PINE BLUFF, AR--JEAN STELL CAHILL, 82, of Pine Bluff died Friday, January 21, 2000, at the Davis Life Care Center in Pine Bluff. Born October 3, 1917, in the Promise Land community outside Hamburg to the late David E. and Johnnie Mae Smith Stell, she received her education in Hamburg and graduated from Hamburg High School. She worked 27 years as a clerk for Good Grocery Company which later became Good Home Center and also at J. C. Penny as an alternation lady until she retired in 1985. A member of the Immanuel Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Dave Cahill; a sister, Frances Stell Kelley; and a brother, John D. Stell.
Survivors include a son, Ira Don Cahill of Sherrill; three sisters, Celeste Fairweather of Davenport, Iowa, Carrie Austin of Monticello and Betty Donaldson of Crossett; two grandsons, David and Doug Cahill, both of Morrilton; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 22, in the chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son with Rev. Houston Austin officiating. Burial followed services at the Memorial Park Cemetery.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


HAMBURG, AR--MAXINE PIERCE CARPENTER, 75, of Hamburg died Wednesday, January 19, 2000, at the Methodist Nursing Home in Fort Smith. A native of Forrest City, she lived in Hamburg for over 45 years and had lived in Greenwood for the past two-and-a-half years. She retired from the Ashley County Library in 1996 after 27 years, and she was a faithful member and Sunday School teacher at the First Baptist Church of Hamburg until the past year, when she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greenwood. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sara Carpenter; her parents, Clarence and Thelma Thompson Pierce; a twin sister, Mildred Narrell; and a brother, C. R. Pierce.
Survivors are two sons, David Carpenter and wife Marilyn of Ladelle and Steve Carpenter of Monroe, LA; a daughter, Claire McCants and husband Art of Greenwood; a sister, Helen Jacks of Camden; a sister-in-law, Archie Pierce of Asheville, NC; four grandsons, Shane and Marcus Carpenter and Will and John David McCants; and a great-grandson, Ryan Carpenter.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 22, in the First Baptist Church of Hamburg with Dr. Bobby Pennington, Rev. Klois Hargis and Rev. Ronnie Deal officiating. Pallbearers were grandsons Shane and Marcus Carpenter, Will and John David McCants and nephews Jay Westbrook and Lee Narrell.
Burial followed services at the Hamburg Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, ARK--GEORGIA LEE CARTER, 70, of Crossett died Wednesday, December 29, 1999, at the Ashley County Medical Center. Born May 26, 1929, to Robert Rastus and Cora Elizabeth Watt Johnson in Ashley County, she was a homemaker and a member of the West Crossett Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 52 years, William J. Carter of Crossett; a son, William Earl Carter of Crossett; two daughters, Katie Flowers of Montgomery, AL, and Sherri Lee of Crossett; four brothers, Wilton Johnson of San Antonio, TX, Scott Johnson of Crossett, Sonny Johnson of Hamburg and Billy Johnson of Crossett; five sisters, Verdell Moore of Monroe, LA, Lula Jean Ballard, Tina Burt, Norma Hamm and Sally Tomlin, all of Crossett; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday, December 31, in the West Crossett Missionary Baptist Church with Revs. Thad Douglass and John Marlar officiating. Pallbearers were Joey Rogers, Tracy Carter, Glenn Michael Carter, Tim Ballard, Glenn Moore, Bruce Moore and Ron Tucker. Honorary pallbearers were her remaining nephews. Burial followed services at the Carlock Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.



