Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Janie Louise Milam Buzbee

Janie Louise Milam Buzbee

Jul 17, 2022

Janie Louise Milam Buzbee, 92 of Hampton died Sunday July 17, 2022 at her home. Born December 26, 1929 at Prescott, she was a daughter of the late Hooper D. Milam and Bertie Huey Milam. She was a homemaker. She was selfless, an anchor for her family, always putting them first. She was preceded in death by her parents, her...

Stephen Wyatt Evans

Stephen Wyatt Evans

Jul 16, 2022

Stephen Wyatt Evans, age 62, of Hampton died Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Hampton. He was born September 30, 1959 in San Jose, California. He was a truck driver and U.S. Army veteran. He is preceded in death by his mother, Geneva Laynette McCann Evans; one brother, Jeff Evans; and one sister, Sherry Evans Dupree. Stephen is survived by his...

John William Clemons

John William Clemons

Jul 16, 2022

John William Clemons, age 77, of Bearden died Saturday, July 16, 2022 at his home. He was born March 31, 1945 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was a retired logger and an Army veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jim L. Clemons and Bessie Mae Mosley Clemons; wife, Elsie Clemons; wife, Becky Burkholder; granddaughter, Cortnie Brown; two sisters,...

Doris Ann Mann

Doris Ann Mann

Jul 13, 2022

Doris Ann Delamar Mann, 85 of Sparkman died Wednesday July 13th, 2022 at her home. She was born June 5th, 1937 the daughter of Gail Lee and Oleta David Delamar. She was the Vice President and President of Merchants and Planters Bank in Sparkman for many years. She was a member of Holly Springs Methodist Church. Doris was preceded in...

Bobbie Newton Rushing

Bobbie Newton Rushing

Jul 12, 2022

Dr. Bobbie Newton Rushing, age 91, of Hermitage, Arkansas died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Audrey’s Special Home in Hamburg, Arkansas. He was born February 19, 1931 in Sheridan, Arkansas. He was a retired dentist, a U.S. Navy veteran, and a 32nd degree Mason. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe Newton Rushing and Lida Lee Braden Rushing;...

Mary Nan Brandon

Mary Nan Brandon

Jul 12, 2022

Mary Nan Brandon, age 77, of Kingsland died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born May 30, 1945 to the late Travis Lee Tindell and Lucile Peters Tindell. She loved spending time feeding and watching her birds and also looking at her beautiful flowers. She adored her church family and worshiping her Savior....

Sylvia Jo Roark

Sylvia Jo Roark

Jul 9, 2022

Sylvia Jo Roark, age 72, of Hampton died Saturday, July 9, 2022 at John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born August 8, 1949 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was a retired postal clerk and also helped manage Hampton TV & Appliance Store in Hampton. Sylvia is preceded in death by her parents, Joe T. Dunn...

Leisa Mae Fincher

Leisa Mae Fincher

Jul 2, 2022

Leisa Mae Fincher, 53 of Hampton died Saturday July 2, 2022. She was born April 25, 1969 at El Dorado. She was preceded in death by her mother, Josie Davis and her son, Coley Gene Lee. She is survived by her significant other, Ottis Gene “Buddy” Lee of Hampton; her father, Lee Phillips of Parker’s Chapel; a brother, Ishmael Phillips...

Emma Frances Ray

Emma Frances Ray

Jul 2, 2022

Emma Frances Ray, 85, entered Heaven’s Gate on July 2, 2022, at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, AR, surrounded by her four children. Born October 21, 1936, in the Ouachita community near Sparkman, she was the daughter of Edna and Ray Sims. Affectionately known as “Nana”, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Sparkman where...

Earl Maurice Quarles

Earl Maurice Quarles

Jul 2, 2022

Earl Quinnon Maurice Quarles, age 80, of Bearden, passed away July 2, 2022 in his home. He was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Annie Quarles, three brothers; Herschel, William, and Carlton and four sisters; Maxine Couch, Ernestine Deadmond, Christine Roark, and Ann Gresham. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Charlotte Abbott Quarles, and two...

