Raymond A. Hearne, age 65, of Fordyce, died Saturday, Oct.8, in the Dallas County Hospital following an extended illness. He was a member of Mt. Paron Primitive Baptist Church near Fordyce, a former Dallas County Tax Assessor and a retired mechanic. A native of Dallas County, he was born May 14, 1918, a son of Mrs. Bertha Mae Gill Hearne and the late Judson Edward Hearne. In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethelyne O'Mary Hearne of the home; a son, Rex Hearne of Fordyce; two daughters, Mrs. Wanda Langford of Kingsland and Mrs. Debbie Brodnax of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Judson A. Hearne, Cecil R. Hearne and Marlin Hearne, all of Fordyce; four sisters, Mrs. Marion Hardman and Mrs. Eddie Mae Lowe both of Fordyce, Mrs. Allamerle Raney of Ivan, and Mrs. Evelyn McAlister of Ramsey; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Elder Freddy Boen in the Benton Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p .m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Burial was in Bucksnort Cemetery.
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