Obituaries from
The EARLE
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From the Year 1962
Compiled by Debbie Yates
August-September 2003
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SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. J. C. BALCOM
Services for MRS. J. C. BALCOM of Trumann, Arkansas were held last Friday at the Trumann Church of Christ. Mrs. Balcom, mother of Mr. Ben Balcom of Earle, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening enroute to a Jonesboro hospital. She was 77. She is survived by four sons, five daughters, 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR L. L. BARHAM
Services for L. L. BARHAM, prominent Earle planter, ginner and merchant were held last Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Earle Baptist Church, with Rev. Gordon Bachus and Rev. Harold Wilson officiating.
Mr. Barham died Tuesday night, October 30, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Burial was in Forrest Hill Cemetery in Memphis.
Ninety years old, he was born in Crenshaw, Miss. He had been a resident of Earle for the past 40 years. Mr. Barham leaves a son, Eugene J. Barham of Earle; two daughters, Mrs. Lucien C. Rogers of Earle and Mrs. Crosby McKinney of Crawfordsville; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
ROBERT BURNETT DIES AT AGE OF 62
Services were held at the Memphis Funeral
Home Sunday afternoon at 3 for ROBERT J.
BURNETT of Lula, Miss. He was the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Rodgers of Earle and spent his early boyhood
years here. Mr. Burnett and his wife were in Memphis visiting in the home of
their daughter, Mrs. L. A. Pritchett and family when he suffered a heart
attack. He was admitted to the Methodist
Hospital on Wednesday October 10, and died Saturday morning at
Mr. Burnett had owned and operated his drug store in Lula for the past 25 years. He was a combat veteran of World War I and member of the American Legion. An ardent hunter and fisherman, he was well-known to other sportsmen for his skill. He spent much of his leisure time at Moon Lake. He was a member of the Lula Baptist Church. Besides his daughter, he leaves his wife, Mrs. Alma Burnett of Lula and his sister, Mr. Everett Jones of Memphis, and one grandson. Burial was in Memorial Park, Memphis.
JOHN COBB IS GUN SHOT VICTIM
JOHN PARKER COBB, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Cobb of Osceola and grandson of J. P. Cobb of Earle, fatally shot himself last Thursday while playing with a .38 caliber revolver which belonged to his father. He found the gun in his father’s bedroom while he was at home alone. The shot entered his chest.
Services were held last Friday afternoon at 2 at the Osceola Methodist Church. In addition to this parents and his grandfather, the youth leaves a brother, Bradford Cobb Jr., and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Parker of Marked Tree.
SERVICES FOR MISS OLLIE COBB
Graveside services were held Sunday afternoon in Water Valley, Miss., for MISS OLLIE COBB, sister of Mr. J. P. Cobb of Earle. Miss Cobb died Saturday at John Gaston Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb and Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Cobb attended the services.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
Services were held recently in Waco, Texas for MR. AL COLE, 79, a former resident of Earle. Mr. Cole, who was a resident of Earle for 20 years, died February 10 in the Hillcrest Hospital in Waco after an illness of six weeks.
Mr. Cole, when living in Earle, worked for the Arkansas Highway Department and was a painter in Waco before he retired a few years ago.
He is survived by his wife [Naomi
Forehand], a son Ray [Roy] Cole of Harrisburg, a daughter [Alma], Mr. K.
[Kermit] O. Layton of Waco, a brother, Buster Cole of Harrisburg, a sister,
Mrs. Lilly [Cole] Glasgow of Wisner, La., a sister, Mrs. Angie [Cole] Worrell
of California, 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Burial was in
LEGAL NOTICE
In the Probate Court of Jackson County, Missouri at Kansas City, State of Missouri, County of Jackson, ss
(Sec. 39, Code of 1955, 473.040, RSMo.) In the estate of BESSIE C. COMBS, a/k/a BESSIE VINCENT COMBS, deceased.
