All Obituaries

Bruce “Ole Man” King, 74, of Hamburg, died Friday, July 23, 2021, at his home. Bruce was a native of Ashley County and a lifelong resident of Hamburg.  He was a truck driver and for several years, he drove a log truck for Mashburn Logging. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Bruce enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Buckrun Hunting Club.  He lived his life as a very simplistic man, and the love he had for his family,...

Billy Mack Ethridge, 87, of Lake Village, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at his home.  Mr. Ethridge was a native of Drew County, a resident of Lake Village for the past 64 years and a former resident of Dermott.  He was a 1952 graduate of Dermott High School and a veteran of the United States Army, where he was a Paratrooper. Mr. Ethridge worked for Alice-Sydney Dryer & Seed Company for over 55 years and was a member of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Lake...

Charles Lee Thomas, 79, of Parkdale, died Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Crossett.  Mr. Thomas was a native of Parkdale, a former resident of Portland and McGehee, having moved back to Parkdale over 20 years ago.  He was known to be a very hard worker and operated heavy equipment for several farms and gins in the Delta area.  Mr. Thomas enjoyed fishing, hunting and cooking at the Austin-Coker Deer Camp in Snyder. He never missed an opportunity to “bag a doe,” and his...

Deborah Charlene Edwards, 65, of Monticello, died Monday, July 12, 2021 at her residence.  Mrs. Edwards was a native of Phoenix, Arizona, a former resident of Alton, Missouri, and a resident of Monticello for several years.  She attended Alton High School, and in her earlier years, she worked as a caregiver.  Mrs. Edwards enjoyed horses, especially Pepper, coloring and working puzzles. She loved her family and kept in touch with them on the phone and would spend as much time...

Kathleen Lorraine Purtle Ashcraft, 77, of Hamburg, died Friday, July 9, 2021, in Springfield, Missouri.  Mrs. Ashcraft was a native of Prescott and a resident of Hamburg for over 45 years.  On the day she graduated from Prescott High School in 1962, she married the love of her life, Wendell.  She enjoyed baking and worked as the JADE Grocery Store Bakery Manager, in Hamburg, for over 35 years. Mrs. Ashcraft was a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church, where she...

Jimmy Lee Lowrance, 60, of Montrose, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in Pine Bluff.  Mr. Lowrance was a native of Kennett, Missouri and a resident of Montrose for several years.  He was a member of the Montrose Baptist Church for over 10 years.  He enjoyed fish farming, fishing, playing pool and computer games and deer hunting.  In his spare time, he loved to write poems. He is preceded in death by his parents, Howard Eugene & Avaleen Beatrice Gales Lowrance. He is...

Debbie Ford, 69, of Crossett, died Monday, July 5, 2021, in Crossett.  Mrs. Ford was a native and lifelong resident of Crossett. She was a homemaker and worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Ashley County Medical Center and Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home.  Mrs. Ford loved to play the piano. She played for Jarvis Chapel Baptist Church for over 30 years and for many different organizations.  Mrs. Ford was a Southern Baptist and a member of Jarvis Chapel...

Evora Claiborne- Parker, 87, of Tyler, Texas, formerly of Parkdale, was born July 19, 1933, to the late Lushion and Janie Bozeman-Claiborne. On July 3, 2021, she transitioned from labor to reward. Ms. Parker was a native of Parkdale and a resident of Tyler, Texas for the past two and a half years. She taught in the Hamburg School District for over 35 years, starting out at Savage Junior High, which later changed to Parkdale Elementary. Ms. Parker served her community as an alderwoman for...

Joe Blocker, 69, of Fountain Hill, died Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at his residence.  Mr. Blocker was a native of Ashley County, a resident of Fountain Hill since 2012, and a former resident of Arkansas City for several years. A 1970 graduate of Portland High School, he was a small engine specialist for John Deere for over 20 years, having worked at Arkansas Ag in McGehee and Portland. While Mr. Blocker enjoyed reading, hunting and fishing, he also loved to have a good time, and you were...

Kenneth Lee Burchfield, 62, of Hamburg, died Monday, June 28, 2021, at his residence.  Mr. Burchfield was a native of Crossett and resident of Hamburg for several years. He graduated in 1977 from Crossett High School, where he was an accomplished athlete as a quarterback of the football team and in Pole Vaulting.  He also graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, College of Technology in 1978.  He worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation in the...