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Ashley News Observer- Obituaries


Obituaries
DONNA MASHBURN
Donna Nolan Morgan Mashburn, 57, of Longview, formerly of Dermott, died May 17, 2013 at her residence.

Graveside services were May 21 at Dermott Cemetery, with Bro. Scott Ricks officiating.

She was an accountant and a member of the Presbyterian church.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roger Dale Morgan; two sons, Kevin Joseph Morgan and William Jason Morgan; her father, William Curtis Nolan and a sister, Jeannie Phillips.

She is survived by her husband, Jimbo Mashburn of Longview; a daughter, Jessica Morgan Sayers of Aberdeen, S.D.; three stepsons, James Earl Mashburn and Clint Allen Mashburn, both of Longview and Matthew Scott Mashburn of New Mexico; a stepdaughter, Lindsey Mashburn Johnson of Crossett; her mother, Bonnie Gene Blackwell Nolan of Dermott; two sisters, Linda Dianne Lee of Milwaukee, Wis. and Janice Sledge of Dermott; two brothers, Gene Phillips of Dermott and Bill Nolan of Monroe, La.; eight grandchildren and other relatives.

Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, PO Box 2222, Little Rock, AR 72203 or to Dermott Cemetery, 504 S. Pecan, Dermott, AR  71638.

Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


ROGER NEW
Roger D. New, 80, of Crossett, died May 13, 2013 at Ashley County Medical Center.

Funeral services were May 16 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, with burial in Crossroads Cemetery. Bros. David Tohlen and Eric Hodges officiated.

He was a retired iron worker, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his stepson, Michael McClain; his parents, Frank and Cora Jones New and four brothers, Leon Cook and John, Bob & Edward New.  

He is survived by his wife, Betty Temple New of Crossett; a son, Roger D. New of Farmerville, La.; two daughters, Beverly McClain New and Sue Jeffers, both of Crossett; a brother, Richard New of Atlanta, Texas; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers were Phillip Ross, David Thomas, Ricky Smith, Ross Sinks, Matthew New and Brad Boykin.  

Cromwell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


EVA WILLIAMS
Eva “Honeybee” Williams, 72, of Lake Village, formerly of Hamburg, died May 19, 2013 at St. Vincent Health Systems in Little Rock.

Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodson Temple Baptist Church in Lake Village, with burial in Johnson Memorial Cemetery. The Rev. Curtis Spencer will officiate.

She owned Rays of Faith Bookstore in Lake Village and was a member of Woodson Temple Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas “Jack” Hubbard; five brothers, Thomas Jr., Robert, Frank, Danny Lee and Walter Hubbard and a sister, Florence “Dutt” Johnson.

She is survived by her husband, Willie “Bill” Williams of Lake Village; a son, Danny Ray Jones of Lake Village; a stepson, Willie Williams, Jr of Parkdale; four daughters, Carmen Jones of Monticello, Sandra Knox of Killeen, Texas, Terry Hubbard of Raleigh, N.C. and LaToya Mitchell Anthony of Lake Village; a stepdaughter, Patrice Martin Stanley of Lake Village; her mother, Annie Mae Cox Hubbard of Lake Village; two brothers, Charlie Hubbard of Atlanta, Ga. and Freddie Hubbard of Little Rock; a sister, Claudette Tucker of Lake Village; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Pallbearers are Antwon Johnson, Emmitt Tyler, Ed McCree, Terry Johnson, Roy Porter and Leonard Dixon.

Cromwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.





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