All Obituaries

Theresa “Teri” Lucinda Breedlove, 69, of Hamburg, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Breedlove was a native of San Antonio, Texas until she moved to Ashley County in 1977 and has been a resident of Hamburg since 1985. She was a 1972 graduate of Breckenridge High School in San Antonio. Mrs. Breedlove worked as a Legal Secretary for Paul Selby, Jim Barker, and Gale Zimmerman and was a Coordinator with the Ashley County Office of Emergency Management for many years....

Ruby N. Bennett, 90, of North Little Rock, died Thursday, February 2, 2023, at the Lakewood Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Bennett was a native of Portland, a resident of North Little Rock for the past 15 years, and a resident of Hamburg for many years. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in North Little Rock and a charter member of Southside Baptist Church in Hamburg. Mrs. Bennett managed Ruby’s Corner, inside LaGrone Drug Store, for over 25 years, having retired at age...

Nancy Wells Taylor, 89, of Hamburg, died Monday, January 30, 2023, at the Arbor Lake Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Farmerville, Louisiana. Mrs. Taylor was a native and resident of Hamburg for most of her life, having moved to Farmerville, Louisiana in 2019. She was a 1952 graduate of Hamburg High School and worked at Bob Drake’s and then Foote’s Drug Store. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking for whoever was coming over. She always wanted to make their...

Frank Charles Skender, 84, of Crossett, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at his home. Mr. Skender was a native of Parkdale and a former resident of Tyler, Texas for 14 years before moving to Crossett in 1974. Mr. Skender graduated from Wilmot High School in 1956 and attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. He worked at the Tri-State Mill Supply in Crossett, the Western Foundry in Tyler, Texas, and retired as a Maintenance Supervisor for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1995. He was a...

Frankie Earl Nelms, 72, of Crossett, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at his residence. Mr. Nelms was a native of Montrose, a resident of Crossett for the past 15 years, and a former resident of Snyder for many years. After he graduated from Portland High School, Mr. Nelms joined the United States Army and served during the Vietnam Era. He started working in the logging industry with his father, John Nelms, and was working for Steve Bolin Logging, Inc when he retired.  Mr. Nelms was a...

Maggie Elizabeth “Beth” Hayes, 70, of Montrose, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at her son’s residence. Mrs. Hayes was a native of Lake Village and a resident of Montrose for most of her life. She was a 1970 graduate of Lakeside High School, where she was Valedictorian of her class and the Homecoming Queen.  Mrs. Hayes worked as a bookkeeper for Farm Bureau for 20 years and Barton’s Lumber Company in Lake Village for 17 years. She was a member of the Bayou Mason...

William Wesley “Wes” Smith, Jr., 53, of Crossett, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Ashley County Medical Center. Mr. Smith was a native of Little Rock, a resident of Crossett for the past 6 ½ years, and a former resident of Hamburg. After he graduated from Hamburg High School in 1987, he worked as a Pipe Fitter for over 30 years. Mr. Smith was a hard worker and anything he was involved with he gave his all.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golfing, and when he...

Billie Jean Fisher, 98, of Portland, died Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the Dermott City Nursing Home. Mrs. Fisher was a native and resident of England, Arkansas until 1957, when she moved to Portland. She was a faithful member of the Portland Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Fisher traveled with her husband across the United States from Alaska to Florida to Maine attending Lay Renewal Meetings. She was a wonderful homemaker, made “world-famous” oatmeal...

Denver L. Burns, 84, of Portland, died Saturday, January 7, 2023, at his residence in Portland. Mr. Burns was a native of Hector, Arkansas and a resident of Portland for over 80 years where he attended Portland High School and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Mr. Burns worked as a farm equipment mechanic for John Deere for 38 years. He enjoyed the scenic views of Lake Wilson and would often ride around in the evenings with his puppies. In addition, he loved spending time with his family,...

