Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Lloyd Bates
Mr. Lloyd Bates, age 59, of Forrest City, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Bates was a machine operator.
He is survived by five daughters, Denise Veasley of Jonesboro, Toni Bates Toles, Felicia Bates McGlown and Melissa Bates, all of Memphis, and Kristy Lay of Forrest City; his mother, Irene Johnson; four sisters, Mae Nabors and Marva Garrett, both of Forrest City, Patricia Miles of Los Angeles, Calif., and Pamela Jackson of Dallas, Texas; six brothers, Richard Bates of Leighton, Ala., Lawrence Williams of Madison, Ala., Ruben Johnson and Lanell Johnson, both of Forrest City, Harvey Johnson of Hammon, Ind., and Willie Johnson of Chicago, Ill.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation for Mr. Bates will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Rising Sun M.B. Church, with Rev. Strong officiating the service. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Grover Lee Mangold
Mr. Grover Lee Mangold, age 60, of Forrest City, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at Baptist Hospital - East in Memphis.
Mr. Mangold was born July 25, 1941, in Palestine, and was the son of Thomas H. Mangold and Sylvia Mae Gentry Mangold. He lived in St. Francis County most of his life, was the retired owner of Grover's Muffler Shop, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and he was a Baptist.
Mr. Grover married Veronica 'Ronnie' McCarty in 1963, and she survives him along with two daughters, Lynn King of Dumas and Tammy Hayden of Palestine; two brothers, George A. Mangold of Forrest City and Thomas Eugene Mangold of Lexa; and one sister, Madonna Brooks of Fordyce.
Visitation for Mr. Mangold is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home, with burial following in Barnishaw Cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Robert Edwin Porter
Mr. Robert Edwin Porter, age 72, of Newbern, Tenn., died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, in Dyersburg.
Mr. Porter was born July 3, 1929, in Newbern, Tenn., and was the son of Sheffer Porter and Blanche Jones Porter. He was a former president of the Forrest City Chamber of Commerce, served on the St. Francis County School Board, was chairman of the East Arkansas Community College Board and chairman of Forrest Memorial Hospital Board.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Polk Porter of Newbern; one son, Robert Edwin Porter, Jr. of Fisherville, Tenn.; four daughters, Savilla Porter Wolf, Julia Driver Porter, and Amanda Porter Jenkins, all of Newbern, and Janet Porter Jackson of Harrisburg and seven grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Porter will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m., at Fairview Cemetery in Newbern, Tenn., with Rev. William T. Jowery officiating the service, under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Mary Chew Scarborough
Mrs. Mary Chew Scarborough, age 84, of Russellville, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville.
Mrs. Scarborough was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Forrest City, and was the daughter of William Dawson and Carrie Chew Dawson. She was a 1936 graduate of Forrest City High School, owned and operated a furniture store in Belaire, Texas, and was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Russellville.
She was preceded in death by her husband L.H. Scarborough, in 1983.
A memorial service for Mrs. Scarborough will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at 10 a.m., at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Russellville, with Rev. Pat Seymour officiating, with homily given by Helen Hargraves. A graveside service will follow at 4 p.m., at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Forrest City, with Rev. Tom Newman officiating, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the All Saints Episcopal Church, 501 South Phoenix, Russellville, AR 72801.
Elton Williams, Sr.
Mr. Elton Williams, Sr., age 90, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Williams was a retired farmer and a member of Beth Salem M.B. Church.
He is survived by his wife, Carline Williams; five daughters, Cornelia Datham of Memphis; Ernastine Hunter of Bollingbrook, Ill., Christine Wyett of Bellwood, Ill., Earline Smith of Jonesboro and Arline Mobley of Forrest City; two sons, Elton Williams, Jr., of Barton and Edward Williams of Alarton, Ill.; two sisters, Mary Lee Kennedy of Forrest City and Mary Watkins Jones of Memphis; four brothers, Ceroy, Eddie Lee, James and Joe Watkins, all of Memphis; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Williams will be held Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home in Forrest City. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Beth Salem M.B. Church, with Rev. Vernon Faulkner officiating the service. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Lloyd Bates
Mr. Lloyd Bates, age 59, of Forrest City, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Bates was a machine operator and a member of the Rising Sun M.B. Church.
