Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Ronald O. Huntley

Ronald O. Huntley

Apr 27, 2019

Ronald O. Huntley, 66, of Kingsland passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at his home. He was born September 23, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a retired logger. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joe Willard Huntley and Kathyrn Leona Granderson Huntley; and one sister, Brenda Joyce Huntley. He is survived by his wife, Mary Smith...

Kerry Lane Hargis

Kerry Lane Hargis

Apr 27, 2019

Kerry Lane Hargis, age 69, of Bearden, Arkansas October 16, 1949 – April 27, 2019 Kerry was born in Bradley County. He began his career as an Engineer with Arvin Automotive Company in Monticello. In February 1983 he began working for Lockheed Martin in Camden. Throughout his 36-year career with Lockheed Martin he held numerous management positions and was serving...

Ola Mae Wright

Ola Mae Wright

Apr 25, 2019

Ola Mae Wright, of Hampton, born October 31, 1931 in Camden, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the age of 87 at Chapel Woods Nursing Home in Warren. She was a retired homemaker and a Jehovah’s Witness. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee Parr and Ruby Ables Parr; husbands, Amos Strickland, Ray Wright; sister Leona...

Sarah Jane Forrest

Sarah Jane Forrest

Apr 25, 2019

Sarah Jane Johnson Forrest, 69 of Hampton died Thursday April 25, 2019 at UAMS in Little Rock. Born February 24, 1950 at Warren, she was a daughter of the late Grafton Johnson and Mary Jo Rice Johnson. She was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Eugene Johnson. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Bob Forrest of Hampton; four...

Daniel "Danny" Smith

Daniel "Danny" Smith

Apr 23, 2019

Daniel “Danny” Smith, 68, of Mayflower, formerly of Thornton passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 peacefully with his wife at his side after a lengthy illness. Mr. Smith was retired from Windstream and once served in the Arkansas National Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Johnnie Jones Smith; his maternal grandparents Alexander and Nora Jones;...

Vivian Gertrude Hand

Vivian Gertrude Hand

Apr 20, 2019

Vivian Gertrude Hand, 96, of Tinsman died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Courtyard Rehabilitation and Health Center in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born September 6, 1922 in Tinsman, Arkansas. She was a retired seamstress and a member of First Baptist Church in Tinsman. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Kitchens and Effie Russell Kitchens; husband, Oder...

Bryan Neal Hopkins

Bryan Neal Hopkins

Apr 17, 2019

Bryan Neal Hopkins, 47, of Bearden died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born October 29, 1971 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was a truck driver. He is preceded in death by his parents, Herman Neal Hopkins and Linda Lindsey Hopkins. Bryan is survived by one son, Alec Hopkins of Thornton; two daughters, Montana Taylor...

Wanda Lee Hollis Adams

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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