All Obituaries

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...