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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,...
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,...
Clydie I. Thornton
Apr 12, 2018
Clydie I. Carter Thornton, 89, of Hampton died Thursday April 12, 2018 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas at El Dorado. Born November 2, 1928 in Bradley County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Carter and Joline Erwin Carter. She was a member of Victory Church in Camden and was retired from Hampton Schools where she was...
Kinch David Womack
Apr 10, 2018
Kinch David Womack, 69 of Bearden died Tuesday, April 10, 2018. He was born August 27, 1948 to the late Kinch R. Womack and Mildred C. Bowman Womack. He was retired from the Army National Guard and was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. . He is survived by his brother Roland R. Womack of Texarkana, Arkansas and his sister...
Erma Joyce Miller
Apr 6, 2018
Erma Joyce Black Miller, 79 of Fordyce, died Friday, April 6, 2018. She was born August 2, 1938 in Fordyce to the late Walter Black and Francis Buchanan Black. She was also preceded in death by her husband William "Bill" Miller, her son Donnie Mack Daniels, her daughter Patricia Lynn Daniels, her brothers Jim and Walter, and her sisters Mary,...
Van Guy Kelly
Apr 2, 2018
Van Guy Kelly, 77, of Hampton died Monday, April 2, 2018 at St. Vincent's in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born October 12, 1940 in Carthage, Arkansas. He was a carpenter and an Army veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Guy Kelly and Mildred Irene Parker Kelly; two sisters, Joy Baine and Gwen Kelly, and one...
Don Russell Smith
Mar 31, 2018
Don Russell Smith, Sr. age 75 of Fordyce and Warren, AR, died Saturday, March 31, 2018 surrounded by his family in the home of Jonathan Smith. He was the founder of Fordyce Mapping Service and was well known for his good nature, compassion and generosity. He was born January 1, 1943 in Jacinto, Dallas County, AR, the son of the...
Gary Lee Lephiew
Mar 31, 2018
Gary Lee Lephiew, 53, of Waldo died Saturday March 31, 2018 at his home. He was born May 26, 1964 at Hampton. He was a journeyman electrician and worked for Evers Electric. He was preceded in death by a brother, Alan Lephiew. He is survived by his wife, Jerri Lephiew of Waldo; mother and step-father, Betty and Nip Linkous of...
John Thomas "Tom" Simmermacher
Mar 26, 2018
John Thomas "Tom" Simmermacher, 71, of Hampton died Monday, March 26, 2018 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehab in Camden. He was born November 14, 1946 in Tucumcari, NM. He worked as a carpenter for Fitzhugh Strickland and he was an Army veteran.. He is preceded in death by his parents, William Lloyd Simmermacher and Annie Mae Watson; and one brother,...
Shirley Ware Lambert
Mar 25, 2018
Shirley Ware Lambert, 73 of Hampton, died Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was born November 11, 1944 in Ft. Worth to the late Ray and Ozelle Garner Ware. She was also preceded in death by her husband Gene Lambert. She is survived by her son William "Bill" (Mearlene) Ball of Genoa; her daughter Marina (John) Henry...
George William "Billy" Mcwhirter
Mar 24, 2018
George William "Billy" McWhirter, 86, of Fordyce died Saturday March 24, 2018. Born September 3, 1931 at Hampton, he was a son of the late Floyd and Beulah McWhirter. He served in the Army during the Korean War where he was stationed in Germany. He worked as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Lee Hornaday and worked as a city officer...
Archer Wayburn Hunneycutt
Mar 24, 2018
Archer Wayburn Huneycutt, 86, of West Monroe, LA died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his home. He was born July 5, 1931 in Sparkman, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Ph.D and created the Louisiana Survey Center at LA Tech University, which was one only one of its kind at that time. He was also a...
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