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Part 6
R.I.P.
Deaths on Penn Road
Earnest Thompson (1947-2006), age 59, died of “multiple cancers” according to neighbor David Bouie. Bouie said they had been neighbors since 1983. A lifelong resident of Crossett, he was retired from the Georgia-Pacific (Koch owned) paper mill.

He was also a U. S. Army Vietnam War veteran and a member of First Baptist Church on Florida Street, where he was a member of the Brotherhood, a trustee and a Pastor's Aide member. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Norma Jean Washington Thompson;...

three sons, Patrick Thompson and wife LaShunda and Earnie W. L. Thompson, all of Crossett, and Prentice Thompson of Richmond, CA; two daughters, Kimberly Thompson of Little Rock and LaPorsha Thompson of Crossett;...

...three brothers, Sterling Williams and wife Shirley of El Dorado, Louis Williams and wife Shirley of St. Louis, MO, and Bobby Martin and wife Darlene of Tracey, CA; one sister, Ruby Vinson and husband Robert of Suisun, CA; and seven grandchildren.

His wife, Norma Thompson, is now on a respirator.

Bobbie “Sue” Gibbs, died of "multiple cancers" according to Penn Road neighbor David Bouie. (1942-2007)

Tom Perkins (1935-2005) also lived on Penn Road & died of "multiple cancers" in 2005. He worked at Crossett Saw Mill which later became Georgia-Pacific. He worked there until he retired in 1999. He left behind his wife of 51 years, Juanita Goree Perkins of Crossett, Arkansas;...

Two sons, Donnie Perkins of Monticello, Arkansas, Billy Perkins of Richardson, Texas; Two daughters, Mildred Bivens of Buford, Georgia and Sandra Gill of Wilmer, Texas. One sister, Annie B. Perkins-Scott of Crossett, Arkansas; One brother, Johnny Ray Perkins of Hooks, Texas;...

Three grandchildren, Nekilea Bivens of Lake Jackson, Texas, Donald Bivens of Buford, Georgia and Oranda Latrell Gill of Wilmer, Texas; Two great-grandchildren, Angel Mingo and Christian Bivens both from Buford, Georgia. Too many nieces, nephews and friends to list.

R.I.P.
Deaths on West Penn Road
Ollie Mae Goree Hines Parker (1929-2006) died of cancer. She was a homemaker and a member of David Memorial Church of God in Christ. She had three sons: Larry Keith, Ronnie Parker...

...five daughters: Debra Parker Moore, Evelyn Parker Tate, Hazel Parker, Judy Parker, and LaTekia Parker all of Crossett, AR; twenty-nine grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren when she died.

Her husband, George Parker (1931-2010) worked at the Georgia Pacific Plywood Mill. He died of prostate cancer. Their family had expanded to thirty-four great grandchildren when he died and a host of relatives and friends.

This is George Parker’s daughter, Hazel. She is sick along with her granddaughter (below) who has allergies and has taken medication all her life. She has dark circles under her eyes. She is three years old.

Lawson Road: Neighbor Leroy Patton
“Let me give you a sketch of the neighborhood,” Leroy Patton said as he took his toothpick out of his mouth and used it to point to an empty house, an abandoned doll lying facedown in the weeds in front of the hollow structure.

The Lawson couple used to live here, Patton says; the street was named for them. “They’re dead from cancer and stroke.”
He pointed to another property. “Down here is Pat. Her parents died from cancer back there, and now her husband sick too.”
newsweek.com/2016/04/29/cro…

He turned to a long driveway lined with trees and junk cars. “And this here is my place. Ain’t nobody but me and my old lady left. Everybody dead in my family but me. All of ’em from cancer.”

R.I.P.
Deaths on Lawson Road
Lillie Almon Lawson (1924-2006) died on April 12, 2006. Her father was Harvey Almon and her mother was Lillie Bethue. She was born on September 7, 1924 in Portland, AR. She married her husband, Odell, on March 31, 1946. They were married for 60 years.

Odell Lawson, 83, of Crossett died on Friday June 9, 2006, less than two months after his wife, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Crossett, a former employee of Georgia Pacific and the city of Crossett, a World War II veteran and a 33rd degree Mason.

Survivors of the Lawson family include: three sons, Leon and Jimmy Lawson, both of Oakland, CA, and Charles Lawson of Los Angeles, CA; three sisters Lula and Minnie McClain of Pasadena, CA, and Arlena McClain of San Antonio, TX; six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Odell Lawson's parents, Sam & Letitia Lawson; three sisters, Lillie B. Mayweather, Ozell McClain, and Otis McClain; and and six brothers, Joe, O.W., J.B., Leroy, Dawford and Leonard McClain.

