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Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Tony Martin Denton

Tony Martin Denton

Jan 13, 2016

Tony Martin Denton, 59 of Fordyce, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. He was born June 27, 1956 in Ellisville, Arkansas to the late Richard H. Denton and Mattie Martindale Denton. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Dale Denton and Glendal "Bud" Denton, and three sisters, Wanda Stringfellow, Hershia Purifoy, and Jo Ann Baylor. He is survived...

J.B. Ethridge

J.B. Ethridge

Jan 12, 2016

J.B. Ethridge, 89 of Fordyce, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016. He was born November 21, 1926 in Ogamaw, Arkansas to the late Carlton and Bernice Ethridge. J.B. was also preceded in death by two sisters, Onie Mae Ethridge and Reba Robinson and one brother Marvin Ethridge. J.B. was a veteran of World War 2 where he served in Germany and...

Doyle Kenneth Parker

Doyle Kenneth Parker

Jan 12, 2016

Doyle Kenneth Parker, 72, of El Dorado died Tuesday January 12, 2016 at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. Born December 9, 1943 at Camden, he was a son of the late Doyle Emmett Parker and Vicie Irene Sullivent Parker. He was a truck driver, disabled Army veteran, and Commander of the El Dorado chapter of the DAV. He was...

Audrey E. Rich

Audrey E. Rich

Jan 11, 2016

Audrey E. Rich, 79, of Jessieville died Monday January 11, 2016 at Arkansas Hospice Center in Hot Springs. Born May 17, 1936 in Attala County, MS, she was the daughter of the late Luther Edwards and Mavis Roberta Brunt Edwards. She is survived by her husband, John W. "Jake" Rich, Sr. who she married on May 11, 1957; two sons,...

Frankie Kimbrell

Frankie Kimbrell

Dec 30, 2015

Frankie Ann Cupit Kimbrell, 83, of Thornton died Wednesday December 30, 2015 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born October 24, 1932 in Dallas County, she was a daughter of the late Authur Cupit and Mary Alice Sission Cupit. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther "Buddy" Kimbrell; brother, Robert Cupit; sister, Marie Pinkard; Grandsons Joshua...

William Hartsel Cayce

William Hartsel Cayce

Dec 28, 2015

William Hartsel Cayce, 89, of Thornton passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born July 13, 1926, in Fordyce. He was ordained in 1961 and was the long-time pastor of Cane Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Through the years he had served additional churches in Mena and Rolla. Hartsel owned and operated Cayce Publishing Company in Thornton. He was the...

Lois K. Lynn

Lois K. Lynn

Dec 27, 2015

Lois K. Lynn, 82 of Fordyce, died Sunday, December 27, 2015. She was born April 4, 1933 in Harmony Grove to the late Harvey P. and Bertie West Kennedy. She was also preceded in death by her son Richard Allen Lynn, daughter Donna Sue Lynn, and one brother. She is survived by her husband James T. Lynn of Fordyce; one...

Jessie Edward Nalls

Jessie Edward Nalls

Dec 26, 2015

Jessie Edward Nalls, 77, of Sparkman died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Arkansas Hospice Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born May 13, 1938 in Sparkman, Arkansas. He was a lifetime horse trader, had owned and operated a service station in Sparkman for twenty two years, worked as an insurance agent for American General Insurance for eight years, and...

Louis Terrell Earnest

Louis Terrell Earnest

Dec 18, 2015

Louis Terrell Earnest, 91, of Tinsman died Friday, December 18, 2015 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. He was born March 7, 1924 in Tinsman, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Garland Earnest and Martha Melissa King Earnest; two brothers, James and Homer Earnest; and two sisters, Marie Cosby and Eula Bailey. He is survived by...

Ora Steelman Cathey

Ora Steelman Cathey

Dec 17, 2015

Ora Olirea Steelman Cathey, 94 of Thornton, died Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born October 27, 1921 in Thornton to the late T.B. and Ada Hodge Sessions. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Franklin Coby Steelman and Travis Cathey, and her son Franklin Coby Steelman, Jr. She is survived by her son Jerry W. Steelman and...

