Tyler Nathaniel Finley
May 24, 2018
Tyler Nathaniel Finley, 40, of Fordyce died Thursday May 24, 2018 at his home. Born June 28, 1977 at Fordyce, he was a son of Joe and Barbara Finley of Fordyce. Tyler was a behavioral analyst in Colorado Springs, CO, working with people with Acquired Brain Injuries before coming back to Fordyce to help care for his disabled brother. While...
Jesse Kenneth Turner
May 23, 2018
Jesse Kenneth Turner, 18, of Fordyce died Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was born September 16, 1999 in Warren, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by grandfather, Howard Thomason; great grandparents, Jesse and Bertha Turner, and Russell and Marie Pinckard; great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. K.O. Thomason and Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Hensley. He is survived by his father, Steve...
Riley Ann Quarles Rogers
May 22, 2018
Riley Ann Quarles Rogers, 21, of Bearden died Tuesday, May 22, 2018. She was born July 2, 1996 in Camden, Arkansas. She is survived by her husband, Zach Rogers of Bearden; one son, Bryson Nathaniel Rogers of Bearden; one daughter, Preslee Lynn Rogers of Bearden; parents, Chuck and Janet Quarles of Bearden; one brother, Blake Edward Quarles of Rogers; one...
Amelia Ruth "Mickey" Bryant
May 21, 2018
Amelia Ruth "Mickey" Childress Bryant was born on June 17, 1934, in Cleveland County, Arkansas. She was the middle child of Madison and Ruthie Mae Burks Childress. While attending school at New Edinburg, she met her one true love, Billy Bryant. She and Billy married on July 24, 1953, and began their life long journey together. The mother of three...
Edward B. House
May 19, 2018
Edward B. House (Uncle Dick) passed away in Fordyce, Ar. on May 19, 2018. He was born on September 26, 1930 to Robert and Martha House. He proudly served his country and retired as a Master Sergeant having served in the Korean and Vietnam wars where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Gary Wayne "Butch" Blann
May 18, 2018
Gary Wayne "Butch" Blann, 80 of Camden, died Friday, May 18, 2018. He was born December 1, 1937 in Hampton to the late Frank and Ollie Stratton Blann. He was also preceded in death by his five siblings. He is survived by his wife Wanda L. Duckworth-Blann of Camden; his sons, Marty Blann and Gary Michael Blann both of Hampton;...
Ralph Zeb Ballew, Jr.
May 14, 2018
Ralph Zeb Ballew, Jr. 74, of Oden died Monday, May 14, 2018. He was born October 7, 1943 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was a retired railroad engineer and a member of Yocana Baptist Church in Mena. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph Zeb Ballew, Sr. and Imogene Mooring Ballew. He is survived by his wife, Judy...
Garry Ted Roark
May 12, 2018
Garry Ted Roark, 76, of Hampton died Saturday May 12, 2018 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. Born February 24, 1942 at El Dorado, he was the son of the late Maynor Roark and Bessie Blann Roark. He was a member of Harrell United Methodist Church and was an engineer on the Cotton Belt Railroad. He...
Connie L. Nix
May 12, 2018
Connie L. Nix, age 83 of Sparkman, passed away on May 12th, 2018 in his home. He was born January 18, 1935. He is survived by his wife Adelle Shaddock Nix of 62 years. He has three sons Ronnie Keith Nix (LaDonna) of Camden, Connie Dawaine Nix (Paula) of Sparkman, and James Kevin Nix (Kim) of Sparkman. He has seven...
Margaret Ann Benson Hooder
May 11, 2018
Margaret Ann Benson Hooder, a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 11, 2018. Margaret loved her family and friends more than anything, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved life, laughing, and had an incredibly kind and selfless heart. She found and spread joy everywhere...
Sara Lavina Lawson
May 10, 2018
Sara Lavina Lawson, 50 of Bearden, died Thursday, May 10, 2018. She was born October 12, 1967 in Fordyce to Joyce Lawson and the late Oscar Wilson Lawson. She was also preceded in death by her brother John G. Lawson and sister Barbara E. Harville. She is survived by her mother Joyce Lawson of Bearden; her son Johnathon Andrew Smith...
Dorothy Lorene Young
May 8, 2018
Dorothy Lorene Young, 93, of Bryant died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Southern Trace Rehabilitation Care Center in Bryant, Arkansas. She was born March 12, 1925 in Thornton, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, William E. Nutt and Virgie Pierce Nutt; husband, Eugene...
Agnes Rae Dean
May 6, 2018
Agnes Rae Gill Dean, 87 of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Fordyce, Arkansas, passed from this life on to her eternal home with her family by her side on May 6, 2018. She was born on December 21, 1930 on a winter day with deep snow on the ground. Her parents were the late Edgar Harris Gill and Versa Wood...
Joe Rinehart
May 5, 2018
Joe Rinehart, 54, of Bearden died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was born June 29, 1963 in Hampton, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Morris Rinehart and Louella Pennington Rinehart; and one nephew, Matthew Spencer. He is survived by three sons, Alan Rinehart of Fordyce, Lee...
Fayerene Duncan Honea
May 3, 2018
Fayerene Ethridge Duncan Honea, 91, of Hampton died Thursday May 3, 2018 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born May 25, 1926 at Hampton, she was a daughter of the late Quince Edward Ethridge and Mittie Mae Blann Ethridge. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward Lamar Duncan; a son, Phillip Wayne Duncan; a daughter, Sylvia...
Hazel Louise Overton
Apr 28, 2018
Hazel Louise Overton, 81, of Kingsland died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at St. John's Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born September 10, 1936 in Carthage, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hollis Levi Stiles and Neva Nancy Hogg Stiles; and her husband, Curtis W. Overton. She is survived by three sons, Hollis (Judith) Overton of Kingsland,...
William Paul Deboard, Sr.
Apr 22, 2018
William Paul Deboard, Sr., 69, of Fordyce died Sunday April 22, 2018 at Cornerstone Hospital in Little Rock. Born December 30, 1948 in Bloss, Kentucky, he was a son of the late William Walker Deboard and Lillian Garrett Deboard. He is survived by his son, William Paul Deboard, II of Fordyce; daughter, Tara Jo Harris of Appling, GA; two brothers,...
William Paul Deboard, Sr.
Apr 22, 2018
William Paul Deboard, Sr., 69, of Fordyce died Sunday April 22, 2018 at Cornerstone Hospital in Little Rock. Born December 30, 1948 in Bloss, Kentucky, he was a son of the late William Walker Deboard and Lillian Garrett Deboard. He is survived by his son, William Paul Deboard, II of Fordyce; daughter, Tara Jo Harris of Appling, GA; two brothers,...
Joe B. Johnson
Apr 22, 2018
Joe B. Johnson, 86, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 22 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, with family at his side. He was born July 20, 1931, to Oliver and Villa Johnson, and was the 5th son and 6th child. He was predeceased by his sister Mildred Johnson Blanding of Independence, Missouri; and brothers,...
Dennis Ray Collins
Apr 22, 2018
Dennis Ray Collins, 43, of Tillar died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was born September 4, 1974 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Fay Phillips Collins. He is survived by his father, Ray Collins of Tillar; one son, Cody Collins of Kingsland; one daughter,...
