Wanda Lee Hollis Adams
Apr 12, 2019
Wanda Lee Hollis Adams, 76, of Bearden left to be with her Heavenly father on Friday, April 12, 2019 at her home. She was born October 30, 1942 in Jacinto, Arkansas. She was retired personnel director for Dallas County Hospital and a member of The Pentecostals of Fordyce. She is preceded in death by her parents, Truman Bailey Hollis and...
Betty Carol Eddy
Apr 11, 2019
Betty Carol (Mills) Eddy of Bee Branch, AR passed away in her sleep on April 11, 2019. She was born on March 4, 1948 to William and Loretta Mills. Betty married the love of her life, Cecil Eddy on December 7, 1964. They had three children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild in their fifty four years of marriage. She...
Ronald Lee Nance
Apr 10, 2019
Celebration of a life well lived, Ronald “Ronnie” Lee Nance; sunrise: August 12, 1951—sunset: April 10, 2019. Ronald Lee Nance was lovingly placed in the arms of Bille Sue (Chambliss) and Allen Franklin Nance in Bearden, Arkansas on August 12, 1951. His welcoming committee in Paradise on April 10, 2019 consisted of: The love of his life Marilyn Sue Jeffers...
Paul Joyce Pennington Jr.
Apr 7, 2019
Paul Joyce Pennington, Jr., 79, of Thornton died Sunday April 7, 2019 at Dallas County Medical Center. Born April 24, 1939 at Bucksnort, he was a son of the late Paul Joyce Pennington, Sr. and Gladys Marie Jarrett Pennington. He was a heavy equipment operator at Georgia-Pacific. He was a good husband and father. Paul was a deacon at Bethesda...
Grover Lee Jose
Apr 6, 2019
Grover Lee Jose, 86, of Bearden died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his home. He was born November 13, 1932 in St. Charles. MO. He was an army veteran of the Korean War and a retired machinist for Boeing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Michael M. Jose and Mary Louise Wehmeier Jose; his wife, Betty Hickman Jose;...
Eddy Dean Hogue
Apr 6, 2019
Eddy Dean Hogue, 74, of Sparkman died Saturday April 6, 2019 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born June 16, 1944 at Sparkman, he was a son of the late John Hogue and Connie Vann Hogue. He was a US Army Vietnam veteran and was formerly employed by Aries Marine Corporation of Lafayette, LA. He was preceded in death...
James R. Harp
Apr 6, 2019
James R. Harp, 66 of Sheridan, died Friday, April 5, 2019 in Benton. He was born July 14, 1952 in Ouachita County to the late George and Christine Doherty Harp. He was also preceded in death by two sisters Helen Beatrice and Ann and four brothers: Donnie, Joe, Alvin, and Charles “Peanut”. He is survived by his brother George Edward...
John W. Wilkins
Apr 4, 2019
John W. Wilkins, 77, of Little Rock, formally of Fordyce, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019. He was born June 14, 1941 to Hershel and Pauline Wilkins. He is preceded in death by his parents. John is survived by his son Jeff and his wife Alicia of Little Rock; his brother James and his wife Judy of Shreveport, LA; two...
Margaret L West
Apr 3, 2019
Margaret L. West, 89, of Benton died Wednesday April 3, 2019. Born August 17, 1929 in Kingsland, AR, she was the daughter of the late William A. Word and Birdie Marie Puterbaugh Word. Ms. West was a retired technical publicist for Hugh’s Aircraft. Ms. West was baptized at Bearden First United Methodist Church and considered that her home church forever....
Thomas Doyle Morgan
Mar 30, 2019
Thomas Doyle Morgan, 94, of Fordyce, Arkansas died March 30, 2019 at St. John’s Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was born June 9, 1924 to the late George and Annie Morgan of Kingsland, Arkansas. He was a retired timber cruiser for Georgia Pacific. He was inducted into the Army on May 22, 1944 and served during World War II. He...
