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HENRY ALDRIDGE SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK (Photo)
MALCOLM LAFONT ALDRIDGE, better known
as “Henry” to his many friends, was victim of a fatal heart attack Monday night
and succumbed while enroute to a hospital. He was 65.
Funeral services will be held Friday (today) at
He
was born in
Mr. Aldridge was a past commander of the Earle American Legion Post; a former member of the Earle Rotary Club; served on the City Council; a member of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist church, and was active in all enterprises pertaining to the betterment of the town and community.
He was a “hail fellow well met” and could always be depended on for a laugh or a smile. He was big-hearted, convivial, and an inveterate coffee drinker and his presence at the early morning round-up at the cafe will be sorely missed as well as his daily contacts elsewhere. Earle has lost a most valued citizen.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Laverne Foster Aldridge, he leaves a son Foster Aldridge of Tampa, Florida, a daughter, Mrs. S. H. Allman Jr., of Longview, Texas and five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Will McKay of Hernando, Miss., Mrs. A. S. Jolly of Blytheville; four brothers, E. P. Aldridge of Saxton, Miss., Cleveland Aldridge of Clarkdale, Miss., Dee Aldridge of Batesville, Miss., and Grady Aldridge of Weslaco, Texas.
MRS. SALLIE
(CARTER) ALDRIDGE (died
Funeral services were held in
Mrs. Aldridge died Monday at the Sanitorium in
“I’LL GET THAT BABY OR DIE” – HE DIED
Ruthie Mae Davis, Negro, shot and killed her ex-husband, GEORGE ALEXANDER of Wynne, Sunday morning in a roadside argument climaxing a series of quarrels over the two-years period of their separation. Alexander was shot once with a .38 calibre pistol, the bullet piercing his heart.
The shooting occurred on the East-West Black Oak Road about 10 miles north of Earle and was brought to a conclusion by Alexander’s insistent demands for the custody of a 11-months-old baby belonging to Ruthie Mae.
According to Ruthie Mae, she, her husband and Wilson and Sylvester Green, Negroes, were driving down the road when Alexander passed them, got out of his car and flagged them. He walked down to their car, stepped on the running board and renewed the argument, which he concluded by saying, “I’ve come to get that baby or die.” She shot him.
Residents of the McKee Place, returning from Turrell, noticed the car parked with the motor running and lights burning and found his body lying on the roadside about 125 feet away. They notified Deputy Sheriff Robert Morris who immediately got into action.
According
to Deputy Morris, he was identified by papers in his wallet and after
questioning natives of the vicinity it was determined that his ex-wife was
staying with her father, Lee Cross, on
NEGRO KILLED SATURDAY AS TRACTOR OVERTURNS
CARY
ANDERSON, negro on John Jenkins place was instantly killed last Saturday
night when a tractor overturned on him.
PERSONALS
MR.
J. O. ANDERSON has been a patient at the
PERSONALS
J.
O. Anderson was in
MRS. ELIZABETH ANNIS CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. ELIZABETH
ANNIS, wife of the late Daniel Clark Annis, died
Saturday in Wynne at
SERVICES HELD TUESDAY FOR PIONEER RESIDENT
MRS.
ARTHUR H. ARMSTRONG, life-long resident of
Mrs.
Armstrong was enroute to her home from
She was the former Miss BESSIE MILLER MORRIS, daughter of Mrs. Annie Miller Morris and the late Mr. Knox Morris of Crawfordsville.
Mrs.
Armstrong was a talented artist and recently had paintings on display at Brooks
Art Gallery in
She
is survived by her husband and mother, of Crawfordsville. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at
EARLE PIONEER RESIDENT DIES IN PINE BLUFF
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at
Mr.
Atkins died early Friday morning at
He is survived by two sons, Odie and Jimmy Atkins; three daughters Mrs. Nellie Atkins and Mrs. Lilly Williams of Earle and Mrs. Oma Matthews of Archer City, Texas.
T. J. ATKINS DIES IN FORREST CITY CLINIC
THOMAS
JEFFERSON ATKINS, one of Earle’s pioneer citizens and substantial farmers,
died Monday morning at
Mr. Atkins was born in
Funeral services were held at the
He is survived by his father, H. A. Atkins, 85 years of age, his wife, Wilma Burns Atkins, three daughters; Bettye and Hazel and Mrs. John J. Mickbee, two brothers; Jimmy and Odie Atkins, three sister; Mrs. Nellie Atkins, Mrs. Claude Williams of West Memphis and Mrs. Oma Matthews of Archer City, Texas.
Pallbearers were Lewis Swindle, Jerome Hood, Tom Cloar, Aubrey Lancaster, James Terry and Watt Campbell. Holt Funeral Home was in charge.
Farm Hill burials:
ATKINS,
Henry A., 88y, born 1862, died Sep. 9, 1949
ATKINS,
Menervia, born 1888, died Oct. 24, 1898
ATKINS,
Mattie, born Aug. 11, 1864, died Aug. 19, 1902
ATKINS,
Thomas J., born 1887, died 1949
“UNCLE GEORGE” BAILEY CALLED BY DEATH
GEORGE
BAILEY, 81, a resident of this community for the past 50 years, died Sunday
at his home near Earle after a long illness.
Services were held Monday at the
BILL BAKER INJURED IN HIGHWAY COLLISION
BILL BAKER, employee of the Arkansas Power & Light Company, suffered a painful accident when the car which he was driving crashed into a truck trailer combination near Smithdale Monday afternoon.
The trailer-truck, operated by Purex, was traveling west after having been unable to negotiate the subway at Earle due to its height, made the abrupt left turn near the Smithdale crossing causing the crash. Bill, who was following, was unable to avoid collision.
Bill was taken to the
FRANK BAKER IS
VICTIM OF TRAGIC
Funeral Services were conducted Monday
afternoon at Holt Funeral Home in Earle by Rev. Joe B. Sullivan for FRANK M. BAKER who was fatally injured
by a hit and run driver Christmas Eve night, near his home north of Earle. He
was brought to the office of Dr. J. T. Irby and was given first aid
treatment. He died enroute
to
Mr. Baker was 55 years of age. He was born in
ACCIDENT SERIOUS….BUT JACK’S BACK
JACK BAKER, employee of the People’s Mercantile and Implement Company, suffered painful injuries last Friday as the result of a wreck in a company truck.
While
on a service call in the Hughes vicinity, the truck which he was driving blew
out a tire forcing him into a ditch. He
was taken to
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. J. C. BALCOM
Services for MRS. J. C. BALCOM of
SERVICES HELD FOR L. L. BARHAM
Services for L. L. BARHAM, prominent Earle planter, ginner and merchant were held
last Thursday at
Mr. Barham died
Tuesday night, October 30, at
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.
PERSONALS
Mrs. W. L. Beasley is in the
A truck loaded with Mexican cotton
pickers, enroute to the farm of Buddy Willis,
overturned at what is commonly known as Young’s Corner early Thursday morning,
killing one occupant, SALVADOR HIDALGO
BECERRA, instantly, and injuring approximately 15. At this writing it is not known the extent of
their injuries. The injured were taken
to Clinics in Wynne and
The truck, loaded with from 40 to 60 pickers, according to conflicting reports, was headed north. As it rounded the curve a car and gravel truck was parked some 75 years in front. It is believed that on pulling to the right, the driver allowed his wheels to get on the soft shoulder of the road and was not able to right the vehicle.
According to the occupants of the truck, it turned over twice and came to rest on its side. It was righted and some injured removed from under it with assistance of passersby. A delay in removing the injured to the hospital was occasioned by the occupants inability to understand English.
TWO NEGRO CHILDREN PERISH IN FLAMES
While their parents were working in a nearby field two small negro children were burned to death in their home four miles south of Parkin on U. S. Highway 75 Tuesday afternoon. Lloyd Cole, Parkin marshal identified the dead as: SHIRLEY JEAN BELL, 9 months and LORETTA BELL, 2 years of age.
Marshal Cole said the parents Tom Bell and his wife, and others ran toward the three-room frame house when they saw it in flames but were too late to save the children. The house was completely destroyed. A third child of the Bells, a 4-year-old boy, had been in the house but escaped. The parents said no fire or lamp had been left burning in the house. The origin was undetermined, Marshal Cole said.
C. P. BELUE, SR. IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Funeral
services were held Wednesday afternoon at
Mr.
Belue, who was 64, was born in Tishomingo, Miss. He
came to Earle in 1923 and was in the employ of McCreary & Godbey who operated farming interests and store south of
Earle. He later went into the cleaning
and pressing business here and as the years went by gradually consolidated his
operations with those of his competitors until, finally, he had exclusive
franchise in Earle. As his sons grew older,
he inducted them into the business and expanded until the present set-up, Belues’ Toggery, was effected
which comprises one of the most modern in
Always
active in civic affairs, Mr. Belue was a member of
the School Board, Director in the Earle State Bank and active in the work of
the
Besides his wife, Mrs. Ernestine Belue, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert Gammill and Ann Belue; three sons, Clyne Belue Jr., Jim Belue and Bill Belue, all of Earle; his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glasgow of Tishomingo, Miss.; two half-brothers Wheeler Glasgow of Earle and Morris Glasgow of Memphis, Tenn.; two half-sisters, Mr. J. E. Epperson, of Haleyville, Ala., and Mrs. L. E. Parrish of Florence, Ala.
Active
Pall Bearers were Eddie Sample, Bill Joe White, Mitchell Organ, Robert Karr,
Daryl Cato, and L. C. Walker. Burial was
in
FORMER EARLE RESIDENT BURIED IN HUMBOLDT
Funeral
services were held at
Mrs. Bennett died at her home in Humboldt, Saturday night after an illness of several months. She was 66.
She
was born in
She was active in church and civic affairs while she lived in Earle, and continued her work after moving to Humboldt several years ago.
Burial
was in
Services for Mrs. ELIZABETH JANE HEMPHILL BERRY, pioneer resident of Marion, was held
at 10 o’clock Friday morning at National
Funeral Home in Memphis with the Rev. Alfred Eason of Marion and Dr. W.
C. Aden of Memphis officiating. Burial was in
Mrs.
The daughter of the late Elizzabeth and Robert Cooper Hemphill of
She was a member of the
In addition to Mrs. Blair, Mrs.
MRS. G. E. BEAM SUCCUMBS AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs.
G. E. BEAM,
died Thursday, December 6th, at Capitol Nursing Home in
Mrs. Beam was the mother of Mrs. A. S.
Johnson, and Mrs. O. A. Pittman of Earle.
She was a pioneer of Earle having moved here in 1904 and made her home
here for thirty years before going to
Services were held Saturday at 10 a. m.
Burial was in
Besides her two daughters in Earle, she
leaves one son, Fred Taylor of
FORMER EARLE RESIDENT DIES OF HEART ATTACK
HOBART
J. BIBBS, 53 of
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bibb, pioneer residents of Earle, and lived here until he had reached maturity. He attended the Earle school and prepared for his chosen profession while a resident of Earle.
His wife, the former Miss Ethel Mae Goad also came from a pioneer Earle family. She is a sister of Mrs. Charlie Organ of Earle. They have a host of friends and acquaintances in and around Earle who were deeply shocked at his passing.
He was a member of the Immanual
Baptist
Mr. Bibb is survived by his widow; a son James Hobart Bibbs; a daughter, Mrs. Preston Newsom, all of Little Rock; two sisters, Miss Apoline Bibb of Forrest City and Mrs. Misha Feibish of Memphis.
Those from Earle to attend the funeral services were Mrs. And Mrs. C. H. Organ, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Organ, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Organ, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hodges.
SERVICES HELD FOR PIONEER DAR LEADER
Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at the National Funeral Home in Memphis for Mrs. ROBERTA FRIEND BIGGS, member of one of the oldest and best known families of Crittenden County, who died Wednesday night at her home in Kimbrough Towers, Memphis. She was 76.
Mr.
Biggs, the widow of Davis M. Biggs Sr., was one of the outstanding leaders in
patriotic organizations in this area. She
was organizing regent of William Strong Chapter of the DAR in
Born
at
She
leaves two sons David M. Biggs of Hughes and William Erle
Biggs of Proctor; two grand daughters, Amelia and Norma Eberhardt
of
NEGRO MAN SLAIN IN FAMILY FEUD
An argument over family affairs which
began some two weeks ago, culminated in the fatal shooting of BUSTER BLANN by his wife, Azzie Lee, Sunday morning about
According to Deputy Robert Morris, he and
Gladstone Williams, another deputy, arrest Buster about two weeks ago on a
complaint of his wife and carried him to
According to Azzie
Lee’s testimony before Justice of the Peace Clark at
Justice of the Peace
GEORGE E. BLAYLOCK
Services for GEORGE E. BLAYLOCK of 4134 Highway 51 North, retired farmer of
Webb, Miss., and Earle were held at the Earle Baptist Church Sunday afternoon
with Dr. C. M. Savage pastor, and Rev. H. L. Lipford
of Brinkley officiating. Burial was in
Mr. Blaylock was 74. He died Saturday at the Highway 51 address where he lived with a daughter, Mrs. R. C. Lyles. He also leaves his wife, Mrs. Susan Blalock; a son, Frank Blaylock of West Memphis; and two other daughters, Mrs. J. O. Dickinson of Memphis and Mrs. Emmett Crockett of Parkin.
WILKS BOND
Services were held Monday at 5 p.m. at National Funeral home in Memphis for WILKS DANNER BOND, planter of Clarkdale, Arkansas, Rev. I. L. Claude, pastor the Marion Methodist Church, officiating, Burial was in Forrest Hill, Memphis.
He
died Sunday morning at
The
popular young social, agriculture and civic leader was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bond Sr., of
He
was born in Clarkdale an lived there most of his
life. He was an Army Veteran of World
War II and a 1948 graduate of the
He leaves his wife, the former Ester Joiner; his parents; a brother, C. H. Bond Jr., or Marion, and two sisters, Mrs. Sam Stuckey of Lepanto and Mrs. Tom Quackenboss of Rome, Italy.
EARLE PIONEER DIES
IN
Dan Boone of
Prior to moving to Earle, he lived in
FORMER EARLE RESIDENT DIES
DANIEL BOONE of
Mr. Boone, born
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Louise Simmons
Boone of
SERVICES HELD FOR JOHN C. BORUM
Services were held last Friday morning at
the
Mr. Borum was
born
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Maybelle Woody Borum; one son, Wells M. Borum of West Memphis and six daughters, Mrs. John Cooper, Mrs. Ray Garrison of West Memphis; Mr. John Daggett of Marianna, Ark.; Mrs. W. C. Mason of Memphis; Mrs. L. M. Phillips of Holly Bluff, Miss., and Mrs. C. W. Duckworth of Aberdeen, Miss.
2
An
afternoon swim in the treacherous currents of the
The third youth, who had been warned by his father only Sunday not to go near the river, swam safely to shore.
Missing are GARY TAFF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Taff, and JEFFERY BOWDEN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bowden of West Memphis.
Crawling
ashore exhausted after swimming 40 yards from a log on which the three had been
riding was Gary Johannesmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Q. Johannesmyer of
TOWN SADDENED BY BOWERS TRAGEDY
Earle friends of Mr. and Mrs. James BOWERS, former residents, now making their home in Osceola, were saddened last week to learn of the death of their 7 year old son, JIMMY. Jimmy suffocated in a refrigerator stored in a utility room at a tourist court near his home while playing hide and seek with his friends.
Police said the child’s body was found by other children with whom he had been playing. The children told him Jimmy used the refrigerator as a hiding place earlier in the day and apparently went back to it during a later game.
National Funeral Home of Memphis was in charge of funeral arrangements.
SERVICES HELD OR EDWARD BOWLING
Services were held at the Earle Church of
God Tuesday afternoon at
Edward, 49 years old, met accidental death by electrocution while pumping water from the basement of his home last Saturday morning. His body was brought to Earle Monday to his parents home by Citizens funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Joyce Bowling, Mrs. Bill Moody and Mrs. Willie Prescott of Nappannee; two brothers, Howard and Leroy Bowling of Earle; two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Sims of Victoria and Mrs. W. L. Romine of Memphis.
TOWN SADDENED OVER DEATH OF RAYMOND HOWARD BOWLING, JR.
Services for HOWARD BOWLING, JR., were held at the
Howard Jr., was 11 years old and died of injuries when the motor scooter he was riding collided with an oncoming truck about 4 p. m. Tuesday on a gravel road 5 miles east of Earle. Eddie Washington, Negro, driver of the truck, told state police that the accident was unavoidable.
The motor scooter was Howard’s pride
possession. He had saved his money for
many months to help pay for it. He had
the scooter about two weeks. At the time
of the accident he was returning home from a visit with his friends Howard and
Roger Atkins. No charges against
Howard Jr., was born in Earle on
He leaves his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Howard Bowling, a sister Betty and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bowling all of Earle.
Burial was in
HOWARD BOWLING, JR. MEMORIAL FUND
Earle friends of the Bowling family have
set up a Memorial Fund to be called “The Howard Bowling Jr.,” Memorial Fund,
and memorials will be accepted by Mrs. Jim Wright. The fund will [be] presented to some worthy
student of the
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR TOMMY LEE BOWLING
Funeral services for TOMMY LEE BOWLING, age 44, were held at the Earle Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Dr. C. M. Savage of Earle and Rev. J. R.
Womack of Forrest City in charge. Burial
was in
Mr. Bowling, a resident of
ALSTON
BOYD JR., 38, of
Boyd was district manager for Douglas
Guardian Warehouse Corporation of
The northbound freight rounded a curve approaching the crossing, according to L. L. Lowe, assistant superintendent at Wynne, who investigated. Vision of the crossing from the curve is limited to about 100 years, he said. The crossing is about three feet higher than the two-lane blacktop highway.
Mr. Lowe said the train was going about 45 miles per hour when it rounded the curve. The auto, after being hit by the train, knocked down a railroad signal tower 30 feet away.
Mr. Boyd’s body was brought to Earle by
Holt Funeral Home and later taken to
JOHN A. BOYD
Funeral
services for JOHN A. BOYD were held
at the
Mr.
Boyd, who was 80 years of age, succumbed to a heart attack Saturday morning,
Sept. 21 at his home near Heth. He had been a long-time resident of this
community and in his active life served as foreman of a stave mill at
Parkin. He was a native of
He
is survived by his wife, Annie B. Boyd of Heth; two
brothers, W. B. Boyd of DeWitt and Oscar Boyd of Roe,
His
nephews acted as pallbearers. Langford’s
Funeral Home,
PERSONALS
Mrs. A. H. Harrell and sister
Mrs. Elbert Leasure accompanied by Mrs. W. W.
Forrester were in
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. A. BRANDES
Services were held in
She leaves a son Albert Brandes Jr., a daughter, Miss Mildred Brandes
of Memphis; two other sisters, Mrs. Mendel Shainberg
of Memphis and Mrs. Jeanette Schwartz of Crossett, Ark.; a bother, Eugene Erber of Greenwood, Miss., one grandson. Services were held at the national Funeral
Home. Burial was in
W. L. BRENNAN
Services for W. L. BRENNAN, retired Parkin merchant were held Tuesday afternoon
at the
Mr. Brennan was one of the early residents
of Parkin and served as postmaster during 1926-27. He operated a grocery store at Parkin for
more than 20 years, retiring in 1954. He was a member of the
BROTHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT DIES
Mr. WILLIAM
DOSY BREWER, of
Born in
SERVICES HELD FOR ROBERT BROUGHTON, 14
ROBERT BROUGHTON, 14-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Broughton of Earle died Saturday of last week at the
Funeral
services were held Monday at the
Robert
was a member of the
The
Broughton family are life-time residents of Earle with
the exception of interim moves for business reasons. They had recently returned from a year’s stay
in
CHARLES
HENRY BROWN, retired
Services
were held at
Mr.
Brown, who was born in
He
leaves his wife, Mr. Eula Davis Brown; three sons,
Grady Brown and Charles Henry Brown Jr., of
STEPHEN BROWN INJURED SERIOUSLY BY MOTORCYCLE
Little
STEPHEN BROWN, 6-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Brown, is in serious condition due to a traffic accident which happened about
Stephen, who was attempting to cross the street on his bicycle, was struck by a motorcycle driven by Jim Kenimer at a high rate of speed, according to spectators. He suffered painful bruises and lacerations but no bones were broken. Due to a blow to his head he developed a sub dural hematoma, or blood clot, which caused a partial paralysis on one side and dilation of the pupil of one eye seriously impaired his vision.
He was rushed to the office of Dr. Irby for emergency treatment and thence to the hospital where his condition is said to be improving. At this writing he was conscious and had regained partial use of the afflicted leg and Tuesday afternoon he underwent surgery to relieve pressure on the brain.
This was Earle’s only major traffic accident during the long Fourth of July week-end.
WILLIAM EARL BROWN
Funeral
services for WILLIAM EARL BROWN, who
died at
Mr.
Brown, a grocer and farmer, live din this community all his life. He was 59.
He was a member of the
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Armittie Brazil Brown of Earle; a son Carroll Brown and a daughter, Jane Brown of Earle and three grandchildren.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late MR. EARL BROWN take this opportunity to express their sincere appreciation to their friends for their thoughtfulness and many acts of kindness during the illness and death of their loved one.
REV. S. K. BROWNLEE
REV. S. K. BROWNLEE, widely known and
well respected colored minister of Earle, died at the
Rev. Brownlee was pastor of the St. Peter Baptist Church in Earle and had served as a Missionary for a number of years, and was active in all colored religious activities.
Funeral
services will be held at
He is survived by his wife, Myrtle Adams Brownlee.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. VIRGIE BRUNSON
Services for MRS. VIRGIE BARHAM BRUNSON were held at the
Mrs. Brunson, who was 63, died at the
She leaves her father, L. J. Barham of Earle; two sisters, Mrs. Lucian Rogers of Earle and Mrs. Lawson Garner of Crawfordsville; a brother, Eugene Barham of Earle; and several nieces and nephews.
MRS. DORA A. BUCKLEY DIES OF INFIRMITIES
Mrs. DORA
ANN BUCKLEY, widow of Charles Robert Buckley, died March 14th at
the
Mrs. Buckley was born at
She was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church,
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. T. L.
Pitt, Mrs. F. H. Barnett and Mrs. D. A. Ruffin of
Services were held last Thursday afternoon
at National Funeral Home in
BOBBY EUGENE BULLARD
BOBBY
EUGENE BULLARD, apprentice seaman and son of E.
Before entering the Navy on
EARLE FARMER DIES FROM BULLET WOUNDS
NELSON BURNETT, Deaf, Fails To Understand Command of Highwaymen
Shot through the abdomen by highwaymen
whose commands he had failed to heed by reason of his deafness, Nelson Burnett,
32-year old farmer living near Earle, died at
His body was returned to Earle Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held Tuesday.
Burnett was accosted shortly before
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
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
LUTHER BUTLER AND SON KILLED IN WRECK
LUTHER
BUTLER, 34, and his 15-year-old son JAMES [
According to reports, Mr. Butler was making his last run of the day and had picked up his son, who had just returned from school, to make this run with him. The two were pinned in the cab of the truck and it required about thirty minutes to extricate them. James, apparently, was killed instantly and Mr. Butler died enroute to the hospital.
Mr. Butler, a former employee of the Arkansas Power & Light Company here, was of an affable disposition and had made many friends in Earle and the surrounding territory in the course of his duties with the power company. He was a Mason and a Baptist. At the time of his death he was making his home with his parents in Parkin.
Funeral
services were held at the Earle Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock,
with the Rev. Boyd Baker pastor of the Wynne Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in
Mr. Butler leaves his wife, Mrs. Maxine Butler and two daughters, Donnie Sue and Joyce Gail, of Key West, Florida; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Butler of Parkin and V. M. Butler of Wynne and four sisters, Mrs. R. F. Doss and Mrs. Frank Davis of Wynne, Mrs. Charlie Robertson of Earle and Mrs. Laverne Davis of Memphis.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. STELLA BYRN
Services for MRS. STELLA BYRN, who died at St. Josephs Hospital in Memphis Thursday night of last week, were held at the Earle Baptist Church at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon wit Dr. E. B. Abington, officiating. Mrs. Byrn had been a patient in the hospital for three days after sustaining injuries from a fall in her home early in the week. She was 81.
Born
in
Mrs.
Byrn was a devout Christian and active in church
work, having taught a Sunday School class in the
She is survived by two son, Fred Harris of San Jose, Calif; Eddie Harris of Earle; and one daughter, Mrs. J. S. Hodges of Earle; four grandchildren, Bob and Eddie Harris Jr.; Linda Kay Hodges of Earle; Mrs. Peter Forrister of West Memphis and Mrs. Don Martwick of San Hose; one great-granddaughter, Janie Martwick of San Jose and James Hodges Forrister of West Memphis.
Two brothers, C. E. Matthews of Memphis and Cloid Matthews of Fairfield, Ill.; Three sisters, Mrs. Bill Coulson, Mrs. Roy Andrews and Mrs. Earl Berg of Fairfield.
Burial
was in
FISHING ACCIDENT TAKES LIFE OF DANIEL CAL – 12
Little DANIEL CAL, age 12, son of Leroy Cal, a very respected Negro farmer and long-time resident of the Earle community, was victim of a tragic accident Monday when he was drowned in Blackfish Bayou, about a mile east of Earle.
Daniel and his brother, Leroy Jr., were raising a wire fishing net in the Bayou when the boat overturned throwing them into the water. Leroy Jr., about 25, who returned from the Army last year, managed to reach the bank but his efforts to save his younger brother were futile when he escaped his grasp in the stream.
Wednesday
morning the body had not been recovered due to the fact that recent rains and
dredging operations had made the bayou a running stream. Officers and friends continued grappling
efforts throughout Monday night, Tuesday and Tuesday night and expressed fears
that recovery may not be made soon. The
Red Cross unit from
CARD OF THANKS -
SERVICES HELD FOR CARL W. CANADA
Services were held in
Services were conducted by the Rev. Homer Bradley, pastor of the Earle Baptist church and the Rev. Dick Lamb, pastor of the Earle Presbyterian Church. He leaves his mother, Mrs. C. F. Canada of Marked Tree; four sisters, Mrs. Kinley Ray, Mrs. W. N. Holt of Earle; Mrs. Bill Channell of Tunica, Miss., Mrs. Dick Owen of Jonesboro; one brother, Sonny Canada of Chicago, Ill.
CRITTENDEN PLANTER DIES OF HEART ATTACK
LAFRINIA
HIGHTOWER CARRUTH, one of the largest planters in
Mr. Carruth was found by his servant, Simon Carpenter, who went to Mr. Carruth’s room to awaken him. Members of the family said he apparently died in his sleep. Carpenter summoned a nurse in the home who had been caring for Mrs. Carruth for the last year, but it was to no avail.
Mrs. Carruth
operated his plantation in the vicinity of
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ostella Rowan Carruth, his
daughter Mrs. George H. Jones,
MRS. ELIZABETH CARTER
Funeral
services for MRS. ELIZABETH CARTER, were held at the
She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. R. Gardner of Wynne; two grandchildren;
two sisters, Mrs. J. T. McDonald and Mrs. C. F. Burns of Parkin. Burial was in
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO SIDNEY CARTER
Services
for SIDNEY L. CARTER, owner and
operator of Carter’s Sanding Services in Parkin, will be held this morning
(Friday) at
Mr.