Joyce Ann Dees

Joyce Ann Dees

Jun 27, 2022

Joyce Ann Dees, affectionately known as “Granny”, age 76 of Kingsland, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce, AR. Joyce was born October 30, 1945 in Cotton Valley, Louisiana to Louis and Esther Pate. Preceding her in death are her parents, son Scotty Allen Stringfellow, granddaughter, Brianna Green, siblings Shirley Richardson, Peggy Chamberlain, Mary...

Mattie "Ellen" Vineyard

Mattie "Ellen" Vineyard

Jun 26, 2022

Mattie “Ellen” Vineyard, age 98, of Fordyce passed away peacefully on June 26, 2022. Ellen was born May 4, 1924, in Fredrick, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of the late Clyde and Eddie Jane Hendrickson and Stepmother Mae Hendrickson. She is preceded in death by her husband William James Vineyard and her sister Loretta. Survivors include her daughter Becky (Jerry)...

Bob T. Biggers Sr.

Bob T. Biggers Sr.

Jun 25, 2022

Bob T. Biggers, Sr., age 82, of Russellville, formerly of Crossett died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at St. Mary Regional Medical Center in Russellville, Arkansas. He was born November 1, 1939 in Hampton, Arkansas. He was a retired shift supervisor for Georgia-Pacific in Crossett, Arkansas and an Army veteran. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, William Angus Biggers...

James Ellis Hurst

James Ellis Hurst

Jun 22, 2022

James Ellis Hurst, age 80 of Ivan died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born May 25, 1942 in Ivan, Arkansas. He was a retired log cutter and a member of West Side Church of Christ in Camden, Arkansas. James was also an avid Fordyce Redbug and Arkansas Razorback fan. James is preceded...

Joey Carlton Langley

Joey Carlton Langley

Jun 19, 2022

Joey Carlton Langley, 59 of Fordyce died Sunday June 19, 2022. Born January 1, 1963, he was a son of the late Jack and Inez Langley. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Clark Langley and a sister, Genevieve Ashkanipour. He is survived by his son, Josh Langley and his wife, Haley of El Dorado; three brothers,...

Winfred Lee Pennington

Winfred Lee Pennington

Jun 18, 2022

Winfred Lee “Wimpy” Pennington, age 93, of Holly Springs died Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Ouachita Nursing and Rebab in Camden, Arkansas. He was born August 11, 1928 in Jacinto, Arkansas. He was a retired logger. He is preceded in death by his parents, William Calvin Pennington and Daisy Lee Green Pennington. Wimpy is survived by his wife of 69...

Elizabeth Ann Jones

Elizabeth Ann Jones

Jun 16, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Jones, 80, of Hampton, AR, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 16, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 17, 1942, to the late Ray and Zadie Avant Nettles. Elizabeth was an active member of Antioch Baptist Church and was retired from the Hampton Schools. She worked 18 years at Town...

Dorothy Marie Lochridge

Dorothy Marie Lochridge

Jun 8, 2022

Dorothy Marie Mount Lochridge, age 84 of Holly Springs died Wednesday, June 08, 2022 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehab in Camden, Arkansas. She was born January 28, 1938 in Chicago, IL. Dorothy did many things in her lifetime; she was in the United States Air Force prior to marrying Russell on April 5, 1958. She was Cub Scout den mother,...

Nancy Green Taylor

Nancy Green Taylor

May 24, 2022

Nancy Green Taylor, age 82, of Fordyce passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. She was born September 23, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii to James Webster Green and Ida Maxine Bass Green. Her parents and her husband of 40 years, James Samuel Taylor Jr. preceded her in death. She graduated from Benton High School in 1957 and...

Audie Gene Mauldin

Audie Gene Mauldin

May 24, 2022

Audie Gene Mauldin, age 66 of Fordyce died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at his home. He was born September 17, 1955 in Gurdon, Arkansas. He was an auto mechanic. He is preceded in death by his parents, Rufus Willie Mauldin and Anne Louise Dickerson Mauldin; two brothers, Tony and Willie Mauldin; and one grandson, Shane Mathis. He is survived by...

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