Dr. P.L. Perkins, a well-known community leader, died this morning at his home in Helena.
He was pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church and King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church in Helena and Gumwood Missionary Baptist Church in Ratio.
He was renowned for his singing and was a member of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi.
Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Jackson and Highley Funeral Home.
EMMA WILLIS
Funeral arrangements for Emma Willis, 102, of Poplar Grove are incomplete and will be announced later by Brown's Home for Funerals in West Helena.
Funeral services for Verna B. Warren, 91, of LaGrange and West Helena will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at the Springlake Baptist Church in the Southland Community. The Rev. J.W. Frierson will officiate. Burial will be at the Springlake cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the chapel of Jackson and Highley Funeral Home.
Warren was born Oct. 30, 1911, in Carthage, Miss., and died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003.
She leaves a son, Willie B. Warren of West Helena; two sisters, Mary Lynn Cook and Geraldine Crenshaw of Detroit, Mich.; and six grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and missionaries.
Her husband, Okus Warren, and her mother, father, six sisters and three brothers all preceded her in death.
Jackson and Highley Funeral Home will direct services.
CARL TABB
Graveside services for Carl Edward Tabb, 48, of Gary, Indiana will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at the Postelle cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the chapel of Bob Neal and Sons-Brickell Funeral Home in Marvell.
Tabb, born Dec. 27, 1954, in Holly Grove, the son of B.A. and Roxie Tabb, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, in Gary, Indiana.
He was a teacher at the Gary Community School System in Gary.
Bob Neal and Sons-Brickell Funeral Home will direct services.
BRADY DUNBAR
Funeral services for Brady Dunbar, 59, will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at the Fountain Head M.B. Church on Willis Drive in Marvell. Rev. Larry Johnson of the Fellowship Baptist Church of Little Rock will officiate.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at the Chapel of Progressive Funeral Parlor in Marvell
Dunbar, the son of Thelma Hopkins and Charles Dunbar, was born March 16, 1943, in Enid, Okla.
He sought the Lord at an early age and confessed his hope in an eternal wise God at the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Santuck.
He leaves to cherish his memory a daughter, Angela and Kenneth Davie of Breamerton, WA; a son, Korey Jackson of Little Rock; three grandchildren, Ariel, Kendra and Angela Davie of Breamerton; one cousin, Velma Jean Tate of West Helena; and an uncle, Heslie Foster of Kansas City, Mo.
Progressive funeral parlor of Marvell will direct services.
WILLIE RUSH SR.
Funeral services for Willie Rogers Rush Sr., 70, of Southland will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at the Jackson Chapel Church of God in Christ in the Southland Community. The Rev. Eugene Wright will officiate. Burial will be in the Jackson Memorial cemetery in Southland.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Mary Rush of Southland; three daughters, Marilyn Burrell of West Helena, Belinda Coleman of Lawton, Okla., and Elizabeth Rush of Lexa; three sons, Tony Rush and Joe Nathan Rush of Carson City, Calif., and Milton Rush of Toledo, Ohio.
A son, Willie Rogers Rush Jr., preceded him in death
Stephens Funeral Home will direct services.
LENA ROGERS
Funeral services for Lena Rogers, 40, of Tunica, Miss., formerly of Lake View will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Old Jerusalem Baptist Church at Wabash. The Rev. Artis James will officiate. Burial will be at Pilgrim Rest cemetery in Wabash.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today in Brown's Home for Funerals chapel in West Helena.
Rogers was born July 13, 1962 to Ruby and Isiah Rogers.
She leaves a son Kelvin Scaife of Pine Bluff; 2 daughters, Shiquita and Kennita Wooten of Lake View; her parents, Isiah and Ruby Rogers of Lake View; 4 sisters, Gloria O'Neal, Annie Gun, Rosie Rogers and Zenora Rogers, all of Lake View; 3 brothers, Sam Wynne Jr., and Luther Rogers, both of Modoc and Lugene Rogers of West Helena; her fianc ' Louis Wooten of Tunica, Miss. and a stepdaughter, Pamela Wooten of Tunica and a host of nephews, cousins and friends. A brother James Lee Jr. preceded her in death.
IDA JOHNSTON
Funeral services for Ida Johnston, of Elaine will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at the St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Elaine. Burial will be at First Baptist Church cemetery in Elaine.
Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday at the St. Luke Church.
Johnston was born Aug. 29, 1938 to Mary Wells. She leaves to cherish her memory, her companion Julius Butler, a daughter, Katrina Johnson of Memphis; 4 sisters, Emma and Clarence of Chicago, Vernell Garner of Jacksonville, Fla., Margaret and Thomas Stewart of Chicago and Delores and Ernie Burnett of Hindsdale, Ill, an uncle William Robert Tackett of Elaine, an aunt, Geraldine German of Elaine; 3 grandchildren, Julius Johnson, Calvin Guy Jr., and Jalen Griffin of Memphis, a cousin LeNora German of Elaine, a special nephew Roosevelt Nelson of South Bend, Ind., 18 nieces and nephews and cousins and friends.
Jackson and Highley Funeral Home will direct services.
VERA WHITSON
Funeral services for Vera Lizzie Merritt Whitson, 94, of Marvell, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at the chapel of Bob Neal and Sons-Brickell Funeral Home in Marvell. Bro. Larry Rice officiated. Burial was at the Marvell cemetery in Marvell.
She was born Oct. 20, 1908, in Mangan, Okla., the daughter of John and Mary Edna Dill Merritt. She was a homemaker and a member of the County Line Baptist Church.
She leaves two daughters, Callie Michael of Grantsville, Md., and Tollice Wilson of Marvell; three sons, Wilburn Whitson and Woodard Whitson, both of Marvell, and Allen Whitson of Nashville, Ark.; and 29 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 32 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Steve Guest, Rob Schaffhauser, Tommy Reeves, Dennis Cavette, Bert Davidson and Ronnie George. Honorary pallbearers were, Gene Shackelford, Ruff Guest and Lewis Harpole.
Bob Neal and Sons-Brickell Funeral Home in Marvell directed services.
LEODIS CARRUTH
Funeral services for Leodis Carruth, 54, of Poplar Grove, will be held at noon Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at the Star of Bethlehem Church in Poplar Grove. Burial will be at Poplar Grove Community cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at the chapel of Jackson and Highley Funeral Home in West Helena.
Carruth, who was born July 14, 1948, to Mike Carruth and Earlene Patrick, died Nov. 27, 2002, at Helena Regional Medical Center. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the Star of Bethlehem Church, where he was a faithful member until his death. He was united in marriage to BeEthel Harper and to their union one son was born.
He leaves a son, Stanley Carruth; and daughter, Ravian Carruth Hawkins; five brothers, Carl, William, James, Mike and Wilborn; three stepbrothers, Jerry, Roy and J.C.; six sisters, Tina, Elsie, Arlene, Betty, Gwendolyn, and Linda; four grandchildren, Dominique, Jamesha, Leona and Jarsity; two aunts, Rosie Lee Butler, Naomi Patrick, Ora Carruth, Cora Womack and Daisy Hamilton; two uncles, Tommy Patrick and Ed Carruth; a great uncle, John Henry Carruth; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friend.
JAMES W. SUMNER
Memorial services for James W. "Bo" Sumner, 54, of Long Beach, Calif., will be held a 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Helena. Father Ed Graves will officiate.
Sumner, born Aug. 10, 1948 at Helena, died Nov. 30, 2002, in Long Beach.
He leaves his mother, Ouida Sumner of West Helena, a sister, Jamie Hensley of Conway, two daughters and two grandchildren.
His father, James W. Sumner Sr. preceded him in death.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church Building Fund.
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home will direct services.
HAYWARD MEEKS
Funeral services for Hayward Lee Meeks of Helena will be held at noon Friday at the New Hope Baptist Church, 1608 Holly St., Helena.
Meeks died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at his home in Helena.
He leaves his wife, Sandra Meeks of Helena, five daughters and their families Angela and Sherman Crandol, Sandra F. and Gary Pitts, Rhonda Meeks, Cynthia Meeks and Miracle Meeks four sons, Kelvin M. Meeks, Christopher Meeks, Tony Hunter and Michael Meeks; five stepchildren, Vivian, Marina, Kenji, Omar, and Andre.
His father Hayward Meeks his mother Pearlie Mae Perry, a daughter, Regina K. Meeks all preceded him in death.
