Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Lloyd Kenith Burson

Lloyd Kenith Burson

Dec 5, 2012

Lloyd Kenith Burson, Sr., 80, of Hampton died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at his home. He was born July 14, 1932 in Kilgore, TX. He was a retired oil field consultant, a Navy Korea veteran and a member of First Baptist Church in Hampton. He is preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Jackson Burson and Alma Elizabeth Bounds Burson;...

Sue Guynn Freel

Sue Guynn Freel

Dec 5, 2012

Sue Guynn Freel, 93 of Fordyce, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, December 5, 2012. Sue was born August 14, 1919 to Robert and Gertrude Ward in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fordyce and the First Baptist Church of Nashville for 46 years where she served her Lord faithfully and...

Kyle Green

Kyle Green

Dec 2, 2012

Kyle Green, 25 of Fordyce, died Sunday, December 2, 2012. He was born June 12, 1987 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Mike and Vickie Green of Cuba, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Clarence Edward Laws and Blake Waybon Green. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Chelsi Green of Fordyce; son, Remington...

James H. Reddin

James H. Reddin

Dec 1, 2012

James H. Reddin, 84, of Hampton died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado. He was born May 7, 1928 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. He was a retired school teacher and principal, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army serving in Korea, and he was also a member of Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church in...

Beatrice Hannegan Ivy

Beatrice Hannegan Ivy

Nov 28, 2012

Beatrice Hannegan Ivy, 102 died Wednesday November 28, 2012. She was born in Blanntown, AR May 23, 1910 to Tom and Millie Holmes Hannegan. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Larkin Ivy, son Rodney Ivy, 3 brothers Frank, Roy and Joe T. Hannegan, 2 sisters Nora Waldrip and Minnie Williams. "Miss Bea" as she was known to...

James Ricky Harris

James Ricky Harris

Nov 25, 2012

James Ricky Harris, 58 of Fordyce, died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at his home. He was born September 11, 1954 to J.D. and Dorothy Harris. He is also survived by his wife, Dianne Harris of Fordyce; his daughter Monica Harris of Bearden; three step-children: Donna Pomerleau of Malvern, Ralph Cochran of Fordyce, and Tony Burdine of Bearden; and his sister...

Patsy S. Widner

Patsy S. Widner

Nov 24, 2012

Patsy S. Widner, 71, of Hampton died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Life Touch Hospice Center in El Dorado. She was born November 15, 1941 in Carthage, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Hampton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Theodore S. Crawford and Mellie Rowland Crawford; husband, Winston C....

Johnny Carl Peebles

Johnny Carl Peebles

Nov 20, 2012

Johnny Carl Peebles, 21 of Little Rock, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012. He was born December 14, 1990 to Johnny Ray and Rhonda Renee Jarvis Peebles of Sparkman. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Carl and Nita Peebles. He is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents Norman and Clydean Jarvis of Little Rock; his fiancé, Logan Faye...

Rosie Mae Pennington

Rosie Mae Pennington

Nov 18, 2012

Rosie Mae Pennington, 63 of Bearden, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 in Pine Bluff. She was born November 9, 1949 in Camden, Arkansas to the late Jack and Vera Doherty. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Lewis and Mike Doherty and two sisters, Shirley and Emmogene Doherty. She is survived by her husband, James Pennington of Bearden;...

Walter Ware Bass

Walter Ware Bass

Nov 15, 2012

Walter Ware Bass died November 15, 2012, in Roseburg, Oregon, at the age of 93. He was born on January 22, 1919, to D. Walter Bass and Alice Ware Martin Bass in Thornton, Arkansas. Walter grew up in nearby Fordyce, graduating from Fordyce High School in 1936. He always dreamed of returning to Fordyce someday as he regarded it as...

Winnon Mccann

Winnon Mccann

Nov 15, 2012

Winnon McCann, 76, of Thornton died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born February 4, 1936 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. He was retired from the Calhoun County Road Department and was also a retired Baptist minister. He is preceded in death by his parents, Birdie McCann and Madie Evans McCann and his...

Earl F. Johnston

Earl F. Johnston

Nov 15, 2012

Rev. Earl F. Johnston, 80, of Harrell died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at his home. He was born September 23, 1932 in Lake Village, Arkansas. He retired from teaching after 30 years in the classroom in 1994 and just recently retired from pastoring with 51 years in the ministry. He also served in the Army as a Corporal during Korea....

James Edward Freer

James Edward Freer

Nov 11, 2012

James Edward Freer, 80, of Fordyce died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at St. Vincent's Infirmary in Little Rock. He was born February 14, 1932 in Ivan, Arkansas. He was retired from Georgia-Pacific in Fordyce and was a Mason. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Clarence Freer and Debbie Rose Lum Freer; wife, Venita Jane Adams Freer; son,...

Ila C. Ethridge

Ila C. Ethridge

Nov 9, 2012

Ila C. Ethridge, 85 of Locust Bayou, died Friday, November 9, 2012. She was born January 18, 1927 in Calhoun County to the late Walter and Martha White Grisham. She was preceded in death by her husband Louie F. "Bud" Ethridge and her son Johnny Ethridge. She is survived by two sisters, Ola Glezen of Camden and Velma Avant of...

George Lewis Steelman

George Lewis Steelman

Nov 9, 2012

George Lewis "Chicken George" Steelman, 74, of Camden died Friday, November 9, 2012. He was born June 1, 1938 in Thornton, Arkansas. He was a retired restaurant owner and Army Vietnam veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jewell I. Steelman and Leila Ezell Steelman; and two brothers, Ed Steelman and Leroy Steelman. He is survived by his...

Jonell Mobbs

Jonell Mobbs

Nov 5, 2012

JoNell Mobbs, 48, of Fordyce died Monday, November 5, 2012 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born June 9, 1964 in Camden, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her father, Darrell M. Pennington; one brother, Douglas Pennington and one grandchild, Christa Robertson. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Mobbs of Fordyce; two sons, Jeffery...

Anna Miles Blaylock

Anna Miles Blaylock

Nov 5, 2012

Anna Miles Blaylock, 91, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012 in Baton Rouge, LA. She was the beloved wife of the late James Daniel "J.D" Blaylock. Mother of Martin Blaylock and wife Carmen and Kenny Blaylock. Grandmother of James Daniel Blaylock. Daughter of the late Benjamin Irvin Miles and Etta Davis Miles. Sister of the late Lula Dunn and...

James Monroe Simpson

James Monroe Simpson

Nov 1, 2012

James Monroe Simpson, 84, of Fordyce, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Little Rock. He was born September 4, 1928 in Thornton, Arkansas to the late Andrew Jack and Edie Bell Simpson. He was also preceded in death by his brothers David, Ray, and Bill Simpson and sisters Marie Folger, Louise Hathaway, Ann Schindler, and Shirley Wilson. He is survived...

Timothy James Shaw

Timothy James Shaw

Oct 30, 2012

Timothy James Shaw, 60, of New Edinburg died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock. He was born September 4, 1952 in Magnolia, Arkansas. He worked as a carpenter, and a dental technician. He also served in the Army during Vietnam. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold James Shaw and one daughter, Kelly...

Jake L. Stokes

Jake L. Stokes

Oct 28, 2012

Jake L. Stokes, 80, of Hampton died Sunday October 28, 2012 at the Ouachita County Medical Center at Camden. Born March 24, 1932 at Tinsman, he was a son of the late Robert and Evie Drummonds Stokes. He also served in the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Stokes; son Jake Stokes, Jr.; three...

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