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Cynthia SimCynthia Sim
2026
Cynthia Meeks Hyman Sims, age 75, formerly of Camden, passed away July 25, 2026 in Celina, TX. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 2:00pm at Believer's Church, 1600 Cash Road, Camden, AR. (Visitation will be beforehand at 1:00pm, Saturday, September 12, 2026.) For detailed...
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Donna Diane Davis YerbyDonna Diane Davis Yerby
Donna Diane Davis Yerby, 79, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2026. Born on July 11, 1946, in El Dorado, Arkansas, Donna was raised in Smackover, where she graduated from Smackover High School. She was the beloved daughter of the late Harvey "Tip" Davis and Maurice Valentine Davis. Donna...
Roy M Malcolm SrRoy M Malcolm Sr
Roy M Malcolm Sr, age 77 of Camden passed away peacefully on the morning of June 22, 2026 at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born September 25, 1948 in Ruston, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Pleasant Hill High School, Chidester, Arkansas, class of 1966; served in...
Lisa MendenhallLisa Mendenhall
Lisa Gale Mendenhall, 63, went home to be with her Savior on Monday, April 13, 2026. She was born on July 30, 1962, in El Dorado, Arkansas, and was a student of Smackover Norphlet Schools. In 2014, Lisa attended Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado. On September 26, 1980, Lisa married the love of her...
Larry GilbertLarry Gilbert
Larry "Joe" Gilbert, age 76 of Bearden passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce, Arkansas. He was born March 13, 1949 in Harrell, Arkansas. He was a retired shipping clerk for Bearden Lumber Company and served in the Army National Guard. He is preceded in death by his...
Erma SelbyErma Selby
Erma Selby, age 79, of Camden, AR passed away on March 6, 2026. She was born on June 25, 1946, in Camden, AR to Ralph and Nettie Summers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Polly Lawrence and great granddaughter Presley Eanes. She is survived by her son, Brent Russell and wife Kim;...
Cindy ChaffinCindy Chaffin
Cindy Chaffin, 61 of Camden, Arkansas passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Ouachita Medical Center. Cindy was born on September 16, 1964, in Camden, Arkansas and was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church. She worked for 31 years for Aerojet and retired to spend more time with her granddaughters and family....
Reuben PyleReuben Edward Pyle
1950–2026 Reuben Edward "Ed" Pyle was a family man -- not just a man with a family, but a man who truly lived for his family. He worked for them, sacrificed for them, and even learned new trades simply to provide for them. Ed Pyle, 75, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away in Mansfield, TX on February 21, 2026. He...
JOHN JRJOHN ELVIN SMITH JR
John Elvin Smith, Jr. of Camden, AR, age 70, passed away at home on Friday night, February 20, 2026. He had stage 4 colon cancer and also pneumonia. He was born on April 15, 1955 in Forrest City, AR. He was the son of John Elvin Smith, Sr. and Elizabeth Smith. He lived in Forrest City most of his life before coming...
Doris PorchiaDoris Louise Vaughn Porchia
Mrs. Doris Louise Vaughn Porchia passed away peacefully from this life on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at the age of 89, surrounded by her family. Doris was born June 9, 1936, in Camden, Arkansas. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Vaughn Sr. and Muriel Robinson Vaughn; her loving husband, Elroy...
Shelby WardShelby Ward
Funeral services for Mrs. Shelby Ward will be Saturday December 6, 11:00 a.m. at Pilgrim Chapel Baptist Church, Locust Bayou. Viewing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday December 5. Mark's Funeral Home. Fordyce, Arkansas. ]]>
Caroline DentonCaroline Bradshaw Denton
Caroline Bradshaw Denton, 67, of Camden, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 14, 2025, in Camden. She was a bookkeeper for her family's business, J. D. Denton Plumbing and was a loving caregiver to many. We remember a beloved daughter, sister, and mother who loved her family with all her heart. She was witty,...
Deborah Stevenson-WordDeborah Lynn Stevenson-Word
Deborah Lynn Stevenson-Word, age 76 of Bearden, AR died Monday, August 11, 2025, at Dallas County Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, but was best known to everyone as "Granny." She was preceded in death by her parents, Zora Mae Russell and George Stevenson; her...
JEFFREY NELSONJEFFREY MORRIS NELSON
Jeffrey Morris Nelson, 69, of El Dorado, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025 at One Community Church of El Dorado with Bro. Jason Yarbrough officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service. Condolences can...
Claude SrClaude Clinton Parton Sr
Claude Clinton Parton Sr., of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at St. Bernards Hospital. He was 89 years old. He was born on October 25, 1935, in Piggott, Arkansas, Claude was the son of Joe B. and Ferra Dale Parton. He was preceded in death by his parents; his four brothers, Francis,...
AMY CRAWFORDAMY CRAWFORD
Amy Crawford, age 52 of El Dorado, Arkansas, peacefully passed away after a nine year battle with cancer on April 7, 2025 in her home surrounded by her husband and two children. She was born April 13, 1972 in Lafayette, Louisiana to Roderick and Judy Frederick. Amy loved to spend her days working in the flower...
MARCUS TROSCLAIRMARCUS TROSCLAIR
Marcus Jeffery Trosclair, 67 of Magnolia, AR passed away, Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Baptist Health in Little Rock. Born May 9, 1957 in El Dorado, he was the son of Thomas Renay and Betty Doris Horne Trosclair. Mr. Trosclair found his passion in life for Ford cars at an early age. Following that interest, he...
Angela LephiewAngela Kay Lephiew
Angela Kay Lephiew- beloved mother, daughter, sister, and grandmother- gained her heavenly wings surrounded by her family on March 31, 2025. Despite the challenges life presented to her, she left behind many adventurous and warm memories with those that loved her. Angie had a gift for seeing magic and wonder in...
DONALD WHITEDONALD WHITE
Donald Ray "Don"White, died March 29, 2025, surrounded by family at his home in Sparkman, Arkansas. Don was born in Tinsman, AR February 24,1935, to Ray Douglas White and Alverda Fore White. Don was a devoted Christian and attended Sparkman First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for many years. His entire...
GEORGE JR.GEORGE JORDAN JR.
George William Jordan Jr. of Hot Springs Village passed away 30 March 2025. George was born in Fordyce to Ruth Abernathy Jordan and George William "Jud" Jordan. As son to one of the "Fordyce Red Bug's famed Jordan twins", athletics were a large part of George's upbringing. With future Red Bug star quarterback Dr....
Sheila ParksSheila Parks
Sheila Bumpas Williams Park, formerly of Hot Springs, AR, passed away in Wichita, KS, on March 30, 2025, at the age of sixty-five. She was born on February 14, 1960, in Houston, TX, to Willie Bumpas, Sr. and Barbara Buroughs Bumpas. Sheila is preceded in death by her husband, Roger Park, of Hot Springs, AR; her...
