WARREN, ARK--MAUDE SENN FERRELL, 87, of Warren died Friday, February 18, 2000, at the Lakeside Rehabilitation Center in Lake Village. Born September 16, 1912, at Sumpter to the late Walter and Nicie Pope Senn, she was a homemaker and a member of the Christian Fellowship Church. She married Bernard B. Ferrell April 13, 1940, and he died September 11, 1984. She was also preceded in death by a son, Walter Ferrell; a stepmother, Alice Senn; a brother, Harmon Senn; and a sister, Margie Willis.
Survivors are two sons, Louis Ferrell of Fussa, Japan, and Phillip Ferrell of Mountain View; two daughters, Patricia South of Chaney, WA, and Vickie Barrett of Portland; a brother, George Senn of Jersey; seven sisters, Eva Lou Ferrell, Carmen Campbell, Athleen Hines and Sarah Carter of Warren, Una Miller of Pine Bluff, Mary Frisby of Fort Smith and Linnie Mae Connor of Bryan, TX; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 21, in the Christian Fellowship Church in Warren with Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Lawana Mann was pianist. Pallbearers were Allen Ferrell, Billy Massey, Wayne Steadman, James Temple, Don Stuard and James E. Smith.
Burial followed services at the Smyrna Cemetery, directed by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


Tampa, FL-- JOHN EDWARD FOSTER, 70, of Tampa, died Sunday (June 7, 1987). Born in Ashley County, Ark., he had lived in Tampa the past 25 years and was a retired automobile mechanic. He was an honorary member of the American Legion, Dale Mabry Post #139. Survivors include his wife, Francis; a son, Charles, Vicksburg, Miss.; four daughters, Shirley McKinzey, Tampa, Mary Dukes, Lake Providence, La., Emily Byers, Orlando, and Ann Bing, Lake Village, Ark.; one brother, Adolph Foster, Napa, Calif.; one sister, Evelyn Cossey, Parkdale, Ark.; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Curry & Son Funeral Home, Tampa.  --St. Petersburg Times (FL) - June 9, 1987.  


HAMBURG, ARK--MR. MORRELL FRED FOSTER, 87, of Hamburg died Thursday, December 30, 1999, at the Beverly Health Care Center in Hamburg. A native and life-long resident of Ashley County and the Mount Pleasant community outside Hamburg, he was a retired farmer and worked as a compliance manager for the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for over 20 years. He was a life-long member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and served as a deacon for over 50 years, and he served as a member of the Portland School Board for over 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his wives, Minnie Dew Foster in 1953 and Elizabeth Toler Foster in 1983; a son, Guy Thomas Foster, in 1965; two grandsons, Tommy Foster in 1992 and Jimmy Foster in 1979; his parents, Jess and Jenny White Foster; three brothers, Clem, Guy and Clifton Foster; and two sisters, Essie Perkins and Clara Bell Foster.
Survivors include three sons, Howard Foster of Hamburg, Bobby Foster of Wilmot and Joel F. Foster of Pine Bluff; a brother, Harold Edward Foster of Maplevale; two sisters, Willie Lee Lawrence of Hamburg and Cynthia Mae Hollis Swayze of Fountain Hill; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 2, in the chapel of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg with Revs. Bobby Biggers and B. K. Harris officiating. Pallbearers were Jeff, Johnny, Joe and William Foster, Jimmy and Ben Srell. Honorary pallbearers were Henry Austin, E. W. and Franklin Ricks, Keith and Glenn Ladd, Gregg Grantham, Booster Burns and Houston Austin. Burial followed services at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


