Obituaries
Notice of Passing
JAMES N. BARTON
James Nathan Barton, 64, of Huttig, AR passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. Arrangements will be announced by Young’s Funeral Directors.
SUSY LEWIS
Susy Lewis, 66, of Junction City, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018, at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. Arrangements will be announced by Young’s Funeral Directors.
Reminder of Services JOE DIXON
Funeral services for Joe “Hot Rod” Dixon will be at 1 p.m. today at Douglas Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Smith, eulogist. Interment at Piney Grove Cemetery, Strong, under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign the guestbook online at www.simsmortuary.com.
TONY B. HOPKINS
Funeral services for Tony Bernard Hopkins will be held at 1 p.m. today at the New Hopewell Baptist Church in Bernice, Louisiana, with the Rev. Greg Williams as pastor/officiant. Interment will follow at the New Hopewell Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Farmerville, Louisiana.
NELLA V. JAMES
Funeral for Nella V. Harris James, 84, of Chicago, formerly of Smackover, will be held at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Smackover with the Rev. Calvin Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in Hicks Cemetery in Smackover under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home. There will be no public viewing at the funeral home. Mrs. James will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. for viewing.
VERA JONES MORGAN
Funeral for Vera Jones Morgan, 77, of El Dorado will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church #2 in Urbana. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Urbana under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home. There will be no public viewing at the funeral home.
JERRY RAINWATER SR.
Jerry Rainwater Sr., 83 of El Dorado, passed away on July 5, 2018 at the John R. Williamson Hospice House. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Perry’s Funeral Chapels. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Ebenezer Baptist Church followed by interment at Parkers Chapel Cemetery.
BENJAMIN R. RAMEY
A memorial service for Benjamin Robert Ramey will be held today at 10 a.m. at Three Creeks Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Three Creeks Baptist Youth Fund at 8772 Haynesville Hwy, Junction City, Arkansas 71749, or charity of donor’s choice. An online guest registry will be available at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.
Obituaries CURTIS H. BUTTERFIELD
Curtis Howard Butterfield, a long-time resident of Parkers Chapel, died July 4, 2018 at the age of 78. He was born on December 17, 1939 in Smackover, Arkansas.
He was a graduate of Smackover High School and attended Ouachita Baptist University. Curtis was a member of Three Creeks Baptist Church. He served as the Union County Coroner from January 2003 to present, and served as Deputy Coroner prior to being elected. Curtis served his county for many years as a previous member of the Parkers Chapel School Board, Union County Highway Supervisor, Union County Quorum Court member and El Dorado News Times Sports Writer and Editor. His priorities were God, family and being a Public Servant.
He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Merry Alice Millican Butterfield; and grandson, Joshua, who went to be with the Lord at birth.
Curtis is survived by his loving family including his son Jimmie of El Dorado; son Matthew, wife Andrea and grandson Ethan, of Prosper,
Texas. Since Ethan’s birth in
January of 2015, he was the light of his life and the reason he woke up each morning.
He is also survived by his sister, Janice Brewer and her husband Jerry of Junction City, and his many cousins, nieces and nephews all of which he loved dearly.
The service will be held at Three Creeks Baptist Church on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 2 p.m. It will be officiated by Pastor Bubba Gurley and Pastor Tracy Roden. The burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens immediately following the service.
Visitation will be held at Young’s Funeral Home on Saturday, July 7th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The pallbearers will be Bruce Wayne Woolsey, Craig Calvery, Jeff Powers, Craig Jones, Mike Loftin and Ricky Roberts. Honorary pall bearers will be Jerrell Millican, Wayne Rainwater, Jerry Bohnen, Jerry Brewer and all Union County First Responders.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers that you please make a donation to Life Touch Hospice. This will allow more people in need to be able to experience the love and caring that the facility provides. In our families’ opinion, this is one of the finest facilities in the nation.
An online registry can be signed at www. youngsfuneralhome.com
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