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Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas

Herbert Greer

Herbert L. Greer, 85, of Jacksonville, son of Fred and Nellie Greer made his final flight Aug. 30, 2007 and was buried next to his wife of 63 years, Hazel Jean Greer.

Herbert was born in Chelan, Wash., Sept. 25, 1921 and was the eldest of three bothers and three sisters.

He is survived by his son, Ronald Lyndon Greer; daughter, Linda Diane Greer; grandson, Jonathan Daugherty; granddaughter, Susannah Cox and two great-grandchildren, Gracie and Jake Cox, all of Jacksonville.

Mr. Greer served 23 years in the Air Force, serving his country during the Second World War and Korea.

He is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and has published his memoir 'Fire From the Sky - A Diary Over Japan.'

The funeral was officiated by Dennis Carrow on Sept. 5, followed by entombment in Rest Hills Memorial Park with Military Honors.

Arrangements were by Griffin Leggett Funeral Home.

Yet from those of our number who fly no more, we must accept a trust - the trust of men who gave their lives in order that there may be a free life for others - and should we, in the future, treat lightly the foundations of that free life, we will have betrayed these men to whom, for all time, must we be indebted.

James Douglass

James 'Steven' Douglass, 50, of Ward passed away Sept. 10, 2007.

He was born May 7, 1957 in Little Rock.

Steven was an avid fisherman and the vice president of Douglass Services Incorporated.

His loving wife, Angela Marie Douglass precedes him in death.

Survivors include son, Steven 'Brent' and wife Lynn Douglass with their children; Frankie, Amber, Jacob and Zachary, all of Jacksonville; son, Bobby Wayne Foreman of Jacksonville; mother, Janet Douglass of Jacksonville; father and stepmother, Jim and Mary Douglass of Cabot; two sisters, Diane Bowlan and husband David of Jacksonville and Jill Douglass of Jacksonville; stepbrother, Mark Dewey and wife Cindy and their two children, Christy and Charley, all of Bentonville; as well as a host of friends and family.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 in the chapel of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with Dr. Carol Goddard officiating.

Burial will follow in Bayou Meto cemetery in Jacksonville.

Dennis Chamblee

Dennis W. Chamblee, 85, of Ward, formerly of Buckeye, Ariz., went to be with the Lord Sept. 6, 2007.

He was born March 26, 1922, at Romance.

He is survived by his children, Phyllis and Dennis; siblings, Emma Madding, Joe Chamblee, Laura Eubanks; grandchildren, Stacey, Shannon, Russell; and nine great-grandchildren.

Wondle was preceded in death by parents, Dewey and Geneva Chamblee; siblings, Moline Cook, James Marshall, Daphene Brewer, Lelan, Dewey, Jr., and grandson, Brent Chamblee.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe with burial in Apple Hill cemetery.

William Taylor

William Alvie Taylor, 78, of Cabot, went to be with the Lord Sept. 11, 2007.

He was a member of McArthur Assembly of God Church and a retired master plumber.

He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Mamie McClellan Taylor; four children, Connie Jones and husband Jim of Clinton, Phillip Taylor and wife Debbie, Stacy Taylor and wife Gloria, and Paula Snipes, all of Cabot; one brother, Bobby Joe Taylor of North Little Rock; and one sister, Mary Viala of Sherwood.

Also surviving him are eight grandchildren, Jerry Wylie, Lance Witcher, Josh, Caleb, Alex, and Danielle Taylor, Megan and Brooke Richardson; and one great-grandchild, Lawson Taylor.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Dora Taylor; one son, Michael Dean Taylor; and three brothers, George, Lewis and Outhor Taylor.

Funeral services were held Sept. 14 at McArthur Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Larry Burton officiating the services.

Burial followed at Forrest Hills cemetery in Alexander.

BILLIE HARRIS

Billie Jean Harris, 62, of Ward, was born May 29, 1944, at Griffithville to William Clark and Othema Frances Jameson Weatherly.

She died Jan. 1, 2007.

