All Obituaries

Elizabeth “Tiny Ann” Gulledge, 86, of Hamburg, died Sunday, May 9, 2021, at her residence.  Mrs. Gulledge was a native of the Mount Pleasant Community east of Hamburg and a lifelong resident of Ashley County.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Southside Baptist Church. Family was Mrs. Gulledge’s life and she loved taking care of her husband, children and grandchildren.  She was an excellent cook and enjoyed cooking for her family, fishing with her...

Calvin W. Kinnaird, 75, of Hamburg, died Friday, April 23, 2021, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Kinnaird was a native of Crossett, a former resident of Hamburg for 47 years, and a resident of Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the past 4 years. He was a 1964 graduate of Crossett High School, a member of the Arkansas National Guard and worked for Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 41 years. Mr. Kinnaird was a member of the Gardner Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed...

Bonnie Jane Smith, 55, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at her residence.  Mrs. Smith was a native of Pennsylvania, a resident of Hamburg for the past 15 years, and a former resident of Little Rock.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and taking care of everybody. She is preceded in death by a son, Joshua Smith in 1984; two grandchildren, Logan Smith and Taylor Makenzie Smith and her parents, Clark and Helen McDermott Posey. She is survived by her husband of 15...

Athciri Martinez Mondragon, 25, of Hamburg, died Monday, April 19, 2021, in an automobile accident along with her unborn son, Joel Itzae Mondragon.  Mrs. Mondragon was a native of Dumas, a resident of Hamburg for the past five years, and a 2014 graduate of Dumas High School. She was a floral designer at Yours and Vine Flower Shop.  She is preceded in death by an infant son, Brandon Isaiah Mondragon in 2017; her grandparents, Albina Ballon, Luis Mondragon, Juana Mondragon. She is...

Charles Brandon Noble, 36, of Conway, died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at his residence.  Brandon was a native of the Crossett and Hamburg area and a resident of Conway for many years.  He was a 2002 graduate of Crossett High School.  Brandon worked at the University of Central Arkansas in the Information Technology Department and was a Reserve Deputy with the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department. He enjoyed the outdoors, hiking, camping, trout fishing and turkey...

 Anna Ruth Stone Kelley, 85, of Hamburg, died Friday, April 16, 2021 in San Francisco, California.  Mrs. Kelley was a lifelong resident of Hamburg.  She attended Hamburg High School, where she played basketball and was voted All-Star Player one year.  Mrs. Kelley was a member of many gospel and country bands.  She once went to Nashville with the Ashley County Harmonettes to record a gospel album.  She played many instruments, but her favorite was the...

Barbara Jean Willis, 73, of Crossett, died Friday, April 16, 2021, in Little Rock.  Mrs. Willis was a native of Lake Village, a resident of Crossett for over 43 years, and a former resident of Hamburg.  She was a 1965 graduate of Hamburg High School.  Mrs. Willis worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 30 years and the Hamburg Shirt Factory for many years.  She was a member of the North Main Baptist Church in Hamburg. In her spare time, Mrs. Willis enjoyed making...

Freida Lynn Pierce, 73, of Hamburg, died Friday, April 16, 2021, at her residence.  Mrs. Pierce was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1965 graduate of Hamburg High School.  She worked at Johnny’s Muffler Shop for over 25 years, and was a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church.  Mrs. Pierce loved her family and enjoyed spending as much time as possible with her children, grandchildren, family and friends. She is preceded in death by her...

Hank William Stell, 58, of Hamburg, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at his residence.  Mr. Stell was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and a 1982 graduate of Hamburg High School.  He worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation in the Plywood Mill for a number of years.  Mr. Stell was a member of the Gardner Baptist Church.  He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. He is preceded in death by his father, Jimmy Graves Stell and his step-father, Howard...

Robert A. Riles, 73, of Crossett, died Sunday, April 11, 2021, at his residence.  Mr. Riles was a native and lifelong resident of Crossett and a 1966 graduate of Crossett High School.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Vietnam Era.  Mr. Riles was a truck driver for Gwin & Sons Logging for over 15 years and a member of the Meridian Baptist Church.  He was a cowboy and loved horses and trail riding.  Mr. Riles was an avid...