Mike Pennington
Aug 30, 2023
Mike Pennington, age 67 of Holly Springs died Wednesday, August 30, 2023. He was born October 19, 1955. He was a retired logging contractor. Mike is preceded in death by his father, Jay Harvey Pennington; four brothers, Gary Pennington, Joe Pennington, Harvey Pennington, Jr., and Jerry Pruitt. He is survived by his wife, Shelia Pennington of Holly Springs; two sons,...
Nina M. Hobgood
Aug 26, 2023
Nina M. Hobgood, 87, of Fordyce died Saturday, August 26, 2023. Born October 27, 1935 at Pottsville, AR, she was the daughter of the late Ezra Mullins and Myrtle Braden Mullins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert A. Hobgood; and two brothers, Tommy Mullins and Van Kenneth Mullins. She is survived by two daughters, Sheri...
Bobby Gene Steelman
Aug 26, 2023
Bobby Gene Steelman, age 82 of Bearden died Saturday, August 26, 2023. He was born September 1, 1940 in Thornton, Arkansas to the late Horace and Opal Steelman. Bobby served in the U.S. Air Force, worked as a barber in Bearden for forty years, postal clerk at Camden Post office for thirty years, served on the Bearden School Board for...
Dennis Earl Dees
Aug 25, 2023
Dennis Earl Dees, 53 of Kingsland died Friday, August 25, 2023. He was born May 31, 1970 in Fordyce to Earl Dees and Dorothy Jean Dees. He is preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Dees; step mother, Joyce Dees; grandmother, Printie Milburn; and grandfather, J.C. Burks. He is survived by two sons; Dylan Dees and wife Shelby of Hampton...
Billy Alfred Vaughan
Aug 22, 2023
Billy Alfred Vaughan, 88, of Laurel, Mississippi, passed away peacefully to join the heavenly choir of the saints on August 22, 2023. Born on August 10, 1935, Billy was the oldest of four children born to Coby and Sarah Helen (Murry) Vaughan of Fordyce, Arkansas, where his father was employed by Fordyce Lumber Company. In the course of time, the...
Patsy Babin Bishop
Aug 20, 2023
Patsy Babin Bishop, age 81, of Kingsland died Sunday, August 20, 2023 at her home in Sherwood. She was born November 16, 1941 to the late Travis (Buck) Tindell and Lucille Peters Tindell. She loved the Lord first and foremost, she adored her family and she loved sitting outside on the deck watching the birds and looking at flowers. She...
Sandra Jorene Smead
Aug 19, 2023
Sandra Jorene Norris Smead, 80, of Kingsland died Saturday August 19, 2023. Born October 15, 1942 at Poughkeepsie, AR, she was the daughter of the late Don Taylor Norris and Thirsie Imogene Bettis Norris. She lived her early years in Kokomo, Indiana and was a graduate of Ball State University Teacher’s College. Sandra was a longtime member of Kingsland Missionary...
Francis Louise Ray
Aug 19, 2023
Francis Louise Ray of Ouachita went home to be with the Lord in her home Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born in Rison, Arkansas to the late Robert Ed Hurst and Jewel Beatrice Sloop Hurst on September 15, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 54 years Lewis V....
James Ed "Button" Clemons
Aug 17, 2023
James Ed “Button” Clemons, age 86 of Bearden died Thursday, August 17, 2023 at his home. He was born September 15, 1936 in Bearden, Arkansas. Button was in the logging business for over fifty years and served in the Army National Guard. Button is preceded in death by his parents, Jim Lee Clemons and Bessie Mae Mosley Clemons; his wife,...
Glynn Vernon Langford
Aug 16, 2023
Glynn Vernon Langford, 85, of Kingsland, Arkansas passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 15, 2023. Glynn was born on September 3, 1937 in New Edinburg, Arkansas. Glynn was a loving father, a true friend and a member of Kingsland First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Pearlie Dee Towery Langford and James Hiram Langford,...
