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

MARY JAMES

Mary Jane James, 80, of Jacksonville passed away March 15, 2007 in Jacksonville.

She was born Oct. 12, 1926 in Peoria, Ill., to the late Harold Buckingham and Florence Robbins Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Morgan Lee Buckingham. She was formerly active in the Girl Scouts, Methodist Hand Bell Choir, United Methodist Women - Wesleyan Circle and was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville.

Survivors include her loving husband of 60 years, J.C. James of the home; son, Richard C. James of Rogers; daughter, Deborah J. Tennison and husband Dale of Bass; son, Joe A. James and wife Kanae of Waynesville, Mo.; daughter, Lisa Marie Hickingbotham and husband Barry of Jacksonville; daughter-in-law, Virginia James of Fayetteville; nine grandchildren, Jennifer, Richard, Jr., Brittany, David, Becky, Rachel, Haley, Brandon and Molly and five great-grandchildren, Hannah, Mackenzie, Dylan, Keeton and Payton.

Funeral services were March 19 at First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville with Rev. Wendell Dorman and Dr. Carol Goddard officiating. Burial followed in Alderbrook cemetery in the Desha community near Batesville. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Women.

Arrangements were by Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home.

Wilda Beal

Wilda E. Beal, 77, of Beebe passed away March 16, 2007.

She was born May 23, 1929, at Gravel Hill, to the late Levi and Nola Penrod.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a loving and proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Wilda was preceded in death by two brothers, Marshall Penrod and Carl Penrod.

She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Thomas L. Beal; four daughters, Dolores Norris and husband Lloyd, Belinda Armstrong and husband Zuriel, Sandy Allen and husband Bill and Pat Price, all of Beebe; three sons, James T. Dunn, Jr. and wife Theda of Orlando, Fl., John F. Dunn and wife Wendy of Little Rock and Tim Dunn of North Little Rock; 14 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Janet Davis and husband Bob of Beebe, Valeria Beard of Cabot and Joan Jones and husband Gary of Little Rock; one sister-in-law, Mary Penrod of Greenville, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews and many, many friends.

Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Beebe First United Methodist Church, with burial in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

Donald Carter

Donald Alfred Carter, 71, of Jacksonville passed away March 15, 2007. He was born Nov. 28, 1935 in Duncan, Okla., to the late Rolla Gano and Vermella Carpenter Carter.

Mr. Carter served in the Marine Corps from 1952 to 1972 and was involved in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. After his military service, he was a barber and hairstylist in Cabot and Jacksonville. He was also an avid target shooter and won many awards in competition.

Mr. Carter was a member of the Church of God.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Earlys Verte Arindain Carter of Jacksonville and four children, Daniel Alfred Carter and wife Anita of Hot Springs, Diana M. Lendermon and husband Doug of Beebe, Donna A. Flynn and husband Gary of Cabot and Patrick M. Carter of Pensacola, Fl., as well as 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18. Entombment will be in Chapel Oaks Mausoleum.

Gladys Cook

Gladys Faye Cook, 93, of McRae died March 14, 2007 at Jackson, Miss.

She was born Nov. 1, 1913, at Beebe to John and Rose Edwards Fisher. She was a housewife and a member of McRae First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellery Cook; her parents, six brothers, three sisters and one great-grandson, Logan Terry.

Survivors are her daughter, Joyce Terry and her husband Don of Ridgeland, Miss.; three grandsons, Mike, Steve and Jeff Terry; four great-grandchildren, Alan, Nicholas, Jamie and Brian Terry; and one sister, Evelyn Thornton of Batesville.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at McRae First Baptist Church with burial in Lebanon cemetery. Memorials may be made to Lebanon cemetery, c/o Val Valdez, 122 Hwy. 321, Beebe, Ark., 72012. Arrangements are by Westbrook Funeral Home of Beebe.

Daevion Jones

Daevion Amir Jones, 3, of Jacksonville passed away Monday in Little Rock. He was born Dec. 22, 2003 in Jacksonville, to Daud and Meloney Graham Jones.

He is survived by his parents; sister, Najae' Jones; paternal grandmother, Debrah Carr; maternal grandparents, Pegi Graham, and Marlon Graham; paternal great-grandfather, Paul Carr; maternal great-grandfather, John Edward Graham; maternal great-grandparents, Loretta and Thomas McMahan; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to service. Funeral arrangements are by Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home.

Teri McCarty

Teri L. McCarty, 47, of Cabot passed away March 8, 2007, in Kauai, Hawaii.

She was born Aug. 8, 1959 in St. Louis, Mo., to Shirley Westfall Richter and the late Russell Richter.

She was employed as a legal secretary for Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull, and Burrow Law Offices and was of the Lutheran faith.

Survivors include her husband, James McCarty of Cabot; brothers, Stephen Richter and his wife Jo Ann of Cabot and Jeffrey Scott Richter and his wife Lynn of St. Louis, Mo.; nieces, Dana, Shelly, Jamie and Lindsey; nephews, Sean and Scott as well as many close friends.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the chapel of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Conger officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Park at Jacksonville. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 18.

Louvenia Williams

Louvenia Williams, 87, of Hickory Plains went to her final resting place March 14, 2007.

She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hosea Williams, Sr.

Survivors are one son, Hosea K. and wife Peggy Williams, of Cabot; five daughters, Eddie Sumners of St. Louis, Patsy Williams of Little Rock, Charlene Nelson and Ola Mae Williams, both of Jacksonville and Joann and husband Ulysses Carter of Floyd; one brother, Leonard Ford of Mississippi; three sisters, Willie Harshaw of Hickory Plains, Alma Ford of Texas and Nancy and husband Otis Rollins of Iowa; 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe with burial in Pleasant Ridge cemetery at Hickory Plains.

