Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

James Edward Jordan

James Edward Jordan

Apr 1, 2021

James Edward Jordan, 68 of Hampton, died April 1, 2021 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehabilitation in Camden, Arkansas. He was born March 22, 1953 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the late George William Jordan and Annie Bertha Fletcher Jordan. He is also preceded in death by his brother Lt. George W. “Pat” Jordan, Jr., his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W.E....

Garry W. "Dub" Wood

Garry W. "Dub" Wood

Mar 27, 2021

Garry W. “Dub” Wood, age 66 of Hampton, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his home. He was born October 9, 1954 in Sparkman, Arkansas. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hampton, and a heavy equipment/auto mechanic retiring from Georgia Pacific. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Wood. He is survived by his wife,...

Robert O. Boroughs

Robert O. Boroughs

Mar 26, 2021

Robert O. Boroughs, age 89 of Sparkman, died Friday, March 26, 2021 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was born July 7, 1931 in Steele, MO. He was a retired boiler operator and an Army veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Luther Otis Boroughs and Robbie Mae Hampton Boroughs; wife, Cynthia Moyer Boroughs; and brother,...

Mattie Lue Rice

Mattie Lue Rice

Mar 24, 2021

Mattie Lue Rice, age 92 of Fordyce, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was born June 19, 1928 in New Edinburg, Arkansas. She had previously owned and operated a fabric store in Fordyce, she was a member of First Baptist Church in Fordyce, and was a member of Fordyce Business and...

Mary Catherine Green

Mary Catherine Green

Mar 23, 2021

Mary Catherine Green, age 76 of Fordyce, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born December 12, 1944 in Bastrop, LA. She is preceded in death by her husband Larry Green; her parents, Louis Fister and Catherine Domino Tassin; one brother, Louis Fister and one granddaughter, Taylor Nichols. She is survived by...

Debra Jean Nichols

Debra Jean Nichols

Mar 20, 2021

Debra Jean Nichols, 63 of Bearden died Saturday March 20, 2021 at her home. Born September 27, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Bart Sheffield and Bobbie Sheffield. Debbie was a member of Victory Church in Camden. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Beverly Sheffield. She...

George David Pennington

George David Pennington

Mar 18, 2021

George David Pennington, 80 of Holly Springs died Thursday March 18, 2021 at his home. Born March 28, 1940 at Rison, he was a son of the late Watson Pennington and Gladys Roberts Pennington. He was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church and an Air Force veteran. He was a supervisor at BEI and also a logger. He was...

Cecil W. Hartley

Cecil W. Hartley

Mar 18, 2021

Cecil W. Hartley, 96 of Hampton, died Thursday March 18, 2021. He was born June 27, 1924 in Cleveland County to the late Mason Hartley and Susie Trammell Hartley. He was a Navy veteran who served during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 72 years Beth T. Hartley of Hampton; four children: Vickie Busse of Rogers,...

John W. Daniell Sr.

John W. Daniell Sr.

Mar 17, 2021

John W. Daniell, Sr., age 86 of Hampton, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was born August 30, 1934 in Sparkman, Arkansas. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hampton, and a retired highway patrolman for the Arkansas State Police, and he was also an Army veteran. John is preceded...

Gene Boyd Raney

Gene Boyd Raney

Mar 17, 2021

Gene Boyd Raney, 80 of Fordyce went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday March 17, 2021 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born June 29, 1940 at Fordyce, he was the son of the late Garland E. Raney and Ida Mae Rice Raney. He was the first born of six siblings all who still reside in...

Gary Donald Russell

Gary Donald Russell

Mar 15, 2021

Gary Donald Russell, 80, of Jay Florida passed away from this life to the next in March. He was born March 4, 1941, in Fordyce, Arkansas to the late Lindsay and Nan Russell. Gary attended high school in Kansas City, Missouri and later joined the United States Army where he served four years. After the completion of his service, he...

Delores Kelley Granderson

Delores Kelley Granderson

Mar 15, 2021

Delores Kelley Granderson 71 of Kingsland died Monday March 15, 2021 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce. Born October 23, 1949 at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Horace Eugene Kelley and Naomi Ruth Kelley. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church at Jacinto, AR and was a retired department manager for Walmart. She was...

Lon Garfield Mcdonald

Lon Garfield Mcdonald

Mar 11, 2021

Lon Garfield McDonald, Jr., age 93, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2021 at The Gables in Rolling Meadows, Wichita Falls, TX. Lon was a former resident of Fordyce, AR for 54 years. He was born on April, 23, 1927 in Thornton, Arkansas, the son of the late Lonnie Garfield McDonald and Virginia Hodge McDonald. Lon was a retired truck...

Braydon Garrett Anderson

Braydon Garrett Anderson

Mar 10, 2021

Braydon Garrett Anderson, age 19, of Royal, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born August 25, 2001 in Minden, LA. He worked in maintenance at Safe Harbor Brady Mountain Marina in Royal. He is preceded in death by grandfather, Jesse Anderson; great grandparents, William and Armon Atchley, and Mary and...

Aubrey Lee Quarles

Aubrey Lee Quarles

Mar 9, 2021

Aubrey Lee Quarles of Sheridan, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior and beloved wife, Martha Dianne Quarles on March 9, 2021. He and Dianne were married for 51 years and he has grieved and longed to be reunited with her since her death on May 17, 2015. He was born January 26, 1942 in El Dorado, Arkansas,...

Hazel Clydean Lambert

Hazel Clydean Lambert

Mar 9, 2021

Hazel Clydean Lambert, 83, went to be with our Heavenly Father on March 9, 2021. Clydean was born on August 28, 1937 in Moyers, Oklahoma to the late Leslie B. and Jessie Osgood Wood. Clydean often spoke of wonderful childhood memories including moving to Arkansas while riding in the back of an old pickup truck on a mattress with her...

Quinton David Ledbetter

Quinton David Ledbetter

Mar 4, 2021

Quinton David Ledbetter, 76, of Fordyce died Thursday March 4, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born November 6, 1944 at Botkinburg, AR, he was a son of the late Clarence Ruel Ledbetter and Elma Gertrude Emerson Ledbetter. He was the owner and operator of Ledbetter Construction. Accomplished in business, he knew the true meaning of success was...

Kenneth Neal Buzbee

Kenneth Neal Buzbee

Mar 4, 2021

Kenneth Neal Buzbee, age 93, of Hampton passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021 at his home with his family at his side. He was born February 13, 1928 in Tinsman, Arkansas. He was an Army World War II veteran and a member of Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years. Neal worked for Anthony Timberland Lands in Bearden for...

Thomas Wayne Daniel

Thomas Wayne Daniel

Mar 2, 2021

Thomas “Tommy” Wayne Daniel, 63 of Kingsland, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021. He was born August 7, 1957 in Camden, Arkansas to the late Joe Birt Daniel and Elizabeth Agnes O’Connell Daniel. He is survived by his wife Tammy Word Daniel of Kingsland; five children: Brandy (Matthew) Reaves of Jena, LA, Matthew Daniel of Sheridan, Tammy Morgan of Sheridan, Jonathan...

David Kyro Steelman

David Kyro Steelman

Feb 28, 2021

David Kyro Steelman, age 71, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his home in Bearden. He was born September 3, 1949 in Camden, Arkansas. He was retired from the Arkansas Highway Department. He is preceded in death by his parents, William Hickey Steelman, Jr. and Margie Quarles Steelman. He is survived by cousins, Keri Crowder of Little Rock, and Kim...

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