Obituaries
Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Lue Elizabeth Childers
May 16, 2015
Lue Elizabeth Thompson Childers, 89, of Mabelvale died Saturday May 16, 2015 at Grace Living Center in Edmond, OK. Born September 11, 1925, she was a daughter of the late John Newton and Gussie Mae Thompson. She was a retired seamstress from Kellwood Company and a member of Forest Tower Baptist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in...
Mary Beth Jones
May 15, 2015
Mary Beth Pennington Jones, 44 of Fordyce died Friday May 15, 2015 at her home. She was born December 26, 1970 at Fordyce. She is survived by her husband, Gary Eugene Jones of Fordyce; parents, Roger and Martha Lindsey Pennington of Fordyce; son John Edward Johns (Julie) of Fordyce; daughter, Brandy Leighann Thomason (Brian) of Warren; Step-sons, Kristopher Glen Jones...
Janice S. Archer
May 15, 2015
Janice S. Archer, 87, of Little Rock went to Glory on May 15, 2015, with her beloved children by her side. She was welcomed into Christ's Kingdom by her husband of almost 60 years, James D. Archer Sr., her parents Junius and Juddie Wheeler Smith, brother James, and a host of family and friends who went on before her. Left...
Candace Rena Quarles
May 11, 2015
Candace Rena Quarles, 19, of Bearden went to be with her heavenly father on Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born July 10, 1995 in Camden, Arkansas. She is survived by a precious five month old daughter Kambria Renee Hopkins; a special love in her life and father of her daughter, Brent Hopkins; her parents, Bobby and Katherine Quarles; brothers,...
Mary Joyce Gwin
May 10, 2015
Mary Joyce Gwin, 83, of Fordyce died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born November 11, 1931 in Ingalls, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Hill Baptist Church in Hermitage and she also attended Bucksnort Baptist Church in Fordyce. She is preceded in death by her parents Lonzo and...
Ruby Sue Castleberry
May 6, 2015
Our loving mother, Ruby Sue Castleberry, 80, of Camden went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2015. Ruby, affectionately known as Mamaw, was born on March 28, 1935 to Robert and Nonie Matkin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Giles Junior Castleberry; parents; three brothers and four sisters. Ruby leaves behind three sons to...
Bette Charles Saeler
May 4, 2015
Bette Charles Saeler, 72 of Kingsland, died Monday, May 4, 2015. She was born July 20, 1942 in Camden, Arkansas to the late Jim Oliver and Sadie Oliver Manning. She was preceded in death by her daughter Bonnie Kay Saeler and brother Tommy Oliver. She is survived by her husband Jimmy Saeler of Kingsland; daughter Lana Cox of Kingsland; sister...
Gerald Kenneth Nutt
Apr 27, 2015
Gerald Kenneth Nutt, 81, of Fordyce died Monday April 27, 2015 at his home. Born August 20, 1933 at Tinsman, he was the son of the late Blan Sidney Nutt and Treasy Gardner Nutt. He was a member at First Baptist Church of Fordyce where he was an Honor Life Deacon. He worked as a logging contractor for sixty two...
Georgia Mae Ray
Apr 26, 2015
Georgia Mae "Mamaw" Pennington Ray, 90, of Bearden died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born November 13, 1924 in Holly Springs, Arkansas. She was a member of Bearden Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents George Pennington and Annie Mae Cathey Pennington; husband, Emmett Ray; grandson, Johnny Evans; four...
Peggy Lenell Towery
Apr 25, 2015
Peggy Lenell Towery, 86 of Warren, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Pine Bluff. She was born March 1, 1929 in Warren, Arkansas to the late Sid and Eula Balentine Harrelson. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Lee Towery. She is survived by her son Preston Towery of Mountain Home; her daughter Linda Fox of Buchanan, Michigan;...
Doris Jane Owens
Apr 24, 2015
Doris Jane Warrick Owens, 71, of Fordyce died Friday April 24, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born December 14, 1943 at McGehee, she was a daughter of the late Granville Warrick and Marie Huddleston Warrick. She was preceded in death by a son, James Edward Owens; two brothers, Drew Warrick and Billy Warrick; a sister, Sandra Raney....
Robbie Gene Hutchens
Apr 23, 2015
Robbie Gene Hutchens, 67, of Bearden died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at home on the homeplace he loved, and where he was born September 28, 1947, at Hopeville near Bearden. He was a retired welder and member of the Church of Christ in Bearden. He worked in sawmill and chip mill construction for many years. He is preceded in death...
Emma Jean Ezell
Apr 22, 2015
Emma Jean Adair Ezell, 76 of Fordyce died Wednesday April 22, 2015 at her home. Born December 19, 1938 at Fordyce, she was the daughter of the late William Lee Adair and Virgie Lee Duncan Adair. She was a Deputy Clerk for Dallas County and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. She was a 1956 graduate of Fordyce High...
Earl Franklin Gorman
Apr 16, 2015
Earl Franklin Gorman, 96, of Hampton, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, Arkansas. The son of Grover and Della Byrd Gorman, he was born January 15, 1919 in Bradley County. He served his country during World War II in the Arkansas Army National Guard. He retired from the Louisiana Army...
Martha Louise Word
Apr 13, 2015
Martha Louise Word, 83, of Bearden died Monday, April 13, 2015 at her home. She was born August 9, 1931 in Chidester, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Warner Spur Assembly of God Church in Harmony Grove. She is preceded in death by her parents Paul Lee and Pearl Cathey Lee; husband, Thomas Wesley Word, Jr;...
Sue Carolyn Wheeler Smith
Apr 10, 2015
Sue Carolyn Wheeler Smith was born September 30, 1933 in Warren, AR to Rev. Carl Wheeler and Maggie Parrott Wheeler. She married George Searcy Smith June 8, 1953. She passed from death unto life, April 10, 2015 in Parker, Colorado. Her memorial service will be 2:00 pm Thursday, April 16th at Emmaus Baptist Church 16130 Hwy 189 New Edinburg AR...
Mary F. Crouse
Apr 6, 2015
Mary F. Crouse, 80 of Bearden died Monday, April 6, 2015 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Arkansas. She was born April 2, 1935 in Bearden, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Bearden Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents Lide Pate and Violet Andrews Pate; husband, Charlie Crouse; two sons, Bobby...
William Harold Beck
Mar 30, 2015
William Harold Beck, 90 of Fordyce died Tuesday, March 31, 2015. He was born July 25, 1924 in Bradley County, Arkansas. He was a retired lumber mill sawyer, a member of Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church for fifty three years; an active deacon and a Mason since 1963. He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He...
Mary Doris Vann
Mar 28, 2015
Mary Doris Vann, 82 of Sparkman, died Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was born May 6, 1932 in Sparkman to the late Lewis and Ethel Nalls Dickey. She was also preceded in death by her husband Doyle D. Vann, her daughter Sue Vann Darius, and her son Charles Vann. She is survived by one son Doyle Vann, Jr. of Sparkman;...
Etta Sue Temple Carpenter
Mar 27, 2015
Etta Sue Lambert Temple Carpenter, 82, of Hampton died Friday March 27, 2015 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. Born August 20, 1932 at Louann, she was a daughter of the late Garland and Ellen Elizabeth Hall Lambert. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
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