Ila C. Ethridge

Ila C. Ethridge, 85, of Locust Bayou, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. She was born Jan. 18, 1927 in Calhoun County to the late Walter and Martha White Grisham. She was preceded in death by her husband Louie F. "Bud" Ethridge and her son Johnny Ethridge. She is survived by two sisters, Ola Glezen of Camden and Velma Avant of Arkadelphia; three nieces, Ginger Fisher of Camden, Martha Jo Smith of Arkadelphia, and Sue Johnson of Fayetteville; and two nephews, Donald Harrell of Locust Bayou and Ronnie Dunn of McKinney, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Faustina Methodist Church near Hampton. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Dunn Cemetery near Hampton. Arrangements are by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.