To the unknown heirs of Bessie C. Combs, a/k/a Bessie Vincent Combs, Deceased: You are hereby notified that Bessie C. Combs, a/k/a Bessie Vincent Combs died on the 8th day of June, 1962, at Kansas city, Missouri, and that on the 21st day of June, 1962, Letters of Administration were issued by the Probate Court of Jackson County, Missouri. As far as known, the decedent at the time of her death was 77 years old. The personal description of the decedent was White, female, height about 5’4”, weight about 145 pounds, grey hair, greyish-brown eyes. It is believed that the decedent was born in Commerce, Missouri.
The total appraised value of decedent’s estate as shown by the inventory thereof is $1,296.43. The places for the publication of this notice as designated by this court are Scott County Democrat, Benton, Missouri and The Enterprise, Earle, Arkansas.
Dated at Kansas City, Missouri, this 7th day of September, 1962.
Geo. G. Paris, Clerk by Juanita M. Young, Deputy Clerk.
Probate Court of Jackson County, Missouri at Kansas City, Missouri (Seal)
SERVICES HELD FOR OSCAR B. COX
Services were held Friday at Earle Baptist Church at 1:30 p.m. for OSCAR BENTON COX, burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park with National Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Cox, city marshal at Earle for the past 13 years, died suddenly at his home late Wednesday morning. Mr. Cox was stricken while in his yard and died before help could be summoned. He was 66.
Mr. Cox was born and reared in Ashland, Miss. He had lived in Earle for the past 20 years and had been re-elected as marshal for seven consecutive terms. He was formerly a farmer and had lived in Hughes and Osceola. He served in World War I, and was a Mason.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jimmie Magness Cox; a son, Jerry Cox, student at Ouachita Baptist College; a daughter, Mrs. Jimmy Thomas of Earle; two brothers., L. Cox and C. L. Cox of Ashland; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Briggs, Mrs. Abb Autry and Mrs. Robert Orman, all of Ashland.
MR. LEE DOUGLAS
Funeral services were held in McCrory Saturday for MR. LEE DOUGLAS, father of Mr. Bill Kennedy of Earle. Those from Earle to attend were Mrs. O. B. Cox, Mrs. H. E. Harris and Mrs. A. Lancaster.
SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER RESIDENT
Services were held last Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Earle Baptist church for WILLIE FELTON FISHER, a former resident of Earle who died on May 26th at the Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Rev. Homer Bradley officiated. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery at Jonesboro.
Mr. Fisher and his wife, the former Pauline Rook, and family had been making their home in California for the past year. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
Funeral services were held last week for former Twist resident J. P. HARTRICK. Mr. Hartrick, who was 78, died Wednesday, January 24 at Dobbs Ferry, New York. Mr. Hartrick was farm rider at Twist plantation for twenty years.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F. R. Fuller of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. and Elizabeth Hartrick of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and one son, Gene Hartrick who is a captain with Eastern Airlines.
FORMER EARLE MAN
DROWNS IN
ROBERT GENE HOOD, son of Mrs. Sterling Hood of Earle, drowned in Elliott Bay Seattle Washington on July 7. At the time of his death he was employed by a dairy farm near Smahomish, Washington.
Besides his mother he leaves four sisters, Mr. Irvie (Mary) Scrivner of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. John Wheeler of Louise, Miss.; Mrs. J. W. Leonard of Memphis; Mrs. Charles Annis of Bentonville, Ark. Two brothers, Sterling Hood and Charles Hood both of Earle. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Seattle.
SERVICES HELD FOR MR. ELLA HUDGENS
Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock for MRS. ELLA HUDGENS, the widow of W. C. Hudgens, who died about 40 years ago. She died Friday night at 7:55 o’clock at the Cage Nursing Home in Memphis after a six weeks illness. She was 95.
Rev. Wm. Rucker and Rev. Harold Wilson officiated. Burial was [at] Crittenden Memorial Park. Mrs. Hudgens was born near Athens, Alabama on Sept. 15, 1867 and had lived in this community for 57 years. At the time of her death she made her home with her daughter Mrs. Robert Morris.
