All Obituaries

Gayle Lavonne Strebeck, age 73, of Crossett, AR, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in El Dorado, AR.  She was born on January 10, 1946 to Ernest and Atha Lee Goleman Humphrey.  Gayle loved her Lord and Savior.  She was a member of First Church of God in Crossett.   She enjoyed reading, listening to music, and planting flowers in the yard with her grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Darrel Humphrey; sister, Kay Gannon; son in...

Marthield Berry Moses, age 98, of Crossett, AR, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019.  She was born on July 20, 1920 to William E. and Clara Ellis Berry.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crossett and enjoyed cooking and knitting.  She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Moses, Sr. and one son, Charles Moses, Jr. Mrs. Moses is survived by one son, Dennis Moses of Crossett, AR; four grandchildren, Charles Moses III,...

Ethel Rae Stanley Blackwell, age 91, of Crossett, AR, died at Ashley County Medical Center on March 3, 2019.  She was born on April 27, 1927 to her parents, Verda (Outlaw) and Leciel Stanley.  Mrs. Blackwell had a green thumb and loved flowers of all kinds, especially roses.  She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Crossett and a homemaker who loved to sew.  She enjoyed making clothes for her children as they grew.  She liked to wear cowboy boots, enjoyed...

John Wayne Jacobs, age 87, of Crossett, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019.  He was born in El Dorado, AR on August  16, 1931.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Crossett.  Mr. Jacobs was an easy going, selfless man who was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.  He enjoyed fishing, bird hunting, bowling, reading Western novels and watching the Arkansas Razorbacks.  He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother,...

Shirley Yvonne Garner, age 83, of Crossett, AR, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.  She was born on July 21, 1935 in Epps, LA to Howard and Decie Parrish McCandlish.   She was a retired nurse who worked for Ashley County Hospital when it was located on Main Street in Crossett.  She loved to read and played the piano by ear.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Decie McCandlish; her husband, Sillvester Garner; one son, Keith Gordon Copes; one...

Jonathan William Vought, age 42, of Crossett, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019.  He was born on March 23, 1976 to Alonzo M. and Linda Kay Vought in El Dorado, AR.  Mr. Vought graduated Crossett High School in 1994 with honors.  He was a United States Navy Veteran who was assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman in England.  He spent six years in the U.S. Navy and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.   He had an...

James Randall (Randy) Pettit, age 66, of Crossett, AR, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.  He was born on July 23, 1952 in Monroe, LA to James Phillips and Carolyn Sue Minor Pettit.  Randy was a member of First United Methodist Church of Crossett and had a passion for many hobbies, including woodworking, fishing, remote controlled cars and airplanes and photography.   He played the guitar and had a beautiful tenor singing...

Allan Dale Porter, age 70, of Huttig, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was born on January 24, 1949 in Nacogdoches, TX to Ray and Wilma Porter. He had a very successful 48 year career as an accountant from 1968 until his retirement from Plum Creek in 2016.  In the year 2000, The Timber Company, his employer, awarded Allan with the Chairman's Circle of Excellence Gold Award upon completion of an innovative settlement system which was adopted company...

Patsy Mann Croswell, age 85, of Crossett, AR, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019.  She was born on March 21, 1933 in Hodges, LA to the late Robert Lee (Bob)(1986) and Mae Proan Dean (1994)  She is preceded in death by her parents, one son, David Mann (1983) ; three brothers, Daniel Dean (2009), Roy Dean (2010) and James Dean (2010). She is survived by two sons, Grady Mann (Jennie) of Hamburg, AR and Mike Mann (Lori) of Crossett, AR; two daughters, Linda Mann (Donnie) of...

Margaret Edvidge Welch, age 79, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Crossett, AR, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019.  She was born on October, 2, 1939, and raised, in New Orleans, LA to Wilfred and Edna Sarpy.  She was a homemaker, and member of First Assembly of God Church in Crossett, AR.   Margaret gave her life to Christ at age 19.  She enjoyed gardening and sewing and bowling with the Ladies' Crossett Bowling League.  She is preceded in death by...