David Edwin Barrett
May 31, 2017
David Edwin Barrett, 65 of Bearden died Wednesday May 31, 2017 at Ouachita County Medica Center in Camden. Born September 30, 1951 at Bearden, He was a son of the late George Edward Barrett and Mary Jane McConnell Barrett. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Christi Barrett. He is survived by his wife, Sally Barrett of Bearden;...
William Henry "Bill" Keeton
May 28, 2017
William Henry "Bill" Keeton, 70 of Fordyce died Sunday May 28, 2017 at his home. He was born March 16, 1947 in Fordyce to the late Henry Dallas Keeton and Annie Maude Spears Keeton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Kenny D. Keeton. Bill was the owner of Bill's Muffler in Fordyce and was on the Auxiliary...
Vergie Kathleen Smith
May 26, 2017
Vergie Kathleen Smith, 82 of Fordyce, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born March 6, 1935 in Thornton to the late Kelly Britten Cranford and Florence Millie Elizabeth Crawford Cranford. She was also preceded in death by her husband John David Smith, her daughter Connie Sue Smith, her brothers Preston, Fred, Barney, Raymond,...
Rufus Bartley "Bart" Reeme
May 25, 2017
Rufus Bartley "Bart" Reeme, 57, of Kingsland died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was born May 9, 1960 in Monticello, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Houston C. Reeme Sr. and Martha Murel Forrest Reeme; and two brothers, James Franklin Reeme and Richard Dale Reeme. He is survived...
Betty Ann Ivy Hadley
May 24, 2017
Betty Ann Ivy Hadley, 79 of North Little Rock passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017. She was born August 15, 1937 to the late Larkin G. and Beatrice Hannegan Ivy. Betty is preceded in death by her parents and brother. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Sharon Shumate and Tim; two granddaughters, Magen Rodriguez (Jared) and Morgan Shumate;...
Ellen L. Bright Powell
May 23, 2017
Ellen L. Bright Powell, 56, of Thornton died Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at her home. She was born August 25, 1960 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas "Buck" Bright and Lucille Steelman Bright; and one brother, Roy Bright. She is survived by her husband, Steve Powell of Thornton; two sons, Carl Nanny of...
Sarah Katherine "Kathy" Miller
May 20, 2017
Sarah Katherine "Kathy" Tucker Miller, 69, of Hampton died Saturday May 20, 2017 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado. Born September 25, 1947 in Hampton, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Tucker and Jettie Mae Reynolds Tucker. Kathy was a school teacher and a published author of several works, books, and poetry, including: "The Lost Mountain of...
Alyce Rae Sorrells Pennington
May 18, 2017
Alyce Rae Sorrells Pennington, 85 of Holly Springs, died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her home. She was born June 21, 1931 in Camden, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member Holly Springs United Methodist Church and Holly Springs Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Ray Sorrells and Lucille Young Sorrells; husband, Clyde James...
Sylvia Ann Williams
May 14, 2017
Sylvia Ann Williams, 80, of Harrell passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Camden. She was born February 26, 1937 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She was a retired bookkeeper for Con Agra of El Dorado, Arkansas. She was also a member of Canaan Baptist Church in Harrell, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her...
Genevieve Rose Ashkanipour
May 14, 2017
Genevieve Rose Ashkanipour, daughter of Jack and Inez Langley, age 69, of Houston, Texas, passed away Sunday May 14, 2017. She was born July 24, 1947 in Troy, North Carolina. She was currently enrolled at WGU, and recently acquired her Master's degree in nursing. She had a passion for the Fine Arts and Drama, and was known in her younger...
Homer Harold Jones, Jr.
May 14, 2017
Homer Harold Jones, Jr., 88, of Bearden died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden. He was born March 2, 1929, in Bearden, Arkansas. Homer was owner of Homer Jones Motor Company, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bearden, 32nd degree Mason, Lion's Club, Cabun Clinic Board of Directors, and former mayor of...
Jo Ann Keeton
May 14, 2017
Jo Ann Keeton, age 70, of Fayetteville died Sunday, May 14, 2017 after a brave battle with cancer. She was born June 8, 1946 in Warren, Arkansas. Jo Ann was preceded in death by her father Joe Miller, mother and step-father Beryl and Hubert Drake of Kingsland, and her grandparents Jim and Lela Mitchell and Julius and Mary Russell. She...
Anna Christine Chambers
May 10, 2017
Anna Christine Chambers, age 89, of Fordyce went home to her heavenly father on May 10, 2017. She was born January 24, 1928 in Dallas County, Arkansas, to Ernest Porter and Frances O. Green Jones. Christine was a longtime faithful member of Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church where she loved serving the Lord. She enjoyed working in her flower beds...
Mary L. Golden
May 9, 2017
Mary L. Golden, 70 of Kingsland, died May 9, 2017. She was born March 7, 1947 in Cleveland County to the late Earnest and Mary Norton Harvill. Mary was a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsland. She is survived by her husband James T. Golden of Kingsland; three sons, James Thomas Golden, Jr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Lee Golden...
Mary Rose Milam James
May 2, 2017
Mary Rose Milam James, 94, of Thornton died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born July 13, 1922 in Colorado Springs, CO. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Milam and Alice Snook Milam James; husband, Edgar L. James; one son, Joseph I. James; two sons-in-law, Bobby Joe Easterling and Roy L....
Zelpha Grasty
Apr 24, 2017
Zelpha Grasty, 89 of Thornton, died Monday, April 24, 2017 in Fordyce. She was born April 11, 1928 to the late Ewan Shairrickand Lottie Mae Ballanger Shairrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Grasty; three brothers, J.T., Monroe, and Clifton Shairrick; and two sisters, Vera Clemons and Zera Lee Quarles. She is survived by a host...
Jessie Almera Shook Watson
Apr 22, 2017
Jessie Almera Shook Watson, 95, of Thornton passed away April 22, 2017 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born December 5, 1921 in Ellisville, Arkansas to Jesse Alexander and Ella Viola Stover Shook. Lovingly known to many as "Almama", she was a great artist and cook. She achieved the rank of 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo...
James Lynn Harris
Apr 20, 2017
James Lynn Harris, 65, of Mohawk, TN died Thursday, April 20, 2017. He was born October 23, 1951 in Camden, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his father, Monroe Harris; and one brother, Roger Harris. He is survived by his wife, Stefanie Harris of Camden; one son, Ty Harris of Fayetteville; one daughter, Jamie Allen and husband Chris of...
Lane Mathew Belin
Apr 18, 2017
Lane Mathew Belin, age 4 of Hampton, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017. He was born November 28, 2012 in Arkadelphia. He is preceded in death by his sister Emma Belin and his great grandfather Charles Belin. Lane was an organ donor. He is survived by his parents, Brandy and Mathew Belin of Hampton; two brothers, Michael and Hayden Belin of...
Evelyn Ramer
Apr 13, 2017
Evelyn McGarity Ramer of Fordyce passed away peacefully Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Dalton's Place in Fordyce. Evelyn was born July 13, 1921 in Lonoke, AR to John Neal McGarity and Sally Jane Peterson McGarity. Evelyn graduated from Lonoke High School and was the owner/manager of the Fordyce Credit Bureau. On October 7, 1943, she married C.A Ramer, Jr. of...
