Obituaries
Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
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;...
Nova Mae Rogers
Dec 1, 2020
Nova Mae Rogers, age 86 of Fordyce died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was born September 1, 1934 in Sparkman, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold Lloyd Holloway and Iva Caddy Holloway. She is survived by her husband, Eura Rogers of Fordyce; three sons, Jim Rogers of...
Aaron Eugene Brandon
Nov 30, 2020
Aaron Eugene Brandon, 91 of Thornton died Monday November 30, 2020 at his home. Born May 1, 1929, he was a son of the late Lewis Harvey Brandon and Hattie Jane Shook Brandon. Aaron was the owner and operator of Brandon Drive-In at Thornton for many years. He was a member of Thornton First Baptist Church and an Army veteran....
Melba Jewel Anthony
Nov 24, 2020
Melba Jewel Franklin Anthony, age 98, died November 24, 2020, at Quapaw Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hot Springs, Ark. She was born in Magnolia, Ark. September 25, 1922, to James Samuel and Jewel Stigall Franklin of Magnolia. Melba and Garland (Jiggs) Anthony, Jr. married in 1942, starting their family in Magnolia and Woodville, Texas before settling in Fordyce to...
Ruth Ann Parham Harrison
Nov 22, 2020
Ruth Ann Parham Harrison, age 84 of Fordyce died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born September 6, 1936 in Camden, Arkansas. Ruth Ann graduated Valedictorian of Thornton High School and graduated with honors from Henderson State Teachers College and was president of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority. Ruth Ann was an active...
Luise E. Lockhart
Nov 20, 2020
Luise E. Lockhart, age 81 of Bearden died Friday, November 20, 2020 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. She was born April 2, 1939 in Germany. She is preceded in death by her parents, August Lehnert and Lieselotte Hubert Lehnert; husband, Jess Lockhart; one son, Clifton “PJ” Lumley; and one daughter, Lisa Dennis. She is survived by two sons,...
Troy Walsh
Nov 20, 2020
Troy “Gibbo” Walsh, aged 77 of Sparkman passed away Friday November 20, 2020 at National Park Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born June 8, 1943 in Dallas County. He is preceded in death by his parents, John Troy “Rat” Walsh and Mattie Sue Walsh. He is survived by his wife Millie Walsh of Fordyce; one brother, Leslie Walsh...
Donald Dean Blankenship
Nov 19, 2020
Donald Dean Blankenship, age 66 of Fordyce died Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born October 4, 1954 in Melbourne, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, Paul Blankenship; one brother, Wendell Blankenship. He is survived by one daughter, Katie Dillard and husband Dewayne of Brandon, MS; mother, Archie Blankenship...
Roswitha M. Holst
Nov 13, 2020
Roswitha M. Holst, 70 of Fordyce, died Friday November 13, 2020. She was born February 4, 1950 in Munich, Germany. She is preceded in death by her parents Barton Ross George and Thelma Houser George, by the love of her life James W. Holst and by her son Daniel J. Holst. She was a retired CNA who loved the Lord,...
Jimmy House Hearnsberger
Nov 13, 2020
Jimmy House Hearnsberger, 61 of Hampton, died Friday November 13, 2020 at his home. He was born December 3, 1958 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Derwood and Altus Laconia House Hearnsberger. He is survived by two sons, Justin Hearnsberger and Kyle Hearnsberger both of Thornton; three grandchildren: Noah, Cheyenne, and Paige Hearnsberger all of Thornton; and his very...
Robbie Lucille Williams
Nov 12, 2020
Robbie Lucille Carroll Williams, 81 of Fordyce died Thursday November 12, 2020 at her home. Born March 28, 1939 at Fordyce, she was a daughter of the late Robert Marion Carroll and Ida Shackelford Carroll. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Francis, Cora, Mable Ruth, Louise and Callie; brothers, Otis, Philip, Millard, Harry, Harry,...
Ellean Berry
Nov 11, 2020
Ellean Berry, age 93 of Fordyce, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at her home. She was born August 6, 1927 in Star City, Arkansas. She was a retired cook for Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce and was a member of the Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny Overton Owen and Mary Taylor Owen;...
Wilton D. Hutcheson
Nov 11, 2020
Wilton D. Hutcheson, age 88 of Camden died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his home. He was born November 12, 1931 in Ouachita, Arkansas. He was a retired plant manager for International Paper Company in Camden, and a member of Cullendale Baptist Church in Camden. Wilton was also an Army Korean War veteran. He is preceded in death by his...
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