Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Floy Wilburn
Floy Wilburn, 84, of Cabot died March 8, 2005.
She worked 15 years at the Tuff-Nutt Garment Factory until she retired in 1971. She was a member of Russell Chapel Church of the Nazarene in Cabot.
Survivors include son, Lloyd “Butch” Wilburn of Cabot; daughter, Hazel Barnes of Perry, FA; brothers, Gene Pennington of Concord, CA, J.F. Pennington of Florence, AZ; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held March 12 at Russell Chapel Church of the Nazarene.
Interment was at Mt. Carmel cemetery in Cabot.
Vesta Williams
Vesta Williams, 93, of Cabot, formerly of Melbourne, died March 12, 2005.
She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Cabot.
She is survived by daughter, Bobbie Gail Wamock, of Cabot; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held March 14 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Cabot. Interment was at Violet Hill cemetery in Violet Hill.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church building fund.
Derek Richard Balog
Derek Richard Balog, 26, of Cabot, died March 10, 2005.
He graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1996. He was currently a senior at the University of Arkansas Little Rock where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He was also a member of ‘The Contigencies’ band.
He is survived by his wife, Jennifer of the home; parents, Robert and Kathy Armstrong; sister Cheryl Long; and brothers, William Armstrong, all of Cleveland, TX, Daniel Blythe of Cabot, and Michael Blythe of Conway; grandparents, Sylvia and Billy Williams, of Cabot, and Jeantte and Raymond Kurka of Oregon; and grandfather, Richard Balog, of Cleveland, TX.
Funeral services were held March 14, 2005, at Victory Baptist Church in Cabot with interment at Sumner cemetery.
Clois W. Haney, Sr.
Clois Wayne Haney, Sr., 80, of Cabot, died March 11, 2005.
Survivors include wife, Helen Haney, Cabot; son, stepdaughter; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, MS.
Edith Ziegler
Edith Ziegler, 94, of Cabot, formerly of Benton, died March 11, 2005.
She was a daycare provider to many families of Saline County.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Tina Green of Cabot; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were March 14, at Ashby Funeral Home with burial at New Rosemont cemetery in Benton.
Ethel Mercer Roberts
Ethel ‘Granny’ Mercer Roberts, 88, of North Little Rock died Sunday, March 13, 2005.
She was a homemaker and a member of Levy United Methodist Church.
She is survived by sons, James H. Roberts, Jerry L. Roberts both of North Little Rock and Raymond L. Roberts of Cabot; daughter, Lois Boyd of North Little Rock; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Funeral services were held March 15 at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial followed at Roselawn cemetery.
Nadine Oden
Nadine Oden, 84, of Little Rock, died March 13, 2005.
She was retired from Foot Roots Hospital after 32 years and a member of First Baptist Church in Amity.
She is survived by daughters, Mary Magee of Little Rock, and Syble Jackson of Sherwood; son James E. Oden of Cabot; sisters, Edna Yancey of White Cloud, MI, Helen Davis of Maui, HI, and Jean Fenton of Monticello; 8 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held March 16 at Rest Hills Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Rest Hills cemetery.
Ruth Perry Vance
Ruth Perry Vance, 86, of North Litle Rock, died March 13, 2005. She was one of Jehovahh’s Witnesses.
She is survived by her sister, MaryLouPerry Riner of North Little Rock,
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, North Little Rock.
Theresa Yarbrough
Theresa Foster Yarbrough, 83, of England, died March 12, 2005. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Wisner, La.
Survivors include her son, William A. Yarbrough, Vidalia, La., and two daughters, Fran Yarbrough of Cabot and Rosanne McAlister of Dallas; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; her sister, Judy Evans of Englad; her brother, Joseph R. Foster of Little Rock; and sister, Mallie Allison of Cross Timber, Mo.
Services were Monday at First Baptst Church of England with interment at Mulberry cemetery.
Pvt. Landon S. Giles
Memorial services for Pvt. Landon S. Giles, the active-duty Army soldier from Arkansas who was killed in action last week in Iraq, were March 6 at the Third Street Baptist Church in Arkadelphia. The internment took place following the funeral service at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Arkadelphia.
Pvt. Landon S. Giles of Arkadelphia, Ark., 19, died Feb. 26 in Abertha, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol. Giles was assigned to the Army's 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Pvt. Giles was born Feb. 1, 1986 in Arkadelphia and graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 2004. He entered the Army in June of 2004 as indirect fire infantryman. Pvt. Giles is survived by his mother and father, fours sisters and one brother.
The family requests the media be respectful of their privacy during their time of grief. While media are welcome to cover the service, the family will not be granting any interviews.
Ida Mae Stecks
Ida Mae Stecks went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2005. Born October 13, 1916, the last of eight children, to Ida May Bevis and William Charles Eagle, she was preceded in death by all her siblings, sisters, Edith Eagle and Frances Gateley McRae; brothers, Dan, C.F. “Todd”, Walter, Shelby and Oscar “Bill” Eagle.
Ida Mae and her husband Carl, the love of her life for 68 years, worked side by side in their farming operation at Scott, AR. Her life was a testimony for the love, joy and care she so generously gave and abundantly received. Though small in stature, yet gentle in spirit, she was fiercely devoted to her family and many close friends. “Miss Ida Mae” loved to interact with other people and never met a stranger. Her legacy is a treasure of wonderful memories shared by her family and friends. We ALL will miss her.
Survivors are her husband, Carl;and her children Carl, Jr. “Freddie” and Jane Stecks, Michael and Jo Anne Stecks, Brenda and Randall Smith; Grandchildren, Carl III “Trey” Stecks and sons, Carl IV “Quad” and Ethan; Greg Stecks, Leigh and Brendan Quirk and children Lily and James; Kevin and Alecia Stecks; Michael Stecks, Jr. and daughter Kennedy; Ami Stecks; Sarah, Stephen, Ben and Eric Smith; sister-in-law, Eunice Watson of England and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Thursday, March 10th at Lonoke United Methodist Church, where she was a member for over 50 years. Interment will follow in Lonoke cemetery, by Boyd Funeral Home of Lonoke. The family will receive friends, 5 to 7 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital or Lonoke United Methodist Church.
