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Reprinted with permission of the Pine Bluff Commercial. ************************************************************************ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EMMETT SARGENT (Photo included) Funeral services for Emmett Darnell Sargent, 24, of Pine Bluff, will be Tuesday, February 3, 1998, at 1 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Harold Shirlee and G.L. Ford officiating. He died January 27, 1998 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. A native of St. Louis, he was a son of the late Henry and Tommie L. King Sargent. Survivors include two brothers, Willie Sargent of Jonesboro and Henry Sargent Jr. of Pine Bluff, and three sisters, Ingle Darrough, Katrina Sargent and Yolanda Sargent, all of Pine Bluff. Visitation will be Monday from 1 until 7 p.m. at Perry Funeral Home. Burial will be in P.K. Miller Cemetery. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GROVER BRADSHAW Grover Guy Bradshaw, 84, of Star City, died Saturday, January 31, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1913, at Star City, son of the late Grafton Thomas and Bessie Florence Hooker Bradshaw. He attended the Shell Baptist Church at Star City. He had worked at the Pine Bluff Arsenal and as a machine operator at Ben Pearson Company. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mamie Lorene Calhoun Bradshaw; a son, Billy, and a daughter, Audene. Survivors include his wife, Francis Bradshaw, whom he married July 6, 1993; eight sons, Larry Bradshaw, David Bradshaw, Thomas Bradshaw, Randy Bradshaw, Mark Bradshaw and Guy Bradshaw, all of White Hall, Robert Bradshaw of Leland, North Carolina, and Jack Bradshaw of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Brenda Hopson and Donna Bradshaw, both of White Hall, and Nadine Linker of Pine Bluff; a brother, G.T. Bradshaw of Wright; two sisters, Lorene Freeman of Pine Bluff and Alliene Heflin of Star City; 28 grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Hale-South Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Akers officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery at Star City. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WILLIE SHELTON Willie Lee Shelton, 97, of Pine Bluff died Saturday, January 31, 1998, at Arkansas Convalescent Center. He was born August 16, 1900, a son of the late Robert L. and Lucy Winnin Shelton. He married Lucy Dawson in 1923 in Arkadelphia and moved to Pine Bluff in 1936. He was a World War I Army veteran, a Baptist and a retired carman from Cotton Belt Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife on January 25, 1998; a son, W.L. Shelton Jr.; a halfbrother, Fred Shelton, and a halfsister, Maudie Townsel. There are no immediate survivors. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graceland Cemetery with the Rev. R.O. Starks officiating. Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors will be in charge of arrangements. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HAZEL WEST Hazel Ryburn West, 87, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, January 30, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 19, 1910, in Cleveland County, the daughter of the late Charles Sidney and Edna Irene Smith Ryburn. She worked as a beautician for several years in Pine Bluff, then moved to Monticello in 1968. There she worked as a bookkeeper for Ryburn Motors, retiring in 1979. She moved back to Pine Bluff in the early 1980's. She was a member of the Shell Chapel Presbyterian Church and was active in the Civil Air Patrol. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Marion West in 1963. Survivors include four sons, Robert Granderson of Modesto, California, Charles L. Granderson of Pine Bluff, James M. West Jr. of LaMarque, Texas, and Joe W. West of Pensacola, Florida; a brother, Jake Ryburn of Monticello; a sister, Doris Estes of Friendswood, Texas; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be today from 2 until 4 p.m. at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Graveside services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery with the Revs. M.L. Faler and Dale Gentry officiating. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CLARENCE ROBERTS JR. Clarence A. Roberts Jr., 79, died Saturday, January 31, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born June 24, l9l8, in Orlando, Florida, he was the son of the late Clarence Anderson Roberts and Nell Joyner Roberts. Before moving to Pine Bluff at the age of 12, Roberts had lived in Florida and Georgia. He was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School and had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was chairman of Roberts Brothers Tire Service of Pine Bluff, his family's retail and wholesale tire distribution, retreading and automobile maintenance company. He joined his father in that business, then known as Pine Bluff Tire and Rubber Company, as a young man. He worked with four generations of his family in the operation and management of the company. He was a past member of the board of directors of the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association. He was a member and trustee of First Baptist Church of Pine Bluff, where he was a member of the Matthew Sunday school class. He was a member of Fifty for the Future for many years. He had served as a trustee of Arkansas AM&N College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and was a member of the Jefferson Hospital Association for 20 years. He was preceded in death by a brother, William H. Roberts; and two sisters, Grace Curtis and Mary Nell Bruce. Survivors include his wife, the former Genevieve Cook, whom he married September 15, 1939; three sons, Clarence A. "Buzz" Roberts, William A. "Billy" Roberts and Richard J. Roberts, all of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Suzanne Roberts Stringer of Hot Springs; a brother, D.E."Gene" Roberts of Pine Bluff; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be Monday, at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gordon Topping officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery by -Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas J.B. TRUSSELL WARREN -- J.B. Trussell, 85, of Hermitage died Friday, January 30, 1998, at Wagnon Place Nursing Home in Warren. Born October 18, 1912, at Hermitage he was a son of the late John N. and Mattie Hall Trussell. He was a retired farmer and construction worker and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Denzil Trussell, John Lewis Trussell, Roscoe Trussell and Cecil Trussell. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Forrest Trussell; two sons, Kenneth Trussell of Warren and Craven Trussell of Friendship, Texas; three daughters, Linda Davis of Hermitage, Jean Trussell of Dallas, and Teresea Ann Rose of Euless, Texas; two brothers, Finis Trussell of Hermitage and Adolphus Trussell of Grand Prairie, Texas; two sisters, Ethel Johnson of Hermitage and Mary Eva Baker of Warren; 11 grand- children and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home, with the Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Burial will be in Prattsville Cemetery. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JANICE DAVIS WARREN -- Janice Lucille Davis, 82, died January 31, 1998, at Bradley County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 11, 1915, at Wilmar a daughter of the late Jesse and Pearl Burkhart Griffin. She was a retired cook at Wilmar School and a member of the Green Hill Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Davis. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Davis of Wilmar and Tommy Davis of Warren; a daughter, Patsy Creed of Monroe, Louisiana; four sisters, Frances Wade of Bellows Falls, Vermont, Emma West, Betty Reddin and Mary Temple, all of Wilmar; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello with the Revs. Wayman Mann and Bill Leslie officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. ________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MAUDE ROSS MONTICELLO-- Maude Herring Ross, 88, died January 31, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. She was born December 2,1909, in Drew County, a daughter of Laman Jasper Herring and Lottie Butler Herring. She was a homemaker and Primitive Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brad Ross. Survivors include two sons, Carroll Ross and Leon Ross, both of Monticello; a brother, Murphy Herring of Monticello; two sisters, Catherine Champ of Chicago and Jessie Kimbro of Dermott; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Campground Cemetery. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WILLIAM STUCKEY William Powell Stuckey, 85, of Rowell (Cleveland County) died January 31, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 22, 1912, at Rowell and was the son of the late George and Lottie Spakes Stuckey. He was a retired farmer and member of Center Missionary Baptist Church where he had served as church clerk. He was preceded in death by a son, Danny Carroll Stuckey. Survivors include his wife, Rachel French Stuckey; two sons, Wallace Stuckey of Pine Bluff and Charles Stuckey of Rowell; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Center Missionary Baptist Church in Rowell with the Revs. Doney Blackerby and Jackie Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Rowell Cemetery by Buie Funerl Home of Rison. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ETHEL BECK LITTLE ROCK -- Ethel I. Stuckey Beck, 86, of Prattsville died January 31, 1998, at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center. Born December 10, 1911, at Prattsville, she was a daughter of the late Henderson Stuckey and Mattie Mathis Stuckey. She was a homemaker and a member of Buie Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Billie L. Bennings of Prattsville; a brother, Clyde Stuckey of Prattsville; four sisters, Elma Mooney and Ila Jordan of Prattsville, Noma Holiman of Malvern and Lestie Burrow of Tennessee; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Buie Funeral Home at Sheridan. Burial will be in Philadelphia Cemetery at Prattsville. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FRANCES GADDY NORTH LITTLE ROCK--Frances Inez Rana Gaddy, 79, of Des Arc, formerly of Texarkana, Texas, died February 1, 1998, at Baptist Memorial Medical Center. She was born on January 1, 1919, at Briggsville (Yell County), a daughter of the late Dow Rana and Eunice Taylor Rana. She was a homemaker and member of Rose Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Crews Gaddy. Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Ballowe of Des Arc and Francis Munroe of Bellaire, Michigan; a sister, Ruby Joy Wyatt of Lindsay, California and seven grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas with the Rev. Jamie Alexander officiating. Arrangements are handled by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Association. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas PEBBLE NEWTON NORTH LITTLE ROCK--Sherwood, formerly of Warren, died January 31, 1998, at Riley's Oak Hill Manor. She was born on January 31, 1903, at Warren, a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Mattie Lee Ables Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church at Warren. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Finley V. Belott and Taylor Jones Newton. Survivors include two sons, Fred K. Belott of Memphis and Charles Edward Belott of Little Rock; a daughter, Helen Snipan of Sherwood; a sister, Vertie Gill of Bastrop, Louisiana; 11 grand-children; 15 great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchiIdren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Oakland Cemetery at Warren with the Rev. Greg Stanley officiating. Arrangements are by Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MINNIE SMITH Graveside services for Minnie Bell Smith, 61, of Pine Bluff, who died January 27, 1998, at her home are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with David Henderson officiating. Arrangements are by Christian Way Funeral Home. Born April l3, l936, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Hamp Mitchell and Bellzola Banks Mitchell. She was a former member of Rose Hill Baptist Church and was formerly employed at Arkansas AM&N College (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) as a cook. She was married to Robert Smith Sr. Survivors include a son, Robert Smith Jr. of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Shirley Hence of Pine Bluff, Bobbie Murray of Richmond, California, and Beverly Smith of Los Angeles; a brother, Anderson Mitchell of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Margaret Brewer, Mamie Smith and Izell Clark, all of Pine Bluff; l6 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BESSIE MAYS HOT SPRINGS -- Bessie Mays, 90, of Hampton, died February 1, 1998, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Born September 19, 1907, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. French and Arminda Ruff French. She was the widow of Robert Jewell Mays and was a retired employee of International Paper Company. She was a member of Forest Park Assembly of God at Pine Bluff. Survivors include a son, Gary Mays of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Merle Thompson of Hot Springs, and Adele Harkins of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Connie Martin of Lemoore, California, and Eilene Singleton of Yucaipa, California; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cullendale Assembly of God at Camden. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Camden by Proctor Funeral Home of Camden. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARY PARRISH WARREN -- Mary Elizabeth Pennington Parrish, 79, of Warren, died February 1, 1998, at Wagnon Place Nursing Center. She was born on October 5, 1918, in Bradley County, a daughter of the late E. Ross Pennington and Ellie M. Green Pennington. She was a homemaker and a member of Good Hope Methodist Church, near Warren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howell Roy Parrish, whom she married on December11, 1943, and who died on February 8, 1992; a brother, Curtis Pennington; and two sisters, Mable La Fevre and Anita Abernathy. Survivors include a brother, Jack Pennington of El Cajon, California; a sister, Regina Reep of Warren; and two sisters-in-law who were caregivers, Adrian Ledbetter of Fordyce and Sue Denson of Warren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren. Burial will be in McKinney CemeteIy in Bradley County. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas RUBY BRANSON Ruby Lee Walker Branson, 78, of Pine Bluff, died February 1, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 12, 1919, at Rison, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Walker and Minnie Mae Green Walker. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert L. Walker. Survivors include a son, Ernest Clyde Branson of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Beverly Poe of Dallas; a brother, Mack Walker of Rison; a sister, Alma C. Powell of Pine Bluff; and six grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wilson Cemetery at Rison with Sam Higgs officiating. Burial will be handled by Hale-South Funeral Home. ________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JANE ADAMS LITTLE ROCK -- Jane Turner Womble Adams, 78, of Little Rock, died January 31, 1998, at Riley's Oak Hill Manor. She was born on May 8, 1919, at Warren, a daughter of the late Cone and Bernice Turner. She attended Monticello A&M, now the University of Arkansas at Monticello, She married her first husband, who was also of Warren, while both were in college. She was a substitute schoolteacher and also taught Sunday school for many years at Warren First United Methodist Church. Her hobbies and interests included reading, local and world affairs, sports, music, nature, travelling, the outdoors, bird watching, nature, playing bridge and the opera. She worked with her brother-in-law, Dr. Dallas Miles, for many years at Warren. She then moved to Little Rock and worked for the Arkansas Easter Seal Society. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Charles Womble, who died in 1969, and Dr. Horace Adams; two sons, Jan Womble and Charlie Womble; a brother, Cone Turner; and grandparents, Henry Lee and Scotta Cone Turner and William Franklin and Ella Belin. Survivors include two sons, Jim Womble and Marty Womble, both of Little Rock; a brother, Henry Lee Turner of Morrilton; a sister, Martha Turner Miles of Russellville; a half sister, Annette Turner Rule of Pine Bluff; and three grandchildren. Memorial services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren and at 5 p.m. Friday at St. James Methodist Church at Little Rock with the Rev. Jack Wilson officiating. Burial will be private. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALBRA PORCHIA LITTLE ROCK -- Funeral services for Albra Porchia, 73, of PineBluff, who died January 30,1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Ford officiating. Burial will be in Little Rock National Cemetery. Born April 18, 1924, at Camden, he was a son of the late Henry Porchia and Fannie McCray Porchia. He was a self-employed logger, and had served in the Army. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lee Collie Porchia; two sons, Clarence Porchia of Richmond, Virginia, and Burl Rhinehart of Benton; five daughters, Linda Porchia-Abrams and Loretta Porchia, both of Little Rock, Mary Ann McGill of Benton, Patricia Britton of Las Vegas and Linda Banks of Arkadelphia; a stepson, Freddie Rhinehart of Benton; and eight great- grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FLORENCE MOORE Funeral services for Florence Mae Moore, 78, of Altheimer, who died January 29, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Curlee Mays officiating. Burial will be at Wabbaseka Cemetery by Henson Mortuary. Born June 6, 1919, at England,Arkansas, he was a son of the late Robert and Tama Sims Hodges. Survivors include four sons, Leonard Harris and Stanley Hodges, both of Chicago, Larry Finley of Pine Bluff and Terry Hodges of Altheimer; three daughters, Delois D. May of Chicago, Bonnie Owens of Altheimer and Lawanda Hill of Richmond, North Carolina; brother, Robert Hodges of Chicago; three sisters, Alberta Jefferson, Berniece Norman and Earnestine Jones, all of Chicago; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EDUCATOR, A.G. KIRBY, DIES AT 88 (Photo included) Funeral services for Dr. Algee "A.G." Golden Kirby, 88, of Pine Bluff, who died January 27, 1998, at Davis Life Care Center, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John AME Church with the Rev. James E. Wiley officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. He was born on December 29, 1909, at Cotton Plant (Woodruff County), a son of the late John R. Kirby Jr. and Mary C. Collins Kirby. He was a chairman emeritus for the department of education and media at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He was an ordained Christian Methodist Episcopal minister and pastored for 12 years. He was a charter member and trustee of Stewart Memorial CME Church. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural education from Arkansas AM&N College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He also received a master of science degree in education with a concentration in industrial media from the University of Minnesota and an Ed.D degree in education and instructional technology from the University of Missouri. He did a further study in instructional media at Michigan State University. He held a number of positions including high school principal at Rison; dean of the College of Agriculture at Savannah, Georgia; director of media services at Alcorn College at Norman, Mississippi, Southern University at Baton Rouge and Mississippi Valley State at Itta Bena, Mississippi; and chairman of the department of educational media and services at UAPB. He was elected to the Association of Educational Communication and Technology and to Phi Delta Kappa. He was a member of the Arkansas Audio- Visual Association, the Arkansas Education Association and the National Education Association. He also held a further membership in Kappa Abha Psi. He received several awards including a Service Award from the Arkansas Audio-Visual Association, a 25-year Service Award from the Department of Higher Education, an Achievement Award from Kappa Alpha Psi, a "Men of Achievement" Award from the International Biographical Centre, and was awarded a Certificate of Recognition of Service and Leadership as "Community Pacemaker." While he was president of the Arkansas Audio-Visual Association, he was awarded a Certificate of Leadership at the Lake Okoboji Conference that was held in Iowa. He received a diploma for Distinguished Achievement from the International Biographical Centre and was also awarded the Medal of Congress by the International Biographical Centre for Outstanding Service to the International Biographical Centre and its congresses. He was listed in the seventh edition of the International Who's Who in Intellectuals that was dedicated to him in honor of an outstanding contribution to Audio-Visual technology and organizing programmes in colleges to certify personnel for positions in public schools, colleges and industry. His name was added to the "International Leaders in Achievement" honors list for outstanding contribution to the Administration of Higher Education Media and Technology Programmes in colleges. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa gave him the Certificate of Recognition for 25 years of active membership. He is registered in the United Kingdom and was elected a Fellow of the International Biographical Association. He enjoyed travelling and visited many states in the United States; Amsterdam; Paris; Cambridge, England; Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Madrid, Spain; Singapore, Malaysia; and Indonesia. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Majorie Tharp Kirby; a brother, Dr. M.A. Kirby of Magnolia; and a nephew who was a caregiver, Jackie Kirby of Pine Bluff. _________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas NIGEL SHIVERS MARSHALL, Texas -- Nigel Fletcher Shivers, 84, of Karnack, Texas, died February 3, 1998, at Marshall. He was born on November 24, 1913, at Homer, Louisiana, a son of the late Nigel Eli Shivers and Elizabeth Stewart Wardlaw Shivers. He attended Louisiana and Marshall schools and was a former member of the Knights of Phithias. He was a rancher, a cattleman and was sheriff of Harrison County, Texas, from 1969 to 1979. He was a member of Karnack Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by a wife, Mary Geneva Summers, whom he married on September 28, 1940, at Marshall, and who died on February 20, 1983. Survivors include his wife, DeLores Irene Wright Dickey Shivers, whom he married on August 18, 1983, at Marshall; a son, Nigel Raymond Shivers of Karnack; a daughter, Mary Sue Reynolds of Marshall; a sister, Ann McBurnett of Pine Bluff; a stepson, Edward Dickey of Marshall; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Sullivan Funeral Home at Marshall with the Revs. L.H. Burnett and Brenda Lucas officiating. Burial will be in Andrews Cemetery at Karnack. Memorials may be made to Karnack United Methodist Church. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HATTIE TIBBS Hattie Shivers Tibbs, 94, of Pine Bluff, died February 3, 1998, at Arkansas Convalescent Center. She was born on September 4, 1903, at Coushatta, Louisiana, a daughter of the late Nigel E. and Bessie Wardlaw Shivers. She was raised and received her early education in Louisiana. She lived at Magnolia for many years, where she was a member of Central Baptist Church. She moved to Pine Bluff in 1985. She was preceded in death by her husband, Moses N. Tibbs; a brother; and three sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Margie W. Fergeson of Pine Bluff; and a sister, Ann Bush McBurnett of Pine Bluff. