All Obituaries

Carolyn LaFran Shelton McKinney, 71, of Fountain Hill, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018.  Mrs. McKinney was a native and lifelong resident of Fountain Hill and a 1964 graduate of Fountain Hill High School. She worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation as an Accounting Clerk for 32 years and she and her husband co-owned and operated the Catfish Inn in West Monroe, Louisiana from 1983 until 1993 and in Hamburg from 1993 until 2011.  She was a member of...

Louise Pruitt Withers, 81, of Fountain Hill, died Saturday, April 14, 2018.  Mrs. Withers was a native of Ashley County, a resident of Fountain Hill for the past 37 years and a former resident of Tuckerman.  She graduated as Valedictorian of the Fountain Hill High School class of 1954 and was a member of the Fountain Hill First Baptist Church.  Louise and Bobby were inseparable from the 8th grade.  She was a young homemaker busy with...

Boyce Edward Harrod, 89, of Hamburg, died Friday, April 13, 2018.  Mr. Harrod was a native of Holly Grove, Arkansas and a former resident of Little Rock and Arkadelphia. He was a 1951 graduate of Henderson State University. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during Korean Conflict, where as a Captain, he trained pilots. Boyce had a life that most would have loved to have accomplished.  He worked for Alcoa from 1954 until 1958...

Pat Reed Glosup, 63, of Baskin, Louisiana, died Friday, April 6, 2018 at her home.  Pat was a native of Lake Village, a resident of Baskin, Louisiana for the past six months and a former resident of McGehee, Portland and Lake Village.  She graduated from Portland High School and was a member of the Portland Baptist Church.  As a former flower shop owner, she had a passion for flowers and decorating.  Being the oldest sibling, Pat had a lot...

Charlotte Bolin Johnson, 69, Of Crossett, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, with rare diseases, Scleraderma Pulmonary Hypertension/PVOD.  Charlotte was a native and lifelong resident of Ashley County and a 1966 graduate of Fountain Hill High School.  Charlotte was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in North Crossett. Charlotte’s career started in the media industry in 1966, when she was on the...

Mary Lee Kelley Stafford, 76, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018.  Mrs. Stafford was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1959 graduate of Hamburg High School.  She was a Dietary Manager for over 20 years, having worked for the Hamburg Nursing Home, Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation Center and Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Mrs. Stafford was a member of the Southside Baptist Church.  She loved her children and grandchildren and...

Bonnie Elton, 88, of Hamburg, died Monday, April 2, 2018.  Mrs. Elton was a native of Vandervoort, Arkansas and a resident of Hamburg for the past 70 years.  She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church.  She was a former member of Gardner Baptist Church and North Main Baptist Church, where she was very involved and taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.  She dearly loved her family. In her spare time, she enjoyed reading and...

James Roberts, Sr., 71, of Hamburg, died Sunday, April 1, 2018.  Mr. Roberts was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg, a 1965 graduate of Hamburg High School and a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Roberts worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 35 years and was a member of the North Main Baptist Church.  He was an avid hunter and loved his dogs.  His passion was wood working and metal...

James Travis Sowyers, 47, of Fountain Hill, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018.  Mr. Sowyers was a native of Bastrop, Louisiana and a resident of Fountain Hill for most of his life.  He was formerly a truck driver for Ashley County for 10 years.  Mr. Sowyers was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church where he cherished the pastors that he sat under.  He loved spending time with all his kids and grandkids and he enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Malinda Shurden, 57, of Cleveland, Mississippi, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018.  Mrs. Shurden was a native of San Francisco, California, a resident of Cleveland, Mississippi for the past five years and a former resident of Memphis, Tennessee, Marion, Arkansas, Anniston, Alabama and Kansas City, Kansas.  Mrs. Shurden worked as a Customer Service Representative for Langston Bag Company for many years.  She loved birds of prey and was an avid...