Obituaries
Notice of passing COLLEEN RAINWATER
Colleen Rainwater, 82, of El Dorado passed away on Oct. 1, 2018 at Courtyard Health and Rehabilitation.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at Perry’s Funeral Chapels. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 at Parkers Chapel Cemetery.
Reminder of services LUNDELL & DENNIS MORGAN
Funeral for Lundell Morgan, 63, and Dennis Morgan, 59, will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 at the Union Parish High School in Farmerville, Louisiana. Interment will follow at the Community Memorial Garden (City) Cemetery in Farmerville.
Visitation will be held from 2 until 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 at the Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Farmerville. Services are entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Farmerville, Louisiana.
WILLIAM C. SOUTHMAYD
Services for William Clark Southmayd (Bill), 91, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Moore’s Rosewood Chapel, 744-1202.
MARCUS TRAYLOR SR.
Funeral Services for Marcus Traylor Sr., 33, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the Marion Baptist Church in Marion Louisiana, the Rev. Ronnie Traylor Pastor, the Rev. Linzey Riley Officiating. Interment will immediately follow at the St. Paul Cemetery in Marion.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 from 2 until 6 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Farmerville. Services Entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Farmerville, Louisiana.
Obituaries WANDA HOGUE
Wanda Nell Hogue, 79, of El Dorado, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born Dec. 25, 1938, to George W. and Nell D. Mehaffey Manasco in Gurdon.
She worked as a pharmacy technician for Hall Drugs and was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, Joe Hogue; brother, Max Manasco; and two grandsons, Jason Hogue, and Ray T. Fairris, Jr.
Survivors include her daughter; Lori Fairris (Ray) of El Dorado; son, Doug Hogue of El Dorado; and granddaughter, Rachel Thompson (Justin) of Junction City.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 at Young’s.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Travis Langley officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Memorial may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 700 W. 8th St., El Dorado, AR 71730.
An online guest registry will be available at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.
ERNEST SHIRLEY
Ernest “Milt” Shirley, 82, of Fernandina Beach, Almelia Island, Florida passed away on Sept. 24, 2018.
He was born in Ruston, Louisiana, and was adopted by the late Ernest Middleton and Eva Henderson Shirley. While attending college at Louisiana PolyTechnical he met and married the former Janell “Sutsy” Hyde of El Dorado. Janell is the sister of Janis Hyde Camp.
Together they lived all over the south moving to Fernandina Beach so their son could attend Florida School for Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine. Milt was employed as a chemist for Rayonier. He was active in politics serving as city commissioner, on Nassau County School Board and as mayor.
Milt was passionate about art. His original paintings hang in his home and in many other homes and businesses throughout the world.
Two of his favorite things were going to a restaurant with soft piano music and dancing with his beloved “Sutsy.”
He leaves behind his wife of 62 years; his children, Paul William Shirley of Fernandina Beach, daughter Lola Shirley Waldrup (Rodney) of Key Largo, Florida; grandson, Landin Fredrick Waldrup of Colorado; adopted brother, Henry Shirley; adopted daughter, Mignon Sangree Eteheverry and many nieces and nephews.
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