Carter, who was 50, died Wednesday at
He had lived in Parkin 35 years and was born in Walnut. He was a Baptist. Mr. Carter leaves his wife, Mrs. Gladys Carter, vice president of the First State Bank of Parkin; a daughter, Mrs. Jack McNeil or Parkin; his mother, Mrs. A. J. Carter of Parkin and a sister, Mrs. J. R. Gardner of Wynne.
CAROL CATO VICTIM OF INFANTILE PARALYIS
CAROL
CATO, 14 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cato, Rt. 2, Earle is in
Carol was stricken at her home last
Thursday night with a violent headache, the severe pain extended down the spine
and a numbness came over both legs. She was carried to
She was put in isolation and treatment was started. It is hoped that having detected the disease in its early state that crippling results may be avoided.
MRS. MARY CHISOLM
Mrs. MARY
CHISOLM of
Mrs. Chisholm was born in Webster County,
Miss., and had lived in
HOMER CHOATE DIES
IN
Services for HOMER CHOATE, of Beebee [Beebe], a former
merchant of Earle, who died at
Mr. Choate had suffered with a heart ailment for a number of years that kept him from business activities. He was a Veteran of World War I, a member of the Searcy Post of the American Legion and served as a sergeant at arms in the Arkansas Legislature.
He leaves four brothers, G. C. and Donald Choate of Searcy; J. W. Choate of Washington, D. C. and two sisters Mrs. E. A. Leasure of Kennett, Mo., and Mrs. A. H. Harrell of Earle in whose home he was a frequent visitor.
TWO EARLE
Two well known Negro citizens of Earle were fatally injured and another hurt in a two car collision near Earle last Friday night. JULIUS CLEAVES, 30, an employee of the Main Drug Store here for more than 15 years, and JAMES SMITH, an employee of Western Auto Store, were dead on arrival at Crittenden Memorial Hospital state police reported. Sonny Henderson, employee of the Earle Gin Company is still in the hospital in a critical condition.
The accident happened on U. S. Highway 64,
a mile east of Earle. State police said
Smith had stopped his car on the road and the vehicle was hit from behind by an
auto driven by Carl Banks of Crawfordsville. Banks was admitted to
ART EXHIBIT TO FEATURE WOK OF CARROL CLOAR
CARROL CLOAR, a local boy, and Earle’s
only claim to fame in the contemporary art field, is holding an exhibit at the
Carrol, a graduate of Earle High, Southwestern of Memphis, studied at the Memphis Academy of Arts, the Arts Students League of New York, and continued his studies abroad, chiefly in the Spanish speaking countries.
He
has exhibited in the Pittsburg International, Whitney Museum Annual,
Aside
from permanent collections in the Library of Congress, he has contributed to
the
Carrol’s paintings have been featured in several of our national magazines and has also been the topic of feature stories by some of our best known columnists. He held the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1946.
A cordial invitation is extended to all of Carrol’s friends to attend the exhibit Sunday afternoon. There is no charge for admission.
BROOKS GALLERY TO EXHIBIT 14 PAINTING BY CARROLL CLOAR
Monday’s Press Scimitar carried a picture if Earle’s own CARROLL CLOAR, with the following information concerning the young artist.
Carroll’s
exhibit of 14 paintings are on display at Brooks Gallery in
“Carroll
Cloar, whose one-man show opened Saturday at Brooks
Gallery, is a nationally known painter.
The seal of approval has been set on his achievements by leading
American museums and many private collectors who have purchased examples of his
work. Among them are the Metropolitan
and the
One of his paintings from the now-famous “Series of Childhood Images” was a recent gift to the Brooks Gallery from Morrie Moss. Its title “My Father Was as Big as a Tree.” Several other examples of Mr. Cloar’s work are owned by Memphians.
One,
typical of his highly individual style called “The Lightning That Struck Rufe Barcliff,” is the property
of the
Mr. Cloar tells us that there is both prose and poetry in painting (he makes use of both in his own compositions.)
His credo is simple and down-to-earth. He says; “My objective is to paint good pictures.” Painting good pictures constitutes a number of things that Mr. Cloar excels in, such as organizing for good design, fine craftsmanship and linear patterns, facile technique, creation of mood and presentation of a dramatic story, to say nothing of right color relationships.
Exemplifying all these qualities is a recent painting in his show. It is a mood painting of a forgotten tomb called “Angel in a Thorn Patch.”
There is economy in the use of subject objects which emphasizes their drama and importance. There is fine modeling and sureness of balance. There is a great stillness in the inanimate objects to the vibrance of life in the thorn patch and movement in the sky. It is a superb picture; one of Cloar’s best.
Mr. Cloar’s studies are matchless in conception and execution.”
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
SERVICES FOR MISS OLLIE COBB
Graveside services were held Sunday
afternoon in
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
Services were held recently in
Mr. Cole, when living in Earle, worked for
the Arkansas Highway Department and was a painter in
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
JERRY GILBERT COLLUM
JERRY
GILBERT COLLUM, an Earle resident for a number of years, died Tuesday
morning in
Besides his wife, Mrs. Leodis Collum, he leaves two sons, C. F. Collum of Memphis, Orin Collum of Earle; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Kennedy of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Dorse Sutherland of Crawfordsville, Ark., and Jane Collum of Earle.
Services were held at
LEGAL NOTICE
In the
(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,
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,
Dated at
Geo. G. Paris, Clerk by Juanita M. Young, Deputy Clerk.
PERSONALS
Mrs.
B. P. Magness and son Percy, and Miss Vicki Taylor
were in
CAR WRECK FATAL TO J. R. COX
Tragedy struck a car load of former Earle
citizens Sunday afternoon as they were enroute to
their homes in
J.
R. COX, 30 year old Automobile mechanic of
Injured in the accident were, Mrs. Rosie
Drew Cox, wife of the victim; Mrs. J. R. Cox, his mother, who is reported to
have received a fractured spine; Mrs. Betty Dexter, Mr. Cox’s sister, and R. L.
Abbott, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Dexter, who sustained a broken leg. They were taken to
Three youngsters escaped injury in the accident. They were Jackie Dexter, 10 month-old daughter of Mrs. Dexter; Rickie Cox, 7, and Ina Bess Cox, 3, children of Mr. and Mrs. Cox.
Mrs. Dexter said Mr. Cox was driving the car in which they were riding. She said that when he attempted to pass the car occupied by the Negroes, the latter vehicle speeded up.
“My brother also speeded up and lost control of the car, we overturned several times but never did hit the other car,” Mrs. Dexter said. Arkansas State Police said the Negroes did not stop and they are being sought.
Funeral services for Mr. Cox were held in
Earle Wednesday at the Assembly of God Church with Rev. Burks officiating. Burial was in
Mr. Cox was a former resident of Earle and
student in
SERVICES HELD FOR OSCAR B. COX
Services were held Friday at
Mr. Cox was born and reared in
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.
MISS SUSIE CRABB IS VICTIM OF TRAGIC HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
Mrs. C. V. Crabb
and her son John, were called to
Susie left Earle Tuesday morning to join friends for a trip to Yazoo City where she was to teach school this year. According to city police the accident occurred at 9:15 p.m. on Highway 49 and Jefferson Street at the top of a steep hill just inside the city limits.
The head-on collision fatally injured Miss MYRTIS POOLE DICKSON, 23-year-old Yazoo City school teacher from Bethel Springs, Tenn., Susie’s roommate and close friend. Miss Dickson died at 3:30 Wednesday morning. Her parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Dickson arrived in Yazoo City Wednesday afternoon to take the body to Bethel Springs for services Thursday.
Another teacher, Miss LENA EXUM of Vaughn, Miss., died of injuries later Wednesday. Miss SALLIE KING of Egypt, driver and owner of the 1951 Ford received surface cuts and bruises. All four were members of the Yazoo City public schools faculty, had just returned to begin the school session.
In the other car were FRANCIS HUMPHREYS, the driver, JIMMY HUMPHREY, his brother, and BUDDY MELTON. The two brothers suffered severe cuts and bruises. All the accident victims were hospitalized except Melton.
Earle friends have been informed by Mrs. Crabb, that Susie has regained consciousness and was being treated for a brain concussion, and severe cuts and bruises. She is a patient at Kings Daughters Hospital.
SERVICES HELF FOR MRS. GERTRUDE CRENSHAW
Services
were held Monday morning at
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. M. M. Thompson and Mrs. Dorothy C. Varley; one brother Galen McRee, all of Earle.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. CRENSHAW (Photo)
Services for Mrs. PEARL HILL CRENSHAW were held at the Earle Methodist Church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. G. A. McKelvey officiated. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park with Langford’s Mortuary of Jonesboro in charge. Mrs. Crenshaw, who was 44, died at the Forrest City Hospital Sunday afternoon. Born and reared in Darlington, S.C., she had lived in Earle for 22 years. She was a devout Christian and a faithful and active member of the Methodist Church. She had served as president of the W. S. C. W. and taught in the Sunday School. She was past president of the P. T. A.
She leaves her husband, W. E. Crenshaw; a daughter, Caroline and a son, Billy, of Earle; her father, W. R. Hill of Darlington and a sister, Mrs. Wallace Humphries of Darlington. Active Pallbearers were Charles Dibble, Nelson Dickey, Billy Wood, Richard Wood, Howard Newell, Frank Tremmel, Gene Harrison and Fred Rhodes. Honorary Pallbearers included Wheeler Glasgow, George Stein, Eddie Heath, Dr. Jim Wright, Dr. J. T. Irby, James Wood, Ellis Haddad and the Board of Stewards of the Methodist Church.
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.
W. E. CRENSHAW, CAROLINE AND BILLY
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO OLLIE CROOK
OLLIE CROOK, retired farmer of Parkin,
died at his home at
Mr.
Crook, who was born in
In his younger days he was an ardent sportsman, participating in baseball, and hunting in season, and was considered an expert marksman. He adopted fishing in later years. Always civic minded, hi support could be depended on in any community or civic enterprise. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Methodist church and the Woodmen of the World fraternity.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Johnnie White Crook, three daughters, Miss Audie Crook of Parkin, Mrs. Chas. Clark of Arkadelphia and Mrs. Gerald Wood of Parkin; two sons, Tommie Crook of Parkin and Charlie Crook of Earle; four brothers, J. V. Crook, R. E. Crook and Ernest Crook of Memphis and Paul Crook of Kellogg, Idaho.
MRS. SALLIE CRUMBY
Services for Mrs. J. Crumby of Earle, was held Monday morning at 10 at the National Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial was in Memorial Park. Mrs. Crumby, who was 84, died Saturday at the home of her son here.
CARD OF THANKS
MR. AND MRS. J. C. CURTIS, express their deepest appreciation to the many friends for their kindness, cards, flowers and visits in the recent loss of their INFANT SON of February 26.
DOUGLAS DAVIS DROWNS NEAR EARLE
Funeral services were held last Sunday for thirteen year old DOUGLAS EDWARD DAVIS, son of Leta B. and John L. Davis, colored residents of Earle.
Relatives said the boys had supposedly
gone to the field to pick cotton.
NEGRO FAMILY WIPED OUT BY TRAGIC FIRE
EARLE
DAVIS, 24, his wife and young daughter were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed their home on Conner and McCorkle plantation on Highway 75 seven
miles south of Parkin early Sunday.
Davis, negro tenant farmer his wife, WILLIE PEARL (DAVIS), 18, EARLY
ARTHUR MARIE (DAVIS), 18 months, were in Parkin shopping Saturday night,
and the Davis car broke down. A neighbor
drove them home about
Deputy
Marshal Chic Young, of Parkin, went to the scene shortly after
Willie Pearl is the granddaughter of Arthur Sims, local Negro Undertaker. Services will be held in Earle Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church.
JOE MANCEL DAVIS SUCCUMBS AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
JOE MANCEL DAVIS, 48, died at Wilson’s Clinic in Wynne, Tuesday Feb. 22, after an illness of several weeks. His death was attributed to a malignant infection. He was born in Savannah, Tenn., July 12, 1901, and came to Earle eleven years ago to practice his profession.
Mr. Davis was an ardent sportsman and a loyal supporter of the High School sports program. His faithful attendance to all football and basket ball games won him a place in the hearts of the high school boys and girls. He loved the outdoors, and spent his spare time fishing and hunting.
He was a good citizen, a member of the Methodist Church, a conscientious worker and a master craftsman in his profession which was painting. Earle will miss Joe, as he was familiarly known, and the Enterprise joins a host of friends in extending our sympathy to the bereaved family.
Funeral services were held at Holt Funeral Home Thursday with burial in Akins Cemetery near Vanndale. The Rev. J. O. Smith of W. Memphis officiated. He is survived by his wife, a son, J. M. Jr. and two daughters, Lena Ray and Wilma Jean. Two brothers, George Davis of Vanndale, Will Davis of Birdeye. Three sisters, Alice Davis of Little Rock, Nettie Akin, Parkin and Sarah Johnson of Tishomingo, Miss. Pallbearers were N. C. Rook, Malcolm Harris, Lum Humphries, Clyde Bramlett, Clyde Humphrey and W. B. Forrester.
NEWS RECEIVED OF FORMER PASTOR’S DEATH
A much beloved former pastor of the Earle Presbyterian Church, the Rev. WILLIAM D. DENHAM, 84, of 1026 Waughtown Street, Winston-Salem, N. C. died at 10:00 A. M. in a Winston-Salem hospital, Sunday, October 28, after an illness of two months.
The Rev. Denham moved to Winston-Salem a few months ago to make his home with his son, Rev. C. D. Denham, pastor of the Waughtown Presbyterian Church of that city.
A native of New York City, where he was born November 9, 1866, he was the son of the late Albert and Bertha Virginia St. Clair Denham. He entered the ministry in 1900 and served as pastor of the Earle Presbyterian Church for several years. He retired from the ministry 13 years ago, and made his home in Stauton [Staunton], Va., for several years after retirement.
Funeral services were held in the Waughtown Presbyterian Church, Winston-Salem, at 1:00 P. M. Oct. 30, by Julian Lake and Rev. R. S. Carson. He was laid to rest in the Prospect Presbyterian church Cemetery near Mooresville, N. C. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Ada Virginia Lewis; three sons, Rev. C. D. Denham of Winston-Salem, N. C; W. L. Denham of Vienna, Va., and E. G. Denham of Catonsville, Md., and eight grandchildren.
J. M. DEXTER DIES OF HEART ATTACK
Services for J. M. (Jim) DEXTER were held at the Earle Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock by Rev. Joe Sullivan. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery near Wynne.
Mr. Dexter died suddenly Thursday, January 18, at 1:00 a. m. from what the attending physician diagnosed as a heart attack. He was apparently in good health and had attended to his regular duties throughout the day but was awakened early Thursday morning by severe pains. A doctor was summoned and gave first aid which proved to no avail.
Mr. Dexter was born on the Scott Place near Earle, March 20, 1895 and had lived in and around here all his life. Blacksmithing was his chosen profession which he followed throughout his lifetime. He was a veteran of World War II, friendly and well-met and generous to a fault. A host of friends were saddened at his passing.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Isora Dexter, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Daisy Sumpter, Earle; Mrs. Mary McDaniel, Memphis; Mrs. Molly Currie, Jackson, Mich.; Mrs. Helen Bowers, Parkin; two sons, Jimmy Dexter of Memphis and Donald Dexter of Clarksdale, Miss. Pallbearers were Pete Baker, Bill Kennedy, Howard Atkins, Earl Goff, John T. Organ and Jesse Taylor.
LITTLE TONY PLAYS ON MID-SOUTH’S HEART STRINGS
From the Commercial Appeal – Folks in the MidSouth have kind hearts and willing hands. And because they do, the remaining days of 3-year old TONY DEXTER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dexter, Jr. of Earle will be happier and less painful. Tony was stricken five months ago with Bright’s disease, a kidney ailment which doctors call a progressively degenerative disease. And that means there is no hope for Tony to recover – only treatment to relieve the pain and swelling of his little body.
For four months, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter who have two other children to care for, spent all they had to keep Tony in a hospital, where the pain could be eased. Their money ran out, and Tony was brought home.
Tony became worse. They needed money for treatments at the hospital. An appeal was made and Marvin Bird, president of Earle State Bank, set up his office as a receiving point for contributions from anyone who wanted to help. Sunday Mr. Bird made his report, a report that showed the kindness of folks who live in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Georgia.
“Tony is at home and seems to be improving,” Mr. Bird said, and 246 friends from all walks of life in the MidSouth have provided $1120.05 for hospital care, which he needed so urgently to relieve the pain.
PARENTS DEEPLY GRATEFUL
“Mr. and Mrs. Dexter are deeply grateful for the help they have received,” Mr. Bird said. “They are so appreciative and they want all who contributed to the fund to know how much relief it has given Tony and it has relieved their anxiety and heartaches.”
“Each of the letters has been turned over to Mrs. Dexter and she is planning to answer all of them as soon as possible.”
“The letters that accompanied the donations would warm your heart. To me it has been a wonderful experience in renewing my faith in my fellowman.”
SERVICES HELD FOR J. H. DICKEY
Services were held Sunday afternoon at the
National Funeral Home in
At the time of his retirement two years ago he was foreman of make-up for The Press-Scimitar. He was a master of his trade and, under his tutelage, many younger printers and other newspapermen learned much and profited. He was highly respected by all member so the news profession for his integrity and dependability, and for his tact and friendliness. He was a member of the Bellevue Baptist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Katherine Dickey of Memphis, five brothers, Bert Dickey of Earle, H. G. Dickey of Memphis, Fred Dickey, G. H. Dickey, and J. F. Dickey, all of Milan, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. R. W. Puckett and Mrs. Bruce Nelson of Athens, Alabama. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery in Milan. Dr. R. G. Lee officiated.
MRS. WILLIE BROWN DICKSON SERVICES HELD
Mrs.
WILLIE BROWNE DICKSON, a sister of Mrs. J. Y. Rogers and Miss Ollie
Browne of Earle, died at 4 o’clock last Friday afternoon at her home in
Mrs. Dickson, a talented musician and long time piano teacher suffered a heart attack six weeks ago and was a patient at the Obion County hospital for two weeks. Her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Rogers of Ashville, N. C. had been with her since her illness and had planned to take her to her home in Ashville on Sunday.
Services
were held Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Whit Ranson
Funeral Home in
Mr. Dickson was born in Humboldt, Tenn., the daughter of William Willshire Brown and Mary Idol Brown. For a number of years she served as pianist at the First Baptist Church of Union City and for the past 25 years she had been teaching music at her home. She was devoted to her family, her church and her music.
Mrs. Dickson leaves the one daughter, Mrs. W. P. Rogers of Ashville; one grandson, Brownie Dickson Shaefer of Ashville, Mrs. E. J. Barham and Mrs. J. H. Matthews of Earle, Mrs. J. F. Twist, Mrs. Jimmy Partridge and Mrs. E. R. Jones of Memphis are nieces of the deceased; her nephews are D. I. Phelps of Earle, Bob Burnett of Lula, Miss., Rex Bond of Memphis and Eugene Bond of Humboldt.
JOSEPH DILLAHANTY
JOSEPH DILLAHANTY, well-known farmer and landowner, died at his home near Osceola, Arkansas, Monday afternoon following a heart attack. He was 49. Mr. Dillahanty is a brother of Mr. Sam Dillahanty of Earle, and a member of a pioneer Mississippi County family. He had lived in Osceola all of his life.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Billie Dillahanty; two sons, Robert Driver of Osceola and W. H. Dillahanty of Hot Springs, Ark., his mother, Mrs. Joseph Dillahanty Sr. of Osceola; a brother, Hugh Dillahanty of Hughes, Ark., and a sister, Mrs. Earl Abrey of Everett, Mass. Funeral Services were held Wednesday morning at Osceola.
PERSONALS
Mrs.
J. Y. Rodgers and Miss Ollie Browne were in Union City, Tenn., Saturday to
attend the funeral services for their sister, MRS. NOBE DIXON who died early Friday morning from a heart
attack. They were accompanied by Mrs. Rogers daughter, Mrs. E. R. Jones of
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. PEARL W. DOLER
Services were held at the Bruce Miss., Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for Mrs. PEARL WEST DOLER, mother of Mrs. Myrtle Spencer of Earle, who died Monday at the home of her son in Bruce. The Rev. J. B. Middleton, pastor officiated, assisted by two of her nephews, the Rev. J. A. Wade of Slate Springs and Rev. J. E. West of Crowder. Burial was in the Vance Cemetery near Slate Springs. She was 71.
Besides her daughter in Earle, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. R. E. Vance of Slate Springs and Mrs. Glenn Inman of Calhoun City; three other sons Jack Doler of Winona; Benford Doler and Jasper Doler of Calhoun City.
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 MRS. BESSIE DREW
Services were held at
Mrs. Drew was born in Tyronza and had spent most of her life in Earle. She owned and operated a grocery store near her home. She leaves two sons, Lee Drew of Forrest city and Bobby Drew of Earle; three daughters, Mrs. Harold Annis, Mrs. Richard Gibson of Earle and Mrs. Jim Meredith of Lockport, Ill., a brother, F. D. Winningham of Earle; a sister Mrs. Lon Webber of Wynne, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
R. L. “BOB” DREW SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
R. L. “Bob” DREW, a lifelong resident of Earle and Crittenden County died at his home here Tuesday morning at 4:15, following a lingering illness. He had been in a Wynne Clinic a week preceding his decease.
Funeral services were held at the Assembly of God Church, Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with Rev. J. S. McMahan officiating. Burial was in Gibson Bayou Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
“Bob” as he was familiarly known to the majority of our older citizens had been engaged in farming and other vocations until 1942 when he opened a small store and blacksmith shop on the east border of Earle where he enjoyed a lucrative business. His pleasant smile, and unfailing good humor and unselfish generosity made friends of all with whom he came in contact. His passing is a loss to the community.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Bessie Mae Drew, he
is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Harold Annis and
Mrs. Rosie Cox of Earle and Mrs. Jim Merideth of
Osceola. Two sons, R.
L. Drew Jr, Earle and Rector Drew of
CARD OF THANKS
We
wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends for their thoughtfulness and many
acts of kindness extended to us in our recent bereavement. Especially we say thanks to the T. E. L.
Class of the
[NOTE: William S. Duncan, died 1955, buried Gibson Bayou]
ROBERT EBERHART DIES IN
A former resident of Crittenden County ROBERT FRIEND EBERHART, died Sunday in Emergency Hospital in Washington, D. C after two year’s illness with leukemia. He was 53.
Mr.
Eberhart, member of a family long prominent in this
section, was assistant manager of the Farmers Home Administration of the
Agricultural Department in Washington.
Born in Memphis, he was the son of Mrs. D. M. Biggs Sr., of Memphis and
the late M. W. Eberhart. He attended old
He leaves his wife, the former Miss Mary Robinson of Crawfordsville, Ark.; two daughters, Miss Amelia and Miss Norma Eberhart of Chevy Chase; his mother and two half brothers, Davis Biggs of Hughes and Earle Biggs of Proctor. Services were held Wednesday at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Burial was in Elmwood, Memphis.
FATHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT DIES
Services for MR. ALVIS H. ELMS of
He leaves his wife; two daughters; one other son; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
W. I. ETZEL SUCCUMBS TO HEART CONDITION
WILLIAM ISAAC ETZEL of Earle, retired Missouri Pacific telegraph operator died Friday, November 27, at Missouri Pacific Hospital in Little Rock where he had been a patient for several weeks. He was 67.
Services were held at the Earle Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon under the direction of Holt Funeral Home. The Rev. G. A. McKelvey officiated. Mr. Etzel was born in Carmine, Texas, and moved from Lexa, Ark., to Earle in 1938. He was a member of the Earle Methodist Church and a Mason.
He leaves his wife; two daughters, Miss Janis Etzel of Earle and Miss Mary Etzel of Houston, Texas; two sons, Edwin Etzel of Billings, Mont., Waldo Etzel of Houston; a brother Milton Etzel of Fort Worth; three sisters, Mrs. Alex Weyand and Mrs. Harrison Cobb of Austin, Texas and Mrs. Quinton Weatherly of Fort Worth.
Masonic rites were conducted at the grave-side in Crittenden Memorial Park by Crittenden Lodge No. 607, with B. M. Butt in charge. Pallbearers were J. S. Hodges, Hilton Griggs, W. E. Crenshaw, Billy Rogers, Wilbur Harris, Pete Baker and Buddy Harrell.
HAM FISHER DIES
Cartoonist HAMMOND (HAM) EDWARD FISHER, creator of the comic strip “Joe Polooka” died Tuesday night in a friend’s studio apartment, an apparent suicide.
Fisher, 54, left notes saying he was despondent over his health. His eyesight had been failing and he was suffering from diabetes.
Fisher used his idealized version of American boxing as a weapon on fighting racial, religious and individual intolerance.
WILLIE FISHER, SR. DIES AT HIS HOME HERE
Services were held last Thursday afternoon at the Earle Baptist Church for Mr. Willie Fisher Sr., who died at his home here Wednesday after a long illness. Rev. Joe B. Sullivan officiated. Burial was in Gibson Bayou Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Fisher was born in Alabama January 2, 1890. He came to Arkansas at the age of three, and had lived in Earle for the past 28 years. He was a Methodist.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ava Fisher, three sons, J. C. Fisher of Earle with whom he
made his home; George Fisher of Portageville, Mo. and Willie Fisher Jr., of
Jonesboro, Ark. Two
daughters, Mrs. Junnie Powell of Earle and Mrs.
Nadine Wilson,
CARD OF THANKS - We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness during the long illness and death of our husband and father, Willie Fisher Sr., [signed] Mrs. Ava Fisher and children
SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER RESIDENT
Services were held last Friday afternoon
at
Mr. Fisher and his wife, the former
Pauline Rook, and family had been making their home in
SERVICES HELD FOR RALPH FOREHAND
Services for RALPH FOREHAND of Earle were at 2:30 Monday afternoon at the
Assembly of God Church with Rev. J. M. Whitman, pastor, and Rev. Harold Wilson,
pastor of the Methodist Church officiating.
Burial was in
Mr. Forehand, who was 55, died Saturday
morning at the
He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Marilda Edwards of Earle, with whom he made his home, Mrs.
Al [Naomi] Cole of Waco, Texas, and a brother, Walter Forehand of
WALTER E. FRANKLIN SR.
Services for WALTER ELLIS FRANKLIN SR., druggist of Parkin who died enroute to the Memphis Methodist Hospital Monday, were held at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Parkin with Rev. Ray Langley, Baptist minister, officiating in the absence of the regular pastor. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery at Wynne.
Mr. Franklin, who was 70, had operated Franklin’s Pharmacy in Parkin for 35 years. He was a charter member of the Parkin Rotary Club and a Methodist. He was born at Jonesboro and came to Parkin in 1913.
He leaves his wife; a son, W. E. Franklin Jr., both of Parkin, and a sister, Mrs. George Reser of St. Louis.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. MEL FRENCH
Services
for MRS. MEL ALBRIGHT FRENCH, were
held at
Mrs.
French who was 73, died suddenly Monday morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Fullwood.
She was born in
She
was an active member of the
Flower gardening was her hobby and the yard at the Fullwood home was one of the most beautiful in Earle due to her efforts and love for growing plants.
