Obituaries
REMINDER OF SERVICE KAY F. MITCHELL
Kay F. Mitchell, 85, of El Dorado passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Timberlane Health and Rehab.
Visitation with family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Young’s. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Young’s Chapel with Dr. David Bush officiating. Interment will following Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Memorials may be made to the National Down Syndrome Society, 8 East 41st Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
Condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome. com.
OBITUARIES RUTH IRENE GRIFFITH LEWIS
Ruth Irene Griffith Lewis, 97, a resident of Columbia, TN and a former resident of El Dorado, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 28, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.
Born June 30, 1924 in Union County, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Griffith and the late Elizabeth Cook Griffith. Mrs. Lewis was a self-employed beautician for 45 years in El Dorado before retiring and relocating to Columbia to live with her daughter. She formerly enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting, and embroidering. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church near El Dorado, Arkansas and attended Viola Baptist Church in Columbia.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; John Lee Rogers, Clegg Chisholm and Warren Lewis; twelve siblings; two great grandsons; and son-in-law, Jim Clark.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Clark of Columbia; grandchildren, Christie Masterson of Chattanooga; Marty (Meg) Mason of Spearsville, Louisiana; Tina Mason of Columbia; John Clark of Nashville; ten great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, including her niece that she reared, Janice Smith of El Dorado, Arkansas and her daughter, Devin Smith.
Funeral services were held, at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, TN, with Reverend Mylen Coble officiating. A Committal service and burial will be held at Brown Cemetery in the Three Creeks Community, Arkansas at 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 4, 2022, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.
Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. or www.baileyfuneralhome.net
JAMES ROBERT THOMPSON JR.
James Robert Thompson Jr, age 59, of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022. He was born on June 9, 1962 in El Dorado, Arkansas to James Robert and Alice Faye Thompson.
He loved playing the guitar, working on classic cars, and putting together models. James also loved spending time with his family and friends.
James is preceded in death by his parents James Robert and Alice Faye Thompson.
James is survived by his wife Angela Thompson; his children Katlyn Martin, Jason Thompson (Emilee), Jesse Thompson, and Aren Frisby (Merle); grandchildren Keith Walthall, Ryder Thompson, Dustin Hensley, Ava Thompson, Loralia Frisby, and Ava Leigh Frisby; cousins, but more like sisters Vonda Whorton and Teresa Murray.
Arrangements are under the trusted direction of A Natural State Funeral Service, 2620 West Main Street, Jacksonville, Arkansas, 72076. 501-982-3400.
Online guestbook available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com.