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DORA LAUNIUS

HOPE, Ark.—Dora "Deanna" Collier Launius, 85, of El Dorado, Ark., formerly of Hope, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in El Dorado. Mrs. Launius was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Hope. She was a homemaker and member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Vance Collier. Survivors include one son, Lames "Leo" Launius of El Dorado; one daughter, Dawn and Chuck Beasley of El Dorado; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Eugene and Paulette Collier and Doug and Brenda Collier of the Oak Grove community; one sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Danny Rusty of Longview, Texas; one and daughter, Ashley Deanna Smith of El Dorado; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry G. Westmoreland officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online registration is at brazzelfuneralhomes.com.

Published September 25, 2017

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