Obituaries

Ernestine Pondexter

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Ernestine Pondexter, 89, of Hope, died January 30 in Little Rock. She was the only daughter of Ophelia Dixon Logan and Joseph Pondexter. She was the mother of Don Simpson, Ricky Pondexter (Ermer) Texarkana, Brack Pondexter, Hope and Linda Pondexter Chesterfield (Emry) of Little Rock. She was a mother to Barbara Nolen, Little Rock, Darnell Taylor (Benny), Waterloo, Iowa, and Shelton Cole (JoElla),Tacoma, Wash. She was a faithful member of the First Church of God where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday School and acted as treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. She leaves to cherish her memories her children; grandchildren, Kim Watson (Mike) of Texarkana, Ark., DeMarco (Cynthia) Williams, Lawton, Okla., Bonita Simpson (Ken) of Carrollton, Texas, LaRonda Pondexter (John), Regina Pondexter (Keith) and Jermaine Pondexter (Lymeaka) of Little Rock; uncle, Elued Langston of Prescott;12 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Family hour will be Wednesday, February 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First Church of God, 713 Laurel Street, Hope. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, February 6, at Rising Star Baptist Church, 1002 Beech Street, Hope. Services entrusted to Hicks Funeral Home, Inc. in Hope.

Published February 5, 2014

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