All Obituaries

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...

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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...

Marylyn Ima Beasley, age 62 died on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Biloxi, Mississippi. She was born on October 28, 1956 in Newnan, Georgia to her parents, Leroy and Dorothy Black. She was a 1975 graduate of Newnan High School and a retired employee of the Port of Pascagoula.   She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, her sister, Martha Jeanine Black, and a granddaughter Madison Hinton. She is survived by her son, Preston(Adam) Beasley of Charleston, SC; and her...

Franklin Eugene Davis, 79, of Crossett, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at the Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 8, 1939, to his parents, Paul and Eva Mills Davis.  He was a graduate of Little Rock Central High School and a member of Meridian Baptist Church.  He served proudly as an Airman in the United States Navy, and upon discharge, he returned to Little Rock where he was introduced to his soon...

Charles Edward Brown, 73, of Crossett, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Ashley County Medical Center.  He was born on July 25, 1945, to his parents, Cleotha and Vera Lee Holmes Brown and was a lifelong resident of Crossett.  He was a 1964 graduate of T.W. Daniel High School and a supervisor at Jones Funeral Home of Crossett where he helped serve the families of Ashley County for forty-six years. He was a member and former deacon of Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist...

Francis Joe Forrest, 76, of Hamburg, passed away June 12, 2019, at the Landmark Nursing and Rehab Center in West Monroe, LA. He was born in Crossett on December 26, 1942, to his parents, Claude and Helen Tucker Forrest, and was a member of Egypt Missionary Baptist Church and the NRA. Joe served in the United States Navy and was a Veteran of the Vietnam War.  Upon returning from Vietnam, he began driving trucks for Georgia Pacific which continued until his retirement in 2005. Joe...

Wrayma Thomas-Watts, 95, of Crossett, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at the Countryside Assisted Living Facility.  She was born in Haywood County, TN on February 22, 1924, to her parents, Raymond and Edna Laney Stott.  She graduated from Haywood County High School in 1942 and married Albert Thomas.  In 1963, along with the family they had started, they moved to Crossett.   Wrayma was a proud member of the First Baptist Church of Crossett and Mrs. Knighton’s...