She was a devoted Christian and a faithful member of the Earle Baptist church since 1918. She attended Sunday School and Church each Sunday, even though at times she was in a wheel chair and used crutches. She never lost her interest people and her bright out-look on life was an inspiration to younger friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Marie Morris of Earle, two sons, W. M. Hudgens of Earle and R. L. Hudgens of Humbolt, Ark., eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR R. T. HUXTABLE
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Earle Methodist Church for RICHARD T. (DICK) HUXTABLE SR., with the Rev. Harold Wilson, pastor officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park. Citizens Funeral Home was in charge.
Mr. Huxtable was 75 years of age. He had been a life-long resident of Crittenden County spending most of his life in Earle. He had farming interests in his early life, later he owned and operated the Earle Furniture Company for many years before he retired due to ill health.
He was a faithful member of the Earle Methodist Church and served on the Board of Stewards. He leaves two sons, Jack Huxtable of Earle, Dick Huxtable Jr., of Yazoo City, Miss., one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Hathcock of Oklahoma City, Okla., two brothers and a sister, Mrs. Will Clark of Forrest City, Arkansas.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. E. B. JOLLY
Services for Mrs. BLANCHE BURKE JOLLY, wife of E. B. Jolly, of Earle, were held Monday afternoon at the Earle Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold Wilson officiating. She was 55. Mrs. Jolly died Sunday at 7:15 am at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis after major surgery last week. She was born In Wynne and had lived all her life in east Arkansas. She was a member of the Earle Methodist Church. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery at Wynne with Kernodle Funeral Home in charge.
Besides her husband, she leaves four sons; Burke and Jack Jolly of Pensacola, Fla., Edgar and Jerome Jolly of Memphis; two daughters, Blanch and Leotra Jolly of Earle; four sisters, Mrs. Pearl Koonce of Wynne, Mrs. H. L. Lenow, Mrs. T. L. Perry, Miss Gladys Burke all of Memphis; two brothers, Clyde Burke and Bruce Burke both of Wynne.
SISTER OF EARLE RESIDENT DIES
MRS. JOHN LAMPHIER, a sister of Mrs. Edith G. Twist of Earle died Saturday at her home in Springfield, Ill. after a long illness. Services were held there Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Twist had been with her sister for the past two weeks and was joined Monday by her son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Mary Twist, for the services. Mrs. Lamphier leaves her husband, a son Jack and two grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR D. W. LONG
Services were held at Bruce, Mississippi on Thursday, July 19, 1962 for MR. D. W. LONG, brother of Mr. Jimmy Long of Twist. Mr. Long, who farmed near Bruce, died following a heart attack on July 17. Mr. Jimmy Long and his family were vacationing in Washington, D. C. and did not know of the death until they returned home.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. EMMA MATTHEWS
Services for MRS. EMMA BOND MATTHEWS of Earle, widow of Dr. J. H. Matthews, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Earle Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery near Wynne. Mrs. Matthews, who was 73, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, April 12 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was born in Humboldt, Tenn. and had lived in Earle for 55 years.
Mrs. Matthews was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, and taught an adult Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Eastern Star. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Charles W. Bell of Dyersburg, Tenn., Mrs. James E. Simmons of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Mrs. Dale Burnett of Dodge City, Kansas. She also leaves a brother, Eugene D. Bond, of Humboldt; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Barham, Sr. of Earle, and Mrs. John F. Twist of Memphis, and eight grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR WM. C. MCCREARY, JR.
A West Memphis oil man was killed and a West Memphis motel owner seriously injured Friday when their light plane crashed near Palatka, Fla. Dead is WILLIAM C. MCCREARY JR., 44, an oil and gasoline distributor. Ed Bretherick, owner of the West Memphis Tourist Court and a service station, was in critical condition at a Gainesville, Fla., hospital.
The plane was taking off for a return to Arkansas when it sheared off the top of a pine tree near Fort Gates Landing in the Ocala National Forest. The Tri-Pacer single-engine plane continued for about three-tenths of a mile before hitting another tree and plunging to the earth. It did not burn.