She is survived by two sons, Guy French of Weiner, Ark., Col. Harry French, U. S. Air Force, stationed in Alaska; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Neal of Searcy and Mrs. Fullwood Earle; five grand-children.
Pallbearers were, Tom Seller, Tom Cloar Sr., Paul Brawley, Sam Bratton, Fred Rhodes and J. C. McLin.
NEWS FROM THE 1907 EDITION
A publication of the Earle newspaper dated
1907 was brought to the
The following is the obituary of Mrs. Cloar’s father, MR. ED FULLWOOD and is signed “A Friend”.
“One by one our friends pass away in the
arms of the death angel. On the 7th inst. At
Among the names listed in the Muster Roll of Company H, First Regiment Arkansas State Guard, organized in Crawfordsville Jan. 1907 were, Capt. PIERRE SWEPSTON; First Lt. DANIEL BOONE; Privates, DICK HUXTABLE, GEORGE DONNAHOE, F. C. DONNAHOE, ROLLO MILLER, J. P. MILAM, W. A. RICHARDS, G. T. COTHAM and J. L. DONNAHOE.
DUSTING PLANE CRASHES INTO TENANT RESIDENCE
A near-fatal plane crash occurred Monday evening at about 6:30 when a crop dusting plane of the Parkin flying Service crashed into a tenant house about four miles west of Earle.
The
pilot, KENNETH JOHNSON of
According to reports, the pilot had been spraying a wheat field on the north side of Highway 64 and as he began his ascent his wheel, or wheels, caught in a telephone wire causing him to lose control of the plane which imbedded itself into the kitchen of the home.
JOE GARCIA and his wife and one child, along with MARY GUSMAN, a resident with them were in the house at the time. Mary, who was washing dishes at the time Of the accident, was injured on the hand by flying debris.
According to Mr. Garcia, at the time of the crash he rushed from the house and counted his children who were playing in the yard, all of whom were unhurt, and then helped the pilot from the plane.
Although a butane gas system furnished fuel for the home and gasoline from the airplane was sprayed over the yard and house, no fire developed which probably saved fatalities.
CONGRESSMAN’S MOTHER DIES; SHE WAS 89
Mrs. VIRGIE GARNER GATHINGS, mother of the United States Representative E. C. “Took” Gathings of West Memphis, died Sunday morning, July 5, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Daniel, in Augusta, Ga. She was 89.
Mrs. Gathings,
widow of M. W. Gathings, was born at Mayhew,
Miss. She moved to Earle in 1916 and to
West Memphis in 1832. She still
maintained a home in West Memphis, although she had lived with Mrs. Daniel for
the past six years. Mr. Gathings was a member of the
First Baptist
Services were held at 10 Tuesday morning at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Rev. Russell Clubb officiated. Burial was in the cemetery at Aberdeen, Miss. In addition to Rep. Gathings and Mrs. Daniel, she leaves three other sons, J. C. Gathings, of East Orange, N. J., W. B. Gathings of Baldwin, N. Y. and C. H. Gathings of Little Rock.
MRS. R. A. GIBBS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
MRS.
R. A. [MARY ELLEN] GIBBS, 66, died at her home in Earle Wednesday night at
Services
will be held this afternoon at
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leonard [Notra] Hodo, Mrs. J.(Jack) A. Carrier of Earle and Mrs. Forest Glover, of Yuba City, California; two sons, Russell Gibbs of Des Plaines, Ill., and Billy Gibbs of Earle; one brother, Robert Kinney of Memphis; and nine grandchildren.
RICHARD A. GIBBS
RICHARD A. GIBBS, 72, passed away at the Kennedy General Hospital Tuesday, October 25, after an illness of several years which had forced his retirement.
Mr. Gibbs, who was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, was well known in and around Earle and had many friends both in Earle and the surrounding territory who are grieved at his death.
Funeral
services were held at the Earle
He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ella Gibbs; three daughters, Mrs. Leonard
Hodo and Mrs. Jack Carrier both of Earle, and Mrs. Forrest Glover,
GEORGE A. GIRDNER
GEORGE ANDREW GIRDNER, insurance man, civic and church
leader, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in
Mr. Girdner was the father of Mrs. H. S. Watson of Earle. He was instrumental in organizing Tipton County Federal Savings and loan Association in 1934 and served as its executive officer until his death. He had been a member of Covington Board of Education 30 years.
A lay leader in the First Methodist Church of Covington, he was elected to the official board in 1901 and had served in every office on the board. He was a choir member of the church for 54 years and served as general superintendent of Sunday School 40 years. He had missed only one Sunday at Sunday School in 45 years.
Born
near
He
leaves his wife Mrs. Louise O’Neal Girdner; two
daughters, Mrs. Richard Wright of
Services
were held at
FRANK J. GLANKLER, SR. SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
FRANK J. GLANKLER SR., former president of the Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association, died Sunday afternoon at his home 3728 Central, Memphis following a long illness. He was 60.
Mr. Glankler’s was one of the outstanding names in the legal profession in Memphis. His wife is the former Winifred Lewis, a native of Crittenden County, daughter of the late Chas. Lewis of Marion.
As
a member of the law firm of Canale, Glankler, Little, Boone & Loch, he had served as
chairman of the board of John Gerber Co., director and attorney for the
national Bank of Commerce, and vice president and general counsel of Fischer
Lime & Cement.
Besides his wife he leaves a daughter, Miss Winifred Glankler, Memphis; a son Frank Flanker Jr. of Memphis; a brother Eugene T. Glankler of Alexandria, La.; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Kelly and Mrs. Ann Longinotti of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
LAST RITES HELD FOR FORREST STARR GLOVER
FORREST STARR GLOVER, 56, died at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis Saturday morning, July 21, at 12:45 p. m. of congestive heart failure and hypertension. Funeral services were held at Citizen’s Funeral Home in West Memphis at 3 p. m. Monday. Interment was in the Crittenden Memorial Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Langley officiated.
Mr. Glover was born in Jackson County, Arkansas, Sept. 21, 1894, and moved to Earle in the early 1900’s, having been a resident for approximately 45 years.
Forrest’s talents were many and varied. He could fix a typewriter, an adding machine, a Frigidaire or airplane. The Saturday Evening Post published an article a few weeks back which might well have been dedicated to his activities. He was the last (in this neighborhood) of a long line of “tinkerers” to whom the children, as well as grown folks went for assistance.
For years he followed the carpentry trade both as a workman and contractor. In later years he chose a less strenuous mode of existence. He had a host of friends in Earle and over the Tri-States, which he covered in active life, who are grieved at his departure.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Glover, a son William of Earle; three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Blankenship of Crawfordsville, Mrs. C. J. Eden, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. W. D. Willard, Marion and Mrs. Cole of Parkin. Two brothers, A. F. and L. C. Glover of Earle; one sister Mrs. C. W. Hite of Parkin.
Pallbearers were, Albert Forehand, Fred Arthur, Jimmy Fullwood, Dalton Lancaster, Aubrey Lancaster Jr. and Alfred Griggs.
HENRY THOMAS GLOVER
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 20, for HENRY THOMAS GLOVER, one of Earle’s older and highly respected Negro citizens, who died Thursday October 10 at his home here. He was 72.
Henry was known to the people of Earle and community having been employed at the People’s Mercantile & Implement Co.’s gin since its erection. He was quiet and unassuming, devoting his time to the service of his employers and to his church. His peculiarity of headdress made him easily identifiable to all who came in contact with him. Henry was a credit to his race and shall be missed by both white and colored in this community.
MRS. MELINDA GOLDEN
Mrs. MELINDA C. GOLDEN, of Memphis, grandmother of Mrs. W. L. Beasley, who had many friends in Earle, died Monday afternoon at he home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel St. Clair in Memphis. She was 88. Services were held at the National Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial in Memorial Park.
Those from Earle to attend the services ere Mr. Thos Sellers, Miss Edith Chapman, Mrs. Floyd Roberts, Mrs. Maynard Hudgins, Mrs. W. H. Stancil, Mrs. John Namey and Mrs. Ellis Haddad. Mr. Haddad and Mr. Stancil were pallbearers.
SERVICES HELD FOR WALLACE F. GOODWIN
Services for WALLACE FLOYD GOODWIN of Marion, father of Crittenden County Sheriff Cecil V. Goodwin, who died Sunday night at Crittenden Memorial Hospital, were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with Rev. Alf Eason pastor of the Marion Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park. He was 71.
Mr. Goodwin, born in Crenshaw, Miss., had lived near Marion for 40 years where he was a planter, cattleman and dairyman. Mr. Goodwin moved to the county in 1913 and worked as a bookkeeper for the Banks & Danner Plantation at Clarkdale until he acquired his own land.
He was active in the Farm Bureau, a former office, a former member of the county Quorum Court, and a member of the Marion School Board. He was a member of the County Democratic Central Committee. He had been in ill health for several months.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Julia Bretherick Goodwin; his son and two daughters, Mrs. Paul Coleman and Mrs. Charles Carder, all of Marion.
CAR WRECK FATAL TO FORMER CITIZEN OF EARLE
Mrs. VIVIAN GRAFTON, wife of W. B. Grafton, merchant of Vanndale, Ark., was killed at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon in a head-on collision between an automobile and a truck on Highway 70 near West Memphis. Mrs. Grafton was killed instantly. Mrs. Grafton was seriously injured, suffering a broken left shoulder and left forearm. He was taken to Campbell’s Clinic in Memphis. The Graftons are former Earle residents, having conducted farming operations south of town for several years prior to moving to Vanndale.
Chief of Police Bud Holland arrested
Clarence Wyatt, negro of near
Mr. Grafton is the son of Mrs. S. B. Grafton of Memphis. Services for Mrs. Grafton was in charge of the Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis. Burial was in Vanndale Tuesday afternoon.
CROSSING ACCIDENT FATAL TO MARINE
A Marine stationed at Millington Naval Air Station was killed early Tuesday, when his automobile was struck by a Missouri Pacific freight train at the Lansing Crossing, five miles west of here on Highway 64.
Navy officials identified the victim as SGT. CECIL THOMAS GREEN of Fort Worth, Texas. They said he had been home on a furlough to visit his sick father.
A Negro, who lives near the crossing and witnessed the accident, said Sergeant Green drove his car onto the crossing apparently without seeing the westbound train. The area was blanketed with fog at the time, according to local residents.
Although the view is normally clear for a considerable distance and the crossing well marked, it has been the scene of a number of accidents.
GEORGE GREER INJURED SERIOUSLY IN ACCIDENT
GEORGE
GREER is in
According to reports Mrs. Greer and a negro, GODEN MCKINNEY, had finished loading a car of lumber and were closing the door when a Missouri Pacific freight backed into the car while switching causing the steel door to be jarred lose from its moorings. The door struck Mr. Greer knocking him down and pinning him beneath it in a folder position. Preliminary reports from the hospital say that his back was broken along with other bruises and contusions. His condition is critical.
Mr. Greer has been employed the Luther Wallin interests in various capacities for almost all of his adult life.
The negro, Golden
McKinney was struck on the head by the door and was taken to the
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO GEORGE GREER
GEORGE W. GREER, World War I veteran and long-time resident of Earle died in the Veterans Hospital at Poplar Buff Mo., March 23, following a heart attack. He had been in ill health for sometime. He was 64. Mr. Greer was born in Humboldt, Tenn., but spent most of his adult life in Earle where he was engaged in the timber business. He served as woods foreman and mill foreman for Luther Wallin during his years of active service. He retired three years ago and moved to Mammoth Springs, Ark., where he resided at the time of his death. Mr. Greer was quiet and unassuming and a tireless worker and possessed a host of friends in this community. He was a member of the Mammoth Springs Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alta Mae Greer and a son, Jack, with the U. S. Navy. Funeral services were conducted in Moscow, Iowa with interment in Moscow Cemetery. Langford’s Mortuary of Jonesboro, was in charge.
PERSONALS
Dr. and Mrs. Phil Deal were in Little Rock Sunday to attend the funeral of Dr. Deal’s cousin, Mr. PAUL GRIFFIN
MRS. GOLDA GRIGGS SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
After a long illness, Mrs. GOLDA GRIGGS died at her home here Sunday morning around 9 o’clock.
Services were held Tuesday morning at 10 at the Earle Baptist church with Dr. C. M. Savage, pastor in charge, assisted by the pastor of the Earle Methodist Church Rev. G. A. McKelvey.
Mrs. Griggs, who was 48, was born in Mockerson, Tenn. She and her family had been residents of Earle for the past 30 years. Mrs. Griggs was a devout Christian and was a faithful and valuable member of the Baptist Church. Her Christian influence will forever live in the hearts and lives of her family and friends.
She leaves her husband, Alfred Griggs; a son Hilton Griggs, of Earle; two daughters, Mrs. Gordon Grafton, of Hughes and Mrs. Jimmy Hooper of Sidon, Miss.; a brother, the Rev. Roy Hilton of Ponder, Texas; and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hilton of Earle.
Pallbearers were, C. L. Blanz, W. E. Crenshaw, Billy Rogers, W. C. Hudgins, Grady Franks and Richard Wood. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home was in charge.
TWO ARE KILLED BY HEAT
According to Richard Scruggs administrator of the Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis, two Mexican laborers died Sunday from heart prostration.
Mr. Scruggs identified the heat victims as MARTINEZ JUSTINE GUEVES of Etowah, Ark., and FIGHUEROA HERMINANDEZ ANTONIO of Wilson. He said both were admitted to the hospital Sunday.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR PIONEER CITIZEN HELD IN EARLE MONDAY
Funeral Services were held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the Earle Baptist Church for J. W. GUNN, the Rev. Roy Hilton officiating. Mr. Gunn died at the home of his son, W. T. Gunn at Jacksonville, Ark., following a short illness. He was 74. Mr. Gunn was a pioneer resident of Earle having moved here in 1904. During his active career he was in the grocery and market business and served the people of this vicinity for some 30 years in this capacity. Ill health caused him to retire from his chosen profession some 11 years ago, most of which time he spent away from Earle.
He is survived by three sons, Dr. J. V. Gunn, W. T. and Earl Gunn; two sisters, Mrs. W. T. Ingram Mrs. Luetta Crimm, both of Earle. Burial was at Gibson Cemetery.
EDWARD A. HALE CALLED BY DEATH
EDWARD
A. HALE,
retired building contractor and father of James C. Hale, former prosecuting
attorney of the Second Judicial District, died at
Mr. Hale was 83. He was one of the early residents of Blytheville, Ark., moving there in 1898. He was in the contracting business until 1945 when he was forced to retire because of ill health.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Kate Hale of Marion; his son, James C. Hale of Marion; a daughter, Miss Edna Kate Hale of Washington; a brother, A. A. Hale of Blytheville.
IN MEMORY OF W. F. HALL
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. M. HAMMETT
MRS.
MARGUERITE HAMMETT, a former resident of Earle, who was a social hostess
for many years at the Parkview in Memphis, died at her apartment in the hotel
Friday June 2nd at 2:30 in the afternoon. She was 71. Services were held Saturday
afternoon at National Funeral Home in
Mrs. Hammett was born in
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. R. O. Mason
of
PARKIN YOUTH KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
W. C. HANNER, age 21, of Parkin was killed early Sunday morning on Riverside near E. H. Crump Boulevard in Memphis when a car in which he was riding missed a curve, jumped a curb, smashed into a utility pole and turned over.
According
to report the car was occupied by an Earle boy, Wayne Sanders and three other
Parkin youths Gary Hinkley, the driver, Raymond Waits
and Billy Turpin, all were treated for minor injuries at John Gaston
Hospital. They had been “just driving
around” and were returning home shortly after
Mr. Hanner, a farmer, was born and reared at Parkin, His brother, JAMES HANNER, was killed in a car truck crash near Lansing about four months ago.
He
leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hanner; a
sister, Mrs. W. E. Lindley, all of Parkin, and two brothers, David Hanner of Marion, a professional football player with the
Green Bay Packers, and John Hanner of
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. C. A. HARPER
MRS. MEHETABEL COLBY HARPER, former
resident of Earle, wife of Rev. Charles A. Harper, who served at Earle
Presbyterian Church as pastor for a number of years, died Tuesday morning at
Mrs.
Harper was 67 years of age and was a native of
She was especially noted for her excellence as a Bible teacher and was in wide demand. She had been active in Presbyterian women’s work.
Besides
her husband she leaves a son, Charles A. Harper Jr., of Charlotte, N. C.; a
daughter, Mrs. W. E. Wilson of
Services
were held at
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. DOYNE HARRIS
Services were held Saturday morning, July
8th, for MRS. DOYNE DUGAN
HARRIS at the Assembly of God Church in Earle, with Rev. J. M. Whitman
officiating. Burial was in
Born in Vermillion,
February 27, 1953
SERVICES HELD
FOR JOHN L. HARRIS
Services for JOHN L. HARRIS JR., who died at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville , Tenn. 11 o’clock at the Earle Methodist Church
Born and reared in Earle he was graduated
from Earle High School and the University of Arkansas, after taking pre-medical
work at Arkansas State College. He lived
in Piggott, Ark. four years and served five years in the Army during World War
II. He was a Mason and a Member of the Earle Methodist Church. His home was in West Memphis at the time of
his death.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Muriel Harris; a
daughter, Martha Lynn Harris of West Memphis; four brothers, Wilbur Harris,
Malcolm Harris and Dewitt Harris of Earle, and Carl Harris of Lonoke, a sister,
Mrs. Paul Patterson of West Memphis, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Harris of Earle. Active Pallbearers
were, Boots Roberts, Eddie Sample, Saideie Namey, Wrenn Phelps, Kinley Ray and Harold Falls.
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO WILLIE HARRIS
WILLIAM H. HARRIS, a former resident of Earle and owner of the Peoples Bargain Store here, died at 3:40 Monday afternoon of a heart attack in his office in the William H. Harris & Co. wholesale house in Memphis. He was 55. Services were held at 10:30 Wednesday morning at Abraham Memorial Chapel in Memphis. Rabbi Isdadore Goodman officiated, with burial in Baron Hirsch Cemetery.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Harris came to Earle in the early twentys and operated the Peoples Bargain Store for several years. He later moved to Memphis. He owned Greener’s Department Stores in Memphis and a chain of stores in Parkin, Earle, Helena, Augusta and Little Rock. He was a Mason and Shriner and a member of Baron Hirsch congregation, Memphis.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dora S. Harris; a daughter, Mrs. Irmazell Lee of Memphis; three brothers, Edward Harris of Cleveland, Ohio, and Bernard Harris and Jack Harris of New Orleans, and two sisters, Mrs. Fred Herman of Memphis and Mrs. Florence H. Kiefer of New Orleans.
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
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F.
R. Fuller of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. and Elizabeth Hartrick
of
February 11, 1949
PIONEER RESIDENT
DIES IN W. MEMPHIS
Services for Mrs. EMMA HAYES, a resident of Crittenden County since 1910, were
held Friday morning Feb. 4th at 10:00 o’clock from the chapel of Citizens
Funeral Home in West Memphis. The Rev.
Harold Eggensperger, pastor of the First Methodist
church, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Scott pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church officiated. Burial was in
Byhalia, Miss.
Mrs. Hayes, who was 90, died on Thursday
morning at 2:05. She was the widow of
the late Dr. Charley Hayes of Byhalia.
She had made her home in West Memphis since 1924 with her daughter Mrs. Zela Tufts. Prior to
that time she made her home in Earle and her family were
pioneers of this community. Since she
had lived in West Memphis she had spent much time here with her daughter, Mrs.
H. Chalmers.
She had been an invalid for the past
several years. She lived a full and
useful life. She will be remembered by
her many Earle friends as a beautiful Christian character and the Enterprise
extends their deepest sympathy to the bereaved family.
She is survived by two other daughters besides Mrs. Tufts and Mrs. Chalmers. They are Mrs. Bess White of Memphis and Mrs. Ivan Dickson of Turrell.
FIRE DAMAGES HEATH HOME
An
early morning fire partially destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. EDDIE HEATH last Monday. Mr. Heath
notified the fire department oat approximately
According to reports, Mr. Heath was asleep in the living room and was awakened by the smell of smoke and sound of wires burning in the attic.
The fire completely destroyed the kitchen and dining room and most of the roof. The rest of the house and household furnishing were damaged by water. Some of the living room and bedroom furniture was saved and most of the clothing was removed through a bedroom window.
The Heath’s are now living in the James Garey house, 2 doors west of their former address.
MRS. HENDRICKS GRANDMOTHER OF MRS. GRAVES DIES
Mrs. AMY ANN HENDRICKS of the Shiloh community near Harrisburg, formerly of the Etowah vicinity, and grandmother of Mrs. Dewey W. Graves of Lepanto, died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. j. L. Morgan, Tuesday, July 6 at 7 p.m. She was 84.
Services
were held last Wednesday afternoon, July 7 at 3 o’clock in the Garden Point
Church near Etowah with Rev. Clarence Edmonston,
pastor of the Baptist Church in Manilla,
officiating. Burial was in
Mrs.
Hendricks was born in
Active
pallbearers were her grandsons, Floyd Morgan, Weona,
George Morgan,
SERVICES HELD HERE FOR FORMER RESIDENT
MRS. FRANK (LOIS G.) HILL of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a former resident of Earle for many years was killed last Thursday, August 12, and another woman was seriously injured when the car in which they were riding skidded on wet pavement and rolled down a steep bank near Somerset, Kentucky.
Three other passengers escaped minor injuries. According to Coroner Gibbs of Somerset, Mrs. Hill was crushed by the car. Mrs. George Ferguson of Louisville, Ky., was driver of the car. It was raining and Mrs. Ferguson lost control of the car which tuned over sideways and then end over end as it plunged down an embankment before coming to a stop about 100 yards from the highway.
Funeral services were held at the Earle Baptist Church Sunday afternoon with Rev. H. L. Lipford of Brinkley, her former pastor, and Dr. C. M. Savage officiating. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery near Wynne. Mrs. Hill, active in church and civic affairs, served as tri-county young people’s leader, and was local president of Baptist WMU while in Earle. At the time of her death she was state chairman of WMU in Kentucky.
She is survived by her husband, Frank Hill of Elizabethtown; two sons, Jimmy Hill of Fanwood, N. J., Edward C. Hill of Lexington, Ky., and her mother, Mrs. Nora Lanier of Elizabethtown. Pallbearers were, Tom Sellers, Charles T. Bernard, Wrenn Phelps, David Beattie, J. E. Fullwood and Bert McElroy. Holt Funeral Home of Earle was in charge.
September 30, 1949
PERSONALS
Mrs. Eddie
Harris was called to New Orleans, La., Tuesday on account of the death of her
mother, Mrs. MILDRED HILL.
WILLIAM E. HILL
WILLIAM E. HILL, retired farmer died Monday afternoon at his home here. He was 76. Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis was in charge of arrangements.
Mr.
Hill was born in
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Phelps Hill of Earle; three sons, C. H. Hill of
Earle, Hershell Hill of Memphis and Carlos Hill of
San Diego, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. D. D. Cobb and Mrs. Mildred Nix, both
of Earle; Mrs. Faye Brown of
MR. AND MRS. C. T. HILTON HAVE 60TH ANNIVERSAY
Congratulations
to MR. AND MRS. C. T. HILTON who
celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Christmas Day. Home for the
happy occasion were their son Rev. Roy Hilton and family of
Mr.
and Mrs. Hilton were married in
SERVICES HELD FOR C. T. HILTON
Mr. C.
T. HILTON,
died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at
J. B. HINSON DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Services
were held at
Mr.
Hinson was born in
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. McDaniel of Earle and Mrs. Edwin Handschke of Jacksonville, Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. Dona Moore of Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Dea Fulgham of Birmingham, Ala.
Burial
was in
CARD OF THANKS –
With grateful hearts, we thank all those who died so much to help us in our recent bereavement. We thank each of you and assure you we are sincerely appreciative. (signed) The JEFF B. HINSON Family
PROMINENT CROSS COUNTIAN DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME
JAMES EDGAR HOLLAN SR. of Wynne died suddenly of a heart attack at his home there Saturday afternoon. He was 56.
He was born in Bowling Green, Ky. and came to Cross County 30 years ago. One of the largest land owners in the county, Mr. Hollan devoted much of his time in past years to charitable work. He was a board member of the Crippled Adult Hospital in Memphis and was a member of the board of Boysville of America, which he was helping establish near Wynne.
He had served on the State Welfare Board, he was a director of the First National Bank of Wynne, member of the Rotary Club and director of the Agricultural Council of Arkansas. He belonged to the Wynne Baptist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Ware Hollan; one son, Edgar Hollan Jr. of Wynne; a daughter, Mrs. Allen Smith of Memphis and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the chapel of the Kernodle Funeral Home in Wynne Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock with Rev. Boyd Baker officiating. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne.
FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN LITTLE ROCK
MRS.
WALTER HOLT, a resident of Earle for many years, died Sunday morning at her
home in
A native of
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Caton and Bill Holt of Little Rock; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Davenport, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Charlie Ferris of Macon, Miss., and Mrs. J. V. Satterfield of Little Rock. Eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
EVENING
TIMES,
MRS. HYACINTH HOOD
Mrs. HYACINTH BORTON HOOD of Earle died Friday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 1 p. m. today Earle Baptist Church. Burial will be in Crittenden Memorial Park with Citizens Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Hood, 82, widow of Clarence Hood and a long-time Earle resident, was born in Earle, Okla. She was a member of Earle Baptist Church.
She leaves six daughters, Mrs. Dora Jane Dupstaff of Ethel, Mrs. Harriett Bonds of Memphis, Mrs. Imogene Hawly of Sherwood, Mrs. Ginger Young of Vicksburg, Miss., and Mrs. Barbara Zapata of Portland, Ore.; three sons, Clarence R. Hood Jr. and Paul E. Hood, both of Earle, and Ronald Hood of Clarkedale, 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Earle Baptist Church.
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
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
SERVICES HELD FOR MR. ELLA HUDGENS
Services were held Sunday afternoon at
Rev. Wm. Rucker and Rev. Harold Wilson
officiated. Burial was [at]
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
MRS. J. M. HUGHEY
MRS.
J. M. HUGHEY, wife of Dr. J. M. Hughey, a former
beloved pastor of the
Mrs.
Hughey, the former Miss HATTIE MAE STANLEY of
Besides
her husband she leaves three daughters, Dr. Ruth Hughey,
English professor of
PERSONALS - Those from Earle to
attend the funeral services for MRS. J. M. HUGHEY Tuesday in
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank our friends for the many beautiful floral offerings that were sent, and for their deeds of kindness and the sympathy extended to us in our recent bereavement. (signed) Mrs. CLYDE HUMPHREY and Family
MARSHALL HUMPHRIES HURT IN GUN ACCIDENT
MARSHALL HUMPHRIES, local tractor and farm machinery mechanic was victim of a gunshot wound last Saturday when a 410-gauge shotgun which he was carrying on his combine was accidentally discharged.
Mr. Humphries, who is employed by the Nodini Brothers, farmers of the Crawfordsville vicinity, was carrying the shotgun to shoot rabbits as they jumped in front of the combine as is the custom with many hunters at this time of the year.
Through some motion of the combine the gun was discharged with the load striking him in the right bicep and shoulder muscle. No bones were broken and most of the tendons were thought to be in good condition. He is expected to recover use of the arm without too serious complications result.
