All Obituaries

Carl “Ricky” Eastwood, 71, of Crossett, passed away Friday, September 22, 2023, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock after a short illness, surrounded by his wife and other family members. Mr. Eastwood was born in Crossett on November 20, 1951, was raised in and around Hamburg and Denham Springs, Louisiana, attending public schools in both areas. They moved away after he married his loving wife, having moved back to Crossett this past April. Mr. Eastwood was a Paper...

Jackie “Cooter” Keith, 53, of Hamburg, died Thursday, September 21, 2023 at his home. Mr. Keith was a native of Springhill, Louisiana and a resident of Hamburg for the past 26 years. After he graduated in 1987 from Sarepta High School, he started his career driving trucks and has been a truck driver for the Ashley County Road Department for the past 23 years. He attended Unity Baptist Church, was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Keith lived his life to the...

Dorothy Green Mulkey, 79, of Crossett, died Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Nightingale of Crossett Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Mrs. Mulkey was a native of Dermott, a resident of Crossett for the past two years and a former resident of White Hall for most of her life.  She graduated in 1962 from Portland High School and was of the Baptist faith.  Mrs. Mulkey worked as a Custodian for the hotel industry for several years and then worked in the cafeteria for the White Hall...

Ronald Gene Tippen, Sr., 77, of Hamburg, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at his home. Mr. Tippen was a native of Crossett, a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for over 25 years, and a former resident of Crossett for 52 years. He was recruited by West Monroe High School, where he excelled in Football and Track and Field events. After he graduated in 1965, he received a scholarship to attend the University of Louisiana at Monroe. In 1966, he proudly joined the United States...

Nancy Louise Johnson, 84, of Crossett, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Nightingale at Crossett Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Crossett and a member of the Cloverdale Assembly of God Church for over 40 years. She was a homemaker and had worked at the Hamburg Shirt Factory as a Seamstress for over 10 years. Mrs. Johnson had an amazing ability to make something out of nothing and could do everything from build cabinets to...

Mary Ann Kelley White, 90, of Hamburg, entered the pearly gates of Heaven on Friday, September 8, 2023.   Mary Ann was born in Promise Land on February 1, 1933. She was a resident of Hamburg all her life and a 1951 graduate of Hamburg High School. She began her career working at the Ashley County Abstract office in 1952. In 1957, she began working at the Ashley County Courthouse for Roby Hollis and in 1972, was elected Ashley County Clerk, where she served two terms. Mary Ann...

Mickey Charles Pennington, 68, of Lake Village, died Sunday, August 27, 2023, at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. Mr. Pennington was a native of Big Spring, a resident of Lake Village for the past 16 years, and a former resident of Crossett and the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for many years. He graduated from Hamburg High School in 1973. Mr. Pennington worked for the Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill for 37 years. He was a devoted member of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church....

Lisa Ann Edmunds Bell, 60, of Houston, Arkansas, died Saturday, August 26, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Bell was born in Dermott, a resident of Houston, Arkansas for the past 10 years and a former resident of Strong for 20 years. She was a 1981 graduate of Belair Academy in Dermott and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by two daughters, Nikki Taylor in 2015 and Jessica Vestal in 2000; her husband, Clarence Bell; her father, Leon Edmunds and her mother, Johnnie Boyd Edmunds Norris. She...

Mildred “Louise” Virginia Dunemn, 94, of Fountain Hill, died Thursday, August 24, 2023 at her home. Mrs. Dunemn was a native of McArthur, a resident of Fountain Hill since 2012, and a former resident of Pine Bluff for 40 years and Warren for 25 years. She was a member of the Prairie Grove Baptist Church, where she once served as a Sunday School Teacher and Secretary/Treasurer.  Mrs. Dunemn enjoyed quilting and had made 78 quilts that she gave to our country’s Veterans....

