All Obituaries

Georgia McNeice, 97, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020.  Mrs. McNeice was a native of Fountain Hill and a resident of Hamburg since 1951.  She graduated from Fountain Hill High School and worked as a seamstress.  Mrs. McNeice was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hamburg for 69 years.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bennie McNeice in 1996; her parents, R.B....

Chester Joe “C.J.” Courtney, 86, of Dermott, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at the Lake Village Rehabilitation and Care Center.  Mr. Courtney was born on August 30, 1934, in Dermott.  He graduated from Dermott High School in 1952 and received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s of Business Administration Degree from the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1961.  Mr. Courtney was a Certified Public Accountant, practicing in...

George William Norrell, 21, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020.  George was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg.  He graduated from Hamburg High School in 2017 and worked as a carpenter.  George was an Eagle Scout with three Silver Palms and was a member of the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 5, in Hope, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, John Eric & Cynthia Nutt Evans and George Raymond Norrell; two uncles, Ricky Evans and Hank Norrell,...

Charlene Pruitt Swan, 73, of Fountain Hill, went to her heavenly home on Monday, September 21, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  Mrs. Swan was born on August 1, 1947, in Hamburg.  She was a member of the Hamburg United Pentecostal Church and taught Sunday school at the Hamburg and Crossett United Pentecostal Church for many years.  Her prayer and greatest desire was to see all of her children and grandchildren full of the Holy Ghost and Baptized in the name of Jesus,...

Jimmy L. Johnson, 78, of Hamburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 20, 2020.  Mr. Johnson was born in Hamburg on January 3, 1942 and was a resident of Hamburg for most of his life.  He graduated in 1960 from Hamburg High School and then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he was a combat veteran of the Vietnam Conflict.  Mr. Johnson worked as a job superintendent for Smith Contracting for 18 years and retired from the Arkansas Highway and...

Jimmy Horn, 52, of Eudora, died Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Little Rock.  Mr. Horn was a native and lifelong resident of Eudora.  He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1986, and he worked at Producers Rice Mill for many years.  He was a member of the Eudora Baptist Church.  Jimmy was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is preceded in death by his father, James H. Horn in 1997. He is survived by a daughter, Sara Stover of Oak Grove, Louisiana; his mother, Donnie...

Garrett Milam, 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Shreveport.  Garrett was a native of Delaware, a resident of Shreveport for most of his life and a former resident of Hamburg.  Garrett graduated from Calvary Baptist High School in Shreveport in 2012. He received his Bachelor of History degree in 2019, and his Masters of Education degree in 2020, both from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Garrett taught at Hermitage High School and was a...

Bobby “Outlaw” Rice, Sr., 57, of Hamburg, died Thursday, September 10, 2020.  Mr. Rice was a native of Lake Village, a resident of Hamburg for the past year and a half, and a former resident of Texarkana and Monticello.  Mr. Rice was a truck driver and a former member of the Arkansas National Guard. He is preceded in death by his father Bo Rice; his mother, Darlene Piper Rice; a half brother, Bobby J. Rice Jr.; a step-daughter, Cindy Smith, and a step-son, D.J....

Dr. Dewayne Haynes, 94, of Wilmot, Arkansas, died Monday, September 7, 2020.  Dr. Haynes was born in the Gaines Community outside of Wilmot on October 14, 1925 and was a lifelong resident of Wilmot. He was an alumnus of Wilmot High School, Ouachita Baptist University, Henderson University, Texas A&M Commerce, and the University of Mississippi. Dr. Haynes proudly served the United States Navy as a medical corpsman during World War II, and prior to his honorable discharge, he was...

Christopher Straub, 37, of Hamburg, died Saturday, September 5, 2020.  Christopher was a native of Tishomingo, Mississippi and a resident of Hamburg for the past three years.  He graduated in 2000 from the Tishomingo High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy.  He was a construction worker and was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Straub, and his grandmother, Carolyn Hutcheson. He is survived by a son, River Straub of...