He
is a patient at
FRANK HUXTABLE SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
FRANK BARTON HUXTABLE, lifelong resident of Crittenden County and a prominent citizen of Earle for more than forty years, died Thursday morning at 5:30 while visiting his farm near here. He was 64.
Mr. Huxtable, owner of the Main Drug Store since 1926, drove his car out to his farm and stopped near where Son Yarbour, a colored man, was at work in the field. When he failed to get out of the car, Yarbour went to him and found him very sick, and within a few minutes he died in his scar. He has been ill for the past several weeks and was to enter the hospital later the same day.
During his many years in the drug business in Earle he has made many friends, both white and colored. His friendliness and his service to this community will be greatly missed.
He was active in civic affairs, a member of the Baptist Church and of the Earle School Board.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jewell Huxtable, one daughter, Miss Mary Ann Huxtable of Earle; two sons, Dr. R. F. Huxtable, with the U. S. Air Force in Japan and Lynn Huxtable of West Memphis and a sister, Mrs. Charlie Williams of Jonesboro.
At this writing, funeral arrangements are incomplete.
NEGRO MINISTER PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE
Sunday evening at 2:00, several of we colored friends of the late MR. HUXTABLE assembled in the Baptist Church and joined his family and many sorrowing white friends and neighbors to celebrate his homegoing.
We were seated in one of the classrooms of the beautiful church and listened to the eulogy ably delivered by the pastor, Dr. Savage.
It was evident from the expressions on the faces of Son Yarbro, Julius Cleave and others that they were profoundly impressed in the passing of the kind-hearted, Christian man who had befriended them throughout the years. Mrs. Huxtable not only touched the lives of those in his immediate employment but touched the lives of all who came his way.
He was a kindly man, a public servant, a Christian whose expressions and dealings were built on exalted concept.
His drug store was a Mecca for the poor, those with limited funds, church solicitors and those in need of advice. In him they found a sympathetic ear for their pleas to fall upon.
Mr. Huxtable has gone to sleep, but not until he has given a full day’s work. Let us pray to God that in these times of stress and strain, wars and rumors of war, that his spirit shall be reincarnated into some body that the philosophy of life that he stood for will not be lost to the generations of our time.
(signed) Rev. Z. E. Barr (Colored)
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. F. B. HUXTABLE
Services for Mrs. FRANK B. (Jewel Parker) HUXTABLE, longtime resident of Earle were held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Earle Baptist Church with Dr. E. B. Abington officiating. Mrs. Huxtable died at 9:00 p. m. Sunday at her home after a brief illness of a heart ailment. She was 61.
Born and reared at Lovelady, Texas, she had lived in Earle for the past 25 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She was an enthusiastic member of the Garden Club and possessed an ardent love for flowers and an artistic ability for arranging them.
She leaves two sons, Dr. R. F. Huxtable of
Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park. National Funeral Home of Memphis was in charge. Pallbearers were; Tom Sellers, M. E. Bird, Eugene Barham Jr., Charles Bernard, Jack Huxtable, Gene Morrison, Bert Dickey Jr., and Richard Wood.
HUXTABLE HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE
The JACK
HUXTABLE home was partially damaged by fire last Friday afternoon at
SERVICES HELD FOR R. T. HUXTABLE
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at
Mr. Huxtable was
75 years of age. He had been a life-long
resident of
He was a faithful member of the
SHARRON HUXTABLE
Funeral Services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Earle Methodist Church for Baby SHARRON HUXTABLE, the 2 ½ months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Huxtable. Mr. H. M. Barnett, pastor, officiated.
Sharron was sleeping in her bed Tuesday afternoon when her mother thinking that the nap was unusually long, went in to see about her and found that she had rolled over on her face and the little body was cold. Mrs. Huxtable immediately called Dr. Ray who hurried to the home and pronounced the child dead.
Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery with the Holt Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Kinley Ray and John Drane. The Enterprise joins the host of friends in extending deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents.
MRS. AL INGRAM
Services
were held November 22 at Citizens Funeral Home in
Mrs.
Ingram left Earle in 1954 to make her home in
She
is survived by her son Elmo Ingram of
(Note: Full name from Citizens Funeral Home record, daughter of M. E. Wheeler, unmarked grave)
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO FORMER EARLE CITIZEN
R.
A. (BOB) IRBY former Earle citizen, died at his home in
Mr. Irby, whose
original home was in
Mr. Irby was a
graduate of the Atlanta School of Pharmacy, a member of the
Besides his wife, Mrs. Nettle Coughlin Irby of Forrest, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Will Hammond, of Kosciusko, Miss., and Mrs. Lucian Connor of Jackson, Miss.; six grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. J. T. Irby of Earle, and Chester Irby of Meridian, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. C. M. Thompson of Meridian.
SERVICES ARE HELD HERE MONDAY FOR J. M. JENKINS
Services for JAMES MILLS JENKINS, a beloved citizen
of Earle for the past 50 years, was held at
Mr. Jenkins, who was 75, died Sunday morning, January 18, at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis where he had been a patient for the past ten days. He was born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas. the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Jenkins. He later lived in Huntsville, Ala., and was graduated from Alabama Polytechnical Institute at Auburn.
He returned to Crawfordsville in 1901 and moved to Earle in 1905 where he held farming interests for many years. He married Miss Lewis Powell of Earle in 1907, uniting two prominent families of Crittenden County. Mr. Jim was a charter member of the Earle Presbyterian Church and has served faithfully as an Elder since its organization. His genial personality won for him friends in all walks of life. He was active in civil affairs and in politics of the county and state.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lewis Powell Jenkins; two sons, J. M. Jenkins of Frayser, Tenn., and John P. Jenkins of Earle; a daughter, Miss Carolyn Louise Jenkins of Memphis and a sister Mrs. Maggie Wall of Huntsville, Ala., and four grand-children.
Active Pallbearers were, Daryl Cato, Gene Morrison, Ellis Haddad, Watt Campbell, James Wood, Ed Bond and J. C. Reece. Honorary: J. O. Anderson, C. B. O’Neil, Floyd Roberts, F. E. Beattie, R. W. Miller and H. N. Rogers
SERVICES FOR MRS. N. JENSEN HELD IN EARLE
Earle friends paid final tribute to Mrs. KIRSTEN JENSEN Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, when funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church with Dr. C. V. Crabb officiating.
Mrs. Jensen died Saturday morning, November 3, at 10:05 o’clock at the Lilly O’Keefe Nursing Home in Memphis.
She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23, 1868, coming from Denmark to Memphis, with her late husband, Mrs. N. Jensen, in 1905 and they moved to Earle in 1910. She was a devout Christian and a member of the Earle Presbyterian Church for over 40 years.
Mrs.
Jensen had been in ill health for the past several years. She has made her home in Memphis since
1946. Her only survivor is her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Nichols of
PERSONALS
Mrs. B. G. Dickey, Mrs. R. E. Moore and Mrs. B. G. Dickey Jr. were in Tunica, Miss., last Friday to attend the Funeral Services for Dr. M. B. JERNBERG, a former resident of Earle.
BROTHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT SUCCUMBS
JOSEPH
BARNEY JINNETTE, brother of Mrs. George Newton, of Earle, well-known
businessman of
He was born May 30, 1900 in Gadsden, Tenn., the son of George W. and Anna Belle Patrick Jinnette. He graduated from Jackson Business College, Jackson, Tenn., and on August 11, 1928 married the former Miss Leota Quillin of Gate City.
A partner in the Valley Collection Agency, he had previously been assistant manager of the Waynesboro Finance Company, and had been employed by Paul Freed, Inc. He came to Waynesboro in August 1923. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the Kiwanis Club.
Besides his widow, who is a teacher in
Waynesboro schools he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Craddock, of
Humboldt, Tenn., Mrs. Ralph Williams, Gadsden, Tenn., Mrs. Geo Cash, Memphis and
Mrs. Geo. Newton of
Waynesboro news – Virginian
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.
FORMER EARLE PASTOR CALLED BY DEATH
Services for the Rev. GROVER C. JOHNSON, Methodist minister in the North Arkansas
Conference for 41 years, were held last Friday afternoon at the
Born in
FORMER EARLE
RESIDENT DIES IN
MR. J. H. (JINKS) JONES, a resident of
Earle for many years died of a heart attack last Tuesday at this home in
Born
in
SERVICES HELD FOR HARRY KELLEY
HARRY LEROY KELLEY, the original “Parkin Kid”, died at his home near Parkin Sunday, March 23, at the age of 52. He had been sick a long time and spent a lot of time in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis the past several months.
Mr. Kelley was well known to baseball fans throughout the South having served some ?1 years in organized baseball as a pitcher, mostly in the Southern League. He pitched for the Memphis Chicks all or part of 10 seasons and was a consistent 20-game winner. He was noted for his iron man ?oles, pitching Sunday double-headers on home appearances mainly. He also pitched for New Orleans, Birmingham and Atlanta. His record in the league was 173 victories and 15 defeats. During his baseball career, Kelley had parts of six season sin the majors, his best years being with the Philadelphia Athletics where he had records of 15-12 and 13-21, and 9-8 and 4-3 records with the Washington Senators. Kelley came by the name of “Parkin Kid” legitimately having been signed to play pro ball when only 16 years of age. The name stuck with him until his retirement.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in Parkin with the Rev. Charles Lewis officiating. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery near Wynne with Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis in charge. He leaves his wife; two sons, Bryan Kelley of Earle, and Harry Kelley Jr. of Gulfport, Miss.; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Kelley of Parkin; a brother, Alfred Kelley of Parkin, and a sister, Mrs. A. L. Stephens of Parkin.
PERSONALS
Mr. E. C. KING, who farmed near Earle for many years and is well known here, died Saturday following a stroke, in the hospital at Helena. He had been in ill health for some time.
E. C. KING
MR. E. C. KING, 76, father of Mr. Jimmy
U. King of Earle, and who spent much of his time here in his son’s home, died
September 16th at the home of his daughter in
Graveside
services were held on last Wednesday at
SERVCIES HELD FOR TED KING
Funeral services were held last Friday, May 17, at 2 p.m. in Hot Springs for TED M. KING, Adjutant for the Arkansas Department of the American Legion, who died Wednesday in a little Rock Hospital following a heart attack. He was 56.
Mr.
King is a brother of Mrs. R. T. Huxtable of
Earle. A veteran of World War II, he was
born and reared in
He was a member of the Hot Springs Rotary Club and for a number of years was editor of the “Bath Tub” the club’s weekly bulletin. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura King of Hot Springs; one daughter, Mrs. B. R. Schenk of Hope, Ark.; one brother, Gibbons King, of Hot Springs; two sisters, Mr. Lavonia Likens of Little Rock and Mrs. Huxtable of Earle.
CARD OF THANKS
Our heartfelt thanks to our neighbors and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in our bereavement. These expressions have been deeply appreciated. (signed) MRS. KNAPP AND BECKY
PERSONALS
Mrs. C. E. Morrison spent the past week in Zephyr Hill, Florida with her sister, Mrs. JIM LAIR, whose husband died suddenly with a heart attack last Wednesday. Mrs. Lair is the former Miss Frances Price, and has many friends in Earle who regret to hear of Mr. Lair’s death.
SISTER OF EARLE RESIDENT DIES
MRS.
JOHN LAMPHIER, a sister of Mrs. Edith G. Twist of Earle died Saturday at
her home in
NOTICE
In the Probate
Court of
In the Matter of the Estate of THOMAS LATHON, deceased. Last known address of decedent: RFD 2, Box 146, Earle, Arkansas. Date of death: 20th of October, 1954.
The undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate of the above-named decedent on the 1st day of November, 1954.
Any 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 5th day of November, 1954.
Thomas Lathon, Jr. Administrator, RFD 2,
LUCIAN D. LAWRENCE SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Mr. LUCIAN D. LAWRENCE of Earle, died at 6:30, Monday morning at his home here. He was 76. Services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Tuckerman, Arkansas. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Born and reared in Tuckerman, Mr. Lawrence lived there until 1931, when he moved with his family to Earle and was employed with Barham’s Gin Company for 16 years. He retired on account of ill health in 1947 and has been confined to his home most of this time. He suffered a stroke on September 24th and did not regain consciousness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Lawrence. Holt Funeral Home of Earle was in charge of arrangements.
FORMER EARLE CITIZEN DIES
PORTER
LAWRENCE, truck driver for Rains
and Nations Co., died of a heart attack Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock at his
home in West Memphis.
Mr. Lawrence, who was 45, was born in Hoxie, Arkansas. He spent most of his life in Earle where he engaged in farming. He moved to West Memphis two years ago. He was a veteran of World War II
He
leaves his wife; a daughter, Mrs. W. C. Follis of
West Memphis; six sisters, Mrs. Frank Smith of Memphis, Mrs. Curtis Wheeler of
West Memphis, Mrs. Ed Yarborough and Mrs. Willie Poole of Covington, Mrs. Mae
Lawrence of New Orleans and Mrs. Ella Lane of
Citizens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ARTHUR LAYTON, 68, BURIED HERE TUESDAY
ARTHUR LAYTON, 68, was found dead at this home Sunday morning, January 18, by neighbors who investigated his absence from his usual avocations. According to reports, he suffered a heart attack. Arthur was a pioneer citizen of Earle and belonged to one of the oldest and most respected families of this community. They have been farmers all their lives and his immediate family is still engaged in this profession.
He is survived by three brothers, Herbert, Dave and Lowell Layton, and a sister, Mrs. A. F. Glover. Funeral services were held at Holt Funeral Home at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning with burial in the Layton Cemetery. Rev. J. G. Wise, pastor of Barton’s Chapel conducted the services. Pallbearers were, V. R. Lunsford, Lewis Swindle, Jim Atkins, Charlie Cloar, Bill Watson and Clayton Miller.
TWO NEGROES DIE IN TRUCK-TRAIN CRASH
One Negro was killed and three others critically injured at 5:050 Sunday morning in Crawfordsville, when a Missouri Pacific freight train collided with the truck in which they were riding.
Killed was ROBERTA LEE REED, 30, of Crawfordsville. Critically injured and taken to Crittenden Memorial Hospital were Jessie Love, 40, driver of the truck; Jerry Bell, 21, and NOVELLA LEMONS, 30, who died Monday at 11:30 to become the second fatality.
Deputies
said the truck was traveling west on a side street and that the driver’s view
was blinded by a small building. The
engineer on the freight train was D. C. Walmsbey of
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MISS LENA LEWIS
Services for Miss LENA LEWIS, member of a widely known Crittenden County family, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Earle Methodist church with Rev. G. A. McKelvey, pastor officiating, assisted by Dr. C. V. Crabb, Presbyterian minister.
Miss Lewis died Monday afternoon at 2:30 at Mustin’s Rest Home in Memphis. She had been ill for two years. She was 88. Born in Earle, she was the daughter of the late Confederate Captain John Gatewood Lewis. She was educated in West Point, Miss., and at the Columbia School of Expression in Chicago. She made her home in Earle for many years with her sister, the late Mrs. Lula Scott, and her niece, Mrs. J. M. Jenkins. She was loved by a host of friends in this community.
Miss Lena was always interested in young people and taught them creative expression as a hobby, and was organizer of the Capt. John Leis Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy. She was a great lover of classic poetry and had written many poems that won for her the title of “Poet Laureate of Eastern Arkansas.” She was a devout Christian and an active member of the Earle Methodist Church until her health failed.
Besides Mrs. Jenkins she is survived by two other nieces, Mr. W. C. Watson of Hot Springs and Mrs. Frank Glankler of Memphis; a nephew, John G. Lewis. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home was in charge.
EARLE FARMER KILLED IN TRACTOR ACCIDENT
WALTER LANE LINDLEY, 33, was victim of a fatal farming accident at his home south of Earle Tuesday afternoon when he became pinned under the wheel of a tractor which he was trying to extricate from a mud hole. The exact cause of the accident was not determined as there were no eye witnesses.
Mr. Lindley was born and educated in Wynne and was a veteran of World War II. He entered the army in 1942 and was discharged in the Fall of 1944, serving in the European Theatre and took part in D-Day invasion. He held the Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster and other citations. He was actively engaged in farming in this community and was a member of A. L. Reed’s Veterans’ Training Class.
He is survived by his wife Frances Porter Lindley; one son Walter Lane Jr.; a daughter, Janan Lindley of Memphis; a sister, Mr. H. H. Priest and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lindley of Little Rock. Funeral services were held at Durham Funeral Home in Wynne Thursday morning at 10 o’clock with burial in Cobell [Cogbill] Cemetery.
Active Pallbearers were Bill Kennedy, H. W. Vogel, Elbert Person, Jimmy King of Earle, Jack Hooper and Curlin Dearing of Wynne.
EARLE FARMER DIES IN
Funeral
services were held for LUTHER LINDSEY, Earle farmer, at the
Mr.
Lindsey, a member of the Earle Church of God in Christ and long time resident
of the community, died in a
He is survived by four brothers, Guy Lindsey of Memphis, Tenn., Clyde Lindsey of Nettleton, Ark., and Paul and George Lindsey of West Memphis, and a sister, Mrs. Beatrice Thomas of Booneville, Miss.
Langford’s Mortuary of Jonesboro was in charge of arrangements.
SERVICES HELD FOR H. E. LITTLEJOHN
Services
or HARRISON ELIJAH LITTLEJOHN, farmer and carpenter of Earle, were held
at the
Mr.
Littlejohn, who was 69, died at his home here Tuesday morning. Born in
He
leaves his wife, Ms. Lula Brazile Littlejohn; a son,
Bernice Littlejohn of Earle; two daughters, Mrs. P. H. Smith of Earle and Mrs.
L. H. Harrison of
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank our friends for their many deeds of kindness, flora offerings and thoughtfulness to us in the recent death of our loved one.
(signed) The H. E. Littlejohn Family
CARD OF THANKS
We
wish to thank our many Earle friends for their thoughtfulness and acts of
kindness extended to us in the recent death of our son, HOLLIS.
(signed) MR. AND MRS. H. E. LITTLEJOHN and Family
INFANT LOCKE
Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon for the INFANT SON that was born to MR.
AND MRS. HAROLD LOCK Sunday night at
CARD OF THANKS –
The extreme kindness and thoughtfulness shown us by friends and neighbors during our recent sadness helped so much to comfort us. We are indeed grateful. (signed) The LOCK Family
MRS. MILDRED LOCKE DIES; AGE 89
Mrs. MILDRED W. LOCKE died December 6th at Wabbaseka, Arkansas. She was 89 years of age. Mrs. Locke lived in Earle thirty years ago and was known as “The Good Neighbor.” She was kind and gentle and never missed an opportunity to do good. The children in her neighborhood loved her and were always welcome at her house. Many who have grown up still remember her cookies.
She
is survived by three children, William A. Locke, former railroad clerk in
Earle, Mrs. Hazel Locke Greene, Musical Dramatist, who taught music here and
Mrs. B. L. Willey, principal of the
SERVICES HELD FOR D. W. LONG
Services were held at
JABE LUCAS VICTIM OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
Services for JABE LUCAS, former Earle citizen who
was killed Saturday afternoon in a traffic accident near Turrell,
were held Monday afternoon at the Assembly of God Church at Parkin. Burial was in
According to reports,
Mr. Lucas, and his 15 year-old son, Marvin, and L. W. Duncan, Western Auto
Associate Store owner here, had been on a hunting trip and were crossing the
intersection near Turrell when their car was struck
by another. Mr. Duncan, who was driving
the car, sustained serious head lacerations and was taken to the
He leaves his wife, four sons, Lloyd, Marvin, Melvin and Cecil; three daughters, Marilyn, Hazel and Bertha all of near Parkin; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Lucas of Parkin, three brothers and sisters.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank each and every one of our Christian friends who have been praying for our little girl’s recovery. She (ELLEN LUNSFORD) is a mighty sick baby and still needs prayer.
And most of all we want to thank Dr. Savage for being so understanding and coming to our home to pray for our baby, and also for both of us that we might accept Jesus as our Saviour. We are happy to say that because of Dr. Savage we both gave our hearts to God.
We would be very happy if all Christians of each denomination, also the pastors of each church, would have special prayer each time the church doors were open for services.
We also want to thank all of our friends for the help which they so willingly gave. Thanking you very much. (signed) Mr. and Mrs. HERBERT LUNSFORD
BABY ELLEN LUNSFORD
Little ELLEN LUNSFORD, the 17-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lunsford of Earle, died Monday afternoon around 5 o’clock at Le Bonheur Hospital in Memphis where she had been seriously ill for the past three weeks. Cause of death was undetermined.
Services were held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church with Dr. C. M. Savage, pastor officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion.
V. R. LUNSFORD
V. R. LUNSFORD, who has farmed in the Three-Way neighborhood for a number of years and was recognized as one of Earle’s successful farmers, died at Kenne3dy’s Hospital in Memphis Sunday, August 1st.
Mr. Lunsford had been having recurrent illnesses and had been more or less incapacitated before his death.
He was 62 years of age, a veteran of World War I, and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Lunsford, and two sons, Allison and Herbert Lunsford, all of Earle.
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to thank our friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy during the recent passing of our beloved husband and father, V. R. LUNSFORD. Your Christian neighborliness which greatly lessened our burden cannot be measured in words. May God bless you.
(signed) Mrs. V. R. Lunsford and sons.
JAMES E. LYLE
MR.
JAMES E. LYLE of
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Happy Lyle; two daughters, Mrs. Harry R. Darby of Wahiawa, Hawaii, and Mrs. O. B. May Jr., of Batesville; and two sisters, Mrs. McElroy of Hickman Mills, Mo., and Mrs. Elizabeth Walker of San Francisco, Cal., and a brother Maston Lyle of Chattanooga, Tenn.
SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER EARLE RESIDENT
Mrs. LULA BAYS MAGNESS, a former resident of Earle, died at 4:15 Friday afternoon of last week at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Mrs. Magness made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Virginia Campbell, Memphis. She was 85. She was born in Walthall, Miss., and was a Baptist.
She also leaves three other daughters, Mrs. R. E. Hughey of Memphis, Mrs. S. M. Jones of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. A. L. Lane of Louisville, Ky.; three sons, W. D. Magness of Earle, J. T. Magness of Ashland, Miss., and Col. Walter B. Magness of Austin, Texas.
Among the nine grandchildren surviving are Percy Magness Jr., of Earle and Mrs. Joan Burch of Hughes. Services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at National Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial was in Memorial park.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Holt were called to McKenzie, Tenn., this past week-end on account of the death of Mrs. Holt’s brother, Mr. CHARLIE MANLEY.
NOTICE
In the
Comes
Catherine Kenley 21683, of 2168 Elmore Sq.,
Pittsburg, Penn., and Georgia M. Hunter of Crawfordsville, Arkansas, daughters
of the said Newton Markham, deceased, and only legal heirs of the said Newton
Markham, both being over twenty-one years of age. The said Newton Markham died, intestate, on
That the said Newton Markham left no will and owed no debts that petitioners know of at the time of his death. Petitioners pray that the Clerk of this Court cause to be published in some County paper this notice for three weeks and calling on any person having any right, claim of debt against the said deceased to file and prove said claims within thirty days from this date to be forever barred.
State of
This 16th day of April, 1957, A. B. Carter, Clerk. My commission expires
SERVICES HELD FOR HOLLIE MARTIN
Services
were held for HOLLIE MARTIN, Crittenden County farmer, who died at his
home in Earle Thursday of last week were held at 2 Saturday afternoon at the
Earle Church of God. Burial was in
Mr. Martin, who was 54, was a lifetime resident of this community. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dora Larmon Martin; two sisters, Mrs. Bill Watson and Mrs. Bertha Beazley and two brothers Andy Martin and Clarence Martin both of Earle.
FORMER EARLE RESIDENT DIES
CLARENCE EDWIN MATTHEWS, a former Earle merchant and real estate man, who moved to Memphis after his retirement 16 years ago, died at St. Joseph Hospital Tuesday. Mr. Matthews lived at 565 Thomas and had been a patient at the hospital a week. He was 87.
Born in Fairfield, Ill., he spent most of his life in Earle. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Throgmorton Matthews; two sons, Clarence Edwin, Jr., and William Throgmorton Matthews of Memphis; two daughters, Mrs. Norris C. Blackburn, Jr. of Nashville and Mrs. Richard Covington of Baltimore. Mrs. Matthews was the brother of the late Dr. J. H. Matthews and the late Mrs. E. L. Byrne of Earle.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. EMMA MATTHEWS
Services for MRS. EMMA BOND MATTHEWS of Earle, widow of Dr. J. H. Matthews, were
held at
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
FORMER EARLE RESIDENT DIES AT RIPLEY, MISS.
Services for Mrs. EMMA MCCLELLAN, a former Earle resident, who died last Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Anderson in Ripley, Miss., were held at 3 Sunday afternoon in Ripley.
Mrs. McClellan was 68. She was a member of a pioneer Tippah County family and a Baptist. She was married to the late J. W. McClellan. They lived in Earle for several years. After the death of her husband 10 years ago she moved to Ripley and made her home with her daughter. She leaves another daughter, Mrs. Charles McCraw of Memphis; four sisters and two brothers.
MRS. ELLIE MCCRACKEN DIES SUDDENLY
The
Earle friends of MRS. ELLIE MCCRACKEN will regret to learn of her sudden
death on Christmas Day in
Mrs.
McCracken and her family are former residents of Earle. They owned and operated
Mack’s Café here for several years.
Until recently she had been making her home in
She
is survived by one other son, Joe McCracken of
FORMER EARLE RESIDENT DIES
WILLIAM RUSSELL MCCRACKEN died late Monday night at the University Hospital in Jackson, Miss. He was 52. Russell was a former resident of Earle and made many friends here while operating Mack’s Café for a number of years. He was born in Arkansas and had made his home in Canton, Miss., for the past 3 years where he was parts manager for Harrel Chevrolet Company. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, a Mason, and was active in Boy Scout work.
Services were held in Canton Wednesday afternoon. He leaves his wife Mrs. Elouis McLaurin McCracken, two son, Lauren and David, a daughter Sarah Martha, all of Canton and a brother, Joe B. McCracken of Humboldt, Tennessee.
WILLIAM MCCREARY INJURED IN WRECK (outcome unknown)
WILLIAM MCCREARY, of West Memphis, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCreary of near Earle, is in the Methodist Hospital in Memphis recovering from severe injuries he received last week, when the heavy transport he was driving overturned on a county road about a mile north of Crawfordsville. He suffered a fractured vertebra and was placed in a cast.
William operates the Gulf Oil Station in West Memphis. The accident occurred when he was thrown from the truck as the heavy vehicle overturned. He said he lost control when the back of the truck started sliding in loose gravel when he attempted to pass a car. The heavy transport was completely demolished.
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
The plane was taking off for a return to
The two men and Albert McCreary of
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,
He spent his entire life in
JOE MCCREMMON DIES OF HEART ATTACK
JOE PATRICK MCCREMMON, a life-long resident of Earle, died Sunday evening at 9:30 o’clock at his home from a heart ailment. Mr. McCremmon spent his earlier years in the timber industry but in later years devoted his time of farming and trading. Funeral services were held at Holt Funeral Home at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Langley and Rev. Joe Sullivan in charge. Burial was at the Medley Family Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Bowman McCremmons.
