Obituaries

Feb 22, 2017

Ms. Lee Ester Howard, age 78, of Hamburg, AR passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was a native of El Dorado, AR, a Homemaker, and a member of Mt Zion Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Washington "Gee" Howard, of 49 years in April 2004, one son, Vance...

Feb 18, 2017

Mr. Reggie Rydell Taylor, age 51, of Hamburg, AR passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Hamburg, a retired employee of Hamburg School District where he worked as a Bus Driver and Custodian.  He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hamburg.

He is preceded in death...

Feb 16, 2017

Ms. Odessa Smith, age 90, of Crossett, AR passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation in Crossett, AR. She was a native of Summerfield, LA but was resident of Crossett for 52 years, a homemaker, and a member of the Baptist Faith Church. She is preceded in death by one son, John Henry "Rudolph"...

Feb 4, 2017

Mr. Leon Whaley, age 87 of Crossett died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Baptist Health Medical Center. He was a native of Wilmot, AR. He was a retired shipping superintendent for Georgia Pacific Plywood Mill. Mr. Whaley was a member of Union Baptist Church in Wilmot where he served as a senior deacon. He was preceded in death by one...

Feb 3, 2017

Mary Catheryn Johnson, age 54, of Crossett, AR passed away Friday, February 03, 2017 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Crossett, a former Sales Clerk at Walmart and a member of First Freewill Baptist North Crossett. She is preceded in death by her husband of 16 years, Larry Wayne Johnson, her parents, Willie and Mary Hennington-Tanksley,...

Feb 2, 2017

Colby Correll Jackson was born December 24, 1976 in El Dorado, AR to the late John T. and Queen Esther Jackson. He was a graduate of Crossett High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello. While at UAM, he pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Colby was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church of Crossett,...

Jan 27, 2017

Mr. Fulton Dewain Johnson, age 88, of Hamburg, AR passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at Crossett Rehabilitation and Health Center in Crossett, AR. He was a native of Crossett, a retiree of Georgia Pacific Plywood Mill, and a member of Martinville Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by two sons, Michael Patrick and Tommy Eugene Johnson, his...

Jan 26, 2017

Mr. Jeremiah Bynum, age 24, of Crossett, AR passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 near Crossett, AR. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Joseph Bynum and Margaret McFee, his maternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Donaldson-Peeler. Jeremiah enjoyed drawing, video games and playing on computers. He never met a stranger...

Jan 16, 2017

Mrs. Mary Lavell Pollan, age 76, of Jacksonville, AR formerly of Crossett, AR passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation in Crossett, AR. She was a native of Crossett, a homemaker, and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William Dee Pollan, her...

Jan 14, 2017

Mrs. Thelma Marie (Rita) Bell, age 59, of Portland, AR passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at her residence. She was a native of Portland, AR, a resident of Chicago, IL for 25 years, a Certified Nurse's Assistant (CNA), and a member of Brown Temple Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her father, Alex Washington. Mrs. Bell was...

Jan 11, 2017

Ms. Sheri LaDelle Seamans-Smith, age 56, of Hamburg, AR passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, AR. She was a native of Dayton, OH, a resident of Crossett for the past 22 years, an employee of Walmart as a Receiving Clerk, and a member of Rolfe Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. She is preceded...

Jan 6, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Jane Tippie, age 84, of Hamburg, AR passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Belle View Estates Rehabilitation and Care Center in Monticello, AR. She was a native of Itta Bena, MS, a resident of Hamburg for the past 65 years, a Nurse's Aide, and a member of the Christ Temple Pentecostal Church. She is preceded in...

Jan 5, 2017

Mrs. Maxcine Prewitt, age 65, of Hamburg, AR passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Cornerstone Hospital in West Monroe, LA. She was a lifelong resident of Hamburg, a retiree of Georgia Pacific Plywood Mill's Supply Room, and a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by one son: Raymond Prewitt (1981), her parents,...

Jan 3, 2017

Mr. William Henry "W.H." Williams, age 90, of Crossett, AR passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett and the White Station Community, a retiree of Georgia Pacific Forestry, a member of Fudge Baptist Church and a Veteran of the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his wife,...

Jan 2, 2017

Mr. Clifton Doyle Carpenter, age 76, of Hamburg, AR passed away Monday, January 02, 2017 at his son's residence in Choudrant, LA. He was a resident of Hamburg, a retired Appliance Repairman and owner of the Sears Store in Hamburg, a Veteran of the United States Airforce, and a member of Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church in Hamburg. He...

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. Leon Hadley, age 63, of Montrose, AR passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Montrose, a Maintenance Worker for the Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas in Dermott, and a member of the First Baptist Church in Montrose. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry "Bud" and...

Dec 29, 2016

Rev. Jessie James Jones Sr., age 68, of Lake Village, AR passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Village, a Baptist Minister, a retired Construction Worker, and a member of Seven Star Missionary Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Cleveland Mac...

Dec 28, 2016

Mrs. Margie Lee Franklin, age 89, of Fountain Hill, AR passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. She was a lifelong resident of Fountain Hill Longview Community, a homemaker, and a member of the Mt. Peleum A.M.E. Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Earvin Franklin (March 1996),...

Dec 26, 2016

Mrs. Lynn Marie Stephens, age 79, of Houston, TX passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, AR while visiting family for the Holidays. She was a native of Hallsville, TX, a homemaker, and a member of Trinity Gardens Church of Christ in Houston, TX. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold...

Dec 23, 2016

Ms. Erma Jean Duckery, age 70, of Los Angeles, CA passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at her residence. She was a native of Wilmot, AR, a former employee of Krispy Kreme, and a member of First A.M.E. (FAME) in Los Angeles. She is preceded in death by one brother, Alvin Duckery. Ms. Erma loved visting her "Mom" every...