Virginia R. Gilbert

Virginia R. Gilbert

Dec 16, 2015

Virginia R. Gilbert, 67 of Hampton, died Wednesday., December 16, 2015. She was born October 25, 1948 in Ivan, Arkansas to the late Henry Franklin Wilson and Lillie Pennington Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husbands James W. Miller and Jerry D. Gilbert, two brothers Tommy Wilson and Bud Pennington, and a sister James Saeler. She is...

Randy Steven Linzy

Randy Steven Linzy

Dec 11, 2015

Randy Steven Linzy, 59 of New Edinburg, died Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born November 5, 1956 in Dallas County to Macel Linzy Loomis and the late Lee Linzy. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents Lonnie and Otto Linzy and John and Flora Sandine; and his sister Jeanette Linzy Gray. Randy is survived by his loving...

Printie Milburn

Printie Milburn

Dec 9, 2015

Printie K. Parnell Milburn, 95, of Fordyce died Wednesday December 9, 2015 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born August 17, 1920 in Washington County, AL, she was a daughter of the late James Adolph "Dickey" Parnell and Amanda "Mandy" Thomas Parnell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry David Milburn; a daughter, Mary Ellen Tew; three grandchildren...

Sherry Lynn Sallee Langley

Sherry Lynn Sallee Langley

Dec 9, 2015

Sherry Lynn Sallee Langley, 58, of Carthage died Wednesday December 9, 2015 at AR Inpatient Center in Hot Springs. Born May 30, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Delmar Gene Sallee and Sarah Ben Barner Sallee. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Langley of Carthage; three sons, Kenneth Langley of Brush Creek, Derek Scott Langley of Carthage,...

Elsie Mollie Oliver

Elsie Mollie Oliver

Dec 8, 2015

Elsie Mollie Gilbert Oliver, 91 of Hampton, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born March 7, 1924 in Calhoun County to the late Thomas Jefferson Gilbert and Ola Ellen "Tiny" Littles Gilbert. She was a housewife and the oldest living member of Union Grove Assembly of God Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Floyd...

Jewell Edward Stanfield

Jewell Edward Stanfield

Dec 8, 2015

Jewell Edward Stanfield, 90, of Eagle Rock, MO died Tuesday December 8, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Berryville. Born December 18, 1924 at Fordyce, he was a son of the late Henry Stanfield and Ludie Word Stanfield. He was a World War II veteran and retired from the US Air Force. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances...

Nathan Clayton Harris

Nathan Clayton Harris

Dec 7, 2015

Nathan Clayton Harris, 88, of Holly Springs died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born August 27, 1927 in Princeton, Arkansas. He was a member of Holly Springs United Methodist Church and was retired from International Paper Company in Camden where he had worked for forty two years. He is preceded in...

Myrle Ellis Parker

Myrle Ellis Parker

Dec 7, 2015

Myrle Ellis Parker, 72, of Hampton died Monday, December 7, 2015 at his home. He was born July 24, 1943 in Summerville, Arkansas. He was a retired truck driver for International Paper Company where he worked for over thirty years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ellis Allen Parker and Mary Elizabeth Thompson Parker. He is survived by...

Norbert John Wolf

Norbert John Wolf

Dec 5, 2015

Norbert John Wolf, 68, of Hampton died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at his home. He was born August 9, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa. He was a retired Marine having won a Purple Heart while serving in the Vietnam War. He had retired from the U.S. Post Office. He is survived by his fiancé, Shirley Ann Smith of Hampton; two step...

William Darnell Traxler

William Darnell Traxler

Dec 4, 2015

William Darnell Traxler, 74, of Trinidad, CA died December 4, 2015 at Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, CA. He is born February 23, 1941 In Mound, LA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Newton Ezra Traxler and Ella Melvine Atkins Traxler; and his wife, Shirley Ruth Traxler. He is survived by one son, Jonathan Traxler of Weott,...

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