Obituaries
Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Mitzi Lyn Garlington
May 4, 2021
Mitzi Lyn McMann Garlington, 62 of Greenbrier formally of Fordyce passed away on May 4, 2021 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. She was born April 1, 1959 in El Dorado to the late Loyd Glenn McMan and Vada Sue Adams. She is also preceded in death by her brother, David McMann. She was a retired school teacher...
Max Lee Hamilton
May 4, 2021
Max Lee Hamilton, age 78, of Kingsland died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was born June 26, 1942 in Sardis, TN. He was retired from Entergy. He is preceded in death by his parents, Buford Lee Hamilton and Ruby Blankenship Hamilton; and two sons, Quinton and Keith Hamilton. Max is survived by one...
David "Mikey" Michael Turner
Apr 23, 2021
David “Mikey” Michael Turner, age 57 of Kingsland died Friday, April 23, 2021 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. He was born October 7, 1963 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, David Gerald Turner; one sister, Donna Turner Rettinger; grandparents, Dail and Sylvia Turner, and James C. Oliver and Sadie Shaddock Oliver; and one...
Gary Eugene Rogers
Apr 22, 2021
Gary Eugene Rogers, age 62 of Carthage died Thursday, April 22, 2021. He was born March 25, 1959 in Anaheim, CA. Gary worked both as a fireman and roofer while living in Southern California. Gary and his wife Jane relocated to Arkansas in 2003 where he was roofing contractor. Gary was a devoted father, son and husband. Gary had one...
James P. Winter
Apr 12, 2021
James P. Winter, 71, of Thornton, formerly of Lake County, passed away April 12, 2021. James was born in Evanston, IL and had a passion for cars and racing at an early age. He started in the auto business at age 17 and was a pit crew member on the Nascar racing circuit. He loved rooting for the Chicago Bears,...
Shirley Faye Pierce
Apr 10, 2021
Shirley Faye Pierce, age 85 of Fordyce, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce. She was born April 4, 1936 in Rolla, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Zion Baptist Church in Fordyce. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Ernie Fite and Vera Goodman Fite; one brother, Hollis Fite;...
Lloyd Edward Bowen
Apr 9, 2021
Lloyd Edward Bowen, age 82 of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. He was born December 14, 1938 to the late Virgil Lee Bowen and Mary Ann Colvert Bowen. He is also preceded in death by one nephew, Tennessee Air Guard Master Sergeant Michael Buckner and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
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