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Ashley News Observer- Obituaries
Obituaries
CLOTEENE AUGSPURGER
Cloteene Douglas Augspurger, 84, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Montrose, died Feb. 26, 2010 in Orlando.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Hamburg, with burial in Hamburg Cemetery. Dr. Bobby Pennington will officiate.
She was a native of Ashley County and a long time resident of Montrose and later resided in Monroe and Shreveport, La. She was a retail salesperson and owner of Cloteene’s Children’s Castle and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Shreveport, La.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Horton Augspurger; her parents, Thad Dyer Douglas and Julia Stone Douglas; two sisters, Lillian Douglas Lee and Virginia Douglas Teague and a brother, William Jackson Douglas.
She is survived by a son, Willard Douglas Augspurger of Orlando, Fla.; three grandchildren: Erin Ashley Augspurger, Justin Alden Augspurger and Benjamin Aaron Augspurger; a brother, James Turner Douglas, of Conway and other relatives.
Pallbearers are Justin Augspurger, Benjamin Augspurger, Charlie Hopper, Joseph Lee, Dr. James Lee, Lawrence Lee, Christopher Teague and Barry Teague.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 352, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) at Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
RUTH L. BLACKMON
Ruth Lavern Loftis- Blackmon, 75, of Crossett, died Feb. 21, 2010, at Oak Ridge Nursing Home in El Dorado.
Funeral services were Feb. 26 at New Bethel Baptist Church, with burial in Westview Cemetery. The Rev. Tony Jones officiated.
She was a lifetime resident of Crossett and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Don Blackmon and her parents, Charlie and Pearl Smith Loftis.
She is survived by two sons; Cornell S. Brown and Todd Allen Brown, both of Crossett; two brothers, John Loftis of Crossett and Charlie Loftis Jr. of Union Pier, Mich.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Cromwell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
JUDITH DICKERSON
Judith Anne Dickerson, 72, of Crossett, died Feb. 27, 2010 at St. Frances Medical Center in Monroe, La.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home, with burial in Carlock Cemetery. The Rev. Randy Rutledge will officiate.
She was a native of Peru, Ind. and a resident of Crossett for the past three years, a retired beautician and school bus driver.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Casey and Louise O’Rourke Brock; two sisters, Lana Brock and Betty Lou McMurray and three brothers, Paul Brock, K.C. Brock and Gene Brock.
She is survived by a daughter, Lana Parker of Dermott, Ind.; a sister, Dena Judge of Crossett; a brother, John Brock of Rochester, Ind.; three grandchildren, Rachel, Danielle and Ryan; four great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers are Richard Ogletree, Hiram Taylor, Paul Barnett, David Judge, Don Piccio and Gene Bates.
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RENER HILL
Rener Hill, 98, of Wilmot, died Feb. 18, 2010 at Chicot Memorial Hospital in Lake Village.
Funeral services were Feb. 24 at First Baptist Church in Wilmot, with burial in Harris Cemetery. The Rev. Albert Fenceroy officiated.
She was a lifetime resident of Wilmot, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Hill.
She is survived by a son, James Edward Hill, Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas; a daughter, Georgia Mae Goins of Monroe, La.; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby Goin, Steven Goin, James Goin, Wayne Sherrer, Brenden Sherrer and James Bowmon.
Cromwell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ELDRED HOLLAND
Eldred H. Holland, 73, of Hamburg, died Feb. 28, 2010.
Funeral services were March 2 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, with burial in Extra Cemetery. The Revs. Dale Jordan and Danny Merriweather officiated.
He was a lifetime resident of the Berlin community south of Hamburg, a logging contractor and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Sims Holland; his father, Austin Holland and his mother and stepfather, Mabel Thompson Holland and Hogan Holland.
He is survived by a daughter, Pam Adams of Hamburg; a son, Austin Holland of Hamburg; a brother, Davis Holland of Hamburg; four grandchildren, Deena White, Ashley Whitaker, Patchez Long and Trapper Holland and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Dean Griffith, Don Sisson, Billy Wayne Cross, Doug Risinger, Ricky Pollock and Davey Holland.
Memorials may be made to the Extra Cemetery Association, c/o Mrs. Dorothy Farmer, PO Box 472, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
JOHN A. LITTLE
John Avon Little, 78, of Crossett, died Feb. 26, 2010 at his residence.
Funeral services were Feb. 28 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, with burial in Crossroad Cemetery. The Rev. Eric Hodge officiated.
He was a retired electrical and instrumentation engineer with Georgia-Pacific, a veteran of the Korean Conflict, where he received the Bronze Star and other medals and awards, a former board chairman of North Crossett Utilities, a founding partner of what became Crossett Paper Mills Employee Credit Union and a charter member of First State Bank. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and a longtime Sunay School director.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Franklin and Allie Simmons Little; an infant son, David Lamar Little and three sisters, Althea Mae Vestal, Erma Roberts and Doris Paddie.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Seymore Little of Crossett; a son, Rusty Little of Crossett; two daughters, Kristi Brown of Crossett and Sharry Guin of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two brothers, Donald Little and Glen Little, both of Huttig; a sister, Olga Taylor of Crossett; three grandsons, John Guin and Richard Guin, both of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Benji Brown of Crossett; a great-granddaughter and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Richard Stitch, Dr. Robert Milton, Bill Rodgers, Mike Brockwell, Rusty McCone and Mike Smith.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Home Care at 455 Gaines, Monticello, AR 71655.
Cromwell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
HELEN E. MORRIS
Helen Elizabeth Morris, 60, of Crossett, died Feb. 28, 2010 at Ashley County Medical Center.
Funeral services are at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Cromwell Funeral Home, with burial in Promise Land Cemetery. Bro. Ricky Pack will officiate.
She was a native of South Bend, Ind., a clerk at Oakhurst Minit Shop in Crossett and a member of New Life Pentecostal Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Morris and her parents, Kenneth and Katherine Gordon Morris.
She is survived by ae son, Kenneth Brock of Crossett; a daughter, Michelle Tanksley of Crossett; five sisters, Pat Crespo and Cindy Pallet, both of South Bend, Ind., Pam Cunningham and Deanna Bowles, both of Houston, Texas and Kathy Lorenzo of Niles, Mich.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Michael Austin, Rodney Austin, Phillip Tanksley, Jeff Thomas, Jarrett Sams and Tim Johnson.
Visitation is from 1:30 p.m. until the service at Cromwell Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
ROBERT D. TOON
Robert Daniel Toon, 33, of Bryant, Ark., died Feb. 13, 2010 in Houston, Texas after a long illness.
A memorial service was held Feb. 20 at CrossBridge Church in North Alexander, Ark., with Tim Jackson officiating.
He was a lifeguard and served in several Christian ministries.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eldon Toon, Walter Morgan and Monroe Wilkerson.
He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Toon of Bryant; two sons, Michael Toon and Jack Toon, both of Bryant; two daughters, Lily Toon and Averi Toon, both of Bryant; his parents, Ronnie and Janet Toon of Crossett and Sheila and David Dixon of Memphis, Tenn.; his grandparents, Lucille Morgan of Dermott and Mary Wilkerson of South Fulton, Tenn.; a stepbrother, Eric Sansing of Salem, Ore.; two stepsisters, Stephanie Morgan of Crossett and Georganna Casey of Conway; and other relatives.
Griffin Leggett – Forest Hills Funeral Home of Alexander, Ark. was in charge of arrangements.
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