Tommie Jane Baker

02 03, 2026

Tommie Jane Baker, 97, of El Dorado, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at South Arkansas Regional Hospital. She was born March 3, 1928, in El Dorado, Arkansas, to William Thomas Ray, Sr. and Claudia Adams Ray. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William R. Baker; her son, Harold Baker; her brother, W. T. Ray, Jr.; and her sisters, Christine Palmer and...

Charles Wayne Price

01 29, 2026

Charles Wayne Price, born October 8, 1940, in New Hope Community near Junction City, Arkansas passed away on January 29, 2026 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 85. His home was Smackover, Arkansas. Charles was called Charles Wayne by his cousins, Charlie by his friends and racing buddies, and Chachi by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and...

Jesse M. Bates Jr.

01 23, 2026

Jesse M. Bates Jr., born December 29,1938 in El Dorado Arkansas, passed away January 23, 2026 at the age of 87, at his El Dorado home. Mr. Bates was the vice-president and a project manager at ICC, an industrial painting firm in Prairieville Louisiana. He had served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a faithful follower and...

Marilyn Riggs

01 21, 2026

Marilyn Riggs, 90, of El Dorado, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Courtyard Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on December 9, 1935, to Virgil Andrew and Eltha Cordelia Howard Huddleston in El Dorado, AR. Marilyn graduated from El Dorado High School in 1953, and attended Tyler Business College in Tyler, TX. Throughout the years, Marilyn worked for...

Helen Jeanette Lane

01 18, 2026

Helen Jeanette Lane, 70, of El Dorado passed away Sunday, January 18th, 2026 at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born September 19th, 1955 in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Virginia Nell Martin. Dedicated to giving care to the elderly at numerous homes throughout Arkansas, she was a nursing home administrator starting at Smackover Nursing Home and retiring from Summit...

Brenda Faye Bryan Thomas

01 16, 2026

Brenda Faye Bryan Thomas passed away on January 16, 2026 in El Dorado, AR after a 9 year journey with Lewy Body Dementia. She was surrounded by her beloved husband and children. Brenda was born on March 29, 1946 in Ruston, LA. Her life can be best encapsulated by 3 words: Jesus, Family, and Service. In her almost 80 years with us, she experienced an abundance...

Bobby Ray Long

01 07, 2026

Bobby Ray Long, a devoted husband, father, uncle and veteran, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026, in El Dorado, Arkansas, at the age of 88. Born to Henry and Verda Mae Long on September 30, 1937, in Minden, Louisiana, Bobby moved to El Dorado as a young man. He was a proud graduate of El Dorado High School and continued his education at Monticello A&M University....

Lois Frances Thurlkill

01 08, 2026

Lois Frances Thurlkill, 84 of El Dorado, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026 at her residence. Born November 5, 1941 in El Dorado she was the daughter of Hudie Dale and Lois Mason Dumas. Mrs. Thurlkill had previously worked at the Flower Basket and Melody Mart along with being a homemaker. She was a longtime member of Mt. Union Baptist Church. ...

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