Obituaries
Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Delores Ann Crawford
Apr 3, 2013
Delores Ann Crawford, 76, of Bearden died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at her home. She was born May 6, 1936 in Nashville, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Harper and Artie Hadley Harper; husband, Bobby Crawford; two sons, Terry Warnack and Dennis Warnack; four brothers, Robert Harper, James Harper, Hollis Harper and Norman Harper; three sisters,...
Odelia Herring Walsh
Mar 27, 2013
Odelia Herring Walsh, 93 of Sparkman, was born to Nannie Frazer and Green Barry Herring on February 19, 1920 in Sparkman, Arkansas. She left her earthly body in exchange for a glorious place with her Lord on March 27, 2013. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Ben Walsh; her son, Benny Bruce Walsh; her sister Florence Atchley;...
Dorothy Hern Scarlett
Mar 26, 2013
Dorothy Hern Scarlett, 90, of Fordyce died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born March 21, 1923 in Holly Springs, Arkansas. Dorothy was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fordyce where she had worked in the nursery department for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Loyd and...
Mada F. Mann
Mar 25, 2013
Mada F. Hand Mann, 73 of Fordyce, died Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born January 7, 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Larkin and Pastoria Fletcher Hand. She was a member of West 4th Street Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Mann and sister Shug Lockridge. She is survived by her...
Charles "Ronnie" Tucker
Mar 24, 2013
Charles "Ronnie" Tucker, 66, of Benton died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant. He was born June 20, 1946 in Manning, Arkansas. He was a retired customer service manager for the city of North Little Rock, a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the Air Force, and he was also a member of First...
Ann Nutt
Mar 17, 2013
Ann Nutt, 77 of Fordyce, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her home. She was born September 1, 1935 in El Dorado to the late Raymond and Lois Rutherford Gray. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church for 51 years. Ann was also preceded in death by her brother, Larry Joe Gray and sister, Shirley Jean...
Eva Porter
Mar 9, 2013
Eva Frances Davis Porter, 82, of Tinsman died Saturday March 9, 2013 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born November 7, 1930 in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late James Wilson and Effie Elizabeth Smith Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of Tinsman First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of...
Aaron Morgan
Mar 6, 2013
Aaron Morgan, 92, died March 6, 2013. He was born in Banks, Arkansas August 30, 1920. He was a World War II Navy veteran, and a real estate broker in Houston, Texas. He recently lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He will be greatly missed by family in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. A visitation and memorial service will be 10:00 am Saturday,...
Morgan Ernest Barnes
Mar 5, 2013
Morgan Ernest Barnes, 77 of Little Rock died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born March 12, 1935 in Thornton, Arkansas. He was a retired painter for Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jewell Barnes and Esther Paganoni Barnes. He is survived by his...
Gary L. Avitts
Mar 5, 2013
Gary L. Avitts, 71 of Bearden, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at his home. He was born February 25, 1942 in Leachville, Arkansas to the late Cheslie E. and Nyline Johnson Avitts. He was retired from the United States Air Force and from General Dynamics in Camden. He was preceded in death by his brother Gilbert Avitts. He is survived...
Billy W. Looney
Mar 4, 2013
Billy W. Looney, 67 of Camden and Holly Springs, died Monday, March 4, 2013. He was born December 4, 1945 in Camden, Arkansas to the late Emmett C. and Helen Elizabeth Laird Looney. He is survived by his two sons, Wayne Looney and wife Terrisa and Dewey Looney and wife Stacie all of Camden; his sister Helen Stovall of Bluff...
Carolyn Jones Manning
Mar 3, 2013
Carolyn Jones Manning, 95 of Fordyce, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. She was born November 22, 1917 in Calhoun County, Arkansas to the late Benjamin Franklin Jones and Lottie Lavonia Pugh Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband Woodrow Manning. She is survived by her brother Glenn Jones of Fordyce, sister Gladys Myrlene Donahue of Dallas, Texas,...
Betty L. Cobb
Feb 24, 2013
Betty L. Cobb, 80 of Fordyce, died Sunday, February 24, 2013. She was born November 21, 1932 in Newport, Arkansas to the late Hubert and Earnestine Shelton Sulephen. She was also preceded in death by her brother Bo Sulephen, her sister Capy Benson, and her granddaughter Elizabeth Smith. She is survived by her husband H.T. Cobb of Fordyce; two sons...
Lois Ellen Hubbard
Feb 20, 2013
Lois Ellen Henderson Morgan Hubbard, 79, of Fordyce died Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She was born January 2, 1934 in Hampton, Arkansas. She was a faithful member of Temple Baptist Church for 58 years where she served as bulletin editor and secretary. Lois had previously owned and operated Hubbard's Jewelry Store in Fordyce and had worked at the Arkansas Soil...
Wyona Jane Reese
Feb 17, 2013
Wyona Jane Posey Reese, 72, of Holly Springs died Sunday February 17, 2013 at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab in Arkadelphia. Born November 28, 1940 at Holly Springs, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Gevernia Mays Posey. She was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Posey. Survivors...
Verna Mcgriff Barlow
Feb 14, 2013
Verna McGriff Barlow, 95 of Hot Springs, died Thursday, February 14, 2013. She was born August 9, 1917 in Fordyce to the late Jim and Vashtie McCollum. She was preceded in death by her husbands Leo McGriff and Pete Barlow, and grandson Mark McGriff Johnston. She is survived by her daughter, Bobbie Johnston of Hot Springs; grandson, Greg Johnston of...
Nellie Joan Hopkins
Feb 10, 2013
Nellie Joan Hopkins, 77, of Bearden died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her home. She was born August 2, 1935 in Ouachita County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Griffin and Georgia Luzader Griffin; and brother, George T. Griffin. She is survived by her husband, James A. Hopkins of Bearden; one son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Janet...
Noel Bradley Barner
Feb 10, 2013
Noel Bradley Barner, 78, of Camden died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at his home. He was born November 22, 1934 in Dallas County, Arkansas. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Camden. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jud Harrison Barner and Katie Bradley Barner; and brother, Jud Harrison Barner Jr. He is survived by his...
John Hamilton Ferguson
Feb 10, 2013
John Hamilton Ferguson, 89 of Fordyce, died Sunday, February 10, 2013. He was born October 1, 1923 in Wilmar, Arkansas to the late Erie Everette and Francis Elizabeth Ferguson. When the U.S. was drawn into the Second World War, John volunteered his services and fought for his country in the European Theater until victory was secured. John was a Staff...
Loretta Epps
Feb 6, 2013
Loretta E. Epps, 96, of North Little Rock died Wednesday February 6, 2013. Born July 27, 1916 at Fordyce, she was the daughter of the late Henderson and Edna Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, George B. Epps. She is survived by her son, George R. Epps and wife, Anne of Winston, GA; daughter, Nancy Eoff of...
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