Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Ben Junior Boozer Sr.
Mr. Ben Junior Boozer Sr., age 72, of Heth, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the V.A. Regional Medical Center in Memphis.
Mr. Boozer was a retired iron worker and a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Ruth Boozer of Heth; one daughter, Barbara Jewell Brown of Marion; one son, Ben J. Boozer Jr., of Heth; one sister, Ruth Williams of Greers Ferry; two brothers, Fred Boozer of Mayflower and Bob Boozer of Conway and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial to follow in Forrest Park Cemetery in Forrest City.
Odessa Busby
Mrs. Odessa Busby, age 81, of Marianna, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center.
Mrs. Busby was born April 2, 1921, in Marianna. She was a retired seamstress, and is survived by two sisters, Theressa Ramey of Marianna and Maxine Gates of Haynes.
Visitation services for Mrs. Busby will be held today, April 19, 2002, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Busby will be held Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 3 p.m. at Spring Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Cedric Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in Gill Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
James Floyd Vest Sr.
Mr. James Floyd Vest Sr., age 67, of Palestine, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mr. Vest was born July 26, 1934, in St. Francis County, the son of Charlie Vest, and his stepfather Roy Sherrell and his mother, Ruby Chapman Sherrell, who preceded him in death last year.
Mr. Vest married Charlene Hawk in 1955, and she survives him along with three daughters, Charlotte Ketchum of Russellville and Terry Hobson and Tina Getchell, both of Palestine; one son, James Floyd Vest Jr. of Clinton; two sisters, Evelyn Britton and Barbara Goodwin, both of Forrest City; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 tonight at Stevens Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. W.L. Prentice and Bro. Alan Jumper officiating. Burial will follow in Bell Cemetery in Palestine.
Rev. John D. Webb
Rev. John D. Webb, age 77, of Forrest City, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services for Mr. Webb will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2002, at the Madison Baptist Church.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2002, at the Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Ashland, Miss.
Stevens Fuineral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby Bogan
Ms. Ruby Bogan, age 57, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis.
Ms. Bogan, born near Blackfish Lake, was a nurses assistant, a member of the Rising Sun M.B. Church in Forrest City, where she sang in the choir and also sang with the Sensational Five Group.
She is survived by four daughters, Beatrice Brown and Bernice Bogan, both of Wynne, Janet Bogan Smith and Teressa Bogan Ivy, both of Forrest City; one son, Jessie Webb of Wheatley; her father, Walter Bogan Sr. of Wheatley; two brothers, Walter Bogan Jr. and Isiah Bogan, both of Chicago, Ill.; and six grandchildren.
Visitation for Ms. Bogan will be held Wednesday, April 3, 2002, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at W.H. Johnson Funeral Home in Earle. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 1 p.m., at the Rising Sun M.B. Church in Forrest City. Burial will follow in Paradise Gardens in Edmondson under the direction of W.H. Johnson Funeral Home in Earle.
Daniel Ray Hart
Mr. Daniel Ray Hart, age 31, of Palestine, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Hart, born Oct. 1, 1970, in Little Rock and was the son of Loyd Hart Sr. and Shirley Temple Robinson. He worked in construction and was a member of the Church of God.
He is survived by his mother; his stepfather, Carl Hankins Sr.; a daughter, Katie Ray Hart, of Conway; five brothers, Loyd Hart Jr., Nelson Hart, Joe Hart and Robert Hart, all of Palestine and Gary Hart of Dewitt; eight sisters, Debra Armstrong of Dewitt, Wanda Greene of Clarendon, Kay Ballard of Cotton Plant, Lynn Ortiz of Moro and Marjorie Hutchinson, Betty Hart and Tina Pate, all of Palestine and Linda Ortiz of Rogers; three step-brothers, Carl Hankins Jr. of Miami, Fla. and Johnnie Hankins and Tommy Hankins, both of Forrest City and a step-sister, Lavon Hankins of Miami, Fla.
Funeral services for Mr. Hart were held, Saturday, March 30, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in Marianna with Rev. Bill Thomason officiating. Burial followed in Marianna Memorial Park under the direction of Roller-Citizens Funeral Home of Marianna.
Beatrice Howard
Mrs. Beatrice Howard, age 65, of North Little Rock, died Monday, April 1, 2002.
Mrs. Howard was born Aug. 9, 1936, in Osceola. She was the daughter of Hillard Brewer and Loyce Coleman Brewer. Mrs. Howard was a former resident of Forrest City, and had lived in North Little Rock for the past 32 years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Mrs. Howard married John L. Howard in 1953, and he survives her along with one son, Mike Howard of Lonoke; one daughter, Debra Tober of North Little Rock; one sister, Barbara Gilmer of Colt; four brothers, Coleman Brewer of Frederick Town, Mo., Coley Brewer of Beebe, H.L. Brewer of O'Fallon, Mo., and Cecil Brewer of England, Ark. and one grandson.
She was preceded in death by a son, Craig L. Howard in 1968.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Forrest Park Cemetery in Forrest City under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mildred Rowland
Mrs. Mildred Rowland, age 92, of Forrest City, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at her home in Forrest City.
Mrs. Rowland was born Sept. 22, 1909, in Caldwell, the daughter of Rev. W. M. Thompson and Hulda Victoria Cash Thompson. She lived in Forrest City most of her life, was a housewife and a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church.
Mrs. Rowland married William Marion Rowland in 1960, and he preceded her in death in 1962.
Survivors include three daughters, Lairean Staggs of Tennessee, Jane Stevenson of Forrest City and Betty Hudson of Elaine; four sons, Bearl Staggs of Missouri, Frank Staggs and Bobby Staggs, both of Forrest City and Keby Joe Staggs of Conway; 48 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home.
Dollie Elvira King Starkey
Mrs. Dollie Elvira King Starkey, age 81, of Wynne, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at her residence.
Mrs. Starkey, born Dec. 14, 1920, in Cherry Valley, was the daughter of Henry and Hattie Hopkins King and was a former resident Walnut Ridge. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal by faith.
On Aug. 30, 1941 Mrs. Starkey married Ollie B. Starkey, and he preceded her in death in 1992. She is survived by six sons, L.B. Starkey of Pine Bluff, Tom Starkey of Batesville, James Starkey of Rogers, Wilfred and Kenneth Starkey, both of Wynne, and David Starkey of Portland, Ore.; four daughters, Joyce Bayles of Walnut Ridge, Addie Hertz of Pleasant Plains, Brenda Gray of Wynne and Bonnie Wilson of Alicia; 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Starkey and a daughter, Pauline Starkey.
Visitation services for Mrs. Starkey will be held, Tuesday, April 2, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in Wynne. Funeral services for Mrs. Starkey will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne with Rev. Calvin Starkey officiating. Burial will follow in Hughes Cemetery in Forrest City under the direction of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne.
Dorothy McCoy Golden
Mrs. Dorothy McCoy Golden, age 90, of Memphis, formerly of Forrest City, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at the Heartland Nursing Home in Memphis.
She was born Sept. 8, 1911, in Alabama. She was a retired farmer.
Survivors include one daughter, Bertha Golden of Memphis; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at Clay Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at the Forrest City Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2002, with Rev. Uzziah Duncan officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
