Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Robbie Gene Hutchens

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mark Allen Raney

Mark Allen Raney

Mar 23, 2015

Mark Allen Raney, 54, of Little Rock died Monday March 23, 2015 in a car accident. He was born February 4, 1961 at Fordyce. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Donald Raney. Survivors include his mother, Millie Kelly of Little Rock; sister, Dr. Sharon Vire of Sherwood; step-father, Frank Kelly of Little Rock; three children; one step-brother;...

Hoil Hollis Henderson

Hoil Hollis Henderson

Mar 19, 2015

Hoil Hollis Henderson, 78 of Hampton died Thursday March 19, 2015 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado. Born May 7, 1936 to the late Manson Erwin "Dutch" Henderson, Sr. and Eula Kitchens Henderson, he was a painting contractor and a member of the Hampton First Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by his brother...

Maudene Brummett Bryant

Maudene Brummett Bryant

Mar 19, 2015

Maudene Brummett Bryant, 89 of Hampton, died Thursday, March 19, 2015. She was born March 17, 1926 in Faulkner County to the late Ishmael Brummett and Zula Taylor Brummett. She was preceded in death by her husband William E. Bryant and her brother, William Lee Brummett. She is survived by her son Ricky Joe Bryant of Wilmington, DE; daughter Edwinia...

Vivian Mcmurry Nash

Vivian Mcmurry Nash

Mar 18, 2015

Vivian Margaret McMurry Nash, 87, of Bearden died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born November 7, 1927 in Cleveland County, Arkansas. She was former owner and operator of Tri County Feed Store in Fordyce and a member of Prosperity Baptist Church in Ramsey. She is preceded in death by her parents Joel...

Julius Norman Ault

Julius Norman Ault

Mar 17, 2015

Julius Norman Ault, 63 of Alexander died Tuesday March 17, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born June 12, 1951 in Fordyce, He was the son of the late Julius Albert Ault and Norma Ruth Turner Ault. He was also preceded in death by a son, Alan Ault. He is survived by a son, Adam Ault of Alexander;...

Elliott Watson

Elliott Watson

Mar 11, 2015

Elliott Watson, age 61, of Tinsman died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was born December 11, 1953 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents Herman Watson and Tanzeen Hand Watson. He is survived by one sister, Julia Barr of Redwood, MS. Visitation will be Friday 6:00 pm until 8:00...

Jackie Glen Brent

Jackie Glen Brent

Mar 9, 2015

Jackie Glen Brent, 78, of Fordyce died Monday March 9, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born December 2, 1936, he was the son of the late Glen Brent and Edna Kauffman Cook. He was owner and operator of Farindale, Inc. for 37 years and a member of Fordyce First United Methodist Church. He was very active in...

Henry Clyde Hunt

Henry Clyde Hunt

Mar 9, 2015

Henry Clyde Hunt, 81, of Fordyce died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born January 17, 1934 in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was a retired grocery store manager, Army Korean veteran, a Methodist, and a 32nd degree Mason. He is preceded in death by his parents Clyde C. Hunt and Dora Lee Crowder...

Clora Myrtle Parham

Clora Myrtle Parham

Mar 4, 2015

Clora Myrtle Smith Parham was born in Jacinto, Arkansas, on June 11, 1933, to Reverend Ray M. and Essie Jones Smith. She grew up in a home just up the road from her birthplace. On that land years later, she and her husband built the cabin she always wanted, for family gatherings of generations to come. She graduated Valedictorian of...

Enoch "Dale" Hannegan

Enoch "Dale" Hannegan

Mar 4, 2015

Enoch "Dale" Hannegan, age 66, of Hampton died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Life Touch Hospice in El Doardo, Arkansas. He was born July 2, 1948 in Hampton, Arkansas. He was a retired concrete finisher, logging contractor, and Army Vietnam veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jett Hannegan and Erva Mayfield Hannegan; three brothers, Ben Hannegan, Jerry...

Barbara Laverne Wallace

Barbara Laverne Wallace

Mar 3, 2015

Barbara LaVerne Ables Wallace, 80, of Hampton died Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. Born October 29, 1934 in Hampton, she was a daughter of the late Preston and Lillian Stratton Ables. She was a homemaker and a member of Happy Home Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her...

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