CROSSETT, AR--ETHEL MARGARET MADDEN, 80, of Crossett died Friday, March 17, 2000, at the Crossett Leisure Lodge where she had lived for four years and had been a tremendous help to other patients. Born April 2, 1919, to Gus, Sr., and Molly Ann Jeffress Culbreath, she was a homemaker and a charter member of the Beech Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Nicki McLain of Houston, TX, and her husband, Hugh Madden.
Survivors are a daughter, Leah Chandler of Deatsville, AL; a brother, Gus E. Culbreath, Jr., of Crossett; three sisters, Betty Briggs of Crossett, Margie Kalil of Monroe, LA, and Barbara Flemister of Monroe, LA; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, March 20, in the Beech Street Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Vest officiating. Pallbearers were Tommy Lee, Bill Whittington, Raymond Pitchford, Red Wells, Armon Little and Jim Bob Godwin. Burial followed services at Pinewood Memorial Park, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


KANSAS CITY, KS--KERMIT COLLINS  MARTIN, 68, Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of Kansas City, Kan., died May 24, 1991, at a hospital in Pine Bluff.
He was born in Ashley County, Ark., and lived in Kansas City, Kan., for 21 years before moving to Pine Bluff in 1974. In this area, Mr. Martin worked for Rush Sash and Door Co. and a lumber company and was a truck driver. Later he worked for Hoover Oil Co. in Pine Bluff and the Pine Bluff Building Material Co. before he retired. He played steel guitar in a country western band in this area and was a member of the Nashville (Tenn.) Steel Guitar Club and the Fiddlers Association, Pine Bluff. He formerly served in the Conservation Civilian Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Jones Martin and a son, Brent Martin, both of the home; two daughters, Wanda Zarr and Linda Stadler of Kansas City, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Carol Ross and Luann Stone of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Lois Crane, Little Rock, Ark., Marilyn Stanley, Pine Bluff, and Juanita Hartless, Rowell, Ark.; six grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Ralph Robinson Chapel, Pine Bluff; burial in the Snyder (Ark.) Cemetery.
--Kansas City Star, The (MO) - May 27, 1991


MONTICELLO, AR--VONNIE LAVERNE "HONEY" MAXWELL of Monticello was born April 25, 1925, in Drew County. She died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Drew Memorial Hospital at the age of 74 years. She was a retired secretary-bookkeeper for the University of Arkansas-Monticello, a member of Eastern Star and a member of First Baptist Church of Monticello. She was the daughter of the late C.I. Burchfield and Lula Stone Burchfield.
Survivors include her husband, Louis Maxwell of Monticello; two daughters, Margaret Edney of Crossett and Betty Lou McFarland of Searcy; one sister, Inez Harriman of Oxford, MS; three grandsons and three great grandchildren.
Funeral service were at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed services at the Oakland Cemetery.
--Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, AR--LILLIAN MARIE MCDANIEL, 81, of Crossett, formerly of Harrell, died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at the Ashley County Medical Center. Born March 24, 1918, in Bradley County to the late Pate and Fronie Journey Davis, she was a homemaker and a member of the Union Grove Assembly of God. She married Floyd McDaniel on May 16, 1936, and he died June 13, 1962.
Survivors are two daughters, Nina Gilbert and Betty Jane Hooks, both of Crossett; a brother, C. R. Davis of Camden; two sisters, Bertha Davis of Hampton and Ida Mae Heath of Harrell; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, in the Union Grove Assembly of God in Cleveland County with Rev. Moss officiating. Pallbearers included Ronnie Davis, John Parker, Randy Heath, Emmett Parker, Hershel Parker and Pete Heath. Burial followed services at the Union Grove Cemetery with arrangements by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


HAMBURG, AR--LOIS EVA FRANKLIN MOYERS, 76, of Hamburg, widow of Hugh Curry "Doc" Moyers, died Monday, March 13, 2000, at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. Born July 4, 1923, near Berea to the late Chester A. and Mittie Belle Dickson Franklin, she was a homemaker and a retired nutrition aide for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Snyder, the Colonel Francis Vivian Brooking chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Captain Charles Schreiner chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Marcella Franklin Stone and Mary Alice Franklin Dace, and a brother, Charles Hugh Franklin.
Survivors include a son, David Moyers and wife Carol of Hamburg; a daughter, Mary Lea Rieck and husband Peter of Martinez, GA; three brothers-in-law, T. E Moyers of Snyder, A. P. "Bud" Moyers of Lake Village and Donald Dace of Heber Springs; a sister-in-law, Ann Franklin of Mobile, AL; four grandsons, Michael Moyers of Hamburg and John, Andy and Stephen Rieck of Martinez, GA; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Rose Rieck of Martinez, GA, as well as her nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, in the Hamburg United Methodist Church with Rev. Billy R. Carpenter officiating. Grandsons and great-nephews Brad Shiver, Jeff Carpenter, and George, Bill, Trey and Greg Moyers served as pallbearers. Burial followed services at the Mount Olive Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, AR--MARGURITE PAULINE MURPHY, 83, of Crossett died Thursday, March 16, 2000, at the Ashley County Medical Center. Born January 17, 1917, to John E. and Syleathe Annie Walser Carter in Ashley County, she worked as an inspector at Chase Bag Company for ten years and was a member of the Wallers Chapel Methodist Church where she was active in the United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Frank Carter, and her husband, German Murphy.
Survivors include a daughter, Margurite Murphy; a brother and sister-in-law, Billy Nute and Jessie Carter; a sister and brother-in-law, Ione and Luke Clark, all of Crossett; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in the Wallers Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Pat Wilkerson officiating. Pallbearers were Colvin Shivers, Steven and Jason Carter, Jonathan Moss, Jim Towers and Mike Avery. Honorary pallbearers were George Murphy, Bobby Jenkins, Lexie Rickman, Lemmie Miller, Charles Barnett, Jerry Lynn Swan, Jimmy Murphy and Bobby Glen Murphy. Burial followed services at the Crossroads Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.  --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.