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Reprinted with permission of the Pine Bluff Commercial. ************************************************************************ PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ISAAC BALDWIN TUPELO, Mississippi-- Isaac Baidwin, 76, of Tupelo, Mississippi, died April 27, 1998, at North Mississippi Medical Center at Tupelo. He was born on November 11,1921, at Macon, Mississippi, a son of the late Edmond and Ruther Lee Williams Baldwin. He moved to Tupelo when he was 9 and graduated from George Washington Carver High School at Tupelo. He was an Army veteran of World War II and fought in France, England and Belgium. He was in the Army Corps of Engineers, stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He graduated from Mississippi Industrial College at Holly Springs, Mississippi. He was a founder and member of the Progressive Veterans Organization. He taught and coached in Courtland, Alabama. He moved to West Amory High School after a year. He later coached at Hunt High School at Columbus, Mississippi. He later moved to Chicago and was a captain of security for the Chicago Housing Authority. He also worked a year at a school for troubled boys. He attended DePaul University and received , Illinois teachers certification. He taught math and coached for the Posen-Robins School District for 16 years, until retiring in 1987. He was a member of Lane Chapel CME Church at Tupelo. He was preceded in death by a grandchild. Survivors include his wife, Ora W. Baldwin; two sons, Ian Shumpert and Sean Shumpert, both of Tupelo; five daughters, Connie Davis and Myrtle Baldwin, both of Columbus, Sharon Nicholson of Pine Bluff, Cheryl Dilworth of Amory, Mississippi and Irene Wordlaw of Chicago; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at St. Paul Christian Life Center at Tupelo with the Rev. Charles Holbrook officiating. Burial will be in Porter Memorial Cemetery at Tupelo by Agnew and Sons Funeral Home at Verona, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m, today at Lane Chapel CME Church. Memorials contributions may be made to the Ike Baldwin scholarship fund, c/o Lane Chapel CME Church, 1509 North Madison, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801. __________________________ ERNEST McMILLER SR. LITTLE ROCK-- Ernest Mc.Miller Sr., 57, of Pine Bluff, died April 23, 1998, at University Hospiial here. He was born on October 27,1940, at Jefferson, a son of the late Otis and Mary McMiller. He attended Samuel Vaster High School and was a farm laborer. Survivors include his wife Leuberta McMiller; four sons, Alvin McMiller of Little Rock, Maurice McMiller and Lewis McMiller both of Pine Bluff, and Ernest McMiller Jr. of Milwaukee; a daughter, Yvonne McMiller of Little Rock; three brothers, Tyree Webb of Pine Bluff, and Elvis McMiller and Alvin McMiller Sr., both of Moscow; a sister, Maggie B. Langston of Flint, Michigan; and 12 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Marzell Baptist Church at Tamo with Melvin Ely officiating. Burial will be in Marzell Cemetery at Tamo. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Christian Way Funeral Home at Pine Bluff. ___________________________ LARRY CANTRELL JR. DUMAS -- Larry Eugene Cantrell Jr., 31, of Dumas, died April 30, 1998, at his home. He was born on April 7, 1967, at Dumas, a son of Larry Cantrell of Dumas. He was an engineer for Kirby-Inland Marine and a Baptist. Other survivors include two daughters, Larryn Cantrell and Blair Cantrell, both of Star City; grandparents, Thelma Cantrell of Dumas, Bertie Lord of Monticello, and Thomas and JoAnn Hawkins of Dumas; a great-grandparent, Allie Cantrell of Dumas; two brothers, Steven Cantrell and William Cantrell, both of Dumas; a sister, Karen Word of Wilmar; and a stepmother, Sharon Cantrell of Dumas. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church at Dumas with the Rev. Neil Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund Dumas or the Area Agency on Aging Hospice of Southeast Arkansas at Pine Bluff. _____________________ THOMAS MORMON DERMOTT-- Thomas James Mormon, 90, of Dermott, died April 26, 1998, at Dermott City Nursing Home. Born December 13, 1908, at Darnelle, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Peter Mormon and Maud Coleman Mormon. He was an empioyee of Missouri Pacific Railroad until he retired in 1964. He was also an employee of Mullis Grocery. He was a member of Triumph Lodge No. 296. He was an ordained minister and a member of McGehee Chapel M.B. Church. Survivors include a daughter, Faye Marie Paris; two sons, Eddie Lee Mormon of Lake Charles, Louisiana and Larnell Mormon of McGehee; a sister, DesEsther Marshall of Danville, Illinois; and 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Washington Memorial Church of God in Christ. Burial will be in Strickland Memorial Lawn at Highway 4 West McGehee (Desha County). M. Davis Strickland Funeral Home in Dermott handled the arrangements. ____________________________ CLEVELAND WALLACE Cleveland Morris Wallace, 61, of Carthage, died April 26,1998, at Carthage. Born May 23, 1936, at Adams, Mississippi, he was a son of William Wallace Sr., of Natchez. and the late Viola Blowe Wallace. He was a member of Carthage Church of God in Christ and was a truck driver for Crouse Logging and Trucking. Other survivors include his wife, Catherine B. Berry Wallace; three sons, Carlton Wallace of Carthage, Clifton Wallace of Little Rock and Craig Wallace of Norfolk, Virginia; three brothers, William Wallace Jr. of Chicago, Leonard Wallace of Natchez, and Louis Wallace of Chicago; two sisters, Ruby Campbell of Natchez and Vera Bailey of New Orleans; and five grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Grove AME Church at Natchez with the Rev. Lloyd Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Grove Cemetery at Natchez by West Funeral Home in Natchez. Local information was provided by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. _____________________________ FLOYD HARTON WARREN--Floyd Harton, 74, of Warren, died April 29, 1998, at Pine Lodge Nursing Home. Born August 24, l923, in Bradley County, he was a son of the late Will J. and Bessie Lee Rawls Harton. He was a retired logger and Potlatch Corporation employee, and was a member of Fairview Freewill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Leroy Harton, Hermon "Pot" Harton, and Billy Harton. Survivors inlcude his wife, Pearl Great House Harton whom he married December 26, 1943; two sons, Kenneth Harton and Rodger Harton, both of Warren; a daughter, Debbie Redden of Warren; four brothers, Curtis Harton, Jimmy Harton, James Harton and Renious Harton, all of Warren; a half sister, Arbelle French of Rowell; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home with the Revs. Max Williams and Hurley Ashcraft officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. ____________________________ ADOLPHUS KING JR. McGEHEE-- Adolphus King Jr., 94, of McGehee, died April 25,1998, at McGehee-Desha County Hospital. He was born on February 13, 1904, at McGehee, a son of the late Adolphus King Sr. and Loraine Daniels King. He was a self-employed farmer and a member of Little Mount Olive Baptist Church at McGehee. Survivors include four sons, Matthew King of Lawton, Oklahoma, Lee Edward King and Albert King, both of Fort Worth, Texas, and Anderson J. King Sr. of McGehee; six daughters, Mabel McClendon of Detroit, Nellie Munerlyn, Gloria Sewell and Dorthy Wickware, all of Flint, Michigan, Eula McGehee of Pine Bluff and Ethel Jones of Compton, California; a brother, Gennus King Sr. of McGehee; a sister Gladys Fitzhugh of Cincinnati; 44 grandchildren; 90 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Little Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. George Wine officiating. Burial will be in Strickland Memorial Lawn Cemetery at McGehee by M. Davis Strickland Funeral Home at Dermott. _____________________________ PANZY DAVIS WARREN-- Panzy Davis, 87, of Banks, died April 26,1998, at Bradley County Medical Center at Warren. Born March 3, 1911 at Banks, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Alice Hall Green Belin. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at Banks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Davis. Survivors include three sons, Willie R. Davis and Bobby Joe Davis, both of Banks, and Vernell Davis of Warren; two daughters, Rita Davis and Joyce McQueen, both of Milwaukee; and a brother Willie Hayes Belin of Banks. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at Banks. Burial will be at Hall Cemetery by Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. ______________________________ BILLY E. MATKIN FORDYCE--Billy E. Matkin, 63, of Fordyce, died April 30, 1998, at Dallas County Hospital. Born May 20, 1934, at Calhoun County, he was a son of Doyle Matkin and Helen Martindale Matkin. He was a Baptist and veteran of the Air Force. He was preceded in death by a sister, Elnor Hickerson. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Waltz Matkin; a son, Steve Matkin of Fordyce; two daughters, Diana Soler of Pine Valley, California, and Tammy Owens of Fordyce; two sisters, Dorothy Gion of Pine Bluff and Vivian Inman of Altheimer; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Benton Funeral Home with the Rev. Lewis Langley officiating. Burial will be at Ebenezer Cemetery near Fordyce. _______________________________ JOSEPHINE McCARTY CAMDEN--Josephine Annette McCarty, 81, of Camden, died April 30, 1998, at Camden. She was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church at Camden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow McCarty. Survivors include two sons, Robert McCarty of Oshawa, Ontario, and George Woodrow McCarty of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery at Camden with the Rev. Roger Armstrong officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Proctor Funeral Home at Camden. _____________________________ KENNETH McCARVER Kenneth McCarver, 79, of Okolona, died April 29, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired construction worker and a Methodist. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Elaine McCarver. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Spradlin McCarver; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Smyrna Cemetery by Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. ______________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ONYX RUSSELL Onyx Burke Russell, 95, of Pine Bluff, died April 30, 1998, at Davis Life Care Center. She was born August 31,1902, in the Bethel community (Pike County), daughter of the late William Parham and Eva Willis Burke. She was raised and received her early education in Pike County, graduating from high school at Glenwood. She attended what is now Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia. She and her husband moved to Pine Bluff in 1942. She was a homemaker, a seamstress and a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hamilton Russell, whom she married August 3, 1924, at Glenwood, and who died November 15, 1974, at Pine Bluff; a son, Robert B. "Bob" Russell; two brothers, D.W. Burke and Pete Burke; and two sisters, Floy Burke Black and Frankie Lee Burke. Survivors include a daughter, Imogene R. Wilmoth of Lepanto; a brother, John Burke of Glenwood; a sister, Dick Ethridge of Wynne; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church near Glenwood with the Rev. Wayne Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Pike County by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorials may be made to Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Glenwood, Arkansas 71943. ___________________________ CARL RUNNELS Carl Ray Runnels , 59, of Pine Bluff, died April 30, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was bom on April l5, l939, at Tulsa, a son of the late Anderson Runnels and Mable Marie Webb Runnels. He was a construction foreman for the Civil Service and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He received the Bronze Star and a Good Conduct Medal. He attended Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Doley F. Pemberton Runnels, whom he married on June 12, 1970; a daughter, Frances Victoria Foster of Austin; a brother, Bill Runnels of Hulbert, Oklahoma; three sisters, Ann Smith of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Jean Hobbs of Oklahoma City and Helen Bailey of Wagoner, Oklahoma; and a grandchild. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas with Bill Hale and Billy West officiating. Burial will be in Dark Corner Cemetery at Gould. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Griffin Funeral Home. Some arrangements are by Hale-South Funeral Home. ____________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ELIZABETH COPELAND LITTLE ROCK - Elizabeth Copeland, 88, of Little died May 2, 1998, at her home. She was born October 18, 1909, the daughter of the late Exa Faver Watson Matthews and Robert Lee Watson and the step-daughter of the late H.W. Matthews. She was educated in England Public Schools, attended Hendrix College and received her B.A. degree from the University of Central Arkansas both at Conway in1931. She taught at Fairview School at Camden and at Hall High School. She was a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the administrative board and a life member and former president of United Methodist Women. She was former president of the Rudd Sunday School class and former superintendent of the Children's and Youth Division of the church school. She started the sewing circle at the church which made day dresses and caps for newborns at UAMS and was founding member of the Criterion Study Club and Pulaski Heights Mother's Club, and a volunteer at the American Red Cross Blood Bank for over 10 years. Survivors include a son, Ed Copeland of Pine Bluff and a daughter Betty Copeland Meyer of Little Rock; five grandchildren, two step grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and four step great-grand- children; and a special friend. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church with the Revs. Vic Nixon, Betsy Bauer and Lynn Lindsey officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock. _____________________________ LORELLA GARNER LITTLE ROCK - Lorella Elizabeth Gray Clement Garner, 78, of Pine Bluff, died May 1, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center at Little Rock. She was born October 2, 1919, at Pine Bluff, the daughter of the late Burley A. Gray and Laura V. Ragsdale Gray. She was reared and received her education in the Pine Bluff area. She graduated from Grapevine High School. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Pine Bluff chapter. She was also a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, where she served as secretary of Ruth Sunday School Class and as a Sunday School teacher. She was a member of the American Business Women's Association and the AARP. She was also a member of the Ukulele Strumming Seniors. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as a data processor in 1979 with 35 years of service. She loved to read, to be organized, her family, family get-togethers, and her church. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Herbert A. CIement and Clarence W. Garner; three brothers, Leon Gray, Hollis Gray and George Gray; and a sister, Genie Wayman. She is survived by two daughters, Laura Nichols and Betty Bates, both of Pine Bluff; four sisters, Lucille Steed, Zelma Marshall and Dorothy Noyes, all of Pine Bluff, and Frances De La Vaga of Coppell, Texas; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Ralph Robinson and Son's at Pine Bluff with the Revs. John Brock and Jeff Alford officiating. Burial will be in Lee Cemetery. The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to Immanuel Baptist Church of Pine Bluff or Lee Cemetery. _________________________ RALPH ALFORD Ralph Alford, 73, of New Edinburg (Cleveland County), died May 1, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1925 at Bradley County, a son of the late Willie Alford and Annie Mae Scroggins Alford. He was a World War II veteran of the Navy and a member of the Emmaus Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator of Bill and Ralph's Poultry Company. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Alford. He is survived by his wife, Annette Parnell Alford, whom he married in Bradley County in i946; a son, Gary Alford of New Edinburg; a daughter, Donna Szentivanyi of Bossier City, Louisiana; a brother, Lee Roy Rodgers of Arkadelphia; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 4 p. m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home in Warren. Burial will be in Moseley Cemetery near Warren. _________________________ GLADYS TATUM Funeral services for Gladys Tatum, 82, of Pinebergen, who died April 30, 1998 will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church (Faith Community). The Rev. Curlee Mays will officiate and burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery by Henson Mortuary of Pine Bluff. Visitation be Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary. Born February 22, 1916, she was ab daughter of the late Joe Polar and Catherine Gaskin Polar. Survivors include three sons, Lee Artis Tatum of Kansas City, Missouri, Albert Tatum of Minneapolis, and Joe Tatum of Pine Bluff; five daughters, Savannah Jackson, Ceola Branch, Earnestine Bearden, Mae Boyd and Betty Robinson, all of Milwaukee; a brother, Joe Polar Jr. of Flint, Michigan; three sisters, Annie Porter of Orlando, Florida, Clothea Mason of Camden and Willie Hall of Lou Ann (Ouachita County); 38 grand- children; 57 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren. ______________________________ FLOY NIXON HERMITAGE-- Floy lvey Nixon, 97, of Hermitage (Bradley County), died May 1, 1998, at Pine Lodge Nursing Home. She was born March 2, 1901, at Bradley County, a daughter of the late Sam Ivey and Susan Estelle McClain Ivey. She was a member of the Hermitage Baptist Church and a seamstress. She married Earnest Beard Nixon on February 2, 1919, who preceded her in death March 3, 1986. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Howard Ivey, Bratton Ivey and Sam Ivey; a sister, Lulla Ivey Ferguson and three half sisters, Ovenia Hickman, Marie Ivey Higerbothom and Corenth Ivey Williams. She is survived by a son, Wallace Nixon of Hermitage; a daughter Estelle Hosman of Pine Bluff; two grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. Burial will be in Holly Springs Cemetery at Hermitage. _________________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, MAY 4, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MABEL NEWBELL Mabel Busby Newbell, 96, of Pine Bluff, died May 2, 1998,at Davis Life Care Center. She was born May 20, 1901, at Artesia, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Orlando S. Busby and Millnie MacKay Busby. She received her education in Mississippi and Alabama and moved to Pine Bluff in 1925 from Mobil, Alabama. She was a homemaker who enjoyed arts and crafts and was a life member of Jefferson Regional Medical Center Auxillary. She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Women's Missionary Union, the Friendship Sunday School CIass and Union Chapter No. 40 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband John M. Newbell, who died May 15, 1981. She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Newbell of Pine Bluff; a sister, Lucille Coggin of Mobile, Alabama; a brother, F.E. Busby of Dothan, Alabama. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors with Dr. John McClanahan and Rev. Gordon Topping officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. _____________________________ EDD STANSELL Edd Stansell, 98, of Pine Bluff, died May 2, 1998, at Arkansas Convalescent Center. He was born September 9, 1899, at Rockdale County, Georgia, the son of the late J.F. Stansell and Mary Long Stansell. He was reared and educated in Rockdale County and resided in North and South Carolina, where he was in the cleaning and restaurant business for many years. While living in Florida, he was a master spotter for the cleaning business and following his retirement, he lived in Alabama until moving to Arkansas in 1979. He is survived by his wife, Lucille Stansell of Pine Bluff, a son, Lee Roy Coleman Jr. of Keithville, Louisiana; two daughters, Pauline Stansell of Spencer, Oklahoma, and Jo Ann Ragheb of Baton Rouge; three stepsons, Presley Jarrett of Ironton, Missouri, Freddie Jarrett of New Orleans and Sammy Jarrett of McGehee; five stepdaughters, Joan Quinn of Conway, Betty Evans, Carolyn Pipkin, Judy Ashcraft, all of Pine Bluff and Darlene Sinks of Rison 28 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Revs. Ed Cook and James Ashcraft officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. _____________________________ JACK PEARCE Jack Clarence Pearce, 78, of Pine Bluff, died April 30, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 30, 1919 at Mount Bayou, Mississippi, the son of the late Levy Pearce and Carrie Harrison Pearce. He was a self-employed painter and a member of Dollarway Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy James Pearce, and a sister, Tillie Pearce. He is survived by his wife, Birdie Harrison Pearce of Pine Bluff; two sons, Levy Pearce and Meshick Pearce; two daughters, Sophia Harrison and Marie Granite; three brothers, Henry Pearce, Adam Pearce, and Josh Pearce; six sisters, Birdie Harrison, Mamie Cooper, Sophia Harrison, Molly Pearce, Teresa Till and Lucy Granite all from Pine Bluff. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall with the Revs. Eddie Harrison and Bobby Spencer officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. ____________________________ FRANKIE WIMBERLY WARREN-- Frankie Jones Wimberly, 76, of Warren, died May 1, 1998, at Wagon Place Nursing Center at Warren. She was born February 17, 1921, at Jersey (Bradley County), the daughter of the late Daniel Jones and Elica Jones. Survivors include two sons, Leauthrice Jones of Landcaster, California and Jerry Wimberly of Los Angeles; four daughters, Sandra Brown of Warren, Willard Faye Childs of Jacksonville, Florida, Gloria Blair of Goldbor, California, Murdie Douglas of Los Angeles; two sisters, Myrtis Broughton and Jewel Belin both of Jersey, 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church at Warren with the Rev. Warner officiating. Burial will be in the Childs Cemetery at Banks (Bradley County). Visitation will be today from noon to 6 p.m. at Reddick Funeral Home of Warren. ______________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas WADE BRAY COFFEEVILLE, Mississippi--Wade Uriah Bray, 81, of Coffeeville, Mississippi, died May 2, 1998, at his home. Born June 13, 1916, at Oxford, Mississippi, he was a son of the late Joseph Edward Bray and Emma Lee Watson. He was a member of Calvery Baptist Church at Coffeeville and a retired security guard of Emerson Electric. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Maye Brigance and a son, Joseph McDonald Bray. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Mae Koonce Bray; two sons, Bill Bray of Grenada, Mississippi, and Glenn Bray of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Sara Johnson of Coffeeville and Vera Ennis of Grenada; a sister, Willie Lee Alderson of Grenada; 21 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren Funeral services were Monday at Calvery Baptist Church of Coffeeville with Donnie Bain and Frank Mixon officiating. Burial was in Cambridge Cemetery in Lafayette County by Browning Funeral Home at Water Valley, Mississippi. ___________________________ DORIS ROBBINS Doris Ann Robbins, 63, of Pine Bluff, died May 3, l998, at her residence. She was born April 14, 1935, at Chicago, a daughter of Dorothy Carlson Blohm of Franklin Park, Illinois, and the late William H. Blohm. She graduated from Leyden High School at Chicago and attended a business college in Illinois. She moved to Pine Bluff in 1966 from Bensenville, Illinois. She was an active member of the Ladies Auxillary of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, a Red Cross volunteer, and a member of the Pine Bluff Bowling League. Other survivors include her husband, Walter C. Robbins, whom she married on July 5, 1958 at Bensenville; two sons, Jeff W. Robbins and Scott Walter Robbins, both of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Vicki Ann Grimes of Pine Bluff; a brother, David Allen Blohm of Bloomingdale, Illinois; a sister, Margaret Helen Vetrovec of Glen Ellyn, Illinois; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of RaIph Robinson & Son Directors with Rev. Dan Loomis officiating. Private inturnment will take place later. Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4215. ____________________________ VIVIAN DEW Vivian Davison Hay Dew, 77, of Pine Bluff, died May 3, 1998, at Trinity Medical Center. Born August 13, 1920, she was a daughter of the late James Oscar and Birdie Ruth Wright Davison. She was reared and received her early education at Pine Bluff, graduating from White Hall High School in 1938. She was co-owner of the Cotton Belt Lunch Room from 1953 to 1969 then co-owner of Southern Pancake House from 1970-71. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was superintendent of the seven-year-old primary department and a teacher in the junior department. Her first husband, Henderson H. Hay, preceded her in death in 1981. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Conley Davison. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Dew, whom she married in 1993; a son, Harrell H. Hay of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Beverly Hay Hughes of Summerville, South Carolina; two brothers, Franklin Davison of Pine Bluff and Carlton Davison of Kennesaw, Georgia; a sister, Verlon D. McClain of Pine Bluff; three grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Gordon Topping and Dr. John H. McClanahan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund or to the donor's favorite charity. ____________________________ CALVIN FOOTE PERRYVILLE, Missouri-- Calvin E. Foote, 42, of Perryville, Missouri, died May 2, 1998, at his home. Born October 10, 1955, at Pine Bluff, he was a son of the late Carl E. Foote and Natlie Frances Daugherty Foote. He was a technical supervisor for BBL (Buchheit Building) and served in the Navy. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Foote. Survivors include a brother, Gary Foote of Perryville; and two sisters, Lynda Patterson of Star City, Arkansas, and Melanie Foote of Ollala, Washington. _____________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas THOMAS WATSON Thomas "Bud" Watson, 89, of Pine Bluff, died May 4, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born June 29, 1908, at Sulphur Springs, he was a son of the late Benjamin Watson and Margaret Poynter Watson. He worked as a carpenter. He attended Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the South Pacific. He was also a member of the Fox Hunters Association and an avid fox hunter. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Selby S. Watson and Wesley Watson; and two sisters, Winnie Divine and Nannie Mae McDonald. Survivors include three brothers, Bennie Watson, Kirby M. Watson and David Watson, all of Pine Bluff. Graveside services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at Fitzhugh Cemetery with the Rev. Dale Gentry and Paul Draper officiating. Arrangements are by Hale-South Funeral Home. __________________________ WILLIAM GLOVER JR. GOODRICH, Michigan--William Glover Jr., 74, of Flint, Michigan, died April 19, 1998, at Genesys Hospice Care Center at Goodrich. He was born on July 17, 1923, at Pine Bluff, a son of the late William GIover Sr. and Roberta Johnson Glover. He had resided at Flint since 1952. He was a member of True Light Missionary Baptist Church of Flint and served in the Army. He retired in 1981 from General Motors Corporation and was a member of United Auto Workers No. 599. He was preceded in death by a son, Ledget Glover; and a sister, Dorothy Butler. Survivors include his wife, Ruthie May Brown-Glover; four sons William Glover, Jeffrey Glover, Reginald Glover and Jamelle Glover, addressess unavailable; two brothers, Raymond Glover of Dallas and James Glover of Pine Bluff; five sisters, Ozell Hicks and Beatrice Glover, both of Dallas, and Vester Glover Pridgeon, Ruby J. Glover-Jones and Earslene Glover Scott, all of Pine Bluff; and five grandchildren. The funeral was April 25, 1998, at True Light Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Marcullus Burkett officiating. Burial was in Flint Memorial Park by Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home at Flint. __________________________ HAROLD TAYLOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK--Harold H. Taylor, 65, of North Little Rock, died May 4, 1998, at North Little Rock. Born October 29, 1932, at Grapevine, he was a son of the late Arthur and Anna Lybrand Taylor. He retired March 30, 1998, from J.A. Riggs Tractor Company/ CEPCO, Inc., after 44 years. He began with Riggs, in 1954 as field service mechanic. He then moved up to salesman, forest products representative, sales engineer, vice president and general manager of CEPCO, Inc. He was an avid golfer, fisherman, hunter and enjoyed being a grandfather. He was a member of Western Hills Country Club and served in the Army. He was preceded in death by a brother, Elbert Martin Taylor. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Kelly Taylor; two daughters, Roxann Taylor of Little Rock and Suzann Byers of Longview, Texas; two brothers, David Taylor of Little Rock and Lyndell Taylor of Grapevine; a sister, Nell Swilling of Pine Bluff; and two grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Buie Funeral Home at Sheridan with the Rev. O.J. Ramick officiating. Burial will be at Grapevine Cemetery in Grapevine. Memorials may be made to the Grant County Museum. ______________________________ GLADYS AKIN MONTICELLO-- Gladys Cash Akin, 83, of Monticello, died May 4, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. Born September 2, 1914, in Drew County, she was a daughter of the late Ollie Cash and Florence Copeland Cash. She was a retired waitress and a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Bobbie Bass of Shreveport and Norris McClain of Monticello; two brothers, John Ed Cash of Hope and Travis Cash of Kansas City; six sisters, Marie Mathews of Crossett, Louise Sivils, Dorothy Hail and Jewel Allums, all of Monticello, Virginia Clark of Stamps and Frances Taylor of Cleveland; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. today at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert King officiating. Burial will be at Union Ridge Cemetery at Drew County. _______________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LOUIS HAMILTON (Photo included) Louis W. Hamilton, 70, of Pine Bluff, died May 5, 1998, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on December 24, 1927 at Elmo, Missouri, he was a son of the late Walter Roy Hamilton and Gertrude Lee Duvall Hamilton. He attended school in Pine Bluff. He served in the Navy during World War II and also served during the Korean conflict. He worked at the Pine Bluff Arsenal for 38 years before retiring in 1989 as an entomologist. He was an active member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church where he served on the board of trustees and was a member of the Methodist Men. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Hamilton; two sisters, Jean Ryan and Jeanette Thrower, and a half sister, Martha Yinson. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Youngblood Hamilton, whom he married June 29, 1951, at Pine Bluff; four sons, Randy L. Hamilton of Jefferson, Bruce Wayne Hamilton of Little Rock, and Steven Lee Hamilton and Mark W. Hamilton, both of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Leesa K. Simpson of Pine Bluff; four brothers, Ray Hamilton of Chula Vista, California, Ira Hamilton of Pine Bluff, Leonard Hamilton of Pine Bluff and Walter Hamilton of Hot Springs; a sister, Pat Grimes of Pine Bluff; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m Friday in the Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. R. David Jones officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Springs Cemetery at Drew County. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in the form of contributions to the St. Luke's United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, School and North Richard Streets, Pine Bluff, AR 71602. _____________________________ PERCY PRICKETT WINNSBORO, Louisiana--Percy E. Prickett, 98, of Winnsboro, Louisiana died May 2, 1998, at Franklin Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1899, a son of Josiah Prickett and Florence Bryan Prickett. He was a member of the Harmony Hunting Club near Pine Bluff and former member of the First Methodist Church at Pine Bluff. He had been an employee of the Missouri Pacific Railroad for 51 years and one month. He was a member of the Boeuf Piairie Methodist Church at Fort Necessity, Louisiana. Survivors include his wife of 74 years, Hazel Elizabeth Prickett; two sons, William F. Prickett of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and Robert J. Prickett of Santa Fe, New Mexico; a brother; Joseph L. Prickett of Fort Necessity; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home at Winnsboro with the Rev. W.L. Strong officiating. Burial will be in New Winnsboro Cemetery. ___________________________ FANNIE ALLEN McGEHEE--Fannie Ethel Allen, 82, of McGehee, died May 6, 1998, at the McGehee-Desha County Hospital. Born September 1, 1915, at Slayden, Tennessee, she was a daughter of Ross Picken Shelton and Mattie McNabb. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Allen. Survivors include three daughters, Rebecca Adams of Grenada, Mississippi, Joan Beegle of Lake Village and Barbara Wargo of Watson; a sister, Mattie Hunt of Mansfield, Louisiana; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Griffin Funeral Chapel of McGehee with the Rev. John Mann officiating. Burial will be at the McGehee Cemetery. _____________________________ LILLIAN MURRAY SHREVEPORT--Lillian R. Murray, 71, of Bossier City, Louisiana, died May 1, 1998, at Willis Knighten Hospital at Shreveport. Born February 24, 1927, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Clara and Charles McGee. She was a homemaker and worked many years as a volunteer at St. Jude Catholic Church. She was a recipient of the Catholic Diocesan Medal in 1977, and the Pro Ecclesia Papal Medal in 1991. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Kirby Murray to whom she was married for 43 years. He died in I993. Survivors include two daughters, Marsha L. Murray of Bossier City and E. CIaire Murray of Dallas; four sons, William R. "B'' Murray of Benton Louisiana, Timothy H. Murray and Mark Murray, both of Houston and Michael Murray of Bossier City; three sisters, Bea Cicero of Pine Bluff, Martha Templeton of Dallas and Marabeth Zeagler of Arkadelphia, Arkansas; four brothers, Brown L. McGee of Springfield, Missouri, James H. McGee of Orlando, Florida, Charles McGee of Star City, Arkansas, and Louis McGee of Lorain, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral mass was held May 4, 1998, at St. Jude Catholic Church at Bossier City with the Revs. Phillip Michiels and Dan Gonzalez of Gilmer, Texas, officiating. Her body was donated to the Louisiana State University Medical Center at Shreveport. Memorials may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Box 704, Gilmer, Texas 75644. _____________________________ MILDRED HARVEY Mildred Shelby Harvey, 87, of Rison, died on May 6, 1998, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born June 11, 1910, at Pansy (Cleveland County), she was a daughter of the late Dave Shelby and Susie Powers Shelby. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Number 1 Baptist Church at Missionary Baptist Church at Rison. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Newton Harvey, on May 6, 1983. Survivors include a son, Jimmy Harvey of Pine Bluff; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchiId. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Buie Funeral Home at Rison with the Revs. A.D. Livingston and Ed Cook officiating. Burial will be in Moore's Church Cemetery. _____________________________ FRANCES FEW Frances Boren Few, 64, of Star City, died May 5, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on November 5, 1933, at Gould, a daughter of the late Cecil M. Boren Sr. and Mary Frances Cook Boren. She retired as the school secretary for the Gould School District and was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Timothy V. Gray of Nashville and Billy Lynn Gray of Memphis; a daughter, Pam James of Collierville, Tennessee; three brothers, Cecil Boren Jr. of Grady, Ben Boren of Melborn, Florida, and Brannon Boren of Jonesboro; three sisters, Joey Holthoff of Gould, Brenda Gasaway of Gould and Annette Knight of Pine Bluff; six grand- children and a great-grandchild. