Obituaries

Sep 7, 2021

Billie Denise Cameron, 59, of Parkers Chapel passed on to be with her Heavenly Father on September 7, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born on July 22, 1962 to the late Billie Mark Sanders and Charlene Sanders of El Dorado, AR. While attending West Side Baptist Church in 1981 she met the love of her life and...

Sep 2, 2021

Tommy Wayne Rowland, 63, of El Dorado passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer at Medical Center of South Arkansas. He was born February 20, 1958 to the late William Mavin Rowland, Jr. and Mary Ann Stegall.

Tommy was a driver for El Dorado Timber Co. for the last 20 years. He...

Sep 2, 2021

Glennie Carolyn Bryan Barber,79, of El Dorado passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born December 7, 1941 to the union of John Rufus Thurlkill and Sarah Eugenior Moore Thurlkill. Because she was born at Midnight, Carolyn chose to celebrate her birthday on December 7 th and 8 th . Carolyn was...

Aug 31, 2021

Marlon Dean Lowery, 78, of El Dorado passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born February 26, 1943 to the late Herman Gordon Lowery and Adele Elizabeth Hill Lowery.

He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Marlon (Bo) Dean Lowery Jr.; sisters Vernell Rainwater, Dorothy Gartizer, and...

Aug 25, 2021

Ronald "Ronnie" Eugene Ham, age 67, of El Dorado, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 after fighting cancer for several years. He was born February 13, 1954 to Emery and Joyce Ham.

Ronnie's family and friends knew him as a free spirited person that loved to have fun every minute of the...

Aug 19, 2021

Charles Sellers, 83, was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on September 3, 1937 to the late Coyt and Stella (Ford) Sellers.  He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Martha (Mott) Sellers of El Dorado, Arkansas; daughter, Sonya Thurlkill of El Dorado; son, Chuck Sellers of Three Creeks; granddaughters, Kayla (Nick) Cannady of Calera, Alabama and Amanda (Josh)...

Aug 18, 2021

William Samuel Hall 78 of Lawson Arkansas, passed away at his home on August 18, 2021. He was born September 20, 1942, in Yell County Arkansas to the late William Robert Hall and Dorothy Marie Smith.

Sam, as he was known to his family and friends, was a graduated Mount Holly High School in 1960. He was...

Aug 17, 2021

Charles "Uncle" Linwood Frisby, 81, of Bay, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born April 11, 1940 to Bobby Frisby and Lena Frisby.

Charles enjoyed watching westerns and Newsmax TV....

Aug 10, 2021

Bennie Donald "Don" Smith, 84, of Strong, Arkansas went to meet his Lord and Savior on August 10, 2021. He was born on August 20, 1936 in New London, Arkansas to the late Larkin Ellis and Ada Vallie Black Smith. Don was a member of the Church of Christ and member of Knowles Baptist Church for over 50 years....

Aug 8, 2021

Donna Michelle Pittman, age 54, of El Dorado, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Hudson Nursing Home due to a lengthy illness.

Donna was born October 19, 1966 in Laplace, Louisiana to the late Donald Everett and Judith Ann Breaux Pittman Florence. She lived at the Columbia County Independent Living Center in Magnolia, Arkansas for 25...

Aug 6, 2021

Larry Alton Daricek, age 81, of El Dorado, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, in Texarkana, Texas. He was born October 9, 1939 in Pineville, Louisiana to the late Carl A. Daricek and Thelma Lott Daricek.

Larry is preceded in death by his brother, Freddie Wayne Daricek and Louise Reynolds.

He loved to fish and...

Aug 6, 2021

Kathryn "Peggy" McKinney, age 90, of Calion, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021 at John R. Williamson Hospice House. She was born in Chatsworth, Georgia on February 18, 1931 to the late Bessie Watts.

Peggy loved being surrounded by family who will miss her dearly. In the words of her family, "She was such a good momma!"...

Jul 30, 2021

Melba A. Mason Bagley, 88, our beloved mother, passed away on July 30, 2021, after a brief illness.  She was born in Union County on October 27, 1932, to Loy F. Mason and Lorene Owens Mason.  She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Charles Dale Mason, and husband of 35 years, Jack Bagley.  Those remaining to mourn...

Jul 28, 2021

Gloria F. Tucker, 65, of Strong, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. She was born on April 28, 1956 in El Dorado, Arkansas. Gloria was the daughter of the late Ethel Frizzell and adopted parents Johnnie and Virginia Gates all of Strong. She attended New London Baptist Church in Strong.

Gloria is...

Jul 20, 2021

Frank Dee White, 84, of El Dorado passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. He was born on December 8, 1936, in Union County to the late Effie Lee Smalling White and Collie E. White. He was a graduate of Smackover High School Class of 1956.

Frank was a longtime member of Trinity Chapel in Hampton. He...

Jul 16, 2021

James (Jim) Edward Lewis Sr., 80, of El Dorado went home to glory on July 16, 2021 at Life Touch Hospice House. He was born to Rev. William L. and Esther Lewis on November 25, 1940 in Doniphan, AR.

He is proceeded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Rev. William Lewis, his only sister, Sandra...

Jul 6, 2021

Ernest B. McVicker, fondly known as Pops to his family, 73, of Strong, AR passed away on July 6, 2021 at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, AR. He was born on June 22, 1948 in Litroe, LA to the late DH McVicker and Charlene Jamison Rockerfeller.

Ernest was of the Baptist faith and...

Jul 3, 2021

Wanda known to many as "Nanny" or simply "Sis", passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones.  She was born on October 26, 1946 to the late Sam and Geraldine Taunton.

She graduated from Strong High School and attended college at UAM.

Wanda retired from El Dorado Chemical Company in 2014, after 37...

Jun 27, 2021

Barbara Gail Latimer, 64, of El Dorado passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021 surrounded by her loved ones at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. She was born in El Dorado on September 14, 1956 to the late Charlie Emmett Phillips and Estelle Pope Phillips.

Gail was the owner and operator of Gail's Greenhouse and More....

Jun 23, 2021

David Phillips of Mt. Holly passed away on June 23, 2021 at the age of 68. He was born in Magnolia on October 12, 1952.

David graduated from Magnolia High School and was employed numerous years at Witt Oil Company in Stephens and Aerojet in Camden. He was a member of Silver Hill United Methodist Church.