JIM MCDANIEL
JIM MCDANIEL, farmer of near Crawfordsville, died at 2:15 Tuesday afternoon at his home after an illness of six years. He was 51. Mr. McDaniel was born in Alabama and had lived near Crawfordsville about 15 years. He was a Baptist.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniel; a son Ferguson McDaniel of Crawfordsville; two daughters, Miss Lucille McDaniel of Crawfordsville and Mrs. William E. Burns of Marion and three brothers, Herman McDaniel of Ebony, Ark., Arnold McDaniel of Wilson, Ark., and Clem McDaniel of Chicago.
SERVICES HELD FOR WYNNE PIONEER
Services for JOHN WILLIAM MCELROY who died at his home near Wynne at 1:30 Sunday morning after an illness of more than five years, were held Monday afternoon in Wynne. Burial was in McElroy Cemetery. He was 94.
A member of one of Cross County’s pioneer families, Mr. McElroy had lived in the county all his life. He served as county surveyor for more than 50 years before his retirement.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Kate McElroy; a brother, E. L. McElroy; three daughters, Mrs. Luther Wallin and Mrs. Mollie Edmonds of Earle, and Mrs. W. E. Chadwick of Chatfield, Ark., two sons, Bob McElroy of Edwardsville, Ill., and J. W. McElroy of Wynne; 35 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren.
ED L.
ED
L. MCKINNEY, farmer of near Earle died suddenly at
Services were held Saturday afternoon at
Citizens Funeral Home chapel with Elder R. L. Colley officiating. Burial was in
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Josephine Rouse McKinney, five sons, Silas McKinney, Robert E. McKinney and Lloyd McKinney, all of Earle, and Thelvin McKinney and Junior McKinney, both of Blytheville; five daughters, Mrs. Willie Barnhill of Marianna, Mrs. Edward Wright of Crawfordsville, Mrs. James Pipkins of Blytheville and Mrs. Edmond Roberts and Miss Opal McKinney, both of Earle.
JOHN H. MCKINNEY
Services
were held Thursday of last week at National Funeral home in
Mr.
McKinney, who was 68, was born in
MCNAIR SERVICES HELD SUNDAY
Services for held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at the Earle Church of Christ for Mrs. BERTIE FLORENCE MCNAIR, who died Friday at the home of her son Ronald McNair, in Earle. She was 60.
The pastor of the Wynne Church of Christ officiated. Burial was in the Parkin Cemetery with Holt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were John T. Organ, John Snelson, Tom McCall, Ralph Adams, Carol Brown, and Alvin Carrier.
SERVICES HELD FOR GALEN MCREE
GALEN GREEN MCREE, who for the past 21 years has made his home with his sister, Mrs. M. M. Thompson on the Margland Farm east of Earle, died early Monday morning, August 18, in a Citizens Funeral Home ambulance while enroute to Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis after suffering a heart attack at his home. Mass, by Father Shelly, was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Jackson, Tenn. Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. McRee was born and spent his early life in Jackson and before coming to Earle in 1937 made his home in Natchez, Miss. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hettye McRee, two sisters Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Dorothy Varley of Memphis and Earle; a nephew, Edward Thompson of Pine bluff.
MRS. SALLIE MEDDERS FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Funeral Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Earle Baptist Church for Mrs. SALLIE MEDDERS, 74, who died Friday, July 15, in a Memphis Hospital. Rev. Joe Sullivan, pastor, officiated. Mrs. Medders has been a resident of Crittenden County since 1917. She has been in ill health for the past two years, most of this time confined to the bed at the home of her daughter Mrs. T. J. Taylor, in Earle. She was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Beside Mrs. Taylor, she leaves a daughter; Mrs. Minnie Hooker, Oxford, Miss., three sons, Ernest and Isom Medders of Memphis and Bill Medders of Toledo, Ohio. Twenty-five grandchildren and eleven great grand children. Pallbearers were Jimmy Fullwood, Benny Butt, Tom Cloar, Bob Drew and Mal Harris. Burial was in Gibson Bayou Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home in charge.
SERVICES HELD FOR GASTON MEYERE
GASTON MEYERE, retired hardware merchant and active civil leader, died at his home here Tuesday afternoon, January 14, at 2:45 following a long illness. He was 78.
Born in Strausburg Lorranaine-France, he came to America at the age of 17. He moved to Earle in 1925 from Marvel, Ark., and became engaged in the hardware business. After several moves he purchased the building now occupied by Jim’s Hardware & Supply and continued his operations until his retirement in 1950.
He was an active member of the Earle Rotary Club and served as its secretary for 11 years until ill health forced his resignation. He was especially interested in the Crippled Adult Hospital, a pet Rotary project, and devoted much of his time in the interest of the hospital.
He was a past president of B’nai B’rith, serving three terms, and for 7 years was secretary of the organization. He enjoyed a wide acquaintance throughout this section and his loss will be felt by many.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty MeYere and two brothers of Paris, France.
CRIPPLED ADULT HOSPITAL WILL REMEMBER MR. MEYERE
The following letter from the Memphis Hospital for Crippled Adults was received this week by Mr. Howard Newell, President of the Earle Rotary Club:
Dr. Mr. Newell:
The Memphis Press Scimitar for January 15 carried an article relative to the death of our mutual friend, Rotarian GASTON MEYERE. All officers and staff members at the Hospital for Crippled Adults hasten to extend sincere condolences to the Earle Rotary Club and community in the loss of this fine friend and citizen.
We recall that for many years Gaston was very active, both in the solicitation of funds for the support of the hospital and in his efforts to find and help sponsor eligible patients from that area for treatment here. We recall many fine virtues in the life of this outstanding Rotarian but to our mind one of the most outstanding qualities we remember was the sincere personal joy Gaston got out of being help to other people. Many of you will recall that Gaston had personally brought the Earle Rotary Club’s contribution to the hospital many times. This money was not only a great help to us in meeting the needs of our patients but it was also a real inspiration to see how much pleasure Gaston got out of being an instrument in helping to make the money available to the hospital. Since he has been on the inactive list we have missed him many, many times. The memory of his unselfishness and his pleasure in helping unfortunate people will live on in our minds even though Gaston has passed on. His passing is a distinct loss to the hospital as I am sure it is to his fine wife, other relatives and friends.
We will be forever grateful for Gaston’s contribution to the success of the Rotary-sponsored Hospital for Cripple Adults.
Cordially, your friend
S. Truman Lewis, Executive Sec’y
MRS. ADA MILLER
MRS. ADA TAYLOR MILLER, long time Crittenden County resident, of near Turrell, died at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis Thursday evening, Nov. 14 about 11 o’clock. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a devout Christian woman, devoting much of her time to church work during her active life. She was 74.
Funeral
services were held at
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE DURING SERVICES FOR ROLLO W. MILLER
The business houses in Earle were closed last Friday afternoon for 45 minutes in respect to one of Earle’s beloved citizens, ROLLO W. MILLER, who died suddenly, Thursday afternoon about 1:30 at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Huxtable where he made his home. Services were held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Earle Presbyterian Church with Dr. C. V. Crabb, officiating, assisted by the Methodist pastor, Rev. G. A. McKelvey.
Mr. Miller was born on July 8, 1888 in Clifton Tennessee. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller of Clifton, who died when he was a young man. After their death he came to Crittenden County in 1904 and made his home with his sister, Mrs. Annie Miller Morris, at Vincent. He was associated with the Banks and Danner Company for a number of years.
In 1919, he married Miss Marye Cooper of Memphis, who died in 1944. They moved to Earle in 1920 where he was connected in business with his brother-in-law, Mr. J. O. Anderson. A few years later they left Earle and lived in Memphis and Jacksonville, Fla., returning here in 1929 where Mr. Miller was co-partner with Mr. Anderson in Earle Furniture Company for .. years.
Since 1949 he was been Representative in Earle for the Farm Bureau Insurance Company. He was a Mason, an Elder in the Presbyterian Church where he served faithfully for many years. He had a host of friends and a fitting remark was made by one of them recently when he said, “Rollo didn’t preach his religion, but lived it.” He will be greatly missed in our community.
Burial was in Memorial Park in Memphis. Active Pallbearers were, Buddy Morrison, George Holmes, Daryl Cato, John Jenkins, Jack Huxtable and E. W. Biggers. Honorary: Elders of the Presbyterian Church, F. E. Beattie, Floyd Roberts, H. N. Roberts, J. O. Anderson and C. B. O’Neill.
MRS. O. B. MILLS
Services for Mrs. LAURA MILLS, a pioneer Parkin resident who died Saturday, were held Monday at Parkin Methodist church with Rev. Ray Y. Langley officiating. Mrs. Mills, who was 62, was the wife of O. B. Mills, jeweler.
She leaves her husband; her father, H. N. Green of Parkin; three brothers, Newton and Tom Green of Parkin and Dewey Green of Forrest City and two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Durfee of Detroit and Mrs. J. L. Miller of Parkin.
EARLE OLDEST CITIZEN DIES; WAS 105
Born a slave, of slave parents, CLASSIE MINNIFIELD, Negro, died at her home on the south side of the railroad Sunday, February 4, at the age of 105. She had always enjoyed good health and her death was due to old-age infirmities. She was buried in Russell Cemetery with Arthur Sims, Undertaker, in charge.
Classie’s family were slaves of the McClure’s planters of Pinewood, Miss., where she was born. She came to Earle in 1924 with the late Tom Graham, a cotton buyer and plantation owner, and has lived here ever since.
Classie was blessed with good eyesight, never having been forced to wear glasses. She lived in a two-story frame house on Highway 64 and was a familiar sight as she sat in the up-stairs doorway watching the passers-by. She leaves a daughter, Lillie Bobo, who is well known and has a host of friends, both white and colored in Earle.
BILL MINOR
Mr.
BILL MINOR, 53, of Dyess, Ark., and a former
resident of Earle, died November 5 in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis at 11:30
p. m. Services were conducted in the Dyess Methodist Church Monday, November 7th at 1
o’clock. Burial was in Crittenden
Memorial Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home of
Earle was in charge.
Mr.
Minor and his family lived in this community for a number of years before they
moved to Dyess, where they were living at the time of
his death. He is survived by his wife,
two sons and two daughters.
MRS. WEBB MINOR KILLED IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
The
Earle friends of Mr. Webb Minor whose home is in
Webb’s injuries were not serious but he is in the hospital for shock and treatment. He has been in Earle for the past several seasons operating his crop dusting airplane and has many friends here who extend to him their deepest sympathy in the loss of his wife, and wish for him a quick recovery from his injuries.
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY TAKES TWELVE LIVES
Twelve victims of a kerosene explosion and fire which wrecked a three room tenant house near Parkin, Ark. Christmas Eve were buried Monday afternoon in Crittenden Memorial Park, near Marion.
“We love the Lord because He has heard my voice in supplication,” Father Edward J. McCormick of West Memphis said as three silver gray caskets containing the 12 bodies were lowered into the earth.
A chilling rain fell on about 75 friends and relatives of the MONTANA and SANTANA families who attended the services.
Two survivors of the blast, Mrs. Raul Montana and her daughter, Marie Montana , wept brokenly throughout the brief services.
The caskets held the bodies of five of Mrs. Montana’s six children. Her husband, who poured kerosene into a bedroom heater to touch off the explosion is in St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis, critically burned.
The other victims were members of the family of PETE SANTANA SR. Only living member of that eight member family is 12 year old PETE SANTANA JR., who is also critically burned and in the hospital.
The kerosene ignited fire was the worst accident in the Nation during the Christmas holidays.
Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis was in charge.
S. R. MONTCALM
FORMER EARLE MAN MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
S. R Montcalm, of Bonita, La., Struck by
Train,
S.
R. Montcalm, 85, of Bonita, La., met a tragic death last Tuesday afternoon,
Feb. 3, when he was struck by a fast moving passenger train. Death was instantaneous.
Mr.
Montcalm, whose hearing was impaired, had just left his home to walk up town,
and as was his custom, he walked down the railroad right-of-way. He had just crossed a cattle guard when the
train, traveling at a great speed, approached him from the rear, and despite
the warning cries from his wife and several other witnesses he failed to hear
the train in time to get out of its path.
Mr.
Montcalm, who was of French parentage, was born at sea. He moved to Earle 40 years ago when this
territory was almost a virgin forest, and lived here continually for 30 years,
operating a blacksmith and wood working shop.
He was a very successful business man, and through his kindness, fair
dealings and cheerful disposition made hundreds of staunch friends in this
community who were both shocked and grieved at his untimely passing. He was a Christian man, his faith being
manifested by a wholesome respect for religious institutions and a profound reverence
for his Lord.
Mr.
Montcalm had been living in Bonita, La., for the past ten years and when he
heard of the murder his friend and co-worker of former years, Mr. E. L. Byrn, which sad event occurred several weeks ago, he
requested that he be buried beside him at Gibson Bayou Cemetery in this city
when his days on earth were ended. The
request is being granted and interment will be at Gibson Bayou.
Funeral
services are incomplete as we go to press, awaiting the arrival of his eldest
son, Rector, who is on his way here from New Jersey. The Enterprise joins a
host of friends in offering heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.
(Publication and Date Unknown, From Wilma Cloar scrapbook)
WALDRON SPEED
Waldron
Speed Moore, 37, died in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Memphis, at 7 o’clock Friday evening,
February 9. Waldron or “Dinty,” as he was better known to his friends, was a former
Earle resident and attended Earle High School.
He married Lillian Ingram of this city.
Funeral
services were held Monday morning at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Memphis,
and burial was in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis.
At the time of his death, the deceased was in the real estate business.
‘DINTY’ MOORE, BUILDER, DIES
(most likely Memphis Press Scimitar)
STRICKEN WITH HEART ATTACK AFTER PNEUMONIA
With
$10 in his pocket, W. S. Moore, known to hundreds of Memphians as “Dinty,” started in the real estate business. His sincerity,
his reliability, his pluck, brought him success.
Pluckily,
too, he fought the flu about a month ago, returned to work as head of W. S. Moore
& Co., real estate firm, then contracted pneumonia. He was in St. Joseph’s Hospital and got well
enough to return to his home on Novarese Wednesday.
At
6:30 p.m. yesterday he was stricken with a heart attack at his home. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the
hospital.
NATIVE TEXAN
Mr.
Moore was 37. He was born in Houston,
Texas, coming to Memphis as a boy. He
graduated in 1921 from Christian Brothers College, where he held the tri-State
lightweight boxing championship.
In
1931, when his father died, Mr. Moore “dug in” and worked hard to support his
mother and sister. Finally, his business
began to build up, and at his death was one of the best known dealers in the
city.
Mr.
Moore’s building business was mainly in small houses – and these he built
soundly – in both the parts that show and the parts that don’t.
He
was planning to build 24 houses this spring, with a large group of them to cost
less than $3000. In the Press-Scimitar
building page Tuesday were to be shown drawings by Polk Agee, architect, of two
houses to built by Mr. Moore.
COUNTED FRIENDS FIRST
Mr. Moore was known as a man who counted his
friends first and he would go to any amount of time and trouble to help any
friend.
He
was a leader in civic work. He was
president of the Berclair Civic Club and the Young
Democrats Club of his community at his death.
He was to have been a registrar in his precinct for the coming
congressional election. He was active in
the Red Cross and traffic safety work.
He
was a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was a Catholic and a former
National Guardsman. Interested in
aviation, he was planning to buy an airplane this year.
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Lillian Moore; his sister, Ruth Marie Moore, Memphis.
Cosmopolitan Funeral Home has charge.
Funeral
cortege will leave Cosmopolitan Funeral Home Monday morning at 9 o’clock for
Blessed Sacrament Church, 2568 Hale, where mass will be said at 9:30
o’clock. Friends are invited. Interment
in Elmwood Cemetery.
JAMES MORGAN BITTEN BY RABID DOG
A 6-year-old boy started a series of 21 painful rabies shots Monday after it was discovered a dog that had bitten him Sunday was rabid.
The little boy is JAMES LAMAR MORGAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan, who lives six miles north of Earle near Twist. The Morgans are farmers.
Miss Clara Thomey, Crittenden County Health Nurse, said the dog’s head was examined by the Shelby County Health Department and found to be rabid.
SERVICES HELD FOR SIDNEY MORGAN
Services were held Sunday afternoon at
Morgan was fatally injured in an
automobile accident last Thursday evening around
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
The Morgan youth was taken to the
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
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
ROBERT SWAIN MORRIS
Friday, February 21, 1958
Funeral
services for Mr. Richard Swain Morris of Vincent were held Wednesday afternoon
at 12:30 at National Funeral Home in Memphis with Rev. Robert Doom, pastor of
the Earle Presbyterian Church officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Cemetery, Memphis. He was 88.
Mrs.
Morris was born February 25, 1870 in Clifton, Tenn., and moved to Crittenden
County with his family in 1883. In 1892, he and his brother, the late Knox
Morris of Crawfordsville became partner sin business and were engaged in
extensive farming interests. In 1900 he married Miss Mary Virginia Martin of
Germantown, Tennessee. He was a member
of the Presbyterian Church and a Mason.
He
is survived by his wife, one daughter, Miss Ruth Morris of Vincent; a son
Richard Louis Morris of Long Island, N. Y.; two grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. MORRISON
Funeral
services for Mrs. REBECCA WHITSON MORRISON who died Thursday, Oct. 15,
were held at the Earle Methodist Church, Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. Harold Wilson officiated.
Born
in McMinnville, Tenn., Mrs. Morrison had been a resident of Earle for many
years. She came to Earle as a teacher,
later married Mr. M. M. Morrison. One
son, Mack Jr. died when about 16 months old. She
was an active worker in the Earle Methodist church and in all civic
interests. For many years she served on
the Earle school faculty.
She
leaves her husband of Earle, three sisters, Mrs. Mose
Waller of Lenoir City, Tenn., Mrs. Ewing Allen of McMinnville and Miss Pauline
Whitson of New York City.
Pallbearers
were: Jim Hester, Milton Morrison, Gene Morrison, W. P. Morrison, James Terry and
Watt Campbell. Burial was in Forrest Hill Cemetery in Memphis with Langford in
charge.
LITTLE WILLIAM MORRISON IS VICTIM OF POLIO
Services were held Friday afternoon at the Earle Methodist Church for WILLIAM PRICE MORRISON JR., 2 ½ year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Morrison, who died of polio Thursday morning, October 8th in the isolation wing of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, where he had been a patient for week.
Rev. G. A. McKelvey, pastor was the officiating minister. Burial was in Memorial Park, Memphis with Holt Funeral Home of Earle in charge.
In addition to his parents, he leaves his grandfather, Dr. J. J. McCaughan of Memphis, and his grandmother, Mrs. C. E. Morrison of Earle. Pallbearers were James Terry, Dick Twist, Charles Bernard and David Ruffin.
Date Unknown)
A TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARTHA R. MOSBY
EDITOR
EARLE ENTERPRISE: Recently my attention
was called to accounts in
I
am sure that very few of our citizens knew of the fine old
He owned a farm
where the old
Mr.
Richards’ family consisted of a wife, Sylbesta Fort
Richards, and three daughters; Laura M., Louisa Burrows and Martha. Mr. Richards had to send his daughters away
to school as educational advantages were very limited here at that time. Laura and Louisa attended Miss Young’s School
for Girls in
Just
before the war between the States, a young doctor from
The
Norvells had five children, of whom only two are
living. They are Mrs. W. B. Hazzard of
Miss
Louisa Richards married Major Josiah F. Earle.
They had two children, Louisa and Benjamin, and lived on their
plantation in the southern part of the county.
Martha married James Dixon Mosby. They had two daughters, Elizabeth Richards
and Maria Loise, and a son, John Lewis Mosby, who now lives in
(signed) A Friend
Note: This article was included
in the records of Mrs. Beulah Norvell. The date was not included, but it was noted
that the article was written prior to the death of Will Norvell,
HAZEL DEAN NAYLOR DIES SUDDENLY
HAZEL
DEAN NAYLOR, 46, a former resident of Earle, died at his home in Hulbert
Tuesday afternoon about
Funeral
arrangements were in charge of Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis. Born in
He
leaves his wife Mrs. Louise Naylor, four sons, Jimmy, Bobby, Edward and Billy
and a daughter Kay, all of Hulbert; a sister Mrs. Hugh Murphree
of
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. GEORGE NEWTON
Services
were held for MRS. GEORGE NEWTON Wednesday afternoon at
Mrs.
Newton, a native of
She
died at her home Monday afternoon at
She leaves her husband; a son, John J. Mockbee of Magnolia, Ark.; a daughter Mrs. C. B. Farish of Sumter, S. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Craddock of Humboldt, Tenn., Mrs. Mattie Sue Williams of Gadsden, and Mrs. C. J. Cash of Memphis and three grandchildren.
MAYNARD NICHOLS
Services for W. MAYNARD NICHOLS, retired bank manager of Byhalia, Miss., were held Sunday afternoon February 4, at his residence in Byhalia. The Rev. E. C. Driskell officiated. Burial was in the Byhalia Cemetery.
Mr. Nichols who was 70, died at his home late Friday night following a heart attack. He was born near Byhalia. For a number of years he was an employee of Orgil Brothers in Memphis. Leaving Memphis, Mr. Nichols returned to Byhalia to become manager of the Byhalia Bank. He served in that capacity for 40 years. He retired several years ago. Mr. Nichols had a number of farming interests. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Bess Hayes Nichols, formerly of Earle, who is a sister of Mrs. H. Chalmers. A sister, Mrs. J. B. Bailey of Abilene, Texas.
HIRAM NORCROSS IS
KILLED IN
Hever, England, Aug. 29 – (AP) – Officials are continuing their investigation into the death of HIRAM NORCROSS, 42 year-old American employee of Shell-Mex Oil Co., whose body was found near here Friday night.
Mr. Norcross who formerly lived at Tyronza, Ark. had throat wounds. He had been missing from his home at nearby Edenbridge, Kent, since last Thursday. When last seen he was going to keep an appointment with a doctor in London, police said.
The body was found beside a lane near the river Eden, between Hever and Edenbridge. Mr. Norcross went to England about a year ago, accompanied by his wife and two daughters. He was a graduate of the Law School at Yale.
The Norcross family are big land owners in the Black Oak neighborhood and are well known to Crittenden Countians.
June, 1908
Norvell
– At residence,
Remains
will be taken to
From records of Beulah Norvell (publication
and date unknown)
It was noted in the records that Ben Richard, Sr. died in
G. O. NORVELL
G. O. NORVELL, one of the oldest and best known citizens in this community, died at his home in New Earle sometime last Sunday or Monday morning. His death was sudden and unexpected, and was supposed to have been caused from inhaling too much chloroform. The deceased had been a sufferer from asthma for a number of years, and lately had become accustomed to the use of chloroform to find relief.
Monday morning he was found kneeling by his bedside with his face buried in his hands which contained a handkerchief that had been saturated with the drug. There is no doubt but what his death was purely accidental.
The
deceased leaves two brothers, Ben and Will Norvell of
this city, and a sister, Miss Beulah Norvell of
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM (From records of Beulah Norvell)
OTIE NORVELL PROBABLY VICTIM OF ATTACK
OF ASTHMA
The
friends of OTIE NORVELL were shocked this morning when it was reported
that he was found dead in his room at an early hour today. A Negro servant as usual went to the Novell
home this morning, about
Mr. Norvell had been suffering for several years with attacks of asthma and it is thought that the took one of those attacks early in the night, which proved fatal.
Mr.
Norvell was a member of one of the oldest families of
the county. He leaves two brothers and a
sister, Will, Ben and Miss Beulah. His
brothers have been living with him in Earle and his sister lives in
The
remains will be buried near Crawfordsville tomorrow morning at
PIONEER LOSES FIGHT AGAINST GRIM REAPER
WILL NORVELL, DESCENDANT OF TWO
PIONEER
Mr.
WILL NORVELL, one of Earle’s old
citizens, and a descendant of two fo the pioneer
families of
His
maternal grandfather, Benjamin Richards, came to this county in the early
50’s. He owned a plantation on and
around the site of New Earle or Norvell. His father, Dr. Novell, came from
He
is survived by a widow, Mrs. Ethel Norvell, and one
sister, Mrs. W. B. Hazard, or
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Holt’s Funeral Home and was conducted by Rev. G. C. Johnson. Burial was in Crawfordsville.
FORMER EARLE CITIZEN DIES IN MEMPHIS
N. E. OFFENHISER of Clarkdale, Miss., a former resident of Earle died Saturday night in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He was 75. Services were held Monday afternoon in Clarksdale at the Baptist Church. Burial was in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Offenhiser was formerly chief engineer for the Yazoo Delta Levee Board, and had spent more than 40 years in that section building and maintaining levees. Throughout his long service, he never experienced a levee break under his jurisdiction.
Born in Loarn, Ill., on December 2, 1874, he was graduated from the University of Valpariso, Ind., in engineering. In 1944 he became consulting engineer of the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board and was holding this position at the time of his death.
Before moving to Clarksdale, the Offenhiser family lived in Earle and Mr. Offenhiser conducted farming operations near Earle. He was a Baptist and a Rotarian. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Bess Offenhiser; a son Eugene o Clarksdale; a brother of Presho, S. D. and a sister, Mrs. Thompson of Platt, S. D.
SERVICES FOR MRS. J. B. O’NEAL
Services for Mrs. LUCY GRANTHAM O’NEAL, who died Monday night at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, were held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Earle Baptist Church with Dr. C. M. Savage officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park with National Funeral Home of Memphis in charge.
Mrs. O’Neal was the wife of J. B. O’Neal, a prominent farmer of the Wildcat Community for the past 18 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church and had been active in church work until ill health curtailed her activities. She was 73.
Besides her husband, she leaves a son T. C. O’Neal of Earle; a brother, Watt Grantham of Arcola Miss., and four sisters, Mrs. George Barrow of Greenwood, Miss., Mrs. Jim Barrow and Mrs. Mason Kuykendoll of Money, Miss., and Mrs. Linda Smith of Greenwood.
Pallbearers were C. L. Trammel, Bill Joe White, Cecil Neson, Levy McCracken, Bert Dickey Jr., Chas. T. Bernard, James Wood and J. E. Fullwood.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
From the Carroll County Democrat,
Mr. O’Neill moved to
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Nettie Mai Christenberry O’Neill and two sisters, Mrs. Gardner Holmes and Mrs. H. L. Bryant of Trezevant. Pallbearers were Leroy Keaton, Hervey Dickey, J. D. Bullington, Odis Dotson, Buman Argo and James Hinton.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. BESSIE ORGAN
MRS. BESSIE GOAD ORGAN, widow of the late Charles H. Organ Sr., died suddenly of a heart attack at her home here Saturday. She was 57.
Funeral
services were held at the Earle Baptist Church
Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock with the Rev. Ray Langley, pastor of the
Parkin Baptist Church officiating.
Burial was in
Mrs.
Organ was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Goad of Earle and wa a life-long resident of
Earle. The Goad family
were pioneer citizens of this community as was the family of the late
Mr. Organ. She was a member of the
She is survived by five sons, Mitchell, John T., Bobby, Rufus of Earle and Charles Jr., of Memphis; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Ferrell, who is with her husband in Germany one sister, Mrs. Hobart Bibbs of Little Rock and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers were, James Terry, John Snelson, Clyne Belue, Brooks McCollum, Bill Kennedy and Dalton Lancaster.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank our friends for the many deed of kindness and their thoughtfulness extended to us in our recent bereavement. They will not be forgotten.