Paulina Amezcua Self, 24, of Crossett, died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock. Paulina was a native of Monticello, a resident of Crossett for the past three years, and a former resident of Hamburg for many years. She was a 2017 graduate of Hamburg High School and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Hamburg. Her greatest joy in life was being a mother, and took pride in being a stay-at-home mom. Paulina cherished her family...

Roxie Sullivan Pogue, 99, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at The Gardens Memory Care at Providence Place in Mount Juliet. Mrs. Pogue was a native of Carrollton, Alabama, a resident of Mount Juliet for the past 14 years and a former resident of the Milo Community, outside of Hamburg for over 57 years. She was a faithful and devoted member of Egypt Missionary Baptist Church for 71 years, where she served as treasurer and was a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School...

Alta Marie Hall, 94, of Hamburg, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossett. Mrs. Hall was a native of Danville; a resident of Hamburg for many years, and a former resident of Wilmot. She attended Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. As well as being a homemaker and raising nine children, she worked as a press operator for Rapid Die Moulding for many years and the Hamburg Shirt Factory for several years. Mrs. Hall enjoyed listening to music...

Jeff Gillum, 53, of Snyder, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Gillum was a native of Pine Bluff and a resident of Eudora until he moved to Snyder in 1998. He attended Ross Van Ness School and was a 1987 graduate of Lakeside High School in Lake Village. Mr. Gillum enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a loving and devoted husband and father. He is preceded in death by his mother, Velma Hamilton Gillum in 2020 and a sister, Susan Nichols in 2017. He is survived by his wife...

Dorothy Hudgens Young, 89, of Portland, died Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Young was a lifelong resident of Portland and a graduate of Portland High School.  She loved playing the piano, having learned to play at age 13.  Mrs. Young was a faithful, lifelong member of the Portland Batptist Church, where she was the pianist for 76 years and also served as a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School Teacher. In addition, Mrs. Young enjoyed singing, sewing, and...

Kathryn Ferguson Shell, 80, of Hamburg, was born on January 28, 1942, and passed peacefully on December 26, 2022, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She lived a loving, faithful life full of joy and adventure with family and so many dear, dear friends. She was a lifelong resident of Hamburg. Kathryn married Jack Shell on June 9, 1961. They graduated from Hamburg High School in 1960, where she was a cheerleader, and Jack was a star running back for the Hamburg Lions. Together, they...

David Wilson, 59, of Crossett, died Saturday, December 17, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mr. Wilson was a native and former resident of Bastrop, Louisiana and a resident of Crossett since 1990. He was a cook at Mazzio’s Pizza in Crossett for several years. Mr. Wilson enjoyed being outside, fishing, building model cars, putting up lights and decorating the yard for Christmas. He loved spending time with his family and his dog, Bear. He is preceded in death...

Sherry Katherine Guthrie, 61, of Crossett, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at her residence with the love of her life by her side. Mrs. Guthrie was born December 18, 1960, in Newton, Iowa, and had been a resident of Crossett for several years. She graduated from Newton Senior High School in Newton, Iowa, and went on to work as an Accountant. After having been together for 22 years, she was united in marriage to Don Lovett in 2010. Mrs. Guthrie enjoyed reading, crafting, flowers,...

Frank Hudson, 85, of Fountain Hill, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his son’s residence in Fountain Hill. Mr. Hudson was a native and lifelong resident of Fountain Hill and a member of Eden Baptist Church. He worked as a Forester for Georgia-Pacific for 20 years, and after he retired, he worked as a tomato farmer. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Hudson enjoyed hunting, fishing and working his sawmill. He lived his life as a simple man and, every once in a while, would “stir up...

 Anna “Liz” Bailey Arnold, 83, of Hamburg, died Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, with her granddaughter, Crystal Moore (Michael), by her side. Mrs. Arnold was a native of Arlington, Kentucky, a resident of Battle Creek, Michigan for most of her life, and a resident of Hamburg for the past several years. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1957 and worked as a Bank Teller for the United Savers Federal Credit Union for...