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery at Magnolia with the Rev. David Wood officiating. Arrangements are handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 517 Cherry Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HOMER CREIGHTON DUMAS--Homer Lee Creighton, 75, of Star City, died February 3, 1998, at Delta Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 13, 1922, in Drew County, a son of the late Sam Alexander Creighton and Fannie Lee Henley Creighton. He was a self-employed farmer and a member of Rankin Chapel Baptist Church at Dumas. He lived in Lincoln County his entire life. Survivors include his wife, Imogene White Creighton; a son, Kenneth Ray Creighton of Dumas; two daughters, Angela Beyette of Oceanside, California, and Kathleen McTigrit of Dumas; a brother, Elbert Creighton of Dumas; two sisters, Floy Paschall and Frankie Boyette, both of Dumas; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m, today in Green Mount Cemetery in Lincoln County with the Rev. C.L. Blount officiating. Arrangements are handled by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas NOLEN PHILLIPS SR. MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral services for Nolen Phillips Sr., 89, of Warren, who died January 29, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Power House Church of God in Christ at Warren with Elder Nolen Phillips Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery by Reddick Funeral Home at Warren. He was born on April 1, 1908, at Mount Olive, a son of the late Miller and Sally Phillips. He was a member of Power House Church of God in Christ, where he was a Sunday School superintendent and a deacon for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lucille Martin, whom he married on December 9, 1939; and two daughters. Survivors include seven sons, Joe Ree Phillips of Mount Olive, Joe Lee Phillips, Willie D. Phillips and Elder Nolen Phillips Jr., all of Warren, Paul Phillips of Hot Springs, Curtis Phillips of Eudora and Dennis Phillips of Dallas; seven daughters, Emma Jean Walker, Carolyn Anderson and Mary Isom, all of Warren, Linda Phillips of Dallas, Christine Watson of Pine Bluff, and Annie Marie Henry and Queen Ester Bernard, borh of Lancaster, Texas; a brother Elder Rether Phillips of Wilmar; two sisters, Verlean Bassett of Monticello and Mary Rush of Warren; 44 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOSEPH SAWYER JACKSONVILLE -- Joseph A. Sawyer, 74, of England, formerly of the Pine Bluff area, died January 31, 1998, at Rebsamen Hospital. He was born on January 28,1924, at England, Arkansas, a son of the late West Sawyer and Margie Mosley Sawyer. He was a retired funeral director with Roller-England Funeral Home at England. He was a deacon at New Hope Baptist Church at North Little Rock and a former deacon at Eudora Baptist Church at England. He was a member of Greenleaf Lodge 393, Royal Arch, Eastern Star 339, and Angerona Consistory 78. Survivors include four sons, Morris Sawyer, Alfonzo Givens and Timothy Givens, all of England, and Nekoda Cain of Little Rock; two daughters, Marie Anderson and Linda Givens, both of Little Rock; two brothers, Charles Sawyer of Chicago and LeRoy Sawyer of Oxnard, California; a sister, Verlene McCoy of Los Angeles; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Roller-England Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Porch officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery near England. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CLYDE WEEKS STAR CITY -- Clyde Thomas Weeks, 78, of Warren, died February 3, 1998, at Gardner Nursing Home. He was born on November 21, 1919, at Blue Springs (Garland County), a son of the late William Wesley and Brenna Bryant Weeks. He was a retired oil field worker and was a Baptist. Survivors include a brother, Paul Weeks of Palmyra (Lincoln County); and a sister, Elene Coats of Dinuba, California. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren with the Rev. Lester Burton officiating. Burial will be in Rowell Cemetery. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DOUGLAS LANTZ SHERIDAN -- Douglas Allen Lantz, 64, of Sheridan, died February 3, 1998, at his home. He was born on June 8, 1933, at Richwood, West Virginia, a son of the late Adam G. and Luella Lewis Lantz. He was a self-employed residential fence installer. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Ritchie of Summersville, West Virginia, and Patricia Schuyler of Bensalem, Pennsylvania; and a stepson, Matt Newsom ofSheridan. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday in Lost Creek Cemetery at Sheridan with the Rev. Odell Lindsey officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Buie Funeral Home at Sheridan. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BROOKLYN SCARVER Brooklyn Kyree Scarver, of Pine Bluff, an infant daughter of Brian Scarver Sr. and Winfear McLemore of Pine Bluff, died February 1, 1998, at her home. She was born on October 31, 1997, at Little Rock. Other survivors include a brother, Brian Scarver Jr. of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Bria Scarver, Brandi Scarver and Chantell Scarver, all of Pine Bluff; grandparents, Burnestine McLemore and Lillie Scarver, both of Pine Bluff; and a great-grandparent, Rosie Akins of Pine Bluff. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden with the Rev. Lewis Williams officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 2:30 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MURRAY NUNN LITTLE ROCK -- Murray Nunn, 83, of Little Rock, died February 2, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center. He was born on June 28, 1914, at Oma, a son of the late Iverson Farrell Nunn and Ruth Avant Nunn. He was a postal carrier, a retired chief petty officer in the Navy and a veteran of World War II, He was a farmer and a member of First United Methodist Church at Dumas. Survivors include a son, Mark Nunn of Denver; four daughters, Judy Rana of Fayetteville, Diann Haynes and Sherry Johnson, both a of Houston, and Carol Morganti of Langhorne, Pennsylvania; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Rye Methodist Church with the Rev. Buddy Ratliff officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Cleveland County by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home of Monticello. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MAYBELLE CEARLY FORDYCE--MayBelle Frazier Cearley, 82, of Kingsland, died February 2, 1998, at Dallas County Hospital. She was born on March 14, 1915, in Cleveland County, daughter of the late George and Lizzie Wood Frazier. She was retired from Fordyce Picture Frame Company and was a member of the Kingsland United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Cearley; and a son, Herman Cearley. Survivors include a son, Jim Cearly of Kingsland; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Benton Funeral Home at Fordyce with Paul Wooley and Gene Murdock officiating. Burial will be in Kingsland Cemetery. _________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas OPAL COOPER Opal John Cooper, 86, of Dumas, died February 2, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 3, 1911, in Oklahoma, a son of the late Robert Cooper and Suszie Adamson Cooper. He was a self-employed farmer, a member of Hopedale Missionary Baptist Church at Winchester and lived at Dumas since 1961. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Ray Cooper. Survivors include his wife, Hattie Ann Spears Cooper; daughter, Linda Gentry of Dumas; two brothers, Lonnie Cooper of Rover (Yell County) and Roscoe Cooper of San Francisco; a sister, Eunice Greer of San Benito, Texas; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Griffin Funeral Home at Dumas with the Rev. Steven Tiner officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Ola Cemetery at Ola (Yell County). _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GENE HAIRE MONTICELLO --Gene Thomas Haire, 54, of Monticello, died February 2, 1998, at his home. He was born on July 26, 1943, at Dumas, a son of Norma Nickolson Haire of Cornerville (Lincoln County) and the late Claborn Haire. He was a Baptist, a truck driver for Sugarland Transport and a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by a brother, Cecil Haire. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Haire; a son, Gene Thomas Haire II of Monticello; and a daughter, Gena Ranae Haire of Monticello; three brothers, Bill Haire and Jerry Haire, both of Star City, and Raymond Haire of Los Banos, California; three sisters, Mildred Danley and Virginia Haire, both of Star City, and Lorene Pinkham of Garden Valley, California; and a grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Service at Star City with the Rev. Julius Carter officiating. Burial will be in Cornerville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Area Agency Hospice Program. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas OUIDA SWEENEY MONTICELLO--Ouida C. Sweeney, 83, of Monticello, died February 2, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 2, l9l4, in Drew County, a daughter of the late Everett Calhoun and Frankie Mays Calhoun. She owned Prentiss Sweeney Grocery and was a member of Mount Zion Presbyterian Church in Lincoln County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Prentiss Sweeney. There are no immediate survivors. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello with the Rev. Mike Garvey officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery in Lincoln County. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FLORENCE MOORE WABBASEKA - Funeral services for Florence Mae Moore, 78, of Altheimer, who died January 29, 1998, at Arkansas Convalescent Center, will be 11 a.m. today at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Curlee Mays officiating. Burial will be at Wabbaseka Cemetery by Henson Mortuary. Born June 6, 1919, at England, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Tama Sims Hodges. Survivors include four sons, Leonard Harris and Stanley Hodges, both of Chicago, Larry Finley of Pine Bluff, and Terry Hodges of Altheimer; three daughters, Delois D. May of Chicago, Bonnie Owens of Altheimer, and Lawanda Hill of Richmond, North Carolina; a brother, Robert Hodges of Chicago; three sisters, Alberta Jefferson, Berniece Norman and Earnestine Jones, all of Chicago; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas SHIRLEY THORNE DERMOTT -- Shirley R. Thorne, 61, of Dermott, died February 2, 1998, at her home. She was born on September 22, 1936, at McGehee, a daughter of the late Leonard D. Averett and Essie Lee Burroughs Averett. She was self-employed in the upholstery business and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, James Thorne; three sons, Daniel Thorne, Jackie Thorne and Jackie Thorne Jr., all of Dermott; a daughter, Davie Hutchinson of Dermott; a brother, George Averett of Greenville, Mississippi; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Collins Cemetery at Collins (Drew County) with the Rev. Jody Gannaway officiating. Arrangements are handled by Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. ________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JERALD DREWRY (Photo included) Jerald Ray "Jack" Drewry, 68, of Pine Bluff, died February 4, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1929, at Weakley, Tennessee, a son of the late Boyd Oliver and Alta Blanche Mitchell Drewry. He was raised and received his education in Weakley County, Tennessee. He later moved to Memphis and worked for General Electric and then Metropolitan Life. He moved to the Pine Bluff area in 1961 with his family and lived here until his death. He retired in 1988 from the Carpet Barn, which he founded in 1963 as "The Drape Shop." He worked for more than 30 years in the retail business at Pine Bluff. He was a Baptist, a Mason and a member of the Simmons Hunting Club. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Faye Grist Drewry, whom he married September 17, 1949, at Memphis; three sons, Gary Drewry of Little Rock, Ricky Drewry of Pine Bluff and Randy Drewry of Maumelle; a daughter, Sandra Drewry Lundy of Oakland, Tennessee; a brother, Frank Drewry of Chattanooga, Tennessee; a sister, Sarah Drewry Medlin of McKenzie, Tennessee; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday in Cypress Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bill Fitzhugh officiating. Burial will be handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6635, Pine Bluff,Arkansas 71611. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ERNEST CROSBY JR. (Photo included) Funeral services for Ernest Lloyd Crosby Jr., 68, of Pine Bluff, who died February 1, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Robinson Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Henson Mortuary. He was born September 20, 1929, at Pickens (Desha County), a son of Ernest Lloyd Crosby Sr. of Pine BIuff and the late Piccola Kemp Crosby. Other survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Sue White of Milwaukee; four brothers, Grover C. Crosby of Detroit, Hugh Crosby of Los Angeles, and the Rev. Curtis Crosby and Gene A. Crosby, both of St. Louis; five sisters, Leola Davis, Jessie M. Dodd, Tessie R. Honorable, Ernestine Brown and Burnestine Wright, all of Pine Bluff; and four grandchildren. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas IVA CROW BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana --Iva Dell Robertson Evans Crow, 92, of Bossier City, Louisiana, died February 2, 1998, at Guest House at Bossier City. She was born at Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late Charles W. and Fannie Ammons Robertson. She lived at Hardin, Arkansas, and Pine Bluff for 45 years, at Marshall, Texas, for two years and Shreveport and Haughton, Louisiana, for 45 years. She was a retired licensed practical nurse. She was preceded in death by two brothers, C.W. Robertson Jr. and Jack W. Robertson; six sisters, Laura Joyce, Nellie Anderson, Nina Elkins, Ina Anderson, Olamae Childress and Bessie Woodfield; two husbands, Jeff D. Evans Sr. and Charner C. Crow; and a great-grandchild. Survivors include three sons, Jeff D. Evans Jr. of Camden, Arkansas, Russell H. Evans of Pine Bluff and Ronald C. Evans of Haughton; two daughters, Fran Evans Johnson of Gladstone, Oregon, and Dorothea Evans King of Haughton; two stepsons, John E. Crow and George B. Crow, both of Haughton; a stepdaughter, Mary Elizabeth Crow Lindy of Mena, Arkansas; 28 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Eastwood Baptist Church at Haughton with Dr. Scott Teutsch officiating. Her body was donated to science at the Louisiana State University Medical Center. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ERIC FAUCETTE SR. (Photo included) Funeral services for Eric "Rickey" Bruce Faucette Sr., 48, of Pine Bluff, who died January 31, 1998, at his home, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church with the Rev. Kent Broughton officiating. Burial will be in Bellwood Cemetery by Perry Funeral Home. He was born November 6, 1949, at Pine Bluff, a son of Dr. Lois Johnson Faucette of Pine Bluff and the late Raymond F. Faucette Sr. He received his early education at Stamps Elementary School and graduated from Townsend Park High School, Arkansas AM&N College (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) and Pines Vocational-Technical School (now Southeast Arkansas Technical College). He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church and the Viking Bi Fi Society. His hobbies included mechanics and auto repairing, and he participated in community activities involving youth. Other survivors include his wife, Jacquelyn Faucette; a son, Eric Bruce Faucette of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Kiana L. Faucette, Karmen R Faucette and Erica J. Faucette, all of Pine Bluff; a brother, Dr. Raymond F. Faucette of Stillwater, Oklahoma; and a sister, Karan Faucette Buster of Washington, D.C. _______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ELIZA HILL Eliza Hill, 88, of Altheimer, died February 2, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 29, 1909, a daughter of the late Sam Proter and Drucilla Proter. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church at Altheimer, where she was a member of the choir. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Kemp-Carter of Altheimer; 30 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrel J. Martin officiating. Burial will be in Altheimer Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:30 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas REV. SILAS EASTERLING SR. Funeral services for the Rev. Silas Easterling Sr., 93, of Pine Bluff, who died February 1, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Old St. James Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Paul Easterling and the Rev. David Smith officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Section Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. He was born October 29, 1904, at Lake Village, a son of the late Joe Easterling and Melissa McGhee McDowell. He was a retired pastor and maintenance supervisor for Pine Bluff Parks and Recreation. He was a member of St. John Baptist Church at Jennie (Chicot County). He later moved to Pine Bluff and became a member of Old St. James Missionary Baptist Church. He received his education in Chicot County schools and later completed theology studies at Arkansas Baptist College. He became the pastor of St. James Baptist Church at Sherrill, First Baptist Church at Ladd, Marzell Church at Tamo, Belmont Church at Moscow and Bright Star Church at Tarry, where he stayed until he retired. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Beatrice Davis Easterling, whom he married October 20, 1929; a son, Silas Easterling Jr. of Chicago; two daughters, Margaret Allen of Pine Bluff and Lorraine Boone of Little Rock; 14 grand-children; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALFONZO HARRIS Funeral services for Alfonzo Harris, 81, of Altheimer, who died January 30, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Henson Mortuary with the Rev. T.R. Brown officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. He was born August 15, 1916, at Plumerville (Conway County), a son of the late Joseph and Lillie Hill Harris. There are no immediate survivors. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ELIZA DUNBAR, 101 Funeral services for Eliza Emmer Dunbar, 101, of Pine Bluff, who died February 2, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Hill Baptist Church wilh the Rev. G.L. Ford officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. She was born March 26, 1896, at Sherrill, a daughter of the late Rev. Eugene Smith and Nora Turner Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of Pine Hill Baptist Church, where she was deaconess. She was a member of the missionary society, the mother's board and was active in the Central District Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Dunbar Sr. Survivors include three sons, Eugene Dunbar and Billy R. Dunbar, both of Pine Bluff, and the Rev. Lee "Jack" E. Dunbar of Columbus, Ohio; three daughters, Ruby Dunbar of Jackson, Mississippi, Mary Lue Williamson of East St. Louis, Illinois, and Tyann Dunbar of Pine Bluff; 20 grandchildren; 39 great- grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FLORENCE TYLER Florence "Babe" Poteet Tyler,93, of Rison, died February 5, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 3, 1904, at Rison, a daughter of the late Benjamin F. Poteet and Ettie Briggs Poteet. She was a homemaker and member of Rison United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry "Harry" Tyler, who died on January 4, 1976. Survivors include three daughters, Frances Wilson of Rison, Dorothy Gavin of Dumas and Marie Bennett of Pine Bluff; eight grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Buie Funeral Home at Rison with Don Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Rison. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas SADIE HUNTER ROCK ISLAND, Illinois --Sadie Hunter, 66, of Rock Island, Illinois, formerly of Monticello, Arkansas, died February 3, 1998, at her home. She was born September 18, 1931, at Monticello, a daughter of the late Edward Ridgell and Ajame Mae Collins Ridgell. She was a laborer at Swords Veneer Lumber Company at Rock Island. She was preceded in death by a son, James Bell. Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Lowery of Illinois and Canita Robinson of Detroit; three brothers, Standfield Ridgell, Edward Ridgell and Herbert Ridgell, all of Monticello; six sisters, Shirley Ridglll and Elois Washington, both of Monticello, Eddie Mae Robinson of Detroit, Marva August of Chicago, and Eleanor Ridgell and Mary Anne Huspeth, both of Virginia; and a grandchild whom she raised, Erica Lowery of Illinois. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Methodist AME Church in Drew County, Arkansas. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery in Drew County by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home of Monticello. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society of America. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas THELMA BUTLER Thelma V. Butler, 96, of Star City, died February 4, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born October 5, 1901, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Peter Mormon Tucker and Mollie Melton Tucker. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Southside Missionary Baptist Church at Star City. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Butler; two daughters, Gracie Lee Butler and Betty Shumake; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a great-great-grandchiId. Survivors include two sons, James Duel Butler of Star City and Leon Butler of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Hattie Mae McFalls and Katie Putman, both of Star City, and Mary Jones of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Griffin Funeral Service at Star City with Allen Hagood officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery at Star City. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ANITRA ASHCRAFT Anitra S. Ashcraft, 37, of Pine Bluff, died February 5, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 29, l960, at Pine Bluff, a daughter of Ross W. Dennis of Port Arthur, Texas, and Shirley Adams Prince of Pine Bluff. She was raised and educated at Pine Bluff, where she attended Watson Chapel schools. She was a 1979 graduate of Watson Chapel High School and was a receptionist at Pines Dodge at Pine Bluff. Other survivors include a son, Aaron Ashcraft of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Krystal Nicole Ashcraft of Pine Bluff; and a sister, Letitia Bass of Pine Bluff. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Lindell Selvey officiating. Burial will be in Fitzhugh Cemetery near Pine Bluff. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARGIE AMOS Margie Ruth Gill Amos, 65, of Dumas, died February 4, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born August 11, 1932, in Jefferson County, a daughter of the late O.E. Gill and Ruth Norris Gill. She was a member of Daniels Chapel Baptist Church at Back Gate (Desha County) and was a homemaker. She had lived in Desha County since 1945. Survivors include two sons, Mark Taylor of Pine Bluff and Billy Taylor of Dumas; a daughter, Annette Hughes of Dumas; two brothers, Horace Gill of Dumas and L.E. Gill of Star City; eight grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Home at Dumas with the Rev. Leonard Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Watson Cemetery. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GLADYS KIMBRO MONTICELLO -- Gladys Stockton Kimbro, 84, of McGehee, died February 4, 1998, at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home at Monticello. She was born April 18, 1913, at Shelbyville, Illinois, a daughter of the late Winburn and Lillie Mae Carr Stockton. She moved to Arkansas at an early age and spent most of her life at McGehee and Tillar. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Kimbro; six brothers; and a sister. Survivors include a sister-in-law who was a, caregiver, Ollie Stockton of Monticello. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at McGehee Church of Christ with the Rev. Dale Elkins officiating. Burial will be in Tillar Cemetery by Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas N.A. FULLBRIGHT STAR CITY -- N.A. Fullbright, 75, of Star City, died February 4, 1998, at Gardner Nursing Home. He was born July 14, 1922, at Star City, a son of the late Norman Fullbright and Mae McCarty Fullbright. He was a self-employed farmer and served in the Navy during World War II. Survivors include three daughters, Judy Rider of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Norma Manning and Martha Manning, both of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Lee Fullbright of Hot Springs, Audry Fullbright of Benton and Floyd Fullbright of Monticello; two sisters, Mary Carter of Euless, Texas, and Ila Mae Calhoun of Star City; a half sister, Murel Brewster of Star City; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today in Heflin Cemetery at Star City with Myron Calhoun officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Griffin Funeral Service of Star City. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HOLLIS SCHULTZ Graveside services for Hollis Schultz, 94, Pine Bluff, who died February 5, 1998, at his home, are scheduled for 1 p.m. today in the Cedar Grove Section of Graceland Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Gaither officiating. He was born August 17, 1903, at Rison, a son of the late William Benjamin Schultz and Mary Louisa Rankin Schultz. When he was young, he lived in the "Y" Community at Rison and attended Mullis School. He later moved to Pine Bluff. He was a master plumber in the water service department at St. Louis Southwestern Railway and retired in 1968. He was a member of Hazel Street Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years, Ethel Inez Spainhour Schultz, whom he married at Pine Bluff, and who died on March 28, 1997. Survivors include three daughters, Lillian Schultz and Frances Terral, both of Pine Bluff, and Margie Shadden of Bearden; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five great-great- grandchildren. Arrangements are handled by Hale-South Funeral Home. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CECIL WHITE WARREN -- Cecil White, 66, of Hermitage, died February 5, 1998, at Bradley County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 7, 1931, at Moshier, Oklahoma, a son of the late Will and Kate Osgood White. He was a sawmill worker and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo Davis White, whom he married September 3, 1963; and a sister, Shirley McGloughlin of Hermitage. Graveside services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today in Holly Springs Cemetery near Hermitage. Arrangements are handled by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BETTY HOWARD SHERIDAN -- Betty Wise Howard, 77, died February 7, 1998, at her home. Born April 25, 1920, at Oakley, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late John and Julia E. Wright Zachary. She was a retired retail sales clerk. