Obituaries
NOTICES OF PASSING PATRICIA GAYLE McGOUGH COKE
Patricia Gayle McGough Coke, 85, of El Dorado, AR passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021 at her home. Visitation will be Friday April 9, 2021,12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. service at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Arlington Memorial Park. under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home of El Dorado, AR.
HENRIETTA BURGE DIRRETT
Henrietta Burge Durrett, 91, of El Dorado, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Arrangements will be announced by Young’s Funeral Directors.
OBITUARIES JOHNNY THOMAS GROVES
Johnny Thomas Groves, 69, of El Dorado, AR; died on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Courtyard Health and Rehabilitation.
Born on September 17, 1951 in Smackover, AR; he was the son of Tommy and Opal McKnight Groves. Johnny was retired maintenance supervisor for Pilgrims Pride El Dorado plant.
He was preceded in death by his par- ents; and three sisters, Marie Porter, Cathey Porter, and Nona Leopard.
Survivors are his sons, Christopher Groves and Gregory Groves (Mindy) all of El Dorado, AR; four grandchildren, Tristan Groves, Caleb Groves, Rebecca Self (Connor), Dillion Groves; and one great grandchild, Sadie Opal Self.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Murmil Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday April 7, at Murmil Baptist Church with Rev. Sye Duke officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Memorials may be made to the John R. Williamson Hospice House, 2301 Champagnolle Rd., El Dorado, AR 71730.
Condolences may be made online at www. youngsfuneralhome.com.
JUDY GRAY HOOVER
Judy Gray Hoover, of El Dorado, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021.
On May 17, 1975, she was married to Robert Doy Hoover who preceded her in death on December 10, 2020. She was also preceded in death by her parents, James Gilliam Gray, Sr. and Evelyn Cook Gray.
Raised in Norman, Judy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Norman. She was also a proud member of the Copiah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. She was one of the first employees, and would work for sixteen years, for Community Hospice, now Life
Touch Hospice, in
El Dorado. Later, she would work and retire from
South Arkansas
Eye Clinic. Judy thoroughly loved being around her grandbabies.
She is survived by three children and their spouses, Amber and
Nicholas Bailey of
Cabot, Forrest And Brandy Hoover of Pea Ridge and Bradley and Jessica Hoover of Texarkana, Texas; eight grandchildren, Maddie (Jaylee) Kelley, Ethan Linam, Lily Hoover, Brennan Bailey, Caelan Bailey, Laurelyn Bailey, Koy Hoover and Ellisyn Hoover; two great-grandchildren, Payton Kelley and Bailey Kelley; and her brother and sister-in-law, James Gilliam, Jr. and Cherry Gray of Desoto, Texas.
Services will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, April 10, 2021, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood, with Janice McRae officiating.
Interment will be in the Black Springs
Cemetery near Norman.
Memorials may be made to Hope Landing, PO Box 10215, El Dorado, Arkansas, 71730.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Gray, Michael Mills, Alex Hoover, Denver McRae, Kenny Hoover and Wendell Hoover.
Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.
CHARLES C. MATTOX
Charles C. Mattox, 89, passed on April
1, 2021 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas. He was born January 27,
1932 in El Dorado,
AR to Zebulun
“Zeb” and Hettie
Mattox. Charles was an avid hunter and fisherman, he one time made the cover of the Arkansas Sportsmans
Magazine for catching a 13.3lb
Bass out of Lake Columbia. He enjoyed playing the base fiddle and was a member of numerous bands, most famously the Rabbit Town Ramblers Band. Charles was a long time member of the First Assembly of God church of El Dorado. Most of all Charles loved spending time with his family and fellowship with people.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his dear wife Mary Nelle Mattox, sister; Dorothy Curtis, brothers; Rukin Mattox and Henry Meguaion “Cotton” Mattox, He is survived by his son Alan Mattox of El Dorado, AR.
A graveside service was held Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 2:00PM at Symrna Cemetery in El Dorado, AR. Proctor Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.