Robert Michael Stell
Jul 29, 2020
Robert Michael Stell, 66 of Bearden died Wednesday July 29, 2020 at his home. Born July 8, 1954 in Bearden, he was a son to the late Robert Atchley Stell, and Katie Castleberry Stell. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Stell and one grandson, Caden Raley. He is survived by a sister, Sandra...
Wilton Lee "Bunk" Davidson
Jul 27, 2020
Wilton Lee “Bunk” Davidson, 87 of Thornton died Monday July 27, 2020 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born August 20, 1932 at Thornton, he was a son of the late Johnny Davidson and Annie Steelman Davidson. He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving in Korea. He attended Thornton First Baptist Church. He was a hotel...
Stephen Kenneth "Tree" Turner
Jul 23, 2020
Stephen Kenneth “Tree” Turner, 55 of Kingsland died Thursday July 23, 2020 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born January 6, 1965 at Fordyce. He was preceded in death by a son, Jesse Turner and his grandparents, Jesse and Bertha Turner and Russell and Marie Pinckard. He is survived by his parents, John and Judy Turner of Fordyce; son,...
Shelia Diane Key
Jul 19, 2020
Shelia Diane Key, age 63 of Fordyce died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Shelia was born to Bob Harris and the late Kathryn Harris on October 26, 1956 in Camden, Arkansas. She graduated from Fordyce High School in 1975. She was a homemaker who loved golf, poker and spending time with her friends...
Betty Jane Dunn
Jul 15, 2020
Betty Jane McDuffie Dunn, 90, of Hampton, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at The Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Magnolia. She was born July 12, 1930, to the late James Allen and Nettie Jane Adams McDuffie in Bradley County and graduated from Hampton High School. She married Rev. Horace J. Dunn on June 6, 1948, and was a faithful...
Valarie Ann Wedgeworth Ritchey
Jul 5, 2020
Valarie Ann Wisinger Wedgeworth Ritchey, age 64 of Hampton died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her home. She was born August 27, 1955 in Monticello, Arkansas. She was a retired L.P.N. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Erastus Wisinger and Willie Mae Boyd Pyle; one sister, Shirley Chelette; and four brothers, Sammy Crews, Johnny Crews, Melvin Benson,...
Carl Brady Steelman
Jun 29, 2020
Carl Brady Steelman was born in Dallas County, Arkansas, January 21, 1937 to William Hickey Steelman and Zettie Mae Owens Steelman. He passed away peacefully at home in Burleson, Texas with his family surrounding him on Monday, June 29, 2020 and took his first breath face to face with Jesus Christ. He was a farmer in Arkansas until 1987 when...
Frances Mae Clemons
Jun 28, 2020
Frances Mae Clemons, 83 of Fordyce died Sunday June 28, 2020 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born December 25, 1936 in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late Roy E. Clemons and Vera Shairrick Clemons. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Glen Clemons. She is survived by her sisters, Joan Tyler of Fordyce...
Mary Ann Burson
Jun 27, 2020
Mary Ann Burson, 86 of Hampton died Saturday, June 27, 2020. She was born October 8, 1933 in Harrell, Arkansas to the late Horace Ivy and Georgie Ginn Ivy Primm. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years Lloyd Kenith Burson, SR., her grandson Jason Lee Oliver, and four brothers: Ginn, Buddy, Thomas, and John Ivy....
Arlene Jordan Dumas Tracy
Jun 20, 2020
Arlene Jordan Dumas Tracy, age 82 of Fordyce died Saturday, June 20, 2020 at her home. She was born November 27, 1937 in Holly Springs, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arlie Jordan and Mary Louise Rosegrant Jordan; husbands, Jerrel Dumas and Lee Tracy; and one grandson, Justin Deaton. Arlene is survived by one son, Dwayne Dumas...
Virginia L. Smith
Jun 20, 2020
Virginia L. Smith, 97 of Fordyce died June 20, 2020 at her home. Born March 6, 1923 in Fordyce to the late Lonnie J. Landsdale and Judie Landsdale. She is preceded in death by her husbands; William H Rowe and Clifton Smith. She is survived by one son, William (Lanell) Rowe of Fordyce; one daughter, Sherry (Steve) Leary of Hondo,...
Benjamin Kenneth "Benny" Jordan
Jun 20, 2020
Benjamin Kenneth “Benny” Jordan age 78 of Fordyce died Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his home. He was born March 13, 1942 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Fordyce and he had retired from Lockheed Martin East Camden, AR. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert Jordan and Hazel Gresham Jordan....
Charles Hoyt Bunn
Jun 19, 2020
Charles Hoyt Bunn, age 78 of Benton died Friday, June 19, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. He was born January 16, 1942 in Crossett, Arkansas. Hoyt was a high school teacher and guidance counselor at Crossett High School for most of his career and ended his teaching career at Henderson State University. He was a member...
Carrol Glynn Holmes
Jun 17, 2020
Carrol Glynn Holmes, 75 of Fordyce passed away Wednesday June 17, 2020 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Born August 26, 1944 at Sparkman, he was the son of the late Henry Louis Holmes, Preston Cranford, and Lena Mae Hogue Cranford. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Paulette Holmes Gray and Peggy Cranford Bryant; special...
Susan Alice Doss
Jun 17, 2020
Susan Alice Doss, 76 of Hampton died Wednesday June 17, 2020 at St John’s Nursing Home in Fordyce. Born November 19, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Brown and Alpha Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband Glen Doss and one grandchild, Anna Rodriguez. She is survived by one son, Charles Wayne Ritchie of...
Larry Wayne Hart
Jun 15, 2020
Larry Wayne Hart, age 67 of Fordyce, died Monday June 15, 2020 at his home. He was born June 21, 1952 in Madison, SD. He was owner and operator of Hart & Company in Fordyce. He is preceded in death by his parents, Wallace Lee Hart and Robbie Lavern Erwin Hart; and one brother, Tracy Hart. Larry is survived by...
Katie Jean Jacks
Jun 14, 2020
Katie Jean McGraw Jacks, 99, passed away June 14, 2020. She was born April 15, 1921 to Katie Bell Eastham McGraw and Benjamin Franklin McGraw. After graduating from Ouachita Baptist College, Katie married Louis Moore Jacks and moved to Sparkman, Arkansas where she was an active member of the First Baptist Church. In 1997, they retired to Fort Smith, Arkansas...
Martha Rae Bowen
Jun 12, 2020
Martha Rae Bowen, born July 9, 1931, 88, of Hampton, AR went to be in her heavenly home on June 12, 2020 departing from this earth from the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. She was a lifelong resident of the Tinsman, AR community until she moved to Jonesboro in December 2015. Martha Rae loved to garden, can vegetables from...
Brenda Annette Mclemore
Jun 11, 2020
Brenda Annette McLemore, 73 of Fordyce died Thursday, June 11th, 2020. She was born November 29, 1946 in Dallas County to the late John Clark Jordan and Dixie Jo Sisson Jordan. She was also preceded in death by her husband John McLemore and son Michael McLemore. Brenda is survived by two sons Jeff McLemore and wife Julie of Fordyce and...
Roy Leon ( Buster) Henderson
Jun 5, 2020
Roy Leon Henderson (Buster) was born on November 8th, 1961 to Betty Sue Dunn and Joe Dunn of Jacksonville Florida. Buster passed away late Friday night on June 5th, 2020, losing his two year battle with cancer. Buster is preceded in death by his father Joe Dunn, his paternal grandparents Joe & Maudelle Dunn, his maternal grandparents Roy & Geraldine...
