Obituaries

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...

Dec 20, 2016

Mrs. Jerlene Griffin, age 84, of Taylor, AR formerly of Crossett, AR passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Springhill Medical Center in Springhill, LA. She was a native of Hamburg, AR but lived most of her life in Crossett, a homemaker, and a member of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Warren...

Dec 14, 2016

Mr. Eddie Dewayne Savage, affectionately known as "Plug", age 55, of Hamburg, AR passed away, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at his residence. He was a native of Fountain Hill, AR, a Construction Worker and a member of Fountain Hill United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by one son, Christopher Ryan Savage (2013), his parents, Orrel Dewayne Savage...

Dec 5, 2016

Mr. Albert Dunn, age 68, of Wilmot, AR passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR. He is a native of Parkdale, AR but a resident of Wilmot for the majority of his life. He is a retired Farm Laborer and a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church in...

Nov 30, 2016

Mr. James Olen Scales, age 68, of Atchison, KS passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his residence. He is a native of Lake Village, AR and a former resident of Hamburg, AR for many years. He is preceded in death by his father, James Fred Scales, his mother, Ollie V. McQuay-Fowler and one brother, Fred Scales. He was affectionately...

Nov 24, 2016

Mr. Dennis Ragan Blackstock, age 66, of Baton Rouge, LA passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 in Tulsa, OK. He was a native of Jonesboro, LA, a former resident of Monroe, LA and Baton Rouge, LA for several years, an Insurance Salesman, Restaurant Manager and of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and...

Nov 21, 2016

Mr. Elum Richson, age 94, of Hamburg, AR passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Martin Luther King Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He was a native of Monroe, LA, he recently moved to Los Angeles, a Veteran of World War II serving as a Military Police and a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ Holiness he came...

Nov 11, 2016

Mrs. Ruby Cain-Smith, age 74, of Pine Bluff, AR passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 at her residence. She was a native of Jersey, AR, a former resident of Lake Village, AR, a homemaker and a member of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Velma Miller-Cain. Mrs....

Nov 8, 2016

Mrs. Linda Faye Hill, age 67, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Tuesday, November 08, 2016 at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, AR. She was a lifelong resident of Hamburg, a retired School Teacher of the Hamburg School District and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Augustus...

Oct 22, 2016

Mr. Eric Montreal Orange, age 39, of Wilmot, AR passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center in Lake Village, AR. He was a lifelong resident of Wilmot, attended University of Central Arkansas, an Assistant Manager of Fred's in Lake Village, and a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmot.

He is...

Oct 22, 2016

Mrs. Talitha Ellon Stell, age 70, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her residence in the Promise Land Community. She is a native of Fountain Hill, AR but resided in Hamburg for the past 39 years, a retired Meter Reader of Ashley and Chicot County Electric Companies, and a member of Grace Fellowship Temple Pentecostal...

Oct 17, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Lee Wilson, age 102, of Crossett, AR, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, AR. She was a native of Bonita, LA, a homemaker, and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Crossett.

She is preceded in death by one daughter, Bobbie Perry-Whitley, one granddaughter, Donna Perry, her...

Oct 16, 2016

Mr. Johnny Farriel Golden, age 83, of Crossett, AR, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation in Crossett. He was a lifelong resident of Ashley County, a retiree of Georgia Pacific Paper Mill and a member of North Crossett First Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 53...

Oct 16, 2016

Mr. Allen "Bobby" Charles Franklin, age 70, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Crossett Rehabilitation and Health Center. He is a lifelong resident of Hamburg, a retired Timber Worker and a member of Christ Temple Pentecostal Church in Hamburg, AR.

He is preceded in death by one son, Rodrick "Blue" Franklin and parents,...