Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. He was born January 31, 1949 in Hampton. He was a member of Camp Ground Presbyterian Church in Hampton. Phil had owned and operated several businesses such as Phil's Flowers, an antique furniture business and a food catering business. He was...
Kevin Brian Finigan
Nov 29, 2007
Kevin Brian Finigan, 51 of Fordyce, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born August 16, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Fordyce and was Senior Tool Designer for Lockheed Martin in East Camden. Kevin was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was loved by anyone who...
Zetha Van Green
Nov 4, 2007
Zetha Van Green, 71 of Fordyce died Sunday November 4, 2007 at the Dallas County Medical Center. Born February 9, 1936 at Ramsey, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Van Sisson and Lottie Juanita Meece Sisson. She was a homemaker and a member of Cane Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert...
Cynthia Lynn Buehler
Sep 23, 2007
Cynthia Lynn Buehler age 32 of Fordyce died September 23, 2007 at her home. Born May 13, 1975 at Fordyce, she was the daughter of Becky Williams Ables of Fordyce and Gene Gentry of Alexander, AR. Other than her parents, she is survived by her daughter, Kristen Buehler; a son, Joshua Buehler; two sisters, Michelle Hull (Glen) of Kingsland, and...
Ronald Wayne Lloyd
Jul 13, 2007
Ronald Wayne Lloyd, 48, of Fordyce died Friday July 13, 2007. Born April 26, 1959 at Wichita Falls, TX, he was a son of Robert J. and the late Norma Lorene Southall Lloyd. He was a truck driver. He served in the Army for 3 years and for 20 years in the Arkansas National Guard. He is survived by his...
Joel Deen Kilgore
Jul 2, 2007
Joel Deen Kilgore, 50, of 3100 Happy Valley Drive, after a courageous battle with cancer, died July 2nd 2007 with his family by his side. He was born in Little Rock on June 20th, 1957 to Jackie Kilgore and the late Dr. John H. Kilgore Sr. of Caraway, AR. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Osier and Buna...
Jackie L. Rowe
Jun 17, 2007
Jackie L. Rowe, 60 of Fordyce, Arkansas, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007. He was born November 2, 1946 in Hampton Arkansas to the late Ben Abner and Maggie Ophelia Rowe. He is survived by his wife, Julia Rowe of Fordyce, Arkansas; his son, Tracy Rowe and wife Tammi of Columbia, Missouri; his daughter, Tiffany Hastings and husband Chad of Lonoke,...
Nancy Ann Christian
Jun 14, 2007
Nancy Ann Watson Christian, age 62, of Camden, Arkansas died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born September 8, 1944 in Sparkman, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church in Camden. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rayford Daniell and Alma Ezell Daniell; her first...
Arthur Lon Mcdonald
Jun 9, 2007
Arthur Lon McDonald, 48 of Royse City, Texas, formerly of Fordyce, Arkansas went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 9, 2007. Although he left this life following a year long battle with cancer, his spirit will remain with us forever. He was a wonderful man always going out of his way to make sure his family was comfortable, safe,...
Amanda Leanne Grice
Jun 8, 2007
Amanda LeAnne Allen Grice, 33, of New Edinburg, died Friday June 8, 2007. Amanda was born in Pine Bluff, AR, on January 20, 1974. She was a homemaker, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Fordyce. She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Keith Grice; her two sons, Austin & Grant Grice of New Edinburg, AR;...
James Thurmon Hampton
May 5, 2007
James Thurmon Hampton, 83, of Fordyce died Saturday May 5, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born November 5, 1923 at Calvin, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Emmett Verden and Bertha Geyer Hampton. Mr. Hampton was a retired Roadmaster for the Rock Island Railroad, a World War II Army Veteran, a member of the American...
John Melvin Dorey
Feb 3, 2007
John Melvin Dorey, 78, of Fordyce, died February 3, 2007 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born December 31, 1928 in Hope, Arkansas. He was an Air Force veteran, a retired logging contractor and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Fordyce. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Melvin Dorey and...
Jimmy M. Stanton
Jul 21, 2006
Jimmy M. Stanton, 63 of Fordyce, died Friday, July 21, 2006 at his home. He was born June 19, 1943 in Bearden, Arkansas to the late Ben Stanton and Lizzie Hearnsberger Stanton Brown. He was retired from the Fordyce Police Department. He also served in the U.S. Navy and was currently a part time deputy for the Dallas County Sheriff's...
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