Donna “Jackie” Woodberry (1951-2010) of Crossett, AR was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church. She served as a City Wide Usher and was in the Socialites. She enjoyed baby-sitting, socializing with family and friends, and playing cards.

Her husband, Jeffery Woodberry, is now on a respirator.

Donna "Jackie" Woodberry's survivors include: one son, Johnny Mac Brown Jr. "Tang", three daughters; Felishia F. Johnson "Lisa", LaShanda Waters, and Donna Bowman "Terese", all of Crossett, AR; a special loved one, Cedrick Black "Dump" of Crossett, AR;...

...six grandchildren; Johnathon D. McWilliams of Witchita Falls, TX, Jahmar O. Durby of Grady, AR, Chandra L. Hampton, Shalitha Waters, Jaden T. Lewis and Destiny Bowman, all of Crossett, AR; six great-grandchildren, Marquise Mitchell, Marqueze Mitchell, Bryan S. Simpson...

More survivors of Donna "Jackie" Woodberry: KyAra McWilliams, Tayia Heard, Zarianna Durby; one brother, Bobby J. Mitchell of Grady, AR; two sisters, Carrie May Boyce of Indianapolis, IN and Mary Glenda Saunders of NC; and a special son, Greg Smith.

Jessie Johnson’s son Benjamin has son had 5 open heart surgeries, the first one when he was 5 days old. The doctors told her to make funeral arrangements. “I will believe until the day I die that it was because I worked at the mill [Georgia-Pacific] when I was pregnant with him.

When I was 4 months pregnant I took early maternity leave because I was so scared that something was going to happen to him. And something did.”

Jessie Johnson’s father died in 2008, her aunt died, she lost two close friends that worked in the paper mill [Georgia-Pacific, owned by Koch Industries, Inc.],, 3 uncles and her mother-in-law—all to cancer.

Other residents:
Laetitia Renee Wimberly Dickerson, of Crossett, AR, a non smoker, died in 2011, at age 43 of lung cancer. She left behind her mother DeLores F. Wimberly, her husband of 19 years, LeMoyne "Butch" Dickerson Sr., one son, LeMoyne "Butch" Dickerson Jr....

...of Crossett, AR, one daughter, Morgan T. Dickerson of Conway, AR, her mother, Mrs. DeLores F. Wimberly of Crossett, AR, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Norma Jean Love of Crossett, AR, three brothers: Mr. Curtis Pugh of Little Rock, Ark., Mr. Cornell Wimberly of Dallas, TX and...

Terrell Wimberly of Crossett, AR, six sisters: Ms. Valerie Postell, Ms. Wondrous Wilson and Ms. LaMonda Swann, husband Daniel all of Dallas, TX, Mrs. Tameka Wright, husband Fred of Crossett, AR, Ms. Debra Wimberly of Los Angeles, CA, and Dr. Mattie Yvette Wimberly of Hawkins, TX

..Two very special nephews: Kendrick and Javari Wright, a special sister, Mrs. Wanda Owens, husband Chester of Hamburg, AR, a God-sister, Minister Rachel Luckett of Little Rock, AR...

...and three very special friends; Mrs. LaCeasha Turner, Mrs. Rita Spencer and Mrs. Betty Ray all of Crossett, and a host of other family and loved ones.

Simone Smith, has cancer. She said that one of her friends in school had it and she was able to ask her questions about it. She had a 17 cm malignant mass in her stomach.

Simone Smith: “I live close to the cemetery & there’s horrible smells where I live…I hear a lot of dump trucks around where I live...I think the dump trucks pour out a lot of chemicals and bad stuff for our bodies.”

Take a look at this map. Look at where the Georgia-Pacific (owned by Koch Industries Inc.) plants are located. Look where people live. Look where the school is, where the ponds, the rivers and the lakes are located.

Would you live here?

Huffington Post: USA Today reports that the Alpha Alternative School District in Crossett ranks in the top percentile nationally for exposure to probable human carcinogens, with the Georgia-Pacific plant listed as the polluter most responsible for the toxins.

Koch-Owned Georgia-Pacific Plant Linked to High Cancer Rates, Film Alleges:
huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/ark…

From the National Cancer Institute: the Incidence Rates for Arkansas, 2010-2014, All Races, Both Sexes, All Ages, All types of Cancer, Ashley County. Ashley County is orange, the 2nd to highest category.

From the National Cancer Institute: the Death Rates for Arkansas, 2010-2014, All Races, Both Sexes, All Ages, All types of Cancer, Ashley County. Ashley County is RED, the HIGHEST category.

David Koch gave $500 million to cancer research when he got prostate cancer.
In 2007 he called it the “greatest honor” he had ever received when The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the MIT was established in his name.
theonehundred.org/honorees/david…

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