Charlotte Jean Ferguson
Dec 28, 2016
Charlotte Jean James Ferguson, 89 of Fordyce died Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Charlotte was born November 3, 1927 in Fordyce and lived there her entire life. She was born to serve others and made her career in Social Work. If you had a problem, she is who you wanted to talk to. If you needed a friend, then she was...
Robert Eugene Bastien
Dec 21, 2016
Robert Eugene Bastien, 78 of Hampton died Wednesday December 21, 2016. Born October 29, 1938, he was a son of the late William Bastien and Eula Qualls Bastien. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the US Air Force. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Bastien. He is survived by two sons, Tim Bastien of Hampton and...
Peggy Ann Doherty
Dec 21, 2016
Peggy Ann Jenkins Doherty, 68 of Bearden, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016. She was born August 6, 1948 in Wynne, Arkansas to the late Henry and Thelma Jane Jenkins. She was also preceded in death by her sister Mona Lisa Dison. She is survived by her husband Russell Doherty of Bearden; two sons, Wayne Doherty of Albuquerque, New Mexico and...
Laura Dionne Johnston Ledbetter
Dec 20, 2016
Laura Dionne Johnston Ledbetter, 47, of Fordyce died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at her home. She was born May 24, 1969 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Laura was a nurse and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Fordyce. She is survived by her husband, David Ledbetter of Fordyce; two sons, Tyler Ledbetter of Bella Vista and Quinton Ledbetter...
Flossie Rucker Matthews
Dec 16, 2016
FLOSSIE RUCKER MATTHEWS, 98, of Tulip, Arkansas in Dallas County died December 16, 2016. She was born in Sparkman, Arkansas on January 28, 1918, to Clara Roberts Rucker and Will Rucker and graduated from Sparkman High School in 1937. In 1944 she married Herbert Chester (Chess or "Dutch") Matthews of Tulip and the two lived at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine...
Vada Sue B. Adams
Dec 15, 2016
Vada Sue B. Adams, 79 of Fordyce went to be with the Lord Thursday December 15, 2016 at St. Vincent Infirmary after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born June 7, 1937 in Fordyce. She went to school at Fordyce, where she was a cheerleader and graduated in 1955. She went to the University of Arkansas at Monticello where...
Zettie Griffith Link
Dec 15, 2016
Zettie Griffith Link, 97, of Bearden died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Arkansas. She was born June 23, 1919 in Bluff City, Arkansas. Zettie was a member of Bearden First United Methodist Church, lifetime member of the P.T.A. and in 1937, she was chosen as the first fair queen of Nevada County. She...
Billie J. "Short" Johnson
Dec 12, 2016
Billie J. "Short" Johnson, 83 of Fordyce died Monday December 12, 2016 at her home. Born August 5, 1933 at Tinsman, she was a daughter of the late Arnold Earnest and Audrey Turner Earnest. She was a retired telephone operator. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Jewel Sindle, a brother, Robert Earnest. She is survived by...
Sondra Danielle Gilbert Swofford
Dec 10, 2016
Sondra Danielle Gilbert Swofford, 72, of Hampton died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, AR. She was born June 27, 1944 in Hampton, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emon Gilbert and Annie Lou Sloan Gilbert; one daughter, Tina Rowland; and one son-in-law, Jerrell Rowland. Sondra is survived by...
Ruby L Thomason
Dec 5, 2016
Ruby L. Thomason, 85, of Harrell died Monday, December 5, 2016 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born September 26, 1931 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Ruby was a retired school teacher and a member of Harrell United Methodist Church in Harrell. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Mulligan and Neppie Williams Mulligan; husband,...
Cass Mitchell
Nov 29, 2016
Cass Mitchell, 41 of Hot Springs, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born November 12, 1975 in Little Rock. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Fordyce, a member of the Chambersville Fire Department, and he was a pipeline inspector. Cass was a 1994 graduate of Prairie View Academy in Bastrop, Louisiana. He made all-state offensive lineman...
Alice Elizabeth Matthews
Nov 28, 2016
Alice Elizabeth Matthews, 85, of Tulip died Monday, November 28, 2016 at her home. She was born March 1, 1931 in Thornton, Arkansas. Alice was a retired telephone operator for Allied Telephone Company and a member of Tulip United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Abner Harper and Effie Turner Harper; one grandson, Brick Ables; one...
Ella Louise Shook Whiteside
Nov 27, 2016
Ella Louise Shook Whiteside, 83 of Fordyce died Sunday November 27, 2016 at Dallas County Medical Center. Born July 6, 1933 at Tinsman, she was the daughter of the late Charles Levi Shook and Eunice Avris Shook. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church of Fordyce. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd E. Whiteside. She is...
Galen David Hudson
Nov 27, 2016
Galen David Hudson, 66, of Bearden died Sunday, November 27, 2016. He was born July 10, 1950 in Sheridan, Arkansas. He was a log cutter. He is preceded in death by his parents, L.B. Hudson and Patsy Lochridge Hudson. He is survived by his wife, Betty Hudson of Bearden; two sons, Lenny Hudson and wife Becky of Camden, David Hudson...
Billy Fay Edwards
Nov 27, 2016
Billy Fay Edwards, 74 of Hampton, died Sunday, November 27th in Hampton. He was born September 11, 1942 in Conway to the late Fay and Evelyn Pruitt Edwards. He was also preceded in death by his son Brian Blann and two grandchildren, Ryder and Tanner Edwards. He is survived by his six children, Doug Blann of Hampton, Jimmy Pennington of...
Marvin Lee Harrison
Nov 26, 2016
Marvin Lee Harrison, 73, of Thornton died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. He was born May 18, 1943 in San Francisco, CA. He worked in law enforcement for thirty years and was in the U.S. Air Force, serving in Vietnam. He is preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Rhee Harrison and Mamie...
June Bowen
Nov 26, 2016
June Bowen, 87, of Bearden went to be with our Lord and Savior Saturday, November 26, 2016 at her home. She was born June 1, 1929 in Bearden, Arkansas. June was a retired teller for Bank of Bearden and a member of Bearden First Assembly of God Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jewell Nutt and Clara...
George "Danny" Vaughan, Jr.
Nov 25, 2016
George "Danny" Vaughan, Jr., 69, of Bearden died Friday November 25, 2016 at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Camden. He was born October 28, 1947 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was a retired fork lift operator for Georgia Pacific. He is preceded in death by his parents, George D. Vaughan, Sr. and Emily R. Clemons Bryant; and brother-in-law, Roy Russell. He...
Robert Lewis Sisson
Nov 21, 2016
Robert Lewis Sisson, 78 of Thornton died Monday November 21, 2016 at UAMS in Little Rock. Born July 29, 1938 at Ramsey, he was a son of the late Hugh Van Sisson and Lottie Juanita Meece Sisson. He was a deacon at Prosperity Baptist Church and was the owner of Sisson Construction, which he started in 1970 and incorporated in...
Marolyn Faith Marshall
Nov 20, 2016
Marolyn Faith Marshall, 75 of Carthage died Sunday November 20, 2016 at Garden Pointe at Pine Bluff. Born August 27, 1941 in Dallas County, she was a daughter of the late H.L. Marshall and Nancy Raney Marshall. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Delora Wallace, Katherine Roberts, and Carolyn Starks; two brothers,...