The two men and Albert McCreary of Enterprise, Ala., brother of the victim, had been on a fishing trip since last Tuesday. The plane had landed on a graded road and had taken off from the roadway. It was banking when it struck the first tree.
The plane was out of sight when it struck the second tree, sheriff’s deputies said, but the impact could be heard. Albert McCreary, left at the camp, went racing through the woods with others to the wreckage.
Services were held Sunday at Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis. Burial was in C. M. [Crittenden Memorial] Cemetery.
He spent his entire life in Crittenden County, except for World War II service as a lieutenant in the Army. He was graduated from Crawfordsville High School and attended Southwestern at Memphis. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Sarah McCreary; a daughter, Miss Virginia McCreary, both of West Memphis; a brother, Albert McCreary of Enterprise, Ala., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCreary of Crawfordsville.
SERVICES HELD FOR SIDNEY MORGAN
Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Barton Chapel for SIDNEY MORGAN, 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan of Earle. The Rev. J. W. Deaton, assisted by the Rev. Alton White, officiated. Burial was in Tyronza Cemetery.
Morgan was fatally injured in an automobile accident last Thursday evening around 8:30 near Parkin. Parkin authorities said the accident occurred when a car thought to be driven by the Morgan youth, pulled out in front of a mail truck on Highway 64. Driver of the truck, Mike Rutledge, 25 of Judsonia, was not injured.
Three other youths in the Morgan car were injured. They were Phillip Feeney, 17, and Mike Kosloski of Earle, and Lewis Wood, 14, who lived near Earle in the Turrell School District.
The Morgan youth was taken to the Cross County Hospital at Wynne and later transferred to a Memphis Hospital where he died Friday morning.
He was born in Tyronza and was Junior at Earle High School., where he was a member of the football squad, the Band and the FFA.
In addition to his parents he leaves two brothers, Alfred Eugene and James L., both of Earle; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ross C. McFall of Gilmore; and his paternal grandfather, S. A. Morgan of West Memphis.
Sidney Louis
Morgan, born
CARD OF THANKS
The kindness and sympathy of neighbors and friends in our recent sorrow will always remain with us a precious memory. Our sincere thanks and gratitude for all those comforting acts. (signed) The Morgan Family
PERSONALS
Mrs. J. B. Dulaney accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. G. D. Taylor of Little Rock and Mrs. Tommy Dulaney of Whitehaven, were in Coffeeville, Miss., the past week end to attend the funeral of her sister, MRS. JOHN PITTMAN.
COLEY REED, NEGRO, FOUND DEAD MONDAY
COLEY REED, 69 year old negro of Earle, was found dead early Monday morning in a room at Thompson’s Hotel. Marshal Annis said Reed died of natural causes. The body was taken to an Earle Funeral Home.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. ALLIE RICH
Services were held Monday afternoon at Stevens Funeral Home in Forrest City for MRS. ALICE RICH, mother of Jack Rich of Memphis, a former resident of Earle. She died Sunday at her home in Colt, Arkansas. She was 83. Mrs. Rich had spent her entire life at Colt. Her husband died eight years ago. She was a member of the Landmark Baptist Church in Forrest City.
Besides her son Jack Rich, she leaves two sons, Wallace Rich of Colt and Raleigh Rich of Forrest City; two daughters, Mrs. W. E. Fallis of Wynne and Mrs. Eugene Peevy of Colt; two brothers, Horace and Elmer Gatten both of Colt, 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
SERVICES ARE HELD FOR C. F. RILEY JR.
C. F. RILEY JR., owner and operator of the C. F. Riley Seed Cleaning Plant of Parkin for the past 15 years, died at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis at 12:45 p.m. Friday as the result of a long illness. His death occurred on his 56th birthday.
