Obituaries

Mar 16, 2018

Pastor Eddie Lee Block, age 64 of Crossett, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR. He was a native of Warren, AR but a resident of Crossett for the past 41 years.  He was a comp 1 boiler maintenance supervisor for Georgia Pacific.  He was a member and co-pastor of Life Blood...

Mar 3, 2018

Julia Fran Merritt, age 68 of Pine Bluff, AR formerly of Hamburg, AR, died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, GA. She was a retired hairdresser who operated a hair salon in Pine Bluff, AR.

Ms. Merrit was preceded in death by her husband, James Merritt; one son, Eddie Dennis Hollomon II; her...

Feb 21, 2018

Johnny Lee Withers, age 72 of Crossett, AR, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Allegiance Specialty Hospital in Greenville, MS. He was a native of Lacy, AR and a resident of Crossett for the past 45 years.  He was a retired timber worker and member of the Church of God In Christ of Lacy, AR.

Mr. Withers...

Feb 19, 2018

Jesse "Sonny" Cole, Jr., age 67 of Lake Village, AR, died Monday, February 19, 2018 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Village, a retired welder and landscaper and member of Woodson Temple Baptist Church.

Mr. Cole was preceded in death by one son, Jason Cole and his parents,...

Feb 13, 2018

Margaret Marie "Dee Dee" Young, age 71 of Lake Village, AR, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Village and member of the Christian Liberty Baptist Church.  She was a devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed watching old western movies, shopping and fishing.

Mrs. Young was preceded...

Jan 17, 2018

Willie Ed Griffin, Sr., age 84 of Crossett, died January 17, 2018 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett and a member of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent for more than 40 years, choir director, steward, trustee, layperson and on many other committees and boards during his life.  ...

Jan 17, 2018

James Edward Green, age 55 of Crossett, Arkansas, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a native of Bastrop but a resident of Crossett for the past twenty-five years.  Mr. Green was an employee of Georgia Pacific for twenty-two years, a truck driver for two years and a minister where he...

Jan 1, 2018

Tiffaney Annette Council, age 43 of Crossett, died Monday, January 1, 2018 at Baptist Health and Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. She was a lifelong resident of Crossett, a homemaker and a member of Kingdom Builders Church of God in Christ.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Jimmy and Ruby Kendrix;...

Dec 28, 2017

Bobbie Jean Miller, age 84 of Ft. Hill, transitioned from this life on December 28, 2017 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was a native of Lacey, AR but a resident of Ft. Hill.  She was a retired certified nurse's assistant and a member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ft. Hill.

She...

Dec 26, 2017

Everlean Johnson, age 63 of Wilmot, AR, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village, AR. She was a native of Wilmot but lived in Los Angeles for 25 years then returning back home to Wilmot for the past 20 years.   Ms. Johnson was a retired certified nurse's assistant and a member of the...

Dec 19, 2017

Brenda Louise Jones, age 72 of Crossett, Arkansas, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Ashley County Medical Center. She was a lifelong native of Crossett, a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Crossett.

Ms. Jones is preceded in death by her parents, David Pryor and Ophelia Bluford-Pryor; one...

Dec 16, 2017

Catherine "Cat" Dukes, age 73 of Dermott, AR, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Dermott City Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Allen Dukes; an infant daughter; her father, Willie Grayson; her mother, Willie B. McCoy; two sisters, Novella Hicks and...

Dec 9, 2017

Eugene Downs, better known as "Twenty-Two", age 84 of Hamburg, died Saturday, December 09, 2017 at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was a native of Rayville, LA, a retired logger and a member of Emanuel Church of God in Christ.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Henry Downs and Eugene Downs, Jr.; his parents,...

Dec 6, 2017

Robert Lee Duke, Jr., age 70 of Crossett, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Jefferson Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett and of the Baptist faith.  Robert retired from Georgia Pacific Paper Mill where he worked for 30 years.  At the time of his retirement, he was a supervisor in the tissue converting...

Dec 4, 2017

Alex 'Uncle Bud' Harris, Jr., age 75 of Hamburg, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at his residence in Hamburg.  He is a native of Dumas but a resident of Hamburg for the past 59 years.  He was of the Baptist faith and a timber worker.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Alex and Beatrice Harris;...

Dec 1, 2017

Gertrude Smith, age 78 of Crossett, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017 in Cornerstone Hospital in West Monroe, LA. She was a retired elementary school teacher and a member of Gates Chapel A.M.E. Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Governor and Bernice Brandon-Washington; one sister, Mary Lilian Washington and one brother, George Washington....

Nov 29, 2017

Gloria Jean Duff-Bell, age 73 of Crossett, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at her son's residence in Lake Village, AR. She is a native of Texarkana, TX and a former resident of Chicago, IL for 22 years and a resident of Crossett, AR for the past 29 years.  She was a retired beautician and minister.  She was a member...

Nov 23, 2017

Stevie Sanitra Moore, age 53 of Crossett, AR, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett and of the Baptist faith.  He was a Disabled Veteran of the US Marine Corp.

Mr. Moore is proceeded in death by his parents, Sylvester Martin and Gladys Moore; two...

Nov 23, 2017

Curtis Don Perkins, age 80 of Monticello, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Drew Memorial Hospital. He was a native of McGhee, AR but a former resident of Baton Rouge, LA.

Mr. Perkins was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis Glen and Annie Kay Brundage-Perkins; two sisters, Patsy Perkins-Crosswhite and Betty Jean Perkins-Bussell.

He...

Nov 8, 2017

Clara Marie Robinson, age 84 of Crossett, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, CT.  She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Montrose.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Warner Conley; her parents, Willie and Susie Simmons-Dickens and two brothers, Abraham Dickens and Alfred Perry.  Mrs. Robinson...