Obituaries

Nov 15, 2021

Brian Keith Blunt, age 55, of Crossett, formally of Wilmot passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at Somerset Senior Living. He was a native of Dumas, AR. He was a disabled construction worker. He was a member of the Baptist church.

He is preceded in death by his parents Johnny Ray and Vela Sue Biggs-Taylor; and one...

Nov 15, 2021

Dr. Mary Dean Arnold, age 75, of Hamburg, AR passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. She was a native of Monroe, LA. She was a Minister and Pastor of Epistles of God Church of Deliverance.

She is preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Arnold Jr.; parents Rev....

Nov 10, 2021

George Lee "Pitbull" Johnson, age 59, of Lake Village, AR passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his home. He worked in Maintenance for Arkansas Parks and Recreation. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents George Lee Johnson and Lillian Kirkendolph; two brothers Willie Kirkendolph and Carl...

Oct 23, 2021

Monzella Rowels, age 92, of Portland, AR passed away Saturday October 23, 2021 at The Woods of Monticello Nursing Home. She was a native of Boydell, AR, but was a resident of Portland, and past resident of Detroit, MI for 69 years. She was a homemaker. She was a  member of Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church.

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Oct 1, 2021

Robert Earl Cornelius Jr., age 51, of Crossett, AR passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, AR. He was a native of Camden, AR but grew up in Crossett. He was a retired Lift Driver for GP Paper Mill. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Missionary Church. He was a Mason...

Sep 18, 2021

Lloyd Henry Collins, age 62, of Crossett, AR died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. He is a native of Parkdale, AR but a resident of Crossett, AR for the past ten years. He was a past resident of Hamburg, AR. He worked in the Maintenance Department of Crossett and Hamburg School...

Sep 5, 2021

Mrs. Anita Foster, 84 of Crossett, AR, died Sunday, September 5, 2021 at her residence.  She was a native of Clarksville, AR, but grew up in Fort Smith, AR.  Mrs. Foster was a public school teacher for 36 years and a member of Gates Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church where she served as recording secretary, sang in the choir,...

Aug 30, 2021

Albert Jefferson Goodwin Jr., age 72, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at his residence in Crossett, AR. He was a native of Dermott but raised in Crossett. He was a retired Airforce Master Sergeant and retired Supply Clerk at Georgia Pacific Chemical Mill. He was a member of The New Bethel Baptist Church where he served as a...

Aug 25, 2021

Ossie Richson, age 96, of Hamburg passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. She was a native of Hamburg, AR and Ashley County. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ Holiness where she played the piano for over 60 years.

She is preceded in death by her husband of...

Aug 22, 2021

Rose Marie Duckworth, age 86, passed away August 22, 2021 in Shreveport, LA.  Formerly of Crossett, AR, she was a retired elementary school teacher. She taught school at Crossett School District for 30 years. She was a native of Stamps, AR and a member of the First Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Dr. in Crossett.

She...

Aug 12, 2021

Mother Clorene Trotter Belin, age 88,  was called from labor to reward on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. She fought the good fight, she kept the faith, there is therefore now laid up for her a crown of righteousness.

Mother Belin was born March 22, 1933 in Johnsville, Arkansas to Harrison...

Aug 11, 2021

Pamela Faye Vaughn, age 61, of Crossett, AR passed away Wednesday, August 11 at her home. She was a native of Oakland, CA but a resident of Crossett for the past 25 years. She was a CNA. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents Willie Lee and...

Aug 10, 2021

Roger Lee Snowden, age 72,  of Crossett, AR passed away Tuesday, August 10 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett. He was a member of Ward Chapel C.M.E.

He was preceded in death by his parents Claude and June Snowden. Roger was a very quiet guy but very friendly and caring. He loved to...

Jul 31, 2021

Robert Lee Kelley, age 71 of Crossett, AR passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home in Crossett. He was a native of Hamburg and lifelong resident of Ashley County. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by a daughter Melinda Chatway; his parents...

Jul 22, 2021

Lesa Renee Barnett, age 59, of Pine Bluff, AR passed away Wednesday,  July 22, 2021. Lesa was a native of Hamburg but was a resident of Pine Bluff for the past 2 years. She was a retired CNA. She was a member of Epistles of God Church of Deliverance.

She is preceded in death by a son...

Jul 18, 2021

Cora Bea Gilbert, age 78 of Hermitage, AR passed away Sunday, July 18 at Chi St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, AR. She was a native of Crossett, but a resident of Hermitage. She was a retired Paraprofessional. She was a member of New Light Baptist church in Hermitage.

She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Jul 9, 2021

Levell "Boe" Stanley Jr., age 64, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at his residence in Hamburg. He was a native of Parkdale, AR, but lived most of his life in Hamburg. He was a retired carpenter. He was a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ Holiness, where he served as a Deacon.

He...

Jul 5, 2021

James Junior Harden, age 53, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 at Lake Village, AR. He was a native of Lake Village, AR. He was a member of Pleasant Hope Missionary Baptist Church. He worked in the roofing business and at Oakley Grain Inc for years.

He is preceded in death by his parents James Harden and...

Jul 3, 2021

William "Chic" Felton Jackson Jr., age 72 passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021 at his home in Wilmot, AR. He was a lifelong resident of Wilmot, AR.  He was a retired farm laborer. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Wilmot, AR.

He is preceded in death by his parents Willie Jackson and Carlee Bankston...

Jun 30, 2021

Dorothy Ann Hargraves, age 58 of Montrose, AR passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Lake Village. She is a native of Dermott, AR, but raised and lived in Montrose. She was a maintenance aid II for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. She was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Hurd, AR.

Dorothy was...