Kathy Mitchell
Jan 12, 2017
Kathy Mitchell, 65 of Fordyce died Thursday January 12, 2017. Born April 9, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Buck Tompkins and Erma Kelly Frizzell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Mitchell. She is survived by her son, Michael Mitchell (Jennifer) of Fordyce; her daughter, Mindy Carrington of Benton; five grandchildren Holly Mitchell, Autumn Mitchell,...
Geraldine Smith Dykes
Jan 12, 2017
Geraldine Smith Dykes, 87 of Tulip, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Hot Springs. She was born September 14, 1929 in Tulip to the late Lemuel and Allie Mae Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jerry D. Dykes. She is survived by her son Jerry R. Dykes of Tulip; three daughters, Helen Lamb of Crossett, Tricia...
James E. Glass, Jr.
Jan 11, 2017
Lt. Col (Ret) James "Jim" E. Glass, Jr. age 73 of Fordyce passed away January 11, 2017. Born August 12, 1943 in Hot Springs Arkansas to the late James E., Sr. and Ida Handlin Glass. Jim graduated from Fordyce High School in 1961 and then attended The University of Arkansas at Monticello, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and the...
Joy Marshall Bolin
Jan 5, 2017
Joy Marshall Bolin, 84, passed away on January 5, 2017 at her home near Carthage, Arkansas. She was born September 30, 1932 to the late H.L. and Nancy Raney Marshall. She was a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Bolin, a son, Mark Bolin, and a grandson, Gregory Bolin. She was...
Thelma Alice Langley Humphries
Jan 5, 2017
Thelma Alice Langley Humphries, of Holly Springs, was born in Buena Vista, Arkansas on April 3, 1933 to the late Rebecca and Olen Langley of Eagle Mills, Arkansas. After a well fought battle she made her transition to eternity on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Thelma wore many hats. Along with being a homemaker, wife and mother, she was also the...
Ronald G. Lloyd
Jan 3, 2017
Ronald G. Lloyd, 76 of Selma passed away Tuesday January 3, 2017 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was employed by Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad from 1959 to 1987. He retired early due to health issues. He then pursued his much loved hobbies with quarter horses and training border collie dogs. He was preceded in...
Martha Jo Nutt
Jan 1, 2017
Martha Jo Nutt, 92, of Hampton died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home. She was born June 19, 1924 in Harrell, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Harrell United Methodist Church in Harrell. She is preceded in death by her parents, W. J. "Wix" Jones and Jenny Julia Jones; husband, W. S. Nutt, Jr.; one daughter,...
Jimmie Sue Bryant Roark
Jan 1, 2017
Jimmie Sue Bryant Roark 80, of Hampton died Sunday January 1, 2017 at her home. Born January 25, 1936 at Tinsman, she was the daughter of the late Travis Noel Bryant and Ethel Lee Nutt Bryant. She was a school teacher for 60 years. She is survived by the father of her four daughters, Thomas Winfred Roark; her four daughters,...
Weabur Jean Quarles
Dec 31, 2016
Weabur Jean Quarles, 84, of Bearden died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at her home. She was born March 19, 1932 in Dumas, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Bearden Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lawner Humphries and Mary Mae Justice Humphries; husband, Floyd Quarles; two brothers, Houston and Loyce Humphries; and...
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...
