Obituaries
Reminder of Services
ROSA M. LANGLEY Funeral for Rosa Muriel Langley, 85, of Smackover, will be at 2 p.m. today at Young’s Chapel with Chad Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors. Visitation will be held from 1 until 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Life Touch Hospice, 2301 Champagnolle Road, El Dorado, AR 71730; or to Bethel Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 324, Calion, AR 71724.
DONALD A. YOUNTS SR. A memorial service for Donald Allen Younts Sr., 73, of El Dorado, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Westside Baptist Church with the Rev. Cody Lain officiating and under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Obituaries
WILLIAM T. MOCK William Thomas Mock, known to friends and family as “Tommy,” passed away at his home on Aug. 10, 2017, at the age of 66 years.
Tommy, a pipefitter/welder by trade, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tending to his garden. He grew some of the best fresh green beans and turnip greens in the county.
He was born Oct. 9, 1950 in Camden, to William Thomas (Buster) Mock Sr., and Mary Helen Brewer Mock.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Thomas Mock Sr.; his wife, Debra Sue Burchfield Mock; his son, William Nolan Mock; his brother, Jimmy Mock; and his sister, Linda Mock.
He is survived by his son, Neil Mock (Anne) of New Orleans, Louisiana; and his granddaughter ,Vivienne Mock; his mother, Helen Mock of Smackover; and his sister, Eloise Gatheright (Ronnie) of Smackover.
Cremation services were entrusted to Perry’s Funeral Chapels.
FRANCES E. WHARTON Frances Elizabeth Wharton, 93, died Sept. 11, 2017.
Her parents were Judge M. F. “Dobbin” and Elizabeth Woods Taylor. Born and raised in Hamburg, she was always known as Frances Elizabeth, and developed life long loves of family, church, tennis, piano and all intellectual pursuits.
She completed bachelor and master degrees at Ouachita, Baylor, and South Arkansas universities. As the editor of the Baylor yearbook, she met the editor of the Baylor newspaper, her future husband, Wayne. Once they settled in El Dorado, where Wayne headed advertising and sales promotion for Lion Oil, Frances became involved in community activities including El Dorado Service League, Community Concert Series, the South Arkansas Arts Center, and all aspects of raising her sons, Richard and Jim.
Graciously waiting until her sons finished school, she started a career at El Dorado High School, initially running the Reading Lab and then teaching 10th grade English where she shared her love of proper grammar and Shakespeare. Upon retiring, she spent countless hours over decades with the Literacy Council and Interfaith Help Services. She loved her friends and her birthday club. Through it all, she loved First Baptist Church El Dorado, where she worked in the youth Sunday School department for 65 years, retiring last December.
Frances is survived by sons, Richard and Jim (Xiuli); grandson, David; brother, Frank; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Interfaith Help Services, and the South Arkansas Arts Center.
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