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James Fred Yates, lovingly known as "Papa James," 78, of Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away on January 30, 2026.James was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, to the late Joe Yates and Lola Henderson. A former Ashley County native, he was a proud 1965 graduate of Hamburg High School and later retired from The...
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