Bearss, Betty Sue Parks  
 	
EL DORADO, Ark. -- Betty Sue Parks Bearss, 76, of Longview, formerly of 
El Dorado, Ark., died Friday, October 6, 2006, at a local hospital. 
Betty was born May 16, 1930, in Prescott, Ark., to Ray and Bessie Aileen 
McMillian Jones. She was a member of College Avenue Church of Christ. 
Betty is survived by a special friend, Glenn R. Wells of Longview; 
daughters, Sherry and Van Dumas of El Dorado, and Linda and Tommy Smith 
of Henderson; son, Julius Ray and Ginger Parks of Memphis; grandsons, 
Vandy and Allison Dumas of El Dorado, Scotty and Codi Fife of Longview, 
Justin and Mary Lisa Barnes of Memphis, and Chris Smith of Dallas; 
granddaughters, Candace Stone and Drew of Conway, Haley and Troy Chapman 
of Austin, and Lexie and Anthony Jones of Memphis; grandsons, Matt and 
Jennifer Orr, Todd and Matt Smith, all of Longview; nine 
great-grandchildren; and two aunts, Emma Lee Ferguson and Edith Gibbs, 
both of El Dorado. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 
at Perry's Funeral Chapel in El Dorado, with Scotty Wayne Fife 
officiating. Visitation will begin 11:30 a.m. Tuesday until service 
time. Memorials may be made to your local hospice.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/9/2006.