Beulah (Dyer-Stephens) Drinkuth Obituary, Jackson County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Larry - great-grandson Date: 4-12-2005 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Beulah (Dyer-Stephens) Drinkuth 11-18-1966 Newport Weekly Independent Newport Weekly Independent Fri Nov 18, 1966 Mrs. Drinkuth, dies; funeral Thursday. Mrs. Beulah Stephens Drinkuth, aged 75, 213 Ash Street, an active and devout leader in the First Methodist Church of Newport for more than 30 years, died in a local hospital Wed., after an extended illness. Beulah Dyer was born at West Point, White County the daughter of Isaiah + Sarah (Foster) Dyer, and moved to Newport as a child. her father was in the grocery business here. She was married Dec. 4, 1911 to Theodore Saxon Stephens, a member of the well known stephens family. He died in 1925. six years later she was married to John Howard Drinkuth, who proceeded her in death three years ago. both Mr. and Mrs. Drinkuth were for years active in Masonic and Eastern Star lodges. As a member of the Order of the Eastern Star she was a Past Worthy Matron. She also served during the Eastern Star Grand Lodge meetings. Mrs. Drinkuth was a life member in the First Methodist Church. She was past president of the What-So-Ever club, a charter member of the Wesley-an Service Guild and several years ago was given a life membership in the Women's Society of Christian Service due to her many church activities and service in that organization. For many years of her married life she lived directly across Laurel Street from the church and her home was used by many of the visiting clergy-men as they visited First Methodist. She is survived by 3 sons, Guy, T. S. Stephens of Newport and Mart Stephens of Little Rock, and by 2 daughters, Mrs. Howard Collins of Shreveport, LA, and Miss Floryne Stephens of Newport, AR. 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2pm at the First Methodist Church by the Rev. Ben Jordan, pastor. Pallbearers will be Bobby Fortune, Clyde fortune, William Keedy, Ray OFann and F. M. "crackie" Parker all of Newport and Doyle Rogers of Batesville. Burial will be Walnut Grove Cemetery with Dillinger Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. * Newport Weekly Independent Friday Dec 9, 1966 card of thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during the extended illness and death of our mother, Mrs. J.H. Drinkuth. we are expecially grateful to those who sent food and floral offerings. Sincerely, Miss Floryne Stephens, Mrs. Howard Collins, Guy Stephens, Mart Stephens, and T. S. Stephens.