Mr. Riley, who was born in Crawfordsville, Ark., was graduated from the University of Arkansas and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Earle. He was a cotton buyer for Memphis cotton firm for 20 years. A veteran of World War II, he served three years overseas in the Marshall Islands. He was a former operator of the L. & R. Flying Service in Helena, Ark., before establishing his own cotton seed cleaning business here. He was a member of Sigma Chi.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. C. F. Riley, and one brother Gordon Riley of Green River, Wyoming. Services were held Sunday afternoon at National Funeral Home in Memphis with the Rev. Richard Lamb, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Earle, officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cloar, Mr. Floyd Roberts, Mr. Ed Bond, Mr. Dick Twist, Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Cato, Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, M. E. Klindworth, Mr. J. M. Jenkins, and Mrs. Frances Beattie attended the funeral services for C. F. RILEY of Parkin, held Sunday afternoon at the National Funeral Home in Memphis. Rev. Dick Lamb, pastor of the Earle Presbyterian Church officiated.
PERSONALS
LUCIAN ROGERS is a patient at St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis this week where he is recovering satisfactorily from throat surgery.
SERVICES HELD FOR WINFORD B. ROSE
WINFORD B. ROSE of Earle died last Thursday, August 2 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was 46. He was born in Ripley, Tenn., and lived in Memphis about 15 years before moving to Earle two years ago. He was a mechanic for People’s Implement Co. He was a Methodist.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lurlene Rose of Earle; a son, W. L. Rose of Halls, Tenn., and two sisters, Mrs. Ora Simpson of Osceola, and Mrs. John Henderson of Little Rock. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Earle Methodist church, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
CHARLES SEILER, a former resident of Earle, a son of the late Mrs. H. C. Hawley, died Friday at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis after an illness of six months. He was 70.
He was a stage technician for about 50 years, doing much of his work for J. J. Schubert Productions of New York. He was a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. He was a veteran of World War I and was a Baptist. He leaves his wife Mrs. Vera Seiler. Services were in charge of National Funeral Home in Memphis.
SERVICES HELD FOR T. J. SHANNON
Services were held at the Earle Church of Christ last Friday for TOMMY JEFFERSON SHANNON, 73 year old retired farmer who died at his home here Wednesday after a long illness. Mr. Shelby Forkum officiated.
Mr. Shannon was born and reared in Cherry Valley. Kernodle Funeral Home of Wynne was in charge of services. Burial was in Tyer Cemetery near Cherry Valley.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mattie Shannon; three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy U. King of Earle, Mrs. Thelma Clingan of Lindsey, Cal., and Mrs. Myrtle Turnbow of Sheridan, Ark.; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR CHARLES F. SMITH
Services were held at 2 Sunday afternoon at Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis, for State Senator CHARLES F. (RIP) SMITH, prominent West Memphis attorney. The Rev. William Watson, pastor of the First Methodist Church of West Memphis, officiated. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park.
Volunteer Searchers found Smith’s body around 7 a.m. Friday floating on Horseshoe Lake. He had been missing since a fishing trip to the lake Wednesday, August 1st.
Smith’s watch had stopped at 9:30, but Coroner T. H. McGough said it could not be determined whether that was the time of his death. Although an air-tank supported boat which he was using has not been found, was attributed to drowning and there was no indication of foul play McGough said.
Born in Hot Springs, Mr. Smith was 50 years old July 6. He had been reared in Crittenden County and was graduated from Crawfordsville High School. He received his law degree from Southern Law University in Memphis.
Mr. Smith leaves his wife, the former Lillian Outzen of Earle, his mother, Mrs. Charles f. Smith, Sr., who made her home with her son; two daughters, Miss Helen Smith, who is a senior at the University of Arkansas, and Mrs. Thomas B. Vivona of Newark, N. J; and two sisters, Mrs. R. C. Taylor of Earle and Mrs. H. Wilburn Keller of Birmingham, Mich.
MISS RUBY STALL INJURED IN FALL
Friends of MISS RUBY STALL, will regret to learn that she is a patient at Campbell’s Clinic in Memphis, where she was taken last Friday after sustaining a broken leg when she fell on the wet pavement in front of the Earle State Bank as she was returning from lunch to her work at the Earle Water Company.
According to reports, one of her legs was broken in two places and she is expected to be at the clinic for several weeks. Mr. H. G. Kirkwood is filling her position in the office at the Water Company. We join a host of friends in wishing her a quick recovery and hope she may soon be able to return home.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
HONORS MR.
