Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Dr. Henry Dawson Johnson
Dr. Henry Dawson Johnson, age 77, died April 1, 2005. He was born in Little Rock, to James Henry and Frances Irene Wooten Johnson.
He served during the Korean War as a U.S. Naval combat corpsman attached to the 3rd Platoon, E CO., 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
He attended LR Junior College, Hendrix College and graduated in 1956 from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at UAMS with subsequent continuing education in Internal Medicine at Harvard University. He was in private practice as a doctor of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Johnson was on the faculty of the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, past Chief-of-Medicine at St. Vincent's, Baptist and Doctor's Hospital. He was a member of the American College of Physicians, AMA, Arkansas Medical Association, Pulaski County Medical Society and the American Society of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Johnson was also an amateur magician. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) Ring #29 since 1953. He served as past president and was honored as a lifetime member of the brotherhood. He preformed at annual IBM national conventions, and locally as well.
Dr. Johnson also was an avid golfer and a founding member of Pleasant Valley Country Club. He also attended Trinity Methodist Church.
On December 21, 1952 in Little Rock, he marriage Lucile Robinson, who preceded him in death in October, 1998. He is survived by his children, Joy Johnson Griffin and her husband, Gary of Little Rock and Matt Johnson and his wife, Angela of Arkadelphia, a brother, James Johnson and his wife, Marie of Hot Springs and his grandchildren, Sam Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Natalee Clark, Sean Johnson and Kyle Johnson.
A visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday at Ruebel Funeral Home followed by funeral services in the Ruebel Chapel on Monday at 11:30 a.m. with Rev. David Bentley officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will include Dr. Bob Anderson, Mr. Jim Henson, Dr. Ron Hughes, Dr. Ben Johnson, Dr. Bill Jones, all of Little Rock, and Dr. Jim Lytle of Batesville.
The Family would like to thank the team members of the Arkansas Hospice Center at Little Rock for all the loving care and support they bestowed upon Dr. Johnson and his family during his lengthy and trying illness; they were such a God send, a blessing to all of us. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice Center at Little Rock, 6 101 St. Vincent's Circle, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205.
Lynda McBryde Easter
Lynda McBryde Easter, 64, of Little Rock, died Monday, April 18, 2005. She was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on June 5, 1940 to Lorane Flowers McBryde and the late Cecil Lee McBryde, Sr.
She graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1958 as a national merit scholar and attended Hendrix College in Conway, AR. She received a degree in Medical Technology from UAMS, where she met her husband of 41 years, Dr. Rex M. Easter.
She was a member of St. James United Methodist Church for over 30 years, where she volunteered with Vacation Bible School and Girl Scouts. She particularly enjoyed the third Wednesday Bridge Club and cherished the friendships made over the years. Other hobbies include reading, music and theater. She enjoyed spending leisure time with her family on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, AR and in the Rocky Mountains surrounding Creede, Colorado.
She is survived by her husband, Rex M. Easter, Sr., her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Paul Harrison of Prosper, TX; her son and daughter-in-law, Rex, Jr. and Michele Easter of Sherwood, AR; her mother, Lorane McBryde of North Little Rock, AR; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Frank Pamplin, III of Bryant, AR; sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Mark Townsend of Pine Bluff, AR; and sister-in-law, Leslie McBryde of North Little Rock, AR. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Kelsey Grace Harrison, Ashley Hope Harrison, Thomas Doss Easter, Megan Leigh Easter, and Rex M. Easter, III; 6 nieces and nephews, Mandy McBryde, Amy McBryde, Cecilee Pamplin, Parker Pamplin, Luke Townsend, and Tommy Lane Townsend; and a host of family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Cecil Lee McBryde, Sr. and brother, Cecil Lee McBryde, Jr.
Family Visitation will be at Ruebel Funeral Home in Little Rock from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Funeral Service will be held at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock, AR at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2005. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, 6707 Dollarway Road, White Hall, AR 71602.
The family would especially like to express our gratitude to Dr. Bill Tranum and staff, Dr. Bill Deaton and Saint Vincent's Radiology Department and Baptist Health Hospice for their outstanding care and consideration on her behalf.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Baptist Health Hospice 11900 Colonel Glenn Road Suite 2300, Little Rock, AR 72210, St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock, AR 72212 and Creede Repertory Theater, 124 N. Main Street, PO Box 269, Creede, CO 81130.
Mary Irwin Anderton Canaday
Mary Irwin Anderton Canaday, 98 of Little Rock, died April 4, 2005 in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born October 29, 1906 in Franklin, Virginia, the eldest of five children born to Oscar and Gertrude Anderton. Her father, an educator, moved his young family to Knoxville, Tennessee where Mary was educated. She graduated from Knoxville High School and in 1928, was graduated from the University of Tennessee and awarded Coed Athlete of the University of Tennessee, having been the only female to letter in four collegiate sports. In 1932, she wed college sweetheart, Paul O'Neal Canaday and they moved to New York City to begin their marriage life. Paul advanced in the utility industry to become Chief Operating Officer of Middle South Utilities Corporation, now Entergy Corporation. In 1958, they moved with their two daughters to Little Rock, where Mr. Canaday was Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Power and Light Company, now Entergy Arkansas.
During her lifetime, Mary's faith was her sustenance. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, Sunday School teacher, choir member, and holder of many church offices. She was also a school teacher (teaching two of her brothers), homemaker, volunteer, avid duplicate bridge player, enthusiastic traveler, member of the Country Club of Little Rock, and a hands-on grandmother to her seven precious grandchildren, the delights of her life. Her friends and family appreciated her sense of humor, ready smile, hearty laugh, singing, piano playing, independence, inner strength and gusto for life.