Truman "Bill" Russell Rich
Aug 12, 2023
Truman “Bill” Russell Rich, 91 of El Dorado died Saturday, August 12, 2023 at his home. He was born December 17, 1931 in Fordyce, Arkansas. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, William Alvis Rich and Minnie Astelle Allen Rich; three sisters, Erva Lee Childs, Cynthia Ann Webb, and Tommie Lewis and one brother, Jake Rich. He is survived...
Michelle Lynn Madden
Aug 11, 2023
Michelle Lynn Madden, age 49 of Camden died Friday, August 11, 2023 at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born June 13, 1974 in Camden, Arkansas. Michelle is survived by her parents, Wayne and Elaine Ray of Sparkman; one daughter, Miranda Layne Madden of Magnolia; and one brother, Steven Wayne Ray of Sparkman. Visitation will be...
Joye Taylor
Aug 7, 2023
Joye Taylor, age 75 of Bryant died Monday, August 7, 2023 at her home. She was born May 31, 1948 in Dallas County Arkansas. She was a retired salesman. Joye is preceded in death by her parents, Fred Dennis Bledsoe and Theresa Hall Bledsoe; and her husband, James W. Taylor. She is survived by two daughters, Virginia (Jason) Palmer of...
Shelby Elizabeth Young
Aug 5, 2023
She was a ray of sunshine that lit up the room. She commanded full attention from the moment she walked in, which was usually late. She was full of energy and could lift anyone’s spirits. She didn’t need the lashes, lipstick or nails, but she wore them like nobody else! Her name was Shelby Elizabeth Young, and on June 15,...
Clarence Allen Madera
Aug 5, 2023
Clarence Allen Madera, a devoted family man and lifelong resident of Hampton, Arkansas, passed away on August 5, 2023, at the age of 71. He departed at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by his beloved family. Born on January 9, 1952, in Bastrop, Louisiana, Clarence was the son of Harry and Thelma (Cottrell) Madera. After graduating from...
Marjorie Ann Parker
Aug 4, 2023
Marjorie Ann Mulligan Parker, 85 of Hampton, went to be with her Lord on August 4th, 2023 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-nine years, Leo Parker; her parents, Howard and Nellie Mulligan; and two brothers, Wilmer Mulligan and Troy Mulligan. She is survived by her two daughters, Diane Parker and Carol Thomas (Corey);...
Louise Gornatti Smith
Aug 3, 2023
Louise Gornatti Smith, age 91, of Fordyce went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 3, 2023. She was born August 28, 1931 in Fordyce, AR. Louise was a 1949 graduate of Fordyce High School and married Hugh Edward Smith, Jr. on December 26, 1951. She was a member of the Fordyce First Baptist Church and was involved in various...
Norman Murphy
Aug 3, 2023
Norman R. Murphy, 63 of Hampton died August 3, 2023 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. He was born on March 1, 1960 in Memphis, TN. He is preceded in death by his parents; Clarence Murphy and Janie Murphy. He is survived by his wife Deborah Murphy of Hampton; one son, Bryant (Brooke) Murphy of Hampton; one daughter, Jennifer...
Harold F. Duncan
Jul 31, 2023
Harold F. Duncan, age 91 of Hampton died Monday July 31, 2023 at Ouachita County Medical Center. He was born October 29, 1931. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church where he served as deacon. He retired from Ouachita Electric after 34 years of service. Harold is preceded in death by his parents, Doyle and Edna Duncan; his wife...
Katherine Ferrell Hearnsberger
Jul 31, 2023
Katherine Ferrell Hearnsberger, age 94 of Benton, born April 26, 1929 to J.V. and Eva Lou Ferrell, passed after a long goodbye on July 31, 2023. She is now reunited with her loving husband of 62 years, Rex Hearnsberger. The wife of a career Army man, she moved the family many times around the world. While on Okinawa, she became...
