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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,...
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,...
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