Obituaries

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,...

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. Robert Daniel "Danny" Nutter, age 88, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Cornerstone Hospital in West Monroe, LA. He was a native of Gillet, AR but a resident of Hamburg for the past 63 years, a former employee of the Hamburg Police Department and Ashley County Sheriff Department and of the Lutheran Faith.

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. Tony Lenard Jenkins, age 45, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, AR. He was a native of Gary, IN but a resident of Hamburg for the past 43 years; he was disabled and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hamburg.

He is preceded in...

Oct 8, 2016

Booker T. Lucas, Jr., age 73, of Lake Village, AR, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Village, AR, an employee of Entergy and a member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Village.

He is preceded in death by one...

Oct 3, 2016

Bro. Paul Edward McDill, age 57, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at his residence. He was a native of Columbus, MS, a retired Truck Driver and a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in the Snyder Community. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bro. James Elvin McDill, Sr. and Rosa Florence Allen-McDill, a step-son,...

Sep 22, 2016

Mr. Jessie "Cottontail" Tucker, Jr., age 58, of Crossett, AR, "White Community", passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, AR. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett, White Community, a retired Construction Worker and a member of Fudge Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his father, Jessie Tucker (June 11, 2015), infant...

Sep 18, 2016

Ms. Kimberly Nicole Owens, age 40, of West Monroe, LA, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her residence. She was a native of Monroe, LA, a factory worker and a member of Turning Point Ministries COGIC in Monroe. Kimberly enjoyed having fun with friends and loved all music. She was a graduate of Wossman High School Class of 1994....

Sep 16, 2016

Mr. Eligha "BoBo" Miller, age 64, of Hamburg, AR, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at his residence. He was a native of Longview Community in Drew County, a retired Logger and a member of Christ Temple Pentecostal Church in Hamburg. He is preceded in death by his wife Rebecca Ann Johnson-Miller (Oct. 5, 2010), his parents, Virgil Miller and...