Thirty-seven members of the family of Mayor and Mrs. T. J. TAYLOR gathered at the Taylor home on Fifth Street Sunday for a birthday dinner party honoring Mr. Taylor on his 68th birthday. Out-of-town guests were son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Thomas of West Memphis, Miss Mary Lou Taylor of Memphis, Mr. and Mrs. John Coalter of Oxford, Mississippi.
Members of the family from Earle included, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King and children, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Todd Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Daniel Jr., and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Willis Sr., and the Jesse Willis Jr., and children.
PERSONALS
M. E. Klindworth was in Jackson, Miss., Monday to attend the funeral services for RALPH TODD, vice president of the Lamar Insurance Company.
SERVICE HELD FOR FORMER RESIDENT
Services were held last Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis for JACK M. TUFTS, 52, a former resident of Earle. Mr. Tufts was born in Earle and lived here until he moved to West Memphis 30 years ago. He died February 6 at Kennedy Hospital in Memphis.
He was formerly employed by the Federal Compress and Warehouse Co. at West Memphis and Hughes. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. His only survivor is his mother, Mrs. Zella H. Tufts, with whom he made his home.
W. M. WATERS HONORED ON 91ST BIRTHDAY
Sunday, March 25th was a most enjoyable day for MR. WILL WATERS when members of his family and a host of friends came to the Waters home in the afternoon to wish him “many happy returns of the day” on his 91st birthday. A big birthday cake was cut and served with ice cream to the friends who called all of which was a surprise to the honor guest.
Members of the family from Memphis included Mrs. Roy Waters, Mrs. Boyd Evans, Mr. and Mrs. George Crow and children, Boyd, Bruce, and Susan; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Holloway and children Linda and Jerry; Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Thomason, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Thomason Jr. and daughter Susan of Earle.
LEGAL NOTICE
In the Probate Court of Crittenden County,
Arkansas. In the Matter of the Estate of
No. 2009 W. M. WATERS, deceased. Last known
address of decedent: Earle, Arkansas.
Date of death:
An instrument dated Dec. 12, 1959, was on the 10th day of September, 1962, admitted to probate as the last will of the above named decedent, and the undersigned has been appointed executors thereunder. A contest of the probate of the will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law.
All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate.
This notice first published 21st day of September, 1962.
Cora
Edith Waters, Executor,
Tommy
Elliott Thomason, Executor,
INFANT WILLIS
Graveside services were held Sunday afternoon for the INFANT SON that was born on Sunday, February 4, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis, to MR. AND MRS. JESSE WILLIS. Rev. Homer Bradley, pastor of the Earle Baptist church conducted the service.
TRAINS 219 AND 202 DISCONTINUED
St. Louis, Mo., The Missouri Pacific Railroad has announced that it will discontinue Passenger Trains 219 and 202 between Memphis and Little Rock and Trains 831 and 832 between Little Rock and Hot Springs, effective January 21. The discontinuance follows recent approval by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Adjustments in sleeping car service northbound from Fort Worth to Memphis and from Hot Springs to St. Louis will be made coincident with the elimination of these trains.
Starting January 21, the northbound Fort Worth-Memphis sleeping car will leave Fort Worth at 4:25 p.m., arriving in Memphis the following evening. New schedule of the Hot Springs-St. Louis sleeping car will be inaugurated January 22, with departure from Hot Springs at 2:00 p.m., arrival in St. Louis at 8:30 the following morning.
Southbound schedules of the two sleeping car lines will remain unchanged, the Memphis-Fort Worth car continuing to leave at 8:30 p.m., arriving in Fort Worth 9:20 next morning. The car from St. Louis will leave there at 12:45 a.m., arriving in Hot Springs at 12:45 p.m. the same day.
Train 219 will make its last trip leaving Memphis January 21 and last trip for Train 202 will trip leaving Memphis January 21. Train 831 will make its last trip leaving Little Rock January 21 and last trip for Train 832 will leave Hot Springs January 21.
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