William Joseph Dickey, 90, of Hot Springs Village, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Mr. Dickey was a native of Earle; a former resident of Drew, Mississippi, Fordyce, Arkansas and Natchez, Mississippi and was a resident of Hot Springs Village for the past 18 years.  He graduated with a forestry degree from University of Arkansas at Monticello and worked in the logging and lumber industry until his retirement in 2003. Mr. Dickey was a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, an...

Jackie C. Nelms, 68, of Snyder, died Monday, November 28, 2022, at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock.  Mr. Nelms was a native and lifelong resident of the Trafalgar Community outside of Snyder and a graduate of Portland High School.  Mr. Nelms, along with his father and five brothers, had an important role within the Nelms Brothers Logging Company, where he worked for over 30 years.  He was a hard worker and could do anything in the logging industry, from running a...

Cynthia Ann Watson Hollis, 82, of Fountain Hill, died Monday, November 28, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Hollis was a native of the Pugh Community in Ashley County, a former resident of Pine Bluff, a resident of Fountain Hill since 1973, and a 1958 graduate of Crossett High School. Mrs. Hollis worked for the First National Bank of Crossett for over 25 years and retired as the Fountain Hill Branch Manager.  She was a member of the Eden Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking and crocheting. She is...

Lena Maxie Bozeman Carpenter, 87, of Hamburg, passed away peacefully Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossett. Mrs. Carpenter was a native of Portland and a lifelong resident of Hamburg. She worked as a Supervisor in the garment industry for 45 years and was a member of the Church of the Redeemer. Mrs. Carpenter enjoyed fishing, tending the garden behind her house, watching soap operas and the Arkansas Razorbacks play football,...

Alyce McClerkin McDonald, 95, of Hamburg, died Sunday, November 20, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. McDonald was a native and resident of Visalia, California until her family moved to Monticello in 1929, and after she married in 1946, they moved to Hamburg. She graduated from Monticello High School and attended Arkansas A&M, now the University of Arkansas at Monticello. After all of her children left home, she worked at the Ashley County Health Office as a records clerk. Mrs. McDonald was a...

Sherry Jackson Thompson, 61, of Hamburg, died Sunday, November 20, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Mrs. Thompson was a native of Lake Village, a former resident of Portland for 16 years, and a resident of Hamburg for the past 45 years. She graduated from Montrose Academy in 1979 and was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker and was lovingly called the best wife and mother by her husband and sons. Her husband, sons and...

Barbara Foster, 88, of Hamburg, died Friday, November 18, 2022, at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossett.  Mrs. Foster was a native and lifelong resident of Ashley County.  She worked as a Supervisor for the Hamburg Shirt Factory for 32 years.  Mrs. Foster was a devoted member of Gardner Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school and was a faithful and generous worker.  She enjoyed fishing, gardening, and tending to her roses.  She was a...

Charles Lewis “Skip” Davey, 71, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock.  Mr. Davey was a native of Drew County, raised in Fountain Hill for 31 years, and has been a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for the past 40 years.  He worked in the Maintenance Department at Bemis Bag Company for over 20 years and had previously worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for several years.  Mr. Davey was a...

Patricia “Pat” LaGrone, 85, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. She graduated in 1955 from Grundy Center High School in Grundy City, Iowa and moved to Hamburg in 1964. Mrs. LaGrone was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hamburg. She was a Bookkeeper and would often work with her beloved husband, Ronnie, filling prescriptions at LaGrone Drug and Gift. Ronnie was the love of her life and she enjoyed watching Razorback...

Mark Leslie McDougald, 51, of Fountain Hill, died Monday, November 14, 2022, in Little Rock. Mr. McDougald was a lifelong resident of Fountain Hill and a 1989 graduate of Fountain Hill High School. He was a cutting machine operator in the logging industry for many years. Mr. McDougald enjoyed riding horses, roping, running dogs, and hunting. He loved spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roger and Patsy Noble McDougald, a brother, Alan McDougald in 2017 and...

