Lloyd E. Lindsey

Lloyd E. Lindsey, 85, of Camden, Ark. died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. He was born May 16, 1929 in Bearden, Ark. to Everett and Carrie Hopkins Lindsey. He was a devoted husband, father and Christian. He served in the United States Navy from 1946-1947. He graduated from Camden High School in 1949 and graduated from Louisiana Tech University, magna cum laude in 1952 with a B.S. in accounting. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in 1953. Mr. Lindsey was majority owner and president of Ouachita Valley Dairy and was a commercial real estate investor and developer including Garden Oaks Shopping Center in Camden. He was active in many civic and political activities and associations. He was a past president of the Ouachita County Boys and Girls Club, Camden Lions Club Man of the Year in 1990, member of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) from 1998-2007 and chairman from 2004-2005 and former treasurer of the Arkansas Republican Party. He was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church in Camden. Mr. Lindsey was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Frances Freeland and a grandson, Wendell Efird. He is survived by his wife, Cornelia Pryor Lindsey of Camden; son, L. E. Lindsey and wife, Ruth Ellen of Camden; daughter, Susan Efird and husband, Bruce of Mena, Ark.; son, Paul Lindsey and wife, Debbie of Camden; son, Pryor Lindsey and wife, Dawn of Houston, Texas; daughter, Mary Ellen Dooley and husband, Jay of DeQueen, Ark.; a sister, Helen Lindsey Urrey and husband, Tom of Fort Worth, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Camden, with Dr. Richard Piles officiating. The family will receive friends in the Family Life Center of the church immediately following the service. There will be a committal service at Memorial Park Cemetery after the conclusion of the reception. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church or the Ouachita County Boys and Girls Club. To sign the online guest register visit www.proctorfuneralhome.com.