All Obituaries

Jesse Lemoyne Putney, 67, of Crossett passed away Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born on February 4, 1952, in Whites, Arkansas, to his parents George and Norma Johnson Putney. He was in the 1970 class of T.W. Daniels and served honorably in the United States Army as a Chemical Equipment Repairman. Following discharge, he began a career at the Georgia Pacific Chemical Plant where he retired as a supervisor after 35 years.  Jesse...

Frank Edward “Ed” Watt, 87, of Crossett, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born on September 14, 1931, to his parents, Frank and Duel Lambert Watt.  He was raised, with his eleven siblings, in the Cooter area and was a member of Community Chapel Baptist Church.  He was a carpenter who worked primarily for himself building houses, and for approximately forty-two years, he sang tenor and played...

Billy Ray Calloway, 88, of Crossett, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at the Life Touch Hospice Center in El Dorado.  He was born on November 20, 1930, to his parents, Riley Joe Lee and Naughvell Futch Calloway.  He was raised in Laran, LA and in 1951 graduated from Strong High School where he played basketball and baseball.  After graduation, he joined the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne.  In 1964, be...

Judy Ann Voth, 64, of Crossett, formerly of Fort Smith, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at the UAMS Hospital in Little Rock.  She was born in Joplin, Missouri on July 8, 1955 to her parents, Oliver and Peggy Johnson Murr.  She grew up mostly in Oregon with her five siblings and eventually moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she worked as a Home Health Aide for over twenty years. Judy enjoyed watching movies, shopping, and especially loved cats.  She collected cat...

Sylvia Joyce Johnson, 82, of Crossett, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019, at the Ashley County Medical Center.  She was born on February 11, 1937, in Ashland City, TN to her parents, Robert and Maimie Binkley Watts.  As a child, she attended school in Detroit, MI and Nashville, TN.  She worked as a licensed cosmetologist, a certified nursing technician and later for Coleman Realty, as an apartment manager. Sylvia was a member of South Main Baptist Church and she enjoyed...

Lois W. Underwood, 102, of Crossett, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at the LeGrand Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Bastrop, Louisiana.  She was born on March 13, 1917, to her parents, Henry and Sally Joiner Wise.  She was raised in the Crossett Camp, and having lost her mother at the age of eight, she and her six siblings were propelled into adulthood at an early age.  She remained in Crossett most of her life with the exception of six years in New York...

Due to inclement weather the services will be held at Medders Funeral Home Chapel,1562 HWY 52 Crossett, AR.  Frank Danner Edmonsond, 94, of Crossett, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on May 10, 1925, to his parents, Nathan, and Ada Danner Edmonsond.    He served in the United States Navy during World War II, including duty stations in Alaska.  He was a Naval weatherman and was...

Frank “Turtle” Jenkins, 77, of Crossett, formerly of Lake Village, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.  He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on October 5, 1941, to his parents, Doris and Bessie McKinnon Jenkins. He was a member of South Main Baptist Church, and served honorably in the United States Navy.  After his discharge from the Navy, he began a 38-year career with Georgia Pacific and eventually retired as a...

James “J.J.” Martin, 77, of Crossett died July 4, 2019, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.  He was born on January 26, 1942, to his parents Green and Ouida Miller Martin, he was raised as a Baptist and attended Mt. Pelum Baptist Church.  He was a resident of Crossett most of his life and a truck driver for 25 years. James had an outgoing personality and was one of the friendliest people you could ever meet.  Someone you could always count on to...

Donna Sanders Rice, 72, of Crossett died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at her home. She was born in Warren, Arkansas on December 27, 1946, to her parents Bill and Jean Parnell Sanders.  Donna was a lifelong resident of Crossett, a 1964 graduate of Crossett High School, and a faithful member of Pine Forest Missionary Baptist Church for 56 years. She worked at West Department Store and Spikes Drug Store before her diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease in 1985, which she battled for...