Obituaries

Aug 30, 2015

Jackie Stott died at his home on August 30, 2015 in El Dorado, Arkansas at the age of 69. He is survived by his son Jeff Stott and his daughter-in-law Pam of Mexico, MO; four grandchildren: Zeke Stott and his wife Jasmine of Mexico, MO; Caleb Stott and his wife Sarah of Huntsville, AL; Grace Stott of Bolivar, MO and...

Aug 21, 2015

Marsha L. Leamons of El Dorado passed away on August 21, 2015 at Medical Center of South Arkansas. She was born July 28, 1949 to Joseph Paul Brumley and Katie Mae Bibby Brumley. Marshas hobbies included reading, movies, going to different Festivals where she loved to sing and dance around to the music they played. But her greatest job was...

Aug 8, 2015

Nancy LaFran Frisby, 58, of Fordyce, AR passed away August 8, 2015 at her residency. She loved to spend quality time with her family. She enjoyed to hunt and fish. Nancy was the daughter of Juanita Marlene and James Jackson Swan. She was preceded in death by her parents, her father-in-law Grady Louis Frisby, two nephews Kevin Oden and Salvador...

Aug 4, 2015

Pauline "Polly" Norris, 80, of Strong, AR passed away Tuesday August 4, 2015 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. She loved spending quality time with her children and grandchildren. She made weekly visits to her beauty shop and loved to go fishing. Pauline was the daughter of Walter and Clara Poole of El Dorado. Preceded in death by her...

Jul 22, 2015

Dorothy J. Leamons, 81, of El Dorado, AR passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Courtyard Health and Rehabilitation. Born June 12, 1934 to George Eugene Freeman and Louella Durham Jenkins Freeman. Dorothy was a wonderful seamstress. She loved making clothes for herself and her family. She also loved needlepoint, crocheting and the beautiful flowers outdoors. Preceded in death by...

Jul 4, 2015

Mae Belle Bradley, 107 , of Wesson, Arkansas passed from this life on July 4, 2015 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas. She was a resident of Hudson Nursing Home in El Dorado. She was born on June 2, 1908 in the Upland Community to John and Ollie Eugenia Huitt. She and her husband were store owners of Bradley...

Jul 1, 2015

James Robert "Jimmy" Welch Sr., 81, of El Dorado, AR passed away July 1, 2015 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado, AR. Jimmy, as all his friends and family knew him by, was born March 12, 1934 in Shreveport, LA. to Robert Walker Welch and Georgia Taylor Welch of Bernice, LA. He retired from Lion Oil...

Jun 21, 2015

Remona L. Jones Johnston, 57, of El Dorado passed away on June 21, 2015 at Baptist Health in Little Rock, Ar.

Remona was of the Baptist faith. Her hobbies included fishing, hunting, gardening, cooking and sewing.   She was a 1976 graduate of Norphlet High School.

She was born on April 5, 1958 to Bobby Jones...

Jun 3, 2015

James Orie "Bud" Cox, 73, of Norphlet, Ar. passed away June 3, 2015 at Medical Center of South Arkansas.

Bud was born May 5, 1942 to Orie M, "Bill" Cox and Angie Lee Sisson Cox. He was an outdoors man that loved to hunt, had a straight forward personality and was a Jack of all trades, as...

May 15, 2015

Joseph F. "Wolfie" Carroll Jr., 75, of El Dorado, Ar. Passed away on May 15, 2015 at St. Vincents Infirmary in Little Rock, Ar. Wolfie, as everyone knew him, was born on March 10, 1940 to Joseph F. Carroll Sr. and Dorothy Willoughby Hill. He was a Navel Aviator veteran during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a boxer in...

Apr 29, 2015

Betty Jo Hamilton, 70, of Strong, died Wednesday, April 29th at Baptist Health following a brief illness. She was born in El Dorado, to India and Inez (Munford) Dugal, on January 13, 1945. Survivors include two sons, Dirk (Trish) Hamilton of Bryant, AR and Aric (Beth) Hamilton of El Dorado; her only grandchild Gracie Hamilton of El Dorado and sister...

Apr 22, 2015

Charles Dennis Bussey, 67, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015. He was born January 30, 1948, to Charles Pickens Bussey, Jr., and Gena Margaret Bussey. A loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, Dennis was an owner and operator of Bussey's Service Station. He was a member of East Main Baptist Church. He was dearly loved and will be missed...

Apr 22, 2015

Lillie M. Darden Clift, 87, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Medical Center of South Arkansas. She was born June 9, 1927, in El Dorado, Ar. to William Louis Darden and Mollie Jane Darden. She was a member of Galilee Baptist Church. She worked at Lees' Dairy Diner for several years. She loved collecting frogs, spending time with her children,...

Apr 22, 2015

Louis Reed, 92 of El Dorado died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on January 7, 1923. He was the third son of Frank and Ray Murphy Reed. He married Jean Prater of Canyon, Texas on May 16, 1946. He and his brother, Walter owned Reed's Wrecking Yard...

Apr 15, 2015

Jewel E. Darden 76, of El Dorado died Wednesday April 15, 2015 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas. He was born on August 8, 1938 here in Union County. He is the son of the late William Turner Darden and Lucy Nancy Coke Darden Scroggins. Jewel was a lifelong resident of Union County He drove a truck by trade,...

Apr 4, 2015

Heaven gained a new resident, John Adrian Owens on Saturday, April 4th. John was born on March 3, 1940 to Clarence Adrian Owens and Etta Clyde Cates Owens. He was preceded in death by both his parents, a sister Marion Owens Burgess, a son-in-law Richard Jinks and two sets of very special brothers & sisters-in-law; Harry Bryant & Inez Thurlkill...

Apr 1, 2015

Paul J. Newman, 86 of El Dorado passed away Wednesday, April 1 2015. He was born May 22, 1928 to Roger and Lucy Smith Newman in Heard County, GA. Paul was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He worked in the oilfield in his younger years and was an operator for over 25 years at Cooper Tire. He enjoyed watching...

Mar 28, 2015

Maxine Weaver Littlejohn 87 of Smackover passed away Saturday March 28, 2015 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. She was born in Crane, Texas on December 13, 1927 to George Marion Copeland and Elsie Spurlin Copeland Murphy who preceded her. Also preceding her was her step-father; Ellis Murphy, her husband; A.Z. Weaver who they owned and operated Weavers Grocery...

Mar 28, 2015

Rick Morris, age 51, passed away on January 12, 2018 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House after battling cancer for 2 years. Rick was born in El Dorado, AR on December 28, 1966, the son of John Thomas Morris and Betty Jean Winthorp. Rick loved to duck hunt, deer hunt and retreiver training. He was a member of Norphlet...

Mar 7, 2015

Mary Sue Christie Dawson , age 95 of Camden, died in Mobile, Alabama on March 7, 2015.. She was born on June 9, 1919 , the daughter of Otis and Lee Ola Christie of Wesson. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Christine Christie and Lucille Ainsworth and a brother, Woodrow Christie. She is survived by a son, Robert...