Her husband, Paul O. Canaday (d. May 1962), daughter Mary Jane Miller (d. June 2002), parents, and four brothers, Wendell, Charles, John, and Ed Anderton, all precede her in death.
She is survived by her daughter, Anne Jones Sloan and husband Larry of Louisville, Kentucky; granddaughters, Ellen Jones White, Susan Jones Wilson, Mary Ann Miller Callison, Laura Miller, Karen Miller Viefhaus; grandsons, Robert Douglas Jones, III, and David Canaday Miller; two step-grandsons, John Stewart Sloan and Tyler Smith Sloan; fifteen great-grandchildren; seventeen nieces and nephew.
There will be a visitation held at Ruebel Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2005. Funeral services will be held at Second Presbyterian Church at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2005. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, Mary asked for those wishing to make memorials, that gifts be made to the Paul O. Canaday Family Scholarship Fund, College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 529, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205.
Funeral arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Winifred MacElree Baskins
Winifred MacElree Baskins, age 79, of Little Rock, died April 3, 2005. She was born in Kiel, Wisconsin on June 18, 1925 to the late Rev. James and Harriet Garrard MacElree. She was a Naval Nurse having served during the Korean Conflict. Mrs. Baskins was also a member of Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband, William Baskins; her 5 children, Bruce Baskins of Little Rock, Winifred Nowlin of Little Rock, Julia Bunten of Little Rock, Doretta Downs of Atkins, and Barbara Mateus of Marysville, California; 5 grandchildren, Rosalina Mateus, Anna Barnwell, Linda Capps, Andreas Mateus, and Ricardo Mateus, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday at Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church with Rev. Floyd Whatley officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Morrilton, Arkansas. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Merle S. Nesbit
Merle S. Nesbit, 100, of Little Rock, died Thursday May 19, 2005. He was born July 22, 1904 in Biggsville, Illinois, the son of the late Allen and Mary Grace Jameson Nesbit.
He was the former President of Midwest Dried Milk Company that he founded with his brother-in-law, William F. Oatman in 1947 in Pittsfield, Illinois. He and his wife moved from Dundee, Illinois to Little Rock in 1998 to live with their daughter.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years Priscilla Swan Nesbit; daughters, Lynn Nesbit of New York City, New York, and Priscilla Green of Little Rock. He also leaves behind two granddaughters, Priscilla Gilman and Claire Gilman of New York City a step-grandson Nicholas Gilman of Mexico City and two great-grandsons.
A memorial service will be held in Illinois at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Macular Degeneration Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871.
Cremation arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
Geraldine H. Nance
Geraldine H. Nance, age 84, of Little Rock, died May 30, 2005. She was born in Monticello, AR on January 15, 1921 to the late Earl and Maudie Barrett Hoover. She was a member of the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her two sisters, Orlean Horn of Little Rock and Bonnie Curtis of Benton; her step daughter, Cinda Piper of Benton, and nephew Robert Horn of Monticello, AR.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Pinecrest Memorial Park, with Rev. Lynn W. Lindsey officiating.
Evelyn Joy Branch Moore
Evelyn Joy Branch Moore, age 107, of Little Rock, died May 5, 2005. She was born on June 1, 1897 in Little Rock, to the late William and Rosie Perkins Branch. She was the only remaining Charter Member of the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little Rock. She was an avid Arkansas Travelers and Razorbacks fan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Moore and her daughter, Barbara Ann Moore. Mrs. Moore is survived by her daughter, Betty Wassell of Little Rock; her 3 grandchildren, John Randolph Wassell Jr. and his wife Elizabeth of Jacksonville, FL, William Moore Wassell and his wife Irene of New Iberia, LA, and Joy Ann Wassell of Little Rock; 5 great-grandchildren, Stephen Wassell and his wife Shari of Dunwoody, GA, Susan Staveley and her husband Robin of Alpharetta, GA, William Wassell and his wife Angela of Ruston, LA, Jennifer Kaumeyer and her husband J.P. of Chandler, AZ, Becky Wassell of New Iberia, LA, and Candyce and Deidre Gallagher of New Iberia, LA; 6 great-great-grandchildren, Samuel and Ansley Wassell of Dunwoody, GA, James and John Wassell of Ruston, LA, Elizabeth Staveley of Alpharetta, GA and Gracie Kaumeyer of Chandler, AZ. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 5-7 p.m. at Ruebel Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 12:00 noon at Oakland Cemetery followed by a celebration of Evelyn's life at 1:00 p.m. at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn, Little Rock, AR 72205, Hospice Home Care, 1501 North University Suite 340, Little Rock, AR 72207, or to the charity of your choice.
Elizabeth Fulkerth Mitchell
Elizabeth Fulkerth Mitchell, 78, of Benton, died Saturday, May 21, 2005. She was born in Forrest City, to the late Irvin and Mary Burris Fulkerth. She was an educator and a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
She was preceded in death by her husband, The Reverend William E. Mitchell, and a sister, Catherine Runkle. Survivors include her son, William R. Mitchell of Palatine, Illinois, and her daughter, Mary Clare Mitchell of Benton.
There will be a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral officiated by the Very Reverend Henry Hudson. Burial of ashes will follow in the church garth.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, or to the charity of donor's choice.
Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home.