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Sheridan, the Fidelis Sunday School Class and the Prime Timers Senior Citizen Group. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joe Wise Sr.; a son, Donnie Wise, a daughter, Julia Wise; two brothers, Sid Zachary and Otha Zachary; and a sister, Peggy. Survivors include her husband, Willis D. Howard; three sons, Bill Wise of Anderson, Indiana, and Joe Wise and Gary Wise, both of Sheridan; three sisters, Addie Graham and Johnnie Parks of Anderson, Indiana, and Ruth Owens of Jamestown, Tennessee; II grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Buie Funeial Home of Sheridan with Ed Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Lost Creek Cemetery. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FRANK BEARD WARREN -- Frank E. Beard, 67, of Rye (Cleveland County) died February 7, 1998, at Bradley County Hospital. Born July 28, 1930, in Drew County, he was a son of the late Bishop Beard and Elvie Martin Beard. He was a security guard for B & B Corporation and a Methodist. Survivors include, his wife, Betty Francis Beard of Rye; three sons, Tommy Wayne Beard, Paul Beard and Ricky Edward Cranford, all of Poyen (Grant County); three daughters, Elvie Lynn Bates of Monticello, Sherri Daine Clinton of Pine Bluff and Betty Charlene Brown of Morrilton; a brother, J.B. Beard of Monticello; three sisters, Eddie Mae Riviere of Wilmar (Drew County), Alice Mae Kelly of Berea, Kentucky and Lucille Gavin of Rye; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Chapel with Rev. Larry Doggett officiating. Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery in Drew County. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARSHALL BRINSFIELD SHERIDAN -- Marshall Elzie Brinsfield, 84, of Sheridan, died February 6, 1998, in an auto accident near Sheridan. Born October 14, 1913, in the Crossroads Community in Grant County, he was a son of the late Robert W. and Bertie Mae Anderson Brinsfield. He was a Baptist, a member of the Flying Hogs Radio Control Airplane Club, and performed as Jasper Junkhead with Shelby Cooper and the Dixie Mountaineers. He was a retired appliance mechanic. Survivors include his son, Mitchell Brinsfield of White Hall; a daughter, Pattie Faver of Pine Bluff; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan with Rev. Terry Brewley officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Pineville Cemetery in Izard County. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JIMMIE LEDBETTER LITTLE ROCK -- Jimmie William Ledbetter, 95, of Ingalls (Bradley County) died February 6. 1998, at Southwest Hospital here. Born July 12, 1902, in Yell County, he was a son of the late Sterling and Minnie McAnnaly Ledbetter. He was a retired carpenter and farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lecta Sharp Ledbetter, who died September 11, 1988; and a son, Robert Ledbetter. Survivors include three sons, Charlie Mac Ledbetter of Grants Pass, Oregon, John Eric Ledbetter of Garland, Texas, and Sterling "Sonny" Ledbetter of Camden; two daughters, Lynelle Tanner of Little Rock and Patsy Buchanan of Sherwood (Pulaski County); 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Union Hill Baptist Church at Ingalls with Revs. Wayman Mann and Buddy Burton officiating. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. The body will be at Ledbetter's home in Ingalls until the time of the funeral. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BETTY WEST MONTICELLO -- Betty West, 74, of Monticello, died February 3, l998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. Born June 19, 1923, at New Brunfels, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Virgil Gillespie andDorothy Hoosier Gillespie. She was the widow of D.C. West. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Robert D. Graves of Carson City, Nevada, Ernest J. Graves of Argyle, Texas, and David L. Gillespie of McAllister, Oklahoma; two daughters, Dorothy J. Renteria of Carson City, Nevada, and Virginia West of Monticello: 10 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Stephenson- Dearman Funeral Home with Revs. Bob Short and Gary Harrison. Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOSHUA SEARVOGEL SHERIDAN -- Joshua James Searvogel, 13, of Sheridan died February 6, 1998, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born October 17, 1984 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, he was a son of Kevin and Beverly Shristensen Searvogel. He was a seventh-grade student and a member of Victory Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. He enjoyed sports and competition. Other survivors include four sisters, Mandy Searvogel, Ashley Searvogel, Breanna Searvogel and Aimee Searvogel, all of Sheridan; paternal grandparents, James and Beverly Searvogel of Sheridan; and maternal grandparents, Harry and Irene Shristensen of Omro, Wisconsin. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday at Wyldewood Baptist Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Burial will be in Alto Reform Church Cemetery. There will be a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, February 15, at Victory Baptist Church on 2515 Ridgway Road with Rev. Rodger Bottrell officiating. Memorials may be made to Victory Baptist Church, P.O. Box 8741, Pine Bluff, AR, 71611-5043. Arrangements were handled by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOHNNY MURRY GOULD -- Johnny Murry, 79, of Gould, died February 4, 1998, at his home. Born June 12, 1918, at Gould, he was a son of the late Eugene and Classie Scott Murry. He was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church of Gould, where he served as a deacon. He was a retired farmer. He was married to the late Ruby Murry. Survivors include four daughters, Maxine Livingston of Gould, Linda Glass of Pine Bluff, and Ruby Graves and Shirley Johnson, both of Canton, Ohio; two sons, Robert Lee Murry of Wichita, Kansas, and Melvin James Murry of Gould; two brothers, Tommy Murry and Degene Murry, both of Omaha, Nebraska; 34 grand- children, 36 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchiId. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Morning Star Baptist Church with Rev George Toney officiating. Burial will be in Jericho Cemetery at Gould by Washington-Dolls Funeral Home of Dumas.. ________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CAROLYN DARDENNE WABBAsEKA -- Carolyn Sue Dardenne, 56, of Wabbaseka, died February 8, 1998, at her home. Born February 25, 1941, at DeWitt, she was a daughter of the late James Ellis Jones and Myrtle Sharp Jones. She received her education in Altheimer and Wabbaseka. She was employed at First National Bank of Altheimer for 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Altheimer. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby Jones and Bill Jones. Survivors include her husband, LeRoy Dardenne of Wabbaseka, whom she married on August 11, 1960, at Wabbaseka; a son, Robert Craig Dardenne of Humphrey; a daughter, Susan Everett of White Hall; two sisters, Mary Hill of Altheimer and Marilyn Lou Ginnett of Watson Chapel; a brother, James Jones of Watson Chapel; and four grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Revs. Ray Edmondson, Rex Newman and Joe Bagwell officiating. Burial will be in Flat Bayou Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, Ark., 72203, or the Flat Bayou Cemetery Assn., Altheimer. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JAMES SIVILS MCGEHEE --James Sivils, 50, of McGehee, died February 7, 1998, at his home. Born May 30, 1947, at Wilmot (Ashley County), he was a son of the late James Edward Sivils and Delpha Marie Ward Sivils. He was a retired equipment operator and a member of the McGehee Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his fiancee, Sue Broyles of McGehee; two daughters, Samantha Sivils and Sandy Reyes of Huntsviille, Texas; four sisters, Martha Kirkham of McGehee, Pat Compton of Kermit, Texas, Ann Sivils of Dermott and Linda Sivils of Eudora; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Dry Bayou Cemetery at Wilmot with Raymond Burnett gnd Larry Coulter officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas A.D. SMITH A.D. "Smitty"~Smith, 75, of Pine Bluff, died February 7, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born September 12, 1922 at Thorn, Mississippi, he was a son of the late Arthur Wilbur and Patric Pearl Clark Smith. He was reared and educated in Calhoun City, Mississippi. He lived in Calhoun City until entering the U.S. Army in 1939. He was employed by Tennesse Valley Authority until he retired in 1984. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Shirley Reap. Survivors include his wife, Erma Jones Smith of Pine Bluff; a son, Jessie Benjamin Smith of Pine Bluff; and a brother Owen Wayne Smith of Nashville. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Ralph Robinson & Son FuneraI Directors with Charles Leslie officiating. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas THOMAS "T.J." CREIGHTON STAR CITY -- Thomas James "T.J." Creighton, 60, of Star City died February 7, 1998, at his home. Born August 6, 1937, at Coleman (Drew County), be was a son of Virginia McGhee Creighton of Star City and the late James D. Creighton. He was a carpenter for H.B. Zachery and a Baptist. Other survivors include a son, Mike Creighton of Star City; two daughters, Brandie Johnson and Candie Creighton, both of Sherwood; two sisters, Linda Brown of Yorktown (Lincoln County) and Patsy Cantina af Plano, Texas; and a grandson. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dinna Creighton. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Springs Missionary Baptist in Drew County with Robert Green officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Service at Star City. Memorials may be made to Area Agency Hospice Program in Pine Bluff. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOSHUA SEARVOGEL (Obit repeated from Sunday, February 8, 1998.) ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LOIS McCLAIN (Photo included) Lois Bartlow McClain, 80, of Pine Bluff, died February 8, l998, at her home. She was born on January 23, 1918, at Little Rock, a daughter of the late William Albert and Ella Mae Ellington Bartlow. She was raised and received her early education at Little Rock. She attended Little Rock Junior College, now the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She and her husband lived at Memphis, Burlington, Vermont, and Little Rock before moving to Pine Bluff in October 1947. They lived at Pine Bluff since then. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Pine Bluff District School Board from 1959 to1964, during the time the district was integrated. She was one of the founders and original officers of the Literacy Council of Jefferson County. She was voted a life member of the Pine Bluff PTA in 1971, serving as president of the Forrest Park Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Junior High PTAs. She also participated in Volunteers in Public Schools for many years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she was a member of the Women of the Church, was a circle leader for many years,was a Sunday school teacher for eight years and was a past officer in the church's Presbytery. She was an organizer of the Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra. She was also a docent at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, where she promoted the Hallmark Festival. She was an All Civic Night nominee at its inception in Pine Bluff and was a member and past president of the Bess Jenkins Garden Club. She was a Red Cross volunteer for six years, and a Girl Scout, Brownie Scout and Boy Scout group and den mother while raising her children. She was preceded in death by a grandchild who died on June 1, 1993. Survivors include her husband, Harold D. McClain, whom she married on November 10, 1940, at Little Rock; a son, Harold D. McClain Jr. of Gillette, Wyoming; a daughter, Ellen McClain Nuckolls of Pine Bluff; and three grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William Lee Kinney officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemctery by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 717 West 32nd Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603; or to the Literacy Council of Jefferson County, 402 East Fifth Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BERNICE HERRING Bernice Herring, 77, of Warren, died February 8, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on March 9, 1920, in Bradley County, a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Bradford and Gladys Duvall Bradford. She was a homemaker and a member of Westside Baptist Church at Warren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Opal Mae Herring. Survivors include four sons, Joe Herring of Hermitage, Bradley Herring of Rye, Frankie Herring of Warren and Bobby Herring of Star City; five daughters, Brenda Herring, Martha Mills, Barbara Beckham and Janice Murphy, all of Warren, and Linda Nevals of Baytown, Texas; two sisters, Jean Olinger and Joyce Yetters, both of Houston; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren with the Rev. Wallie Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery near Warren. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DESSE DICKEY MONTICELLO-- Desse Dickey, 97, of Monticello, died February 7, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. She was born on JanuaIy 3, 1901, at Eureka Springs, a daughter of the late William Daniel Kizer and Christian Hunter Kizer. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fee Dickey Sr. Survivors include two sons, Fee Dickey Jr. of Pine Bluff and Joe Bob Dickey of Monticello; a sister, Mildred Devine of Dermott; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello with the Rev. Loy Garner officiating. Burial will be in Rash Cemetery in Drew County. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas RALPH STEARNS ORLANDO, Florida -- Ralph S. Stearns, 86, of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Monticello, Arkansas, died February 6, 1998, at a Florida hospital. He was born on September 12, 1911, at Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was retired from the Soil Conservation Service and spent time stationed at Camden, Arkansas, Magnolia, Arkansas, and Monticello. He worked for the city of Monticello for 12 years. Survivors include his wife, V. Louise Stearns; a son, Ronny Stearns of Orlando; a sister, Elizabeth Stubblefield of Little Rock; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello with the Rev. Gordon Donham officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas RANSOM SMITH JR. CARTHAGE -- Funeral services for Ransom S. Smith Jr., 86, of Carthage, who died February 4, 1998, at Dallas County Hospital at Fordyce, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jerusalem Baptist Church at Fordyce with the Rev. J.N. Bass officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery at Carthage by Brown- Williams Funeral Home at Fordyce. He was born on March 1, 1911, at Carthage, a son of the late Ransom Smith Sr. and Mary Westbrook Smith. He was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church at Fordyce, was a former Mason and was a retired manager of a nursing home. Survivors include his wife, Lola B. McCrary Smith; two sons, Freddie Smith of San Bernardino, California, and Michael Smith of Carthage; 18 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. ________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CAROLYN WHITE Graveside services for Carolyn Ann White, 48, of Pine Bluff, who died February 8, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby Spencer officiating. Arrangements are by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. She was born on November 14, 1949, at Morrilton, a daughter of the late Ray Nichols and Anna Eulane Bradley Nichols Roberson. She was raised and received her education at Dumas, graduating from Dumas High School. She was a member of Matthews Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, William E. White Jr., whom she married on March 19, 1979, at Pine Bluff; two sons, Dewayne Drake of Morrilton and Joey White of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Tammy Brickey and Brandy Falls, both of Pine Bluff; a sister, Mary Ann Franklin of Morrilton; a stepfather, Sim Roberson of Morrilton; and 10 grandchildren. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DOROTHY SINGER McGEHEE -- Dorothy Cruce Singer, 81, of McGehee; died February 8, 1998, at McGehee-Desha County Hospital. She was born on August 16, 1916, at Warren, a daughter of the late John Wesley Cruce and Roxie Jolly Cruce. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church at McGehee. Survivors include her husband, Bill Singer; and two sisters, Scotta Baker of McGehee and Mary Longhorn of Hot Springs. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev Joe Wilkerson officiating. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m, today in Warren Cemetery by Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. ____________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas SUSIE STONE JACKSONVILLE -- Susie Dawson Albritton Stone, 81, of Jacksonville, died February 9, 1998, at Rebsamen Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 18, 1916, in Ouachita County, a daughter of the late John Randal and Edna Key Albritton. She was raised and received her early education in Ouachita County, graduating from Harmony Grove High School. She lived at Altheimer from 1945 to August 1997, when she moved to Jacksonville. She was a homemaker and a member of Altheimer First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Zack Stone, whom she married on November 17, 1934, and who died on October 8, 1977; four brothers; two sisters; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Survivors include two sons, Zack Stone of Hot Springs Village and Jerry Stone of Altheimer; two daughters, Gaylia Holmes of Jacksonville and Janice Smith of Stuttgart; a sister, Zylpha Berlier of Galt, California; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Rex Newman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HAVIS BURR STAR CITY -- Funeral services for Havis N. Burr, 86, of Pine Bluff, who died February 7, 1998, at Gardner Nursing Home at Star City, are scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with J.C. Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery near Star City. He was born on November 24, 1911, in Lincoln County, a son of the late Wiley T. and Flora Butler Burr. He was raised and received his early education in Lincoln County. He lived at Star City for many years before he moved to the Pine Bluff area. He was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church at Star City. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Bonnie L. Kemp and Mary Sue Moore. Survivors include his wife, Clara Black Stovall Burr, who he married on July 10, 1969, at Pine Bluff; two sons, Havis N. Burr Jr. of Star City and Lloyd Burr of Pine Bluff; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JEFFERSON HARRISON Jefferson Theophilus Harrison, 79, of Pine Bluff, died February 7 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 31, 1918, at Savannah, Georgia, a son of the late George Jackson and Martha Sexton Harrison. He was raised and received his early education in South Carolina. He moved to Pine Bluff in 1958, where he worked as an instrument operator for International Paper Company. He retired in 1972. He was a member and deacon at Eastside Baptist Church and was a member of Quapaw Lodge 730. Survivors include his wife, Mary Thelma Bessinger Harrison, who he married on June 12, 1942, at Georgetown, South Carolina; two sons, Charles J. Harrison of Pine Bluff and Jeff T. Harrison Jr. of Walls, Mississippi; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Jefferson Regional Medical Center with the Rev. Ray Edmondson officiating. Private graveside services will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorials may be made to Eastside Baptist Church. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BIRDIE BRADLEY Funeral services for Birdie Lee Bradley, 90, of Pine Bluff, who died February 5, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Rock Baptist Church with the Rev. H.C. Curry officiating. Burial will be in Union Hopewell Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. She was born on April 16, 1907, at Jefferson, a daughter of the late Amos Lovell and Delia White Lovell. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Peter's Rock Baptist Church and a member of the missionary society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Bradley Sr. Survivors include four sons, C.L. Bradley and Coleman Enright, both of Pine Bluff, Nathaniel Bradley Jr. of Santa Ana, California, and Dennis Bradley of Compton, California; four daughters, Vera Hawkins, Nellie Mahogany and Veletta Simon, all of Pine Bluff, and Sally Matthew of Walnut, California; a brother, Clark Lovell of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Sylverine Henry, Rosie Porchia and Geraldine Holt, all of Pine Bluff; 27 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchiIdren. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MATTIE HANKINS ROWELL -- Funeral services for Mattie Jean Hankins, 67, of Pine Bluff, who died February 8, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Howard Loetscher officiating. Burial will be in Rowell Cemetery. She was born on August 27, 1930, at Rowell, a daughter of the late George Terrel and Ora Pearl Drewey McDaniel. She was raised and received her early education at Rowell, graduating from Woodlawn High School. She and her husband moved to Clinton, Iowa, in l967, then back to Pine Bluff in 1994. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Grady McDaniel, Robert Lee McDaniel and Willard McDaniel; and two sisters, Maysel Harrison and Earline McDaniel. Survivors include her husband, Holland Hankins, whom she married on May 14, 1949, at Pine Bluff; three sons, Dale Hankins of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Keith Hankins of Aurora, Illinois, and: Michael Hankins of Maquoketa, Iowa; a brother, J.C. McDaniel of Pine Bluff; a sister, Asa Keel of Pine Bluff; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be 3 1 made to the Salem Missionary 3 Baptist Church Choir Fund, 5617 Sulphur Springs Road, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603; or to the National Kidney Foundation ofArkansas, P.O. Box 453, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203. ________________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas OTIS LOVE JR. SHERIDAN -- Otis V. Love Jr., 53, a Sheridan Police sergeant, died February 8, 1998, at Sheridan from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born August 9, 1944, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of Lillian Chavis Love Banting of Sheridan and the late Otis V. Love Sr. He served with the Sherdian Police Department for eight years. He was a member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church near Sheridan and served two tours of duty with the Marines in Vietnam. Other survivors include his wife, Beverly J. Walker Love; four sons, Brian Love of Grapevine, Kendall Love of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Scott Love and Hank Love, both of Sheridan; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1O a.m. Wednesday at Buie Funeral Home at Sheridan with the Revs. Robert Cossey and Harold Epperson officiating. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery near Sheridan. __________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BOBBY WATSON SHERIDAN -- Bobby Ray Watson, 44, a Sheridan Police patrolman, died February 8, 1998, at Sheridan from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born on December 5, 1953, at Pine Bluff, a son of Ray and Eulanell Ross Watson of Pine Bluff. He had served nine years with the Sheridan Police Department. He formerly served with the Army National Guard and was a member of First Assembly of God at Sheridan. His hobbies included duck hunting and fishing. He was also a duck caller, a certified weapons instructor and a gunsmith. Other survivors include his wife, Robin Davis Watson; a son, Jonathan Lakota Watson of Sheridan; two daughters, Caty Jo Watson of Sheridan and Stacy Lynn Watson of Pine Bluff; a stepdaughter, Katie Renae Prater of Sheridan; and two brothers, Lewis E. Watson and David D. Watson, both of Pine Bluff. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Buie Funeral Home at Sheridan with the Rev. Harold Epperson officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery near Sheridan. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LINNA TAYLOR Graveside services for Linna Keller Taylor, 94, of Pine Bluff, who died February 8, 1998, at Arkansas Convalescent Center, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bellwood Annex Cemetery with Dr. Jim Robinson officiating. She was born on January 23, 1904, at Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late Karl Wilhelm Keller and Amalia Augusta Wolfe Keller. She was raised and educated at Pine Bluff, graduating from Pine Bluff High School. She was the owner and operator of William Keller & Son Shop for more than 20 years, retiring in 1942. She was member of First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, M. Taylor King, who died on July 7, 1988. There are no immediate survivors. Arrangements are by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas VERNON SMITH STAR CITY -- Vernon C. Smith, 87, of Star City, died February 8, 1998, at Gardner Nursing Home. He was born on May 14, 1910, at Palmyra (Lincoln County), a son of the late Jasper Smith and Cora Irvin Smith. He attended Pine Crest Missionary Baptist Church where be served as a deacon. He was an Army veteran of World War II and had worked in road maintenance for Jefferson County. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Lakin. Survivors include a son, J.W. Smith of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Fredine Price of Wellston, Oklahoma, and Louise Lakin of Little Rock; two brothers, Vaughn Smith of Litchfield, Illinois, and Eugene Smith of Sellersburg, Indiana; two sisters, Vernice Taylor and Geraldine Robertson, both of Star City; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral; services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hale-South Funeral Home with the Rev. A.D. Livingston officiating. Burial will be in Palmyra Cemetery in Lincoln County. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JAMES FELTS GREENWOOD, Mississippi --James Lynn Felts, 52, of Greenwood, Mississippi, died February11, 1998, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. He was born on March 10, 1945, at Des Arc, Arkansas, a son of Lemuel and Elsie Felts of Little Rock. He graduated high school at El Dorado, Arkansas, and joined the Air Force, serving four years. He was a co-owner of McGehee Shoe Company at McGehee, Arkansas. He was a parts counterman for 15 years at Louisiana Machine. He was a supervisor at West Point (Mississippi) Casket Company. He moved from West Point to Greenwood in 1993 and was a counterman in the parts department at Thompson Machine. He was a member of North Greenwood Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and Mississippi State Football, a family spokesperson said. Other survivors include his wife, Darlene Felts; a son, Christopher Paul Felts of Greenwood; two brothers, David Felts of West Monroe, Louisiana, and Johnny Felts of Pine Bluff; and a sister, Catherine Felts Minor of Little Rock. Funeral services are scheduled for 1O a.m. Friday at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home at Greenwood, Mississippi, with the Rev. Bob Hatzfeld and Dr. Michael Swain officiating. Burial will be in Holy Innocence Cemetery at Lake Village, Arkansas. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WALTER YOUNG Funeral services for Walter L. Young, 76, of Pine Bluff, who died February 9, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Highland Baptist Church with the Rev. FIoyd Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Gardens by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. He was born January 18, 1922, at Guntown, Mississippi, a son of the late Jack Young and Lular Pippens Young. He was a crane operator for Youngstown Steel Company and served in the Army. He was a member of Highland Baptist Church, where he was a member of the choir. He was also a Mason. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Clay Young. Survivors include three sons, G.T. Clay of Chicago, and Michael Young and Steve Young, both of Madison, Wisconsin; a daughter, Linda Young of Pine Bluff; two brothers, Jesse Young of Gary, Indiana, and Robert Young of Milan, Michigan; two sisters, Willie B. Robinson of Gary and Dimple Marie Carr of Milan; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas PAUL WESTERFIELD Paul M. Westerfield, 65, of Pine Bluff, died February 10, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born April 23, 1932, at Newport, he was a son of the late Matthew Hayden Westerfield and Ella Maude Jones Westerfield. He was reared and received his early education at Newport, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and attended White Hall schools. As a young man, he joined the Air Force and served four years, mostly in Anchorage, Alaska, where he developed his interest in flying. Flying became his avocation and eventually his occupation. In 1952, he returned to Arkansas and joined his father and brother in their family business, Westerfield Electric at Pine Bluff. He earned his commercial pilot's license and flew as a charter pilot out of Pine Bluff for several years. In 1982, he began flying full time, becoming the corporate pilot for Superior Surgical Manufacturing, flying out of the corporate headquarters at Seminole, Florida. Since 1994, he had been a plant manager of Superior's manufacturing plant at Eudora. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher for 21 years, head of maintenance for 12 years, and a member of Old Scouts Sunday School Class. He was also a member of APO (Air Pilots Organization.) Surivors include his wife, the former Anna Bess Coats, to whom he was married July 22, 1956, at Pine Bluff; a daughter, Jane Ann Westerfield Gatlin of Memphis; two brothers, William Joseph Westerfield of Hot Springs, and Donald Hayden Westerfield of St. Louis; two sisters, Shirley W. Nicholson of P1ano, Texas, and Gladys W. Vickers of Jacksonville, Mississippi. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. William Lee Kinney and Jeff Price officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may take the form of contributions to First Presbyterian Church, 717 West 32nd Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 71603, or the Salvation Army, 501 East 12th Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JEWELL WOOTEN PASCAGOLA, Mississippi-- Jewell Bishop "J.B." Wooten, 63, of Pascagoula, Mississippi, died February 9, 1998, at his home. He was born on March 20, 1934, at Pine Bluff, a son of the late Joe Wooten and Claudia Rose Robinson Wooten. He lived at Pascagoula the past 40 years. He retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding in March 1994, after 30 years. He attended Emanuel Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Betty Joyce Payne Wooten; two sons, David Joel Wooten of Moss Point, Mississippi, and Howard Joseph Wooten of Hurley, Mississippi; two daughters, Gloria Jean Mann of Vancleave, Mississippi, and Karen Sue Webb of Moss Point; a brother, Joseph "J.C." Wooten of Alicante, Spain; three sisters, Rosalyn Hurst, Evelyn Cope and Harriet Roberts, all of Pine Bluff; five grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Holder-Wells Funeral Home at Moss Point with the Rev. Rayford Pope officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery at Ocean Springs, Mississippi. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BRUCE BOND Bruce A. Bond, 37, of Pine Bluff, died February 9, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born October 3, 1960, at Columbus, Mississippi, he was a son of Troy E. Bond of Rison and the late Syllvia Elliott Bond. He was reared and educated at Pine Bluff and graduated from Watson Chapel High School in 1979. He went to Colorado School of Trade in Denver and attended classes to become a gunsmith. He returned to Pine Bluff and worked for Sportsman's Haven and Jim's Trading Post for several years. In the mid-1980s, he attended Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi, and enrolled in engineering. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and was an avid duck hunter. He was also a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Pine Bluff. Other survivors include his wife, Jessie Gayle Springer Bond, whom he married June 29, 1991, at Pine Bluff; a son, Ryne Allen Bond of Pine Bluff; and a daughter, Rachel Ellen Bond of Pine Bluff; a brother, Michael Bond of Rison; his stepmother, Charlene Bond of Rison; and his paternal grandfather, Murphy Bond of Tylertown, Mississippi. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at First United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. A.D. Hill officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made in the form of contributions to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LOIS NEWTON ROMANCE --Lois Florence Rogers Newton, 92, of Romance, 1998, died February 9, at her home. She was bom on August 14, 1905, at Montongo (Drew County), a daughter of the late James Claudius Rogers and Sara Jane Teeter Rogers. She moved to Pottsville at an early age with her parents and graduated from Pottsville High School. She attended Mountain Home Normal College before she returned to Pottsville to teach at the school. The family moved in 1925 to Grady, where she taught at the Grady school. She and her husband moved to Prairie County and to Humphrey around 1935. She recently moved from Humphrey to Romance, living at Humphrey for more than 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben E. Newton, whom she married on February 26, 1930, and who died on May 8, 1975. Survivors include three sisters, Moleete Brown of Pine Bluff, Sue Rownd of Little Rock and Betty Moss of Star City. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Humphrey Methodist Church with Dr. Robert Turner officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Stuttgart by Turpin Funeral Home of Stuttgart. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WILLIE JEFFERIES Willie Thomas Jefferies, 65, of Pine Bluff, died February 9, 1998, at his home. He was born on January ll, 1933, in Monroe County, a son of the late Claude W. Jefferies and Aliene Elizabeth Kelley Jefferies. He was a butcher and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was Pentecostal. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jefferies; and a sister, Mary L. Walsh. Survivors include a brother, Paul Jefferies of Ashdown; and three sisters, Margaret Delores Hurst of Hot Springs, Betty J. Potter of Melbourne and Martha C. Thomas of Pine Bluff. There will be a private family burial. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EVA CRAIN DUMAS -- Eva Jewell Crain, 82, of Dumas, died February 12, 1998, at her home. She was born August 24, 1915, at Leesburgs, Mississippi, a daughter of the late Richard Harrell and Fannie Mae Gill Harrell. She was in the laundry and dairy business, working at Coker's Dairy Bar. She was a homemaker, a waitress and a clerk and was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church at Dumas. Survivors include three sons, R. B. Crain of Woodlawn, George Crain of Clarksvilie and Larry Crain of Hamburg; three daughters, Deana Wright of Tyler, Texas, Jessie Ann Jones of Kochier, Indiana, and Shirley Johnston of Dumas; a brother, Edgar Gill of Brandon, Mississippi; a sister, Sally Parker of Pascagoula, Mississippi; 16 grandchildren; 34 great- grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Julius Carter officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas SARAH BUTLER STAR CITY-- Sarah Owen Butler, 83, of Star City, died February 12, l998, at Gardner Nursing Home. Born January 1, 1915, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Major Price Owen and Allie Pickens Owen. She was a retired food service worker at Star City schools and member of Southside Missionary Baptist Church at Star City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Butler. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Katherine Butler Smith of Little Rock; and a sister, Chesta McBryde of Star CitY. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Services of Star City with Onas Gray officiating. Burial will be at Leek Cemetery at Star City. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GEORGIA CAMBLE Georgia Mae Camble, 86, of Pine Bluff, died February 9, 1998, at Beverly Health Care. Born March 26, 1911, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Levi Sanders and Ophelia Platt Sanders. She was a member of Amos Chapel Baptist Church where she was a church mother, and she was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Thurman Camble. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Amos Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Willis Jr. officiating. Burial will be at National Cemetery at Little Rock by Brown Funeral Home. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ANNIE RASOR WHITE HALL -- Annie Montene Crawford Rasor, 57, of White Hall, died February 12, 1998, at her home. She was born February 18, 1940, at Center Ridge, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Mildred Rosette Freeman Crawford. She was raised at White Hall and was a 1958 graduate of White Hall High School. She was a custodian at Moody Elementary and previously worked for Automatic Vending of Arkansas. She was a member of Oakland Heights Missionary Baptist Church near White Hall. Survivors include her husband, J.C. Rasor, whom she married in May 1958; three daughters, Debbie Rasor Jones, Jerrie Rasor Wall and Edie Morgan, all of White Hall; two brothers, Donald Crawford of Pine Bluff and Glenn Crawford of Carollton, Texas; three sisters, Arlene Martin of Carrollton, and Dorothy Roberts and Majorie Roberts, both of White Hall; and five grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Cranford Funeral Home at White Hall with the Revs. Roger Kelly and Gary Akers officiating. Burial will be in White Hall Methodist Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Jefferson Regional Hospice Program, 1515 West 42nd Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ESLEY HERRING Esley H. Herring, 80, of Pine Bluff, died February 13, 1998, at his home. He was born November 20, 1917, at Warren, son of the late Jake and Lettie Clark Herring. He was raised and received his early education at Warren. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a logger for many years. He then farmed and sold his produce at Pine Bluffs Farmers Market. He was a member of First Assembly of God and the Marnell Phelp's Sunday School Class. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mellie Lewis. Survivors include his wife, Etta Lee Hurst Herring, whom he married May 30, 1937, at Pine Bluff; three sons, Ira Andrews of Houston, William Hurst of Batesville and Donald Hurst of Pine Bluff; four daughters, Jean Graves of Houston, Judy Cox of Pine Bluff, Sue Devine af Searcy and Shelia Austin of Star City; a brother, John L. Herring of North Little Rock; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God with the Revs. Ron Woods and Mike Cottrell officiating. Burial wiil be in Brown CemeteIy in Jefferson County. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas R.B. RAULS LITTLE ROCK -- R.B. Rauls, 76, of the Herbine Community (Cleveland County), died February 12, 1998, at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center here. Born February 23, 1921, at Herbine, he was a son of the late Bester Moore Rauls and Zelphia Ann Puckett Rauls. He was of the Missionary Baptist faith, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. Survivors include hls wife, Lucille Stewart Rauls; two sons, James Rauls of Herbine and Jeff Rauls of Bearden; three daughters, Judy Penny of Clarksville, Janet Burkhardt of Herbine and Jo Ann Long of Monticello; a brother, Robert Lynn Rauls of Herbine; a sister, Verdie Reap of Herbine; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled far 2 p.m. Sunday at Buie Funeral Home at Rison with Julias Copeland and Lindell Selvey officiating. Burial will be at Prosperity Cemetery at Herbine. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HILDA McEWEN SHREVEPORT -- Hilda Byrd McEwen, 84, of Warren, died February 11, 1998, at the home of her daughter in Shreveport. Born November 13, 1913, at Warren, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Allen Morris and Inez Scobey Morris. She received her education in the Warren public schools and attended Arkansas College at Batesville. She served two terms as Warren City Clerk and had retired as a librarian for Bradley County after 11 years of service. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church the Audubon Society and was an avid bird watcher. She was the widow of Joseph Daniel McEwen Jr., who died April 1, 1971. She is survived by a son, Joe D. McEwen Jr. of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; a daughter Rosana Shelby of Shreveport; two brothers, Dr. Jarvis Morris of Tacoma, Washington, and David Morris of Longview, Texas; a sister, Virginia Kirkpatrick of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren and 5 great-grandchilden. Funeral services will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at Frazer's Funeral Home with Dr. David Pittenger officiating. Burial will be , in Oakland Cemetery. The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to First Presbyterian Church or Warren Branch Library. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas REV. CLINE ELLIS FORDYCE- The Rev. Cline Daniel Ellis, 80, of Fordyce, died February 12, 1998. Born March 21, 1917, at Bear Creek, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Moses Tarpley Ellis and Docia Elmyra Sparks Ellis. He was pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church at Fordyce, where he was pastor from 1959 through 1977. He also pastored First Baptist Church at Kingsland (Cleveland County) and was founding pastor of First Baptist Church at Maumelle (Pulaski County). Prior to his pastorate in Fordyce, he was pastor of First Baptist Church at McGehee (Desha County); First Baptist Church at Columbia, Louisiana; Nevada Baptist Church at Nevada, Texas; and Pisgah Baptist Church at Smithfield, North Carolina. He attended Lenore Rhine College at Hickory, North Carolina, Wake Forest College at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth. He served on the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for 8 years and was chairman of the World War II Refugee Committee for the convention. He was vice chairman of the Arkansas Baptist Executive Board's Committee for Baptist Hospital. He was Kiwanis Club Man of the Year at Columbia in I949 and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Faye Camilla Odom Ellis; three daughters, Sondra Kepepa of Kailua, Hawaii, Camilla Ballard of Dallas, and Rosemaly Ellis of New York; a sister, Myrtle Sparks of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Fordyce. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DAVID SMITH LITTLE ROCK -- David Everett Smith, 37, of Arkadelphia, died February 13, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center at Little Rock. Born March 25, 1960, at Walnut Ridge (Lawrence County), he was the son of Carl Manning and Bessie Burrow Manning, both of Dumas. He was a Baptist and a Marine veteran. He was self-employed as a farmer. He is also survived by his wife, Glenda Smith of Arkadelphia; three sons, Jay David Smith, Michael David Smith and David E. Smith Jr., all of Arkadelphia; a brother, Terrell Smith of Dumas; five sisters, Judy Holmes of El Dorado (Union County), Vickie Carmichael of Kodiak, Alaska, Ann Johnson of Watson (Desha County), and Reba Kirtley and Samantha Smith, both of Dumas. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Neil Bennett and Charles Haggett officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas VIRLEE TERRY BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA --Funeral services for Virlee Terry, 59, of Oakland, California, formerly of Pine Bluff, who died February 6, 1998, at Berkeley, California, will be Monday at 12 noon at Henson Mortuary in Pine Bluff with the Rev. Curlee Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Henson Memorial Garden. Survivors include a son, Michael Terry af Oakland, California; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Terry of Oakland; a brother, Thomas Terry Jr. of Pine Bluff; five sisters, Clemie Hopkins of Salida, California, Erma Davis of Ferguson, Missouri, Toni Hill and Velma Terry, both of Detroit, and Patricia Dorrough of Pine Bluff and her father, Thomas Terry Sr. of Pine Bluff. She was preceded in death by her mother, Erma Lee Terry. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARY TERKEURST Mary Glover Terkeurst, 73, of Pine Bluff, died February 14, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born August 18, 1924, at Prattsville (Grant County), she was the daughter of the late Guy Glover and Mamie Wells Glover. She was reared and received her early education at Pine Bluff. She was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School. As a young woman she worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. at Pine Bluff. She resided in California and Michigan for many years before returning to Pine Bluff in 1984. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Terkeurst. Survivors include two sons, F.A. "Dutch" King Jr. and Thomas Michael King, both of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Celestine V. King of Pine Bluff; a brother, William "Bob" Glover of Little Rock; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Andrew Smith officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MAGNOULIA SMITH ALTUS, OKLAHOMA--Magnoulia Evans Smith, 82, of Pine Bluff, died February 10, 1998, at Altus, Oklahoma. Born November 6, 1915, at Lernce, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Evans and Annie Monroe Evans. She attended public schools of Mississippi. She was married to the late Lemmie Smith who preceded her in death in 1973. She worked as a cashier at the Blue Bird Motel until she retired and was a member of the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by a brother, Charlie Evans of Bayspring, Mississippi; a sister, Idellie Sercy of Joliet, Illinois; her Goddaughter, Lenora Wilson of Altus, with whom she lived; and two grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. S.W. Weaver officiating. Burial will be in P.K. Miller Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CARRIE POPE Carrie Ever Pope, 95, of Hermitage (Bradley County), died February 13, 1998, at Bradley County Memorial Hospital in Warren. Born January 31, 1903, in Sumpter (Bradley County) she was a daughter of the late Thomas Forrest and Mary Jane Barlow Forrest. She was a homemaker and a member of Saline Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Aubrey Eugene Forrest of Johnsonville (Bradley County) and Henry Glenn Harrison of Mabelvale (Pulaski County); a daughter, Eloise Moseley of Eudora (Chicot County); three brothers, Johnny Forrest and Herbert Forrest, both of Warren, and Elwood Forrest of Jackson, Tennessee; three sisters, Edna Jones and Verma Wilson, both of Sumpter, and Everee Wooten of Houston; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 4 great- great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren with the Revs. Tim Smith and Wayman Mann officiating. Burial will be in Smyrna Cemetery. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARY POWELL Mary Powell, 81, of Pine Bluff, died February 10, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 13, 1916, at Pine Bluff, and was a daughter of the late John Sanders and Rosie Brice Sanders. She had been a nanny employed by C.D. Smith. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and member of the choir and missionary society. She had also been a member of ACORN, the NAACP and Seamstress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Powell. Survivors include five grandchildren and 12 g r e a t-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Highland Baptist Church with the Rev. R.P. Bifford Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas VERNON SHEPHERD NORTH LITTLE ROCK --Vernon Clyde Shepherd, 85, of Keo (Lonoke County), died February 13, 1998, at the Veterans Hospital in North Little Rock. Born July 30, 1912, at Keo, he was the son of the late Ed Shephkrd and Edna Bell Elliott Shepherd. He was a retired ice house engineer and a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at Sheridan. He was also a Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by two sons, the Rev. Cecil Shepherd and Nick Shepherd. He is survived by three sons, Paul Shepherd of Mabelvale (Pulaski County), Jim Shepherd of Alexander (Pulaski County) and Danny Shepherd of Sheridan; two daughters, Lillian Sisson of Mabelvale and Verna Schweitzer of Iowa; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Buie Funeral Home in Sheridan with the Rev. Michael Walton officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery at Sheridan. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARY FORD Mary White Long Ford, 88, of Star Cily, died February 13, 1998, at Drew County Memorial Hospital. Born February 27, 1909, at Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Henry C. White and Pricella Carey White. She was a member of the Southside Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Fran Long and Robert Long, both of Star City; two daughters, Jeanette Lofland and Christine Parker, both of Star City; two brothers, E.A. "Spiv" White of Pine Bluff and Henry White of Illinois; two sisters, Elizabeth Hulse of Sherrill (Jefferson County) and Lucille Burton of San Bernadino, California; 10 grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren and a great-great-grandchiId. Graveside services will be today at 2 p.m. at the Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Newton officiating. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Service of Star City. Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove Cemetery Fund. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ABRAHAM MARCUS HOT SPRINGS -- Abraham Marcus, 87, of Hot Springs, died February 14, 1998, at Quapaw Health Care Center at Hot Springs. Born April 30, 1910, at Pine Bluff, he was the son of the late James "Jakes" Marcus and Sarah Rosenberg Marcus. He was reared and educated in Pine Bluff. He worked in retail clothing all of his adult life, working for Barre Department Store in Pine Bluff for several years before going to Baim's Department Store where he worked for 38 years before retiring as manager of the men's department. He was a member of the Temple Anshe Emeth in Pine Bluff and was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Sue Willshire Marcus, who died in 1991. He is survived by a sister, Adelle Cicero of Little Rock, and caregivers Robert and Sandy Kortenber, both of Hot Springs. Graveside services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Jewish Cemetery with Rabbi Eugene Levy officiating. Arrangements by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas A.A. Gordon LITTLE ROCK -- A.A. Gordon, 80, of Pine Bluff, died February l4, 1998, at University Haspital at Little Rock. He was born March l7, l9l7, at England (Lonoke County), the son of the late Alvin Kelsey Gordon and Mary Ellen Teddleton Gordon. He moved to Pine Bluff in l917 where he was reared and received his early education. He worked as a bus driver for Pine Bluff Transit, retiring in 1986 after more than 40 years of service. He then drove for Jenkins Memorial Center for six years. He attended the New Harvest Church of God. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lois Hankins, Cleo Kendricks and Alene Gordon. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Ann Cummings Gordon, whom he married on August 24, 1943; a son, Roger Gordon of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Geraldine Cody of West Memphis and Joyce Langrell of Pine Bluff; a brother, Alvin Gordon of Pine Bluff; a sister, Alcden Smith of Placentia, California; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Revs. Jerry Young and Dale Hill officiating. Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery in Grant County. Memorials may be sent to New Harvest Church of " God, 9016 Highway 270, Pine Bluff, 71602. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas THELMA ANDERSON FORT SMITH -- Thelma Jane Anderson, 79, of Fort Smith, formerly of Warren, died February 15, 1998, at St. Edwards Hospital at Fort Smith. She was born September 22, 1918, at what was then Graysonia (Clark County) the daughter of the late Herbert Otto Lubbes and Bernice Parker Lubbes. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Warren and a homemaker. She married Max Anderson on December 12, 1937, at Warren and he preceded her in death on August 6, 1993. She was also preceded in death by a son, David Anderson. Survivors include two sons, Zane Anderson of Jacksonville and Chet Anderson of Fort Smith; a daughter, Joanna Hudson of Fayetteville; a brother, Courtney Lubbes of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two sisters, Maifred Turner of Lemon Grove, California, and Katherine Pedropessi of Albuquerque; and six grandchildren. Graveside services will be Tuesday in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello with the Rev. Bill Leslie officiating. Arrangements were handled by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. Memorials may be made to First , United Methodist Church at Warren. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HOLLIE ROBINSON SR. STUTTGART -- Funeral services for Hollie Robinson Sr., 69, of Stuttgart, who died Februrary 12, 1998 at his home, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Outreach Ministry Church of God in Christ at Stuttgart, with the Elder Perry Ward officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Stuttgart by Christian Way Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. Born January 11, 1929, at Truman (Poinsett County), he was the son of the late Tom Robinson and Hattie Mae Dent Robinson. He was a 27-year retiree of Riceland Foods, where he worked as a foreman and a member of Outreach Ministry Church of God in Christ. Survivors include his wife, Ora Harvey Robinson; eight sons, Harvey Robinson, Hollie Robinson Jr. and Jerry Robinson, all of Stuttgart, Jimmie Robinson of Shamburg, Illinois, Steven Robinson of Harker Heights, Texas, Daniel Robinson of Germersheim, Germany, Terry Robinson of Jacksonville, Florida, and Danny Robinson of Lewisville, Texas; six daughters, Susan Jones of Markham, Illinois, Brenda Collier and LaTina Wiley, both of Little Rock, Ruth Ora Baker of Jacksonville, Florida, and Irenna Ward and Eva Kay Robinson, both of Stuttgart; a sister, Annie Belle Jemerson of Stuttgart; and 63 grandchildren. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DALVIN CLARK Dalvin Kedrick Clark, six months old, died February 12, 1998, at Pine Bluff. He was born August 7, 1997, at Pine Bluff, the son of Otha Murray and Kanisha Clark both of Pine Bluff. Other survivors include a brother, Davante Clark of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Danelle Murray, Lamesha Murray and Lillian Murray, all of Pine Bluff; three grandfathers, Herman L. Murray Sr., Robert Clark and Edward Barnett, all of Pine Bluff; a grandmother, Ethel Barnett of Pine Bluff; three great-grandfathers, Earl Blair Sr. and Sidney Clark, both of Pine Bluff, and Ed Jackson of Altheimer; two great-grandmothers, Joann Blair and Lucy Clark, both of Pine Bluff, and Ruthie Jackson of Altheimer. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at College Heights Church of Christ with Archie Davis officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas NANCY BARNES EL DORADO -- Nancy Evelyn "Cricket" Barnes, 63, of El Dorado (Union Countv). died FebruaIy 14, 1998, at the Medical Center of South Arkansas at El Dorado. She was born December 4, 1934, at Warren, the daughter of the late T.E. Smith and Ella Joe Beard Smith. She was a member of Murmil Heights Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband Bob Barnes, whom she married August 27, 1953; a son, Marty Barnes of El Dorado; a daughter, Sherry Jantzen of Fort Walton Beach, Florida; a brother, John Smith of Hermitage (Bradley County); two sisters, Eloise Morgan of El Dorado and Ercell Rogers of Racine, Wisconsin; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be today at 1:30 p.m. at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas INEZ FORMBY Inez Addison Formby, 89, of Pine Bluff, died February 15, 1998, at Trinity Village Medical Center. She was born February 9, 1909, at Louisiana, the daughter of the late Sidney Young and Effie Elzy Addison. She was reared and received her early education in Louisiana and moved to Pine Bluff in 1934. She attended Northwest University in Nachitoches, Louisiana and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She was an elementary teacher in the Pine Bluff School District for 29 years before retiring in 1970. She was a member of South Side Baptist Church for nearly 40 years. She was married to E.B. "Pete" Formby on May 28, 1930. He preceded her in death on April 12, 1983. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, three daughters, five sisters and two brothers. She is survived by a daughter, Judy Tucker of Jonesboro. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Dr. J.R. DeBusk officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to South Side Baptist Church Library Fund. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HUGH McFALL (Photo included) Hugh A. "Mac" McFall, 94, of Pine Bluff, died February 17, 1998, at Sunchase Nursing Home. He was born on June 21, 1903, at Antioch, Nebraska, a son of the late Elmer McFall and Clara Jordan McFall. He received his education in Colorado, graduating from Grand Junction (Colorado) High School. He was a retired carpenter contractor, retiring in 1964. He was a member of the Carpenter's Union in Colorado and moved to Pine Bluff in 1968. He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of Jehovah's Witness Church, East Unit, at Pine Bluff. Survivors include his wife, Mildred McFall; a daughter, Marilyn Grimmett of Chester, Texas; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandchild. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m. today in Drake Cemetery at Star City with Billy Chapmon officiating. Arrangements are by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALEX MASON (Photo included) Funeral services for Alex Mason, 92, of Pine Bluff, who died February 12, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Indiana Street Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. L.K. Solomon officiating., Burial will be in Henson Memorial Garden Cemetery by Henson Mortuary. He was born on August 2, 1905, at Bonita, Louisiana, a son of the late Frank Mason and Oliva Knickleson Mason. He became a member of Indiana Street Missionary Baptist Church on February 11, 1962. He worked for Georgia Pacific and Cotton Belt Railroad Company for 42 years. Survivors include a son, Cleveland Mason of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Dorsey Aycox of Detroit; an adopted daughter, Betty Jean Tolston of Chicago; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great- grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas KATHLEEN JOHNSON Kathleen Riley Johnson, 81, of North Little Rock, died February 17, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 20, 1916, at Little Rock, a daughter of the late James Robert Riley and Mary Sue Richardson Riley. She was raised and educated at Little Rock, where she graduated from Central High School. She attended Henderson State University at Arkadelphia and earned a nursing degree from Baptist School of Nursing at Little Rock. She was a nurse at the Pine Bluff Arsenal from 1941 to 1951. She moved to North Little Rock in 1965 and worked as a nurse for North Little Rock Veteran's Hospital. She retired from there in 1975. She was a member of Park Hill Presbyterian Church at North Little Rock, the American Association of Retired Persons and the Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was preceded in death by three brothers; two sisters; and a grandchild. Survivors include her husband, William Edwin Johnson; a daughter, Sue Johnson Berry of Sherrill; two grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Gordon Topping officiating. There will be a private burial in Graceland Cemetery following the funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 517 Cherry Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 or to Area Agency on Aging Hospice, 709 East Eighth Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARTHA EARNEST FORDYCE -- Martha M. Earnest, 93, of Hampton, died February 16, 1998, at Dallas County Hospital. Born March 25, 1904, in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late Harvey King and Martha Elizabeth House King. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Earnest. Survivors include a son, Louis Terrell Earnest of Tinsman; three daughters, Eula Mae Bailey of Pine Bluff and Mattie Marie Cosby and Hazel Hand, both of Hampton; a brother, Herman King of Hampton; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled a for 1 p.m. Thursday at Benton Funeral Home at Fordyce with the Rev. Willie Knight officiating. Burial will be in Earnest Cemetery. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GURTHA KIDD McGEHEE -- Gurtha Lee Erwin Henry Kidd, 79, of McGehee, died February 15, 1998, at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home, Born November 29, 1918, at Blue Springs, (Garland County) she was a daughter of the late Herbert Erwin and Lela Lee Bivens Erwin. She was a member of Grace Freewill Baptist Church at McGehee. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Kidd. Survivors include a son, John Henry of McGehee; three daughters, Patricia Smith of Texarkana and Linda Wheless and Peggy Brooks, both of McGehee; 13 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Freewill Baptist Church with Gary "Sonny" Royce officiating. Burial was in McGehee Cemetery by Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ELYMAS TAYLOR LITTLE ROCK -- Elymas Paul Taylor, 70, of Sheridan, died February 16, 1998, at Veterans Hospital. Born September 16, 1927, at Perryville, he was a son of the late Edgar Paul and Effie Neal Taylor. He was a self-employed roofer and served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Frances Evans Taylor; four sons, Paul Taylor, Ronnie Taylor and Bobby Taylor, all of Little Rock, and Tommy Taylor of Jacksonville; four daughters, Donna Sue Teal of Cabot, Shelia Ritchey and Azure Smith, both of Sheridan, and Anna Brown of Lonoke; two brothers, Don Taylor and Doyne Taylor, both of Little Rock; a sister, Ilene Taylor of Little Rock; 12 grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today in Little Rock National Cemetery with the Rev. Danny Evans officiating. Arrangements will be by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WILLIE FERGUSON Willie F. Ferguson, 55, of Pine Bluff, died February 16, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born June 22, 1942, in Mississippi County, he was a son of the late Warner and Mamie Estelle Wagner Ferguson. He was a car salesman and member of the Church of The First Born at DeWitt. Survivors include his wife, Lillian McFerrin Ferguson; a son, Keith Ferguson of DeWitt; a daughter, April Ferguson of Pine Bluff; two brothers, Warner "Yogi" Ferguson of Dover, Ohio, and Charles Edward Ferguson of West Helena; and a sister, Connie Dail of Memphis. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of the First Born at DeWitt. Burial will be in Thompson Cemetery at DeWitt by Essex Funeral Home of DeWitt. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JIMMY CREED GREENVILLE, Mississippi --Jimmy Lee Creed, 64, of Wayside Mississippi, died February 16, l998, at Delta Regional Hospital at Greenville. He was born on January 4, 1934, in Drew County, Arkansas, a son of Curtis Creed of Wilmar, Arkansas, and the late Aubrey Barnett Creed. He was a law enforcement officer for Mississippi Transportation Department and was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Kirby Creed; a son, Dale Creed of Pasadena, Texas; a daughter, Pam West of Stella, Missouri; a brother, Billy Creed of Monroe; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello with the Rev. Kenny Worbington officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GLADYS ROGERSON Gladys M. Rogerson, 86, of Pine Bluff, died February 14, 1998, at Trinity Medical Center. She was born on April 16, 1911, at Marshall, Texas, a daughter of the late Louis Joseph and Carrie Scott Rogerson. She was raised and received her early education at Marshall and at Pine Bluff. She and her family moved to Pine Bluff in 1922. She began working for Cooperative Burial and Life Insurance Company, now Cooperative Life Insurance Company, in 1928. She worked for the company and its owners, the Robinson family, for 48 years until retiring as office manager of the company in 1976. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma R. Woodbury, who died,on August 3, 1991. There are no immediate survivors. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Gordon Topping officiating. Burial will be in Bellwood Cemetery. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DELMAR SMITH Delmar E. Smith, 80, of Pine Bluff, died February 16, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on February 28, 1917, at Coy, a son of the late Lucien Smith and Effie Benedict Smith. A farmer, he lived at Coy most of his life and at Pine Bluff for the last few years. He was preceded in death by a son, Ralph Smith. Survivors include a sister, Pauline Brixey of Pine Bluff. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m. today in Center Campground Cemetery in Grant County with the Rev. Paschal Evanson officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALLIE LEMLEY MONTICELLO--Allie Lemley, 88, of Selma (Drew County), died February 16, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 29, 1909, at Hamburg, a daughter of the late John Henry Gilliam and Ophelia Phillips Gilliam. She was a homemaker and was a member the Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.M. Lemley. Survivors include two sons, William B. Lemley of West Monroe, Louisiana and Theodore R. Lemley of Marion, Ohio; three daughters, Clara M. Nelson of Ocala, Florida, and Betty J. Sloan, and Mary L. Curtis, both of Selma; a brother, John C. Gilliam of Tallahassee, Florida; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchiIdren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1O a.m. Thursday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery in Drew County. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FIANCE COOLEY Funeral services for Fiance Viola "Fie" Harrison Cooley, 79, of Pine Bluff, who died February 15, 1998, at Coliseum Hospital at Macon, Georgia, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall with the Revs. Dean Caldwell and Bobby Spencer officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. She was born on January 12, 1919, at Claxton, Georgia, a daughter of the late Ezzie and Betsy Guy Harrison. She was a member of First Assembly of God at White Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Cooley Sr., who died in February 1988. Survivors include four sons, Johnny Austin of Birmingham, Eddie Austin of Cordova, Alabama, J.C. Cooley Jr. of Memphis and Jack Cooley of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Cella Small and Betty Green, both of Augusta, North Carolina, and Norma Buckland of Gordon, Georgia; a sister, Margie Harrison of Dallas; 35 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HENRY HERRING JR. FORDYCE -- Henry Wesley Herring Jr., 43, of Fordyce, died February 17, 1998, at Dallas County Hospital. He was born on August, 3, 1954, in Dallas County, a son of Elva Watson Herring of Fordyce and the late Henry W. Herring Sr. He was the owner of Herring Plumbing Company, a fire chief at Temperance Hill Fire Department and captain of the Dallas County Sheriff's Auxiliary Department. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Harker. Survivors include his wife, Deborah Harris Herring; a son, Jimmy Herring of Fordyce; four brothers, Danny Harker, Ricky Herring and Nicky Herring, all of Fordyce, and Arnold Harker of Kingsland; and a sister, Carolyn Smith of Thornton. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Benton Funeral Home at Fordyce with the Rev. Donald Nance officiating. Burial will be in Stoney Point Cemetery at Fordyce. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DONALD NANCE Donald Emerson Nance, 64, of Sheridan, died February 17, 1998, at Arkansas Convalescent Home. He was born on December 30, 1933, at Rogers, a son of the late Cleonas Herron and Odessa Mauree Emerson Nance. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Men's Bible class at Sheridan. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Nance. Survivors include his guardian, Phyllis House Gregg of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday in Lost Creek Cemetery at Sheridan with the Rev. Bruce Bennett and Dub Wells officiating. Arrangements are handled by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas STEPHEN ALLRED ST. LOUIS -- Stephen Kenneth Allred, 38, of O'Fallon, Illinois, died February 14, 1998, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born on May 26, 1959, at Pine Bluff, a son of Jerry Allred of Pine Bluff and the late Louise Bell Allred, who died in January 1996. He was an office clerk for Union Pacific Railroad and attended Green Meadow Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. He was a 1977 graduate of Pine Bluff High School and was a member of Jacob Brump No. 160 Masonic Lodge at Pine Bluff. Other survivors include a son, Kenneth Allred of Forrest City; three brothers, Stanley Allred, Paul Allred and Brian Allred, all of Pine Bluff; and a sister, Barbara Edmonds of Star City. Graveside services are scheduled for 1O a.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Woods officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hale-South Funeral Home. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARGARET WOOD FORDYCE - Margaret Sue Ramsay Wood, 76, of the Ramsey community near Fordyce, died February 16, 1998, at her home. She was born on December 3l, 1921, at Ramsey, a daughter of the late Carroll Ramsay and Memory Lucille Wright Ramsay. She worked on a farm. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dalton Wood. Survivors include two brothers, Richard "Bo" Ramsay of Carthage and Harry Eugene Ramsay of Claremore, Oklahoma; and two sisters, Lucille Ramsay Wylie of Carthage and Carolyn Ramsay Crowder of Burkeville, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Benton Funeral Home at Fordyce with the Rev. Billy Jo Evans officiating. Burial will be in Stoney Point Cemetery at Fordyce. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DELMAR WARD (Photo included) Funeral services for Delmar Ward, 95, of Pine Bluff, who died February 10, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Catholic Church with the Rev. Bernard Keller officiating. Burial will be in Bellwood Cemetery by Henson Mortuary. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Born August 15, 1902, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of the late David and Mable Jones Ward. He attended elementary school at St. Peter's Catholic School where he was an altar boy in 1911. He attended Branch Normal College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. As a young man, he moved to Chicago and worked with Bear Brothers Company for 23 years. In 1939, he was drafted into the Army. He worked at the Henry Ford Motor Plant in Detroit in the area of defense. He returned to Pine Bluff in 1969. At St. Peter's Catholic Church he helped with daily mass until his health began to fail. He was honored by the Diocesan Liturgical Commission as Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist in the Diocese of Little Rock to assist the parish of St. Peter's. On January 8, 1994, Bishop Andrew J. McDonald of Little Rock recognized him as a Catholic who had been outstanding in his contribution to the life of the church in the diocese. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Duke Ward, whom he married in 1935 in Chicago. They were married 41 years until her death June 7, 1976. There were no immediate survivors. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Catholic Church, 207 East 16th Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LONNIE COLEMAN (Photo included) Funeral services for Lonnie R. Coleman, 36, of El Dorado, who died February 10, 1998, at Medical Center of South Arkansas at El Dorado, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christian Way Funeral Home with the Rev. Levi G. Davis officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Christian Way Funeral Home. Born February 1, 1962, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of J.C. Coleman of San Francisco and Evelyn Grant Willard of Kansas City. He was a 1980 graduate of Dollarway High School and had also attended Henderson State University. He worked at High Capacity Factory at El Dorado and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church of El Dorado. Other survivors include a daughter, Kristen Coleman of Dallas; four brothers, Joseph Willard, James Willard, Rodney Willard and Tyrone Willard, all of Kansas City; three sisters, Jennifer Willard and Charnese Willard, both of Kansas City, and Lestie Denise Willard of Olympia, Washington; a stepfather, James Willard of Kansas City; and a great-aunt, Lela Burns of Pine Bluff, who raised him. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MAUDIE CHAVES SHERIDAN -- Maudie Marie Chaves, 76, of Bastrop, Louisiana, died February 14, 1998, at Grant County Nursing Home. Born November 14, 1921 at Tillar, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Averett and Minnine Agnes Stunison. She lived at Bastrop for many years where she was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband William Herman Chaves in 1969. Survivors include a son, Billy Herman Chaves of Monroe; two daughters, Martha Lowe of Bastrop and Mary Morrison of Ogden, Utah; a brother, Willie Wesley Averett of McGehee; two sisters, Beatrice Minchew and Helen Banks, both of Sheridan; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Green Acres Baptist Church at Bastrop with the Revs. Rawls Pierce and Jerry Price officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Bastrop by Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JAMES TARPLEY FORT SMITH -- James Elmer Tarpley, 83, of Fort Smith, died February 12, 1998, at a Fort Smith nursing home. Born April 16, 1914, at Sweet Home, he was a son of the late Thomas A. Tarpley and Sarah J. Dreher. He was a member of Second Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. Survivors include two sisters, Margaret Garner of Fort Smith and Lois Forsythe of Austin, Texas; and a stepbrother, Ralph Cloar of Pine Bluff. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Pine Grove Cemetery at Sweet Home by Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. Memorials may take the form of contributions to Pine Grove Cemetery, 1710 Wright, Sweet Home, Arkansas, 72206. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GURTHA KIDD McGEHEE -- Gurtha Lee Erwin Henry Kidd, 79, of McGehee, died February 15, 1998, at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home. Born November 29, 1918, at Blue Springs (Garland County), she was a daughter of the late Herbert Erwin and Lela Lee Bivens Erwin. She was a member of Grace Freewill Baptist Church at McGehee. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Charles Kidd; a son, John Henry of McGehee; three daughters, Patricia Smith of Texarkana and Linda Wheless and Peggy Brooks, both of McGehee; 13 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Grace Freewill Baptist Church with Gary "Sonny" Royce officiating. Burial will be in McGehee Cemetery by Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas A CORRECTION HOLLY ROBINSON SR., who died February 12, 1998, at his home had three brothers who were omitted from his obituary Monday in The Commercial. The brothers are James Robinson, Freddie Robinson and Eugene Robinson, all of Stuttgart. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOSEPH FOX JR. (Photo included) Funeral services for Joseph Fox Jr., 68, of Pine Bluff, who died February 15, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at New Jerusalem Baptist Church with the Rev. Curlee Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Section of Graceland Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. Born June 15, 1929, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of Joseph Fox Sr. of Pine Bluff and the late Jewel Taylor Fox. He received his early education in the Watson Chapel School District and was a 1950 graduate of Coleman High School. He was a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church where he was a teacher of men's class number 14, president of the choir, president of the brotherhood, and Baptist Training Union. He served in the Army. He was a former employee of P.K. Miller Mortuary and was a retired interior designer. Other survivors include his wife, Lorine Beatrice Smith Fox, whom he married August 17, 1955; three sons, Ronald Fox and Reginald Conner, both of Pine Bluff, and, Dwayne Fox of Little Rock; four daughters, Joyce Fox Epperson of Oakland, California, and Sharon Kay Johnson, Patricia Fox Amos and Pattie Marie Fox Taylor, all of Pine Bluff; four brothers Morris Fox and Eugene Fox, both of Pine Bluff, Jimmy Fox of Kansas City and Oliver Fox of Memphis; five sisters, Loretta Walker and Artimease Jefferson, both of Pine Bluff, Geraldine Potter and Ruthie Jewel Fox, both of Lansing, Michigan, and Evelyn J. Jones of Forrest City; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas IRENE MARSHALL (Photo included) ALTHEIMER -- Funeral services for Irene Marshall, 78, of Altheimer, who died February 17, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at District Tabernacle at Altheimer with the Rev. LaFayette Woods officiating. Burial will be in Community Cemetery at Altheimer by Perry Funeral Home. Born May 24, 1919, at Gethsemane, she was a daughter of the late Wesley Lee and Ruth Mack Withers. She was a member of Mount Bayou Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher, a member of the mission, the church clerk and a mother of the church. She was past president of the Women's Department of Central District Women's Association. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe N. Hammett and Wesley Withers Jr.; and two sisters, Cecoulia Nolan and Ruthie M. Morehead. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Hall Marshall; two sons, Harold Marshall of Pine Bluff and Berlin Marshall, stationed in the Army at Seoul, Korea; a daughter, Ruthie Chatman of County Club Hill, Illinois; a stepson, Comer Marshall of San Francisco; an adopted son, Irvin Banks of Chicago; an adopted daughter, Mary Banks of Kansas City; a brother, Cleophas Withers of Little Rock; and two sisters, Margaret Withers of Pine Bluff and Sandra Moore of Little Rock. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BEATRICE NEAL (Photo included) Funeral services for Beatrice Neal, 87, of Pine Bluff, who died February 11, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Amos Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Willis officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. Born October 13, 1910, at Dodson, Louisiana, she was daughter of the late Alf Jackson and Lula Jackson. She received her early education in public schools of Louisiana and Jefferson County. She was a member of Amos Chapel Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Neal, and by four children, three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Laverne Bell Scott of Pine Bluff; a niece whom she raised, Barbara J. Jones of Madison, Illinois; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EDMOND SLOAN Funeral services for Edmond Sloan, 75, of Hope, who died February 14, 1998, at Magnolia Hospital at Magnolia, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Perry Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Parker officiating. Burial will be in the New Cemetery at Rison. Born July 29, 1922, at Rison, he was a son of the late Frank and Roxane Wade Sloan. He was a member of the Followers of Christ Church. Survivors include a niece, Gloria Jones of Hope who was a guardian. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ACIE AYTCH (Photo included) Funeral services for Acie Aytch, 84, of Pine Bluff, who died February 11, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at New Morning Star Baptist Church with the Rev. J.C. Tubbs officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Section Cemetery by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. He was born July 14, 1913, Cornerstone, a son of the late Mack Aytch and Elizabeth Aytch. He was a machine operator for Central Moloney and was member of New Morning Star Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Vernestine Shelton Aytch; a son, Eddie Hasan of St. Louis; four daughters, Eloise Mallett of Grandview, Missouri, Louise Tubbs and Earnestine Poole, both of Marino Valley, California, and Betty Lamarr of South Africa; 50 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JESSIE COODY DeWITT -- Jessie Coody, 80, DeWitt, died February 18, 1998, DeWitt City Hospital. Born Dec. 5, 1917, at Brookhaven, Mississippi, she was a daughter of William and Sebbie Pennington. She was a homemaker and Methodist. Survivors include her husband, Eddie Coody; two daughters, Ann Noble of DeWitt and Jean Jernigan of Pine Bluff; a brother, W.C. Pennington of Monroe; two sisters, Louise Green and Katherine Collier, both of Epps, Louisiana; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchiId. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at St. Charles Baptist Church at St. Charles near DeWitt. Burial will be in Cedarcrest Memorial Garden at DeWitt by Essex Funeral Home of DeWitt. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARGAREE MARTIN (Photo included) Funeral services for Margaree Martin, 85, of Pine Bluff, who died February 15, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Solomon Hill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Wiley Shelton officiating. Burial will be in Martin Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. Born October 13, 1912, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Joe Bearden and Malinda Bearden. She received her early education in the public schools of Jefferson County and was a homemaker. At an early age, she joined Motley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Martin, and a son, Ralph Martin. Survivors include seven sons, Tom Harris of Oakland, California, George Martin Jr. of Minneapolis, Michael Martin, Arthur Martin and Houston Martin, all of Pine Bluff, Joe Martin of Chattanooga and retired Master Sergeant Leon Martin of Prince George, Viriginia; five daughters, Lois Withers of Minneapolis, Mary Edwards of Los Angeles, Doris Jean Byrd of Detroit, Jeanette Nelson of Milwaukee and Sergeant First Class Sandra K. Martin of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 21 grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren. _______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ERNEST McGRIFF STAR CITY-- Ernest D. McGriff, 100, of Star City, died February 19, 1998, at Gardner Nursing Home. He was born June 22, 1897, in LincoIn County, a son of the late Benjamin McGriff and Evalinea Norton McGriff. He was a retired farmer and worked for Mississippi River Fuel Company at Glendale. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Church of Christ at Star City. He served in the Army during World War I. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alcy Taylor McGriff, who died January 18, 1996. Survivors include two daughters, Ernestine Austin of Star City and Marceline Simmons of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Laura Case of Star City and Mattie Moore of Monroe; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Griffin Funeral Service of Star City with John Kellum and Don McClain officiating. Burial will be in Leek Cemetery at Star City. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LEE BROWN FRESNO, California -- Funeral services for Lee Andrew Brown, 75, of Pine Bluff, who died February 12, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Westside Adventist Church at Fresno, California, with the Rev. White officiating. Burial will be in Mountainview Cemetery at Fresno by Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service of Fresno. He was born November 1, 1922, in Oklahoma, a son of the late Richard Brown and Eula Todd Brown. He was a retired construction worker. Survivors include his wife, Mary Richardson; eight sons, Sylvester Wise and Richard Brown, both of Los Angeles, Derek Brown of Moreno Valley, California, Alfred Brown of Phoenix and Lee Andrew Brown Jr., Tracy Brown, Anthony Brown and Nathan Brown, all of Fresno; six daughters, Saundra Brown of Los Angeles and Deborah Brown, Sheila Harris, Pat Lowe, Annette Harris and Mary Brown, all of Fresno; two brothers, David Brown of St. Louis and Alvin "Hot" Brown of Fresno; 33 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LILLIE CARROLL HOT SPRINGS -- Lillie P. Carroll, 72, of Hot Springs, died February 13, 1998, at Quality Care Nursing Home. She was born September 18, 1925, at Bruce, a daughter of the late Rev. Green Paschal and Sara Jane Williams Paschal. She was a member of St. Paul AME Church at Hot Springs, serving as president of the Pastors Aid Club and was a member of the trustee board. She graduated from Arkansas AM&N College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She was a retired teacher and director of the Head Start program for Garland County. She was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho and Gamma Phi Delta sororities. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Louis F. Paschal, Lee Howard Paschal and Isiah Paschal; and a sister, Helen King. Survivors include her husband, Fredrick D. Carroll; a daughter, Fredda D. Carroll of Hot Springs; two brothers, John Paschal of Meredith, New Hampshire, and Green Paschal Jr. of Washington D.C.; and three sisters, Sarah P. Williams and Barbara P. Hildreth, both of Hot Springs, and Irene Wims of Baltimore. Funeral services are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul AME Church with the Rev. Mary Purifoy officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Hot Springs. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Page's Funeral Home at Hot Springs. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CURTIS HAMPTON SR. Funeral services for Curtis Hampton Sr., 93, of Pine Bluff, who died February 13, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, are scheduled for noon Saturday at Henson Mortuary with the Rev. Melvin Savage officiating. Burial will be in Henson Memorial Garden. He was born September 2, 1904, a son of the late Mate and Martha Ross Hampton. Survivors include two daughters, Eula Mae Smith and Rosie M. Jordan, both of Pine Bluff; a brother, Freeman Hampton of Pine Bluff; a sister, Eula Mae Martin of Hermitage; 11 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchiIdren. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JAMES SLEDGE SR. STAR CITY-- James Martin Sledge Sr., 36, of Star City, died February 19, 1998, at his home. He was born August 19, 1961, at Stuttgart, a son of Martin Sledge of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Alma Faye Eagle Bennett of Star City. He was a plant supervisor for Fiber Resource at Pine Bluff. He was a member of Southside Missionary Baptist Church at Star City and the Star City Bass Club. Survivors include his wife, Sheila Renee Ford Sledge; two sons, James Martin Sledge Jr. and Richard Chadwick Sledge, both of Star City; a daughter, Christina Michelle Sledge of Star City; six brothers, Lee Sledge, John Sledge, Wayne Bennett, Clifford Bennett, Tommy Bennett and Danny Bennett, all of Star City; and six sisters, Terrie Sledge of Little Rock, Dixie Earnest and Sissy Linzy, both of Star City, Diane Sledge of Grand Prairie, Renee Sledge of El Dorado and Sharon Wheeler of Morgan, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Southside Missionary Baptist Church with Allen Hagood officiating. Burial will be in Bayless Cemetery near Humphrey. Visitation will be from 7 to 9: p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Service of Star City. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JAMES WOODUS Funeral services for James Leon Woodus, 52, of Pine Bluff, who died February 13, 1998, at St. Joseph Regional Hospital at Hot Springs, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Brown Funeral Home at Pine Bluff with the Rev. Nathaniel Mosby officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. He was born June 25, 1945, at Pine Bluff, a son of the late Wesley Woodus and Susie Mae Rodgers Woodus. He was a carman and welder for Cotton Belt Railroad and served in the Air Force. He graduated from Merrill High School in 1963 and was a Baptist. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen. Survivors include a daughter, Sheryl D. Woodus of Pine Bluff; five brothers, Edward Woodus Sr., Robert Woodus Sr. and Jimmy Lee Woodus, all of Pine Bluff, Willie Woodus of Chicago and Michael Woodus of Minneapolis; three sisters, Gloria Woodus Hill, Linda Woodus and Shirley Ann Woodus, all of Pine Bluff; a stepson, Thurman Foster of Little Canada, Minnesota; a stepdaughter, Sandra K. Bennett of Pine Bluff; and three grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CLARANCE GODFREY WARREN -- Clarance Odell Godfrey, 79, of Warren, died February 19, 1998, at Pine Lodge Nursing Home. Born July 29, 1918, at Bradley County, he was a son of the late Jasper J. and Fannie Hamilton Godfrey. He was a retired Potlatch Corporation employee, a Baptist, and served in the Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Crowder Godfrey, who died Septernber 25, 1994. Survivors include a brother, Mansfield Godfrey of Johnsville; and a sister, Abbie Baker of Hermitage. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas VESTER R. BURCHFIELD LAKE VILLAGE -- Vester R. Burchfield, 88, of Halley (Desha County) died February 19, 1998, at Chicot Memorial Hospital. Born June 10, 1909, at Drew County, he was a son of the late Mack Burchfield and Nannie Bell McCone Burchfield. He was a retired farmer and member of Halley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Johnson Burchfield, and an infant son, Jimmy Guy Burchfield. Survivors include three sons, Bud Burchfield, Donald Burchfield and Bill Burchfield, all of Halley; a daughter, Betty Chessor of Searcy; nine grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Halley Baptist Church at Halley with the Revs. Gene Gregory and George Waldrup. Burial will be at Halley Cemetery in Desha County by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home of Monticello. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas TOM REXROAT SR. HOPE -- Tom Rexroat Sr., 90, of Hope, died February 19, 1998, at St. Michael Hospital. He was born October 20, l907, at Kane, Illinois. He was a retired refrigeration engineer for the Southern Ice Company where he worked for more than 60 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church at Hope. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frankie Lambert Rexroat, and a daughter, Marjorie Ann Owens. Survivors include a son, Tommie Rexroat Jr. of Hope; two daughters, Louise Teague of Hope and Betty Ferguson of Pine Bluff; a sister, Elizabeth Moore of Texarkana; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today at Herndon Funeral Home at Hope. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Vernon Willis officiating. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOHN TURNER LITTLE ROCK -- Funeral services for John T. "Buck" Turner, 85, of Pine Bluff, who died February 15, 1998, at Pine Bluff Nursing Home are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at New Hope CME Church with the Rev. Malvin Massey Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Little Rock National Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. Born December 9, 1912, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of the late Willie Turner and Vester Harris Turner. He received his early education in the public schools of Pine Bluff and was a member of Busy Bee Masonic Lodge No. 345. He was a member of New Hope CME Church where he was a member of the choir, the steward board, trustee board, and Sunday School treasurer. He attended church conferences as a representative of the church. On March 4, 1943, he enlisted in the Army and received an honorable discharge on January 14, 1946. His decorations and citations included World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, three Bronze Service Stars, AP Theater Ribbon and a Bronze Star GO. He retired after 40 years with Simmons First National Bank. Survivors include his wife, Future Mae Turner of Pine Bluff; three stepsons, Eddie Stewart Jr. of Milwaukee, Dennis Ray Stewart of Forrest City and DeWayne Edward Stewart of Tarry Town, New York; six stepdaughters, Evelyn Williams, Bettye Stewart and Connie D. Stewart, all of Milwaukee, Phyllis A. Stewart of Tarry Town, Jo Ann Carroll of Little Rock and Geraldine Rabun of Pine Bluff; a brother, Amos Fletcher of Pine Bluff; a sister, Irene Davis of Pine Bluff; and 27 stepgrandchildren. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JERRY GRAY (Photo included) AMARILLO, Texas -- Jerry B. Gray, 49, of Amarillo, Texas, died February 6, 1998, at his home. He was born on September 11, 1948, at Forrest City, Arkansas, a son of Imogene Perrine of Pine Bluff and the late Floyd Gray. He graduated from Southern Baptist College (Williams), Southwest Baptist College and Southern Seminary. He was a pastor at First Baptist Church at Weiner (Poinsett County), Arkansas; Friendship Baptist Church at Philpot, Kentucky; Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at Pleasant Ridge, Kentucky; Guthrie Baptist Church at Guthrie, Kentucky; and Suburban Baptist Church at New Orleans. He was also the director of missions for the Trinity/ Tallahatchie (Delta) Baptist Association at Mississippi. In Amarillo, he was a chaplain at High Plains Baptist Hospital and held administrative positions at two nursing homes. Survivors include his wife, Annetta Rogers Gray, formerly of Alicia, Arkansas, whom he married in 1969; a son, Gary Gray of Amarillo; two daughlers, Kristetta Miller of Pineville, Louisiana, and Rebekah Gray of Plainview, Texas; two brothers, Dwain Gray of Cleveland and Chuck Gray of Hutchinson, Kansas; a sister, Pam Woolley of Rison, Arkansas; and a stepfather. Gene Perrine of Pine Bluff. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. February 9, 1998, at Coulter Road Baptist Church at Amarillo with Dr. Larry Payne officiating. Burial was in Llano East Cemetery at Amarillo by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors at Amarillo. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LYDIA TEAGUE BEEBE -- Lydia Lois Teague, 93, of Beebe, died February 17, 1998, at Beebe Retirement Center. She was born on January 24, 1905, in Graves County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Samuel B. and Elizabeth Batts Young. She was a member of First United Methodist Church at Beebe. She was a Sunday School teacher and a member of United Methodist Women. She and her husband served in churches and districts at LouAnn, Norphlet, Carlisle, Texarkana, Stuttgart, Pine Bluff, Forrest City, Hope, Arkadelphia and at Asbury United Methodist Church at Little Rock. She was preceded in death by her husband,the Rev. Otto W. Teague Sr. Survivors include three sons, Otto W. Teague Jr. of Stuttgart, Samuel B. Teague of Conway and David G. Teague of Lexington, South Carolina; two daughters, Elizabeth T. Workman of Conway and Lorraine T. Wilson of Beebe; a brother, Cleneth Young of El Paso, Texas; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Lyon and Dr. John Workman officiating. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens at Beebe by Westbrook Funeral Home at Beebe. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALFRED MORRELL Alfred T. Morrell, 98, of Pine Bluff, died February 18, 1998, at his home. He was born on April 25, 1899, at New York. He lived most of his life at St. Louis. He worked for Emerson Electric at St. Louis for more than 50 years and moved to Pine Bluff in 1994. Survivors include a daughter, Dolores Gaddy of Pine Bluff; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will not be announced. Arrangements are handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LUCILLE OWENS EAGLETTE -- Lucille Owens, 79, of Eaglette, died February 17, 1998, at her home. She was born on June 2, 1918, in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Joab Beeson and Sarah Elizabeth Evans Beeson. She was a homemaker and a member of United Pentecostal Church at Fordyce. She was preceded in death by her husband, Odas Monroe Owens; a son, Roy Owens Sr.; and a daughter, Winnie Still. Survivors include two sons, Havis Owens and Louis Maurice Owens, both of Pine Bluff; a brother, Jewel Beeson of Garland, Texas; two sisters, Dorothy House of Garland and Mae Stoughton of Southgate, Michigan; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today at United Pentecostal Church with the Revs. H.A. Murrell, Ricky Andreas and Russell Hamby officiating. Burial will be in Benton Cemetely at Eaglette by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HELEN KAPLAN HARTFORD, Connecticut--Helen Louise Calaway Kaplan, 79, of Suffield, Connecticut, formerly of Rison, Arkansas, died February 16, 1998, at St. Francis Hospital at Hartsford, Connecticut. Born November 2, 1918, at Little Rock, she was a daughter of the late J.W. Calaway and Bess Randleman Calaway. She was a former schoolteacher, retired Home Demonstration agent and member of the Rison United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Steve Kaplan; a brother, Jasper Calaway of Rison; and a sister, Margaret Ann Haymond of Rison. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday in Greenwood Cemetery at Rison with the Rev. Don Johnson officiating. Arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HARRY HESTER DUMAS -- Harry Hester, 66, of Dumas, died February 16, 1998, at his home. Born March 5, 1931, at Dumas, he was a son of the late George Daniel Hester and Ava Massey. He was a member of First Baptist Church at Dumas, graduated from Dumas High School and Arkansas A&M College (now the University of Arkansas at Monticello.) He served in the Army. He worked as a guard. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard M. Hester and George D. Hester Jr. Survivors include two sisters, Edith Smith of Mountain View, California, and Etheleen Craft of Butler, Missouri. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Griffin Funeral Home at Dumas with the Rev. Neil Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas TRAVIS SCOGGINS Travis Virgil Scoggins, 77, of Pine Bluff, died February 17, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 11, 1920, at Gurdon, a son of the late John Henry and Ida Herron Scoggins. He was a retired timber inspector and a Mason. He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of South Side Baptist Church. Survivors include his former wife, Christine Spradlin Scoggins; three sons, Tim Scoggins and Michael Scoggins, both of Little Rock, and Johnny Scoggins of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Bettye Collier of Clinton, Mississippi; a sister, Eva Knight of Amite, Louisiana; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today in Smyrna Cemetery at Okolona (Clark County) with the Rev. Scott Jackson officiating. Arrangements are handled by MurIy-Ruggles Funeral Home at Arkadelphia. ______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DICIE MORRIS Dicie Garner Morris, 85, of Grapevine, died February 17, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 10, 1912, at Kingsland, a daughter of the late Andrew Franklin Garner and Mattie Samantha Watson Garner. She was raised and educated at Grapevine. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Bethany No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Houston Morris; a daughter, Betty Faye Talley; two brothers, Alva "Bud" Garner and Andy Garner; and four sisters, Maylee Young, Valarie Wilson, Winnie Hunt and Frankie Hudson. Survivors include two sons, Robert Morris and Jimmy Carroll Morris, both of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Willie Mae Appling of Pine Bluff and Mary Jo Worley of Grapevine; two brothers, Ralph Garner and Alton "Pete" Garner, both of Grapevine; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; five great-great- grandchiIdren; and a great-great-great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Roger Taylor and O.J. Ramick officiating. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery on Highway 35. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARTHA KIRBY LONOKE --Martha B. Kirby, 86, of Lonoke, died February 17, 1998, at Golden Years Nursing Home. She was born on September 17, 1911, at England, a daughter of the late E.E. and Edith Jessup Brandt. She grew up at Carlisle and lived at Dermott. She was a violinist and a music teacher at Carlisle and Dermott. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Kirby. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Sue Albro of Dallas; a brother, John H. Brandt of Carlisle; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Dermott United Methodist Church with the Revs. David Lowe and George Muse officiating. Burial will be in Dermott City Cemetery by Steele Funeral Home of Dermott. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BILLY MARKS PASADENA, California --Billy Ray Marks, 53, of Pasadena, California, formerly of Warren, Arkansas, died Febrary 6, 1998, at his home. He was a son of the late lsmeal and Beatrice Marks. Survivors include his wife, Melissa Marks; a son, Bernard Rogers of Warren; three daughters, Jennifer Marks of Pasadena, Tina Turner of Mississippi, and Tammi Turner of Flint, Michigan; two brothers, James Marks of Chicago, and Richard Marks of Portland; seven sisters, Gracie York and Nancy Hampton of Warren, Norma Jean Wheeler, and Georgia Ingram of Milwaukee, Francise Coleman of Flint, Mary Sue Marks of Los Angeles and Annie Pearl Preston of Portland. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Reddick Funeral Home at Warren. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery at Wilmar, Arkansas. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ROSALIE FARR LITTLE ROCK -- Rosalie L. Farr, 69, of Little Rock, died February 16, 1998, at University Hospital. She was born on February 23, 1928, at Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late J.W. Vittitow and Cora Effa Church Vittitow. She was a longtime licensed practical nurse at the University of Arkansas Medical Center until she suffered from a stroke. She lived with her daughter the last 11 years. Her hobbies included drawing cartoons, a family spokesperson said. Survivors include a son, Michael Farr of Little Rock; a daughter, Lynn Farr of Little Rock; a brother, Pat Vittitow of North Little Rock; two sisters, Betty Naylor of Pine Bluff and Mary Richie of Mississippi; and three grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1O a.m. to noon Friday at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth of Little Rock. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JUNIOR PASKEL NEW EDINBURG -- Funeral services for Junior Paskel, 55, of Kingsland, who died February 14, 1998, at Dallas County Hospital at Fordyce, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at St. Francis AME Church at New Edinburg with the Rev. Kent Broughton officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery at New Edinburg by Brown-Williams Funeral Home of Fordyce. He was born on April 6, 1942, in Cleveland County, a son of the late Sam Paskel and Gurtrude Mitchell Paskel. He was a member of St. Francis AME Church. Survivors include two sons, Juniero Paskel and Jermale Paskel, both of Beaumont, Texas; three brothers, Melvin Paskel, George Paskel and Travis Paskel, all of Milwaukee; and eight sisters, Marie Paskel and Martha Jean Tolefree, both of Kingsland, Earnestine Broughton of New Edinburg, Dorothy Smith and Darlene Williams, both of Kansas City, Bernice Nelson and Norma Ruth Gilbert, both of Milwaukee, and Pauline Robinson of Warren. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BERNISTINE ROGERS (Photo included) Bernistine Rich Rogers, 51, of Pine Bluff, died February l9, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born August 20, 1946, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Albert William Rich and Rosie Lee Dildy. Survivors include her husband, Anthony Rogers of Pine Bluff; four sons, Carl Bonds, Henry Jones and Tommie Rogers, all of Pine Bluff, and A.J. Rogers of Milwaukee; seven daughters, Jeffery Ann Gains and Tonya Smith, both of Pine Bluff, Earnestine Rogers, Catherine Rogers, Gloria Dean Rogers, Bobbie D. Rogers, and Annette Rogers, all of Milwaukee; her mother, Rosie Lee Dildy of Pine Bluff; two brothers, Mitchell Moutry and Norman Anderson, both of Pine Bluff; six sisters, Dorothy Franks and Erma Thurston, both of St. Louis, Bertha Merritt, Ellen Hayes, Rose Shephard and Gwendolyn Iverson, all of Pine Bluff, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Jerico Baptist Church with the Rev. Willis Gurley officiating. Burial will be in Henson Memorial Garden by Henson Mortuary. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ISAAC SPEARS SR. (Photo included) Isaac Spears Sr., 71, of Pine Bluff, died February 17, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born March 18, 1926, at Brummit, Arkansas, he was a son of the late Isaac Spears and Cathren Spears. He received his early education in the public schools of Jefferson County and attended Compton Community College in California. He was employed as a factory worker and a security guard. He served more than 20 years in the Navy. He enjoyed singing gospel music and bowling. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Icey Sue Spears of Pine Bluff; three sons, Ira Spears Sr. and Isaac Spears Jr., both of Pine Bluff, and Robert Spears of Long Beach, California; four daughters, Maybellene Neal and Jewel Byers, both of Pine Bluff, Mary Bowens of Hawthorne, California, and Roberta Spears of Long Beach; two brothers, Rev. Leroy Spears Jr. and Lee Willie Robinson, both of Pine Bluff; a sister, Scottie Mae Ghee of Brooklyn, New York; a stepbrother, Albert Thomas of Gethsemane; a stepsister, Nettie B. Hodge of Jackson, Michigan; 23 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m, Monday at Union Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Leroy Spears Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove section of Graceland Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas VALESEA CARMICAL Funeral services for Valesea Ann Carter Carmical, 32, of Redfield, who died February 17, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, were held February 21, 1998, at Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall with Mickey Rochelle and Leonard Hodges officiating. Buriai was in Redfield Cemetery. Born May 22, 1965, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of James Carter of Rison and Beatrice Courtney Burks of Florence (Drew County). She was a member of the Redfield Volunteer Fire Department and attended Family Life Church. She was employed as a machine operator at Stant Manufacturing Inc. and also served in the Army Reserves. Other survivors include her husband, Steve Carmical of Redfield; a daughter, Jennifer Casey Carmical of Redfield; a son, Joshua Steven Carmical of Redfield; two brothers, James "Ronnie" Carter of Cabot and Tim Carter of Rison; and a sister, Regina Hill of Star City. Memorials may be made to the Redfield Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 28, Redfield, AR 72132. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GWENDOLYN HARDIN MARMADUKE -- Gwendolyn Lee Hardin, 76, of Marmaduke (Greene County), died February 21, 1998, at her home. Born September 22, 1921, at Marmaduke, she was a daughter of the late Gus and Cleo Wright Marshall. She was a retired employee of the Ed White Shoe Factory and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marmaduke. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Earl Hamilton, and a brother, Charles Marshall. Survivors include two sons, Steve Hardin of Corning and Ted Hardin of Jonesboro; a daughter, Lisa Goodpasture of Maumelle; a sister, Ruth Roberts of Pine Bluff, and five grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Heath Funeral Home of Paragould with the Rev. Nancy Rainwater officiating. Burial will be in Hartsoe Cemetery at Marmaduke. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas FRED MOORE PINEVILLE, La.-- Fred S. Moore, 79, of Pineville, formerly of Pine Bluff and a native of Cleburne County, Arkansas, died February 21, 1998, at Rapides General Hospital. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Pineville, where he served on many administrative boards, including chairman of the pastor/ parish relations committee, chairman of the building committee, choir member and teacher of the men's Bible ciass. He was a charter member of the Pineville Lions Club, a Melvin Jones Fellow of Lions International Foundation and a life member of the Lions League of Crippled Children. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Solomon Masonic Lodge 221. He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Downtown Merchants Association. He owned and operated O'Neal's Department Store for 41 years before retiring. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Clarice O. Moore of Pineville; a son, Fred O. Moore of Pineville; a sister, Virginia Lou Wilson of Fayetteville, and two grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Pineville with the Revs. J. Roddy Taylor and Jimmie D. Pyles officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park by Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Pineville. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARTHA GREEN Martha Elizabeth Jacks Green, 76, of Pine Bluff, died February 20, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born May 1, 1921, at Rowell (Cleveland County), she was a daughter of the late Randolph Jacks and Mattie Smith Jacks. She was a homemaker and a member of Canaan Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Green, who died January 1, 1981. Survivors include three stepdaughters, Doris Sandoval of Montabello, California, Rosemary Prater of Greeneville, South Carolina, and Willie Mae Clark of Pine Bluff; two brothers, J.B. Jacks and David Pennington, both of Rowell; two sisters, Louise Johns of Rye and Reba Forrest of Pine Bluff; 17 step-grandchildren and numerous step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m, today at Buie Funeral Home of Rison. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery near Woodlawn. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOAN CHAMBERS MONTICELLO -- Joan Loveless Chambers, 56, of Monticello, died February 21, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. Born January 23, 1942, at Monticello, she was a daughter of the late Robert Houston Loveless and Maxine Hilda Piper Knowles. She was a supervisor in the sewing department at Burlington and a member of Second Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Gill Chambers, and a son, Nick Chambers. Survivors include a son, Joey Chambers of Monticello; a daughter, Tona Chambers of Chicago; a foster daughter, Brandy Gunn Decker of Virginia; her mother, Maxine Knowles of Monticello; two brothers, Kenny Loveless and Bob Loveless, both of Monticello; a sister, Diane Liedtke of St. Charles, Illinois, and two grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Monday at Second Baptist Church of Monticello with the Revs. Sonny Tucker and Richard Wade officiating. Burial will be in Union Ridge Cemetery by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home . ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BILLY MILLER RISON -- Billy Dean Miller, 61, of Rison, died February 20, 1998, at his home. Born August 4, 1936, at Kingsland, he was a son of the late Hughie Miller and Mattie Pemberton Miller. He was a self-employed logger and a member of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church at Rison. He was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Miller. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Adams Miller of Rison; a son, Gary Miller of Rison; two brothers, Vernon Miller of Maumelle and Don Miller of Woodlawn; two sisters, Sybil Smith of Rison and Martha Sue Stroble of Onalaska, Texas, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Buie Funeral Home of Rison with Lonnie Brown and Willie Jean Curbow officiating. Burial will be in Moore's Church Cemetery near Rison. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALBERT MITCHELL Albert Lee Mitchell, 44, of Dumas, died February 19, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born October 14, 1954, at Dumas, he was a son of the late Jessie Lee Mitchell and Arie Lee Hewing Mitchell. He attended the Reed Schools at Dumas and was a member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church of Pickens. Survivors include his mother, Arie Mitchell of Dumas; a son, Kevin Lemar Harris of Pickens; two daughters, Joyce Harris and RodLerriana Harrell, both of Dumas; his maternal grandmother, Earsie Hewing of Dumas; three brothers, Jessie Mitchell Jr., of Tucker and Johnny Mitchell and Milton Mitchell, both of Dumas; and three sisters, Effie McKinley, Ethel Myles and Carolyn Mitchell, all of Dumas. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. Timothy Jones officiating. Burial will be in Curtis Hall Cemetery at Pickens. Visitation is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Washington-Dolls Funeral Home of Dumas. A wake will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CARRIE BOYD FORDYCE -- Carrie Tipton Boyd, 96, of Kingsland, died February 20, 1998, at the Dallas County Nursing Home. Born November 15, 1901, in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Boss Tipton and Stella Vance Tipton, She was a homemaker and member of Temple Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Erloy Boyd. Survivors include three sons, James Boyd of Little Rock, Donald Boyd of Leslie and Charles Boyd af Plano, Texas; a daughter, Sybil Gullett of Kingsland; three sisters, Lucille Finley of Fordyce, Nellie Mae Wilson of Texarkana and Ruthie Carpino of Pittsburg, Kansas; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce with the Rev. Paul Vincent officiating. Burial will be in McCoy Cemetery. _______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EDITH EVANS SHERIDAN-- Edith Fryar Evans, 74, of Pine Bluff, died February 20, 1998, at the Grant County Nursing Home. Born August 25, 1923, in Oden (Montgomery County), she was a daughter of the late Burk and Alier Singleton Fryar. She was a retired food service employee for the Dollarway School District and a member of Claud Road Baptist Church. She was a member of Union Chapter 40 of Eastern Star and a member of Jefferson County Master Gardeners. She was preceded in death by her son, James Roy Evans, who died in 1940. Survivors include her husband, W,E. "Doc" Evans of Pine Bluff; two sons, Thomas Evans and Robert Evans, both of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Brenda Brown of Pine Bluff and Betty Wise of Marietta, Georgia; a sister, Mary Sandage of Mountain Pine; a brother, Kenneth Fryar of McGehee; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall with the Revs. J.W. Whitley and Ted King officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Arkansas Affiliate, 11500 N. Roaney Parham Road, Little Rock. AR 72212. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EVA MEADORS EL DORADO -- Eva Jefferson Meadors, 89, of Junction City, formerly of Pine Bluff, died February 18, 1998, at South Arkansas Medical Center. Born May 2, 1908, she was a daughter of the late Jeff and Joanna Dunlap Jefferson. She joined Fellowship Church in Lillie, La, at an early age and later moved to Pine Bluff where she was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack Fern Meadors. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Lillie with Dr. CIyde L. Oliver officiating. Burial will be in Fellowship Cemetery by Andrews Funeral Home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas REDA WALKER A memorial service for Reda Jean McConnell Walker, 73, of Pine Bluff, who died February 19, 1998, at Trinity Village, was held February 21, 1998, at Lakeside United Methodist Church with the Revs. Charles Murry and Lynn Dyke officiating. Born September 28, 1924, at Nashville (Howard County), she was a daughter of the late Otis E. McConnell and Mabel Reed McConnell. She was reared and educated in Nashville and moved to Pine Bluff in 1955. She was a member of Lakeside United Methodist Church, the Wedding Ring Sunday school class and a life member of United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Walker, who, died October 25, 1989. Survivors include two sons, Bill Walker of Pine Bluff and David Walker of North Little Rock; two brothers, Jim McConnell of Hot Springs and Dick McConnell of Nashville, and four grandchildren. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WILBURN SLACK Wilburn A. Slack, 84, of Springhill, Louisiana, died February 23, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 26, 1913, at Porterville, Louisiana, near Springhill, a son of the late Bain Levi Slack and Lena Delafield Slack. He was raised and received his early education at Springhill and was a graduate of Northwestern State University at Natchitoches, Louisiana. He and Jesse Boucher founded Boucher & Slack Insurance Company, an independent insurance agency at Springhill, in 1938. They also began and managed additional companies over the years, including B&S Supply Company, B&S Home Center, B&S Contractors, B&S Realty and B&S Enterprises. The companies were influential for more than 50 years in the areas of housing, commercial development, housing development and commercial and personal insurance in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. At Pine Bluff, their companies built more than 500 houses; devloped the Broadmoor and Cherry Creek subdivisions; Broadmoor Shopping Center; Admiral Benbow Inn; and developed several apartment complexes, including Broadmoor Arms, Bayou Lane and Village Green Apartments. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1945, during World War II. His Army unit was attached to the British 8th Army, and he saw action in North Africa and Italy. He was involved in Springhill community affairs, where he was a past president of the Chamber of Commerce. He served on the North Webster Parish Industrial Development Board and was a member of the Springhill Lions Club and the Springhill American Legion Post. He served on the board of directors of Springhill Bank and Trust Company. He was a member of Springhill United Methodist Church, where one of his duties included serving on the administrative board, He retired in 1994 and moved to Pine Bluff In December 1997. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Woods Slack, whom he married on April 5, 1940, at Springhill and who died on June 1, 1993. Survivors include a son, Bain D. Slack of Houston; a daughter, Marilyn S. Nelson of Pine Bluff; a brother, W.O. Slack of Springhill; and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Springhill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Weldon Bares officiating. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery by Bailey Mortuary at Springhill. Pine Bluff arrangements are handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ROBERT THOMASSON Robert Lafayette Thomasson, 89, of Rison, died February 22, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 26, 1908, at Rison, a son of the late Guy Dexter Thomasson and Dora Cuthbertson Thomasson. He was a retired cattleman and a member of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church near Rison. He was a lifelong resident of Rison. Survivors include a sister, Cora Thomasson of Little Rock. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Buie Funeral Home at Rison with Don Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery near Rison. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CLARENCE THOMAS SR. MOSCOW --Funeral services for Clarence Thomas Sr., 69, of Pine Bluff, who died February 19, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Belmont Cemetery at Moscow by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. He was born November 8, 1928, at Moscow, Arkansas, a son of the late Austin Thomas and Lillie Pryor Jackson. He was employed by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, as a painter and was a member of Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Collins Thomas; three sons, Raymond J. Thomas of Little Rock, and Ronald M. Thomas and Donnell Thomas, both of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Bonita Thomas Corbin of Pine Bluff; a sister, a Dorothy Burton of Detroit; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EUNICE NICKOLSON STAR CITY -- Eunice Lee Nickolson, 79, of Dumas, died February 23, 1998, at Gardner Nursing Home. She was born on May 11,1918, at Kennett, Missouri, a daughter of the late Hugh Kellums and Della Wilburn Kellums. She was a homemaker, a member of First Assembly of God at Dumas and lived at Dumas for most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.C. Nickolson; a son, Doyle Midiff; and a grandchild. Survivors include four daughters, Joyce Edwards, Glenda Dann, Margaret Weaver and Connie Grantham, all of Dumas; five grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God of Dumas. Burial will be in Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas CORALE JOYNER Corale D. Joyner, 86, of Camden, died February 23, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on March 8, 1911, at Warren, a daughter of the late Thomas A. Dees and Elda Phillips Dees. She was a member of First United Methodist Church at Camden and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gurvis Dees; and two sisters, Jean Dees Stone and Margorie Dees. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Ray Joyner, whom she married on August 26, 1928. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren with the Rev. Bill Leslie officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Warren. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas AMY BAUGH NORTH LITTLE ROCK --Amy Jo Veazey Baugh, 70, of Sheridan, died February 22, 1998, at Baptist Memorial Medical Center. She was born on July 11, 1927, at Jefferson, a daughter of the late John Earnest and Clara Victoria Tucker Veazey. She was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church at Sheridan and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Butler Lee Baugh; two brothers, Edward Veazey and J.T. Veazey; and two sisters, Nadine Walker and Oneida McAlister. Survivors include two sons, Johnnie Baugh and Louis Baugh, both of Sheridan; four daughters, Jo Ann Lane of Sheridan, Clara Higgins of Lamont, California, Margie Toy of Bakersfield, California, and Debbie Henderson of Prattsville; a sister, Sue Vieth of Fruitland, Florida; 23 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan with the Rev. Odell Lindsey officiating. Burial will be in Center Campground Cemetery near Sheridan. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HENRY REYNOLDS RUSSELLVILLE -- Henry Reynolds, 75, of Russellville, formerly of Pine Bluff, died February 22, 1998, at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Born May 19, 1922, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of the late Solon O. Reynolds and Sybil A. Meeks Reynolds. He was retired from Arkansas Power and Light Company, was a 32nd-Degree Mason, served in the Navy during World War II and was a deacon at Crow Mountain Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Phyllis Reynolds; two sons, Frankie J. Reynolds of Russellville and Philip Reynolds of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Shinn Funeral Home of Russellville with the Revs. Don Rose and Henry McGee officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pinecrest Memorial Park at Alexander. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ROSETTA SPROUTS YORKTOWN -- The funeral for Rosetta Sprouts, 89, of Pine Bluff, who died February 20, 1998, at her home, will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Highland Baptist Church with the Rev. Ricky Bifford Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery at Yorktown. She was born on April 28, 1908, at Yorktown, a daughter of the late Rob Burts and Etta DeBruce Burts . She was a beautician, receiving an associate of arts degree in cosmetology from Pine Bluff Beauty School. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anise Elijah Sprouts Sr. Survivors include a son, Anise Elijah Sprouts Jr. of Chicago; five daughters, Freddie Benton of Pine Bluff, and Rosie Gaines, Juanita Triggs, Faye L. Dillon and Delores Clemons, all of Chicago; 15 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff, The family will be at the home. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HENRY GIBSON SR. Henry "Hoot" Allen Gibson Sr., 58, of Pine Bluff, died February 23, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born January 26, 1940, at Bono, he was a son of the late George Lee and Lillie Mae Peek Gibson. He was reared and received his early education at Watson Chapel schools. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1959. He was a 32nd-Degree Mason. As a young man, he held a Golden Glove Flyweight Title in boxing. He was a trainer and coach at the old Pine Bluff Boxing Boys Club. After 28 years of service as a brakeman with Cotton Belt Railroad, he retired in 1989. He was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Ray Gibson, and wife, Merthal Gibson. Survivors include a son, Henry Allen Gibson Jr. of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Jackie Suzanne: Gibson of Pine Bluff; two brothers, David L. Gibson of China Springs, Texas, Alfred Gibson of White Hall; two sisters, Virginia Powell of Stuttgart and Emma Kimbrell of White Hall; and a granddaughter. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Nathan Petty officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WALTER WATSON (Photo included) Funeral services for Sgt. Walter Bernard Watson, 27, of Pine Bluff, who died February 18, 1998, at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Indiana Street Missionary Baptist Church with full military honors and the Rev. L.K. Solomon will officiate. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Gardens by P.K. Miller Mortuary. Born December 21,1970, at Pine Bluff, he was raised by his mother, Annie M. Minor Davis and her husband, Lein C. Davis, both of Pine Bluff. He received his early education in the public schools of Pine Bluff. He was a 1989 graduate of Pine Bluff High School where he was a member of ROTC and Career Orientation Education, which he served as president. He was a member of Indiana Street Missionary Baptist Church, a member the Sunday school, Voice of Praise Youth Choir, youth department and bus ministry team as a monitor. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 569 and his hobbies included giving, reading, writing, poetry, public speaking, art and bowling. He joined the Army August 2, 1989, and on February 13, 1990, he was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 3rd Armored Division Artillery at Hanau, Germany, as a field artillery meteorological crew member. He participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. On April 16, 1992, he was assigned to Headquarters Battery 75th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and later to Headquarters Battery 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he participated in Operation Joint Guard in Bosnia, Herzegovina. His honors include the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal (second award), National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with number 3, NATO Medal and Parachutist Badge. Other survivors include his father, Leroy Watson of New York; four sisters, Charmaine A. Davis of Des Moines, Iowa, Tonia Garrison of Pine Bluff, and Michelle Evette Watson and Kim Watson, both of Little Rock; two brothers, Curtis S. Cohen Sr. of Pine Bluff and Eric Watson of Little Rock. ______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BOB CLAYTON WARREN -- Bob Clayton, 66 of Warren, died February 23, 1998, at Bradley County Hospital. Born April 26, 1931, at Monroe, he was a son of the late James Herbert and Jimmie Opal Higgins Clayton. He was a retired staff sergeant in the Air Force, retired from Potlatch Corporation and a retired minister. Survivors include his wife, Dixie Joyner Clayton; a son, Michael A. Clayton of Camden; a daughter, Joyce Yvonne Hammons of Warren; a brother, Clifford Wayne Clayton of Warren; and five grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Frazer's Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ORA ST. JOHN WARREN -- Ora Belle "Sue" St. John, 88, of Warren, died February 23, 1998, at Bradley County Medical Center. She was born on January 24, 1910, in Dallas County a daughter of the late James Thomas Shirron and Sallie Shaddock Shirron. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church of Warren and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Erbie Wilson St. John, whom she married on May 28, 1928; and a sister, Mary Ella Judson. Survivors include two sons, James St, John of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and Jerry St. John of Columbia, South Carolina; a daughter, Shirley Meggs of Warren; two brothers, Clyde Shirron of Hensley and Melvin Shirron of Camden; three sisters, Dorothy Denton of Sparkman, Versie Tilley of East Camden and Francis Gresham of Camden; four grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren . The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren with the Revs. Cliff Mayton and Cambell Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be in Saline Cemetery in Bradley County. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DOROTHY HERRING McGEHEE--Dorothy Herring, 75, of Dermott, died February 23, 1998, at McGehee-Desha County Hospital. Born May 24, 1922, at Belair, near Dermott, she was a daughter of the late Reber N. and Minnie Haisty Donaldson. She was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church at Dermott. Survivors include her husband, Odes Herring Sr.; five daughters, Joyce Knight, Geneva Tipps and Dianne Herring, all of Dermott, Rebecca Churchwell of El Dorado, and Carolyn Herring of England; a son, Odes Calvin Herring Jr. of Columbus, Georgia; a brother, William Donaldson of Dermott; a grandchild. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today in Centerpoint Cemetery at Cominto (Drew County) with the Rev. Jody Gannaway officiating. Arrangements are by Steele Funeral Home at Dermott. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas EVERETTE SULLIVAN Everette B.F. Sullivan of Pine Bluff, died February 24, 1998, at his home. Born at Stuttgart, he was a son of the late Noble Paul and Lorena Meins Sullivan. He was reared and received his early education at Stuttgart. He servesd in the Navy during World War II. He was a stockbroker, financial consultant, and investor. He was the founder of Mid-America Security Company. Prior to founding Mid-America, he was a district manager for Union Life Insurance Company at Stuttgart and Pine Bluff for 18 years. He and his family moved to Pine Bluff in 1949. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Pine Bluff and the Pine Bluff Country Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine "Katie" Griffin on March 8, 1988. They married February 8, 1937, at Stuttgart. Survivors include two sons, Everette B.F. Sulllivan Jr. of Louisville and Gary E. Sullivan of Plano, Texas; a daughter, Constance Sullivan Mullis of Pine Bluff; a sister, Alice S. Ahrens of Stuttgart; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jack McWhirter and Leo Trulock officiating. Committal services will be private by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LEONARD BURCH WARREN -- Leonard Burch, 85, of Warren, died February 24, 1998, at Bradley County Memorial Hospital. Born April 5, 1912, in Ashley County, he was a son of the late Lee and Georgia Pruitt Burch. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Myrtis Milburn Burch; a son, Lonnie Burch of Dallas; a brother, A.P. Burch Sr, of Warren; two sisters, Pete White and Milrene Burch, both of Warren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren with the Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Burial will be in Deal Cemetery in Drew County. _______________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BILLY MILLER RISON -- Billy Dean Miller, 61, of Rison, died February 20,1998, at his home. Born August 4, 1936, at Kingsland, he was a son of the late Hughie Miller and Mattie Pemberton Miller. He was a self-employed logger and a member of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church at Rison. He was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Miller. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Adams Miller of Rison; a son, Gary Miller of Rison; two daughters, Betty Phillips and Gail Childers, both of Rison; two brothers, Vernon Miller of Maumelle and Don Miller of Woodlawn; two sisters, Sybil Smith of Rison and Martha Sue Stroble of Onalaska, Texas, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Buie Funeral Home of Rison with Lonnie Brown and Willie Jean Curbow officiating. Burial will be in Moore's Church Cemetery near Rison. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ERNEST LEHMANN ST. LOUIS --Ernest Edgar Lehmann, 74, of St. Louis, died February 8, 1998, at his home. Born February 5, 1924, at Gillett, he was a son of the late Erich and Amanda Schmidt Lehmann. He was baptized in St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Gillett on February 17, 1924. He was confirmed at St. Paul's on April 10, 1938, He was a life- long member of the Lutheran Church--- Missouri Synod. He received his education in the Arkansas County public schools and graduated as salutorian of his senior class on May 28, 1943. He received a bachelor of arts degree from St. John Lutheran College in Winfield, Kansas, and attended Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He was granted a teaching certificate in Arkansas in 1952 and taught school in Gillett for a number of years afterward. He also worked in various hospitals as an orderly for some years until ill health forced his retirement at an early age. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Marvin Lehmann, George Lehmann, Orville Lehmann, Alvin Lehmann and Erich Lehmann, Jr. Survivors include two brothers, Norman Lehmann of Hardy, Arkansas, and Don Lehmann of Dayton, Texas, and a sister, Arleen Lehmann Parsley of Pine Bluff. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday in Gillett Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Kuddes officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Mayer Funeral Home of St. Louis. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Gillett. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BERNARD MOORE LITTLE ROCK -- Bernard Irwin Moore, 80, of Crossett, died February 21, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center. Born Navember 24, 1917, at Dumas, he was a son of C. J. and Lila Irwin Moore. He retired as a laboratory technician after more than 25 years at Crossett Health Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Crossett. He was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Cochran and a brother, Joe Moore. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Gill Moore of Crossett; two daughters, Penny Brookings of North Little Rock and Nancy Barrow of Little Rock; five granchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Benton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Newberry officiating. Burial will be in Stoney Point Cemetery. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BETTY MOORE Funeral services for Betty Lee Moore, 60, of Pine Bluff, who died February 18, 1998, at Pine Bluff Nursing Home, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Christian Way Funeral Home with the Rev. Isaac Barron officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Garden. She was born on June 27, 1937, at Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late Essie B. Thompson and Ophelia Burt Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of Lampkin Chapel Church. Survivors include her husband, John M. Moore Sr.; a son, Albert Dorn Jr. of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Alean Dorsey of Flint, Michigan; a stepson, John M. Moore Jr. of Batesville; a stepdaughter, Ida Moore of Pine Bluff; and 11 grandchildren. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JAMES HARPER James K. Harper, 73, of Pine Bluff, died February 25, 1998 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 6, 1924, at the Herbine community in Cleveland County, a son of the late James P. Harper and Margaret "Maggie" Maddox Harper. He was raised and educated at Herbine. He graduated from Woodlawn High School and served in the Navy during World War II. It was during this time that he attended the University of Chicago. He returned to Arkansas after his service and attended Arkansas AM&N College, now the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He was a transmission dispatcher for Arkansas Power and Light for more than 30 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of Hazel Street Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Bureata Duckett Harper, whom he married on November 24, 1948, at Grady; a son, Tanny S. Harper of Fayetteville; three sisters, Shirley Stewart of Pansy, Joyce Jordan of Cornerville and Frances King of Jacksonville, Florida; a stepson, James M. Duckett of Little Rock; and two grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Ditectors with John McCourt and Tommy Gaither officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Garden. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ORA KEETH ENGLAND -- The funeral for Ora Darcus Griffin Keeth, 91, of White Hall, who died February 25, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, will be at 2 p.m. today at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church with Bryan McKnight officiating. Burial will be in Mulberry Cemetery at England by Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall. She was born September 6, 1906, at Fouke, a daughter of the late Hosea and Hester Hendrin Griffin. She was a homemaker and she enjoyed cooking. She moved to Pine Bluff in 1958 and moved to White Hall within the last few years. She was a member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Keeth, who died in 1970. Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Shock of Pine Bluff, Joyce Ferrell of White Hall and Bernice Freeman of Greenville; two brothers, R.D. Griffin of Greenbrier and Jack Griffin of Channelview, Texas; two sisters, Delilah Head of New Braunfels, Texas, and Velma Smith of Lancaster, Texas; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great- grandchildren. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HENRY SMITH The funeral for Henry Smith, 90, of Pine Bluff, who died February 23, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Pine Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert C. Wells officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. He was born July 24, 1907, at Collinsville, Louisiana, a son of the late Sam Smith and Sarah Smith. He was a janitor at AP&L electric company and was a member of Pine Hill Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, a men's Bible class teacher and a member of the senior choir. He was also a treasurer of the Baptist Training Union. Survivors include his wife, Pansy Davis Smith; a son, Johnny "J.C." Smith of Flint, Michigan; six grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren . _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas SCOTTIE JONES The funeral for Scottie B. Jones, 92, of Pine Bluff, who died February 18, 1998, at Davis Life Care Center, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Ward Chapel AME Church with the Rev. G.T. Blackmon officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. She was born August 17, 1905, at Collins, a daughter of the late Enoch Matthews and Mary Harris Matthews. She was a homemaker and a member of Ward Chapel AME Church, where she was a former usher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Jones Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Verger Lovelady and Ruby Johnson, both of Pine Bluff; and a stepson, Otis Jones Jr. of Pine Bluff. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas HIRAM LYNCH Hiram Lynch, 77, of Wabbaseka, died February 25, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1920, at Dardanelle, a son of the late L.M. Lynch Sr. and Daisy Viola Monday Lynch. He was raised and received his early education at Carden Bottoms (Yell County) before moving to Wabbaseka. He graduated from Wabbaseka High School. He served in the Army during World War II and then returned to Wabbaseka and became a farmer. He was a member of Wabbaseka Baptist Church and a former member of the Wabbaseka School Board. Survivors include his wife, Edna Bogy Lynch, whom he married April 17, 1948, at Pine Bluff; a son, Gary Lynch of White Hall; two daughters, Marsha Rupe of Randall and Pam Blackwell of Wabbaseka; two brothers, Henderson Lynch of Wabbaseka and L.M. Lynch Jr. of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Iona Harvill of Pine Bluff and Willard Steineck of Alma; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Flat Bayou Cemetery near Wabbaseka with the Rev. Rex Newman officiating. Arrangements are handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorial contributions may be made to the Flat Bayou Cemetery Association, P.O. Box O, Altheimer, Arkansas 72004. The family will be at the home at Wabbaseka. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MAE WALKER CHICAGO -- Mae Ola Love Walker, 55, of Chicago, died February 25, 1998, at Chicago. She was born October 24, 1942, at Arkansas City, Arkansas, a daughter of Eliza Jane Washington Love of McGehee, Arkansas, and the late Frank James Love Jr. She was a business education and science major at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She moved to Chicago in 1979 and was a member of New Covenant Baptist Church at McGehee. Other survivors include two daughters, Carol Walker and Joyce Jefferson, both of Chicago; a brother, Frank Love Jr. of St. Louis; eight sisters, Jean Reynolds of Stockton, California, Gloria Alexander and Betty Love, both of St. Louis, Dorothy McDonald, Mary Dowson and Linda Crompton, all of Pine Bluff, Sherry Crift of Hollywood, Florida, and Vicki Cobbs of Dumas, Arkansas; and a grandchild. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Covenant Baptist Church of McGehee. Burial will be in Memorial Garden Cemetery at Arkansas City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Washingtonl-Dolls Funeral Home of Dumas. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALONZO JAMES The funeral for Alonzo Lee James, 55, of Little Rock, formerly of Pine Bluff, who died February 21, 1998, at Veterans Administration Hospital at Little Rock, will be at 1 p.m, Saturday at New Jerusalem Baptist Church with the Rev. Curlee Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Garden by Christian Way Funeral Home. He was born November 25, 1942, at Pine Bluff, a son of the late Garland James Sr. and Estella Welch James. He was retired from the Navy and was a former member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francile Hunter James, who died on August 1, 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Terri James and Sherry James, both of Pine Bluff; a brother, Garland James Jr. of Flint, Michigan; three sisters, Mary Ann Jamerson, Betty Brazill and Leona Bentley, all of Pine Bluff; and three grandchildren. ________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas DEVIN JAMES Devin James, an infant son of Albert James Jr. and Kathy James of Dumas, was born and died February 22, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Other survivors include grandparents, Albert and Emma James, Alfonzo Bailey Sr. and Levely Brown, all of Dumas; and a step-grandfather, Bennie Brown of Dumas. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. February 24, 1998, in Banks Cemetery at Dumas by Washington-Dolls Funeral Home of Dumas. ____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas TEVIN JAMES Tevin James, an infant son of Albert James Jr. and Kathy James of Dumas, was born and died February 22, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Other survivors include grandparents, Albert and Emma James, Alfonzo Bailey Sr. and Levely Brown, all of Dumas; and a step-grandfather, Bennie Brown of Dumas. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. February 24, 1998, in Banks Cemetery at Dumas by Washington-Dolls Funeral Home of Dumas. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MANDY BATTLES The funeral for Mandy Knox Battles, 56, of Pine Bluff, who died February 23, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Smith Chapel Church with the Rev. C.L. Williams officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. She was born May 4, 1941, at Pine Bluff, a daughter of the late Arzo Knox Sr. and Gracie Abron Knox. She was a housekeeper for Pine Bluff Public Schools and was a member of Smith Chapel Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert Battles; a daughter, Cynthia Battles of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Arzo Knox Jr. of Little Rock, David Knox of Detroit and Leroy Chalk of Seattle; six sisters, Esther Knox, Ethel Knox, Ruby Knox, Margaret Knox, Gracie Graydon and Daisy Pugh, all of Pine Bluff; and three grandchildren. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GEORGIA REEL RUSSELLVILLE -- Georgia A. Eakin Reel, 88, of Russellville, died February 26, 1998, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born February 18, 1910, a daughter of the late George I. and Mary Effie Pigg Eakin. She was a former long-time member of Oak Park Free Will Baptist Church at Pine Bluff and was a member of Second Baptist Church at Russellville. She was preceded in death by her husband, L. Edgar Reel; a son, George C, Reel; two brothers, Dewey Eakin and Walter Eakin; and three sisters, Lily Dunn, Violet Reel and Mary Sleeker. Survivors include two sons, Randall G. Reel of Dover (Pope County) and Carroll E. Reel of Russellville; three daughters, Edaylene Bryant of Van Buren, Shirley Bubbus of Russellville and Linda May of McGehee; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. David McLemore officiating. Burial will be in Hudson Cemetery at Moreland, near Russellville, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. __________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas VANITA TAYLOR VaNita G. Taylor, 55, Pine Bluff, died February 27, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born November 3, 1942, at Miller, South Dakota and was a daughter of the late Floyd Baker and Edna Bartz Baker. She was raised and received her early education at Rapid City, South Dakota, before moving to Livermore, California. She graduated from Livermore High School and moved to Pine Bluff in 1976. She worked for K-mart, Hestand's Grocery and was an assistant manager for Puffs $12 Zoo. She attended Peace Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Victor Taylor, who died February 21, 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Constance "Coni" Rogers of Pine Bluff; a brother, Edward Baker of Rapid City; two sisters, Sylvia Slaughter and Karen Myers, both of Rapid City; and a grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Ricky Andreas officiating. There will be a private burial at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6635, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71613. _______________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ELLEN BLACK WARREN -- Ellen Jeannette Black, 79, of Hermitage, died February 27, 1998, at Bradley County Medical Center. She was born March 9, 1918, at LaRussell, Missouri, daughter of the late AIbert William Graff and Katy C. Everets Graff. She was a Baptist and a retired accountant. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lea Black. Survivors include two sons, Don Black of Fullerton, California, and Bill Black of Lexington, Kentucky; two brothers, Nunnie Graff of LaRussell and Ted Graff of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren. Family and friends will gather from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Frazer's Funeral Home. She was cremated. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas GENEVIEVE WELSTEAD Genevieve Welstead, 90, of White Hall, died February 26, 1998, at Pine Bluff Nursing Home. She was born May 15, 1907, at Grand Junction, Iowa, daughter of the late Sydney John Wilkins and Rosa Althea Schlicht Wilkins. She was raised and educated at Dixon, Illinois, graduating from Dixon High School in 1923. She attended Coppins Secretarial School at Dixon and was a secretary from the time she completed the school until she married. She moved from Dixon to Natchitoches Louisiana, in 1972. She moved from Natchitoches to the White Hall -Pine Bluff area in 1985. She was Episcopalian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Louis Welstead, whom she married June 16, 1928, at Dixon, and who died in 1968. Survivors include a daughter, Pauline Azlin of White Hall; two stepdaughters, Grace Huff of San Diego and Marie Cram of Jackson, Mississippi; 14 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Dixon. ___________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas NOAH BELLAMY TEXARKANA, Arkansas--Noah Allan Bellamy of Texarkana, infant son of Chris Nelson of Fouke and Mandy Bellamy of Texarkana, Arkansas died February 24, 1998, at his home. He was born October 28, 1997, at Texarkana, Texas. Other survivors include grandparents, Allan and Anna Bellamy; and Floyd and Cathy Nelson, all of Texarkana, Arkansas, Kathleen Stafford of Little Rock, and Larry Moore and Glenda Williams, both of Nash, Texas; great- grandparents, Allan Bellamy Jr. and Joyce Bellamy of Pine Bluff, Lyle and Mary Ann Stafford of Little Rock, and Frank and Dorothy Madera of Tucson; and a great-great-grandparent, Janey Ruth Arnold of Bine Bluff. Graveside services were held February 26, 1998, in East Memorial Gardens at Texarkana, Arkansas, with the Rev. Wallace Edgar officiating. Arrangements were handled by Texarkana Funeral Home of Texarkana, Texas. _____________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas J.T. BOSTON HUMPHREY -- J.T. Boston, 70, of Humphrey, died February 35, 1998, at his home. He was born January 21, 1928, in Arkansas, son of the late Thomas Edward Boston and Alice Graham Boston. He was a retired cable splicer for Southwestern Bell and was a Baptist. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include two sons, Joe Michael Boston of Flint, Michigan, and Malcom Boston of Pennsylvania; three daughters, Melinda Sue Boston of Flint and Marsha Boston and Melanie Boston, both of Pennsylvania; four brothers, J.W. Boston of Casscoe, Bobby Boston of Humphrey, Carl Boston of Humnoke and Gene Boston of Texas; three sisters, Millie Huey of Humphrey and JoAnn McCullars and Shirley Sooter of Grand Prairie, Texas; and numerous grandchiidren. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Turpin Funeral Home of Stuttgart with the Rev. Luke Criswell officiating. Burial will be in Flynn Cemetery near Humphrey. _________________________ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JOYCE MANN JACKSONVILLE -- Joyce Ann Mann, 5O, of Warren, died February 24, 1998, at Rebsamen Memorial Hospital here. She was born September 17, 1947, at Warren, daughter of Betty Jean Thomason Land of Warren and the late Henry C. Land. She worked for Phillips Vending Company at Monticello and was a member of Light House Church at Warren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Earl Mann, whom she married November 27, 1962, at Hermitage, and who died April 20, 1992. Other survivors include two sons, Wade Mann of Jacksonville and Shannon Mann of Warren; a brother, James Derrell Land of Hermitage; two sisters, Margie Arrey of Camden and Carolyn Key of Louisville, Mississippi; a half brother, John Sloan of McGehee; and two grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren with the Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Burial will be in Outlaw Cemetery at Sumpter. _____________________________