Margaret Elmira Oliger
Nov 13, 2013
Margaret Elmira Oliger, 90, of Kingsland died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at her home. She was born October 19, 1923 in Barre, Vermont. Margaret retired from Bradley County Medical Center in Warren where she worked as an LPN. She was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church near Fordyce. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe S. Bottom and...
William G. "Bill" Wylie
Nov 12, 2013
William G. "Bill" Wylie, 86, of Hampton went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was born November 15, 1926 in Carthage, Arkansas. He was a retired logger, farmer and Calhoun County Judge; serving 1979 thru 1988. He was a member of Camp Ground Presbyterian Church in Hampton....
J.C. Thomason
Nov 12, 2013
J.C. Thomason, age 90, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013, in Marshall, Texas. He was born October 24, 1923, in Tinsman, Arkansas, to Arthur and Bernie Benson Thomason. J.C. served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He loved his country, family, his home state of Arkansas,...
Lee Delbert "Joe" Raney
Nov 12, 2013
Lee Delbert "Joe" Raney, born December 20, 1929, departed this life November 12, 2013 to go to his eternal home. He was born 7 miles north of Fordyce at Ivan, Arkansas. He and his wife raised their three sons there. The "Old Raney Hill" was home to him, his wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren for many years. He is...
Sue Evans Oliver Steelman
Nov 8, 2013
Thetie Sue Evans Oliver Steelman, 71, of Bearden died Friday, November 8, 2013 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born July 21, 1942 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Sue was a retired LPN; working for several doctors in Fordyce, as well as Millcreek and the Dallas County Medical Center. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edd...
Ruth Ellen Burford
Nov 6, 2013
Ruth Ellen Burford, 79, of Jacksonville died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at her home. She was born October 26, 1934 in Bearden, Arkansas. She was a retired C.N.A and she attended Assembly of God Churches. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jake Castleberry and Nettie Jones Castleberry; husband, Stanley Burford; two brothers, Hardy and Harry Castleberry; and twin...
Jane C. Green
Nov 4, 2013
Jane C. Green, 73, of El Dorado died Monday at the John R. Williamson Hospice House at El Dorado. Born April 27, 1940 at Warren, she was a daughter of the late James H. and Helen N. Jones. Jane was a member of East Main Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher in the children's department for...
Jack Haynes
Oct 31, 2013
Jack Haynes, 89, of New Braunfels, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013. He was born to Adam Haynes and Bertha (Langston) Haynes in Houston, LA on January 16, 1924. He proudly served in the United States Air Force and retired after 27 years of military service. He served during WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam earning several decorations and...
Vada Jo Oldner
Oct 28, 2013
Vada Jo Oldner, 92, of Bryant died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant. She was born July 15, 1921 in Van Buren County, Arkansas. She was a member of Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Bryant. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edd Beverage and Mattie Franklin Beverage; husband, Edd Oldner; one...
James Harry Pennington
Oct 21, 2013
James Harry Pennington, 68, of Benton died Monday, October 21, 2013 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. He was born September 26, 1945 in Muskegon, MI. He is preceded in death by his father, Harry Pennington. He is survived by his mother, Louise Thomason of Macomb, IL, formerly of Hampton, AR; one sister, Sharon Evans of Macomb, IL and one...
Mildred Donham Burke
Oct 21, 2013
Mildred Donham Burke, age 89 of Thornton, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013. Born February 17, 1924 in Drew County, she was a school teacher, seamstress, and homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Thornton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Ethel Donham; her husband Walter M. Burke, Jr.; two brothers, Ralph and...
Lois Neva Tilley
Oct 18, 2013
Lois Neva Henry Tilley, 92, of Camden died Friday October 18, 2013 at Legacy Village Hospice at Bentonville. Born March 15, 1921 at Holly Springs, she was a daughter of the late Finis Leslie and Floy Neva Henry. She worked at Belk Jones in Camden and owned Tilley's Youth Store in the Cardinal Shopping Center. She was preceded in death...
Don Henry Carpenter
Oct 17, 2013
Don Henry Carpenter, 80, of Hampton died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at VA Hospital in Little Rock. He was born January 30, 1933 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. He was an army veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edward Carpenter and Palose Newton Carpenter Boyette; step mother, Irene Carpenter and aunt, Evelyn Marks. He is survived by the...
Gerald F. Jones
Oct 15, 2013
Gerald F. Jones, 86, died Tuesday October 15, 2013 at his home in Hampton Arkansas. Born April 21, 1927 at Camden, he was a son of the late Hugh and Adella Jones. He was a carpenter and attended the Providence Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Pauline Jones; brothers, Marvin, Lee, Horace, and Charles Jones;...
James David Chambliss
Oct 13, 2013
James David Chambliss, 67, of Bearden died Sunday, October 13, 2013. He was born July 9, 1946 in Bearden, Arkansas. He was truck driver and an Army Vietnam veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Drill J. Chambliss and Lessie Evans Chambliss; wife, Carolyn Chambliss; three sisters, Wilma Leon, Bettye Ratcliff and Joyce Gann. He is survived by...
Ruby Lee Jones
Oct 11, 2013
Ruby Lee Gunter Jones, 84, of Carthage died Friday October 11, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born March 29, 1929 in Dallas County, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Annie Bell Gunter. She was a member of Lea's Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Jones; a daughter, Florence...
Alma Blaylock Smead
Oct 9, 2013
Alma Blaylock Smead, 91, of Hampton died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce, Arkansas. She was born February 28, 1922 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Tinsman First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was active in Tinsman E.H.C.; and was an avid quilter winning...
Opal Maxine Dedman
Oct 7, 2013
Opal Maxine Dedman, 87, of Fordyce died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. She was born February 22, 1926. She was a homemaker and a member of Burnt Ridge Baptist Church in Clinton, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry Cornett and Fannie Belle Stringfellow Jackson; husband, Carlton Dedman; two sons, Earnest...
Coby Lightfoot
Oct 5, 2013
William Coby Lightfoot, 20 of Bearden, died Saturday, October , 2013. He was born February 11, 1993 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Ronny and Kim Lightfoot. He was preceded in death by his aunt, Sherry Lightfoot. He is survived by his father Ronny Lightfoot of Bearden; mother Kim Lightfoot of Fordyce; grandparents Bobby and Sharon Lightfoot of Bearden and JoAnn...
Martha Marks
Oct 5, 2013
Martha Marks, 86, of Kingsland died Saturday October 5, 2013 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born June 3, 1927 at Ellisville, AR, she was a daughter of the late Perry and Natalie Miller. She was a homemaker and attended the Kingsland First Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. She...
