All Obituaries

Sandra Ann Deal Johnston, 79, of Crossett, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Little Rock.  She was born on June 8, 1939, to her parents, Frank Dewey and Mary Susie Akin Deal.  She graduated from Crossett High School in 1957 and later from Juanita’s Beauty School, which began her long career as a beautician. Sandra loved to cook, especially for her family.  She was known for her desserts and the amazing Christmas candy she made every year.  She...

Harlan Morris Hamilton, 93, of Crossett, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at his home.  He was born on October 4, 1925, to his parents, Robert and Ollie Lee Surratt Hamilton.  He was raised a sharecropper’s son and graduated from Mer Rouge High School.  At the age of 20, he joined the Army Air Corp and soon found himself in the middle of World War II.  He returned home when his dad fell ill, and later returned to the war as a Merchant Marine.  He...

Burl “Lexie” Courson, 81, of Crossett, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at his home.  He was born on May 14, 1937, and often referred to himself as a “37 Model”.  Born and raised in Crossett, he opened Lexie’s Parts and Supply in 1969 and worked in the store nearly everyday since.  He had an uncanny memory and could remember parts as well as the family history of most of Ashley County’s residents.  Lexie was extremely sharp,...

Nancy Ann Hollis Monsue, 49, of Crossett, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center of Regional One Health in Memphis, TN.  She was born in Pine Bluff, AR on May 26, 1969, to her parents, Charles and Cynthia Watson Hollis.  She was a Baptist, a 1987 graduate of Fountain Hill High School, and a valued employee of H & M Industrial Services. Nancy was very crafty and enjoyed making things from a weld or out of wood.  She was a fantastic...

Novelene Arnold Berry, 84, of Winnsboro, Louisiana, formerly of El Dorado, Arkansas, passed away on January 4, 2019, at her home.  She was born in Hamburg, Arkansas on July 14, 1934, to her parents, Issac Samuel and Myrtlene Martin Hopkins.  After graduating from Hamburg High School in 1953, Novelene moved to El Dorado to complete Nursing School which began a fulfilling career as a registered nurse for Warner Brown Hospital that lasted over 25 years.  After the loss of her...

Raymond Edward Whitehead, 84, of Crossett, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, December 31, 2018, at his home.  He was born on April 8, 1934, to Ed and Pearl Shipman Whitehead.  He was a graduate of Fountain Hill High School, a lifelong resident of Ashley County, and a member of South Main Baptist Church.  He also worked as a pipefitter in maintenance for Georgia Pacific until his retirement in 1999, after 43 years. Ray was a people person who enjoyed life and had...

Johnnie Dianne Green, 71, of Crossett, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2018, at her home.  She was born on July 13, 1947, to her parents, John and Bernice Bailey Harris.  She was raised in Conway, Arkansas and eventually moved to Crossett with her husband in 1985.  She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and watching her grandkids play baseball.  She was not just a loving wife to her husband, a proud mother and grandmother to her children and grandchildren, and a...

Betty Ann Mann, 85, of Crossett, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.  She was born on April 21, 1933, to her parents, Alvie and Cora Hill Williams.  She was a lifelong resident of Crossett, a graduate of Crossett High School, and a former supervisor at First National Bank, where she worked for 22 years.  Betty was a faithful member of First Baptist Church where she wholeheartedly taught Sunday School to many of...

Cecil Stephens Hayden, age 64, of Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, passed away on December 15, 2018 at his Tennessee home.  He was born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, on August 3, 1954 to the late Fred Hayden and Linnie Streeter Hayden.  Steve was a big, gentle and soft spoken man.  He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.  His greatest joy was spending time with his family.  Steve was so proud of his children and grandchildren and their accomplishments....

Mary Ruth McCormick, 60, of Crossett, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.  She was born on April 1, 1958, to her parents, Oliver and Ira Land White and was an active member of North Crossett First Baptist Church.  As the fifth and final child in the family, Mary was blessed with much older siblings who loved and enjoyed caring for her.  In 1976, she graduated from Crossett High School with honors and soon married her...