Woody Lamar Woods, 75, of Hamburg, died Sunday, August 20, 2023, at the Blossoms at Hot Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Mr. Woods was a native of Dermott, a resident of Hamburg for most of his life, and a 1966 graduate of Hamburg High School. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Woods worked with his father for many years as a Mechanic at Woody’s Exxon and later in his life he worked as a Front-end Specialist with Pennington...

Rita Caine, 58, of Hamburg, died Sunday, August 6, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Caine was a native of Wasco, California; a lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1983 graduate of Hamburg High School. She worked as a Seamstress for many years and then as a Certified Nurses Assistant at the Lake Village Rehabilitation and Care Center until she retired in 2010. Mrs. Caine was of the Baptist faith, and she enjoyed crafting and sewing. She loved her family dearly and most of all, her...

Karen McCain Abraugh, 59, of Wilmot, died Monday, July 31, 2023, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Karen was a lifelong resident of Wilmot, a 1982 graduate of the Montrose Academy and she owned and operated Shear Style Salon and Gifts in Portland for over 20 years. Karen loved her clients, and by the time their appointment was finished, they were well on their way to being close friends. She was always the “life of the party,” and through her sassy...

Helen Rudolph Knight, 102, of Hamburg, was born November 16, 1920.  She went to her heavenly home on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Mrs. Knight was a native and lifelong resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg and a devoted member of the Egypt Missionary Baptist Church. She was a wonderful friend to everyone she knew and always put others before herself. She worked as a Nurses Aide for several years, was always helping others, and sat with many that were too sick to help themselves....

Shirley Edwards, 73, of Hamburg, died Friday, July 28, 2023 at her residence in Hamburg.  Mrs. Edwards was a native of Lake Village, a resident of Hamburg for the past 25 years and a former resident of Boydell and Lake Village.  She was a homemaker and a member of Sardis Baptist Church.  Mrs. Edwards enjoyed planting flowers, gardening, arts and crafts, painting and playing on her computer, but her most favorite pastime was fishing.  She loved to cook for her family and...

Charles L. Harville, 82, of Dayton, Ohio, died Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio. Mr. Harville was born and raised in Hamburg and has been a resident of Dayton, Ohio for the past seven years. He was a 1958 graduate of Hamburg High School and served in the United States Army and the Arkansas Army Reserves for almost two years. Mr. Harville retired as a Sales Manager for McKee Baking Company in 2005. He was of the Baptist faith, and when he was growing...

Nancy Mattmiller Hennington, 84, of Hamburg, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Audrey's Special Home in Hamburg. Mrs. Hennington was born in Gillett, Arkansas on July 15, 1938, to Preston and Pauline Quandt Mattmiller. She was a resident of Hamburg for many years, a 1956 graduate of Hamburg High School, and after graduation, she attended Ayers Business School in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mrs. Hennington was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Hamburg First United Methodist Church,...

Wade McDonald, 50, of Hamburg, died Sunday, July 2, 2023, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mr. McDonald was born and raised in Hamburg. He was a 1991 graduate of Montrose Academy and a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education Degree. While Mr. McDonald worked in the farming industry for the last several years, he loved helping kids in sports and followed his calling when he became a football and baseball...

Maria Daena Garcia, 39, of Hamburg, died Monday, June 26, 2023, at CHI St. Vincent North Hospital in Sherwood. Mrs. Garcia was a native of Puerto Azul, Nayarit, Mexico; a resident of Hamburg for most of her life, and a 2003 graduate of Hamburg High School. She worked as an Inspector/Production Finisher for Cynergy Trailer for three years after working for Barnes Hardwood for many years. Mrs. Garcia attended Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Hamburg. She enjoyed the beach, traveling, dancing,...

LaFran Swan, 82, of Hamburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 26, 2023, at her residence after a long battle with Dementia. Mrs. Swan was a native of Crossett and a lifelong resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg. She graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She went on to teach for the Hamburg School District, where she retired after 23 years of service. Teaching was a profession she loved dearly....

Benjamin Sterling Hines, infant son of Benjamin Hines and Kristian Horn, died Monday, June 19, 2023 at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello.  He is survived by his parents and a host of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Graveside services are 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Ronnie Garrett officiating.  

