Obituaries
Reminder of Services CLYDE BOYETTE
Funeral for Clyde Boyette, 98, of Huttig will be held at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Huttig. Burial will be in Harper Springs Cemetery in Huttig.
Paradise Funeral Home of Bernice, Louisiana is in charge of arrangements.
DEMPSEY O. CLAYTON
Funeral for Dempsey Orell Clayton, of Oakland, California, formerly of Emerson, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Pine Hill CME Church, Emerson, with Pastor Michael Story officiating. The eulogist will be Bishop Gary Young, of the New Establishment Word of Faith of Little Rock.
Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Emerson, under the direction of Henderson Funeral Service.
Online guestbook available at www.hendersonsmortuary.com.
ELZIA HARDEN
Funeral for Elzia Harden, of Magnolia, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at A.C. Henderson Memorial Chapel, 614 Calhoun Rd., Magnolia, with the Rev. Victor Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Kings Hill Cemetery, Magnolia, under the direction of Henderson Funeral Service.
HERMAN T. MURRAY
Funeral for Herman Talmage “Tag” Murray, 89, of Nacogdoches, Texas will be held at 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Pleasant Grove Road, El Dorado, with the Rev. Billy Joe Smith and the Rev. Tommy Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in the Laran Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service time at the church.
An online registry will be available at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.
WILLIAM B. ROGERS SR.
Entombment for William B. “Bill” Rogers, Sr., 92, of El Dorado will be held at 9:30 a.m. today at Campground Cemetery in Hampton under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors. Funeral will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church with the Rev. Winston Roden officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow the service at the church.
An online guest registry will be available at www. youngsfuneralhome.com.
CLARA M. SAVAGE
Funeral for Clara M. Savage, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Spearsville, Louisiana, with the Rev. James Douglas pastor/officiating. Interment will follow at the Countyline Baptist Church Cemetery in Spearsville. Services entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Farmerville, Louisiana.
Obituaries JAMES R. BRYANT
James Roy Bryant, known by many as “Bodie”, passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Monica, California on March 26, 2018 at the age of 51.
He is the son of James and the late Ruthie (Rogers) Bryant. He grew up in Junction City, where he was known as a star athlete. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Junction City. He served time in the United States Army. He loved working as an instrument fitter and being a Target warehouse swat specialist before moving to California. He loved spending his time drawing and at the beaches of Santa Monica.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruthie (Rogers) Bryant; his grandparents Frank and Flora Rogers; Roy and Marie Bryant.
He leaves behind his father and stepmother, James and Sandy Bryant of Junction City; his son, James Cory Bryant, Lynsey; grand baby Bryant of The Woodlands, Texas; his daughter, Lauren (Bryant) Sues; granddaughter, Daelyn Sues of The Woodlands, Texas; his sisters, Diane (Bryant) Grafton; Steve of Junction City; Marie (Bryant) Keene; Gary of Hot Springs; his brothers, Tommy Bryant; Dawn of Junction City; Reid Bryant of Little Rock.
A visitation will be held at 1 p.m. on April 21, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Junction City, with the Celebration of his life beginning at 2 p.m. with Bro. Jim Bynum presiding. A graveside service will be held immediately after at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
ETTA YARBROUGH
Etta Yarbrough, 86, of El Dorado, passed away, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Medical Center of South Arkansas.
She was born Sept. 30, 1931, to Carl and Willie Mae Bearden Stancil in Farmerville, Louisiana. She worked as a self-employed beautician and was of the Baptist faith.
Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, Nathan Bert “N.B.” Yarbrough; daughter, Jacki Ann Yarbrough; and three sisters, Mary Davis, Sally Benton, and Carline Rowell.
Survivors include her two sons, Danny Yarbrough (Cathy), David Yarbrough both of El Dorado; two grandchildren, Lindsey Yarbrough, of El Dorado, Danielle Purvis (George) of Eureka Springs; and two great grandchildren, Carter Brooks and Miles Purvis.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Young’s.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2018, at Young’s Chapel with Bro. Billy Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Memorial Park under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
An online guest registry will be available at www. youngsfuneralhome.com. (The deadline for full obituaries for the next day’s newspaper is 3 p.m. The deadline for death notices is 3 p.m. the day prior to publication. Obituaries submitted after these deadlines will not be published the next day, but will run in the following day’s newspaper. For more information about costs of obituaries and photos, call 870862-6611.)