Obituaries
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Agnes L Newton
May 6, 2020
Agnes L. Newton, 92, of Hampton died Wednesday, May 6th 2020 at the Belle View Nursing and Rehab Center in Monticello. Born February 17, 1928 in Calhoun County, she was daughter of the late Thomas E. and Mattie Hines Little. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hampton and a retired teacher’s aid from the Hampton School District....
Raymond L. Ray
May 5, 2020
Raymond L. Ray, age 66 of Sparkman died Tuesday, May 05, 2020 at St. Vincent’s in Hot Springs. He was born May 11, 1953 in Sparkman, Arkansas. He was a retired truck driver and had served in the Army National Guard. He is preceded in death by his parents, Delmar E. Ray and Juanita M. Green Ray. He is survived...
Allen Franklin Nance
Apr 29, 2020
Allen Franklin Nance, age 90 of Bearden went be to with his heavenly Father Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home. He was born October 23, 1929 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Lena Campbell Nance; two sons, Ronnie and Ricky Nance; one daughter, Rebekah LeAnn Nance; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Sue Nance; five...
Kim Eugene Carter-Parham
Apr 26, 2020
Kim Eugene Carter-Parham, age 54 of Hampton died Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his home. He was born September 7, 1965 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He is preceded in death by his biological father, Jerry E. Carter; one sister-in-law, Anita Carter; and his maternal and paternal grandparents. He is survived by his wife, Genita Parham of Hampton; mother and step-father Coleen...
Ricky Dwayne Crouse
Apr 23, 2020
Ricky Dwayne Crouse, age 59 of Kingsland died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his home. He was born February 11, 1961 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was a saw filer. He is preceded in death by his father, Billy O. Crouse; son, Matt Spencer; and grandparents, Paul and Marie Haynie, Jesse and Madeline Crouse; uncle, Glendell “Skinny” Crouse; and one aunt,...
Theo J. Howard
Apr 15, 2020
Theo J. Howard, age 80 of Sparkman died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his home. He was born January 4, 1940 in Sparkman, Arkansas to the late Hillard “Red” Howard and Gertrude Ratcliff Howard. He was a retired logger. He is preceded in death by wife, Charlotte Howard; four brothers, Tommy Howard, Clarence Howard, Jerry Howard, and Terry “Taco” Howard;...
Martha Lean Green
Apr 11, 2020
Martha Lean Green, 79 of Sparkman passed away April 11, 2020 at her home. She was born July 12, 1940 in Emerson, Arkansas to the late Norman and Zelma Floyce Baker Bryant. She was also preceded in death by her husband J.D. Green. Martha enjoyed fishing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her brother,...
Marvin Kenneth Workman
Apr 7, 2020
Marvin Workman, 85 of White Hall went to be with the Lord April 7, 2020. He was born May 2, 1934 in Kingsland to the late Raymond Workman and Mayselle Bridges Workman. He was a member of Hardin Baptist Church where he was Sunday school superintendent and was a chairman of deacons. He was retired from Wyndam Baking Co. and...
Robin Lynn Wilson
Apr 7, 2020
Robin Lynn Wilson, 55 of Hampton died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her home. She was born November 30, 1964 in Rochester, Pennsylvania and is preceded in death by her husband Denny Wilson. She is survived by her daughter Amanda Wadlington of Hampton; her grandson Hunter Chambliss of Hampton; her sister Terri Poole (Larry) of Shreveport, Louisiana; and her brother...
Leonard (Lynn) Horton
Apr 4, 2020
Leonard (Lynn) Hayes Horton, 72, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Fordyce, AR, made his way to the Lord, Saturday April 4th, 2020. Lynn was born in Savannah, GA, and was raised in Magnolia, AR. Lynn attended Magnolia High School, Southern Arkansas University, and served his country by joining the Army National Guard during the Vietnam War. During his time...
Janet Leigh Blann
Apr 3, 2020
Janet Leigh Blann, 60, of Hampton passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born April 3, 1960 to Bill and Freddie Sue Blann. She was a retired nurse practitioner who had previously worked in oncology and family medicine. She was a member of Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in...
Clint Malone Trammell
Apr 1, 2020
Clint Malone Trammell, 30 of Fordyce passed away alongside his father, Stacy Trammell in a traffic accident on Wednesday April 1, 2020. He was born August 25, 1989. He was a skidder driver and loved working with his father for their special employer, the Ross family of Dumas, who he also loved working for. He also loved listening to music,...
Stacy Malone Trammell
Apr 1, 2020
Stacy Malone Trammell, 51, of Kingsland passed away alongside his son, Clint Trammell in a traffic accident on Wednesday April 1, 2020. He was born April 25, 1968 to the late Eldon and Patricia Bryant Trammell. He was a skidder driver for over thirty years. He loved working with his son, Clint for the Ross Family of Dumas. He loved...
Milton "Mickey" Moore
Mar 31, 2020
Milton Monroe “Mickey” Moore, age 88, of Jacinto left the confines of his earthly body Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Fordyce after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born March 3, 1932, in Jacinto, the third son of the late George Dewey and Amy Lucille Green Moore. He was a member of the Fordyce United Methodist Church. He...
Allen Eugene "Sonny" Rowland
Mar 30, 2020
Allen Eugene “Sonny” Rowland, 83 of Kingsland died Monday March 30, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Little Rock. Born March 22, 1937 at Dumas, he was a son of the late Jesse Rowland and Clara Gammil Rowland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Kathryn Lisemby Rowland; two brothers and one sister. He retired from Central...
Marcella Runnells Moody
Mar 27, 2020
Marcella Runnells Moody, age 73 of Bearden died Friday, March 27, 2020 at St. Vincent’s in Little Rock, Arkansas. Marcella was born February 6, 1947 in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was retired from Lockheed Martin and a member of Bearden First Assembly of God Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Jackson Runnells and Ora Garner Runnells; husband,...
Carl Dawayne Crawford
Mar 24, 2020
Carl Dawayne Crawford, age 55 of Hampton died Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He was born July 12, 1964 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, Carl Smith Crawford and one son, Carl Jacob Crawford. Dawayne is survived by one daughter, Jami Crawford Lucas of Junction City; mother, Lou Ann Moore of Camden; one brother, Trent Crawford...
Martha Ruth Barner
Mar 24, 2020
Martha Ruth Wheeler Barner, age 83 of Bearden died Tuesday March 24, 2020 in Little Rock. She was born October 6, 1936 in her childhood home in Ramsey. She was the daughter of the late Rupert Wheeler and Emma Frazier Wheeler. She is preceded in death by her husband Wilbur Barner, her brothers Jack Wheeler and Vick Wheeler and one...
Myrtis Sue Ables
Mar 23, 2020
Myrtis Sue Ables, age 80 of Hampton died Monday, March 23, 2020 at Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. She was born April 12, 1939 in Warren, Arkansas. She was a member of Hampton First Assembly of God. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Lawrence Bradford and Eva Mae Herring Bradford; one son, Johnny Dale...
Madonna Melissa Brooks
Mar 20, 2020
Madonna Melissa Mangold Brooks, 67 of Hampton died Friday March 20, 2020 at her home. Born March 16, 1953 in Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Mangold and Sylvia Gentry Mangold. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Lloyd Mangold, Grover Mangold, George Mangold; a niece Tammy Mangold and two nephews, Robert Mangold and Kevin Mangold....
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