Obituaries
Notice of Passing
PIERCE A. CARROLL Pierce A. Carroll, 78, of El Dorado, passed away on August 14, 2017 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House.
Services will be under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Reminder of Services
DR. DAVID B. FRASER Visitation for Dr. David Ben Fraser, 90 of El Dorado, will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Norphlet.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist in Norphlet. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Obituaries
DOYLE M. HOLT JR.
Doyle M. Holt Jr., of Camden, AR, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehab. He was born December 8, 1944 in Prescott, AR. Mr. Doyle was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Camden and the Local Union 151 of Plumbers and Pipefitters. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and watching westerns on TV.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Doyle M. and Eloise Bevill Holt, and cousin, Jerry Don Wicker.
He is survived by his wife, Anne Holt, of Camden, AR; son, Kenny Holt and wife Melissa of Lake Charles, LA; son, Kevin Bagwell and wife Tina, of Mt. Holly, AR; daughter, Becky Snider and husband Jordan of Lake Charles, LA; daughter, Monica Carter and husband Sandy of Mt. Holly, AR; sister, Phyllis Tutt and husband Loel of Camden, AR; grandson, Jackson Holt of Lake Charles, LA; grandson, Harrison Holt of Lake Charles, LA; grandson, Dustin Bagwell and wife Katie of Mt. Holly, AR; grandson, Jessie Carter and wife Morgan of Stephens, AR; grandson, Noah Carter of Stephens, AR; grandson, Ethan Carter of Mt. Holly, AR; granddaughter, Alexis Howard of Camden, AR; granddaughter, Marissa Snider of San Marcos, TX; great-grandson, Brody Holder of Camden, AR; great-grandson, Brock Bagwell of Mt. Holly, AR; great-grandson, Conner Bagwell of Mt. Holly, AR; great-granddaughter, McKenna Carter of Stephens, AR; niece, Rendi Currey and husband Brett of Arkadelphia, AR; great nephew, Richard Sweat of Little Rock, AR; great nephew, Broc Currey of Arkadelphia, AR; and very special friend David Bell of Little Rock, AR.
Visitation will be held at Proctor Funeral Home Wednesday 6:00-8:00PM. Funeral Services will be held at Proctor Chapel on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 2:00PM followed by a committal service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Camden, AR. Proctor Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. To sign the online guest register, please visit www.proctorfuneralhome.com.
DR. ALBERT R. THOMPSON Dr. Albert Reed Thompson died August 14, 2017, just as he lived — gently, but with purpose. He was a father, husband, brother, grandfather, healer, teacher, friend, and lover of all creatures great and small.
Reed was born in
El Dorado, Arkansas, on August 5, 1944, to Merle Clowney Thompson and Tignor
Marvin Thompson. He graduated from El Dorado High School, Hendrix College, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He served in the Navy from 1971 to 1974. Reed was an ear, nose, and throat surgeon for twenty years.
Motivated by the challenges of caring for his patients who had incurable head and neck tumors, Reed became interested in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. As this was a relatively new specialty in the U.S., he realized that he had an opportunity to promote and expand it by returning to UAMS to educate future generations of physicians. In 1995, he started the first Palliative Care program in Arkansas.
In 1998 he became Head of Palliative Care for the Central Arkansas VA System and also Medical Director for Arkansas Hospice. While at UAMS he introduced medical students to basic Palliative Care, and provided Palliative Care electives to medical students and residents throughout the UAMS system.
Over the following twenty years, these programs grew tremendously. Anticipating eventual retirement, as each of these programs grew and became self-sustaining, Reed passed the reins to colleagues, and retired from the VA system at the end of 2016.
Anticipating a “next” career in another area of interest, Reed became certified as a Spiritual Director and actively practiced in that area until forced to stop by his illness. He was also looking forward to a pilgrimage to the Isle of Iona in the spring.
Reed’s favorite place to be was with his family, especially when they were all together on Deer Isle in Maine where they spent summers for 25 years.
Reed is survived by his wife, Rebecca Thompson; sons, Quin (Mary Thompson) and Jonathan Thompson; daughters, Susan Williams (Vern Williams) and Mary Ellen Pyle; brother, Tig Thompson (Patti Thompson); and grandchildren, Katie Williams, Milo Thompson, and June Thompson.
Reed was a man of
great compassion, selflessness, and vision who always spoke in an unconditional and generous manner. He will always be fondly remembered by those whom he loved, taught, healed, and ministered.
The visitation will take place at Ruebel Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 16, from 5:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Christ Church in downtown Little Rock.
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