All Obituaries

Brenda Louise Gowan, 69, of Crossett, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at the St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock.  She was born on August 22, 1948, to her parents, Travis, and Frankie Laverne Woods.  She was a member of the North Crossett First Baptist Church and the Crossett High School Class of 1966. She worked for Allied as a telephone operator for several years and eventually was employed for 26 years at the First National Bank of Crossett as a bookkeeper. Brenda...

Dale Keith Brookings, 73, of McGehee, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at his home.  He was born in El Paso, TX on May 26, 1945, to his parents, Milton, and Melba Keith Brookings.  He was a 1964 graduate of Crossett High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of McGehee.  His long career as an electrician and millwright included working for Georgia Pacific, International Paper, and Potlach, where he eventually retired at the age of 62. Dale was an...

Sarah Ceravolo Haggard, age 97, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.  She was born on December 21, 1920, in Birmingham, AL to Jake and Josephine Ceravolo.  Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her sisters, Lena, Rose, Mary, and Francis; her brothers, Sam, Jake, Joe, and Pete; her husband, James G. Haggard, Sr, and son, James G. Haggard, Jr.   She is survived by one son, John Haggard (Leta) of Sherwood; two daughters, Jenny Lind Allen (John)...

Nancy Ann Baker Thompson, 81, of Lake Village, Arkansas, formerly of Hamburg, went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. She was born January 3, 1937, in Pine Bluff. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Ethel Brown, and brother, Ricky Brown. Nancy is survived by her husband, Marshall Fred Thompson of Lake Village; sister Joyce Lynn Baker of Lake Village; children, Vicki Dougan of Sarasota, AR., Cindy Knight of Hamburg, Donna Anderson (Ronnie)...

Amy Elizabeth Rodgers Rice, 45, of Crossett, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018, at her home.  She was born on September 24, 1972, to her parents, Gerry, and Martha Toler Rodgers.  She was born and raised in Crossett, and both a member of First Baptist Church and the Crossett High School Class of 1990.  In 1997, Amy received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radiologic Technology (BSRT) from Northeast Louisiana University (currently ULM) and attended the Institute of...

Jessie Reginald “Reggie” Roberson, 80, of Beeville, TX, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at the Christus Spohn Hospital. He was born on October 31, 1937, to his parents, Jessie Woodrow, and Vinnie Lucille Pace Roberson in Fountain Hill, Arkansas.  Reggie grew up on his family’s farm and graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1957. He served in the Army National Guard and enjoyed an active life excelling in baseball and basketball.  In 1959, he began a...

Jimmie Lea “Jim” Craig, 59, of Crossett, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at UAMS in Little Rock.  He was born on February 16, 1959, in Ruston, Louisiana to his parents, Jimmie Granger and Barbara Donaldson Craig.  He grew up in Gould, Arkansas, was a 1977 graduate of Star City High School, and a member of First Baptist Church of Crossett.  Since 1996, he worked for Georgia Pacific as a Bleach Plant Operator and later earned an Associate of Applied Science...

Nora “Linda” White, 72, of Longview, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center.  She was born in Monticello, AR on July 27, 1945 to her parents, Robert Lee, and Velma Mae Grubbs Davis.  She was a star basketball player and 1963 graduate of Fountain Hill High School and in 1967 she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the State College of Arkansas in Conway.  After receiving her degree, she married the love...

Vickie Caroline Sulton King left this earthly world to spend eternity with her Lord on May 31, 2018, after a brief illness. She was born on Oct. 2, 1946, to William "Bill" and Ann Sulton in Malvern, Ark.  She was a graduate of Malvern High School and Southern Arkansas University. A retired educator with Crossett Public Schools, King enjoyed gardening, reading, crossword puzzles, the poetry of Dylan Thomas and Robert Frost, witty puns and Shakespearean insults. During...

Wonder "Wanda" Gail Hoover, 59, of Hamburg, formerly of the Leesburg, MS community died on May 28, 2018.  She was born on February 1, 1959, to her parents, Clois Hill, and Doris Francis Harrell and worked in the motel industry for many years.   She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Lester and Lucy Hill, and AC and Juanita Harrell; her father, Clois Hill; and her sister, Rebecca Strickland.  She is survived by one daughter, Stephanie Richardson of...