Tommy Glen Strebeck, age 79, of Crossett, departed this world Saturday, June 17, 2023, in Little Rock, surrounded by his family.  Mr. Strebeck was born November 1, 1943, in Crossett to Sam and Eunice Scarlett Strebeck. He served in the Army Reserves for six years and on March 27, 1964, he married his best friend and soulmate, Gayle Humphrey Strebeck, a love affair that would last 55 years. Mr. Strebeck and his wife, Gayle, settled in Crossett, where he worked as a Supervisor for the...

Axie Rolline Nixon Withers, 82, of Fountain Hill, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mrs. Withers was a native of Warren, a resident of Fountain Hill for over 60 years, a former resident of Hermitage, and a 1959 graduate of Hermitage High School. She was a Beautician at her home for over 50 years and retired from the Drew Central School Cafeteria.  She loved the Lord, was a Godly woman who never missed an opportunity...

James R. “Jimmy” Meeks, 82, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Audrey’s Special Home in Hamburg. Mr. Meeks was a native of Crossett and a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg for all of his life. He was a 1958 graduate of Fountain Hill High School and a member of the Mount Pleasant Free Will Baptist Church.  Mr. Meeks began farming in 1957 and was most proud of raising cattle and hogs. He was on the Fountain Hill School Board for over 20 years...

Rev. John L. Peters, 93, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Nightingale at Stonegate Rehabilitation Center in Crossett. Rev. Peters was a native of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and a resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg since 1964. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. A few years after serving his country, Rev. Peters became an Ordained Minister in 1954 and pastored churches in Indiana, Chicago, Illinois and Arkansas. He was a...

Billy Clyde Tanksley, 66, of Hamburg, died Friday, June 9, 2023, at his sister’s residence in Crossett. Mr. Tanksley was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and proudly served in the Arkansas National Guard. He worked for the Georgia-Pacific Plywood Mill for many years before working at Maxwell Flooring in Monticello. As an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing but loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde...

Della Zene Hale Ogden, 91, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Ogden was a native of Drew County, a former resident of Crossett, and a resident of Hamburg for most of her life. She worked for the Hamburg Shirt Factory for over 15 years in the Cutting Department and was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Ogden enjoyed reading and working in her yard. She loved her family, especially her children and grandchildren, was a...

William “Bill” Graham Lessor, 92, of Hamburg, died on May 18, 2023, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. “Mr. Bill,” as he was commonly known, was born in Crossett on June 7, 1930, to Graham Raymond and Annie Jo Gammel Lessor. His paternal grandparents, George and Hattie Graham Lessor, were one of the pioneer families of early Crossett, where his grandfather served as Mayor. After his father died of cancer in 1942, Bill and his mother moved to Hamburg to...

Gary McDonald, 78, of Hamburg, died Monday, May 29, 2023, at the CHI St. Vincent’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Sherwood. Mr. McDonald was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1962 graduate of Hamburg High School. He retired in 1990 after working with his brother, Billy, at McDonald’s Citgo for over 20 years and with Gwin & Sons Logging for several years. He enjoyed hunting and loved catching up with friends and family on Facebook. He loved his family and always put...

Audrey N. Kelley, 86, of Hamburg, died Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Audrey’s Special Home south of town. Mrs. Kelley was a native of Blytheville, a former resident of Chicot County for five years and a resident of Hamburg for 67 years. She was a 1955 graduate of Fountain Hill High School and worked as a Beautician for over 20 years. Mrs. Kelley was a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church. She loved going fishing and Mr. Billy often said, "You had to fish hard to beat...

Billy E. Scroggins, 89, of Monticello, died Monday, May 22, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Scroggins was a native of Dewitt, a resident of Hughes and Parkdale for most of his life; a former resident of Hot Springs, and has been a resident of Monticello for the past five years. He attended Hughes High School, where he was a football player. Mr. Scroggins was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. After he was discharged from the...

