All Obituaries

Earl Lowery, 78, of Wilmot, died Friday, May 24, 2019 in Little Rock.  Mr. Lowery was a native of Holly Bluff, Mississippi and a resident of Wilmot since 1996.  He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served during the Vietnam Era.  Mr. Lowery served as a Wilmot Police Officer for two years and was on the Wilmot City Council for two years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Leon & Virge Dement Lowery, and two sisters, Martha Bond and Opel...

Rachel Summerland, 80, of Hamburg, died Monday, May 20, 2019.  Mrs. Summerland was a native and lifelong resident of the Extra Community, south of Hamburg. She graduated from Hamburg High School in 1957, where she was an honor graduate. Mrs. Rachel worked at the Hamburg Shirt Factory for a number of years and the Noble/Allbritton Elementary School cafeteria for over 20 years. She was a former member of the Hamburg Riding Club for many years and a member of the Extra United Methodist...

Linda Stewart, 70, of Crossett, died Saturday, May 18, 2019.  Mrs. Stewart was a native of Baltimore, Maryland and a resident of Crossett for the past 50 years.  She worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 20 years and was a member of the Egypt Missionary Baptist Church.  Mrs. Stewart enjoyed fishing, working in her garden, camping, motorcycle riding and traveling. She is preceded in death by her parents, Vernon Lee & Ida Mae Reyonlds Petty and a...

Robert E. “Pat” Rickman, 92, of Crossett, died Friday, May 17, 2019.  Mr. Rickman was a native and lifelong resident of Crossett, a Baptist and a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II.  Mr. Rickman worked for the Chase Bag Company for 37 years.  An avid hunter, he was a member and past President of the Morgan Hunting Club. He was an animal lover and loved his horses, mules and coon dogs.  Mr. Rickman’s family was most...

John Gary Crain, 75, of Hamburg, died Monday, May 13, 2019.  Mr. Crain was a native of Lacey and a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for the past 52 years.  He graduated in 1961 from Drew Central High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where he played basketball in 1962.  Mr. Crain worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 44 years, having retired in 2006.  He loved his church family and was an active member of the Mt....

Floyd Wayne McDaniel, 76, of Hamburg died Friday, May 3, 2019, in Crossett.  Mr. McDaniel was a native of Rosedale, Mississippi, and was raised in Hamburg.  He lived most of his life in Wind Lake, Wisconsin, having moved back to Hamburg in 2000.  He was a member of the United States Army Reserve for six years and worked as a drywall finisher.  Mr. McDaniel was of the Baptist faith, and enjoyed studying his Bible and loved studying prophecy.  In his younger...

Robert “Bobby” Peterson, 73, of Hamburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Little Rock. Bobby was a resident of Hamburg for most of his life and a 1964 graduate of Hamburg High School.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served during the Vietnam Era, and he worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 35 years.  Bobby was an avid fisherman and loved nothing more than spending his time trolling the lakes and backwaters of Southeast Arkansas. He...

Linda King Kinnaird, 71, of Hamburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Mrs. Kinnaird was a native and life long resident of Hamburg and a resident of Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the past two years.  She graduated from Hamburg High School in 1965, was a homemaker and a Librarian for the Ashley County Library for 17 years. Mrs. Kinnaird was a member of the Gardner Baptist Church and a former member of the First Baptist Church for many years.  She was an...

Dennis S. Ellis, 59, of Fountain Hill, passed from this life on Friday, April 26, 2019 in Little Rock.  Dennis was a native and lifelong resident of Fountain Hill.  He graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1978 and was a member of the Eden Baptist Church.  Dennis was a Mason, a member of the Masonic Prairie Lodge #465 in Hamburg and was a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason.  He loved being at his camp on the Saline River, sitting by a fire, with his wife, and when he...

Syble McLaurin, 92, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019.  Mrs. McLaurin was a native of Iredell, Texas and a resident of Hamburg for many years.  She was a Methodist for most of her life and a member of the First United Methodist Church.  Mrs. McLaurin loved being a Grandmother and enjoyed gardening and doing yard work. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Dr. Harry Cogbill in 1969 and Dr. J.E. McLaurin in 2005; a daughter, Harriet Howard in 2017; her parents,...