Betty Jane Bounds
Feb 6, 2022
Betty Jane Blevins Bounds, 85 of Fordyce passed from this earth and into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Born December 17, 1936 in Clarksville, AR. She was the daughter of Orville J. Blevins and Flois Brown Blevins. She was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Ervin Laffayette Bryant
Feb 4, 2022
Ervin Laffayette "Pat" Bryant, passed away in his home in Whitehall, Arkansas on February 4th, 2022, at the age of 88. He was born on May 28, 1933, in Fordyce, Arkansas to his parents Otis Harris Bryant and Francis Audrey House. Pat joined the military in 1950, where he met his future bride, Charlotte Bryant. They were married on June...
Aimeé Elizabeth Murphy
Feb 3, 2022
Aimeé Elizabeth Murphy, 37 of Hampton, died Thursday, February 3, 2022 in El Dorado. She was born March 17, 1984 in El Dorado. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, James and June Furr. She is survived by her mother Paula Murphy of Hampton; her three sisters: Jamie Denton, Kacie Murphy, and Lacie Murphy all of Hampton; her nephew...
Robert Wayne Selph
Jan 31, 2022
Robert Wayne Selph, 83 of Kerens, TX formerly of Sparkman AR died Monday, January 31st 2022. He was born August 6th 1938 to William “Vete” and Irma Deaton Selph. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 23 years Linda Cherry Selph two step sons Scott and Steve Statham three brothers John, Bill and Marvin Selph and...
Edna Mae Parker
Jan 31, 2022
Edna Mae Knous Parker, 83 of El Dorado, went to meet her Lord and Savior on January 31, 2022. She was born in Watertown, Massachusetts on March 13, 1938, to the late Egbert Knous and Catherine (Henderson) Knous. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred Miller Parker; and her two daughters, Diana Lynn Strickland and Deborah...
William Russell Mann
Jan 30, 2022
William Russell “Bill” Mann, 81 of Sparkman was born on November 7, 1940 and passed away surrounded by his family on January 30, 2022. He was the son of Spruell and Sadie Motes Mann. He was a retired truck driver and equipment operator for over 60 years. He was a member of Holly Springs Methodist Church. He was proceeded in...
Rich Marvin Ray Sr.
Jan 29, 2022
Marvin Ray Rich Sr., 89, passed away Saturday January 29, 2022, at Majestic Care of Lafayette in Lafayette, IN. Marvin was born in Sayre, Oklahoma on May 16th, 1932, to Henry and Lillian (Thomas) Rich, both parents preceded him in death. Marvin married Shelby (Kennedy) Rich, November 29, 1958, in Gretna, LA, and she preceded him in death on May...
Viola "Nell" Jenell Mccarty
Jan 28, 2022
Viola “Nell” Jenell McCarty, age 78 of Fordyce died Friday, January 28, 2022 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born December 15, 1943 in Sparkman, Arkansas. She is survived by one brother, Bill “Hickey” Hickman of Camden; three sisters, Mary “Kat” Bassetti of Hampton, Vivian Seale and Linda Hartley of Sparkman; two special aunts, Milrene Wood of...
Melba Jo Rogers
Jan 23, 2022
Melba Jo Rogers, age 85 of Fordyce died Sunday, January 23, 2022 in St. John’s Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born February 9, 1936 in Holly Springs, Arkansas. She was retired from Georgia-Pacific. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe Doyle Livingston and Etta Lee Sims Livingston; and husband, Lawrence Rogers. She is survived by one nephew,...
Sheila Jo Raney Evans Gray
Jan 23, 2022
Sheila Jo Raney Evans Gray, age 73 of Ivan went to Heaven on January 23, 2022. She was born to RB and Alemerle Raney on May 12, 1948 in Ivan, Arkansas. Sheila worked alongside her husband Jim to establish an auto parts business in Fordyce, which they operated for twenty eight years. After selling their business Jim continued his career...
Jimmy Ray Johnson
Jan 22, 2022
Jimmy Ray Johnson, 79 of Fordyce died Saturday January 22, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Little Rock. Born July 10, 1942 at Starks, LA, he was a son of the late Morgan and Olivia Johnson. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from Fordyce and Princeton Railroad. He also worked at Benton Funeral Home,...
Haydn Martin Welsh
Jan 20, 2022
Haydn Martin (Hank) Welsh, age 89, of Hampton, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was born on April 16, 1932 in York, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Harry M. and Edna Mae (Gohn) Welsh. Haydn is preceded in death by his loving wife of 41 years, Carolyn (Nettles)...
Deborah M. Parker Baker
Jan 18, 2022
Deborah M. Parker Baker 67 of Hampton died Tuesday January 18, 2022 at Drew County Memorial Hospital in Monticello. She was born December 17, 1954 at Chelsea, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Miller Parker and a sister, Diana Lynn Strickland. She is survived by her husband, Robert M. Baker, Jr. of Hampton; her mother, Edna...
Ruthie Ross Hiett
Jan 18, 2022
Just six days after her 75th birthday, January 18th, 2022, Ruthie Ross Hiett lost her battle with pneumonia, peacefully, her husband and son at her side. Ruthie was born in Fordyce, Arkansas on January 12, 1947 to Robert Dale and Wilma Ruth (Roberts) Ross. Her joy for life was obvious from the start. Ruthie embraced life and her enthusiasm was...
Henry Franklin Williams
Jan 16, 2022
Henry Franklin Williams, age 89 of Fordyce passed from this life to the next, Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the VA Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born November 8, 1932 in Dallas County, Arkansas. He was the son of the late Robert Williams and Minnie Lou Gray Williams. Frank served in the United States Air Force during the...
Leslie Dwayne Earnest
Jan 2, 2022
Leslie Dwayne Earnest, 70 of Hampton, died Sunday, January 2, 2022. He was born July 13, 1951 in Hampton to the late Robert Rayford Earnest and Virginia “Polly” Earnest. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Marcia Earnest; two sons, Stacy Earnest and Wyatt Earnest;one brother, Bobby Earnest; grandparents, Arnold and Audrey Earnest and Luther Franklin Clement and...
Charles Roger Nony
Jan 2, 2022
Charles Roger Nony, 92 of Little Rock, died on January 2, 2022 at the Springs of Chenal Health and Rehab in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born in New York City on July 13, 1929 to the late Marcel Jules Nony and Nelly Nelsen Nony. He married Nina White in 1953 and she died in 2012. He was also preceded...
Jimmie Waldrum Grissom Iii
Dec 31, 2021
Rev. Jimmie Waldrum Grissom III of Bennett, Colorado, passed away on December 31, 2021, at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Jim was born June 7, 1946, in Houston, Texas, to Jimmie Waldrum Grissom, Jr. and Gladys Molly Jackson. He had two younger brothers: Patrick D. Grissom and William (Billy) E. Grissom. Jim earned a B.S. in...
Sheila J. Johnson
Dec 30, 2021
Sheila A. Johnson, age 68 of Camden died Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born August 29, 1953 in Memphis, TN. She retired from Allstate Insurance Company and was also a retired grocery store owner. She was a member of Collierville Assembly of God Church in Collierville, TN where she worked in the...
Patricia Ann Nutt
Dec 28, 2021
Patricia Ann “Patsy” Nutt, age 89 of Hampton died Monday, December 28, 2021 at her home. She was born August 1, 1932 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Bruce Reddin and Sallie Lou Gardner Reddin; and husband of 62 years, Vernon Ray Nutt. Patsy’s first job was an inspector at Shumaker Naval Ammunition...
