Obituary of Malissa Borah, Lawrence Co, AR

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Submitted by: Regina Creekmore Weaver<weave@intellinet.com>
        Date: 5 Aug 2001
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I had these obits from a scrapbook of a lady (a distant cousin) that
lived in the Jesup, Lawrence County area of Arkansas already entered in my
computer. The problem with these is that there are very few actual dates
given for the dates of death, and there are no newspaper names written
beside them. What I do know I've listed, and what was penciled in on the
obit, I've included. If you find someone that is attached to you, please
let me know, and I will try and see if I can find any other information for
you, such as date of death if you don't have it, and possibly a newspaper
name, also.

Obits of Folks from the Lawrence County, AR area

These obituaries are from various newspapers, all concerning people who
once lived in the Lawrence County area, mostly around Smithville, Jesup,
Strawberry, and Lynn, with a few from the Walnut Ridge area.

Mrs. M.E. Borah Called by Death

Wife of Pioneer Baptist Minister Died Here Last Sunday Afternoon - Was 88
Years of Age

RITES HELD MONDAY

Mrs. Malissa Elizabeth Borah, aged 88, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Judson Davis, here about one o'clock last Sunday afternoon. She had
been practically an invalid for a number of years.
Mrs. Borah was the wife of the late Rev. G.B. Borah who served Baptist
churches in this section for 50 years, 20 years of which time were spent as
pastor at New Hope. The couple had been married 59 years when Rev. Borah
died 10 years ago.
Funeral services were held at the Walnut Ridge Baptist church at 1:30
o'clock Monday afternoon in charge of Dr. M.F. Langley. Music was
furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. Flossie Bridges, Keifer Campbell,
T.M. Rea and Dr. Langley.
The remains were taken to New Hope cemetery for interment.
Pall bearers were: W.A. Henry, H.T. Kirkpartick, W.E. McLeod, Dr. H.R.
McCarroll, J.T. Alexander and M.C. McLeod.
Mrs. Borah is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Davis, the only child of 9
born to Rev. and Mrs. Borah to survive.
Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Johnson Undertaking Company.