All Obituaries

William Oliver Carpenter, 87, of Hamburg, died Monday, February 22, 2021.  Mr. Carpenter was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and a graduate of Hamburg High School.  He worked for the Arkansas Highway Department for over 20 years and a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church.  Mr. Carpenter loved to hunt and fish and was a lifelong member of the Mist Deer Camp. He is preceded in death by his parents, John F. & Lala Emory Carpenter; three brothers,...

Dane Alan Weindorf looked forward to Saturday, February 20, 2021; the day he entered the arms of his Heavenly Father at the young age of 74.  Dane was born September 20, 1946 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the second oldest of 6 siblings whom he leaves behind.  He often made them laugh until they cried, and they rejoice with him now as he will no longer be able to beat them playing cribbage as he did for so many years.  Dane’s faith was deep and his love spilled over into...

Mary Ruth Oliver Locke, 82, of Bastrop, Louisiana, died Friday, February 19, 2021.  Mrs. Locke was a native and long-time resident of Fountain Hill, a resident of Bastrop, Louisiana for many years, and a 1956 graduate of Fountain Hill High School. Mrs. Locke was a cafeteria manager for the Morehouse School District for over 20 years and was a member of the Fountain Hill First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Vernon L. Locke in 2000; her parents,...

Larry T. Barnett, 80, of Hamburg, died Sunday, February 14, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  Mr. Barnett was a native of Crossett and a resident of Hamburg for most of his life.  A 1959 graduate of Hamburg High School, he also attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Mr. Barnett retired from the Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill and was a member of the Maplevale Missionary Baptist Church.  He was active in the Paint Horse Association and enjoyed...

Rev. James A. Kitchens, 92, of Whitehouse, Texas, died Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas.  Rev. Kitchens was a native of Hamburg; a 1945 graduate of Hamburg High School and a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served from 1950 to 1954. Rev. Kitchens surrendered to the ministry in June, 1959 and attended the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock, receiving a Bachelor's degree in Bible Languages, and the Oklahoma...

William “Billy” Parker, 22, of Hamburg, died Thursday, February 4, 2021.  Billy was a native and resident of Hamburg for most of his life and a former resident of West Helena. He worked as a Sales Associate at AutoZone Auto Parts in West Helena.  Billy enjoyed playing sports, listening to music and loved to play the guitar. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Herb and Kay Lochala Parker. He is survived by his wife, Serena Clark Parker of DeSoto,...

Gwendolyn Myers Sawyer, 71, of Monticello, died Thursday, February 4, 2021.  Mrs. Sawyer was a native of Wilmot and a resident of Monticello since 1967.  She graduated from Wilmot High School in 1967 and from the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 1970 with a degree in Business Education.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Wilmot United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her father, James B. Myers. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Walton...

Henry Cossey, 99, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021.  Mr. Cossey was a native of Hector, a resident of Hamburg for the past 23 years and a former resident of Eudora for many years.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II, a retired cotton and soybean farmer, and was of the Assembly of God faith.  He was a gardner, enjoyed working in his flowers, was an avid hunter and in later years, enjoyed hunting with his wife.  Mr....

Edward Velasquez Terry, 66, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in Jonesboro.  Mr. Terry was a native of El Salvador and a resident of Hamburg for over 50 years.  He worked for the Georgia-Pacific Plywood Mill for 28 years.  After taking an early retirement from Georgia-Pacific, he spent time doing what he loved, working with cows, and he lovingly took care of his wife, Charyl, until she passed away in 2016. He enjoyed spending time outside in the fields, at the ponds,...

Billy Randal Carpenter, 75, of Fountain Hill, died Monday, February 1, 2021, in Monticello.  Mr. Carpenter was a native and lifelong resident of the Prairie Grove Community in Drew County and a 1963 graduate of Drew Central High School.  He was a member of the Arkansas National Guard for many years, and he worked for Burlington Industries for over 30 years. Mr. Carpenter was a member of the Prairie Grove Baptist Church, a Mason, and a member of the Monticello Masonic Lodge. He...