Steve "Randy" Randall Mitchell
Dec 29, 2020
Steve Randall “Randy’ Mitchell, age 69 of Hot Springs died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at CHI St. Vincent’s in Hot Springs. He was born December 17, 1951 in Hazelhurst, MS. He was a retired logger and a member of First Baptist Church in Fordyce. Randy was an avid hunter and he loved spending time with his granddaughters. He is preceded...
Virgil Gene Graybill
Dec 29, 2020
Virgil Gene Graybill, 77 of Hampton passed away December 29, 2020 at The VA Hospital in Little Rock. He was born on November 6, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Virgil James Graybill and Rose Marie Koch Graybill. He is preceded in death by his parents and one son Warren Clemens. He is survived by his loving wife,...
Earl William Coston
Dec 28, 2020
Earl William Coston, age 77 of Bearden died Monday, December 28, 2020 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Arkansas. He was born March 5, 1943 in Camden, Arkansas. Earl was a retired truck driver. He is preceded in death by his parents, Earl Launius Coston and Mary Lou Taylor Coston; one daughter, Marshell Heath; grandson, Dewayne Heath; sister, Mary...
Juanita "Dood" Miller
Dec 27, 2020
Juanita “Dood” Earnest Miller, age 87 of Tinsman died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Timberlane Health and Rebab in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born August 5, 1933 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She retired from General Dynamics and was a member of Tinsman First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arnold Earnest and Audrey Turner Earnest;...
Ellis Ray Tidwell
Dec 25, 2020
Ellis Ray Tidwell, 64 of Fordyce died Friday December 25, 2020 at his home. He was born January 5, 1956 at Albany, GA. He was a boiler salesman for McBurney and a Mason. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles William Tidwell; a brother, Charles Michael Tidwell, and a sister, Debra Sue Cranford. He is survived by his...
Jess (Jay) Thomas Bagwell, Jr.
Dec 24, 2020
Jess (Jay) Thomas Bagwell, Jr. of Fordyce celebrated his 88th birthday (December 24, 2020) with his earthly family before joining his Father in Heaven just in time to celebrate with Jesus on His birthday Christmas Day. “This is the day that the Lord hath made – let us rejoice and be glad in it!” He was preceded in death by...
Odessia Daniels Ethridge
Dec 24, 2020
Odessia Daniels Ethridge, age 89 of Fordyce passed away December 24, 2020 in the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born in Ellisville, Arkansas on January 10, 1931 to Hezzie and Annie Daniels. She worked as a bookkeeper for four automobile dealerships and Benton Furniture Company. She is best known for Friendly Foods grocery store that she and...
Joe Giddens
Dec 23, 2020
Joe Giddens of Thornton died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at home. Joe was born in 1939 at Borger, TX to Athelda and Joe Giddens II. Survivors are his wife, Georgie of Thornton; three children, Ginger Cheek (Chris) of Tulsa, Jenny Giddens of Arlington, TX, and Jimmy Walker of Longmont, CO.; Joe also has two grandsons, Pip Cheek and Lindsey Walker;...
Akiko May
Dec 21, 2020
Mrs. Akiko (Kiko) May passed away at home surrounded by her family on December 21, 2020 in Kingsland, AR. Born in Saga, Japan on September 3, 1935 to Kio and Teruji Hyakutake, Akiko had three brothers and one sister. As a child, she witnessed the atomic bombing of Nagasaki while preparing lunch with her mother. Upon graduating from high school,...
Margaret Ann Evans Parker
Dec 21, 2020
Margaret Ann Evans Parker, age 77 of El Dorado, Arkansas died Monday, December 21, 2020 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born August 6, 1943 in Bearden, Arkansas. She was a retired LPN. She attended Faith Assembly of God Church in El Dorado. She is preceded in death by her parents, Marion Evans...
Harold Dane Chandler
Dec 20, 2020
Harold Dane Chandler, age 63 of Warren died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, TX. He was born November 13, 1957 in Warren, Arkansas. He was a retired truck driver. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold Edward Chandler; step father, James Knight; and one brother, Doug Chandler. He is survived by his...
Jon Stanley "Stan" Jones
Dec 17, 2020
Jon Stanley “Stan” Jones was born on July 13, 1960 to the late Charles H. Jones and Imogene Standridge Jones in Sacramento, CA. He met the love of his life at Victory Baptist Camp and they married the next year, July 10 1982, knowing they were who God intended for each other. Stan began working at Mad Butcher in 1976...
Frances Lou Nix Crutchfield
Dec 16, 2020
Frances Lou Nix Crutchfield, 81 of Kingsland passed away on December 16, 2020 at JRMC in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was born on December 4, 1939 in Amite, LA to the late T.J. Hayden and Mary Elizabeth Brown Hayden. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James B. Nix; and brothers, Billy, Tommy, Vick, and Doug Hayden. She...
Vernon Havis Kimbrough
Dec 16, 2020
Vernon Havis Kimbrough, 70 of Kingsland passed away on December 16, 2020 at Dallas County Medical Center. He was born on December 12, 1950 in Kingsland to the late William Bill Kimbrough and Julie Lee Pemberton Kimbrough. He is preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Brenda McGhee; one brother, Dean Kimbrough; and two grandchildren. He is survived by...
Edward Earl Adams
Dec 12, 2020
Edward Earl Adams, 76 of Jacinto died Saturday December 12, 2020 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, AR. Born December 5, 1944 at Brookhaven, MS, he was a son of the late Doc Adams and Mattie Smith Adams. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Hollis Adams; granddaughter, Summer Beaver; grandson, Dustin Adams;...
David Butler
Dec 11, 2020
David “Super Dave” Butler, 65 of Thornton, died Friday, December 11, 2020. He was born November 7, 1955 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Herbert and Mary Beckham Butler. He is survived by his wife Trish Butler of Thornton; three children: Jerimie (Stephanie) Butler of Bearden, Tiffany (Paul) Reaves of Bearden; Jennifer Smith of Hampton; eight grandchildren: Brandon (and...
Jack Lonnie Lansdale
Dec 7, 2020
Jack Lonnie Lansdale, born January 16, 1925 in Fordyce Arkansas, died December 7, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona. Jack is preceded in death by his wife, Faye and a son, Thomas. He is survived by one son, Jack, Jr. (Nicki) and three grandsons, Jack III (Valerie), John (Lynn) and Troy (Nicole) and five great grandchildren. Another great grandchild is expected in...
Frank L. Mahan
Dec 6, 2020
Frank L. Mahan, age 85 of Camden died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehab in Camden, Arkansas. He was born May 17, 1935 in Estherville, IA. He had worked for John Deere in Iowa, and was also a teacher, coach and principle in Iowa. He had been adjunct professor for the University of Arkansas, worked for General...
Emily Ann Hutchins
Dec 5, 2020
Emily Ann Hutchins, age 78 of Kingsland died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at St. Vincent’s in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born September 3, 1942 in Cleveland County, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Kingsland. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dempsey Garlington and Faye Elliott Garlington; husband, Roy Hutchins; one...
Macel Christine "Chris" Means
Dec 3, 2020
Macel Christine “Chris” Means, 86 of Hampton passed away on December 3, 2020 at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 16, 1933 to the late Howard Jones and Lucy Adele Parnell Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-mother, Lola Mae Jones; husband, Raymond “Rusty” Means; daughter, Patricia Barfell;...
