Obituaries
REMINDERS OF SERVICE ROBERT LEE WRIGHT
Robert Lee Wright, age 79, of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at his home.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday at Young’s Funeral Directors.
Graveside service will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, June 5, 2023, at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock.
Memorial may be made to St Jude Children Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Condolences may be shared at www.youngsfuneralhome.com for the Wright family.
OBITUARIES MELBALENE HICKS
Melbalene Hicks, 89 years old of Marysville, AR passed away June 3, 2023, at Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, AR.
Melba was born in Magnolia, AR on Nov. 16, 1933, to Willie and Joy Davis. She was of the Christian faith and well known for her love of hunting and fishing.
Preceding her in death are her sisters, Robbie Lea and Bernice, husbands Loyd Delmon Bearden and Adron “Dobber” Hicks, step sons, Kenny Hicks and Ronnie Hicks, and her great grand-daughter Ashley Wilson.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter Jean Combs, son “Bo” Hicks, wife Laurie, daughters in law Toni Hicks and Vicky Hicks. Her grandchildren Shane and Tiffany Wilson, Glen and Kayla Combs, Hayden and Erin Hicks, Katy and Dillon Nix, Randy and Susan Hicks, Heather and Jacob Cook, Kim and Matt Baltz, Jennifer and Matt Garner, Shannon and Crissi Hicks. Her great grandchildren Oakley Combs, Noah, Kensley, and Presley Cook, Keaton, Brooks, and Everly Baltz, Emily and Blake Baccam, Ashley and Jedd Lambert, Ross Whitley, Montana Garner, Houston Garner, Peyton Hicks, and Gracyn Hicks. Nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Graveside services will be at Marysville Cemetery on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2:00 pm under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home in Magnolia. Friends and family are welcome to visit afterward at her home on Magnolia Hwy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Marysville Cemetery Fund.