Newton Jefferson Yaerger Obituary, 1964, Conway County, AR

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Newton Jefferson Yaerger October 1964 Atkins Chronicle

  Newton Jefferson Yaerger, 81 retired Atkins business man, died Monday 
at a Morrilton rest home.
  A native of Logan County, he came to Atkins at an early age and 
operated a meat market and grocery business here for 40 years until his 
retirement in 1953.  During most of the time he and Mrs. Yaerger (Nora 
Belle Hearne), operated a lunch counter in conjunction with his business.  
At the time of his retirement he was the oldest retail merchant in Atkins.
He was a Baptist.
  He is survived by three sons, William E. Yaerger of Panhandle, Texas;
Alva Yaerger of Booneville, Ark; and Newton J. Yaerger Jr (Jack)of
Benton, Ark; one daughter, Mrs Dorothy Bauer of Atkins, Ark; one 
brother Louis Yaerger of Treat, Ark; two sisters, Mrs Alice Looper of 
Oklahoma and Mrs. Annie Collier of Russellville, Ark; eight grandchildren 
and three great-grandchildren.
  Grave side services were held Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Henry Davenport.
  Burial was in Atkins City Cemetery by Lemley Funeral Service of Atkins.