Billy Glenn Withers, 85, of Fountain Hill, died Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Mr. Withers was a native and lifelong resident of Fountain Hill and a 1955 graduate of Fountain Hill High School, where he excelled as a baseball and basketball player.  Mr. Withers was a Veteran of the United States Army, worked as a logger and for BK&N Gas for many years. Mr. Withers was a Razorback fan and avid outdoorsman that enjoyed hunting,...

Lyance “Bo” Savage, Sr., 89, of Hamburg, died Monday, May 15, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. “Bo Bo,” as most people called him, was a native of Sumpter, Arkansas, and a resident of the Martinville Community, north of Hamburg, for most of his life. Bo was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict from 1953 until 1955. He worked as a Lathe Operator for the Georgia-Pacific Plywood Mill, having retired in February...

Larry G. Norrell, 73, of Monroe, Louisiana, died Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center.  Mr. Norrell was a native of Ashley County, a resident of Monroe, Louisiana for over 60 years, and a former resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg. After he graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1969, he was drafted into the United States Army where he served as a Medic during the Vietnam Era.  He saved several lives while serving his country and was a Purple...

Margaret C. Phillips, 100, of Fountain Hill, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mrs. Phillips was a native of McGehee and a resident of Fountain Hill for most of her life. After she graduated from Arkansas A&M, now the University of Arkansas at Monticello, with a degree in Education, she taught at the college for two years. After college, she began a long and distinguished career teaching in Desha County for a few years before coming to Fountain...

Washington Raz “WASH” White, JR., 84, of Bentonville, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville. Wash was a native of Snyder and a resident of Montrose for 66 years, having moved to Northwest Arkansas to spend time with his immediate family. He served in the Army for four years, where most of his enlisted time was in Europe, and joined the Arkansas National Guard in Lake Village. He was exceptionally proud to have served his country and...

Jan Bankston-Crain, 61, of Crossett, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Jan was born in Monticello and was a resident of Crossett for most of her life. She graduated in 1980 from Fountain Hill High School, where she made many lifelong friends. For many years, Jan was a devoted stay-at-home mom, and later in her life, she achieved her dream of becoming a nurse and poured her heart into caring for her beloved patients. Jan attended church with her family at Grace Christian Fellowship....

Pat Maglothin, 77, of Montrose, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Cabot Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Maglothin was born in Fort Benning, Georgia and was a lifelong resident of Montrose. He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1963. Mr. Maglothin was a retired Agriculture Pilot, owner and operator of Montrose Air Service for 28 years, and was a Licensed Aircraft Mechanic and Inspector. He is preceded in death by a son, Earl Maglothin and his parents, Ray Daniel and Vonnie Lee...

Merle Eileen Kinnaird Hogan, 93, of Hamburg, died Monday, April 3, 2023, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hogan was a native and lifelong resident of the Extra Community outside of Hamburg, except for a few years, when early in her married life, she and her husband lived in Bastrop, Louisiana. After graduating in 1948 from Hamburg High School, she became a homemaker and loved to cook for her family and friends. Mrs. Hogan was a member of the Extra Methodist Church,...

Kathryn Gail Beard Sivils, 70, of Wilmot, died Sunday, April 2, 2023, at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. Mrs. Sivils was a native of Oak Grove, Louisiana, a former resident of Eudora for many years, and a resident of Wilmot for the past 24 years. A 1970 graduate of Bonita High School, she worked as a Bookkeeper for Ward Flying Service for many years and the Eudora Garment Factory for over 15 years.  Mrs. Sivils attended the Baptist School of Nursing and received her diploma as...

Frederick D. Hollis, 81, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at his home. Mr. Hollis was a native of Ashley County, a lifelong resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg and a 1961 graduate of Hamburg High School.  He worked with the Utilities Department in the Boiler Room at the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 42 years, having retired in 2006. Mr. Hollis was a member of the Mount Pleasant Free Will Baptist Church, where he was the song director for many years. He loved...

