Obituaries

May 22, 2023

Mr. James Michael "Mike" Williams, age 68 died Monday May 22, 2023, at his home. He was a native of Milwaukee, WI., but became a resident of Crossett as a young child after the passing of his mother. He was a member of Gates Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and a Crossett High School graduate of 1973. Mr. Williams...

May 16, 2023

Mr. Dorris Pitts Jr., age 61 died Tuesday May 16, 2023, at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, AR. He was a native of Homer, LA., but a resident of Crossett, AR. for the past twenty-eight years. He was a construction worker and a member of Gates Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Pitts was a devoted husband,...

May 15, 2023

William Reid Hargroves, age 64, of Maumelle, AR., died Monday May 15, 2023, at his home in Maumelle. He was a native of Crossett, AR., and a former resident of Los Angeles, CA. He was a graduate of Crossett High School Class of 1976 and worked as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Mr. Hargroves was a United States...

Apr 29, 2023

Mrs. Janice Robinson, age 64 of Portland, AR., died Saturday April 29, 2023, at CHI St Vincent Health System in Little Rock, AR. She was a native of Wilmot but a resident of Portland for the past 38 years, a homemaker, and a member of Brown Temple Baptist Church. Janice was a devoted wife of 38 years to...

Apr 26, 2023

Mr. James Brady "Yellow" Drew Jr., age 65 of Hamburg, AR., died Wednesday April 26, 2023, at CHI ST. Vincent North in Sherwood, AR. He was a native of Eudora, AR., a retired custodian, and a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ Holiness.

Mr. Drew was preceded in death by his parents James Brady Sr....

Apr 24, 2023

Alice Maxine Shaw, age 81, died Monday April 24, 2023, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. She was a native of Hamburg, but a resident of Little Rock for forty-seven years. Ms. Shaw was of the Methodist faith and a retired daycare operator. She loved her children and was a devoted mother and grandmother, who also...

Apr 20, 2023

Faye Evelyn Tucker, age 69, of Hamburg, AR died Thursday April 20, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg, and a member of Epistles of God Church of Deliverance. Mrs. Tucker was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and a retired Certified Nursing Assistant. She enjoyed cooking, going to...

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...