(signed) The Organ Family
GLENDA JO OSWALT
Graveside services were held Saturday for
little GLENDA JO OSWALT two and
one-half day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oswalt
of Hughes. Glenda Jo was born at the
Mrs. Oswalt is the former Mary Julia Humphries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Humphries of Earle.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. NAOMI OTT
Funeral Services for Mrs. NAOMI OTT, were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Holt Funeral Home, with Rev. L. F. Lafevers, of the Earle Methodist Church and Rev. Ethan Dodgen of Forrest City officiating.
Mrs. Ott, who made her home in Earle with her brother, Mr. W. L. Beasley, died Thursday morning at Wilson’s Clinic in Wynne. She was 56. Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Forrest City.
She is survived by one sister Mrs. J. P. Fogg, Forrest City; Three brothers, Grady and J. W. Beasley of Forrest City and W. L. Beasley of Earle.
Pallbearers were: W. E. Crenshaw, Ellis Haddad, Charlie Cloar, Tom Cloar, Dana Patterson, Earle Brown and Tom Sellers.
SERVICES HELD FOR ROBERT C. OUTZEN
Services for ROBERT CHRISTIAN OUTZEN, Crittenden County retired planter and
former levee contractor, were held Sunday afternoon at
He was born in
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lillian Outzen; three daughters, Mrs. W. G. English of Earle, Mrs. Charles F. Smith of West Memphis and Mrs. Fred Angle of Amory, Miss.; a son, Robert Lewis Outzen of Burlingame, Calif., seven grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to express our sincere gratitude to the people of Earle for their many deeds of kindness during the months of illness and the passing of our loved one. (signed) The Outzen Family
SERVICES HELD FOR CLARA WEAVER OWEN
MRS.
CLARA WEAVER OWEN, of
She was a member of the
Serves were held Sunday afternoon at
PANNELL IN FAIR CONDITION TODAY
Night
Marshall DALTON PANNELL of Earle, is in fair
condition at
According to O. B. Cox, Earle Marshal, Pannell stopped Dunn and a companion, John Nichols, also of Earle, in a pickup truck late Saturday night near an Earle junk yard. Apparently the negro became panicky and in the scuffle he and Dunn shot each other. Dunn was charged with resisting arrest, carrying a pistol and with intent to kill. Nichols was not charged.
JESSE PARK
JESSE PARK, father of V. H. Park of
Earle, passed away Saturday, April 30, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. La Von
Iverson in
Mr. Park was born in Marshall County,
Kentucky but had resided in
Besides his son, R. H. Park of Earle, he is survived by two other sons, three daughters, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO HARVEY PATRICK
HARVEY
N. PATRICK of Memphis, father of Mrs. J. C. Reese of Earle, suffered a
heart attack while working at 869 Evergreen last Thursday morning and was dead
on arrival at McLemore Clinic where he was taken in a Ruby Ambulance. He was 72.
Mr.
Patrick was born at Cordova, Tenn., where he lived in the Morning Sun community
before moving to Memphis about 30 years ago.
He still retained his membership in the Morning Sun Presbyterian
Church. His home was at 1303 Cummings.
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Lena Patrick, four daughters, Mrs. R. T. Strickland Mrs.
J. E. Wilkinson of Memphis, Mrs. L. M. Jackson of Lucy, Tenn., and Mrs. J. C.
Reese of Earle; two sons, Houston H. and H. D. Patrick of Memphis; his brother
Freeman Patrick and sister Miss Jennie Patrick of Cordova, and 12
grandchildren.
Services
were held at 2:30 last Friday afternoon at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home. Burial in Memorial Park.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. LILLIE PATTERSON
Services
were held at
Mrs.
Patterson was 77. She was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rush and was born in Earle
Burial
was in
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the many friends who were so nice to us during our recent sad hours in Earle, especially those we were unable to see and thank personally. Your thoughtfulness and kindness, not only then, but all throughout the past years, shall always be remembered and appreciated.
(signed) Nettie Sarver and Family
Frank Hill and Family
PAUL PATTERSON HURT IN AIRPLANE CRASH
PAUL PATTERSON, 52, a former resident
of Earle, owner of the
Mr.
Patterson was taken to the
Mr. Patterson, a veteran flyer, was dusting cotton the J. H. Amelung Plantation when the accident occurred. He is the husband of the former Annie Ruth Harris of Earle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Harris.
PAUL PATTERSON HURT IN PLANE CRASH
PAUL PATTERSON,
Mr.
Patterson was taken to
Mrs. Patterson, who is the former Annie Ruth Harris of Earle, said her husband had just completed the sale of the duster and had taken it to be re-licensed for the new owner. She said the engine apparently stalled as he was coming in for a landing.
It
was the second time in less than a year that Mr. Patterson has been injured in
a plane crash. His wife said he was
hospitalized
MRS. ALICE BROWN PAUL
Services
for MRS. ALICE BROWN PAUL, who died at
Mr.
Paul, who was 60, had lied in
She
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Mary Barton of
VERNON
PAUL, prominent Parkin planter and ginner and former president of the
Parkin bank, is in critical condition in the
Mr. Paul was found immediately after the
shot was fired by his two sons-in-law, Harry Melhorn
Jr. and L. T. Beene, and his nephew, Phil Kelley,
about
He was rushed to the
EARLE NEGRO DIES IN BLAZING WRECK
A
life was claimed as the result of an accident Monday afternoon on Highway 149
about 2 miles north of Earle when a negro, DEMPSEY PEARL, driving south,
lost control of the ton and a half truck he was driving, leaving the highway
and became wedged between two trees. The
truck caught fire and Pearl was trapped in the cab.
Earle
fireman answered the call, extinguished the flames and with hack saws broke
open the cab and pulled the negro out.
He was badly burned and suffered internal injuries and broken bones. He lived for only a few minutes.
The
truck was owned by the Peoples Implement Company of Earle and was loaded with a
tractor at the time of the accident.
Pearl had been driving for the company for about five weeks.
CHARLES CLIFTON PETTY SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Funeral Services were held Monday morning at 10:30 at the Earle Baptist Church for CHARLES CLIFTON PETTY who died Friday morning at his home here after a long illness. He was 61. Dr. C. M. Savage, who was the officiating minister with Rev. G. A. McKelvy and Dr. C. V. Crabb assisting.
Mr. Petty, who was born near Batesville, Ark., came to Earle five years ago when he retired from the hardware business he had operated in Mountain View. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Petty was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and a Deacon in the Earle Baptist Church. He was a Mason.
He leaves his wife; two sons, Lt. Bill Petty with the U. S. Army, and Dr. Richard Petty of El Paso, Texas, and a brother, H. A. Petty of Austin, Texas. Burial was in Batesville Cemetery. Pallbearers were, Howard Bowling, Wheeler Glasgow, George Stein, Jim Belue, Jimmy Fullwood and Sam Vernon.
YOUR EDITOR MEETS THE FINAL DEADLINE
Services
for WRENN H. PHELPS, SR., who has been the editor of this paper for approximately
30 years, were held at 2 Sunday afternoon at Holt Funeral home here. The Rev. Edgar L. Storey, Presbyterians
minister officiated, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Barnett, Methodist minister. Burial was in Cogbill
Cemetery at Wynne.
Wrenn’s illness was of a short duration. He was taken ill on Tuesday and the pneumonia
which resulted in his death reached its climax around six o’clock Saturday
morning.
Born
in Wynne, Mr. Phelps moved to Earle in 1906.
Practically all of his adult life was spent in the newspaper
profession. The elder Mrs. H. M. Phelps
founded the Enterprise with which he was associated at the time of his
death. Outdoor sports were his hobby. He was a member of the
Besides
his wife, Ruth Phelps, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edgar Hollan,
Jr., of Wynne, a son, W. H. Phelps, Jr., of Earle; a sister, Mrs. J. F.
Partridge of Memphis, and a brother, C. I. Phelps, who was associated with him
in business.
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.
LEST WE FORGET
FARMER
PORTER, JR. is coming Home --- Home to this final resting place in the soil
of his native land. His body will rest
in the National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
Porter of Memphis were notified the first of this week that their son’s body
was among the number that will arrive in the States in the near future.
Farmer
is a former Earle boy and was a home town favorite. He was serving his country with the U. S. Air
Force in England at the time of his death.
As he sleeps among the heroic dead of the country he loved and for which
he gave his life, may this last journey home prove a restful peace nevermore to
be disturbed.
LT. FARMER PORTER JR.
Services
for Lt. FARMER PORTER JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Porter, 208
Auburndale, Memphis, former Earle residents, were held at Jefferson Barracks in
St. Louis, Thursday, December 8. Farmer
Jr., was killed in a bomber collision over La Spenzia,
Italy, May 2, 1944. His parents and
sister, Mrs. Walter Hughes and Mr. Hughes attended the services.
POWELL RITES ARE HELD ON MONDAY
Services for R. L. POWELL,
retired farmer of Earle, was held at
Mr. Powell was born in Lee County, Miss., and moved to Earle many years ago. He was a Methodist and was a regular attendant at services until recently.
Mrs. Powell died several years ago. He leaves two sons, R. F. Powell of Earle and George Powell of Marion; four daughters, Mrs. Temple Warner of West Memphis; Mrs. Irma Layton and Mrs. Lera Layton of Earle and Mrs. Erlie Gardner of Woodland, Ill.; a brother, O. D. Powell of Tupelo, Moss., 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE TO PAY DEBTS OF
ESTATE
Notice
is hereby given that the undersigned, as administrator of the estate of J.
B. PRIBBLE, deceased, will be on the 19th day of May, 1919, at the front door of
the Court House in the town of Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, offer for
sale at public auction to the highest bidder, upon a credit of six months, the
following lands belonging to said estate, being and lying in the county of Cross and state of Arkansas,
to-wit; The east half (1/2) of the northeast quarter (1/4) of Section Thirty-
Six (36), Township Eight north, Range Five eat, containing eighty acres, more
of less, for the purpose of paying the debts of said estate.
Purchaser
at said sale will be required to give note with approved security for purchase
price of said land. Dated this 23rd
day of April, 1919. H. BLAIR,
Administrator
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. J. M. PRUGH
Services were held last Friday, April 21st,
at the National Funeral Home in
The Prugh family were residents of Earle for many years. She moved to
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MILO ALVA PRYOR
Services for MILO ALVA PRYOR, a retired cotton ginner who died at his home in Parkin, Saturday night were held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Methodist Church in Parkin. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park with Citizens Funeral Home in charge. He was 73.
Born in Mason, Mich., Mr. Pryor had lived in Parkin the past 40 years. He owned Pryor Pecan Shelling Co., in West Memphis. He was a Methodist, and honorary member of the Rotary Club and a Mason.
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Maynard Pryor of Parkin; a daughter, Mrs. Alfred
Knox of Ft. Smith, Ark.; a son, Russell Pryor of West Memphis and three
brothers, Asa Pryor and George Pryor of Charlotte,
Mich., and E. C. Pryor of
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
MRS.
VIVIAN PUTMAN of
Services were held in
LAST RITES HELD FOR J. H. RAMEY SATURDAY
MORNING
Funeral
services for J. H. RAMEY were held at the Earle Baptist Church on
Saturday morning, January 23rd at 10 o’clock. The Rev. H. L. Lipford
pastor of the Baptist Church in Brinkley formerly of the Earle Church
officiated with Rev. Joe Sullivan and Rev. J. M. Barnett assisting. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in
Memphis.
Mr.
Ramey died Thursday night of January 20, at the Baptist Hospital in
Memphis. The beautiful floral offerings
and the large crowd portrayed the high esteem in which he was held by his many
friends. He had suffered from a heart
condition for several years, but his cheerfulness and the patience with which
he bore his illness endeared him to many people.
He
was a civic minded citizen and never turned down a cause to help his town. He came to Earle 14 years ago and has been
connected with the Peoples Implement Company since its establishment. Before coming to Earle he was a plantation
manager on the Woollard plantation
He
is survived by his wife of Earle, a son Howard Cook Ramey of San Francisco,
Cal., a daughter Mrs. Beverly Adkins of Memphis and a sister Mrs. W. T. Webber
of Earle.
CARD OF THANKS - We want to take this means
of thanking our friends for the many kin acts of kindness extended to us in the
loss of our loved one. For the beautiful
floral offerings, the consoling words from the ministers Fro. Lipford, Bro. Sullivan and Bro. Barnette
we are grateful. May God’s richest
blessings rest on each of you in our prayer.
(Signed)
Mrs. Irma RAMEY, wife; Mrs. Lottie
Webber, sister; Mrs. W. E. Adkins, and Howard Cook Ramey, children.
SERVICES HELD FOR W. R. RATLIFF
Funeral
services were held on Sept. 24 at Wilson Funeral Home in Greenwood, Miss., for
Mr. W. R. Ratliff of Phillips, Miss., a former resident of Earle who was killed
Sept. 22 by an Illinois-Central train near his home. His wife was in the car with him at the time
of the accident and is in a critical condition in a Greenwood hospital.
He
leaves his wife and four children, Howard Ratliff of Earle, John Ratliff, of
Maryville, Tenn., Odell Henkliman of Kingston, Tenn.
and M-Sgt. Jake Ratliff of San Carlos, Cal., four grandchildren and a brother,
Frank Ratliff of Louisiana.
Burial
was in the family cemetery at Duckhill, Miss.
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PERSONALS:
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ratliff were in Greenwood, Miss. last week to attend
the funeral services for Mr. Ratliff’s father.
SERVICES HELD MONDAY FOR WILLIAM B. RAY
Services for WILLIAM B. RAY, a brother of Dr. R. H. Ray of Earle, were held Monday afternoon at Cobb Funeral home in Blytheville. Mr. Ray died Saturday night at the Blytheville Hospital where he had been a patient for one week. His death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 72.
Mr. Ray was a resident of that community since 1902 and was a retired farmer. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Reg Hughes, and three sons, Billy, Dick and Johnnie Ray, and nine grandchildren, all of Blytheville.
Dr. Ray attended the funeral, accompanied by his son Leonard Ray, and daughters, Mrs. Olga Hutton and Mrs. Leslie Clark of Memphis, and Mrs. Herbert Howard of West Memphis. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Blytheville.
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.
TWO NEGROES DIE IN TRUCK-TRAIN CRASH
One Negro was killed and three others critically injured at 5:050 Sunday morning in Crawfordsville, when a Missouri Pacific freight train collided with the truck in which they were riding.
Killed was ROBERTA LEE REED, 30, of Crawfordsville. Critically injured and taken to Crittenden Memorial Hospital were Jessie Love, 40, driver of the truck; Jerry Bell, 21, and NOVELLA LEMONS, 30, who died Monday at 11:30 to become the second fatality.
Deputies
said the truck was traveling west on a side street and that the driver’s view
was blinded by a small building. The
engineer on the freight train was D. C. Walmsbey of
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. ALLIE RICH
Services were held Monday afternoon at
Stevens Funeral Home in
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.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Earnest Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Atkins and Mr. W. L. Rodgers were in Hot Springs Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Steele’s sister, MRS. AMY RICHARDS.
SERVICES HELD FOR BRADFORD RIEVES
Services were held last Saturday morning
at National Funeral Home in
Born in
Burial was in
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
Mr. Riley, who was born in
He leaves his mother, Mrs. C. F. Riley,
and one brother Gordon Riley of
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
JAMES RILEY VICTIM OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT (outcome unknown)
JAMES RILEY, 19, suffered a broken neck and undetermined head injuries when he was caught by a descending elevator and crushed against a guard gate at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon while at work at the John Deere Plow Co., in Memphis. He was rushed to St. Joseph Hospital in a Thompson Bros. ambulance. His condition is critical.
Mrs. Riley lives in Crawfordsville, Ark., and travels back and forth to work. The nature of his injuries indicate he was looking up the elevator shaft at the time of the accident.
SERVICES HELD FOR CLARENCE ROACH
Funeral
services were held at Smith Center Assembly of God Church in
Mr.
Roach, 61, died in the Veteran’s Hospital in
JOHN W. ROBERTSON
JOHN
WELSEY ROBERTSON SR., construction worker who moved to
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Edith Robertson; his son James Wesley Robertson Jr., two daughters, Kathy and Martha Lou Robertson; his mother Mrs. Kate Ingram and his step-father Tom Ingram all of Memphis; three brothers, Charlie Robertson of Earle, Willie Robertson of Michigan City, Ind., and Jim Robertson of Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Weatherford of Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Albert Keck of Memphis.
Services
were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at Citizens Funeral Home in
NOTICE
In
the Probate Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas. No. 829
In the matter of the estate of NORMA ROBINSON,
deceased. H. K. Barkick,
Administrator, Cum, Testamenta Annexo.
Notice is hereby given that Letters of
Administration upon the estate of Norma Robinson, Deceased, were granted by the
Probate Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas, to the undersigned on the 4th
day of January, 1949.
All
persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to exhibit the
same to said Administrator, properly authenticated, within six (6) months from
the date of the first publication of this notice, and if they fail to do so,
they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefits in such
estate.
Witness
my hand on this 4th day of January, 1949. H. K. Barwich Jr.,
Administrator, C. T. A. of the Estate of Norma Robinson, Deceased. Address: Wynne, Arkansas. J. L. Shaver, Attorney for said Estate. Jan. 7, 14, 21
In
the Probate Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas. No. 829. In the matter of the Estate of Norma
Robinson, Deceased. Notice is hereby
given that the Last Will and Testament of Norma Robinson was probated in form …
by the Probate Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas on …. day of January,
1949.
RETIRED LUMBERMAN DIES; HE WAS 72
Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:20 o’clock at the Methodist Church
in Crawfordsville, for Mr. W. L. ROBINSON, a retired lumberman of that
city, who died Thursday afternoon at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis where he
had been a patient since Dec. 13. He was
72.
Born
in Huntsville, Ala., Mr. Robinson moved to Crawfordsville in 1900. He was a Methodist and a Spanish American War
Veteran.
He
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Roy Pugh of Earle and Mrs. Robert Eberhart of Washington, D. C.; a sister, Mrs. Nannie Nash of Birmingham, Alabama, and three brothers,
Earl and Shelby Robinson of Emporia, Kansas and James Robinson of
Birmingham. Citizens Funeral of West
Memphis was in charge. Burial was in
Crawfordsville Cemetery.
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO MRS. J. Y. RODGERS
Services for MRS. BLANCH BROWNE RODGERS, who died at her home here Friday morning were held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church with Rev. H. L. Lipford of Brinkley and Dr. R. G. Lee, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park, Memphis.
Mrs. Rodgers, who was 77, was born and reared in Humboldt, Tenn., had been a resident of Earle since 1914. She was a devout Christian and an active member of the Baptist Church and a leader in the Women’s Missionary Union work.
She leaves her husband, J. Y. Rodgers, a retired farmer of Earle; a daughter, Mrs. E. R. Jones of Memphis; a son Robert Burnette of Lula, Miss.; a granddaughter, Barbara Jean Burnette of Lula and one sister Miss Ollie Browne of Earle.
The Deacons of the Baptist Church were honorary pallbearers. Active pallbearers were: Thomas Sellers, W. H. Phelps, Charles Bernard, J. E. Fullwood, Watt Campbell of Earle, Jake Cameron and Charlie Little of Memphis. Holt Funeral Home in charge.
RABIES CASE IS REPORTED IN EARLE
It has been reported that FREDDIE LEE RODGERS, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rodgers of Earle was bitten by a rabid dog last Sunday and is now taking preventative treatment at Dr. Wright’s Clinic.
While Earle began preventative measures on February 26 to avoid situations such as this, no doubt some dogs escaped being vaccinated or destroyed. Two clinics were held in Earle and dogs were administered preventative for rabies and dogs running loose were ordered destroyed.
Your
Mayor asks that you notify the City Marshal of any dog running at large in the
City of
There
is no need for alarm in the City of
LAMAR L. RODGERS IS VICTIM OF STROKE
LAMAR LUCIUS RODGERS, veteran State
Senator and prominent landowner of
Mr.
Rodgers, familiarly known to his friends as “Poppa,” was 73 years old. He was born at Whitehall Landing, the son of
James Washington Rodgers and Ella Norman Rodgers of
He became interested in politics in 1943 and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. He served in that capacity until 1946 when he was elected to the State Senate and was serving in this capacity when overtaken by his fatal illness. He was a favorite around the Capitol due to this gift of wit and humor and was also a dyed-in-the-wool sportsman. Deer hunting became his favorite pastime in later years.
Besides
his wife, he leaves two brothers, Harry and Amos Rodgers, both of
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO EARLE PLANTER
Funeral
services were held last Friday afternoon at the Earle Presbyterian Church for
Mr. JIM W. RODGERS, a prominent planter in this community. Dr. C. V. Crabb
officiated.
Mr.
Rodgers had been in failing health for the past few years and died Thursday
morning while enroute from his home East of Earle, to
the doctor’s office. He was 70.
He
was born in Yazoo City, Miss., February 14, 1881. He attended Mississippi State College and
Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee.
He
was engaged in farming in Phillips County Arkansas for many years before moving
to Earle about fifteen years ago. He was
an elder in the Presbyterian Church and the beautiful floral offerings and the
host of friends present at his funeral was evidence of the high esteem in which
he held.
Burial
was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery, Holt Funeral Home of Earle in charge.
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Cleo Rodgers; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Atkins and Mrs.
Bill Beattie Jr., both of Earle; one sister Mrs. Victoria Myers. Pallbearers
were Dr. H. S. Watson, H. W. Campbell, M. E. Klindworth,
W. A. Black, H. N. Rogers and Floyd Roberts.
SERVICES HELD FOR MR. J. Y. ROGERS
Services
were held in Earle Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church for JULIUS Y.
RODGERS, a retired farmer and a resident of Earle for more than 40 years.
Dr. E. B. Abington, pastor, officiated.
Mr.
Rodgers died at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis early Tuesday night, where he
had been a patient since Saturday. At the time of his death he had been living
with his sister, Mrs. J. M. McCalla at Rosemark, Tenn., where he was born 81 years ago and spent
his early years. He was a devout
Christian and served as an active deacon in the Baptist Church for many
years. Mrs. Rogers died four years ago.
He
leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. R. Jones of Memphis and a son, Bob Burnett of Lula,
Miss. Burial was in Memorial Park in Memphis, with Langford’s Funeral Home of
Jonesboro in charge.
PERSONALS
LUCIAN
ROGERS is a patient at
September 30, 1949
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs.
Henry ROGERS were called to Vian, Okla., the first of the week to attend the funeral
services for Mr. ROGERS
SISTER who has been seriously ill for several months.
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
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lurlene Rose of Earle; a son, W. L. Rose of Halls,
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES; HE WAS 106
The fast-thinning ranks of known Confederate veterans were reduced to 16 last Friday with the death of SAMUEL BENNETT RUSSELL at his home in Heber Springs, Arkansas. He was 106. Mr. Russell was the father of Mrs. William McCracken a former Earle resident, who had made her home with him for the past several years.
Mr. Russell served in the last Arkansas legislative session to be held in the old State Capitol in 1909 as a representative from Lee County. Mr. Russell’s stepson James Russell said his stepfather ran away from a boys school in New Bern N. C. to join the Signal Corps, was wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga and that he believed the elder Russell rose to the rank of major. All records of Russell’s service with the Southern forces were destroyed in a fire some years ago. He never applied for a Confederate pension.
He has made his home in Heber Springs since 1915. He leaves his wife and two daughters Mrs. McCracken and Mrs. William Hamilton of Memphis.
MRS. GEORGE SAIG PASSES QUIETY LAST SATURDAY MORNING
“Mother” Saig, as she was affectionately called by her many friends died last Saturday morning from a heart attack, at he home of her son Sam Saig. She was 77.
Born January 21, 1874 in Hamana Lebanon, she came to America in 1930 and has made her home with her two sons Joe and Sam Saig of Earle during these years.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church with Dr. C. V. Crabb officiating. Burial was in the cemetery at Munsford [Munford], Tennessee.
She was a devout Christian and a faithful member of the Earle Presbyterian Church where she was deeply loved and appreciated. She was a godly character, who lived unselfishly, and when one like she was goes hence, she leaves behind much of herself. She finished her days work. But her life’s work has just begun. The tomb is only a thouroughfare; it closes on the twilight, it opens on the dawn.
Could she speak to her devoted family I think she would say: “Life, we’ve been long together through pleasant and through cloudy weather; ‘Tis hard to part when friends are dear – Perhaps ‘t will cost a tear; Then steal away, give little warning, Choose thine own time; Say not Good Night – but in some brighter clime bid me Good Morning.”
Besides her two sons in Earle she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Massey of Bogata, Columbia, and Mrs. Emily Mukeiber of Barkley East, South Africa. Four brothers, A. Haddad and L. Haddad both of Argentina; Abraham Haddad of Hamana, Lebanon; H. N. Haddad of Munfors [Munford], Tenn. Six sisters, Mrs. K. Fatah and Mrs. A. Fatah of Lebanon; Mrs. M. D. Baddour of Hughes, Ark.,; Mrs. L. D. Baddour of Brownsville, Tenn; Mrs. Robert Baddour of Munsford [Munford], and Mrs. George Mukebir of South Africa.
Pallbearers were Paul Baddour, Edward Haddad, Mitchell Baddour, James Tucker, Sam Baddour and Ellis Haddad. Holt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
CARD OF THANKS
I want to express my sincere appreciation to my friends for their thoughtfulness and kindness to me expressed in flowers, cards and comforting words in the recent death of my father. My thanks to every one of you.
(signed) MRS. SAM SAIG
MABLE MCCOLLUM SAMPLE
Friday, September 26, 1958
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. DAN SAMPLE
Services for Mrs. Mable McCollum Sample, wife of Dan Sample Sr., of Earle, were held at the Earle Baptist Church Monday afternoon with D. E. B. Abington, pastor, officiating. Burial was at Crittenden Memorial Park with Citizens Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Sample, who died at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis late Saturday, was 70. Born and reared near Rutherford, Tenn., she had lived in Earle 41 years. She attended Laneview College at Bradford, Tenn., and before her marriage taught school.
She was a faithful member of the Earle Baptist Church and formerly taught a boy’s Sunday school class and was recent assistant teacher of the woman’s class.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter Annie Ruth Sample of Earle; three sons, Eddie Sample of Earle, Billy Sample of El Paso, Texas, and Dan Sample Jr., of Memphis; two brothers, E. B. McCollum of Earle and D. A. McCollum of Los Angeles; two sisters, Mrs. S. J. Lumpkin and Mrs. R. T. Jewell of Dyer, Tenn., and eight grandchildren.
MRS. MAGGIE SAMPLE
Mrs. MAGGIE SAMPLE died at the home of her nephew Robert Sample on January 21st. She was 100 years of age. Burial was in Rutherford, Tenn., Holt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Those from Earle to attend the services were, Mr. Dan Sample, Eddie Sample, Mr. and Mrs. John Sample, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sample, Mrs. Margaret Jackson and L. J. Lloyd.
