Mary Grayson Williams
Sep 21, 2016
Mary Grayson Poole Williams, 61 of Fordyce died Wednesday September 21, 2016 at her home. Born January 25, 1955 at Fordyce, she was the daughter of the late James H. Poole and Wanda Janice Poole. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fordyce, and was senior loan processing officer at Fordyce Bank and Trust. She was a loving...
Clarence Edward Sanders
Sep 19, 2016
Clarence Edward Sanders, 79, of Perryville died Monday September 19, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born April 24, 1937, a son of the late Mary Burnside and Clifton Sanders. He was a retired convenience store owner. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Kenneth Ray Sanders; a daughter, Melinda Joy Metcalf; a...
Patricia Gail Owens
Sep 18, 2016
Patricia Gail Owens, 71, of Hampton died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Life Touch Hospice in EL Dorado, Arkansas. She was born July 7, 1945 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She was a retired beautician and co-owner of Granny's Grill in Hampton. She attended the Hampton First Assembly of God Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, W. Horace...
Lisa Gail Ables Carson
Sep 18, 2016
Lisa Gail Ables Carson, 53, of Hampton died Sunday September 18, 2016 at her home. Born January 18, 1963 at El Dorado, she was a daughter of Wanda Strickland Russell of Hampton and the late Earl Vernon Ables. She was a homemaker and was known as Lisa Mama or Maw Maw to many children in the community. She was preceded...
Richard Courtney
Sep 17, 2016
Richard Courtney, 59, of Thornton died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was born June 12, 1957 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and he was a Mason. Richard was a retired boiler operator for Georgia-Pacific. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alvin F. Courtney and...
Tressie Jo Lavelock
Sep 9, 2016
Tressie Jo Lavelock, 84, of Fordyce died Friday September 9, 2016 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born February 29, 1932 at Parkdale, AR, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Samuel Davis and Ollie Beverage Davis. She was a member of the Fordyce First Assembly of God, and was a homemaker, mother, and a Walmart greeter...
Sarah Kathryn Rowland
Sep 7, 2016
Sarah Kathryn Lisemby Rowland, 76, of Kingsland died Wednesday September 7, 2016 at her home. Born September 13, 1939 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Ross Lisemby and Ophie Pet Williams Lisemby. She was a member of Mt. Elba Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Dwight Lisemby and James...
Betty Jean Shirron
Sep 6, 2016
Betty Jean Lea Shirron, age 86, of Manteca, California, formerly of Manning, Arkansas, passed away September 6, 2016. She was born January 10, 1930, to the late Edward Joshua and Liller Kate Garner Lea. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, William B. Shirron, infant twins, six brothers, Lester, Rayburn, O. D., Doyle, Garland, and Calvin,...
Dorothy L. Green
Sep 2, 2016
Dorothy L. Green 82, of Fordyce died Friday, September 2, 2016 in Longview, Texas. She was born October 23, 1933 in Warren, Arkansas. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Zion Baptist Church in Fordyce. She is preceded in death by her parents, A. H. Hobgood and Ruth Williams Hobgood; husband, Billy Joe Green; and one brother, Robert...
Emil L. Gohlke
Aug 30, 2016
Emil L. Gohlke, 86 of Maumelle, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 in North Little Rock. He was born October 4, 1929 in Harrison to the late Emil Wilheim and Gertrude Mae Gohlke. He was also preceded in death by his son Robert Gohlke, grandson Joseph Donkers, and sisters Betty Jean Mitchell and Vivian Mae Janise. He is survived by his...
John W. "Jake" Rich
Aug 28, 2016
John W. "Jake" Rich, age 78, of Jessieville, formerly of Fordyce passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016. He was born July 7, 1938 in Fordyce, Arkansas, a son of the late William A. and Minnie A. Allen Rich. Jake was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Audrey E. Rich. Survivors include two sons, John W. Rich, Jr....
James E. Langford
Aug 28, 2016
James E. Langford, 91, of Kingsland died Sunday August 28, 2016 at Greenhouse Cottages in Rison. Born July 12, 1925 at New Edinburg, he was a son of the late James Hiram Langford and Pearlie Towery Langford. He worked in construction, mostly building sawmills; a member of Kingsland First Baptist Church and a deacon for 50 years; a Navy veteran...
James Phillip "Phil" Mcmullen
Aug 27, 2016
James Phillip "Phil" McMullen, 65 of Sparkman, died Saturday, August 27th at his home. He was born March 13, 1951 in Camden to the late James Alfred and Bernice Reynolds McMullen. He was also preceded in death by his sister Carolyn Peterson. He was a member of Ouachita Baptist Church. He retired from the Dallas County Road Department. He enjoyed...
Annie Jo Strickland
Aug 25, 2016
Annie Jo Strickland, 89, of Hampton died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born January 13, 1927 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She retired from the Arkansas Department of Human Services and she was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Hampton. She is preceded in death by...
Billy Joe Franklin
Aug 24, 2016
Billy Joe Franklin, 69 of Fordyce, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 in Little Rock. He was born June 23, 1947 in Kingsland to the late Louis Lamar and Annie Kathryn Franklin. Billy Joe truly loved his Lord and was a member of Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church. He also loved his family and one of his great joys was watching his...
Hubert Amos Pennington
Aug 24, 2016
Hubert Amos Pennington, 75, died Wednesday August 24, 2016 at St. Vincent's in Little Rock. Born April 9, 1941 at Bearden, he was a son of the late Amos Orland Pennington and Mary Rebecca Hollis Pennington. He attended Warner Spur Assembly of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, three brothers and two sisters. He...
Rosemary Barner
Aug 23, 2016
Rosemary Barner, 91, of Camden died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Arkansas. She was born January 14, 1925 in Bearden, Arkansas. Rosemary worked at Bank of Bearden for thirty one years and she was a member of Maul Road Church of Christ in Camden. She is preceded in death by her parents, Roland F....
Weldon Lamar Graves
Aug 22, 2016
Weldon Lamar Graves, 78 of Conway Died Monday August 22, 2016 at Conway Regional Medical Center. Born May 20, 1938 in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Carl Graves and Muriel Lee Watts Graves. He began his airline career in 1957 with Braniff International Airways until 1982. He continued his career with Ozark Airlines and Trans World...
James F. Barner
Aug 19, 2016
James F. Barner, 83 of Fordyce, died Friday, August 19, 2016. He was born February 26, 1933 in Ramsey, Arkansas to the late Forest and Bernice Hodnett Barner. He was also preceded in death by his son, James Barner. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Bobbie Barner of Fordyce; daughter Pam (Billy) Morris of Fordyce; granddaughter Britt...
Roger Ray Pennington, Sr.
Aug 15, 2016
Roger Ray Pennington, Sr., 67, of Fordyce died Monday, August 15, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born March 7, 1949 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was a retired maintenance worker for the Fordyce Public Schools. He is preceded in death by his parents, Darrell Marion Pennington and Jessie Erma Lee Gresham Pennington; one son, John...
