Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
William Corey Clarkson
Mr. William Corey Clarkson, age 24, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002.
Mr. Clarkson was born Nov. 7, 1977, in Wynne, and was the son of Billy Clarkson and Linda Jackson Clarkson. Mr. Clarkson lived in Forrest City all of his life and was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Mr. Clarkson is survived by both his parents; two brothers, Randy Clarkson of the home and Brent Clarkson of Forrest City; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clarkson of Colt; his maternal grandmother, Mary Watson of Forrest City. Mr. Clarkson is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson, who died in 1999.
Services were held Friday, July 5, 2002 at 2 p.m. at the Pine Tree Baptist Church. Burial followed in Barnishaw Cemetery. Memorials are to be made to the Barnishaw Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
Frank Orland Crail Jr.
Mr. Frank Orland Crail Jr., age 55, of Jonesboro, formerly of Cardwell, Mo., died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at the Regional Medical Center of Northeast Arkansas.
Survivors include his wife, Patty Shultz Crail; a son, E.J. Roussell; his mother, Peggy Wicker Crail, of Cardwell; a sister, Pamela Lambert of Memphis; a brother, G. Bruce Crail of Chicago and several other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Orland Crail Sr.
Mr. Crail was born Oct. 1, 1946, in Kennett, Mo. He was a 1964 graduate of Cardwell High School. He obtained a degree in early childhood education from Arkansas State University, and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. Mr. Crail became one of the first men in Arkansas selected as a member of Kappa Alpha Court of Honor. In addition, he was an active member of the Grand Masonic Lodge of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.
A former elementary school teacher, Mr. Crail was employed for 22 years by Old Reliable Casulaty Insurance company. He was a Baptist.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 tonight at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Senath, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the First Baptist Church in Cardwell with Rev. Harold Dunbar officiating. Burial will follow at Lulu Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the ASU Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 1990, State University, AR 72467 for the Kappa Alpha fraternity scholarship assistance in memory of Mr. Crail.
Catherine England
Mrs. Catherine England, age 96, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at the Crestpark Retirement Inn in Forrest City. She was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Mrs. England is survived by a son, Gordon R. England of Ft. Worth, Texas; a daughter, Mary Lou Wilkinson of Caldwell; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son and a grandson.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home, followed by a Rosary service at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass for Mrs. England will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, the St. Francis County C.A.R.E. Center, Rolling Readers, or an act of kindness of the donor's choice.
Jennifer Lynne Wright
Mrs. Jennifer Lynne Wright, age 21, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002.
Mrs. Wright was born Jan. 29, 1981, in Somerville, Tenn., and was the daughter of Toney Watkins and Dianna Perry. Mrs. Wright lived in Forrest City most of her life, was a member of the Women of the Moose and was a Baptist.
Mrs. Wright married Joe Wright in 2001, and he survives her along with mother and step-father, Dianna and Kevin Smith of Nunnelly, Tenn.; her father and step-mother, Toney and Sheila Watkins of Moscow, Tenn.; her grandparents, Susie and Johnny Conder of Forrest City, Stella Watkins of Moscow, Tenn., Chris Perry of Fort Smith, Eugene and Elsie Smith of Fairview, Tenn.; four sisters, Mandy Smith of Dickerson, Tenn., Hannah and Sara Watkins, both of Moscow, Tenn. and Hollye Conder of Forrest City; three brothers, Matthew and Tim Watkins, both of Moscow, Tenn. and Paul Halmayr, of Calif.
Mrs. Wright is preceded in death in 2001 by one brother, Johnathan Conder II.
Visitation for Mrs. Wright will be Friday, July 5, 2002 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Services will be held Saturday, July 6, 2002 at 10 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home with burial to follow at Salem Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Elizabeth "Biff" Eldridge
Mrs. George Davis (Elizabeth "Biff") Eldridge, 70, of Forrest City, died Sunday, July 7, 2002 in Heber Springs.
Visitation for Mrs. Eldridge will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Monday, July 8, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Services will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002, with burial following in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Forrest City, or the Forrest City Public Library.
