All Obituaries

Gladys Lee Perot, 86, of Crossett, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022.  She was born in Collinston, Louisiana, on September 16, 1935, to her parents J.C. and Allie Mae Wyatt White.  She was a resident of Crossett since 1965 and a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church of Hamburg. Sewing, reading, and decorating were among the many things Gladys enjoyed and she always kept her house, yard, and porch decked out for the holidays, especially, Easter.  She also...

Belinda Joan Hamm, 65, of Crossett, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022.  She was born on September 16, 1956, and was a lifelong resident of Crossett.  Joan was a member of First Baptist Church, the Crossett Riding Club, and a 1974 graduate of Crossett High School.  Following high school, Joan earned an accounting degree from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.  Over the years she worked at both the Clark Terrell and William B. Cook Accounting firms and most...

Pearl “Richard” Newhouser, Jr., 76, of Crossett, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022.  He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 29, 1945, to his parents, Pearl Sr., and LaFay Lorena Goode Newhouser.  He was a faithful member of the Pine Street Church of Christ and the American Legion of Crossett. In 1963, Richard enlisted in the United States Army, serving his country honorably as an Ammo Storage Specialist until his three-year term was completed.  In 1975,...

Brenda Sue King-Sutton, 72, of Crossett, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at her home surrounded by family.  She was born in Wynne, Arkansas on October 30, 1949, to her parents, Homer and Venita Nichols King and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. Brenda was a “take charge” kind of lady who often made decisions at the drop of a hat.  She loved to redecorate, and her family often woke to furniture or even walls being moved around.  She enjoyed singing and...

Nelda Faye Boseman, 76, of Crossett, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the Somerset Senior Living Facility.  She was born in Ripley, Mississippi, on March 6, 1946, and was a faithful member of the First Pentecostal Church of Crossett. Nelda spent most of her childhood in Bastrop, Louisiana and moved to Crossett in 1972.  She worked several years as a Certified Nursing Aide and eventually graduated from the South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado in 1997, as a...

Tabitha Louise Sutfin, 55, of Crossett departed this life on July 15, 2022, at 7:38 a.m. in El Dorado, Arkansas.  Tabitha had many talents.  She loved working on arts and crafts such as making dreamcatchers along with helping her daughter design clothes.  She was extremely funny and lively, and easily lit up the room with her infectious laugh and smile.  Whether it was dancing around with her grandchildren, or playing cards with her daughter, she was all about her...

Linda Ruth Shumpert, 60, of Crossett, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.  She was born on February 16, 1962, to her parents Bill and Lois Weaver Shumpert, was a Baptist by faith, and a former member of Temple Baptist Church of Crossett. Linda worked for eighteen years as a clerk at JC Penney’s in Monroe, Louisiana until her recent retirement. She loved clothes and enjoyed shopping.  At Christmas time, she always had gifts for all the children in the family whom she...

Fidel Sauceda Gaytan, 38, of Hamburg, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at his other residence in Dayton, Ohio.  He was born on August 21, 1983, to his parents, Alfredo Sauceda Infante and Maria Carmen Sauceda. Fidel loved horses, gambling at the casinos, watching cartoons and drinking beer with his friends.  He was a soccer fanatic, having played for several years, and even named his daughter after his favorite team, “Cruz Azul”. Fidel grew up in Mexico until the...

Wilma “Jane” Carter, 78, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Crossett, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.  She was born in Lake Village, Arkansas on January 20, 1944, to her parents, O.M. and Vera Nadine Brosette Howell. For twenty-six years, Jane worked as a bookkeeper for the Pierce-Grassi Lumber and Hardware Store in Crossett and later volunteered at the Ashley County Medical Center. Jane was an adventurer who loved to travel.  As a child of a United States...

Cindy was born on Oct. 20, 1945, in Stuttgart, Arkansas to Marion Ellis Huntsman and Dorothy Newton Huntsman, both of Stuttgart, and passed away at her home on July 5, 2022. Although her life started in Stuttgart, her parents moved to West Monroe, Louisiana in 1950, with Cindy and her siblings. She met the love of her life and husband of 58 years, Robert Freeman, on a blind date at a West Monroe football game in 1963.  They were married on March 6, 1964 and were inseparable from then...