Obituaries
Brittany Dawn Atkins
04 29, 2024
Brittany Dawn Atkins, 37, of El Dorado, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024. She was born on February 10, 1987 to Tim S. Atkins and Roselyn Freeland Atkins in El Dorado, AR.
Preceding her in death are her mother; Roselyn, step-mother, Ginny; and grandmother, Brenda Freeland.
Survivors include her father, Tim Atkin; sister, Danielle Atkins (Trip...
Juanita Camille Vick Dumas
04 18, 2024
Juanita Camille Vick Dumas, 102, passed away last Thursday. She was born in Pine Bluff and moved to El Dorado at age 25, where she met her husband, R.C. Dumas. Juanita was a career counselor for the Arkansas State Employment Division in El Dorado. She and her spouse were members of Second Baptist Church and later Ebenezer Baptist Church. Juanita was a Sunday school teacher for 60 years and a...
Myrna Corley Gathright
04 20, 2024
Myrna Corley Gathright, of Smackover, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 in Bryant, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Ed Corley and Ola Mae Fincher Corley.
She loved to travel, cook, bake, spend time with her grandchildren and had a wonderful sense of humor.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Bernard Gathright and siblings,...
James Maurice Peel "Maurice"
04 22, 2024
James Maurice Peel "Maurice", of El Dorado, was born April 15, 1943, in Jonesboro, LA, to the late Vivian Thornton Peel and James Murray Peel. His sister, Myrna DeCou, preceded him in death. He died April 22, 2024, at Oak Ridge Health and Rehab.
His son, David Maurice Peel, and his wife of nearly 59 years, Patricia Elmore Peel, will hold dear the memory...
Judith "Judy" Ann Ricketts
04 15, 2024
Judith "Judy" Ann Ricketts of El Dorado, AR, went home to Jesus on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Visitation will be Monday, April 22 from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Young's Funeral Home in El Dorado.
A graveside service will be at Smackover Cemetery on Tuesday, April 23 at 2:00 P.M. with Gary Hammond and Deena Hunter officiating and under the direction of Young's Funeral...
Charles Robert Mason, Jr.
04 15, 2024
Charles Robert Mason, Jr., 74 of Urbana, Arkansas passed away April 15, 2024 after a brave battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Elizabeth Mason of El Dorado.
He is survived by his brother, Clark W. Mason (Janell) of Little Rock, his son, Jeff Mason (Tica) of El Dorado, nephews Clark Riley Mason, Reid Mason and Taylor DeCastro, and...
Jean Butcher
04 17, 2024
Jean Butcher, 91, of El Dorado, AR passed away on April 17, 2024 at Hudson Nursing Home. She was born October 30, 1932 in El Dorado. She was the daughter of Ollie Evans and Mary Caldwell Evans.
Jean worked approximately fifty years for Union Abstract Company. She loved to read, work crossword puzzles, cook, sew, and work in her flower garden. She...
Patricia Beyer Morton Meagher
04 08, 2024
Patricia Beyer Morton Meagher, 78, was born January 31, 1946 to John & Patricia Beyer in Oceanside, California. Jesus granted her eternal freedom at midnight, April 8, 2024 at Walker Hospice in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Although unable to view Monday's eclipse, she loved all things beautiful & otherworldly. Her passing after that event is fitting. Patty was truly a blazing star,...
Mary Malinda "Linda" Camell
04 15, 2024
Mary Malinda "Linda" Camell slipped away peacefully in her home April 15, 2024 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers.
Linda was the oldest daughter of Noel and Helen Ball. Linda graduated from El Dorado High School, where she was a very proud majorette. After graduation, Linda worked for Lion Oil Company. At the age of 20, she...
Beverly Ann (Bebe) Yocum
04 10, 2024
Surrounded by love, Beverly Ann (Bebe) Yocum peacefully went with Gabriel to be with the Lord and her dearest John on April 10, 2024. The only child of Rosa and Henry Scull, she was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on March 15, 1927, where she would live and love her entire life. Beverly attended El Dorado High School and Randolph Macon College, receiving her degree from the University of Arkansas....
Charles Pyle
04 09, 2024
Charles Pyle, 83, of El Dorado, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his residence. He was born on March 28, 1941 to Alfred and Blanche Inez Davis Pyle in El Dorado, AR.
He was the owner/operator at Specialty Machine and Tool Co. and was a member of Joyce City Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death are his parents; brothers, William and...
Julie Ann Fields
03 20, 2024
Julie Ann Fields, 87 years old, of El Dorado, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, the 20th of March in El Dorado.
Born Julie King in 1936 in Oxford, England, Julie grew up in the shadow of WWII and told stories of her personal memories of Churchill’s speeches to her nation and of going down into the “tube” (subway) during aerial bombing raids. This...
Virgil Hicks
03 18, 2024
Virgil Hicks passed away peacefully at his home on March 18, 2024, with his devoted wife, Christine Hicks, by his side, where she has been for the past 56 years.
Virgil’s pride was his four children and three bonus sons, Francis Wade (infant son), Becky Hicks & Stephen Bolin, Karen Hicks, Donna & Magdiel Belette, and Oscar Morales. His children kept him...
Karen Sue McVay
03 15, 2024
Karen Sue McVay, 65, of El Dorado, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on April 27, 1958 to Rufus Virgil and Naomi Mae Hurst Thurlkill in Barstow, CA.
Karen was formerly employed by Kroger and was a member of Mt. Union Baptist Church.
Preceding her in death are her parents.
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