Catherine England
Mrs. Catherine England, age 96, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at the Crestpark Retirement Inn in Forrest City. She was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Mrs. England is survived by a son, Gordon R. England of Ft. Worth, Texas; a daughter, Mary Lou Wilkinson of Caldwell; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son and a grandson.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral Mass for Mrs. England will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, the St. Francis County C.A.R.E. Center or Rolling Readers.
Ethel Leler Chapman
Mrs. Ethel Leler Chapman, age 92, of St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, July 2, 2002.
Mrs. Chapman was born Nov. 23, 1909 in Forrest City and was a retired presser.
Mrs. Chapman is survived by two daughters, Mattie Wilder of Forrest City and Barbara Spears of St. Louis, Mo.; one brother, Therman Wiley of Forrest City; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services for Mrs. Chapman were held at the Shady Grove M. B. Church on Friday, July 5, 2002. and in St. Louis, Mo. on Monday, July 8, 2002. Burial took place at Shady Grove Cemetery on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at 10 a.m. Under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Elizabeth "Biff" Eldridge
Mrs. George Davis Elizabeth "Biff" Eldridge, age 70, of Forrest City, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at the Beverly Nursing Home in Heber Springs.
Mrs. Eldridge was born Jan. 23, 1932, in Memphis, the daughter of Rowland C. Breese and Allie E. Alexander Breese. She lived in Forrest City most of her life and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Friends of the Orpheum where she was chosen the 2001 Volunteer of the Year. She was also a member of the Musical Coterie of Forrest City and the Home Extension Club. She also supported Toys for Tots, the Forrest City Public Library and the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
Mrs. Eldridge married George Davis Eldridge in 1952, and he preceded her in death in 1994.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Belle Downing of Heber Springs, Betty Breese Sessum of Caledonia, Miss., and Patricia Ann Henley of Heber Springs; one sister, Mary Sue Quinn of Jonesboro; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eldridge were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Mt. Vernon Cemtery.
The family requests that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Forrest City or to the Forrest City Public Library.
Jack Raymond Armstrong
Mr. Jack Raymond Armstrong, age 51, of Wynne and long time resident of Forrest City, died Friday, June 7, 2002, in New Albany, Miss.
Mr. Armstrong was born Jan. 4, 1951, in San Jose, Calif. to Collis W. and Maxine Armstrong. He was a graduate of Couch High School in Myrtle, Mo. and continued his education at East Arkansas Community College. Mr. Armstrong was also a veteran of the United States Air Force, served in the Vietnam War and was a truck driver. He was a member of the Calvary Fellowship Church in Wynne.
Mr. Armstrong married Barbara Cypret in 1971, and she survives him along with a daughter Jamie Lynn Armstrong of Wynne and a brother Lonnie Armstrong of Thayer, Mo.
Funeral services for Mr. Armstrong were held Monday, June 10, 2002, at the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne at 10 a.m. with Dr. Tom Edmonson officiating. Burial followed in Cogbill Cemetery in Wynne under the direction of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne.
Clovious E. Bryan
Mr. Clovious E. Bryan, age 80, of Forrest City, died Friday, June 7, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City.
Mr. Bryan was born May 1, 1922, in Fredrick, Okla., the son of Jessie and Blanch May Bryan. He lived in Forrest City most of his life, was a truck driver, a veteran of World War II, a recipient of a Bronze Star on APT Ribbon, a Shriner, a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of V.F.W. and a Baptist.
Mr. Bryan married Mary Aline Laws in 1946, and she survives him along with five sons John Bryan and Michael Bryan, both of Forrest City, Jimmy Bryan of Russellville, Donnie Bryan of Wynne and Gary Bryan of Bentonville; three sisters, Wylmouth Wood of Dallas, Texas, Mary Lou Ramsey of Houston, Texas and Lydelle Thornberry of Millington, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mr. Bryan were held Sunday, June 9, 2002, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Services were held Monday, June 10, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel at 10 a.m., with burial following in Hughes Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