HAMBURG, AR--MR. UDELL A. CHADWICK, 80, of Hamburg died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at the Ashley County Medical Center. A native of Crossett and a resident of the Shiloh community outside Hamburg for the past 40 years, he was a retired farmer and an U. S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member and Sunday School teacher, and for many years, directed the Sunday School at the Shiloh Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Katty Reid Chadwick; a grandson, Bryan Bain Chadwick; a brother, T. B. Chadwick; and a sister, Betty Chavis.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Gwen McDougald Chadwick of Hamburg; two sons, Max Chadwick and wife Sandy of Hamburg and Dennis Chadwick and wife June of Crossett; a sister, Jeanell Emory of Hamburg; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and eleven step-great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in the Shiloh Baptist Church with Revs. Jimmy Bates, Mike Titsworth and Ed Gulledge officiating. Pallbearers will be Jim Stephenson, Roger Chavis, Marion and Hershel Kelley, Chad Higginbotham and Mark McDougald. Honorary pallbearers will be Dean, Wayne, Charles and Bobby Chadwick, Roger, Norwood and Ronnie McDougald, Downey Bowden, Royce, Wesley and Mike Harville, and Richie and Freddie Emory. Burial will follow services at the Flat Creek Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, AR--BERDIE BENJAMIN CLARK, 84, of Crossett died Friday, March 17, 2000, at the Ashley County Medical Center. Born July 8, 1915, to Arthur and Ethel Aultman Clark, he was a self-employed welder, a charter member of the Crossett Riding Club, and a member of the Beulahland Assembly of God. He loved hunting and sports.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Clark of Crossett; a son, Arthur Fay Clark of Felsenthal; two sisters, Dean Maheras of Napa Valley, CA, and Dorothy Childers of Crossett; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in the Jones Funeral Home chapel in Crossett with Tommy Kimbel officiating. Pallbearers were Richard and Tab Childers, Jamie Poole, Allen Clark, Keith Forrest, Lee Allen and Joe Bolin. Burial followed services at Pinewood Memorial Park.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, AR--JANICE YENNI CLARK, 89, of Crossett, widow of Ellis William Clark, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, after a long illness. A retired journalist who had written for three state and two local papers, she preserved many of her stories in the Paul Sullins Library in Crossett. Her articles included in-depth histories of first schools, churches, businesses and accounts of the times by early settlers of the area. She was a devoted artist and a member of the American Watercolor Society.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Truitt Newton of Decatur, AL; a son, Ellis Banks Clark of Hobe Sound, FL; a brother, Donald Yenni of Ann Arbor, MI; two sisters, Julia Hikes of Cambridge, MA, and Hallie Brown of Pensacola, FL: three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Crossett with Rev. Larry Williams and Robert Fisher officiating. Pallbearers were Mike Webb, James Cosby, Bruce DeLess, James Tarver, Edward Holt and James Manning. Burial followed services at the Crossroads Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, AR--CARL RAY COLLINS, 51, of Crossett died Friday, January 21, 2000, at the Ashley County Medical Center. A native of the Promise Land community outside Hamburg and a former Hamburg resident, he had lived in Crossett since 1991. An U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era, he was a truck driver and a Baptist and was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Mildred Elton Collins; a sister, Shirley Collins Harper; and two brothers, Jerry Wayne and Travis Collins.
Survivors include his fiancee, Glenda Maxwell; a son, Chris Collins; two daughters, Dawn and Chasity Collins; a brother, Richard Collins, all of Crossett; three grandchildren, Joshua, Zachary and Seth Collins; Glenda's children, Kim Hollis, Lee Savage and Karen Huntsman, all of Crossett; and Glenda's nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 23, in the chapel of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg with Rev. Charles Pullin officiating. Pallbearers were Mike Sanderlin, Ray and Lewis Elton, Jerry Lee Stanley, Ronnie Ware and J. W. Mann. Honorary pallbearers were Bobby and Mark Stanley, Glen Hamilton and Lee Savage. Burial followed services at the Promise Land Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.



FOUNTAIN HILL, AR--MR. JOSH CUNNINGHAM, 70, of Fountain Hill died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was a native and a resident of Fountain Hill for most of his life, a former resident of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and he was a retired electrician and a member of the Zion United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Charlene Cunningham, in 1994 and his parents, Gus & Georgia Mae Crabtree Cunningham.
Survivors include three sons, Edward, Roger and Carl Cunningham all of Fountain Hill; two daughters, Sherry G. Maxwell of Fountain Hill and Patricia Sury of Houston, TX; three brothers, Ben Cunningham of Winnsboro, LA, Earl Cunningham of Monticello and Lloyd Cunningham of Baskin, LA; two sisters, Margaret Whitsit of Monticello and Margie Thomas of Napa, CA; seven grandchildren, Jimmy Langley, Michael Cunningham, Cassie Maxwell, Kevin Maxwell, Melissa Cunningham, Amanda & Shelby Smith; and two great-grandchildren Amber & Kristopher Langley.
Funeral services were planned for 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, in the Zion United Methodist Church with Revs. Pat Wilkerson and Lane Amos officiating. Pallbearers were to be Scott Strickland, David Kinney, Harrison Shaver, Jr., Justin & Ronnie Pennington and Joe Chaney. Interment was to follow services at the Zion Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.