All Obituaries

Maxine Richardson was born on July 05, 1958 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Rosevelt Richardson and Reburder Henderson Richardson.  She attended Port Allen High School in Port Allen, Louisiana where she received her formal education.  She later moved to Arkansas where she was blessed with three (3) daughters whom she loved dearly. Maxine accepted Christ at an early age and later joined First St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church where she remained a faithful member until her...

Irene Rodgers Wilson, 72 years old of Marvell, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 10, 2022.  She was born on April 01, 1950 in Marvell, Arkansas to John J. Rodgers and Rosie Lee Hill.   Irene was a long time member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Coffee Creek under the leadership of Reverend E.W. Williams.  She graduated from Marvell High School and attended Phillips County Community College.   Irene loved fishing, cooking, and working...

Dorothy D. Ellis was born on August 05, 1955 in Helena, Arkansas. She passed on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Lupus Los Angeles (lupusla.org) in Dorothy’s name.

James Curtis Moore, better known as "Teapot," was born on February 25, 1957 to Frank Theodore Moore and Vera Mae Gage-Moore in Phillips County, Arkansas. Teapot professed a hope in Christ early in life. Upon graduating from Marvell High School in 1977, Teapot worked various jobs in the labor and agricultural industries. In 1990, he was united in Holy Matrimony with Brenda Graves, with whom he had one (1) daughter.  After the conclusion of this union, he later met Andrea...

Cynthia Rae Thigpen was born on August 12, 1946 to Doris Schroeder and Leonard Rasmussen in Vallejo, California. In her earlier years, she worked for Dodco Construction, an asbestos abatement company.  She often spoke and laughed about wearing suits and heels to work some days, while wearing work boots on others.  After her years there, she worked in so many interesting places.  One of her latest jobs was at the Mall Home Office in Gautier, Mississippi where she lived with...

Bryant Ladalle Kirby, 49 of Marvell, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 17, 2022.  He was born on January 03, 1973 in Marvell, Arkansas to Sarah Davis Bobo. Bryant was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church.  He graduated from Marvell High School and from there, he attended Phillips County Developmental Center.  Upon relocating to Little Rock, Bryant attended United Cerebral Palsy.  Bryant loved baseball, basketball, motorcycles, balls,...

Our mother, Dorothy Laverne Hoskin Martin, age 88, truly depicted many of the attributes of the virtuous woman cited in Proverbs 31.  God’s plan to prosper her and give her a hope and a future were already in motion before her birth on February 12, 1933 in Phillips County.  She was born to the late Elnora Bean and Samuel W. Hoskin.  She was the third child reared by her mother and stepfather, the late John L. Ivory, along with some of her siblings David, Louis, Ethel,...

Berdene Davis, 88 of Marvell, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 13, 2022.  She was born on August 28, 1933 in Marvell, Arkansas to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis.   She was preceded in death by her parents:  Fred and LeAnna Davis; two (2) brothers:  Fred Davis, Jr. and Bill Davis; two (2) sisters:  Marie Harris and Gladys Spears; and two (2) grandchildren:  Larry Sims, Jr. and Antonio Davis.   Her memory will live in the hearts of twelve...

Our beloved mother, Joyce Ann Lewis, entered God’s Kingdom on December 29, 2021 at 7:20 a.m.   Joyce Hester Lewis was born to Estella and William Hester on December 21, 1957 in Marvell, Arkansas.  Joyce went on to graduate from Marvell High School in 1975.  She pursued and obtained her degree in Early Childhood Development from Phillips County Community College.  She had a passion for teaching children.  Her motto was, “The early years are the...

In the year of 1966, a daughter was born to the late Cornelius Gines, Sr. and the late Eula V. Gines.  Margaret was baptized at an early age under the leadership of the late Reverend R.D. McCoy at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Marvell, Arkansas. Gretta, as she was affectionately known by many, was a 1985 graduate of Marvell High School where she enjoyed playing the trumpet for Marvell High School Band.  Upon graduating high school, she attended Phillips County Community...