Obituaries
NOTICE OF PASSING
CLARA MAUD “MAUDIE” HODGES
Clara Maud “Maudie” Hodges, age 93, of Madison, AL, formerly of Smackover, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 in Madison, AL
Visitation will begin at 9:30 am, Followed by a funeral service at 10:30 am on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in El Dorado. Interment will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery near Smackover, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.
REMINDERS OF SERVICE
BRANDON TRESHUN ‘TREY’ MACK
Funeral Service today at 11:30 a.m. at Victory Church. Interment will be at Mt. Zion Lisbon Cemetery under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign the guestbook at www.simsmortuary.com
DOROTHY A. MARKS
Funeral services for Dorothy A. Marks, age 93 of El Dorado will be held at 2:00 pm today, April 29, 2023 at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm, prior to Service time at the Church. Interment to follow at Burns-Ebenezer Cemetery, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.
SUNNY PATRICIA MATHIS
Sunny Patricia Mathis was born on March 12, 1961, in El Dorado, AR, to the parentage of the late Mary Jo Jenkins and late T.C. Mathis.
Public Viewing today, from 10:00 a.m.-till service time at Fairview Faith and Worship Ministries. Funeral Service today at 11:00 a.m. at Fairview Faith and Worship Ministries. Interment will be at Lott Burgy Cemetery under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign the guestbook at www.simsmortuary.com
MELVIN POOLE
Melvin Poole passed from this life Wednesday, April 26, 2023. He was born September 10, 1932 in Strong, AR to the late Walter and Clara Poole.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am today at Perry’s Funeral Chapel in El Dorado, AR, interment following at Strong, Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 10:00am until time of service at the funeral home.
OBITUARIES
BILLY JOE BOWMAN
Billy Joe Bowman, 83, of El Dorado passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 at his residence.
Born August 4, 1939 in Norphlet, he was the son of Earl Byrd and Nannie Hortense Moore Bowman. B.J. had been a conductor for Missouri Pacific Railroad and later Union Pacific Railroad. He had attended Norphlet First Baptist Church and had been the caretaker of Rehobeth Cemetery.
Preceding him in death along with his parents were a son, Joe Mack Bowman, brothers, Lee Bowman and Bud Bowman and sisters, Juanita Lambert and Nan Stanley and great-grandchildren Brandon Glaze, Aria Edwards and Alex Newman.
Survivors include his daughter, Dana Glaze (Michael) of Pineville, LA, a brother, Harold Bowman (Mary) of Fayetteville, AR and a sister, Ann Gentry of Smackover, AR. Surviving grandchildren are Adam Glaze, Brittany Vaughn, Courtney Bell (Bryant), Shana Short (Curtis), Amy Edwards (Benji), and Timothy Bowman (Christina) along with great-grandchildren, Ethan Glaze, Sladen Williams, Jathan Glaze, Jackson Vaughn, Bailey Vaughn, Kolton Bell, Brantley Bell, Isaiah Trapp, Lexi Trapp, Sneaux Newman, Aubrey Newman, and Remington Poisso.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Young’s. Funeral services will follow in Young’s chapel with Rev. Doug Wills officiating. Interment will follow in Rehobeth Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.
BRYANNA NICOLE SHAVER
Bryanna Nicole Shaver, age 20, of passed away on Thursday, April 20, Williamson Hospice House.
She was born on October 26, 2002 in El Dorado, AR. Bryanna loved cats, and she was an avid member of Meet Me at the Court. She attended Harmony Grove Baptist Church and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Preceding her in death are her grandmother, Mary Lou Price; and uncle, Adam Duft.
Those left to cherish her memory are her mother, Helen Monrreal (Manny); maternal grandparents, Beatrice and Tommy Duft; fiancé, Houston Merritt of Camden; sister, Carmyn Monrreal of El Dorado; cousins, Isabella Duft Ruiz, Bradley Duft; and aunt, Amy Duft.
A memorial gathering will be 2 pm, Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Harmony Grove Baptist Church.
Memorials can be made to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72212.
Condolences may be shared at www.youngsfuneralhome. com for the family.
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