Daisy Mae Bankston
Jun 16, 2010
Daisy Mae Bankston, age 102, of El Dorado, died Wednesday June 16, 2010 at Oak Ridge Nursing Home. She was born on March 15,1908 in Mount Holly, Arkansas to the late Lemul Thomas Darden and Mary Ann Jetton Darden. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Glenn T. Bankston, six brothers; Dossie, Johnny, Doyle, Harper, Elmer, Joseph Darden,...
Donny J. Willoughby
Jun 15, 2010
Donny J. Willoughby, 52, of El Dorado died on Tuesday June 15, 2010 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas. He was born on August 8, 1957 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He worked as a salesman for "IBT" Industrial Equipment in El Dorado for 30 years. Donny was an outdoorsman. He loved hunting and fishing. He was an avid Razorback...
Rose Lyn Freeland
Jun 11, 2010
Rose Lyn Freeland, 44, of El Dorado died Friday, June 11, 2010 at her home. She was born in El Dorado to Joshua Freeland and Brenda Weaver Freeland. She is preceded in death by her mother Brenda L. Freeland, a brother, Joshua (Dion) Freeland and ex-husband Joseph Wheeler. She is survived by her father, Joshua Freeland of El Dorado, two...
Iris Owana Taunton Smith
Jun 10, 2010
Iris Owana Taunton Smith, 94, of Strong, died Thursday June 10, 2010 at John R. Williamson Hospice House in El Dorado. She was born May 3, 1916 in Lapile, Arkansas to the late James Henry "Jim" Taunton and Nancy Ophelia Slater Taunton. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; John Charley Smith; brothers, G. P., J. B.(Petey), Q.J....
Tommy Massey
Jun 1, 2010
Tommy Massey, 66 of Strong, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas. He was born on December 25,1943 in Crossett, Arkansas to the late John Cecil and Eunice Wells Massey. Tommy loved camping at Moro Bay and the mountains in North Arkansas, hunting and fishing, floating the Caddo and Buffalo Rivers. He was a carpenter...
Richard D. Fournier
May 26, 2010
Richard D. Fournier 55 of Parkers Chapel, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 2, 1954 in Fitchburg, Mass. to Ralph Joseph Fournier and Marie Lorraine Boucher Fournier. He was the owner and operator of Off Trucking. He serverd in the United States Coast Guard during Vietnam. He was a life member of Disabled American...
Dennis (Gyp) Hammond
May 24, 2010
Dennis (Gyp) Hammond Gyp was born September 2, 1946 in El Dorado, the son of Hammett (Pitt) Hoyt Hammond and Newell Augusta Wood Hammond. He served our country as a member of the U.S. Air Force and completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. After an honorable discharge from service in 1972, he went to work with his dad at...
O. B. "Buster" Zeek
May 24, 2010
O. B. "Buster" Zeek, 75, of Smackover, Arkansas died Monday, May 24, 2010, at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. He was born on December 10, 1934 in Smackover to the son of Harry Hugo Zeek and Opal Pearl Strader Zeek. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was constable for the city of Smackover...
Jimmy Ray Tanton
May 17, 2010
Jimmy Ray Tanton, 63, of El Dorado, died Monday, May17, 2010 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. He was born in Dunn, Louisiana, to the late Henry Edward Tanton and Maudie Jones Tanton. Jimmy worked as a mechanic for Expert Tire in El Dorado. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam. Jimmy is...
Cheryl Louise Fisher
May 11, 2010
Cheryl Louise Fisher, 57, of El Dorado, went to be with her heavenly family on May 11, 2010 at her home. She was born September 8, 1952 in Alamogordo, NM. She is preceded in death by her mother Willie Ione Mahfouz and her father James Calvin Pruitt, and a brother James David Pruitt, Sr. Cheryl is survived by her husband...
Cecil Lincoln Hargraves
May 5, 2010
Cecil L. Hargraves, 84, of El Dorado, died May 5, 2010 at his home. He was born May 1, 1926 in Wesson, Arkansas and is the son of the late Heber Hargraves and Lula Jane Smith Hargraves. He was a pipefitter by trade and a member of the Local #706 pipefitters Union. Earlier in life he worked as a "...
Lori Dean Taylor
Apr 23, 2010
Lori Dean Taylor 33, of Crossett died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in Crossett. She was born January 12, 1977, in El Dorado to Grady Derrell Taylor Jr. and Bonita (Bonnie) Jean Russell Taylor. She is preceded in death by her grandfathers Grady Taylor Sr., and Ed Russell. She is survived by her parents, a sister Beverly Taylor of Crossett,a her...
Gerald W. Duke
Apr 9, 2010
Gerald W. Duke, 82, of Strong, died Friday April 9, 2010. He was born November 2, 1927 in Bolding, Arkansas. He was the son of Willie Duke and Alice Evelyn Smith Duke. He was a United States Navel Veteran, serving in World War II. He was a member of the First Church of God. He was a welder / pipefitter...
Alan "Big Al" Johnson
Apr 8, 2010
Alan " Big Al" Johnson , 68, of El Dorado, died Thursday April 8, 2010 at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born September 7, 1941, in El Dorado. He was the son of Albertus L Johnson and Denver Ola (Rhodes) Johnson Sandifer. Alan graduated from El Dorado High School class of 1962....
Sam Taunton
Apr 3, 2010
Sam Taunton, 92, of Strong, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at John R. Williamson Hospice House. He was born in LaPile on Sept. 12, 1917 the son of James (Jim) and Ophelia Slater Taunton. He was a pumper for Murphy Oil. Sam was in the Army during WWII and received the following medals; Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal...
Nettie Lee Amis
Mar 27, 2010
Nettie Lee Langley Amis went to be with the Lord and Savior on March 27, 2010, at the West Monroe Guest House in West Monroe, Louisiana. Mrs. Amis was born on September 29, 1919 in Dalark, Arkansas, to Andrew Franklin and Hettie Lee Hood Langley. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bernes F. Amis, a great...
Roy Joe Smith
Feb 25, 2010
Roy J. Smith, 74, of El Dorado died Thursday February 25, 2010 at his home. He was born May 22, 1935 in El Dorado. He was the son of the late Walter James Smith and Ruby Estelle Darden Smith. He was a paint contractor working in construction most of his career. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Cora Vene Williams
Feb 18, 2010
Cora Vene Williams, 86, passed away Thursday February 18, 2010 at her residence in Norphlet. She was born May 28, 1923 in Arcadia, Louisiana.and is the daughter of the late Joe Daniels and Pearl Manning Daniels She was a homemaker and drove a truck for many years before retireing. She will be dearly missed by all of her family and...
Josephine Agnes Golden Odom
Feb 12, 2010
Josephine Agnes Golden Odom 92 of El Dorado died Friday, February 12, 2010, at Timberlane Health and Rehab. She was born March 25, 1917 in Panola County, Texas to Lessie and Dona Mc Millian Golden. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband; William E. Odom, her parents; Lessie and Dona Golden...
Jacqueline Nadine (Jackie) Sanders
Feb 2, 2010
Jacqueline Nadine (Jackie) Sanders, 22, passed away at her residence on Tuesday February 2, 2010. She was born August 20, 1987 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Sam "Buzzy" Sanders III and Lisa West Sanders of Yukon, Oklahoma. Other survivors include her sisters; Natashia Ellis (Joey) of Magnolia, Arkansas, Breanna Sanders and Rain Sanders both of Yukon,...