John “Wayne” Gwin, 85, of Fountain Hill, died Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mr. Gwin was a native of Harvey, Arkansas and a lifelong resident of Ashley County. He graduated in 1955 from Portland High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Gwin was a logger for 40 years for Gwin and Sons, Inc. and then he worked as a heavy equipment operator for 30 years. He was a 32nd degree mason and was a member of the Sardis...

Gertrude Marie Schuller Dvorshock, 94, lost her seven-year-long battle with dementia and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the Countryside Assisted Living Center.  Gertrude was born in Vienna, Austria, where she resided until her marriage in 1946 to the love of her life, Paul.  She was a resident of Carbondale, Illinois for 57 years and a resident of Countryside Assisted Living Center for three years.  Gert was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...

Kenneth Merrill “Kenny” Allbritton, Jr., 68, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mr. Allbritton was a native of Charleston, Mississippi and a resident of Hamburg and Ashley County for the past 40 years. He was a 1972 graduate of Barton High School in Barton, Arkansas and a 1976 graduate of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Mr. Allbritton started his career in banking in 1976 and after 41 years, he retired as...

Lola Brooke Culpepper, the infant daughter of Ryan and Melissa Nelms Culpepper of Snyder, died Monday, October 24, 2022, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Wyatt Culpepper and a sister, Ali Rose Culpepper, both of Snyder; her paternal grandparents, Ed and Ruth Culpepper of Rison; her maternal grandparents, David Nelms of Snyder, Daniella Miller and Blaine Hackworth of Arkadelphia and a host of aunts,...

Mary Frances Wells Kilcrease, 100, of Hamburg, went to her heavenly home on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossett. Mrs. Kilcrease was a native of Hamburg and a long-time resident of the Promise Land Community east of Hamburg. She worked at Daughtery’s Grocery Store, Hamburg Shirt Factory, Crossett Hospital, and Harrison’s Department and Jewelry Store. She was also an expert seamstress. Mrs. Kilcrease traveled from the...

Ricky Joe Johnson, 68, of Hamburg, died Saturday, October 15, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Johnson was a native of Crossett, a resident of Hamburg for the past 50 years, and a former resident of Fountain Hill for 18 years. He graduated in 1972 from Fountain Hill High School, owned and operated Johnson Refrigeration for over 25 years, and was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.  Mr. Johnson was an avid hunter, especially turkey and deer hunting, and enjoyed traveling and taking...

Cashleigh Blake Outlaw, 11, of Russellville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 14, 2022, at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.  Cashleigh was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic when she was just 2 ½ years old and had never let it slow her down.  As an active 5th-grade student at Russellville Intermediate School, she enjoyed gymnastics, singing, dancing, talking, telling stories, coon hunting, and deer hunting.  Cashleigh was a true...

Reggie Harold King, 67, of Fountain Hill, was born November 7, 1954, at his home in Crossett.  He died Monday, October 10, 2022, in Fountain Hill.  Mr. King was a resident of Hamburg for most of his life and a resident of Fountain Hill for the past 25 years.  He was a Machine Operator at the Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill and retired after over 30 years.  Mr. King enjoyed fishing and loved spending time with his family and friends. He is preceded in death by a grandson,...

Matthew Christopher Hargis, 40, of Little Rock, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.  Matthew was a resident of Little Rock for the past eight years and a native and former resident of Hamburg for most of his life.  He graduated in 2000 as a Hamburg High School honor graduate and was a first baseman on the Hamburg High School Baseball team for all four years.  He then attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the...

Russell R. “Rusty” Harville, 62, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Hamburg.  Mr. Harville was a native of Crossett, a former resident of Blytheville for seven years, and a resident of Hamburg for most of his life.  After he graduated in 1978 from Hamburg High School, he began his career as a construction worker.  Mr. Harville was a member of the First Baptist Church, and he enjoyed fishing, “tinkering,” and collecting antiques. He is...