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. today in Dark Corner Cemetery near Gould with J.C. Patterson officiating. Arrangements were by Griffin Funeral Services of Star City. __________________________ JOHN ANDREWS GLENDALE - John William Andrews, 65, of Glendale, died May 6, 1998 at his home. Born on September 24, 1932 at Calmer, he was a son of the late John Thomas Andrews and Ollie Cope Andrews. He was a construction worker and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Hyman Andrews; two sons, John William Andrews and Andrew Wesley Andrews. Survivors include a daughter, Johnnie Mae King of Bryant, Texas; a brother, Allie Andrews of Glendale; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday in the Friendship Cemetery near Rison with Jackie Richardson officiating. Arrangements were made by the Buie Funeral Home of Rison. _____________________________ ANNIE DANIELS FORDYCE--Annie Elizabeth Shook Daniels, 92, of Fordyce, died May 5, 1998, at the Dallas County Nursing Home. Born Decembar 30, 1905, in Calhoun County, she was a daughter of the late Alexander Shook and Viola Stover Shook. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hezzie Carr Daniels. Survivors include four sons, Allen Daniels of Poteau, Oklahoma, Daulton Daniels of Fordyce, Bernard Daniels of Fayetteville and Gene Daniels of Denver; a daughter, Odessia Ethridge of Fordyce; two sisters, Janie Brandon of Fordyce and Almera Watson of Thornton;12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m Friday at Benton Funeral Home with the Revs. Harold Harper and Roger Copeland officiating. Burial will in Oak Grove Cemetery. ____________________________ KATIE SHANNON Katie Inez Shannon, 78, of Pine Bluff, died May 5 1998, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on April 26, l92O, at Rayville, Louisiana, she was a daughter of the late James Richard Jenkins and Lillie Riley Jenkins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Busy Bee Circle, National Association of Negro Women's Club and the Charmettes Social Club. She was a member of the New Town Baptist Church and missionary society. Survivors include her husband, James Shannon; six sons, James Shannon Jr. of Hartford, Connecticut, Cecil Shannon, John Shannon and Leon Shannon, all of Pine Bluff, Robert Shannon of Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Thomas Shannon of Dallas; two daughters, Sandra Neal of Windsor, Connecticut, and Sheila Spiller of Dallas; a brother, Silas Jenkins of Pine Bluff; 20 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday at New Town Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvell Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home. The body will be at the church from 10:30 a.m. until funeral time. ________________________________ MRS. JOHN McCOSKEY (Ora Lee ) Mrs. John F. McCoskey, 85 of Pine Bluff, died May 6, 1998, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born February 6, I916, at Pine Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Willie Tucker and Jenny Bell Tucker Ballew. She was a homemaker. She attended Harmony Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband John F. McCoskey, who died May 4, 1997. They were married August 27, 1932. She was also preceded in death by a son, Willie Charles McCoskey; a stepfather, J.B. Ballew; and six brothers. Survivors include three sons, Donnie McCoskey of Monticello, Jimmy McCoskey of Pine Bluff and Jerry McCoskey of Ashdown; two daughters, Patsy Jacks of Pine Bluff and Kimberly Ione McCoskey of Little Rock; two sisters, Vera Langley and Ada Gentry, both of Pine Bluff; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church with the Revs. Doug Hammonds and Charles Ashcraft officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery in Jefferson County by Hale-South Funeral Home. _______________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ELNORA CARTER GOULD -- Elnora Willis Carter, 92, of Gould, died April 29, 1998, at the home of her cousin in Gould. Born on August 5, 1905, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Willis. She was a domestic, factory worker and laundry attendant in Chicago. On retiring she returned to Gould where she enjoyed going to church, visiting the sick and cultivating her gardens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Carter. She has no immediate survivors. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. May 3, 1998, at the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. G.H. Toney III officiating. Burial was at the Lincoln Memorial Lawn Cemetery at Varner, Arkansas. M. Davis Strickland Funeral Home handled the arrangements. ____________________________ ALF DAVIS Alf Davis Jr., 56, of Pine Bluff, died May 1, 1998, at his home. Born November 3, 1941, at Sherrill, he was the son of Alf Davis Sr. and Annie Mae Reed Davis. Survivors include his wife, Lula M. Davis of Pine Bluff; a daughter, Kimberly Davis of Kansas City, Kansas; a son Jeffery Davis of Oakland, California; three stepsons, Jimmie Mahan and Steven Moore, both of Pine Bluff, and Kelth Whitlow of Moss Point, Mississippi; a stepdaughter, Evette Price of Pine Bluff; four sisters, Queen Ester EIlison and Shirley Wilborn, both of Kansas City, and Pearly Davis and Lavern Davis, both of Chicago; and a grandchild. Funeral services will be held at, 11 a.m. Saturday at the Henson Mortuary with the Rev. Alfreda Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. ___________________________ KING SMITH JR. DETROIT -- King Willie Smith Jr., 70, of Detroit, died April 30, 1998, at the Harper Hospital in Detroit. Born September 29, 1927, in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a son of the late King Willie Smith Sr. and Beatrice Smith. He was a machine operator with the Budd Auto Corp. and was of the Church of God in Christ faith. Survivors include his wife, Odester Graham Smith of Pine Bluff; seven sons, Samuel Smith, Curtis Smith, Oliver Smith and James Smith, all of South Bend, Indiana, Willie Smith of Milwaukee and King Willie Smith III and Lewis Smith, both of Pine Bluff; four daughters, Doris Washington of South Bend, Mary Walker of Port Arthur, Texas, and Joyce Smith and Belinda Smith, both of Pine Bluff; a brother, Wallace William Smith of Gary, Indiana; two sisters, Earnestine Smith and Rose Smith, both of Gary; 36 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Gospel Temple Baptist Church at Pine Bluff with the Rev. Elijah Mason officiating. Burial will be at the Forest Lawn Memorial Garden in Pine Bluff by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. ______________________________ LEON DISMUKE Leon Dismuke, 49, of Pine Bluff, died May 7, 1998 at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on May 1, 1949, in Pine Bluff, he was a son of Robert Dismuke and Margaret Thomas Dismuke, both of Pine Bluff. He graduated from the White Hall High School and later attended Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee. For the last 15 years he had been the owner of the Pine Bluff Fence Company at 6612 Dollarway Road. He was an avid sportsman. Other survivors include a son, Richard Leon Dismuke Jr. of Pine Bluff; a brother, Robert Dismuke Jr. of Searcy; two sisters, Marie Hickerson and Patsy Cook, both of Pine Bluff; a grandchild and a caregiver, Linda Tucker. Funeral services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Charles Huckaby officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made as contributions to the American Lung Association, 211 Natural Resource Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205. _____________________________ WILLIE HARRIS BENTON -- Elder Willie Harris, 85, of Benton, died May 2, 1998, at Saline Memorial Hospital. Born December 25, 1912, at Cornerstone he was a son of the late Cleveland Harris and Leuvenia Robinson Harris. He was a member of Elect Temple Church of God in Christ and was an assistant pastor and youth counselor at the church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Hubbard Harris; four sons, Demetris Woods, Edward Vinson Harris, Dominikue Remont Harris and Colton Xavier Harris, all of Benton; a foster son, Lewis Edward Payne of Flint, Michigan; a daughter, Ingrid Rochelle Morrison of Dermott; two foster daughters, Brenda Jones of Benton and Sylvia Williams of Malvern; two brothers, Garland Morris Harris of Pine Bluff and Melvin Gene Harris of Fresno, California; two sisters, Dorothy Ann Norris of St. Louis and Jimmie Lee Moore of San Diego, California; and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elect Temple Church of God in Christ with Elder Willie Barnes officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Benton by Christian Way Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. ___________________________ NELLIE MAXEY Nellie Powell Maxey, 79, of Dumas, died May 7, 1998, at the Pine Bluff Nursing Home. Born on September 18, 1918, at Mauldin she was the daugbter of the late James Arthur Powell and Mamie Golden. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by; her husband, Ernest Maxey; two sons, James Ray and Max Ray; and a daughter, Penny Ray. Survivors include three sons, Robert Dale Maxey and Duggan Clark Maxey, both of Pine Bluff, and Ernest Allen Maxey of Moscow; four daughters, Wanda Lee Scrimshire of Mount Ida, Norma Jean Miles of Monticello, Donnie Sue Tiedemann of Fort Smith and Patricia Lynn Wood of Dumas; three brothers, Monroe Powell of Fort Worth, D.L. Powell, of Dumas and Dick Powell of Watson; four sisters, Ozella Abernathy of Monticello, Sadie Glover of Mount Ida, June Bratton of Star City and Johnnie Glider of Tillar; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Griffin Funeral Home at Dumas with the Rev. Don Smith officiating. Burial will be at the Watson Cemetery at Watson. ____________________________ BENNIE KING Bennie Jean Socia King, 55, of Pine Bluff, died May 7 l998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on May 15, 1942, at Star City, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Benjamin and Ester Wilkerson Socia. She was reared and received her early education at Star City. She moved to Pine Bluff after marriage. She was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Roy King whom she married July 5, 1963, at Warren; two daughters, Donna Jean Shackleford and Deana Joyce King, both of Pine Bluff; a son Roy David King of White Hall; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Lamb officiating. Burial will be in White Hall United Methodist Church Cemetery by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. ___________________________ WILLIAM WEBB JR. LITTLE ROCK--William Webb Jr., 59, of Prattsville, died May 6, l998, at the St. Vincent's Infirmary Medical Center. Born on October 16, 1938, at Belfast he was a son of Esta Lee Buie Webb of Prattsville and the late Idus William Webb. He was an instrument technician with Alcoa for 28 and a half years, and a member of the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church. Other survivors include his wife, Meredith Duke Webb; a son, William Webb III of Prattsville; two brothers, David Webb and Teddy Webb, both of Prattsville; and three sisters, Joanna Weaver and Velma Pearson, both of Prattsville, and Deana Duff of Benton. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church at Prattsville with the Revs. Don Goodman and James Buie officiating. Burial will be at the Philadelphia Cemetery by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan. ____________________________ LYDIA ISBELL Lydia Eddins lsbell, 85, of Pine Bluff, died May 6, 1998, at her home. Born on August 19, 1912 at Des Arc, she was a daughter of the late J.S. and Ida Mae Eddins. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer R. Isbell, who died on December 10, 1981, five brothers, and a sister. Survivors include a daughter, Clyda Phillips of Star City; two sisters, Grace DeVore and Betty Morton, both of Des Arc; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 .a.m. today at the Hale-South Funeral Home with Rev. Lemual Felts officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. ____________________________ MARY CICERO Mary Elizabeth Cicero, 93, of Pine Bluff, died May 7, 1998, at the Davis Life Care Center. Born April 29, 1905, she was a daughter of the late Dominic Cicero and Grace Marie Guglicuzza Cicero. Her parents immigrated from Sicily in 1903 on a boat which docked in New Orleans. She was born in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. She attended school in Helena, Arkansas, and moved to Pine Bluff in 1921. Her parents established a grocery store at Martin and Indiana streets which she operated until she retired about 1980. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three brothers, Dominic J. Cicero and Charles Cicero, both of Pine Bluff, and Francis Bernard Cicero of Little Rock; and two sisters, Josephine Catanese of Shreveport, and Grace Marie Dunn of Pine Bluff. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Jack O'Malley officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. _____________________________ WANDA SANDERS Wanda Jean Sanders, 30, of Pine Bluff, died May 3, 1998, the result of a homicide. Born on June 27, 1967, in Little Rock, she was a daughter of Melvin Sanders Sr. and Geraldine Darrough Womack, both of Pine Bluff. She had worked as a cashier. Other survivors include three sons, Edward Sanders, Patrick McNeil and Brandon Scott, all of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Catrilia Sanders, Shatoya Scott and Tequila Scott, all of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Melvin Sanders Jr., Anthony Darrough and Kendrick Darrough, all of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Sheila Lowden, Lisa Allen and Shannon Sanders all of Pine Bluff; and a grandmother, Josie Darrough of Pine Bluff. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Trinity Church of God in Christ with the Rev. Dewitt Hill officiating. Burial will be at the Forest Lawn Memorial Garden by Christian Way Funeral Home. ___________________________ MARY PETERS RISON -- Mary Rebecca Peters, 58, of Rison, died May 6,1998, at her home. Born December 29, l939, at Warren, she was the daughter of the late Robert Neal and Elda Boldebook Neal. She was a retired mail carrier, a member of the Bethel No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church and a member of the UMA. Survivors include her husband, L.D. Peters; a son, Robert Dewayne Peters of Rison; and two granddaughters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Buie Funeral Home in Rison with Sam Higgs officiating. Burial will be in the Moore's Church Cemetery near Rison. Memorials may be made to the Bethel No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church in Rison. (This Obit is repeated the next day, May 9, with the addition of a brother, Bobby Neal of Traskwood (Saline County) and a sister, Frances Izard of Texarkana.) _____________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas BESSIE STOCKER (Photo included) Bessie Lee Stocker, 63, of Pine Bluff, died May 6, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 9, 1934, at Plain Dealing, Louisiana, daughter of the late Walker Jacobs Sr. and Roberta Hawthrone Jacobs. She was a member of Main Street Church of God in Christ, where she was president of the Ministers' Wives, Mothers Board and Mothers Sunday School Class. She was a custodian in the Pine Bluff School District for 10 years and was a nurse's assistant for the Area Agency of Southeast Arkansas. Survivors include her husband, Elder Joe L. Stocker; a son, Joseph L. Stocker of Jacksonville; three daughters, Priscilla Wade of Kansas City, and Teresa Reynolds and Sylvia Grissom, both of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Walter Jacobs Jr. and Harliss Jacobs, both of Flint, Michigan, and Charlie Jacobs of Plain Dealing; and two sisters, Ida Jacobs of Plain Dealing and Mary Blackwell of Denver. A memorial service is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday at Main Street Church of God in Christ. The funeral will be 7 p.m. Monday at Main Street Church of God in Christ with Elder Dewitt Hill officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Cypress Memorial Garden by Christian Way Funeral Home. ____________________________ LENA THINES LITTLE ROCK--Lena Virginia Simon Thines, 88, of Sheridan, died May 7, 1998, at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center here. She was born on May 12, 1909, at Conway, a daughter of the late Peter and Annie Rumker Simon. She retired as a seamstress for J.C. Penney Company. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church at Sheridan, Holy Cross Altar Society and Ephesius Home Demonstration Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Thines, who died on October 17, 1994. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Skorcz of Sheridan; two brothers, Pete Simon of Heber Springs and Louis Simon of Conway; and two grandchildren. The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery at Sheridan by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at Buie Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Holy Cross Catholic Church. _______________________________ CLIFTON WELZBACKER WAYNESBORO, Mississippi--Clifton Welzbacker, 69, Waynesboro, Mississippi, died May 1, 1998, at his home. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, he was a son of the late Henry Augusta Welzbacker and Sara Irene Clark Welzbacker. He was a carpenter and an Air Force veteran of World War II, during which he received a Victory medal. Survivors include four daughters, Karen Brumley of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Lynette Hollinger and Lisa Faulkner, both of Monticello, Arkansas, and Kimberly Phillips of Warren, Arkansas; a sister, name unavailable; and 10 grandchildren. There will be a private memorial service. Arrangements are by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home of Monticello. Memorials may be made to Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home. ___________________________ MARY PETERS RISON -- Mary Rebecca Peters, 58, of Rison, died May 6,1998, at her home. Born December 29, l939, at Warren, she was the daughter of Elda Boldebook Neal and the late Robert Neal. She was a retired mail carrier, a member of the Bethel No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church at Rison and a member of the Women's Missionary Auxiliary. Other survivors include her husband, L.D. Peters; a son, Robert Dewayne Peters of Rison; a brother Bobby Neal of Traskwood (Saline County); a sister, Frances Izard of Texarkana; and two granddaughters. The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Buie Funeral Home in Rison with Sam Higgs officiating. Burial will be in the Moore's Church Cemetery near Rison. Memorials may be made to the Bethel No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church. ___________________________ IDELL GALLION McGEHEE--Idell Reed Gallion, 84, of McGehee, died May 8, 1998, at her home. Born May 14, 1913 at Aly, she was a daughter of the late James M. Reed and Hattie Barrows Reed. She was a homemaker and a member of Chickasaw Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Houston Gallion; two daughters, Sue Austin of McGehee and Ina Vickers of Dumas; five brothers, Herbert Reed of Byers, Colorado, the Rev. Jessie Reed of Little Rock, Reubin Reed of Plainview, Carl Reed of Dumas and Billy Reed of McGehee; three sisters, Lorene Glossup and Ola Summitt, both of McGehee, and Lena Wehunt of Perry, Georgia; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandchild. The funeral is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church at McGehee with the Revs. George Waldrup and Robert Hartness officiating. Burial will be in McGehee Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Service of McGehee. ________________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARY "GINGER" DOMON (Photo included) Mary V. "Ginger" Domon, 52, of White Hall, died May 8, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 22, l945, at Little Rock, a daughter of the late Robert B. Heflin and Charlene Huitt Heflin. She was reared and educated in White Hall and graduated from White Hall High School in 1963. She attended Henderson State University at Arkadelphia where she earned a master's degree in secondary education. She was an English teacher at Pine Bluff High School for over 31 years. She was also chairman of the English Department at Pine Bluff High School and had recently earned a specialist degree in education administration from the University Arkansas at Fayetteville. She was a member of First Baptist Church of White Hall, a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, Arkansas Council of Teachers of English, Arkansas Association of School Curriculum Development, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa, Jefferson County Work Force Alliance, Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators and the Pine Bluff High School Curriculum Committee. She was a board member of ACTELA, a sponsor of the National Honor Society and Debate Team, and chairman of the PBHS' Creating Opportunities for Excellence. Survivors include her husband, Alva Domon, whom she married on March 26, 1966, at White Hall; a daughter, Leigh Ann Domon of White Hall; a brother, Ray Heflin of St. Louis; and a sister, Bertha Bugg of Little Rock. Funeral services are scheduled 4 p.m. Monday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Dr. Bob Harper officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 2103 West 33rd Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR 71603. (Obit is repeated on Monday, May ll, in the Commercial) ___________________ AGNES HOPPER Agnes Roberts Hopper, 77, of Rison, died May 8, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 25, l92l, at Calmer (Cleveland County), a daughter of the late John Roberts and Ida Akins Roberts. She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Faith Assembly of God Church in Rison. Survivors include her husband, Kermit Hopper of Rison; a son, Donnie Roberts of Rison; a brother, Hubert Roberts of Rison; two sisters, Eva Lee Sipes and Rosie Lybrand, both of Rison; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Faith Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Leonard Hodges and the Rev. Harold Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. _______________________________ HUBERT THOMAS JR. Hubert Benton "J.R." Thomas Jr., 52, of Pine Bluff, died May 9, 1998, at his home. He was born September 23, 1945, at Pine Bluff, a son of Alice Horne Smith of Pine Bluff and the late Hubert Benton Thomas Sr. He was a Baptist and a machinist for General Tool & Engineering. He was also in the Army from 1965 to 1971, having served in Germany and Korea. He loved to fish and play dominos. He also attended Pines Vo-Tech, now Southeast Arkansas Technical College. Other survivors include; a daughter, Christine Thomas Richter of Elizabeth City, North Carolina; three brothers, Earl Smith of Burbank, California, and Phillip Smith and Kevin Smith, both of Pine Bluff; three sisters, Alice Sysak of San Pedro. California, Sandy Shalmy of Rison and Paula Thomas Landreth of Pine Bluff and his stepmother, Lenora West of Pine Bluff. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Hale-South Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Cuthbertson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. _____________________________ CLYDE HARDEN DALLAS - Clyde Harden, 82, of Dallas, died May 8, 1998, at Dallas. He was born August 31, 1915, at Pine Bluff. He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired from the City of Dallas as chief building inspector following 41 years of service. He received the Phil Roberts International Award for the Outstanding Building Official in 1979. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church of Oak Cliff and also at Royal Haven Baptist Church, where he also served as a Sunday school teacher for more than 60 years. He was Deacon Emeritus at Royal Haven Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Edythe Harden of Dallas; two daughters, Ava Davis of Dallas and Susan Harden Borwick of Winston- Salem, North Carolina; a brother, Robert Harden of Mount Vernon, Texas; three sisters, Helen Harden of Lancaster, Stella Frances-Henley both of Lancaster and Nell Shoenfelt of Houston; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas with the Rev. Dan Luper, Dr. C.E. Colton and Dr. Wayne Shuffield officiating. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Visitation is scheduled for Monday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Baylor Home Care, Attn: Karen Roberts, 3510 Crutcher Street, Dallas, TX. 75246 or Royal Haven Baptist Church, 10919 Royal Haven Lane, Dallas, TX. 75229. (Obit is repeated on Monday, May ll, in the Commercial) ______________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL MONDAY, MAY 11, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas MARY "GINGER" DOMON (Photo included) Mary V. "Ginger" Domon, 52, of White Hall, died May 8, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 22, l945, at Little Rock, a daughter of the late Robert B. Heflin and Charlene Huitt Heflin. She was reared and educated in White Hall and graduated from White Hall High School in 1963. She attended Henderson State University at Arkadelphia where she earned a master's degree in secondary education. She was an English teacher at Pine Bluff High School for over 31 years. She was also chairman of the English Department at Pine Bluff High School and had recently earned a specialist degree in education administration from the University Arkansas at Fayetteville. She was a member of First Baptist Church of White Hall, a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, Arkansas Council of Teachers of English, Arkansas Association of School Curriculum Development, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa, Jefferson County Work Force Alliance, Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators and the Pine Bluff High School Curriculum Committee. She was a board member of ACTELA, a sponsor of the National Honor Society and Debate Team, and chairman of the PBHS' Creating Opportunities for Excellence. Survivors include her husband, Alva Domon, whom she married on March 26, 1966, at White Hall; a daughter, Leigh Ann Domon of White Hall; a brother, Ray Heflin of St. Louis; and a sister, Bertha Bugg of Little Rock. Funeral services are scheduled 4 p.m. today at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Dr. Bob Harper officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 2103 West 33rd Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR 71603. (Obit is repeated from Sunday, May l0, in the Commercial) ____________________________ CLYDE HARDEN DALLAS - Clyde Harden, 82, of Dallas, died May 8, 1998, at Dallas. He was born August 31, 1915, at Pine Bluff. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He also retired from the City of Dallas as chief building inspector following 41 years of service. He received the Phil Roberts International Award for the Outstanding Building Official in 1979. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church of Oak Cliff and Royal Haven Baptist Church, where he also served as a Sunday school teacher for more than 60 years. He was Deacon Emeritus at Royal Haven Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Edythe Harden of Dallas; two daughters, Ava Davis of Dallas and Susan Harden Borwick of Winston- Salem, North Carolina; a brother, Robert Harden of Mount Vernon, Texas; three sisters, Helen Harden of Lancaster, Stella Frances- Henley of Lancaster and Nell Shoenfelt of Houston; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas with the Rev. Dan Luper, Dr. C.E. Colton and Dr. Wayne Shuffield officiating. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park at Dallas. Visitation is from 6 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Baylor Home Care, Attn: Karen Roberts, 3510 Crutcher Street, Dallas, TX. 75246 or Royal Haven Baptist Church, 10919 Royal Haven Lane, Dallas, TX. 75229. (Obit is repeated from Sunday, May l0, in the Commercial) __________________________ JOHN BOYD John Caldwell Boyd, 77, of Calmer, died May 9, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born February 6, 1921, in Lincoln County, a son of the late John Leander Boyd and Lissie Beth Carr Boyd. He was a retired mechanic, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Big "D" Hunting Club and loved hunting and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Frances Greenlee Boyd of Calmer; two sons, Jim Boyd of Calmer and John Boyd Jr. of Griffin Springs; a stepson, Richard Lunsford of Calmer; two stepdaughters, Gail Coats and Pat Booher, both of Calmer; a brother, Grover Boyd of Minden, Louisiana; a sister, Mildred McGhee of Star City; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rowell Cemetery in Cleveland County with the Rev. Jackie Richardson officiating. Arrangements are by Buie Funeral Home of Rison. _____________________________ JIMMY PERKINS LITTLE ROCK-- Jimmy L. Perkins, 50, of Hensley, died May 9, 1998, at Little Rock Health Center. He was born September 7, 1947, in Little Rock, a son of the late William Jewell Perkins and Mabel Rose Perkins. He was reared and educated in Hensley and has lived in Arkansas all his life. He was an independent roofing contractor in Pulaski and Jefferson Counties for several years. Survivors include a son, Jimmy L. Perkins Jr. of Redfield; a daughter, Patsy LeGros of Jefferson; a stepdaughter, Sandra Berry of Redfield; two brothers, Roy Perkins of Hensley and Joe Perkins of East End; a sister, Judy Perkins of Oklahoma; and three grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Cemetery in the East End Community in Saline County with the Rev. Matthew Watson officiating. Arrangements are by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Visitation is Tuesday at the cemetery from 1 p.m. until time of service. ____________________________ JANE WORLEY Jane E. Worley, 83, of Kaydon Road, Pine Bluff, died May 9, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born September 8, 1914, at Sanford, Florida, a daughter of the late John G. Herrin and Lucinda Sutherland Herrin. She was reared and educated in Florida. She graduated from nursing school and served in the Army Nurse Corps for 20 years. She moved to Pine Bluff in 1960. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church. She married Alfred Worley on April 24, 1960, in Paragould. He preceded her in death on June 29, 1981. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia A. Zandy of Endwell, New York and Betty L. Fancher of Gloversville, New York; a sister, Louise L. Manire of Hampton, Florida; nine grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Ron Woods officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Linwood Cemetery in Paragould. Visitation is from 6 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God Building Fund, 1002 Ridgway Road, Pine Bluff, AR. 71603. ________________________________ FLETCHER LEE JR. LITTLE ROCK--Fletcher Lee Jr., 93, of Woodson, died May 5, 1998, at St. Vincent Infirmary. Born June 21, 1904, in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Fletcher Lee and Katie Thomas Lee. He received his early education in the public schools of Pulaski County. He was a retired farmer and member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Fletcher Lee III of Perris, California; three daughters, Readie O. Sullivan of Culver City, California, Ozie Ricks of Woodson and Shelia A. Brooks of Gardena, California; a brother, Ernest Lee of Wrightsville; two sisters, Ayzessie Missouri of Hensley and Frances Lewis of Woodson; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Woodson with the Rev. Chester Jefferson officiating. Burial will be in Virden Cemetery in Woodson by P.K. Miller Mortuary of Pine Bluff. The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ricks in Woodson. ____________________________ LINDA BURCHFIELD FAYETTEVILLE -- Linda Cooper Burchfield, 55, of Rogers. died May 8, 1998, at Washington Regional Hospital. She was a daughter of Majorie Cooper of Halley. She was a member of the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church in Rogers and a homemaker. Survivors include a husband, Joel Dale Burchfield of Rogers; two sons, Lynn Burchfield of Washburn, Missouri and Kenneth Burchfield of McGehee; a daughter, Dana Burchfield of McGehee; two brothers, Frederick Cooper of Halley and Arnold Cooper of Fayetteville; a sister, Shirley Burchfield of Halley; and five grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Halley Baptist Church with Ted Miller and Gene Gregory officiating. Burial will be in Halley Cemetery by Griffin Funeral Services of McGehee. Memorials may be made to the Halley Cemetery Association. ______________________________ VIRGIA CURRIE Virgia Violet Stuart Currie, 90, of Sheridan, died May 9,1998, at Sheridan. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Clancy Earl Stuart and Emily Evelyn Stuart. She was a native of Nashville (Howard County), where she lived most of her life until moving to Sheridan several years ago. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Dell Stuart and Juanita Stuart; and a brother, Clancy Caroll Stuart. Survivors include a son, Bill Currie of Roam Mountain, Tennessee; a daughter, Evelyn Gnell Threlkeld of Sheridan; a stepdaughter, Bobbie Bullock of Longview, Texas; a brother, Cody Earl Stuart of North Little Rock; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four step- grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Nashville Cemetery at Nashville by Buie Funeral Home of Sheridan. _______________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas ALDO TURCHI Aldo James Turchi, 87, of Pine Bluff, died May 11, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 19, 1910, at Lake Village, a son of the late Warren Turchi and Theresa Massanelli Turchi. He attended school at Cottondale and was a longtime resident of Pine Bluff. He was a farmer for many years, a fur buyer, grocery store owner and package store owner. He sponsored and managed a semipro baseball team, Turchi's Grocery, in the 1940s. He was a horse racing fan and often attended races at Hot Springs. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a fourth- degree in the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cecilia Turchi; a son, Thomas L. Turchi; a daughter, Ann Theresa Turchi; a brother, Nello J. Turchi; and a grandchild. Survivors include two sons, James J. Turchi of Texarkana, Texas, and Joseph W. Turchi of Pine Bluff; two dauphters, Anna Marie Jacks of Pine Bluff and Rita C. Adams of Texarkana; three sisters, Mary Brock, Zaida Rinchuso and Valana Rinchuso, all of Pine Bluff; a brother, V.B. "Shorty" Turchi of Pine Bluff; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Andrew Smith officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 6 p.m. today at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, building fund, Sixth Avenue and Walnut Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. ____________________________ HELEN RICHMOND WARREN - Helen Key Richmond, 87, of Warren, died May 11, 1998, at Wagnon Place Nursing Home. Born March l6, l9ll, at DeKalb, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Frank Key and Colie Carl McLaurin Key. She was a retired saleswoman and a member of First United Methodist Church of Warren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Richmond, who died on December 28, 1967. Survivors include a daughter, Patti Davis of Warren; a brother, Bob Key of Meridian, Mississippi; and a grandchild. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Oakland Cemetery at Warren with the Rev. Bill Lesiie and Bob Newton officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today al Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren. ____________________________ HUBERT LEWIS CROSSETT--Hubert Willis "Tight" Lewis, 64, of Crossett, died May 9, 1998, at Crossett Leisure Lodge Nursing Facility. He was born on April 4, 1934, at Wilmot, a son of the late Taylor and Nettie Lewis. He was a retired Georgia-Pacific Plywood employee and a member of First Baptist Church at Crossett. He was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Lewis; four sons, Andrew Tolbert of Pine Bluff, and Michael Lewis, Kevin Lewis and Christopher Lewis, all of Dallas; two daughters, Joanne Tolbert-Yancy and Dianne Epton, both of Dallas; two sisters, Laura Lewis of Wilmot and Sadie Edmonds of Bastrop, Louisiana; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Evandrew Washington officiating. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery at Crossett by Cromwell Funeral Home of Hamburg. __________________________ TROY HUITT BRENHAM, Texas --Troy Lee Huitt, 88, of Bellville, Texas, died May 9, 1998, at Grace Terrace Convalescent Center at Brenham. He was born on July 13, 1909, at Ingalls, Arkansas, a son of the late Willie Fred and Emma Brooks Huitt. He was a retired manager for J.C. Price Company, serving 34 years, and was a member of First Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carleen M. Battle Huitt, whom he married on December 28, 1940, and who died on July 15, 1985; and a half sister, Marcelle Johnson Sutterfield. Survivors include two sons, Jack Lee Huitt of Bellville and Richard Carl Huitt of Riverside, California; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Pine Crest Cemetery in Saline County, Arkansas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren, Arkansas. _____________________________ CRAIG HALL LITTLE ROCK--Craig Stephen Hall, 21, of Jeffcoat Road, died May 8, 1998, at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Born on June 25, 1976, at Pine Bluff, he was the son of James Hall of Pine Bluff and Cynthia Rae Sherrill Vanderslice of Vancouver, Washington. He was raised and received his early education at Pine Bluff and graduated from Watson Chapel High School in 1994. He was a member of Watson Chapel Baptist Church and was very active in AWANA. Other survivors include a brother, Gene Albert Hall of Pine Bluff; three half brothers, Norman Hall, David Martin and Colby Martin, all of Vancouver; a maternal grandmother, Frances Wales of Pine Bluff; and a great-grandparent, Clidie Tucker Chumley of Conway. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Watson Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. M.L. Faler officiating. Burial will be in Fitzhugh Cemetery near Sulphur Springs by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital. _____________________________ MARY GRESHAM FORDYCE--Mary Juanita Gresham, 82, of Fordyce, died May 11, 1998, at Dallas County Nursing Home. She was born on September 5, 1915, in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Viron Hornaday and Lonia McCann Hornaday. She was a homemaker and a member of Chambersville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Otis "Nig" Gresham. Survivors include a daughter, Hershey Steelman of Fordyce; two sisters, Yonna Oakley of Little Rock and Elsie Chambers of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce with the Rev. Billy Joe Evans officiating. Burial will be in Chambersville Cemetery. _____________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas JIMMIE RIDDLE Jimmie F. Riddle, 70, of Pine Bluff, died May 12, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on February 5, 1928, at Coushatta, Louisiana, a son of the late Bert E. and Lillie Bray Riddle. He was raised and educated at Coushatta. He worked for International Paper Company, moving from Springhill, Louisiana, to Pine BIuff in 1956. He retired from the company on October 1,1995, with 42 years of service. He was a member of the IP's Quarter Century Club and was a member of South Side Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Riddle. Survivors include his wife, Edwina Riddle; a daughter, Kathy Jensen of Boise, Idaho; a brother, Bert Riddle af Calcasieu, Louisiana; and a grandchild. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. J.R. Debusk officiating. Burial will be in Socia Springs Cemetery at Coushatta, Louisiana. Memorial contributions may be made to South Side Baptist Church, 230l Poplar Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601; or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6635, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611. _______________________________ JEWEL SMITH WARREN -- Jewel Gertrude Sharp Smith, 89, of Hermitage, died May 11, 1998, at Pine Lodge Nursing Home. She was born on November 25, 1908, at Vick (Bradley County), a daughter of the late George Thomas and Lorene Clanton Sharp. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Smith, who died on May 26, 1971; and a son, Billy Joe Smith. Survivors include a son, Ronald L. Smith of Cottonwood, Arizona; three daughters, Peggy Abernathy of El Dorado, Varnice Johnson of Hermitage and Betty Miller of Lake Jackson, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 18 great- grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchiIdren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Frazer's Funeral Home with the Rev. Victor Hunter officiating. Burial will be in Childs Cemetery near Banks. ____________________________ BOBBY OSBURN Bobby L. Osburn, 63, of Pine Bluff, died May l2, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 30, 1935, at Marianna, a son of Margaret White Osburn of Stuttgart and the late A.T. Osburn. He was raised and received his early education at Marianna. When he graduated from high school, he attended Hendrix College and Arkansas State Teacher's College, now the University of Central Arkansas. He worked for the John Deere Company in Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri. He worked for Farmers Tractor and Equipment Company at Pine Bluff and later for Welch Motor Company. He was active for many years in the Little League, Junior Babe Ruth, where he was president of the board, and the American Legion. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Osburn. Other survivors include his wife, Elaine Osburn; a son, Kevin Osburn of New York; a daughter, Melissa Russell of Memphis; a sister, Martha Morgan of Stuttgart; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. Gordon Topping officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Stuttgart. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church building fund 517 Cherry Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 71601 or the donor's favorite charity. ____________________________ HELEN McKEOWN MONTICELLO -- Helen Loyd McKeown, 82, of Monticello, died May 11, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 3, 1915, in Pope County, a daughter of the late Alford Loyd and Bennie Dale Loyd. She was a retired nurse and a member of First Assembly of God. Survivors include her husband, Maurice McKeown; a son, Michael McKeown of Monticello; a brother, Charles Loyd of Alcova, Wyoming; and two grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home at Monticello with the Rev. J.W. Bobo officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Drew County. ____________________________ JAMES STEELMAN FORDYCE--James Edward Steelman, 68, of Fordyce, died May 12, 1998, at Dallas County Nursing Home. He was born on December 17, 1929, in Calhoun County, a son of the late Jewell Steelman and Leila "Ezell" Steelman. He was retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and was a deacon at Chambersville Baptist Church. He also served in the Army. He was preceded in death by a brother, Leroy Steelman. Survivors include his wife, Hershey Dean Gresham Steelman; three sons, Ricky E. Steelman of Fordyce, Dean R. Steelman of Kingsland and Deverne O. Steelman of Thornton; a daughter, Pennie A. Robertson of Fordyce; three brothers, George Steelman of Fordyce, Wayne Steelman of Stephens and Larry Steelman of Converse, Louisiana; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Benton Funeral Home at Fordyce with the Revs. Billy Joe Evans and Larry McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in Chambersville Cemetery. ______________________________ RUTH GASAWAY UNION CITY, Tennessee-- Ruth Ella Gasaway, 83, of Union City, Tennessee, formerly of Gould, Arkansas, died May 12, l998, at Baptist Memorial Hospital at Union City. She was born on May 2, 1915, at Alva, Oklahoma, a daughter the late Vern Campbell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Merida Gasaway. Survivors include a son, Vern, Wilkinson of Mira Loma, California; a daughter, Lila Bing of Union City, Tennessee; a brother, V.O. Campbell of Las Vegas; 19 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dark Corner Cemetery at Gould by Griffin Funeral Home of Dumas, Arkansas. ____________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LOTTIE BOYD Lottie G. Boyd, 71, of Pine Bluff, died May 12, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on July 26, 1926, at Hollis, she was a daughter of Cecil Wiley and Lula Lime Wiley. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon M. Boyd, who died, October 31, 1989. Survivors include two daughters, Wilma Ethel Riggs of Texas and Carolyn Tillman of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Francis Wiley, Virgil Wiley and Eugene Wiley, all of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Jean Rogers of Pine Bluff and Rita Faye Taylor of Texas; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Hale-South Funeral Home with the Rev. M.F. Faler officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. _________________________ U ZEE DOUGLAS LITTLE ROCK-- U Zee "Zeke" Douglas, 77, of McFadden Road, Pine Bluff, died May 7, 1998, at University Hospital. Born on July 16, 1920, at Marianna, he was a son of Willie Mae Head Reddick of Pine Bluff and the late Garland Douglas. He was a Baptist. Survivors include four sons, Eugene Douglas and Arnold Douglas, both of Chicago, Uzee Payton of Champaign, Illinois, and Walter Byrd of Coldwater, Illinois; nine daughters, Joanne Crook of Addison, Texas, Patricia Butler, Willie Mae Douglas, Cheryl Ford, Angela Bell, Gloria Murray, Diane Ford and Brenda Ford, all of Chicago, and Rose Stamps of Riverdale, Illinois; two sisters, Annie Mae Douglas of Detroit and Carrie Johnson of Memphis; 22 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. friday at First Baptist Church of Dewdrop with the Rev. Tommy L. Breamsey Sr. officiating. Burial held in Cedar Grove Section of Graceland Cemetery at Pine Bluff by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. ___________________________ ORENA SANDERS ENGLEWOOD, California--Orena Sanders, 95, of Los Angeles, died May 7, 1998, at the Daniel Freeman Hospital. Born May 17, 1902, at Monticello, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Williams and Ethel Taylor Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of the New St. Hurricane Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. She was preceded in death by her husband, Toliver Sanders. Survivors include four daughters, Lena Irvin of Maywood, Illinois, Florine Taylor of Chicago, Jessie Roulhac of Pine Bluff and Gracie Lee Young of Los Angeles; a sister, Littie B. Thomas of Oakland, California; 15 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be noon Friday at the New St.Hurricane Baptist Church at Pine Bluff with the Rev. L.R. Jones officiating. Burial will be in New St. Hurricane Cemetery. The body will be at the church from 11 a.m. Friday to service time. Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. _____________________________ WILMER MONTGOMERY MONTICELLO-- Wilmer Layton Montgomery, 92, of Dumas, died May 12, 1998, at Drew Memorial Hospital. Born November 2, 1905, at Thornburg (Perry County), he was a son of the late James B. Montgomery and Lorendia Montgomery. He was a farmer with the R.A. Pickens Farm and was a member of the Daniels Chapel Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Violet Lorene Steinheil Montgomery; a son, James Edward Montgomery; a daughter, Joyce Ann Montgomery; and a grandson. Survivors include a son, Bill Montgomery of Dumas; a daughter, Jocie Chambers of Mountain Pine (Garland County); 10 grandchildren; l2 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Griffin Funeral Home with the Rev. Daniel Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Lake Cemetery at Dumas. Memorials may be made to the Daniels Chapel Baptist Church. ______________________________ FRANCES REYNOLDS Mary Frances Reynolds, 69, of Pine Bluff, died May l2, l998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on June 27, l928, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Poye and Luciile Brewer Poye. She was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church. She was serving as the president of the Jefferson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. She had given 11,169 1/2 hours of volunteer work at JRMC. She was voted as the JRMC Auxilian of the year in 1992. The Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association voted her as the Auxilian of the year in 1993-94. She was a member of the Alpha Tau Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority for 18 years. She was voted as the Outstanding Woman of the Year four times by the Alpha Tau chapter. She achieved her 5th- Degree Pallas Athene award and had served as chapter president, vice presideht, secretary, treasurer and parliamentarian. She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Reynolds; and a brother, Carroll Poye. Survivors include her husband, Calvin Reynolds, whom she married on September 23, 1944; a son, Ronald Reynolds of San Antonio; a daughter, Martha Fitts of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Joe Poye, James Poye and Tony Poye, all of Pine Bluff; a sister, Linda Poye of California; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church with Doug Hammonds and Eddie Addison officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery. Memorials may be made in the form of contributions to the Harmony Missionary Church Building Fund. ____________________________ RAY FORREST CROSSETT -- Ray Forrest, 70, of Crossett, died May 13, 1998, at the Ashley Medical Center. Born on October 3, 1927, at Sumpter (Bradley County), he was a son of the late Jack Forrest and Bessie Braswell Forrest. He was a retired sawmill worker and a Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Tommy Forrest of Monticello, Mackie Forrest of Dermott and Marty Forrest of Warren; a daughter, Carolyn Jacobs of Crossett; a brother, Lester Forrest of Warren; two sisters, Helen Busbee of Neham, Alabama, and Sue Forrest of California; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren with the Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery at Ingalls. _________________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1998 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas LIZZIE BROWN (Photo included) ALTHEIMER --Lizzie Brown, 78, of Altheimer, died May 11, 1998, at her home. She was born on January 15, 1920, at Wilkins, a daughter of the late George Brown and Dora Brown. She received her early education in the public schools at Wilkins and Turnetine. She was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church at Altheimer, where she served on the Usher Board. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Southeast Arkansas Area Agency on Aging. Survivors include six brothers, Thomas Price of Altheimer, Louis Brown, Bories Brown and James Brown, all of DeWitt, Mack Brown of Pine Bluff and Elmer Brown of Los Angeles; and two sisters, Eliza Burse of DeWitt and Arnetter Fields of Little Rock. The funeral will bk at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrell Martin officiating. Burial will be in Altheimer Community Cemetery by P.K. Miller Mortuary. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the mortuary. The family will be at Thomas Price's home at Altheimer. ___________________________ ERMA BENNETT Erma Lean Bennett, 59, of Dumas, died May 7, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 2, 1939, at Bookman, a daughter of the late John Dean and Lillie Grant Greenberry. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clardy Bennett Sr. Survivors include three sons, James A. Slater of Detroit, Kenneth L. Slater of Little Rock and Clardy Bennett Jr. of Conway; five daughters, Vernessa Knight and Elokechia D. Miles, both of Dumas, Jeanne McCloud of Marietta, Georgia, and Elonzia Bennett-McGee and Rhonda Bennett, both of Stone Mountain, Georgia; two brothers, Lawrence Greenberry of Flint, Michigan, and J.D. Dean of Oakland, California; four sisters, Mary Greenberry Collins of Madison, Wisconsin, Vernel Jones of Chicago, and Maple Greenberry Tate and Rosemary Greenberry, both of Dumas; and 12 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Watson District Headquarters at Mitchellville with the Rev. Howard Bess officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery at Varner by Brown Funeral Home at Dumas. ___________________________ JOHNNIE O'HARA LlTTLE ROCK -- Johnnie Mae O'Hara, 86, of Carthage, died May 9, 1998, at New Baptist Hospital here. She was born on June 7, 1911, at Carthage, a daughter of the late William Goodloe and Rosie Lorine Crain Hall. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church at Carthage, where she was a church clerk, member of the Missionary Society and a Sunday School teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert O'Hara. Survivors include a son, Billy Joe O'Hara of Carthage; four daughters, Mary J. O'Hara and Rosie Lee Smith, both of Las Vegas, Josephine Madison of San Diego and Johnnie Jo O'Hara of Carthage; three sisters, Pearlie Mae Hawkins of Carthage, Lillie Mae McAlpine of San Francisco and Elizabeth Oakley of Antioch, California; 19 grandchildren; 31 great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchilaren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church at Carthage with the Rev. Kenneth Juniel officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery at Carthage by Brown-Williams Funeral Home at Fordyce. ______________________________ MARCHELLO WHELLER LITTLE ROCK--Marchello Wheller, l3, of Warren, died May 12, 1998, at Arkansas Children's Hospital from injuries received in a shooting. He was born on August 23, 1984, at Warren, a son of Michael Phillips and Guinna Wheller, both of Warren. He was a sixth grader at Warren Middle School. Other survivors include three brothers, Eric Wheller, Keith Wheller and Johnathon Wheller, all of Warren; and grandparents, Willie D. and Gloria N. Phillips and Bobbie C. and Mary Sue Wheller, all of Warren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Warren High School with Bishop Danny Mays officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery at Hermitage. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. today at Reddick Funeral Home at Warren. _______________________________ JOE ROBINSON Joe G. Robinson, 63, of Altheimer, died May 14, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1934, at Casa (Perry County) the son of the late Marion Jolly Robinson and Nancy Davidson Robinson. He received his education at Casa and Wabbaseka and lived in Altheimer most of his life. He was the manager of the Planter Cotton Gin and Warehouse since 1979. He had been attending First Baptist Church of Altheimer. He is survived by his wife, Helen Robinson of Altheimer; two sons, Ricky Joe Robinson of Humphrey and Billy Joe Robinson of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Glenda Ward of Little Rock and Jody Pickard of Rhode Island; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ralph Robinson & Sons with the Rev. Johnny Shaw officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p. m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be madeto the First Baptist Church of Altheimer or to the donor's favorite charity. __________________________ NED MOTHERSHED Ned Mothershed, 78, of Pine Bluff, died May 10, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on November 22, 1919, at Kiblah (Miller County), he was the son of the late Dation and Fannie Mothershed. He was educated in the public schools of Arkansas. He was deacon at the Grace Temple Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War Two serving in the army. He retired from the B.F. Goodrich Company in 1983. He was preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Anna G. Mothershed, whom he married in 1975; five sons, Charles E. Mothershed of North Little Rock, Alvin Mothershed of Fresno, California, Jimmy Mothershed of Houston, Texas, and Ronnie Mothershed and Roderick Currington, both of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Mary Little of Detroit, Michigan, Shelly Duckett of Tampa, Florida, and Pamela King of Omaha, Nebraska; three sisters, Lee E. Mothershed of Cullen, Louisiana, and Eula M. Mothershed and Nellie M. Pickings, both of Camden; 33 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at noon, Saturday, at Grace Temple Baptist Church with Rev. Amelio P. Howard officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. The body will be at the home Saturday, from 11 a.m. until the funeral. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Perry Funeral Home. ___________________________ OLLIE PORTER WARREN -- Ollie Porter, 74, of Warren, died May 8, 1998, at Bradley County Medical Center. He was born on August 10, 1923, at Reed, a son of the late Byrant and Lena Porter. Survivors include his wife, Pricella Porter; four sons, Elmer Porter and Donell Porter, both of Warren, Robert Porter of Los Angeles and Howard Porter of Dermott; four daughters, Doristeen Phillips and Carolyn Porter, both of Warren, and Earnestine Trotter and Irma Thomas, both of Los Angeles; a brother, L.C. Porter of Flint, Michigan; 21 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Hill Baptist Church at Warren with the Rev. Dean Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Warren. Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. today at Reddick Funeral Home of Warren. ____________________________ DONALD HENRY Donald Henry, 84, of Redfield, died May 14, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 29, 1913, at Redfield, a son of the late John M. Henry and Mamie E. Poynter Henry. He attended Redfield United Methodist Church and was a warehouse clerk for Weyerhaeuser Paper Mill. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II, serving in the Eighth Air Force. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Redfield Masonic Lodge No. 700. Survivors include a sister-in-law who lived with him, Mattie Henry of Redfield. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hale-South Funeral Home with John Farthing officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. ______________________________ GERTRUDE BERRYMAN LITTLE ROCK--Gertrude Ina Berryman, 77, of Green Hill (Drew County), died May 13, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center here. Born January 7, 1921, in Drew County, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Webb and Virginia Griffin Webb. She was a housewife and Jehovah's Witness. Survivors include her husband, Robert Berryman of Green Hill; two sons, Joe Berryman and Bob Berryman, both of Green Hill; a daughter, Kathy Burroughs of Pine Bluff; a sister, May Young of Wilmar; six grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren. Funerai services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Stephenson- Dearman Funeral Home of Monticello with Pete Reese and Scott Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. ____________________________ CAROLYN O'BANION Carolyn Sue Musgrove O'Banion, 51, of Austell, Georgia, formerly of Pine Bluff, died May 3, 1998, at Atlanta. She was born March 21, 1947, at Jefferson, the daughter of Laura A. Robinson Musgrove of Mammoth Spring (Fulton County) and the late Odia L. Musgrove Sr. Other survivors include four daughters, Paula J. Thompson and Tammie S. Holley, both of Austell, Georgia, Perri Neese of Douglasville, Georgia, and Michelle L. Stowe of Spokane, Washington; two brothers, Robert Musgrove of West Memphis and Odia L. Musgrove Jr. of Pine Bluff; a sister, Louise M. Thompson of Mammoth Spring and five grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Ida Cemetery on Musgrove Road by Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall. _____________________________ LOTTIE BOYD (Repeated from May 14 with additional information) Lottie G. Boyd, 71, of Pine Bluff, died May 12, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born on July 26, 1926, at Hollis, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Wiley and Lula Lime Wiley. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon M. Boyd, who died October 31, 1989; two brothers, Robert Wiley and Opal Wiley; and a sister, Virgie Wallace. Survivors include two daughters, Wilma Ethel Riggs of Texas and Carolyn Tillman of Pine Bluff; four brothers, Francis Wiley, Alvin Wiley, Virgil Wiley and Eugene Wiley, all of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Jean Rogers of Pine Bluff and Rita Faye Taylor of Texas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Hale-South Funeral Home with the Rev. M.F. Faler officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will be at her home. __________________________ FREDDIE BROWN Freddie Mae Brown, 79 of Pine Bluff, died May 12, 1998 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 2, l9l8, at Ladd, a daughter of the late Emmett Shorter and Lucy Robinson Shorter. She was a member of Kings Highway Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir and the Missionary Circle. She was preceded in death by a son, Billy Ray McAfee; a daughter, Jeraldine Turntine; three brothers; and a sister. Survivors include two sons, Henry Watkins and Emmett Kirk, both of Pine Bluff; two brothers, Curlee Shorter and Robert Shorter, both of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Jeraldine Douglas and Pink Anna Wicks, both of Pine Bluff; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Kings Highway Baptist Church with Walter C. May Sr. officiating. Burial will be in P.K. Miller Cemetery by Christian Way Funeral Home. ____________________________ Submitted by Linda P. Smith DougMIV@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------