MEXICAN GIRL KILLED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE
EVA SOTO SANCHEZ, 12 year old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eliseo Sanchez, Mexican sharecroppers on the plantation of Tommy Lambert four mile south of Parkin, was killed early Saturday morning when struck by a bolt of lightning during a sudden thunder shower. Eva and her twin brother, Adon, was returning to their home from a nearby cotton field where they had been chopping cotton when the bolt struck the girl. Adon was knocked to the ground but was only slightly injured. Services were held at the Methodist Church in Parkin Sunday, with burial in Parkin Cemetery. Holt Funeral Home of Earle was in charge of arrangements.
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY TAKES TWELVE LIVES
Twelve victims of a kerosene explosion and fire which wrecked a three room tenant house near Parkin, Ark. Christmas Eve were buried Monday afternoon in Crittenden Memorial Park, near Marion.
“We love the Lord because He has heard my voice in supplication,” Father Edward J. McCormick of West Memphis said as three silver gray caskets containing the 12 bodies were lowered into the earth.
A chilling rain fell on about 75 friends and relatives of the MONTANA and SANTANA families who attended the services.
Two survivors of the blast, Mrs. Raul Montana and her daughter, Marie Montana , wept brokenly throughout the brief services.
The caskets held the bodies of five of Mrs. Montana’s six children. Her husband, who poured kerosene into a bedroom heater to touch off the explosion is in St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis, critically burned.
The other victims were members of the family of PETE SANTANA SR. Only living member of that eight member family is 12 year old PETE SANTANA JR., who is also critically burned and in the hospital.
The kerosene ignited fire was the worst accident in the Nation during the Christmas holidays.
Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis was in charge.
MOTHER OF
MRS.
ALICE RAGLAND SCOTT, mother of Dr. J. Leighton Scott, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church in
Mrs.
Scott, who was 85, was born in
She
leaves another son, Herbert Scott of Ward, and two daughters, Mrs. Whit Yancey
of Ward and Mrs. J. O. Campbell of Trumann. Services were held at
MEMBER OF LOCAL FIRM DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
JAMES W. (JIM) SCOTT, vice president and general manager of the Chisca Hotel in Memphis and prominent in Memphis hotel affairs, died at 5:40 Thursday night at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, where he had been a patient since November 10. He was 60.
Mr. Scott was born in Missouri and in his youth was with Fred Harvey dining car and hotel systems. He became manager of the Parkview Hotel and Apartments in Memphis when it opened in 1924 and continued there until 1928, when he was named manager of the Chisca.
The Board of Directors of Chicasaw Hotel Co., owner of the Chisca, in 1934, elected Mr. Scott vice president and general manager of the firm, a post which he held until his death. He was elected president of the Tennessee Hotel Association in 1941. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Scott is a co-partner in the Blanz Chevrolet Company of this city and has made many friends on his occasional visits to Earle.
Although funeral arrangements were not completed as we go to press, it is thought that a funeral service will be held at the National Funeral Home in Memphis, sometime Saturday, and then another service and burial in Belleville, Ill., on Sunday.
Mr. Blanz and his wife were in Kansas City to attend the first showing of the new 1949 Chevrolet cars at the time of Mr. Scott’s death. They returned home immediately.
SERVICES TODAY FOR MRS. R. A. SCOTT
MRS. R. A. (OLGA KELLY) SCOTT, wife of
Earle’s most prominent citizen, died of a heart attack about 9 Wednesday night
at her home here. She was 81. Funeral services will be held this morning
(Friday) at
Mrs.
Scott had been a long-time member of the
She
leaves her husband, Robert A. Scott; a daughter, Mrs. Hugh McPheeters
of
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep appreciation and sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors for their many deeds of kindness and thoughtfulness of us in our recent bereavement. We assure you they will not soon be forgotten.
(signed) R. A. Scott, Cynthia Jane and family
CARD OF THANKS
We want to express our thanks and appreciation to the many friends, who cast a ray of sunshine and helped to pass the time, with the many cards and flowers during the recent illness of MR. SCOTT.
(signed) Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McPheeters and Family
SHOTGUN IS USED AS SUICIDE WEAPON
(From Wilma Cloar Scrapbook, Ferdinand C. Seboly died Tuesday, February 8, 1938, Crittenden County, AR)
BECAUSE OF ILLNESS FERDINAND SEBOLY ENDS LIFE AT HIS HOME NEAR EARLE
FERDINAND SEBOLY, JR., 24, who lived with his parents north of Earle, ended his life Tuesday, using a shotgun to almost completely blow his head away. The deceased had been in ill health for more than a year, suffering intense agony at times, which prompted his self destruction.
Funeral services were conducted in the Holt Funeral Home here by Rev. Hughey, pastor of the Earle Methodist church. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Wednesday, with Holt and Son, local undertakers in charge of arrangements.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN
CHARLES
SEILER, a former resident of Earle, a son of the late Mrs. H. C. Hawley,
died Friday at
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
SERVICES HELD FRIDAY FOR MRS. SELLERS
Funeral
services were held last Friday morning at
Mrs.
Sellers was born near Colt,
Besides her two
daughters she is survived by a son, Thomas Sellers of Earle; a sister, Mrs.
Ella Hardin of
Pallbearers were J. E. Fullwood, O. B. Cox, Richard Wood, Levy McCracken, Bill Kennedy and Vernon Hodges.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR EARLE’S OLDEST CITIZEN
Services for Mr. T. B. SELLERS, retired farmer, who died at his home here early Monday evening, were held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at the Earle Baptist church. The Rev. Ray Langley, of Parkin, officiated. Burial was in Hughes Cemetery in Forrest City.
Mr. Sellers was 90 years of age, and was perhaps, Earle’s oldest citizen. Born in Shelby County, Tenn., November 26, 1863, he moved to St. Francis County, near Forrest City, in the early 1880’s, where he engaged in farming and also served as a peace officer for a period of years. He moved from Forrest City to Earle 24 years ago and was engaged in farming until his retirement.
Mr. Sellers was a familiar sight on the streets of Earle in his later years. Although age and infirmities had made him feeble, his indomitable will and desire to mingle with his fellow man kept him gong until shortly before his death. He was known throughout Eastern Arkansas and had a host of friends who were saddened by the inevitable.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Maggie Taylor Sellers; a son Thomas Sellers of Earle; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Walton of Benton, Ark., and Mrs. Aubrey Norvell of Memphis, four grandchildren and one great grandson.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Fullwood, Floyd Roberts, Jack and Jimmy Norvell, grandsons of the deceased, Vernon Hodges and William Moore, his nephews.
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
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mattie Shannon;
three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy U. King of Earle, Mrs. Thelma Clingan
of
R. C. SIMS DIES IN MEMPHIS HOSPITAL
ROBERT CLIFTON SIMS, former Earle citizen and widely known retired farmer of Tyronza, died last Saturday at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He was 73. Mrs. Sims was born in Mississippi but had lived in this section of Arkansas for the past 40 years. He was a former Poinsett County deputy sheriff and had been engaged in farming throughout most of his life. Familiarly known as “Uncle Bob”, he had made a host of friends for himself through his genial manner. He was a member of the Tyronza Baptist Church. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tyronza Baptist Church. Rev. Edwards officiating. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dora Sims of Tyronza, three sons, Bernice Sims of Osceola, Gentry and Douglas Sims of Denton, Texas, one daughter, Mrs. C. F. Collum Jr.
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
Volunteer Searchers found Smith’s body
around
Smith’s watch had stopped at
Born in
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.
NEPHEW OF MRS. J. T. IRBY DIES OF HEART ATTACK
JOHN DOUGLAS SMITH, 36, a former Captain in the U. S. Army, and a nephew of Mr. J. T. Irby of Earle, died suddenly Tuesday of a heart attack at his home in Hamburg, Ark. Mr. Smith served in World War II with the 206th Coast Artillery in the Aleutian Islands and was recalled for active duty in Korea.
He had been discharged only recently and had established his business in Hamburg. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. E. H. Smith Sr., of Moro, Ark., his wife and three children of Hamburg.
Earle Enterprise,
KINDLE FIRE WITH TRACTOR FUEL; THREE ARE KILLED
The Earle Fire Department answered an alarm at the home of Robert Smith in Norvell Tuesday morning about 11 o’clock which proved to be one of the worst tragedies in this community in recent years. The fire, occasioned by kindling a fire with tractor fuel and the resultant explosion, destroyed the home and took the life of the mother and two children.
Mrs. ROBERT (PAULINE) SMITH, 28, the mother, died in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis at 4:00 o’clock Wednesday morning, closely followed by an infant son, GEORGE ENOS SMITH, 5 weeks of age, who died at 7 o’clock. Little Robert Vail Smith, aged 2, failed to escape the flames.
Robert Smith, the husband escaped the blaze. He was at work in out his home. He was at work in Earle helping on repairs at the home of Martin Klindworth, on whose farm he lived.
Three other of the Smith children also escaped injury. Betty Jean, 7, was at school, Wilma June, 5, and Jo Ann 3, “must have been out in the yard playing,” said Mr. Smith.
“I think my wife’s cousin, Christine James, who lives nearby helped get them out of the fire,” he said. His wife was only to explain that the blast occurred when she poured tractor fuel on live coals in the stove.
Mr. Smith and his family previously lived at Cherry Valley, Ark., before moving on the Klindworth place two years ago.
The body of Robert Vail (ROBERT D. SMITH), was taken to Holt Funeral Home in Earle.
Earle firemen, acting without authority as it was out of their jurisdiction, responding to the call were helpless to combat the blaze as Norvell has no fire hose connections. However, using their booster tank equipment, they cooled the embers and recovered the remains of little Robert Vail.
(Note:
Pauline Smith (wife of Robert Smith) and the two children (George and
Robert) are buried at Bay Village Cemetery.
Although the Earle Enterprise states the name of the 16 month old child
as Robert Vail, his name was most likely Robert Dale)
SMITH, George E., born Aug. 25, 1949, died Oct. 26, 1949SMITH, Pauline, born Nov. 13, 1922, died Oct. 26, 1949
SMITH,
Robert D., born June 15, 1948, died Oct. 25, 1949
NEGRO GIRL LOSES BATTLE WITH LOCKJAW
FLORENCE MAE SMITH, 6-year-old Negro girl daughter of Sollie and Florence Smith, tenant farmers on the T. J. Cloar Plantation north of Earle, lost her battle with lockjaw when she died at 1:30 Tuesday evening in West Memphis. The girl was taken to the hospital last Thursday, her body raked with maladies from the dread disease. Two of the doctors at the hospital worked with her all that night and one person was at her bedside continually thereafter until her death.
She cut her knee with a piece of glass while playing in the yard at her home on April 9, Anti-tetanus shots were not given the child at the time and lockjaw developed. Radio Station WDIA in Memphis began a fund-raising campaign on Saturday to pay the girl’s hospital bill, and on Tuesday Bert Ferguson, co-owner of the station turned over $810.95 to Richard F. Scruggs, administrator of the hospital. Contribution from local sources amounted to $98.55 giving a total of $909.50.
All money left after the hospital bill is paid will be placed in a memorial fund to be known as the WDIA-Florence Mae Smith Memorial Fund, and will be used for emergency treatment of needy Negro children.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloar have been active supporters of the Crittenden Memorial Hospital since its opening and were profuse in their praise of the fine services rendered in what was a losing fight.
They also commended the physicians for their tireless efforts in Florence Mae’s behalf. Mrs. Cloar is a charter member of the hospital auxiliary and a volunteer worker.
SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER EARLE BOY
Services for LT. JOSEPH D. SMITH JR., of Memphis and Earle, who was killed in combat in Belgium, Feb. 14, 1945, while on his 22nd mission for the Eight Air Force, was held at 2:30 p.m. at National Cemetery in Memphis.
Lt. Smith a nephew of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Robinson of Earle attended Earle High School and Arkansas State College, Jonesboro. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith Sr., brother of Mrs. Ekellis M. Chandler and a nephew of Brown L. Smith and Mrs. Julia Wise of Memphis. He was 21.
MRS. LIZZIE EMMA SMITH
Funeral services were held at the Gibson Bayou Church Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock for Mrs. LIZZIE EMMA SMITH, who passed away Sunday morning at the home of her son, Hale Smith at Blackfish Lake. Dr. C. V. Crabb officiated. Her death was attributed to old age and complications. She was 79.
Mrs. Smith had been a resident of the Earle community for the past 25 years. Burial was in Gibson Bayou Cemetery with Holt Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by three sons; Hale, Troy and Hollis Smith, one daughter, 23 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
MISS RUBY STALL INJURED IN FALL
Friends of MISS RUBY STALL,
will regret to learn that she is a patient at
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.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. ROSA STANLEY
Services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for Mrs. ROSA BELL STANLEY who died Saturday at 12:30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Waco Hodo in Earle with whom she made her home. She was 76. Dr. C. M. Savage was the officiating minister.
Born in Oxford, Miss., Mrs. Stanley had lived in Earle since 1947. Besides her daughter in Earle she leaves a daughter, Mrs. B. C. Lyle of Midwest, Okla.; two sons, R. K. Stanley, Williamson West Va., and C. H. Stanley of Memphis. A brother W. E. Kimble of Memphis. Twelve grand-children and five great-grand-children.
Burial was in Crittenden Memorial …..Home of Memphis in charge. Pallbearers were John T. Organ, Bruce Shannon, J. D. Hodo, N. C. Rook, Edmon Davis and Jack Delashmit.
CARD OF THANKS – March 5, 1954 - We wish to express our sincere thanks to our many friends for the help and kindness extended to us in our recent bereavement. (signed) Mrs. Waco Hodo and family
PERSONALS
Mr. Pete STEIN of
SERVICES HELD FOR GEORGE E. STEIN
Services were held at Earle Methodist
church as
He was of the Jewish faith. Born in
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jessie Stein; one
son, George Raymond Stein of Earle, and one brother, Raymond Stein of
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO EARLE RESIDENT
Mr. SAUL STEIN, 77, died Wednesday morning around 2:30 o’clock at Hines Veterans Hospital in Hines, Illinois, from a heart attack. Mr. Stein, who made his home here with his son George Stein and family, left Saturday morning for … with his son Pete, in Chicago and was stricken in his hotel room and was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed a short time after.
Mr. Stein was born November 23, 1876 in Rumania, and he came to this country when he was a boy for 16. He moved to Earle from Clarkdale, Miss., in 1920 and was engaged in the mercantile business for a number of years. He was a veteran of the Spanish America War and never failed to attend the annual reunions held by the veterans. He has a host of friends in Earle who regrets his death.
He is survived by his two sons, George and Pete, and one grandson, George Raymond Stein of Earle. Service will be held today in Memphis at the National Funeral Home. Burial in Oaklawn Cemetery in Little Rock.
CARD OF THANKS
The recent bereavement which has visited our home has brought to us a greater appreciation of our friends. Such kindnesses and neighborly thoughtfulness can never be forgotten. We sincerely thank you.
(signed) The STEWART family
FATHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT DIES
Mr. H. B. STEWART of Memphis, father of Mr. Walter Stewart of Earle, died Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. E. Sharp in Memphis. He was 96. Mr. Stewart was born in De Soto County, Miss., and moved to Arkansas in 1880. He had lived in Memphis for 20 years.
Beside Mr. Stewart of Earle, he leaves a son, James Stewart of Meridian, Miss., nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services were held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at National Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial in Forest Hill. Earle friends to attend the service were Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Tyrone, Mrs. Maynard Hudgins and Buddy Hudgins.
ALEX STIREWALT DIES
IN
ALEX STIREWALT of Gilmore, on of Crittenden County’s most prominent planters and a civic leader died Sunday morning at 9:07 at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, where he had been a patient since Dec. 17.
Services were held Monday afternoon at 3 at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with the Rev. W. F. Cooley of Fayetteville, assisted by the Rev. Lester Weaver of Turrell, officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park.
Mr. Stirewalt was born July 4, 1887, in Timothy, Ill., and came to Gilmore as a child of 7.
At the time of his death he was a part owner of the Ed Talbot & Co. plantation at Gilmore. In addition to farming, he had ginning and mercantile interests. He suffered a stroke on Dec. 15 while at work.
Mr. Stirewalt was a Methodist and Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the Gilmore Methodist Church. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. A member of the School Board in the Turrell School District since its organization, he had served as president of the body for a number of years.
H had served as chairman of the Crittenden County Selective Service Board since its establishment prior to World War II and for more than a decade had been chairman of the Crittenden County Production and Marketing Administration Committee. He was a stockholder and director of Citizens Bank of Marion.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ola Jordan Stirewalt: a son Mayor
Alex Stirewalt Jr., of Turrell;
a daughter, Mrs. Carter Short of Fayetteville, a sister, Mrs. Almonta Smith of
PIERRE SWEPSTON DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
PIERRE SWEPSTON, former Crawfordsville mayor and Crittenden County legislator, died at 1:30 Friday morning at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis.
Services, conducted by
the Rev. Jack Glass of Crawfordsville, was held at the
Mr. Swepston was the son of the late Wilsie Wise Swepston and Mary Wille Denton Swepston, early residents of Crawfordsville. He was a lifelong resident of Crawfordsville, and had farming and mercantile interests.
A graduate of Bingham School of Ashville, N. C. he served as a young man as Crittenden County’s representative in the Arkansas Assembly.
For 47 years he was a trustee of the Crawfordsville Methodist church. He was formerly chairman of the Crawfordsville School Board and served on the Building Committee for the present school building.
He leaves his wife Mrs. Virginia Maynard Swepston; a daughter, Mrs. Buford Wallace; a son, John
Maynard Swepston, and three sisters, Mrs. T. S. Hare,
Mrs. S. D. Bond and Mrs. Egbert Jones all of
Crawfordsville. Another sister, Mrs. C.
H. Neely of Oak Grove, La., and a brother Judge John E. Swepston
of Memphis.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. MILLIE SWINDLE
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at
Services were conducted by Rev. Homer
Bradley, pastor, and Rev. Don Reed of
Besides her husband, she leaves two sons,
Lewis Swindle Jr. of Earle, John Donnahoe of
2
An afternoon swim in the treacherous
currents of the
The third youth, who had been warned by his father only Sunday not to go near the river, swam safely to shore.
Missing are GARY TAFF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Taff, and JEFFERY BOWDEN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bowden of West Memphis.
Crawling ashore exhausted after
swimming 40 yards from a log on which the three had been riding was Gary Johannesmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Johannesmyer of
SERVICES HELD FOR “BIG JIM” TARVER
JAMES GROVER “BIG JIM” TARVER, former circus giant, died at his home in Turrell Tuesday morning. He was 72. Services were held Thursday afternoon at the Citizens Funeral Home at West Memphis with the Rev. J. T. McGill, Baptist minister from Helena, officiating. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery. During his circus days, with Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey and others, Mr. Tarver purchased a farm near Turrell where he lived during the winter when the circus was not traveling. Since his retirement from circus life he had made this his home. Big Jim, in his prime, weighted 460 pounds and was eight and one half feet tall, and was billed as the “World’s Largest Man.” At the time of his death he weighed about 400 pounds. Born in Franklin, Texas, Sept. 17, 1885 of normal sized parents, Big Jim, like Topsy, “just growed.” He was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner, and up until his illness was active in Crittenden County affairs.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
HONORS MR.
Thirty-seven members of the family of
Mayor and Mrs. T. J. TAYLOR gathered
at the
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.
AN OLD PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES OVER THE RIVER
The death of DR. JAMES CHAMBERLAIN THROGMORTON, which sad event occurred last
Sunday evening about
Dr. Throgmorton
was born in
Owing to the lapse of years and the
modesty of Dr. Throgmorton, the facts pertaining to
his early life are meager. It is known
however that he received a diploma at a medical college in the state of
We have before us an article written by the Doctor for the Historical Record of Crittenden County in 1919 from which we take the following:
“But even now at my present age, which is 78 years, many events long past and gone are yet fresh in the fading folds of my memory. Forty-seven years on the upper deck of an Arkansas pony, armed with a pill bag, battling not only against disease, but buffalo gnats and mosquitoes, trudging through mud and slush both day and night, often plunging my horse through dense forest, swimming rivers and lakes to alleviate suffering humanity, has given me an advantage of observing many things that I couldn’t otherwise have seen. This was so discouraging to me that had it not been for the unbounded hospitalities of the Tyronza people, I no double would have abandoned my outfit and struck for parts unknown.”
The doctor engaged in the practice of medicine until the last few years.
Dr. Throgmorton was known far and wide for his unselfishness, for his devotion to his family, his loyalty to his friends and love for his fellow-man, his interest in humanity and the improvement of society. He was a man of large vision, a keen insight, of broad and liberal views; he was a man of large intellectual powers, sound judgment, a close observer, and original thinker, and possessed an unusual faculty of getting at the heart of any subject in which he became interested.
In Freemasonry, the Doctor was a great and shining light. It is our understanding that he was a charger member of the Masonic Lodges at Wynne, Crawfordsville and Earle. He had a sublime faith in teachings of the fraternity and succeeded as few men do in living up to its high and noble tenets of Freemasonry.
After a brief service at the Throgmorton home Tuesday evening the remains were taken in
charge by the Masonic Lodge. The
interment was at the
Many prominent Masons from Marion, Crawfordsville and Wynne attended the funeral and assisted in the burial ceremony.
This
Earle Enterprise article was included in the records of Mrs. Beulah Norvell. Dr. Throgmorton died November 1, 1925, and was buried November
3, 1925 (There is no marker at Gibson Bayou)
This
article is also included in the records at Woolfolk
Library in
PERSONALS
M. E. Klindworth
was in
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. H. D. TORIAN
Services for Mrs. ELIZABETH BURRELL TORIAN were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Citizens Funeral Home Chapel in West Memphis with the Rev. Luther Wilson, pastor of Blackfish Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Forrest Hill Cemetery in Memphis.
Mrs. Torian, who was 51, died Friday morning at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Born in Iola, Kansas, she attended the University of Arkansas and formerly taught public school music. She was a Methodist.
She leaves her husband, H. D. Torian of Blackfish Lake and her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Samuel R. Burrell of Memphis.
EARLE FARMER DIES
IN
Funeral Services were held Wednesday afternoon at the National Funeral Home in Memphis for FRANK W. TREMMELL, Earle farmer who died Monday at John Gaston Hospital in Memphis. He was 67.
Mr. Tremmell, who had been engaged in farming in and near the Earle community for the past 20 years had suffered a stroke at his home two months ago and was taken to the Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. His condition became acute Monday and he was taken to Memphis for treatment.
Mr. Trammel was a member of the Earle Methodist Church, a respected member of the community, and had been successful in his farming ventures. The Rev. G. A. McKelvey, pastor of the Earle Methodist Church, assisted with the services. Burial was in Memphis.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Helen Tremmell; two sons, Frank and William; two daughters, Alice and Louise of Earle. Two brothers and five sisters of Memphis.
SERVICE HELD FOR FORMER RESIDENT
Services were held last Thursday at
He was formerly employed by the Federal
Compress and Warehouse Co. at
WAR INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO FORD TURNER
FORD
TURNER, 34, of
Ford was critically injured in a plan
crash over
His father was the late Judge Renfro
Turner of Earle. His mother Mrs. Elise
Turner lives at 4206 Myers in
At the time of his death he operated
the Byrnes-Turner Insurance Agency in
Services were held at
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Rhodes Turner; a son, Bart, a daughter Susan Porter Turner all of Marion; his mother of Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. Dan Femal of Houston, Texas and Mrs. Nat Norten of Forrest City and two brothers Phil Turner of Memphis and Comdr. Renfro Turner who is in the Navy stationed at Newport News, R. I.
FIREMEN ANSWER CALL TO TWIST
An early morning fire Monday at the J.
F. TWIST
RETIRED MERCHANT IS CALLED BY DEATH
W. D. VARLEY, an Earle resident for almost 40 years died at his home at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon. He was 75 and a retired grocer.
Services were held at 2 Monday afternoon at the Earle Methodist Church with Rev. L. F. Lafevers officiating, assisted by Rev. Ben C. Few of Parkin. Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery at Wynne.
Born in Marietta, Ohio, Mr. Varley came to Earle in 1912 and entered the grocery business in what was then called New Earle. He owned and operated several businesses of this nature and had always been associated with this line of work until his retirement in 1947.
Mr. Varley was civic minded and took prominent part in all worth-while programs of the town until ill health forced him to curtail his activities. He was a Past Master of the Crittenden County Lodge F. & A. M., a member of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist Church and had at one time served for 25 consecutive years as Superintendent of the Sunday School. He also served as Mayor or Earle and sponsored many civic projects. He was the instigator of the move to close business houses in Earle during summer months, a custom that is still observed.
Mr. Varley passed away quietly having returned from town and was sitting in a chair relaxing and apparently died in his sleep. A member of the family, Mrs. M. M. Thompson, found him and summoned help. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Christman Varley, and a brother J. A. Varley of Monrovia, Calif.
April 21, 1939 (From Wilma Cloar scrapbook; Died April 20, 1939 Crittenden County)
EARLE MAN ELECTROCUTED WORKING ON POWER LINE
The many friends of RAYMOND HENRY VERNON, 27, were shocked to hear of his accidental death at Marion yesterday afternoon at 2:40 o’clock. He was a service for the Arkansas Power and Light Co., at Marion, and was electrocuted while repairing a service line at the Fogleman gin at that city.
According to reports, Mrs. Vernon was standing on the roof of a tin shed of the gin disconnecting the wires when he accidentally touched a live wire. He was taken in a Citizens Funeral Home ambulance to Baptist Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
T. O. Fletcher, manager of the Marion Division of the power company, was on the ground near the gin when the accident occurred, but did not see it. Company officials said they did not understand how Mr. Vernon caught the wire. They said the line carried 6900 volts.
Raymond was a former student of Earle High School and a member of the Earle Baptist Church. He formerly worked for the light company here and was held in high esteem by friends throughout the county. Funeral arrangements were not complete last night.
Mr. Vernon leaves his wife, Mrs. Ailene Vernon, a daughter, Ramona, and a son, Raymond Derrill, his parents, Mr. And Mrs. H. I. Vernon; two brothers, Boone and Sam Vernon, and two sisters, Miss Rheba Vernon and Miss Joyce Vernon, all of Earle.
GRADY WAGES
Services for HENRY GRADY WAGES, retired
resident of Parkin, and a former Earle resident, was held at the Earle Baptist
Church at 2:30 Saturday afternoon with the Rev. Ray Y. Langley, pastor of the
Parkin Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in
Mr. Wages died at 1 p. m. lat Friday in
He leaves two sons, H. G. Wages Jr., of
J. A. WALKER
JAMES ALEXANDER WALKER, a former Earle resident, a retired farmer of Jeffries, Miss., died Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis. He was 62.
Mr. Walker was born and reared at Carrollton, Miss., and operated a large farm at Earle until his retirement three years ago. He was a World War veteran and member of the American Legion. He was a Baptist.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alvin J. Weeks of Memphis, and Mrs. Ben Wilkins of Jeffries, one son, James A. Walker also of Jeffries, and four grandchildren. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Burial in Crittenden Memorial Park.
JOHNNIE N. WALKER
Services for JOHNIE N. WALKER, father of L. C. Walker of Earle, who died in a Pine Bluff Hospital on Thursday of last week, where held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at All Souls Church in Scott, Ark., his former home. Burial was in Story Point Cemetery near Bebee.
