Obituaries
Notice of Passing
BOBBY JOE CREER JR.
Bobby Joe Creer Jr., 48, of El Dorado, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Arrangements will be announced by Andrews Funeral Home.
RUFUS L. KENDRIX Rufus L. Kendrix, 73, of El Dorado, passed away on Oct. 17, 2017.
Arrangement will be announced by Sims Mortuary Inc.
RONNIE LEVINGSTON Ronnie Levingston, 51, of El Dorado, died Tuesday, Oct. 17,2017 at St.Vincent Hospital in Little Rock.
Arrangements will be announced by Andrews Funeral Home.
Reminder of Services
THOMAS J. DAVIS Funeral for Thomas Jerry Davis, 73, of El Dorado, will be held at 1 p.m. today at West Side Baptist Church with the Rev. Cody Lain and Gary Don Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Earnest Cemetery in Calhoun County under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
EDITH P. FEDDERSON
A memorial service for Edith P. Fedderson, 94, of El Dorado, will be conducted by Young’s Funeral Directors at 11 a.m. today in the Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church of El Dorado with the Rev. David StippBethune officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of El Dorado, 300 E. Main St., El Dorado, AR 71730; The Haiti Education Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 10775, El Dorado, AR 71730; or Life Touch Hospice, 2301 Champagnolle Road, El Dorado, AR 71730.
MILLIE J. HARRIS Visitation for Millie Jo Harris, 90, of Parkers Chapel, formerly of Hot Springs, will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. today at Young’s Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home, at the Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery with Brother Jimmy Meek officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to HOPE Landing, Inc., at P.O. Box 10215, El Dorado, AR 71730; or to #teamcorrie Cancer Foundation, 401 Parker Drive, El Dorado, AR 71730.
FLOSSIE L. JONES Funeral for Ms. Flossie Lee Jones, 70, of Strong, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at StrongHuttig Gymnasium in Strong, with the Rev. Aluster Hamilton officiating. Interment will be held in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
A wake will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Curry Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Strong.
DANNY R. MAJOR Visitation for Danny Rollan Major will be at Istrouma Baptist Church, from 5 to 9 p.m. today; continued visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time at noon on Friday officiated by Dr. Jeff Ginn, lead pastor, Istrouma Baptist Church.
Interment will be held at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Funeral Home.
Obituaries
ROBERTA L. JONES Roberta L. Jones (Bobbie), 77, of Smackover, passed away Oct. 15, 2017, at Ouachita County Medical Center.
She was born Feb. 15, 1940 in Yonkers, New York to William Thompson and Frances Rebans.
She was a member of the Vera Olive Sunday School class at the First United Methodist Church in Smackover and active in their card ministry and after school program. She loved her church, family, Bible study group and her canine companions. Her final act of giving was to the Anatomical Gift Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Al Rebans; step-parents, Pauline and Ed Montgomery; brother, William Thompson Jr.; and sister, Sandy Braithwaite.
Survivors include a daughter, Suzanne Jones (Jim) of El Dorado; son, Johnny D. Jones of Smackover; six grandchildren, Kyle Jones (Amanda) and Tyler Jones (Jessica) of Smackover, Savannah, Kylie and Fallon Jones of El Dorado, and Haley Bailey (Blake) of North Little Rock; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Joanie Coe of Sharpsburg, Georgia.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in Smackover led by pastor O.D. Turner.
In lieu of Flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Smackover, 500 W. Seventh, Smackover, AR 71762; Union County Animal Protection Society (UCAPS), 1000 Sunset Road, EL Dorado, AR 71730; or the Methodist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 56050, Little Rock, AR 72215-6050.
RICKY N. ROBERTS Ricky Nelson Roberts, 58, of Smackover, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 at his residence.
He was born
Dec. 5, 1958 in Little
Rock, to James Lonnie Roberts and Sara
Eunie Alphin Roberts. He worked at Welsco Inc. and afterward became the owner of Rick’s Floor Covering. He later drove for Ramsey Contractors and Lar Tex Services. Ricky was a member of Joyce City Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his brothers, Kenneth Roberts, Leroy Roberts, and James Worley; and his sisters, Francis Pamplin and Billie Ruth Strawn.
Survivors include his wife, Marian Roberts; daughters, Chelsie Scarberry (Brandon) of Sardis, Arkansas and Sara Word (Brint) of Lone Oak, Texas; grandchildren, Logan Word, Madison Word and Peyton Scarberry; brothers, Clarence Roberts (Helen) of Sardis, and Lester Roberts (Mollie) of Little Rock; sisters, Henrietta Casteltine (Leo) of Hamilton, Ohio, Jan Hunter (Robert) of Sardis, and Barbara Fisher (Thomas) of Lonsdale, Arkansas; and numerous other family and friends.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 in Young’s Chapel with the Rev. Jason Smith and Thomas Fisher officiating. Burial will follow at Bernice Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
An online guest registry will be available at www. youngsfuneralhome.com.
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