Griffin Funeral Service

05/16/2026

Judy Ophelia Story Hopkins, 77, of Star City, passed away Friday, May 15, 2026 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Monticello. Judy was born October 22, 1948 in Monticello, AR to the late Jack and Mildred Shultz Story. She worked most her life as a bookkeeper for various businesses including Floyd’s...

05/15/2026

Dale Dunaway, 74, of Star City, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at The Blossoms in Star City. He was born December 29, 1951 to late David and Mildred Beard Hancock.
Dale was of the Baptist faith. He was a truck driver, he enjoyed collecting rocks, and spending time with his family and...

05/11/2026

Deborah “Debbie” Cook, 69, of White Hall, Arkansas passed away Sunday, May 10, 2026, at her home. She was born on September 11, 1956, to Frank and Earline Case Long.
Debbie was a member of the Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church at Glendale. She was a homemaker, she loved reading, fishing, and t...

05/10/2026

05/09/2026

Brenda Sue McCool McLemore, 76, of Star City, Arkansas passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026 at The Blossoms in Star City. She was born January 22, 1950 in Pocahontas, Arkansas to the late Bobbie and Dollie Burns McCool.
Brenda was a member of Overcoming Faith Worship Center in Star City. She was a re...

05/09/2026

Linda Gale Kitchens, 79, of Star City, Arkansas passed away Friday, May 8, 2026 at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. She was born March 12, 1947 to the late George and Effie Jimmerson Birdsong.
Linda was a retired Accountant for Walmart. She loved going to Senior Citizens Center, she enjoye...

05/06/2026

Billy Ray Jones, 90, of Star City, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at his home. He was born on February 24, 1936, in Texarkana, Texas to the late Henry and Anna Belle Lee Jones. He retired from International Paper after 34 years.
Billy was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church. He ...

05/06/2026

James William Myrick, 79, of Star City, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at Baptist Health- Drew County. He was born in Star City on March 13, 1947, to the late Benjamin and Opal Witt Myrick.
James was a member of the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Palmyra, Arkansas. He enjoyed do...

05/06/2026

Johanna Rena Thrower, 74, of Star City, AR passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at her home. She was born in Amsterdam Holland Netherlands on November 21, 1951, to the late Johon and Olga Sikman.
Johanna attended Yorktown Freewill Baptist church, and she was an Administrative Assistant at Arkansas Sta...

04/30/2026

James Hugh Marter, 73, of Monticello, AR passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the VA Hospital in Little Rock. He was born August 10, 1952, to the late James Marter and LaVerne Burks Marter. James was of the Baptist faith and a retired truck driver for War Eagle Boats.
Also preceding him in dea...

04/29/2026

Eddie Dewayne Williams II, 39, of Rison, AR passed away Monday, April 27, 2026 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1987 to Eddie and Caroline Glover Williams.
Eddie enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tinkering on things.
Preceding him death are his dad and his brother, Bradl...