HAMBURG, AR--MR. CHARLES H. FRANKLIN, 57, of Hamburg died Friday, February 25, 2000, at his residence. He was a native of Amity and a resident of Hamburg since 1966. He received his bachelor's degree from the Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and his master's degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hamburg and taught vocational agriculture at Hamburg High School for 34 years until retiring in January. He was a member of the American Agriculture Teachers Association, past president and vice president of the Arkansas Agriculture Teachers Association and a recipient of the Arkansas Vocational Agriculture Teacher of the Year award. He was a member and sponsor of the Future Farmers of America since 1956. He was the founding sponsor for the Project Pals mentoring program in Arkansas. He was the recipient of the Hamburg Area Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award for 1999. He was the bus driver, trainer and statistician for the Hamburg Athletic Department for most of his career in Hamburg as well as a hunter safety instructor for many years. Mr. Franklin was instrumental in starting the Dixie Baseball Program in Hamburg, and he was a member of the Hamburg Baseball Commission and the Hamburg Parks and Recreation Commission. He was a district commissioner for the Dixie Youth Baseball, and he was instrumental in starting the girls softball program in Hamburg where there is a girls softball field named in his honor.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert & Jessie Chancellor Franklin; three brothers, Joe, Roland & Jimmy Franklin; and a sister, Nancy Caldonia Franklin. He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice Pendergrass Franklin; a son, Ted Lee Franklin and his wife, Alicia; a daughter, Kathy Ann Franklin and her friend, Tuan Anh Tran and a granddaughter, Rhiannon Franklin, all of Hamburg; a brother, Lloyd Franklin of Houston, TX; four sisters, Alice Price of Mt. Ida, and Louise Franklin, Brinda Franklin and Linda Watts all of Roseboro and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 26, at the First Baptist Church in Hamburg with Dr. Bobby Pennington and Rev. Klois Hargis officiating. Pallbearers were Richie Emory, Jack McDonald, Marty Martin, Bob Davis, Johnny McMurry, Tommy Hollis, Todd Callaway and Teddy Hickman. Honorary pallbearers were Max Dyson, Shawn Higginbotham, Wardell Washington and the Hamburg High School coaching staff. Interment followed services at the Hamburg Cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.
--Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


CROSSETT, ARK--MRS. PEARLINE FRANKLIN, 63, of Crossett died Wednesday, January 12, 2000, at the Jefferson Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mrs. Franklin was a native of Ashley County, a lifelong resident of Crossett, a homemaker and a member of Living Testament Church of God in Christ. . She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Franklin; one son, Gary D. Bankston; her parents, Mose and Ada Cason Goree; one brother, Richard Cason; and three sisters: Evora Colbert, Rhoda B. Hayes and Evonne Rowe.
She is survived by two sons, Lawrence Bankston Jr. of Crossett and Ricky Franklin of Kansas City, MO; two brothers, Robert Cason of Houston, TX and John L. Cason of Oakland, OH; two sisters, Cornelius Simmons of Oakland, CA and Florene Franklin of Crossett; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 17, at 11 a.m. at the Living Testament Church of God in Christ with Rev. Nolan Phillips officiating. Pallbearers were Levell Stanley Jr., Robert Stanley, Johnny Stanley, Glenn Stanley, Ray Stanley and Doyal Miller. Interment was at the Nimmons Cemetery under the direction of Cromwell Funeral Home of Hamburg.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.


MONTROSE--MRS. AMANDA JO FULLER, 92, of Montrose, died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at the Chicot Memorial Hospital in Lake Village. Mrs. Fuller was a native of Ashley County; a resident of Boydell and Montrose for most of her life, a homemaker, a member of the Boydell Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Q. A. Fuller in 1982, her parents, David Benjamin & Amanda Miles Hollis Reynolds, a brother and a sister.
Survivors include three sons, Leon, John and Dewayne Fuller all of Houston, TX; three daughters, Zada Warren of Houston, TX, Nora Bawcom of Parkdale and Bobbie Higginbotham of Hamburg; a brother, Dave Bradford Reynolds of Jerome; a sister, Verdell Matthews of Lake Village; 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, in the Montrose Baptist Church with Revs. Larry Donaldson & E. W. Ricks officiating. Pallbearers were to be Johnny & Gary Matthews, Glenn Reynolds, Ricky Russell, Henry Greer and Dale Bates. Interment was to follow services at the Trafalgar Cemetery, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.   --Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, AR, contributed by Kim Torp.