She loved the outdoors and didn't miss a grandchild's ballgame.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Don Harris; four sons, Donnie Harris and wife Barbara of Bryant, Alvin Harris and wife Linda, John Harris and wife Connie, both of Ward, and Greg Harris and wife Cheryl of Beebe; one daughter, Stephanie Breedlove and husband Ken of Beebe; grandchildren, Jeff and Jennifer Harris, Brooke, Johnathon and Michael Harris, Brittany, A. J. and Joshua Harris, Megan and Holly Harris, Chris Harris, Matthew and Alli Breedlove, Misty Jackson, Sheryl Kindall; one great-grandchild, Jacob Harris; two brothers, Ronnie Weatherly and Junior Moore, both of Little Rock; and one sister, Wilma Smith of Mabelvale.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

DAVID NEWMAN

David J. Newman, 65, of Beebe, went to be with his Savior Jan. 2, 2007.

He was a truck driver for 42 years.

He was preceded in death by his father, Porter Newman; his mother, Faye Strayhorn Smotherman; and his son, Scotty Newman.

He is survived by his stepmother, Frances Rettig; four daughters, Pam Lee and husband Ward, Tammy Lynch and husband Randy, Tracy Wilson and husband Scott, and Patricia Pruitt and husband David; two sons, Donnie Joe Newman and wife Ana and Chad Newman; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six sisters, Martha Caldwell, Louise Payne and husband Tootsie, Virginia Lott and Braxton, Ann May and husband Bob, Mary 'Nuggett' Fritz and husband Jimmy and Nell Wixon and husband Kevin; one brother, Porter David Newman, Jr. and wife Rhonda; and a host of nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with burial at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

PAUL HANCOCK

Paul Lynn Hancock, 64, of Jacksonville went to be with the Lord Dec. 21.

He was born April 1, 1942 in Little Rock to the late Burrell H. and Mary E. Ahern Hancock.

He was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church.

Survivors include his sister, Madelynn Phillips of Jacksonville; an aunt, Dorothy Hager of San Antonio, Texas; as well as two nephews and one niece.

Graveside funeral services were held Jan. 2 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Jacksonville with Father Les Farley officiating.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home.

JOHNNETTE WILSON

Johnnette Wilson, 81, of Jacksonville passed away Jan. 1, 2007 at Fort Roots Hospice in North Little Rock.

She was born Feb. 20, 1925 in Dermott, to John Perry and Willie Pearl Hardin.

In 1944, she married James Edward Wilson in Vicksburg, Miss.

They moved to Arkansas in 1973.

She graduated from UALR School of Nursing in 1977.

Mrs. Wilson was a registered nurse at Arkansas Children's Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital for over 15 years until she retired in 1993.

She was a member of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ; Arkansas Nurses Association; Arkansas Chemotherapy Certified Nurses Association.

Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.

She is survived by four children and their spouses, Mary and Melvin Duda of Alton, Ill., James and Janet Wilson of Jacksonville, Shannon and Michael Hall of North Little Rock, Melissa and Robert Hall of Jacksonville; five grandchildren, Michael Duda, Kimberly Wilson, Marisa Duda, Justin and Jason Wilson; three great-grandchildren, Shannon Michelle Duda, Lee Michael Duda, Alan Michael Duda; two brothers, Mark Henry Harden of Nesbitt, Miss., and John Harden of Houston, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 6 at Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bonnie Johnson Gross officiating.

Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorials be made to Alzheimer's Foundation or Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home.

Ethard Graham

Ethard W. 'Dub' Graham, 78, of Romance passed from our world and into God's arms on Sept. 16, 2007.

In his final hours, 'Pappy' was surrounded by those who loved him and taught us one last lesson in dignity and grace.

Born in Lubbock, Texas, on Dec. 6, 1928, he is survived by the love of his life, Marie T. Graham, to whom he was married for 55 years; two daughters, Susan Dempsey and husband Larry and Raena Rawlinson and husband Mark; two sons, Myles Graham and wife Carol and Mark Graham and wife Kim; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Evertt W. Graham and Dovie Dale Graham; one sister and one brother.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, with burial at Grissard cemetery in El Paso.

Funeral arrangements will be by Westbrook Funeral Home of Beebe.

Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas

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