Mr. Walker, who was 72, was born near Bebee and lived near there for 37 years. He lived in Lonoke County near Scott the remainder of his life. He was a member of the All Souls Church. He leaves his wife; seven daughters; and three sons. Four sisters and one brother.
WALLIN, DICKEY, RICH RECOVERS FROM FIRE
Wallin,
Dickey & Rich Lumber Company has completely recovered from damage inflicted
by the big fire on January 12th this year. The new offices of the lumber company now
located on
The three buildings formerly occupied by Arkansas Power & Light Company, Earle Appliance Service Center and Earle Furniture Co., have been made into an attractive office and show room. The front of the building has been completely remodeled. The large front of glass and buff brick along with the modern glass doors make it one of Earle’s most attractive business houses.
PROMINENT EARLE LUMBERMAN AND PIONEER CITIZEN SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK
Another pioneer resident and valued citizen was lost to Earle this week with the passing of LUTHER WALLIN, lumberman and landowner, who succumbed to a heart attack at the Crittenden Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning. He had been in ill health for several years.
Services will be held at 10 Friday (today) morning at the Earle Methodist Church with the Rev. G. A. McKelvey officiating. Burial will be in Crittenden Memorial Park.
Aside from his extensive land holdings, Mr. Wallin was senior partner in Luther Wallin & Son Lumber Company here, and president of the Wallin, Dickey & Rich Lumber Companies.
His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Harriet Catlett Wallin of Walker County, Georgia, who came to Cross County when he was 6, and a few years later moved to Crittenden.
As a young man, Mr. Wallin started hauling logs on a small salary but being of the progressive type soon owned his own ox teams, which was the method of operation in that day, and soon was employing a force of men. His six and eight yoke ox teams was a common sight plowing the muddy streets of Earle in the earlier days.
In 1920 he opened his first sawmill, which was one of a series ranging from the ground hog type to the larger operations to which he devoted his time in later years. In the course of buying timber for these mills he acquired vast land-holdings in various parts of the section, which are now in the form of highly developed farms.
In his younger days he adopted a mode of dress which became a fetish with him and gave rise to the nickname of, “The White Cap Man.” Until recent years he wore a white engineer-style caps and denim jumper on almost every occasion and it became his trademark. He found time to serve the City of Earle in the capacity of Alderman for almost 30 years; was willing to give of his time and money to any charitable cause, and Wallin’s Chapel, south of Earle, stands as a memento to his generosity toward the furtherance of Christianity.
He had held many executive offices which are of no importance now that he has passed away, but the “White Cap Man” will be remembered for his many acts of kindness and by those who worked for him during both the fat and lean years as one who never allowed them to suffer.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Sarah McElroy Wallin; three daughters, Mrs. B. G. Dickey and Mrs. Frank Stalcup of Earle; Mrs. Jack Rich of Memphis; three sons, Reg and Gene Wallin of Earle and Luther Wallin Jr., of Columbus, Miss.; three sisters, Mrs. A. McLaurin of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Mrs. Ida Gibson of Dumas, Ark.; one brother, Jesse Wallin of Bald Knob, Ark. Ten grandchildren and two great grand-children.
R.
E. “REG” WALLIN DIES IN
REGINALD EVERETT WALLIN died at
Services were held at 10 Thursday
morning at the First Methodist church here with Rev. G. A. McKelvey
officiating. Burial was in
Mr. Wallin, who was the son of Mrs. Luther Wallin and the late Mr. Wallin, was a member of the Methodist Church and had farming interest in Cross and Crittenden counties.
“Reg” as he
was familiarly known, was a graduate in Journalism of the
“Reg’ had a dynamic personality and his innate friendliness won for him friends whenever he went. His ready, effervescent laugh and his warm “Hi Bud” greeting endeared him to his many Earle friends who were profoundly grieved at his passing.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, R. E. Wallin Jr., both of Earle; his mother; three sisters, Mrs. Bert Dickey Sr., and Mrs. Frank Stalcup of Earle, and Mrs. Jack Rich of Memphis; two brothers, Luther Wallin Jr. of Columbus, Miss., and Gene Wallin of Earle.
Pallbearers were; Bill Kennedy, A. H. Harrell, W. E. Crenshaw, Ed Hollan, Floyd Roberts, J. R. Gardner, Harold Weaver and M. E. Bird.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. MARY WAMPLER
Services were held Monday afternoon at
Citizens Funeral Home in
Mrs. Wampler,
who was 56 years old, was a member of the board of stewards of the
NOTICE
In the Probate Court of Crittenden County,
Arkansas. No. 945 - In the matter of the
estate of OTTO WASMER,
deceased. Last known address of
decedent: Earle, Ark. Date of Death:
An instrument dated September 9, 1950, was on the 28th day of November, 190, admitted to probate as the last will of the above named decedent, and the undersigned has been appointed executor hereunder. 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 form the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded form any benefit in the estate.
This notice first published, this 9th day of February, 1951 - Fred Wasmer, Executor, Earle, Arkansas.
ROY WATERS SUCCUMBS TO LINGERING ILLNESS
Services were held at the Methodist Church in Indianola, Miss., Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock for ROY RUSSELL WATERS, a former Earle citizen, who died at the South Sunflower County Hospital Sunday morning after an illness of two years. The Rev. T. B. Thrower officiated, assisted by the other pastors of Indianola. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park near Marion at 3 Tuesday afternoon with Rev. G. A. McKelvey of Earle conducting the graveside services.
Roy, who was 55, was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Waters and moved to Earle with his family when he was 14. After graduating from Earle High School, he attended Hendrix College at Conway and in 1924 was married to Miss Berneice Ward of Painton, Mo. For a number of years he was associated with the Ford Co., at Osceola Wilson, West Memphis and Marked Tree. Since 1940 he has been a partner in the Indianola Motor Co. He was a member of the Methodist Church, a Rotarian, a Mason and a Shriner.
In addition to his wife and his parents he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Boyd Evans of Memphis and Mrs. T. E. Thomason of Earle.
The Earle
Enterprise,
THOMAS WATERS
SERVICES HELD FOR MR. TOM WATERS (died April 9, 1958)
Services were held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the Earle Methodist Church for Mr. Thomas Waters, a retired farmer of this community. Mr. Waters, who was 81 years old, died April 9 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Rites were conducted by Rev. G. A. McKelvey, pastor of the Methodist Church of which Mr. Waters was a member. He was assisted by Rev. Bob Doom, pastor of the Presbyterian Church here. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park with Citizens Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Waters was a native of Berlin, Ill., but had made his home in Earle for the past 47 years. He leaves his wife of Earl; two sons, Floyd Waters of Littleton, Col., and Lawrence Waters of Alhambra, Cal.,; four brothers, Will Waters of Earle, Charles, John and Harry Waters of St. Joseph, Mo., and two sister, Miss Lena Waters of St. Joseph and Mrs. Lon Gray of Gower, Mo. Six grand-children and three great-grandchildren.
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
An instrument dated
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,
SERVICES FOR DR. H. S. WATSON HELD FRIDAY
(contributed by Mrs. Mamie Girdner Watson)
Services for DR. HERBERT SHIRLEY WATSON were held Friday morning, July 31st,
at National Funeral Home in
Dr. Watson, veteran and Captain of
World War I, died Wednesday, July 29th at
He came to Earle in 1916 and opened his
office in the rear of the old Crittenden Drug Store, which was owned and
operated by Charley Phelps and his brother, the late Wrenn
Phelps, Sr. Some years later he became
associated with the late Dr. W. P. Hicks of Earle and they opened a clinic and
hospital in the
Dr. Watson was a skilled surgeon and
physician and the late Dr. Eugene Johnson a prominent surgeon of
Dr. Watson was a member of the Arkansas
Medical Society, the Crittenden County Medical Society and the Association of
American Railway Surgeons. He was also a
32nd degree Mason, and a member of the
Pallbearers were, Hassell McCain, Bob Harris, Percy Magness, Lewis Walker, Tommy Thomason, Joe Wilson, Reg Wallin and Bill Hodge.
PETE WATSON
Services were held
Mr. Watson, who farmed near Earle for
many years, died
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Martha Watson,
SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER RESIDENT
MRS.
W. A. WEAVER, a resident of Earle from 1910-1938, died August 22nd
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Melvin Dacus in
Mrs. Weaver was born in
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Dacus, and Mrs. H. R. Dabbs of Hulbert; a son Harold E. Weaver of Edmonson; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Wheeler Glasgow, manager o the Federal
Compress at Earle was bound over to action of St. Francis Circuit Court on
charges of involuntary manslaughter last Friday in the death of W. M. WHERRY,
negro farmer of
Judge O. H. Hargraves
of
Harold Sharpe of Forrest City and Giles Deering of Wynne, attorneys who defended Mr. Glasgow, appealed the misdemeanor cases. Mr. Glasgow is out on bond.
ADOLPH WHITE DIES….PIONEER CITIZEN
ADOLPH WHITE, lifetime resident of this community, died at his home here Monday afternoon following a lingering illness. He was 62.
Funeral services were held at the Holt
Funeral Home Wednesday at
The White family were among the pioneers of this section and helped hew it from the wilderness. Adolph spent his lifetime following logging and farming pursuits. He had a ready smile and a pleasing personality which gained for him many friends wherever he went, and will be missed by all who knew him.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Pearl White, he
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Frank Cudd of Wynne, and
Mrs. Eugene Pittman of
Pallbearers were, Clarence Hood,
Everett Hood, Charlie Cloar, Tom Cloar,
Ivan Drew and Kenneth Kilcrease. [NOTE: Burial was in
MRS. LUCY WHITE
Mrs. LUCY WHITE, who made her home in Earle with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lovell, died Saturday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis where she had been a patient for some time. She was 84.
Funeral Services were held in Wynne Monday at Kernodle Funeral Home. Burial was in Vanndale cemetery. Besides her daughter in Earle, she leaves three sons and three daughters.
PERSONALS
MR. AND MRS. BEN WHITSON left
Earle the first of this week for Dyer,
ANNIVERSARY
MR. AND MRS. B. H. WHITSON of
Dyer, Tennessee, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary
Sunday, June 2, with open house at their home, 203 Freemont Street, Dyer, 2:00
to 6:00 P. M. Mr. and
Mrs. Whitson who lived in Earle from 1947 to 1951 where Mr. Whitson was
employed at Blanz Chevrolet Company. With the exception of the years spent in
Earle, they have lived in Dyer since 1918. They have one daughter, Mrs. Dave
Barnett, of
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bratton, Mrs. J. W. Holt, Mrs. G. E. Holmes, Mrs. Frank Huxtable and Lynn Huxtable were in Helena Sunday to attend the funeral services for MRS. JOHN WICKS, sister of Misses Estelle and Hettye Varnado of Earle. Mrs. Wicks has been critically ill for several months. She was buried Tuesday in Hollandale, Miss.
INFANT WILLIS
Graveside services were held Sunday
afternoon for the INFANT SON that
was born on Sunday, February 4, at
B. F. WILSON
Mr. B. F. WILSON, 91, a resident of Earle for the past several years died at his home here, Thursday Dec. 25, at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Wilson had been confined to his bed for the past few months. His body was sent to York, Ala., for burial with Holt Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his wife and a grand-son, James Tucker of Killeen, Texas.
REBECCA MUSIC WILLIAMS
Funeral services for MRS. ALEX P.
WILLIAMS of
Born in Lepanto, she was 52 years
old. She moved to
SERVICES HELD HERE FOR I. H. WILSON
Services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at he Earle Baptist church, for Mr. I. H. WILSON, who died Monday night at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis where he had been a patient for several weeks. Dr. C. M. Savage officiated. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Cemetery with Holt Funeral Home in charge.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Grace Wilson of Earle; three daughters, Bonnie Faye Wilson of Earle, Mrs. R. M. Cadwell of Paragould, Ark., and Mrs. James Annis of Memphis; three sons, I. L. Wilson Jr., of Memphis, and Charles Wilson of Flint, Mich.; and Don Wilson with the Air Force stationed in Wyoming. A brother, Les Wilson of Rutherford, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary White and Mrs. Olive Neal both of Dyersburg, Tenn., and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were, Clarence Hood, Roy Sample, John T. Organ, Kenneth Warner and R. L. Whitlock.
DESPERADO IS KILLED BY CRITTENDEN DEPUTY
MINUS WILSON, alias Eddie Hall, Negro fugitive who eluded posses in three MidSouth States, after slaying a Luxora, Ark., woman, Dec. 9, was shot and killed in Crawfordsville Monday when he resisted arrest on a burglary charge, Sheriff Cecil V. Goodwin said.
Wilson, still bearing the unhealed scars of wounds received in a running fun battle with a posse in North Mississippi two weeks ago, was surprised early Monday as he attempted to burglarize the home of Crittenden County Deputy Sheriff Gladstone Williams.
The Negro fled form the Williams home, but was found hiding behind a stove in a store a short time later. Sheriff Goodwin said he tried to pull a gun on two deputies and was shot.
Sheriff Goodwin said he and the officers did not know at the time that the negro was Wilson. His identity was not learned until early Monday night when his wife identified the body.
Goodwin said he acted on a hunch and asked Sheriff William Berryman of Mississippi County, Ark., to bring Wilson’s wife to view the body. The Wilson woman had been held since apprehended in Mississippi Dec. 10.
Wilson murdered Mrs. Joe McDaniel, wife of the town marshal of Luxora, and wounded her husband and Luxora Night Marshal Ralph Williamson as he was being escorted to jail for disorderly conduct at a Luxora honkeytonk on Dec. 9. His wife was arrested with him.
Recounting the capture and shooting in Crawfordsville Monday, Sheriff Goodwin said Wilson was found hiding behind a stove in Louis Blackman’s place after having fled from the Williams home. He had fired a shot at Mrs. Williams when she surprised him ransacking a room.
Mr. Williams said he arose Monday about 5:30 a. m. to take his son-in-law to work at West Memphis. Shortly afterward his wife heard a noise in the front of the house and got up to see about it.
When Mrs. Williams turned on the light, the Negro was standing in the room. He fired one short from a revolver which missed her, then fled.
Deputy Williams was recalled to Crawfordsville by radio and was joined by Deputies Reives and Powers. The officers found that a 1949 Pontiac owned by Holt Hale, another Crawfordsville resident, had been stolen and abandoned after having been wrecked in a ditch near the Williams home.
Checking in the Negro section of town, officers were advised that a “strange Negro” was in the Blackman place. When they arrived the Negro was ordered to come from behind the stove where he was hiding. Deputy Williams said Wilson didn’t come but reached for a shoulder holster instead and a scuffle between the officers and the Negro followed. During the fight Deputy Williams shot the Negro.
WINDERS’ HOME IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Earle Volunteer Fire Department has
had a flurry of alarms in the past two weeks with the majority being of no
consequences. However,
an alarm which was out of their jurisdiction proved to be the most serious of
recent months. On Thursday of
last week, the Department answered a call on the
According to reports, Mrs. Winders was starting a fire in the cook stove apparently using kerosene or tractor fuel, when it exploded. Clothing afire, she ran screaming from the kitchen and a tragedy was averted due to the prompt action of her husband when he smothered the flames on her person with a quilt. Children of the family also narrowly escaped injury. Mrs. Winders was rushed to the hospital and at present writing seems free of serious consequence.
H. G. GRADY WOOD
Services were held last Friday at the
Mr. Wood was the father of Mr. Joe E.
Wood, manager of the Earle Motor Company.
He was salesman for Murray Chevrolet Company in Wynne and had been a
resident of Parkin for 20 years. He was
53. Born in
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dovie Wood and three daughters, Miss Ginger Wood of Parkin, Mrs. Garland Hudson of Jonesboro and Mrs. Edwin Gaither of Decatur, Ala.; two sons, Joe Wood of Earle and Charles Wood of Parkin, five sisters, five brothers and eight grandchildren.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. ROSE WOODARD
Mrs. ROSE HUDGINS WOODARD, a former resident of Earle, died at 11:22 Wednesday morning at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. She was 43. Services were held at 3 Thursday afternoon at Citizens Funeral Home. The Rev. G. A. McKelvey officiated, assisted by the Rev. Vernon Paysinger. Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edward Hughes of Trulock [Turlock], Calif.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hudgins of Corinth, Miss.; four sisters, Mrs. Floy Crum of Hobart, Ind., Mrs. John Henry of Marked Tree, Ark., Mrs. J. M. Hastings of Rienza [Reinzi], Miss., and Mrs. Norman Wicks of Corinth, and three brothers; Idell Hudgens of Corinth, Leonard of Garey, Ind., and Robert with the US Army in Germany.
“UNCLE TOM” IS DEAD; WAS A BELOVED NEGRO CHARACTER
Uncle TOM WOOLRIDGE is dead. He was 83, or thereabouts, and had lived a long and useful life. He died at his home here Tuesday morning at 2:55 o’clock, after a few weeks illness. He was a character, an institution, a characterization of the Deep South – a Vanishing American, if you please. Tom was a Negro, born in the 1870’s at Byhalia, Miss., steeped in the tradition of the South and loved for his sterling qualities. He served with dignity and, at the same time, with humility. He had lived in Crittenden County for more than half a century and was accepted for what he was by both white and colored alike.
For years, he enjoyed a position of trust, with the Earle State Bank, as janitor, this trust he accepted and obeyed until “30” marked the end of his career. It has fallen our lot to chronicle his death of important personages but we find ourself at a loss when we try to put down in black and white the loss of an institution. Tom was that. He depicted the South as we would remember it. Had “Uncle Tom” walked out of the novel of Harriett Beecher Stowe, he would have been in character the day he died and would have gladly steered any Little Eliza’s across the ice of present day misfortunes.
We hate to see Tom depart, just as we hate to see our stately oaks, hickorys and forests depart. These will never come again and missing him on the streets of Earle will be one of the lost heritages we have cherished. Funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at St. Luke Church where Tom was a faithful member. Burial will be in St. Luke cemetery east of Earle. He leaves one daughter, Elnora Bratcher of Oran, Mo., nine grand-children and 12 great grand-children.
DEATH CLAIMS LAST MEMBER OF MR. WORTHY’S IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Death claimed the last of the 11 brothers and sister of the family of C. A. Worthy of Marked Tree on Saturday, July 3. BEN E. WORTHY, his brother, passed away at the age of 83 at Arlington, Texas. Ben Worthy had been a leading merchant in Rosco, Texas from 1906 until 1944 at his retirement. He had visited the C. A. Worthy family here numerous times.
C. A. Worthy is the last survivor of the family of 12 children.
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. LUCY A. WYNN
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the National Funeral Home in Memphis for MRS. LUCY A. WYNN, mother of Mrs. Irma Maxwell, the former Mrs. J. H. Ramey of Earle. Mrs. Wynn died early Monday in a rest home in Arlington, Texas. She was 77.
She leaves her husband, O. P. Wynn of Arlington, four sons, Herschell and Louis Wynn of Memphis, and Paula and Robert E. Wynn of Arlington, a brother, R. A. Atkins of Lepanto and her daughter, Mrs. Irma Maxwell of Memphis.
Burial was in the cemetery at Marked Tree, Arkansas.
DR. WILLIAM F. YOST
DR. WILLIAM FRANKLIN YOST,
Little Rock Dentist, died at a hospital in that city Sunday. He was 45.
Services were held Monday afternoon at Griffin-Leggett Funeral
Home. Burial was in
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Margaret Yost, two children, William Franklin Jr., and
Margaret; a brother, Paul Yost and a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Meeks, both of
TENANT FARMER SHOT NEAR PARKIN
A 65-year-old tenant farmer was shot
and killed near Parkin around
Marshal Lloyd C. Cole said, William S. “Bill” Simpson, 55, shot HENRY H. YOUNG, at the Shady Grove Grocery Store on Highway 75 after an argument over a crop settlement.
Mr. Simpson was in the store when Mr. Young came in “after him” with a 12-gauge shotgun, Marshal Cole reported. He said Mr. Simpson fired four shots from a 22-caliber pistol at Mr. Young, but only one of them hit him, entering his left side.
Mr. Young leaves his wife and six
children. [Burial was in
NEGRO
BURNED FATALLY IN
Earle’s first death from fire of 1955 occurred Wednesday morning at 12:30 when JAMES YOUNG, colored, was trapped in his two-room residence on the south side of the railroad and was fatally burned. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Firemen answering the alarm did not know that Young was trapped in the house until the odor of burning flesh made them aware of it. Indications were that he had made frantic efforts to escape to no avail and was found huddled in one corner of the room.
The room in which the body was located was completely burned out and the other room suffered slight damage due to the efforts of the fire department.
EARLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BUSY YEAR
In 1950, the fire department answered 52 alarms. The worst were confined to the colored section of town.
The most tragic fire of the year was the LOTTIE YOUNG fire in which two children were burned to death with Lottie receiving severe burns which later proved fatal.
POLIO SHOWS ALARMING INCREASE; PUBLIC GATHERINGS MAY BE BANNED
600 CASES FORECAST
FOR
With 11 cases of infantile paralysis being reported in Crittenden County as of Wednesday, plans are being made to close all picture shows and public gatherings if the disease should reach a possible epidemic stage, the County health Department reported last week.
Already activities are being curtailed voluntarily throughout the county and parents are placing more drastic restrictions of their children. Only one case has been reported in Earle to date.
The Arkansas polio load became heavier on Little Rock hospitals as the state moved into its fifth week of an infantile paralysis siege.
The dread disease had claimed 13 deaths in Arkansas this year, with a total of 266 cases. The rapidly spreading epidemic has averaged 12 new victims daily this week in Arkansas. Little Rock hospitals are caring for 100 cases and State Health Department officials predicted a “capacity” load for the four isolation wards in Little Rock by the week end.
“We are going to have to have another hospital if new cases continue at heir present rat,” K. W. Newman, business manager for the University Hospital declared. In this connection Davis Hospital at Pine Bluff was reported to be on a standby basis in the event its facilities were needed.
Nurses – 42 of them recruited from outside Arkansas – were working 12-hour shifts or longer. Health officials predict 600 cases of polio before the peak of the epidemic is reached.
Schools having Summer terms were closed in Blytheville Wednesday after seven new cases were reported in Mississippi County, making a total of 80 cases in the past five weeks. Five fatalities have occurred there.
POLIO IN
Missouri has reported 60 cases of infantile paralysis Wednesday night with four deaths thus far. The state has 260 beds available for acute cases. 131 of which are in St. Louis. Plans are being rushed for additional hospital accommodations
ELEVEN EARLE BOYS SEEK TO ENLIST
Seven High School students and four other recent graduates left Monday to volunteer for duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. All of the boys expressed a desire to enter either the Navy or the Air Corps.
An aptitude test had been given and as this is written (Wednesday) some are in Little Rock to receive their physical and complete arrangements for enlisting.
Those making the trip were; JIMMY PHILYAW, CLARENCE BURNS, HARVEY ROEDER, LEONARD LINDSEY, EDWARD DANIELS, JACK GREER, ALVIN CARRIER, HESTER MARTIN, SONNY BAKER, ED SIMONS and JOE WOOD.
WORK TO START ON EARLE-HEAFER ROAD
The State Highway Department has issued the
work order for the commencement of construction on the
The work is being done on a negotiated basis whereby the County will furnish all labor, equipment and material and is estimated to cost $8,660.00. The cost will be defrayed 50-50 with Federal and County funds. The work is scheduled for completion in 45 days.
The work will be under the supervision of
Resident Engineer A. H. Cockrill, who has been with
the Department five years. Headquarters
will be maintained in
WORK TO BEGIN ON HIGHWAY 149 NORTH
Crittenden County Judge Milton Beck said Monday the Arkansas Highway Department is ready to go ahead with blacktopping a nine-mile stretch of State Highway 149 between Earle and the county line.
The only thing holding up the project is removal of buildings and fences.
Judge
Beck said right-of-way has already been given by property owners. Included in the plan are two new bridges,
both over
The Highway Department is studying costs and other factors in preparation of letting another contract to blacktop the highway south of Earle to connect with U. S. Highway 70. When the strip is finished it will provide a shortcut from Highway 63 to Highway 70, the judge said.
WORK TO BEGIN ON HIGHWAY 149
Work should get underway on a $365,787.85
highway construction project in
The project is for grading, minor drainage structures, gravel base and surfacing of approximately 9.154 miles on the Earle-Marked Tree road on Highway 149 and two bridges on this section of highway.
The project will begin northeast of
Earle and extend northeast and north generally along the present location to
the
Contract was awarded to the Mississippi
Valley Contracting Company of
PRESIDENT ASKS AID FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
President Eisenhower has asked the American National Red Cross to assist the stricken area in the North eastern part of our county due to the devastating floods occasioned by hurricane Dianne.
The Crittenden County Chapter is endeavoring to answer this appeal and is sending an appeal of their own to our citizens in the hope that money can be raised in a substantial amount.
Mr. S. A. Johnson, Chairman for
Crittenden County, asks that everyone make a special effort to donate to this
cause and adds that the Red Cross has come to our assistance on three or more
occasions. He asks that you send your
donations to A. B. Carter, Home Service Chairman, at
The damage as reported run into the hundreds of millions of dollars and at least ten million is needed at once.
The call is urgent, and to paraphrase the President; “You will sleep better tonight if you make your contribution today.”
In
polio. During the first six months of 1957, there were 119 deaths from tuberculosis, only one from polio and 25 from other infectious diseases.
OLD LANDMARK TO
The old
The corner stone bears the date 1909, along with the names of six of Earle’s late influential citizens including, M. T. Boone, president; L. J. Machen, secretary; directors, H. A. Morrison, G. W. Essary, S. D. Donnahoe and C. W. Cloar.
The building was remodeled a few years ago when the second story was removed and a fresh paint job gave the old building a new appearance.
Today, the old landmark is going the way of “The Little Red School House” but it will always hold happy memories for past generations of this community who learned their 3 R’s in the old classrooms, under the tutelage of such intellectuals as the late, Professor T. P. Johnson who served as superintendent for many years at the old building, that housed the first through the twelfth grades.
We regret the passing into history of the old landmark and with a bit of sadness we bid a fond adieu to “the little red schoolhouse,” with its wide hall and old-fashion class rooms as it gracefully bows out in this modern age.
CURE FOR HEPATITIS IS STILL UNKNOWN
There’s a mystery disease called hepatitis which has health experts worried. To date there is no cure for it. The disease affects the liver, and its allusive virus makes it difficult to diagnose. Reported cases in 1961 may total 80,000, nearly twice as many as last year, according to the United States Public Health Service, and four times as many as in 1952, the first year the service recorded annual figures for the disease.
Actually, the 80,000 reported cases will be only a small part of actual cases in 1961, since often the disease is not detected because patients suffer mild or disguised symptoms. Four research laboratories are trying to come up with a vaccine or a miracle drug to fight the disease.
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS REPORTED FOR APRIL
Deaths from tuberculosis in April, 1961, occurred in the following counties; Baxter (1); Benton (1); Bradley (1); Dallas (1); Grant (1); Hempstead (1); Hot Springs (1); Howard (1); Mississippi (1); Pulaski (1); Saline (1); Union (1); and Woodruff (1).
TRAINS 219 AND 202 DISCONTINUED
Adjustments in sleeping car service
northbound from
Starting January 21, the northbound Fort
Worth-Memphis sleeping car will leave
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
Train 219 will make its last trip leaving
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