Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Barbara Morrison
Barbara Byrd Morrison, 52, of Bigelow died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001.
She was born Dec. 1, 1948, in Tennessee, a daughter of Lee and Margaret Wilkerson Jones. She worked for Spirit Mobile Homes in Conway and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Morrison; two sons, Michael Byrd and Shawn Byrd, both of Conway; one stepson, Bo Morrison of Russellville; one daughter, Kasey Byrd Reed of Bigelow; six brothers, Ray and Tim Jones, both of Bigelow, Joe Jones of Houston, Richard Jones of Oppelo, Wayne Jones of Cerrilos, N.M., and Lynn Jones of Lexington, N.C.; three sisters, Nell Youngman of Russell-ville, Glenda Dempsey of Conway and Marjorie Dixon of Bigelow, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today (Wednesday), at Pleasant Valley General Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Jones officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Perryville.
Pallbearers will be Fred Shelby, Charles Stane Jr., James Williams, Greg Morgan, Alan Morgan, Wayne Evans, Robert Mayo, and Don Akridge. Honorary pallbearers will be Shannon Jones, Shane Jones, Darrin Dixon, Chad Dixon, Travis Camp, Keven Jones, Jonathan Dempsey, Jeremy Jones, and Ricky Don Clayton.
Velva Jones
Velva Irene Hawks Jones, 84, of Hollis died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001.
She was born August 18, 1916, in Hollis to William Henton Hawks and Mary McGhee Hawks.
She was a member of Valley Home Baptist Church and the widow of Clarence F. Jones.
Survivors include two sons, Gus O’Neal Jones of Aplin and Herbert Earl Jones of Hollis; one sister, Oda Pruitt of Conway; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be today (Wednesday) 1 p.m. at Valley Home Baptist Church in Hollis with burial at Dry Fork Cemetery with Bro. J.D. Hooper and Bro. Bill Davis officiating.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Tim Jones, Pat Welch, Jeff Morgan, Michael West, Brad Jones, and Brad Shipman.
Arrangements are by Griffin Leggett of Conway.
Jacqueline Primm
Jacqueline Noel Primm, infant daughter of James and Kathy Primm of North Little Rock, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001.
Other than her parents, survivors include a sister, Madison Lourdes, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Primm of Russellville and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hartman of Morrilton.
Graveside service was 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements were by North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 Main, 758-1170.
A memorial fund is set up at Petit Jean Bank in Morrilton in her honor.
John Glacken
John R. Glacken, 77, of Morril-ton, formerly of Little Rock, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001.
He was born in Kentucky on Dec. 16, 1923. He was an Army veteran and drove a truck for J.B. Hunt until his retirement.
Survivors include one son, Robert Glacken of Kentucky, and one grandson.
Graveside service was Tuesday at National Cemetery. Service and arrangements were by Bob Neal and Sons Funeral Home of Morrilton.
Chester Dunn
Chester C. Dunn, 76, of Blackwell died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001.
He was born March 27, 1924, in Conway County, the son of William Clyde and Gertie Polk Dunn. He was a retired farmer and attended Blackwell Full Gospel Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Trevino Dunn; one son, Billy Wayne Dunn of Blackwell; three daughters, Mary Virden of Kenwood, Helen Robinson of Morrilton, and Earlene Black of Ruston, La.; four stepsons, Victor Trevino of Overcup, Terry Chronister of Orange Grove, Texas, and Glen and Eddie Ray Chronister, both of Atkins; two stepdaughters, Mary Ann Hoyt of Oppelo and Kay Roberts of Atkins; three sisters, Ruby Dunn of Little Rock, Dolly Deal of Morrilton, and Lillie Doll of Nashville, Tenn.; 22 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lemley Funeral Chapel, Atkins, by the Rev. R.O. Stark. Burial will be in Atkins Cemetery by Lemley Funeral Service.
Pallbearers will be Paul Foshee, Doyle Foshee, Lynn Embry, Roy Ferguson, Jimmy Deal, and Robert Deal.
Visitation will be 6 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday).
Lawana Jennings
Lawana Jennings, 65, of Oppelo died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001.
She was born Sept. 2, 1935, in Chickalah, the daughter of Earnest and Vorene Taylor Waid of Dar-danelle. She was a member of the Oppelo First Baptist Church, where she was Sunday School secretary and teacher.
Other than her parents, survivors include her husband, Bobby Jennings; one daughter, Lesa Bieker of Greenwood; two sons, Robert Jennings of Atkins and Ken Jennings of Bigelow; one brother, Wendell Waid of North Little Rock; two sisters, Betty Warlick of Pocola, Okla., and Linda Jennen of Van Buren, and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cornwell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Cornwell Chapel, Dardanelle, with the Rev. Gene Tanner, the Rev. Leroy Patterson and the Rev. William Merritt officiating. Burial will be at Brearley Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Jennings, Allen Waid, Tommy Waid, Richard Jennen, Jeff Clark, James Ragsdale, and Jason Gregory. Honorary Pallbearers will be Charles Jennen, Jim Warlick and Bobby Taylor.
Hettie Poteet
Hettie Poteet was born March 3, 1909, at Grandview in north Conway County and attended school at Grandview through the sixth-grade. She moved to Morrilton in 1921 and graduated from Morrilton High School in 1927, with her class, after skipping her junior year to work. She had previously earned a teaching certificate by examination at age 14 in 1923 and a first-grade certificate at age 16 in 1925. She attended college during the summer time and worked as a teacher during the school year. She also earned extra credit college hours through correspondence courses and extension off-campus classes. She earned a BSE degree from Arkansas State Teacher’s College in Conway in 1943, with a major in elementary education and minors in secondary English and social studies. She received her MSE degree from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1949, with a major in guidance and counseling and a minor in administration. She did post-graduate studies at UCA, University of Missiouri and the University of Arkansas, and in 1968 became an educational examiner.
Hettie worked 44 years in education and loved teaching. Her first teaching assignment was at Sunnyside in 1925. She also taught at Cleveland and Wonderview and was a counselor at Wonderview, Morrilton, Cabot, and Russellville.
Hettie was a member of First United Methodist Church of Morrilton, a member of the United Methodist Women, a member of the Friendly Class, and the Wesleyan Service Guild. She was the first president and charter member of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority. She was a charter member and first president of the Conway County Classroom Teachers’ Association. She was a life member of the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association, a charter member and past president of the Conway County Retired Teachers Association. She was also a life member of the National Retired Teacher’s Association and the list of organizations that she served and gave her energy to just keeps on going: the American Association of Retired Persons, the Lewisburg Extension Homemakers Club, the Petit Jean Garden Club, the Conway County Hospital Auxiliary, Order of the Eastern Star, Arkansas School Counselors Association, Business and Professional Womens Club, PTA, Community Service Inc., Conway County Historical Society, Friends of the Library, UCA Alumni Association, U of A Alumni Association –– over 30 different organizations.
Her favorite songs were “In The Garden, ” “God Be With You Till We Meet Again, ” and “How Great Thou Art.”
Her favorite Scriptures were the 23rd Psalm and Micah 6:8, “He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Hettie died at the age of 91 on Wednesday, Janaury 24, 2001. She is survived by a half brother, Robert Powell, and his wife Francis of Gravel Ridge, Arkansas; two nieces and two nephews; three generations of Harwood cousins, and three generations of Poteet nieces and nephews; and two sisters-in-law, Darlene Poteet of Morrilton and Hazel Poteet of Cleveland, Arkansas.
Hettie was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 40 years, Custer, whom she married at age 18; her infant son, Ralph Winn Poteet; and a half sister, Ruby Marie Lovell.