Freddy R. McNeil, 67, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at his residence.  Mr. McNeil was a native of Lake Village and a lifelong resident of Hamburg.  He retired in 2018 after working as a mechanic for the Ashley County Road Department for over 25 years.  Mr. McNeil was a member of the Southside Baptist Church, a very social person, and enjoyed singing at other churches, fishing, and Razorback sports. He is preceded in death by his parents, Freddy Wetzler...

Hettie Ricks Clark, 82, of Hamburg, died Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mrs. Clark was a native and former resident of Montrose and a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for the past 60 years. She worked for the Hamburg Shirt Factory for over 20 years, was a member of the Eden Baptist Church and attended Hollis Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. Clark enjoyed sewing and canning and loved spending time with her children,...

Gary Woodrow Jeffers, 74, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mr. Jeffers was a native and former resident of the Shiloh Community outside of Hamburg; a resident of the Extra Community, south of Hamburg, since 1973, and a 1966 graduate of Fountain Hill High School. He worked as a Machine Operator with the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 44 years, having retired in 2011. Mr. Jeffers was of the Baptist faith and attended Extra United...

Helen Beatrice Brann Weatherly, 96, of Wilmot, died Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Carroll Pointe Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Grove, Louisiana.  Mrs. Weatherly was a native of Clarendon, a former resident of Brinkley, having moved to Wilmot in 1968.  She was a farmer’s wife and a member of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Oak Grove, Louisiana.  Mrs. Weatherly enjoyed working on the farm with her husband, working in her yard, and...

Raymond Dale Lovett, 85, of Hamburg, died Monday, September 12, 2022, in Springdale, Arkansas. Mr. Lovett was born August 12, 1937, a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and Ashley County, and a resident of Springdale for the past five years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked at the Crossett Sawmill and then the Georgia-Pacific Plywood Mill as a Millwright until he retired. Mr. Lovett was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing...

Lois Linares, 83, of Hamburg, died Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Cornerstone Specialty Hospital in West Monroe, Louisiana. Mrs. Linares was a native of Chase, Louisiana; a resident of Hamburg for the past 35 years; a former resident of Lindsay, California for many years, and a resident of the Pillars of Crossett, where she enjoyed attending church services. Mrs. Linares loved spending time with her family, doing yard work, and tending to her flowers. She is preceded in death by a...

Jerelene Wooten Stanley, 87, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett.  Mrs. Stanley was a native of Moro Bay, a resident of the Pine Hill Community outside of Hamburg for most of her life, and she attended Hermitage High School.  Mrs. Stanley worked at Chase Bag for 15 years, Georgia-Pacific Tissue Mill for 8 years, and worked as a Cosmetologist until she was 83.  She was a faithful member of Trinity Free Will Baptist...

Mrs. Elese White, 90, of Hamburg, died Saturday, August 27, 2022, at her residence.  Mrs. White was a native and a lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1950 graduate of Hamburg High School.  She worked at the Veterans Service Office with the Selective Service System for 21 years and the Ashley County Social Services for 20 years.  She was a member of the Hamburg First United Methodist Church, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her...

J.C. Henderson, 73, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett.  Mr. Henderson was a native of Camden, a resident of Hamburg for many years, and a former resident of Bastrop, Louisiana. He was a veteran of the United States Army and the United States Navy, having served during the Vietnam Era.  He attended Cloverdale Assembly of God Church, and as an avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by two...

Charles V. Donaldson, 81, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022.  Mr. Donaldson was a native of Ashley County and a resident of Hamburg for the past 49 years.  He worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 33 years, having retired in 1993, and was a member of Egypt Missionary Baptist Church.  Mr. Donaldson was a musician and loved playing guitar and singing. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Wallace in 2013; his parents, Clarence V. & Ola...

Janet Riley Johnston, 72, of Crossett, died Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mrs. Johnston was a native of Little Rock and was raised in Benton, where her father owned and operated Franke’s Bakery. She had been a resident of Crossett for the past 1 ½ years and was a former resident of St. Louis, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Benton High School in 1967, she continued her education at the University of Arkansas with a...