El Dorado News-Times

Obituaries

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NOTICES OF PASSING

HERBERT HARBOUR

Herbert Harbour, 92, of El Dorado, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas.

Arrangemen­ts will be announced by Young’s Funeral Directors.

HERMAN KILGORE

Herman Kilgore 72, of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away September 17, 2021 in Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, Arkansas. Arrangemen­ts for funeral service will be announced by Sims Mortuary.

FRANCES SAUNDERS

Frances Saunders 75, of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away September 19, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. Arrangemen­ts for funeral service will be announced by Sims Mortuary.

REMINDER OF SERVICE

MIKE TUCKER

Mike Tucker, age 43, of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at UAMS in Little Rock.

Graveside services at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens will be at 11am today with Rev. Donny Hymer and Rev. Bill Odom officiatin­g.

Condolence­s may be shared at www.youngsfune­ralhome.com for the Tucker family.

OBITUARIES

ARMINTA “SKIP” EVANS

Arminta “Skip” Evans passed away September 18, 2021, at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorada, Arkansas.

Skip was born March 13, 1934, in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Doyne and Christine Boyd who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, and sister,

Carolyn Boyd Brown.

Survivors include her children, John Evans (Mona) of

Jackson, Mississipp­i, and

Colleen Benthal (Arnis) of

DeWitt, Arkansas; grandchild­ren, Evan Benthal,

Jay Evans and Whitney

Maxwell; great-grandchild­ren, Katie and Chloe

Benthal and Evan and

Hayden Maxwell; nephews, Tom, Bob and Bill

Brown; and cousins, Lynn

Clevinger and Carol Hilliard.

Skip grew up in Lonoke, lived in DeWitt for a time, but for the last forty-seven years El Dorado was home. She loved her church family at First Baptist and her special Sunday School class members.

After retirement from the Medical Center of South Arkansas, Skip spent many years loving and caring for children at various churches Mother’s Day Out Programs. She made dear and life-long friends during this stage of her life.

She fought long and hard and is now rejoicing in the presence of the Lord.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at First Baptist Church in El Dorado, Arkansas.

There will be a private burial at Lonoke Cemetery at a later date.

At Skip’s request in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Romania Missions Benthal Kindergart­en at Bancorp South, 220 W Cross, DeWitt, Arkansas 72042.

To leave an online condolence, visit: www.boydfunera­lhome.net

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