He is survived by five daughters, Denise Beasley of Jonesboro, Toni Bates Toles, Felicia Bates McGlown and Melissa Bates, all of Memphis, and Kristy Lay of Forrest City; four sisters, Mae Nobors and Marva Garrett, both of Forrest City, Patricia Miles of Los Angeles, Calif., and Pamela Jackson of Dallas, Texas; six brothers, Richard Bates of Leighton, Ala., Lawrence Williams of Madison, Ala., Ruben Johnson and Lanell Johnson, both of Forrest City, Harvey Johnson of Hammon, Ind., and Willie Johnson of Chicago, Ill.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation for Mr. Bates will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Rising Sun M.B. Church, with Rev. Strong officiating the service. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Lonnie M. Davis
Mr. Lonnie M. Davis, age 78, of Little Rock, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002.
Mr. Davis was born Feb. 2, 1923 in Somerville, Tenn., and was the son of Mack and Mable Edwards Davis. He was raised in St. Francis County, was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, a retired Air Force captain, a member of the Oak Forest United Methodist Church, and many clubs and organizations.
Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Raymond Davis, all of Forrest City.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Louise Davis; one son, Harry Davis; one brother, Thomas Davis of Crystal River, Fla.; one sister, Martha Ann Fox of Little Rock; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Oak Forest United Methodist Church in Little Rock, with Rev. Jim Foster officiating the service. Burial followed in Forest Hills Memorial Park in Alexander under the direction of Griffin, Leggett, Healey and Roth Funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be sent to the Oak Forest United Methodist Church.
Thomas B. Rankin, Sr.
Mr. Thomas B. Rankin, Sr., age 89, of Trenton, Ill. formerly of Forrest City, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his residence.
Mr. Rankin was born Feb. 14, 1912, in Tupelo, Miss., and was the son of Ethelbert Rutledge and Ida Lee Winders Rankin. He was a retired owner of a lumber mill, was a member of West Gate Baptist Church in Trenton, Ill and a Mason of Eupora, Miss.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Page Rankin in May of 2000; a brother, Elkin Rankin; and sisters, Venola Page and Vera Nell "Polly" Davies.
Mr. Rankin is survived by two sons, James R. Rankin of Highland, Ill. and Thomas B. Rankin, Jr. of Trenton, Ill.; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Rankin will be held Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, from 4 to 8 p.m., and again on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, from 8 to 10:45 a.m., at the Moss Funeral Home in Trenton, Ill. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at 11 a.m., at West Gate Baptist Church in Trenton, Ill., with Rev. Thomas Rankin, Jr., Michael May and Rob Davis officiating the service. Burial will follow in Wisetown Cemetery, under the direction of Moss Funeral Home.
The family requests memorials be made to West Gate Baptist Church and Wisetown Baptist Church, and will be received at the funeral home.
Josephine Stidum
Miss Josephine Stidum, age 43, of Brinkley, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis.
Miss Stidum, formerly of Forrest City, was born Sept. 23, 1958.
She is survived by her brother, Johnnie L. Stidum Jr., of Palestine and four sisters, Ida Mae Terrel of Brinkley, Bettye Rooks of Memphis and Vernell Stidum and Gloria Smith, both of Little Rock.
Funeral services for Miss Stidum will be conducted Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at 11 a.m., at St. Luke A.M.E. Church, with Rev. E.J. Outley officiating the service. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Jesse Lee Davenport
Mr. Jesse Lee Davenport, age 67, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Davenport was born Dec. 10, 1934, and was the son of James Davenport and Fannie Yarbough Davenport. He was retired from D&L in Marianna, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Davenport was preceded in death by a son, Franklin Davenport in 1986; a daughter, Valerie Elliott in 2001; his parents and three grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Davenport of the home; six sons, Keith Davenport, Kendall Davenport, Paul Davenport, William Davenport and Joel Davenport, all of Forrest City, and Jerry Davenport of Greenwood, Miss.; two daughters, Karen Carr of Belton, Texas, and Trena Flowers of Mountain Home; two sisters, Bertha Holland and Ellen Parsley, both of Forrest City; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Davenport will be held Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Morgan Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Davenport will be conducted Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at 2 p.m., at Morgan Funeral Home, with Bro. Bob Bunting officiating the service. Burial will follow at Hughes Cemetery under the direction of Morgan Funeral Home.
