Obituaries
Notice of Passing JAMES D. FUNDERBURG
James D. "Jay" Funderburg age 58 of El Dorado, AR died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at his home. Arrangements will be announced by Bailey Funeral Home.
CONNIE HARRIS
Connie Harris, 52, of El Dorado, died on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado.
Arrangements will be announced by Sims Mortuary.
Reminder of Services LUTHER C. ANTHONY
Funeral Services for Luther Clary Anthony, age 93, will be held at 10:30 am today at the Springhill United Methodist Church Springhill, LA, with Rev. Dr. Jonathan King officiating. Interment will follow in Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, LA under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill.
JOE B. MASON
Visitation for Bishop Joe Baylor Mason, 73, of Crossett will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at Living Word Church of God in Christ in Crossett and Arkansas Third Jurisdiction Celebration Service will follow at 7 p.m.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, in Crossett with Bishop Charles Edward Blake, Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery under the direction of Cromwell Funeral Home, Inc. of Hamburg.
CARRIE C. OSWALT
A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm today at Bailey Funeral Home. A private family burial will take place at Arlington Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the South Arkansas Pantry Fillers, 1247 Ouachita 63, Louann, AR 71751.
Cremation services were provided by Bailey Funeral Home.
Obituaries TONY G. ANDREWS SR.
Tony Gerald Andrews Sr., age 53 of El Dorado, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary
Medical Center in
Little Rock. Tony was born March
6, 1965 in El
Dorado. He was the son of the late
Edward Andrews and Geraldine Rowland Morris.
Tony loved Nascar and the Razorbacks. He liked to watch Walker Texas Ranger on TV and was an avid fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Andrews; mother, Geraldine Morris and step father Robert “Olen” Morris; his wife, Gloria Smith Andrews; infant sister, Debbie Andrews and one brother, Robert Andrews.
Survivors include; three daughters, Tiffany Richard and husband Frank, Ashley Andrews, Melanie Laird and husband Michael; one son, Tony Gerald “AJ” Andrews Jr., all of El Dorado; nine grandchildren; one brother, Larry Andrews of Texas; one sister, Polly Morris Saunders of Benton, AR; three special cousins, Jennifer Diffie and husband Mark of El Dorado, Danielle Burns of Buckner and Gary Franklin of Norphlet, along with numerous friends.
Visitation will begin at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Bible Baptist Church, followed by Funeral Services at 1:00 pm with Bro. J.D. Weido officiating. Burial will follow at Lydesdale Cemetery near Village, AR under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.
Please sign our online guestbook at www.baileyfuneralhome.net.
ELMER W. HOLAN
Elmer Willard Holan, 97 of El Dorado, AR; died on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Timberlane Health and Rehabilitation.
Born on October 14, 1920 in Niobrara, NE; he was the son of Joseph and Antonia Vesley Holan. Elmer served in the Army Air Corp during World War II in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and worked in the petro chemical industry.
Elmer was preceded in death by his wife Geraldine McManigal Holan, his daughter Carolyn Lucille Milam (of Texas) and his son Kenneth Joseph Holan (of California).
Survivors are a son Michael Holan of Arkansas; a daughter Mary Schneider of Iowa; along with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Cremation services provided by Young’s Funeral Directors inurnment will follow at a later date in Arlington Memorial Park.
BOBBY D. HUDDLESTON
Bobby Dale Huddleston age, 63, of Hooks, Texas died Friday, September 21, 2018 in a local nursing facility.
He was born Tuesday, November 30, 1954, in Texarkana, Arkansas and was an employee of 34 years at Red River Army Depot.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Lola Mae Huddleston and brother Brian Huddleston.
He is survived by two children and one daughter-in-law,
Bobby and Sarah Huddleston of El
Dorado, Arkansas and Cally Reed of Nashville, Arkansas; three brothers and their spouses, Herbie Huddleston of Atlanta, Texas, Mike Huddleston of Wake Village, Texas, and Randy Huddleston of Maud, Texas; sister, Ida Singleton and her husband of Hooks, Texas; four grandchildren and numerous friends and extended family.
Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday September 25, 2018 at Chapelwood Memorial Gardens with Rev. Steve Minter officiating. Arrangements are with Chapelwood Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends and family from 6-8 P.M. Monday September 24, 2018 at Chapelwood Funeral Home.
The online register is available at www.ChapelwoodFuneralHome.com.
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