All Obituaries

Annie Ross, 89 years old of Magnolia, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Wentworth Nursing Home in Magnolia. Service information are as followed below. Burial will be at the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery in Village.   

Linda Sue Cochran, 65 years old, of Texarkana, formerly of Magnolia, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Wadley Regional Medical Center. Service information is as followed below. There will be no burial after the service. Elder Phillip Simmons will be the eulogist. 

Raymond Watson, 79 years old, of Dallas, Texas formerly of Magnolia passed away in Dallas on Friday, May 5, 2023. Service will be held at the St. James A.M.E. Church in Stephens. Rev. George Barns will be the eulogist. Burial will be at the Seminary Cemetery of Stephens, under the direction of the Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home of Dallas, Texas, supervised by Marks Funeral Home. 

Infant Denver Monk, 19 weeks young, son of Fredrica Quarles Monk and Montez Monk, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia. A private graveside ceremony will be held at the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Frankie Mitchell.

William Earl (Honey) Berry passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Magnolia, Arkansas. Honey was born on February 4, 1946, in Waldo, Arkansas to the late Olden and Ardie Mae Williams Berry. Honey united with Westside Church of Christ in Waldo, Arkansas at an early age and after returning to Waldo, he faithfully attended until his passing. Honey attended Waldo Westside School where he was a standout player on the Waldo Tigers basketball team while in...

Mrs. Joyce Payne 64 years old, passed away at her home in Waldo, Arkansas. Services are as followed below. Burial will be at the Clevet Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Falcon, Arkansas. Rev. A.T. Jordan Sr. will be the eulogist. 

Bobbie was the third of five children born to Ida and Doc Ford on May 19, 1933, in Stephens, Arkansas.  She was preceded in death by her parents and three of her siblings—Frank Richard, Marshall “Sonny” Ford, and Margie Ford. On April 5, 1950, she married Vernis Joe in a union that spanned 26 years until she was widowed in 1976.  She and Vernis were parents to five children:  Vernis Jr., Mearlene, Doris, Ida, and Rickey.  Her husband, Vernis, and...

Zachariah Brown was born on May 17, 1990, to Doris Marie Brown of Bradley, Arkansas. Zach attended Texas High School and he loved his family, music and being the life of the party. Ask anyone that he has ever come in contact with, and they will tell you the same. He leaves to cherish his memories, his mother Doris Brown, his grandmother Ollie Holmes-Brown, one brother, Uluas Brown (Shanta Harbin) one son, Zachariah Brown Jr., and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many...

George Crawford 86 years old, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Christus St. Michael Health in Texarkana. Service will be held at the Harrison Chapel Baptist Church in Waterloo, Arkansas. Burial will take place at the Harrison Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. 

Dorothy Fletcher 95 years old of Stephens, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2023, at the Springs Nursing Home in Magnolia. Service will be at the St. James AME church in Stephens. Burial will be at Seminary Cemetery in Stephens.