Funeral services for Earl Dulaney Sr., 73, of Marion will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at the Missouri Street Church of Christ in West Memphis. Burial will be in the Cypert cemetery in Cypert Community near Marvell.
He was a member of Missouri Street Church of Christ, a U.S. Army veteran and retired teacher from the West Memphis Public Schools.
He leaves his wife Glenda Dulaney of Marion, three daughters. Carmen Bunk of Marion, Julie Ann Dulaney, and Rita M. Dulaney of Germantown, Tenn., and Lynn D. Crow of Marion; a son Earl Dulaney Jr., of Fayetteville; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Families First Foundation.
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, 201 Pine St., West Memphis will direct services.
NANCY JOHNSON
Funeral Services for Nancy Welton Johnson were held on Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 at the Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pa.
Nancy was the fifth of seven children born to Janetty and William Welton of West Helena. She spent her early school years at Westside School and later graduated from Eliza Miller High School.
Nancy married
Arthur Johnson and had two daughters, Evelyn and Jean. A retiree from the U. S. Postal Service during the 70s, Nancy cooked, canned, gardened, read mysteries and visited her sister, Hattie, back in Arkansas.
Nancy leaves a sister, Hattie Williams; a daughter, Evelyn Baldwin; two grandchildren, Michael and Stephanie Robinson; seven great grandchildren and a host of friends and neighbors.
FRANK SIMON
Frank Thomas Simon, 51, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Bob Neal and Sons Brickell Funeral Home.
PHYLLIS MILLER
Funeral services for Phyllis Ann Miller, 64, of West Helena will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at the Second Baptist Church in West Helena. The Rev. Rudy Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. today a Roller-Citizens Funeral Home.
Miller, born Oct. 4, 1939 to Albert Charles VonKanel and Beatrice Oldham VonKanel, died March 21, 2004 at her home.
Evans Jewelry had employed her as a salesperson. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in West Helena.
She leaves her husband Frank Miller of West Helena; her mother Beatrice VonKanel of West Helena; a brother J.R. VonKanel of Memphis, Tenn., a son Ricky Miller and wife Linda of West Helena; a daughter Sandra Miller of Truman; a grandson Cody Miller of West Helena and a granddaughter Becca Miller of West Helena; a sister in law Joann Carson and husband Jack of Heber Springs and a nephew Jarett Carson of Austin, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Mike VonKanel, Eddie Pyron, Jimmy Gordon, Terry Tolar, Bill Evans and Price Broughton. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Hopper, Bob Darnell, Pat Burks, Steve Cooke, James Mitchell, Dr. Pat Bell, Larry Smart and Mark Corder.
Memorials may be made to the Second Baptist Church Youth Ministries.
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena will direct services.
LIZZIE JONES
Graveside services for Lizzie Mae Jones, 91, of Elaine were held Sunday, march 21, 2004 at the Oakgrove cemetery in Franklin County, Ala. The Rev. Johnny Jones officiated.
Jones, born July 25, 1912 in Leighton, Ala., died March 19, 2004 in Helena. She was a housewife.
She leaves three daughters Jewell Brooks of Red Bay, Ala., Faye Brown of Woodward, Okla., and Betty Abbott of Batesville, Ark., four sons Junior Jones, Johnny Jones and Jimmy Jones of Elaine and Bobby Jones of Killeen, Texas; 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Her husband Homer Jones Sr., a daughter, Ester Cramer and a son Robert Jones preceded her in death.
Memorials may be made to Gideon International.
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena directed services.
ANNA MASSEY
Funeral services for Anna Marguerite Turner Massey, 83, of Elaine, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2004 at the Roller-Citizens Chapel. Burial will be at the Maple Hill cemetery in Helena.
Massey, born Dec. 1, 1920, to John Inebnit and Anna Shick Inebnit in Hicks died Wednesday, March 17, 2004.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 18 from 5 until 9 p.m.
Massey was a widowed homemaker.
She leaves to cherish her memory three sons, Wallace Turner of Walls, Ms., Johnny Turner of Cherokee Village, and Mike Turner of Mountain Home; one brother Tommy Inebnit of Elaine; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home will direct services.
ALLEN SHEARD
Funeral services for Allen Sheard, 46, of West Helena will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 18, 2004 at the Second Baptist Church in West Helena. The Rev. Jarvis Smith will officiate. Burial will be at Jackson Memorial cemetery in the Southland Community.
Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. today at the Second Baptist Church.
Sheard, born Dec. 26, 1957 to Annie Mae Armstrong and Ottoway Sheard Sr., died March 13, 2004 at the Trauma Center in Memphis.
He was a 1976 graduate of Central High School and attended Quachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. He confessed a hope in Christ at an early age. In Aug. of 1978 he married
Marvie Threets and to their union three children were born.
