Obituaries

Anna Marie McConnell

Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:00am

Anna Marie McConnell was born on January 10, 1958 to Carl “Judge” Dickerson and Lillie Mae Frazier Dickerson in Vivian, Louisiana. She passed September 29, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas. Anna was a remarkable woman who truly impacted anyone she ever met. Her children and husband believe that “Everyone she met was in the presence of greatness, because she was an absolutely wonderful woman and the best example of a mother, grandmother, and wife.” She is remembered fondly by each and every person she knew and loved.

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Melanie Thompson Sullivan

Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:00am

Melanie Thompson Sullivan, age 62, of Atlanta, Texas, went to be with the Lord, Friday, October 2, 2020 in a local hospital.

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Royce Wayne Fitts, Sr.

Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:00am

Royce Wayne Fitts, Sr., 79, of Linden, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Mr. Fitts was born September 14, 1941 in Carterville, Texas to O.A. and Myrtle Fitts.

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Betty Courson Whitworth

Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:00am

Betty Courson Whitworth, 95, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Mrs. Whitworth was a native of Fort Smith and a resident of the Promise Land Community east of Hamburg for most of her life. She moved to Atlanta, Texas in 1999, having moved back to Ashley County in 2017. She was a Reading Teacher at Noble and Allbritton Elementary Schools and a School Bus Driver for 19 years. She was a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church and a former member of the Piney Grove Baptist Church in Atlanta, Texas. Mrs. Whitworth enjoyed gardening, canning, traveling and cooking for her fellow teachers.