Obituaries

Apr 15, 2023

Willie "Sun Man" Shaw was born to the late Alberta Shaw Ingram and Hunter Gilbert on June 6, 1932, in Hamburg, Arkansas. Mr. Shaw passed away on Saturday April 15, 2023. He worked as a logger for over 50 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, sitting on the porch telling jokes, and spending time with his...

Apr 13, 2023

Dorothy Brown age 69, of Crossett passed away Thursday April 13, 2023, at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation. She was a native of Thebes, Arkansas but a resident of Crossett for many years. She was a retired custodian of Ashley County Medical Center and a member of Hunters Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a...

Apr 2, 2023

Ollie Mae Taylor, age 83, of Little Rock (College Station), AR died Sunday April 2, 2023, with her children by her side. She worked for over 25 years at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where she retired. She accepted Christ and was baptized at the age of 14 at Pilgrim Rest #4 in College Station; in her...

Mar 5, 2023

Mary Jean Daniels, age 74, of Fountain Hill, AR died Sunday March 5, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong resident of Fountain Hill, a retiree of Collins Janitorial Service, and a member of Fountain Hill Church of Christ. She was a loving mother, and sister, who enjoyed spending quality time with her family.

Mar 4, 2023

Lavarius O'Brian Davis, age 30 of Forest Hills, TX died Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Medical Center of Arlington, TX. He was a native of Hamburg, AR, but a resident of Forest Hills for the past thirteen years.  He was a fork lift driver and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Arlington, TX. Lavarius was an...

Mar 2, 2023

Ms. Madeline Kelley Evans, age 85, of Crossett, AR passed away Thursday March 2, 2023, at Green House Cottages of Southern Hills in Rison, Arkansas. She was a native of Whites Station, AR, and former resident of California. She was a member of Fudge Chapel Baptist Church in Whites Station and a retiree of the Department of Social Services....

Feb 27, 2023

Emma Lee Webb, age 75, of Crossett, AR  passed away Monday February 27, 2023, in her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Minden, LA, but a resident of Crossett for 65 years. She was a homemaker and a member of Hunters Chapel Baptist Church. Ms. Webb was a devoted mother, grandmother, and sister. She enjoyed...

Feb 20, 2023

Ezell Mays, age 80 of Crossett, AR transitioned to eternal life Monday February 20, 2023, at Ashley County Medical Center. He was a native of Portland, AR, and a member of the Church of Christ. He enjoyed artwork (sketching), math, auto mechanics, and going to horse/dog track races.

Mr. Mays was preceded in death by his parents...

Feb 13, 2023

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Brucks, 78 of Hamburg transitioned on Monday February 13,2023, at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. She was a native of Monroe, LA,  resident of Hamburg, AR for the past 6 years, she was a former resident of Wye Mountain, AR for several years. She was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Redemer, and...

Feb 8, 2023

James Perry 'J P' Johnson was born June 5, 1954, to Edgar and Mollie Gilliam Johnson.  He was a lifelong resident of Crossett, AR. He was a graduate of Crossett High School Class of 1972 and a United States Army veteran. He was employed in the maintenance department of Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill until he retired in 2008.

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Feb 7, 2023

Mattie Lou Tucker, age 82, of Hamburg, AR died Tuesday February 7, 2023, at Nightingale Nursing Facility in Crossett. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ (Holiness). She enjoyed going to church, cooking, sewing (making hats), and traveling.

Ms. Tucker was preceded in death by her husband of 29 years Elder Charles...

Feb 6, 2023

Mrs. Eunice M. Webb Griffin, 88 of Crossett transitioned on February 6, 2023, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Her parents were the late J. B. and Sallie Franklin Webb. They traveled across the Johnsville area to Crossett working to provide for their family of six children.

In 1954 she graduated from T. W. Daniel...

Feb 2, 2023

Katherine Cloteal Davis Thrower, age 90 Conway died Thursday February 2, 2023, at Salem Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Crossett, AR but a resident of Conway for the last 20 years. She was a retired custodian in the Crossett School District, a former member of the New Bethel Baptist Church who upon moving to...

Jan 30, 2023

John Meade age 71 Dermott died Monday January 30, 2023, at St Vincent Infirmary. He was a lifelong resident of Dermott, and retiree of the United Parcel Service (UPS). He was a member of Brown Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Portland, AR. Mr. Meade loved driving, watching Westerns, and Kung Fu shows. John Meade lived a life filled with...

Dec 15, 2022

Mrs. Mardell Cox, age 87, of Hamburg, AR passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. She was a native of ElDorado, AR, but resided in Hamburg most of her life.  She was a former employee of Hamburg Shirt Factory and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death...

Dec 13, 2022

Laura Lee Hampton, age 90, died Tuesday December 13, 2022, at Chicot Memorial Medical Center. She was a native of Portland, AR. She was a homemaker, and a member of Green Grove AME church in Portland, AR.

Ms. Hampton is preceded in death by her husband Willie Hampton, four sons John, Michael, Randy, and Bruce Hampton, parents...

Dec 12, 2022

Lurlene Tucker Hollins, 74 of Crossett, AR died Monday December 12, 2022, at Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, AR. She was a lifelong resident of Crossett and a retired machine operator for the old GP Plywood Mill. Ms. Hollins was a member of Holly Grove church in the White Station Community and a 1967 graduate of T. W....

Dec 7, 2022

Edna Mae Porter, 68 of Lake Village, AR transitioned from this life on December 07, 2022, at UAMS in Little Rock, AR. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Village, AR, and a member of the Woodson Temple Baptist Church. Mrs. Porter was a devoted wife, mother, and a long-time employee of Chicot Memorial Hospital where she was the...

Nov 25, 2022

Winford Lee 'Billy' Towe, 57 of Bastrop, LA died Friday, November 25, 2022 at his home.  He was a native of Baytown, TX, but spent most of his life in Hamburg, AR.  He was a construction worker and of the Baptist Faith.  He was an active outdoorsman and enjoyed doing auto mechanic work.

Mr. Towe was preceded...

Nov 21, 2022

Valerie Renae Smith, 50 of Crossett, AR passed away Monday November 21, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving husband and children. Valerie was a native of Ethelsville, AL, and was actively working to complete her studies as a Registered Nurse at SouthArk. Throughout her journey with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, she searched for avenues in which she could...