He leaves to cherish his memory two sons, Deatrice Sheard of Vallejo, Calif., and Justin Sheard of West Helena; two daughters, Lakesha Sheard of Memphis, Tenn., and Melinda Sheard of Helena; five brothers, Ottoway Sheard Jr. and Earnestine Sheard of Okmulgee, Okla., Tab and Dorothy Sheard, Curtis Sheard and Johnny Armstrong all of Chicago, Ill., Leroy and Doris Johnson of West Helena; four sisters and their families, Rose and Robert Grinstead of New Orleans, La., Jean and Foster Williams of West Helena, Annie Mae Armstrong, Louis Armstrong and Juanita Kirton all of Chicago, Ill., four grandchildren, Malik, Ariel, Donterrius and Brailon and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Brown's Home for Funerals in West Helena will direct services.
BUDDY ADAMS
Funeral services for Buddy Adams, 47, of Horn Lake, Miss., will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2004 at the Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven, Miss. Burial will be in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens.
He was the former pastor of the Spirit of Life Church in Southaven, Miss.
He leaves a daughter Amy McGehee of Horn Lake, Miss., two sons Aaron Adams and Joseph Adams of Southaven; his parents Merlon and Joyce Adams of Horn Lake, Miss., formerly of Phillips County; a brother Barry Adams of Horn Lake and three grandchildren.
Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven will direct services.
ERMA J. JOHNSON
Graveside services for Erma Jean Johnson of the Southland Community will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 18, 2004 at Spring Lake cemetery in the Southland Community.
Johnson, born Jan. 10, 1945 to Daniel and Maggie Eldridge in Marvell, died Sunday, March 14, 2004.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 17, at the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home.
"Jean" as her family and friends lovingly called her was a caregiver to her parents for many years and lovingly made all her nieces and nephews feel special.
Quilting was her favorite hobby, and she was well known throughout the state for the beautiful quilts she created.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her mother Maggie Eldridge of Southland; two brothers, Theodore and Juanita Eldridge and Warren Eldridge of Southland; three sisters and brothers-in-law Lou Evelyn and Clinton Torres of Inglewood, Calif., Alesia and Samuel Bone of Little Rock and Graffie Eldridge of Southland; an uncle David and Lenora Dodd of LaGrange; an aunt, Graffie and Lonnie Bland of Redondo Beach, Calif., and a dedicated friend Hattie Murray of Lexa, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Stephens Funeral Home will direct services.
HENRY WOMACK (CHARLES HUGHES)
Funeral Services for Charles Hughes, 50, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. at the Midway Baptist Church in the Marvell area.
Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 20 from 1 until 5 p.m. at the chapel of Progressive Funeral Home in Marvell.
Henry Womack (Charles Hughes) was born on May 18, 1953 to the union of John and Sadie Hughes in Lexa. He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age.
He is survived by his son Charles Duncan of Chicago, Ill.; his mother Sadie Hughes of Northport, Al.; seven sisters: Ruby Stewart, Martha George of Grand Rapids, Mich., Carol Hughes, Barbara Custard of Northport, Al., Wynee Hughes of Little Rock, Helena Brewster of Marvell, Inez Sutherland of Chicago, Ill.; four brothers: Roosevelt Womack, Johnny Womack, John L. Hughes Jr. husband of Tammy of Little Rock and Leon Hughes of Chicago, Ill.; one aunt Liz McCondichie of Chicago, Ill.; a special niece Tracey of Northport, Al.; a special cousin Sandra of Chicago, Ill., and a host of niece, nephews, aunts, cousins, and friends.
Progressive Funeral Parlor will direct services.
CARY BAKER JR.
Funeral services for Cary Baker Jr., 55, of Elaine will be held at noon Saturday Feb. 21, 2004 at the First Baptist Church in Elaine. The Rev. Artis James will officiate. Burial will be in the Church cemetery.
Baker, born July 11, 1948 in Helena died Feb. 12, 2004 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Karen Marie Baker of Elaine, his children Cary Baker III of Elaine, Lucille Green of West Helena, Keri and Tyrus Sloan of Biloxi, Miss., Ciera Wade of Lake View, Rachel and Evelyn Daniels of West Helena; seven stepchildren, Fanetra Jackson of Conway, Toni Williams and Quante Blakely of Jacksonville, Demario Blakely of Nashville, Tenn., Demarco and Kimberly Blakely of San Diego, Calif., Deron Blakely and Kiasha Blakely of Elaine; two granddaughters, six step grandchildren; two brothers, Ezell and Lucille Baker of Southland Community, David Baker of Tulsa, Okla., five sisters, Bobbie and Earl Hester of Little Rock, Gennie and George Hicks, and Amanda Baker of Helena, Linnetta Baker and Earlene and Booker Blackwell of East St. Louis, Ill., and a host of relatives and friends.
His younger brother Kenneth Lamar Baker preceded him in death Jan. 6, 2004.
Stephens Funeral Home in West Helena will direct services.
