Alfred H. Bivens Obituary, 1954, Faulkner County, AR

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Alfred H. Bivens Wed., 04 Aug 1954  Log Cabin

 --from the Log Cabin Democrat, Wed., 04 Aug 1954

ALFRED H. BIVENS, 68, RESIDENT OF ROWLETT COMMUNITY, DIES
A 68-year-old Greenbrier farmer, Alfred H. Bivens, died early yesterday
at Memorial Hospital after a year's illness. A native of Quitman and
lifelong resident of Faulkner County, he lived in the Rowlett community.

Masonic rites were held at 3 p.m. today at Guy Baptist Church and
interment was at Copperas Springs Cemetery. The Rev. J.N. Farrish and
B.G. Hogan officiated.

Survivors are his wife; four sons, Herman of Quitman, J.D. Pasadena,
Tex., E.J. of Florence, Ala., and Bentley of North Little Rock; four
daughters, Mrs. Eva Lou Fielder of Pontiac, Mich., Mrs. Nina Frank 
Glover of North Little Rock, Mrs. Ada Clendenin and Mrs. Maxine Sims 
of Quitman; four brothers, Will and Ernest of Quitman, Arch of Oklahoma 
City, Okla., and R.L. of Little Rock; five sisters, Mrs. Cora Hopkins 
and Mrs. Lula Avra of Little Rock, Mrs. Mary White of Searcy, Mrs. Josie 
Morris of Doniphan, Missouri, and Mrs. Annie Bailey of Quitman.

Active pallbearers were J.A. Harris, Dr. Robert Smith, Lewis Bivens, 
Joe Deal Shelby, Roy B. Rowlett, Jim Bailey, Loyd White, and Charles Adams.

Honorary pallbearers were Frank Fielder, Dr. Kellar Lieblong, Dr. B.F.
Banister, M.E. Price, J.C. Rickles, Junior Doggett, I.H. DeBusk, E.S.
Henderson, Jim Sparkman, J.H. Karber, Moses Flowers, and Glover Joyner.

Masonic pallbearers were I.H. Fielder, Fred Wilson, Elmo Glover, Henry
Clendenin, A.T. Fielder, the Rev. J.N. Farrish, Joe Castleberry, and 
Fred Wiedower.