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Anthony L. "Tony" Rinehart
Aug 1, 2015
Anthony L. "Tony" Rinehart, 54, of Hampton died Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren. He was born January 7, 1961 in Carthage, TX. Tony was assistant director of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy in East Camden and Pastor of Banks Missionary Baptist Church in Banks. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas...
Ada Margaret Chambers
Jul 29, 2015
Ada Margaret Jones Chambers, 83, of Camden died Wednesday July 29, 2015 at her home. Born October 13, 1931 in Dallas County, she was a daughter of the late Porter Jones and Frances Green Jones. Margaret loved her God and Lord and Savior, and was a lifelong member of Unity Missionary Baptist Church of Camden. She was always busy with...
Gina Faye Etue
Jul 29, 2015
Gina Faye Etue, 36, of Fordyce died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at her home. She was born May 8, 1979 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her mother, Willie Faye Johnson Etue; and her twin sister, Tina Etue Pennington. She is survived by her husband, Roger Pennington of Fordyce; one son, Seth Wade Pennington of Fordyce;...
Karen Mcmillan White
Jul 27, 2015
Karen McMillan White, age 43 of Thornton, died Monday, July 27, 2015. She was born December 20, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is survived by her parents Joe and Wilma McMillan of Maumelle, her husband Charles White of Thornton, two daughters Ashley Spears of Fordyce and Crystal Sims of Mobile, Alabama; three brothers David McMillan of Fordyce, Edward McMillan...
Joe Lonnie Garrett
Jul 25, 2015
Joe Lonnie Garrett, 83 of Rison, died July 25, 2015 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was born September 30, 1931 in Thornton, Arkansas to the late Henry and Vera Garrett. He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the American Legion out of Little Rock, and a member of Shriner's Tangier Temple of Omaha, Nebraska. He was also preceded...
Ora Frank Golden
Jul 18, 2015
Ora Frank Golden, 72 of Kingsland , died Saturday, July 18, 2015. He was born July 19, 1942 to the late Ora Oliver Golden and Elva Lucille Berg Golden. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Golden Woods and three sisters Beth Golden Kizer, Brenda Golden, and Kathy Golden. He is survived by his daughter, Georgia Golden (Paul)...
Jerrell Franklin Barner
Jul 16, 2015
Jerrell Franklin Barner, 74, of Fordyce died Thursday July 16, 2015 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born August 3, 1940 at Carthage, he was a son of the late Archer and Bertha Peters Barner. He was a member of Bearden Missionary Baptist Church and a retired equipment operator. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Barner, a...
Edna M. Blann
Jul 15, 2015
Edna M. Blann, 101, of Hampton died Wednesday July 15, 2015 at Hudson Memorial Nursing Home in El Dorado. She was born September 7, 1913 in Hampton, Arkansas. She attended Harrell First United Methodist Church in Harrell. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gid and Saphronia Ethridge Lockridge; husband, Larkin Blann; two sons, Freddy Blann and John Blann;...
Sonja J. Gault
Jul 15, 2015
Sonja J. Gault Fort, 76, of Hot Springs died Wednesday July 15, 2015 at Quapaw Care and Rehab in Hot Springs. Born August 27, 1938 at Carthage, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Lois Archer Gault. She was a homemaker and a member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by two sisters,...
Cheryl L. Dunn
Jul 13, 2015
Cheryl L. Dunn, 71 of Hampton, died Monday, July 13, 2015. She was born June 21, 1944 in Monticello, Arkansas. She was a retired medical transcriptionist at Gulf Port Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her son Brian Blann. She is survived by her son, Doug Blann of Hampton and her parents, Vernon "Red" Dunn and Frances Dunn...
Ione Elizabeth Avant
Jul 11, 2015
Ione Elizabeth Beasley Avant, 96, of Hampton died Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Silver Oaks Nursing & Rehab in Camden. She was born September 1, 1918 in Locust Bayou, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Happy Home Assembly of God Church in Hampton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Louie Beasley and Bessie Hardaway Dunn;...
Doyle Lee "Collar Buster" Patterson
Jul 10, 2015
Doyle Lee "Collar Buster" Patterson, 74, of Bearden died Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born September 12, 1940 in Fouke, Arkansas. He was retired from the Arkansas State Highway Department and he was a member of Providence Land Mark Missionary Baptist Church of Thornton. He is preceded in death by his...
Linda Faye Knight
Jul 10, 2015
Linda Faye Young Knight, 62, of New Edinburg died Friday July 10, 2015 at her home. Born September 20, 1952 at Warren, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Dora Brasfield Young. She was a nurse and a member of Hebron Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Reese. She is survived by her...
Mary V. Oliver
Jul 7, 2015
Mary V. Oliver, age 82, of Fordyce passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 She was born in Kingsland to the late Andrew Jackson (Jack) O'Banion and Dora Golden O'Banion on July 17, 1932. As one of 11 children born to farming parents, she learned the values of that life, sharing them through her life's example. A devoted mother and...
David "Skeet" Brewer
Jul 7, 2015
David "Skeet" Brewer, 71, of Fordyce died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. He was born May 31, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde S. Brewer and Mildred Rush Brewer; and one niece, Gwen Phillips. He is survived by four brothers, Lloyd "Buddy" (Shelia) Brewer of Thornton, Fred...
Austin Stephen Shipp
Jul 5, 2015
Austin Stephen Shipp, 19 of El Dorado died Sunday July 5, 2015. He was born February 26, 1996. Our beloved son Austin Stephen Shipp has gone to be with the Lord. He is survived by his mom, LaLainya Shipp of Hot Springs; his dad, David I. Moseley and wife Dana of Poplarville, MS; his brother, Michael Shipp of Hot Springs;...
Jesse Willard Anderson
Jul 4, 2015
Jesse Willard Anderson, 70, of Maumelle died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at The Lakes at Maumelle Health & Rehab. He was born May 19, 1945 in La Follette, TN. Jesse served thirty two years in the US Navy and the Arkansas National Guard. He was a master electrician and a heating and air specialist. He is preceded in death by...
Philip Eugene Launius
Jul 3, 2015
Philip Eugene Launius, 68, of Fordyce died Friday, July 3, 2015 at the V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born August 28, 1946 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Phil served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and later retired from the Army National Guard. He was a member of the American Legion, V.F.W. and the D.A.V. Phil worked for...
Emily Ruth Jones Gaddy
Jul 2, 2015
Emily Ruth Jones Gaddy, 89, of Sherwood, died peacefully in her sleep after a long and courageous battle with COPD Thursday, July 2, 2015. She was born in Thornton, Ark., to James Joseph (Joe) and Allie Velma Jones, on October 8, 1925, and was a graduate of Thornton High School in Calhoun County before attending college at the University of...
Tracy Lynn Hart
Jul 2, 2015
Tracy Lynn Hart, age 53 of Kingsland, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at St. Vincent's in Little Rock. His loving wife of 35 years was at his side. He was born November 14, 1961 in Mitchell, SD, the son of Lavern (Erwin) Hart and the late Wally Hart. Tracy worked in the plywood industry as a supervisor for 30 years...
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