Pattie Jo Speer
Mar 29, 2019
Pattie Jo Speer Dempsey age 89 of Hampton went to her eternal home on Friday, March 29, 2019. She was born in Tinsman on November 23, 1929 to the late Guy Tucker Speer and Bedie Mae Moore Speer. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of thirty five years Thomas Jackson (Jack) Dempsey; one sister, Martha Sue...
Johnnie Margaret Mcmanus
Mar 27, 2019
Johnnie Margaret McManus, 76 of Thornton, died March 27, 2019 in Fordyce. She was born July 14, 1942 to the late Roy McManus and Lorene Murry McManus. She is survived by her son Joe Wolfe and Wife Carmen of West Fork, Arkansas; daughter, Lawana Lyon and Husband Jack of Morrilton, Arkansas; one brother, Robert “Bobby” McManus of Thornton; one sister,...
Hattie Marie Duncan
Mar 26, 2019
Hattie Marie Duncan, 83 of Hampton, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in El Dorado. She was born October 15, 1935 to the late B.A. “Pete” Newton and Gladys Henderson Newton. She was also preceded in death by two brothers Charles and Joe Newton. She is survived by her husband Harold F. Duncan of Hampton; five children: Lisa (Donnie) Hendrix, David...
Harold L. Harper
Mar 24, 2019
Rev. Harold L. Harper, 91 of Fordyce died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at his home. He was born September 8, 1927 in Warren, Arkansas. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He pastored for over 59 years, with the last 47 years at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jess Harper and Jewel...
Inez Langley
Mar 23, 2019
Inez Sheffield Langley, 91, of Fordyce died Saturday March 23, 2019. She was born in Moore County, North Carolina to the late Kenneth Sheffield and Rose Morgan Sheffield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Herman Langley; son, Clark Langley; daughter, Genevieve Rose Ashkanipour; and three great-great grandchildren, Heather Bowlin, Isaac Attwood, and Brooklynn Elizabeth Goff. She is...
Phyllis Rice Whittingham
Mar 21, 2019
Phyllis Rice Whittingham, age 71 of Mableton, Georgia, passed from this life Thursday, March 21, 2019. Phyllis was born March 9, 1948. She is preceded in death by her father, William Rice; and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Frey. She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Whittingham; one son, Clayton Whittingham; her mother, Mattie Lue Frey Rice; one uncle, Bud...
Virgil Lynn Cox
Mar 19, 2019
Virgil Lynn Cox of Fordyce departed this life at Camden, AR on March 19, 2019 at the age of 78. Born October 5, 1940 at Jonesville, LA, He was the son of the late Steve and Alice Cox. Virgil began his life as the son of a farmer on the bayous of Louisiana. After he graduated from College, he went...
Ray Kellie Pierce
Mar 15, 2019
Ray Kellie Pierce, 79, of Hot Springs died Friday, March 15, 2019. He was born May 8, 1939 in Hampton, Arkansas. He was a retired supervisor for Entergy and also retired fire fighter for the Fordyce Fire Department. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Edward Pierce and Florence Lucille Cranford Pierce; two brothers, Billie and Eddie Pierce;...
Jack Shuler
Mar 15, 2019
Jack Shuler, 79, of Bearden died Friday, March 15, 2019. He was born July 26, 1939 in Longmont, CO. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Viola Shuler; wife, Elayne Jerige; and two sons, Billy and Hank Shuler. He is survived by two sons, Tommie (Thresa) Shuler of East Camden, David (Tammy) Shuler of Fordyce; one daughter,...
Donald Lee Sims
Mar 14, 2019
Donald Lee Sims, age 63, of Kingsland, Arkansas departed this earth for Heaven on March 14, 2019. Donald leaves behind his wife and best friend of 42 years, Donna. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Donaven and Abby of Alexander, Arkansas and Derrick and Alaina of New Zealand; sister and brother-in-law, Kathy Wylie and James of Norphlet. He...
