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Ashley News Observer- Obituaries
LUNA SAWYER BROACH
Funeral services for Luna Sawyer Broach, 85, of Hamburg will be at 2 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Craig officiating. Interment will follow in the Eden Cemetery under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home in Hamburg. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Broach died Sunday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Cecil Broach in 2000; four brothers, George Sawyer, Lindsey Sawyer, Farris Sawyer and Ogden Sawyer; and three step-brothers, Howard Bryan, Douglas Bryan and Malvin Bryan.
She is survived by a son, Dewayne Broach of Hamburg; a daughter, Anne Jay of Cooper City, Fla.; a brother, Billie Sawyer of Hamburg; a sister, Lee Ella Ely of Crossett; a step-brother, McCoy Bryan of St. Louis, Mo.; five grandchildren, a step-granddaughter, six great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Drew Halley, Jordan Sivils, Chris Sivils, Jamie Hopkins, Ryan Jay and Tom Jay III.
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HENRY HARLEY COURTNEY
Funeral services for Henry Harley Courtney, 74, of Crossett were at 6:30 p.m. on April 30 at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel with the Rev. Charlie Lucas officiating.
Courtney died April 27 at Piedmont Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from Georgia-Pacific Paper Operations and from Bowater with over 16 years of service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, James. H. Courtney and Bobby Courtney.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy C. Courtney of the home; his daughter, Kim Reed of Crossett; and three grandchildren.
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FLORENE MCLEOD
Funeral services for Florene McLeod, 76, of Hamburg were at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the North Main Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Williams officiating. Interment followed at the Beech Creed Cemetery under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg.
McLeod died Thursday at the St. Francis North Hospital in Monroe, La. She was a cook for the Hamburg School District for many years and a member of the North Main Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Osborn McLeod in 1997; and three brothers, Wayne Maxwell, George Maxwell and Raymond Maxwell.
She is survived by a son, John H. McLeod of Hamburg; two daughters, Patsy Tomberlin of Hamburg and Janet Johnson of Port Neches, Texas; four brothers, Robert Maxwell, John Henry Maxwell and Hubert Lee Maxwell all of Hamburg and Pete Maxwell of Cabot; and eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Charlie Maxwell, Bobby Maxwell, Greg Maxwell, Craig McRae, Russell Maxwell, Stephen Griever, Tommy Maxwell and Alan Maxwell.
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NORICE PENN JR.
Funeral services for Norice Penn Jr. will be today at 1 p.m. at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Jessie Radford Jr. officiating. Interment was in Ryles Cemetery under the direction of Cromwell Funeral Home of Hamburg.
Penn died Friday on Highway 133 south of Crossett. He was a pipe grinder for Ram Fab and a member of Fudge Baptist.
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly James Penn; two daughters, Destiny Penn and Norreisha Penn of Crossett; his father, Norice Penn of Sanford, Fla.; his mother, Ruby Tucker Austin of Crossett; two sisters, Tamiko Penn of Warner Robbins, Ga., and Tonya Miller of Crossett; and his maternal grandparents, Jessie and Merlene Cromwell Tucker of Crossett.
Pallbearers were Christopher Harris, Tavae, T.I. Goodwin, James Lee, Jhermekio Pugh, Alfredo Smith and Crodell Washington.
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