Mildred White Carpenter, 99, of Booneville, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Carpenter was a native of Portland, a resident of Booneville for the past 23 years, a former resident of Forrest City for 34 years, and a former resident of Hamburg and Mena. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker, and she represented the State of Arkansas on the statewide Rural Electric Cooperative Association Board. She was a former member, Sunday school and Baptist Training Class teacher at Promise Land...

Jimmy Murphy, 76, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at his home in Hamburg with his family by his side. Mr. Murphy was born the oldest of three children to Maxine and N.B. “Nap” Murphy in Crossett on August 27, 1946. After he graduated in 1964 from Hamburg High School, he attended the University of Arkansas and graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He married DeAnne Boas in 1973 after meeting at the University of Arkansas, and they were...

Mary Frances Kelley Mann, affectionately known as Tilly, 87, of Hamburg, died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Nightingale at Stonegate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crossett. Mrs. Mann was a native of Drew County, a resident of Hamburg and Crossett for the past 15 years, and a former resident of Greenville, Mississippi and Texas. She was a 1954 graduate of Hamburg High School, a faithful servant of the Lord and a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church.  Mrs. Mann...

Marie Beaver Adcock, a long-time resident of Crossett and Fountain Hill, quietly passed away on March 4, 2023, in Winter Springs, Florida. Although she often fibbed about her age, she lived on this earth for 93 years. She was a Christian and found comfort in reading God’s word. A creative soul, whether it was painting, writing, or storytelling, she delighted in the sights and sounds of nature. She was a proud American who marveled at the sight of Old Glory waving in the wind. The...

James Kenneth Barrett, 74, of Hamburg, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at his home. Mr. Barrett was a native and former resident of Wilmot until he moved to Hamburg over 35 years ago. He graduated from Wilmot High School in 1966 and attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello for four years. Mr. Barrett worked in the Georgia-Pacific Corporation Maintenance Department for 39 years, having retired in 2011. He was a member of the Hamburg First United Methodist Church. Mr. Barrett enjoyed...

Dan Allen Allison, 66, of Hamburg, died Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Mr. Allison was a native of Ashley County and a resident of Hamburg until 1992, when he moved to Branson, Missouri. He graduated from Hamburg High School in 1975 and then became the owner and operator of Allison and Sons Construction Company. While living in Branson, Missouri for 12 years, he helped build the Mel Tillis Theater, Charley Pride Theater, The Chateau on the...

Billy Carl “Sonny” Estelle, 88, of Crossett, died Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at the Nightingale of Crossett Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Estelle was a native of Hamburg and a resident of Ashley County for most of his life. After graduating from Hamburg High School in 1953, he proudly served his country, joined the United States Marine Corps in 1955, and traveled to several different countries. Mr. Estelle worked in the sawmill and lumber industry until his retirement...

John William Ricks, 79, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mr. Ricks was a native of Snyder and a lifelong resident of Hamburg. He graduated from Portland High School in 1961 and continued his education at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, having graduated in 1964. Mr. Ricks was a Math Teacher and Coach in Arkansas and Texas for over 40 years. His passion for teaching always led him to go above and beyond when it came to...

B. Joyce Dailey Smith, 93, formerly of Hamburg, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Green House Cottages of Wentworth Place in Magnolia. Mrs. Smith was born October 10, 1929, in Walkerville.  She became a resident of Hamburg in 1956 until moving to Magnolia in 2021. She worked as a Machine Operator at the Hamburg Shirt Factory for 31 years, having retired in 1995. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Martinville Baptist Church and loved her church family. She never met anyone she...

On September 22, 1946, James Floyd and Virginia Riley Scott became first-time parents when Mary Ann was born at the Crossett Health Center. She was a 1964 graduate of Fountain Hill High School and still kept in contact with long-ago classmates. In 1997 she fulfilled a lifelong dream when she completed a business degree at UAM. She joined First Baptist Church in 1979 and became a member of the Maxine Murphy Sunday School Class. For the past 15 years she has been a member of the Jimmy Murphy...