Gerlie Hogue

Gerlie Frances Reed Hogue, 82, formerly of Hamburg passed away March 13, 2007.

She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Russel Hogue; her son, Jimmy Wallace and wife Sheila of Lonoke, and their daughters, Jennifer Hale and husband Eric and Leah Palmer and husband Reagan; and a great-granddaughter, Anna Claire Hale. She is also survived by a stepson, David Hogue and wife Dana and their children, Robinson and Austin; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Bell and husband Dwayne and their children, Josh and Amanda, Susan Manning and husband Roger and their children Mackenzie Barber and husband Kameron and Clay Manning and wife Jennifer, his seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial celebration was held at Lonoke Baptist Church March 15. There was a private burial. Memorials may be given to the church of your choice. Arrangements were by Boyd Funeral Home of Lonoke and Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.

JAMES ASKEW

James Franklin Askew, 66, of Jacksonville went to be with his Lord and Savior March 9, 2007 in Little Rock. He was born Nov. 11, 1940 to the late Otis and Irma Adams Askew in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Lou Ella Askew.
Mr. Askew served his country in the Army, retiring as a chief warrant officer. He also served in the Vietnam War and later retired from Lockheed Martin as well as various other government agencies.

He played lead guitar for the gospel group 'The Gospel Tones' but most importantly he was a devout Christian and an outstanding grandfather, dad and brother.

Survivors include his son, Samuel B. Askew and wife Salli of Indianola, Wa.; daughter, Stacee Martin and husband Marcus of Jacksonville; brother, Erwin Askew and wife, Sis of Paris; sister, Marion Barco of San Antonio, Texas; seven grandchildren and numerous other family and friends including all the Gospel Tones.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 14 at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville with Rev. Cliff Hutchins officiating. Burial will follow in Arkansas State Veteran's cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Moore s Jacksonville Funeral Home.

RUTH ROBINSON

Ruth Janine Robinson, 70, of Austin passed away March 10, 2007 in Jacksonville. She was born Aug. 29, 1936 in Bunker, Mo., to the late John F. and Montine Cotton Farrar.

Her husband, Bobby Gene Robinson, preceded her in death in 1998. Ruth was a member of the Women of the Moose and of First United Methodist Church of Cabot. She is survived by one son, John Robinson and his wife Kim of Austin; one daughter, Keli Crowder and her husband Howard Lynn 'Red' of Ward; and three grandchildren, Jessica Gardner, Andrew Catlett and Autumn Robinson, all of Austin.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14 at Mt. Springs cemetery on Hwy 5.
Funeral arrangements are by Moore s Cabot Funeral Home.

RAYMOND ALVERS

Raymond F. Alvers, 73, of Jacksonville passed away March 8, 2007. He was born in Evansville, Ind., on May 19, 1933 to Sherman Alvers and Gertrude Tucker. He retired from the Air Force after 21 years of service.

He loved traveling and meeting new people. He was known as Al Dutch, grandpa Al and Pa. He was always telling jokes and going to junk shops and looking for a good deal. He enjoyed every day of his life, he truly lived life to its fullest.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy J. Alvers; one brother, Delbert Alvers; a grandson, Christopher Michael Harvey and a granddaughter, Heather Michelle.

He is survived by his companion, Karla Huntley; two daughters, Kathryn Black and husband Derrick Black of San Antonio, Texas, and Sheryl Roberts and husband Tommy Roberts of Hensley; one son, Russell Alvers and wife Melisa Alvers of Ward; three sisters, Rosalie Scalf of Hendersonville, N.C., Ruth Gorman of Evansville, Ind., and Nelda Brandsasse of Harrisburg, Ill.; two brothers, Theodore Alvers of Colton, Calif., and Carl Alvers of Evansville; and five grandchildren, Katie Roberts of Hensley, Ryan Black and Jessica Black of San Antonio, Tonya Lovell of Ward and Ashley Alvers of Ward.
Funeral service were March 13 at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Chapel in North Little Rock.

EMMA LUCENA

Emma Avelin Lucena, 2 months and 27 days passed away March 8, 2007.

She is survived by her parents, Colin and Brandie Lucena of Jacksonville; two sisters, Miranda Lucena Wagnon of Oklahoma and Caitlin Mae Lucena; brother, Carson Lucena; grandparents, Kelly and Leon Davis, all of Jacksonville and Margaret and Diosdado Lucena of New Mexico; also great-grandparents, Chuck and Shirley Mallonee, Nancy Gullick, all of Jacksonville, Ruben Lucena of Hawaii, Esther Fernandez of Montana and Dick Mulldoon of New Mexico.

Memorials may be made to Emma Lucena Memorial Fund at any Regions Bank. Funeral services were held March 13 at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel.

HARRIL BOWEN

Harril Robert Bowen, Sr., 77, of Jacksonville died Feb. 19, 2007. He was the son of the late Floyd Harril and Millie Self Bowen.
He was retired from the Navy and Air Force and was a Korean and Vietnam veteran. He was the owner of Justin TV Service in Jacksonville for several years. He is survived by his wife of almost 56 years, Doris Corrine Bowen; one son, Bobby Bowen; and three daughters, Bonnie Smith and husband David of Jacksonville, Linda Kirk and husband Jim of Hickory Plains, and Carla Howard of Cabot. He is also survived by two brothers, five sisters, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Wood Funeral Home in Jacksonville.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 in the chapel of Wood Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Buege and Chaplain Sam Clark officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill cemetery in Jacksonville.

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

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