Obituaries
REMINDERS OF SERVICE LINDELL GREGGORY (GREGG) BUCHANAN
Lindell Greggory (Gregg) Buchanan, 74, of El Dorado, passed away, Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to LifeTouch Hospice or Immanuel Baptist Church in El Dorado, AR.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. today at Young’s Chapel with Rev. Paul Barnard officiating. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Condolences may be made online at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
ANGELA “ANGIE” SUE COLLINS
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 AM today at Wyatt Baptist Church with Pastor Adam Thomas officiating followed by Interment at Wyatt Parnell Cemetery. Masks are encouraged.
In lieu of flowers and donations, the family asks to keep Angie’s tradition alive by treating your loved ones to a sweet treat as she often did for her grandchildren.
HERBERT HARBOUR
Herbert Harbour, 92 of El Dorado, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas.
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. tonight at Young’s. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 25, at East Main Baptist Church with Dr. Benjy McCann officiating. Interment will follow in Arlington Memorial Park under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
OBITUARIES LYNTEE “TEE” CURLEY SR.
Mr. Lyntee “Tee” Curley Sr., 81, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away at 5:37 p.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Advocate at Home Hospice. Lyntee, affectionately known as “Tee,” was born on December 24, 1939, in Calion, Arkansas, to John Henry and Lula Curley. Lyntee married Ruby Sue Curley. Tee loved to fish, barbeque food on the grill, and spend time with his family, all his favorite pastimes. Tee will be greatly missed by all.
Tee is preceded in death by his parents, wife Ruby, one son Tyrone, a grandson, and many brothers and sisters.
Left to cherish his memories are his loving and devoted children: Lyntee Jr. (Marie), Ernest (Veronica), Andre, Mike, Terrell, Frances, and Latrina. Sister Flora Williams and Sister-in-law Patty, whom he cared for significantly and talked to all the time. A host of grand, great, and great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral Service Saturday, September 25, 2021:1:00p.m. at Sims Mortuary, internment will be at St. Paul Cemetery under the direction of Sims Mortuary, sign the guestbook at www.simsmortuary.com
CAROLYN MILLER DELK CHAMPION
Graveside services for Mrs. Carolyn Miller Delk Champion, 86, formerly of Luling, Louisiana, will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in El Dorado, Arkansas. Interment will follow under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home.
Mrs. Champion went to be with her Lord on September 21, 2021, at her home in Cushing, Texas surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 9, 1935, in El Dorado, Arkansas to the late Carl P. and Versa Lee (Jackson) Miller. She was raised in El Dorado, graduating from El Dorado High School in 1953, and later spent most of her life in Luling, Louisiana before moving to Cushing, Texas in the spring of 2020. Mrs. Champion was a homemaker and also held the position of Financial Secretary for First Baptist Church in Luling, Louisiana. She was a charter member of the church and served as church organist for over 55 years. Carolyn also served as a secretary for Union Carbide Chemical Plant.
Carolyn enjoyed doting on her family and traveling.
She was a master seamstress who loved to cross stitch and made the best banana pudding in the world. Mrs. Champion was without a doubt a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and friend to all. Most importantly, she cherished her faith and demonstrated it. She had the patience of a saint and was a true woman of God.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Edward Kenneth Delk; daughter-in-law, Lorraine Borne Delk; and son-in-law, Quentin Sterling Burnett.
Survivors include her husband of 12 years, Ross L. Champion. She was the loving mother to Stephan Louis Delk and Amy Delk Burnett. Her grandchildren include Jennifer Delk Lambert and husband Ched and their children Drake Lambert, Dior Lambert, and Drycen Lambert; Hollie Delk Mule’ and husband Dustin and their children Hunter Mule’ and Hayden Mule’; Kimberly Wiginton Gamboa and husband Joshua and their daughter Makayla Jo Gamboa; and Michael Clay Wiginton. In addition to her own children and grandchildren, Mrs. Champion is survived by Ross’ children, Marcia Champion Newton and husband Jesse, Amy Champion Ivanhoe and husband Lee, Theresa Champion Discavage and husband Tom, and Lisa Champion Wright and husband Patrick, along with their families; as well as a host of cousins, other family, and many friends.
If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Heartsway Hospice of Northeast Texas at PO Box 5608, Longview, TX 75608 or heartswayhospice.org. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to nurses and caregivers Amy, Angela, Shelby, Bobbie, and Tiffany, and sitter, Jannie Fulford.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www. crawfordacrim.com.
DOUGLAS “DOUG” WAYNE DICKENS
Douglas “Doug” Wayne Dickens, 57, of El Dorado passed away on September 21, 2021. He was born on September 27, 1963 in Danville, Arkansas to the late Lonnie and Eva Mae Ornsbey Dickens. Doug loved to hunt and fish in his spare time. He was truly one of a kind and had a passion for Classic Rock and Classic Country. Doug was also an avid Arkansas Razorbacks Fan.
Preceding him in death are his parents; wife, Georgeanna Dickens; and brother, Mike Dickens. Survivors include his son, Bill Henry Dickens (Jessica); daughter, Sheila Guthrie (Don); grandchildren, Paige Amos, Braden Dickens, Jaxson Dickens, and Noah Guthrie (Olivia); great-grandchildren, Ian Guthrie and Elainea Guthrie; mother-in-law, Ruby Phillips; niece, Ti Loyd and best friend, Jerry Murph.
Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Perry’s Funeral Chapels. A Private Memorial Graveside will be held at a later date.
Online condolences at www.perrysfuneralchapels.com
FRANCES SMEAD (STURGES) SAUNDERS
Frances Smead (Sturges) Saunders was born on May 16, 1946, to the late Theodore Roosevelt (T.R.) and Ethel (Carey) Sturges in Mt. Holly, Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister (Betty), and one nephew, (Keith) Utsey.
She leaves to cherish precious memories: 2 daughters, Latonya (Lockhart) White and Alta (Saunders) Woodson (Thomas), nine grandchildren Marquita Green (Jason), Samuel White, Miesha White, Shuka White, Kierra White, Essenchal White, Maia Woodson, Thomas Woodson IV, and Devon Woodson, and 11 great-grandchildren. One sister Linda Wilson of north Little Rock, Arkansas, one brother Jacques (Wanda) Sturges of Mt. Holly, Arkansas. One Uncle Bobby (Jean) Carey of Little Rock, Arkansas. One Aunt Mildred Miller of Detroit, Michigan, A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Special friends: Helene Crayton, Mildred Murray, and Jeanette Elliot.
Public Visitation Friday, September 24, 2021, from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Sims Mortuary, Funeral Service Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Holly Cemetery under the direction of Sims Mortuary. sign the guestbook at www.simsmortuary.com