Delouise Richman
Ms. Delouise Richman, age 25, of Memphis, died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at the Regional Trauma Center in Memphis.
Ms. Richman, the daughter of Rosie Richman of West Memphis and Willie Richman of Memphis, is survived by her parents; a daughter, Sharika Richman of Memphis; a son, Devin Richman of Memphis; four sisters, Farris Brock of Fort Myers, Fla., Carolyn Smith and Lauretta Richman, both of West Memphis and Ora Richman of Forrest City; six brothers, Eric Richman, Willie Richman Jr., Joseph Richman, Elroy Richman, Ulysses Richman and Dekeitrick Richman, all of West Memphis; her grandparents, Ora Winda of West Memphis and Alberta and Jesse Ervin of Memphis.
Visitation services for Mrs. Richman will be held Friday, May 17, 2002, at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home Chapel from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Funeral services for Mrs. Richman will be held Saturday, May 18, 2002, at 11 a.m. Mt. Calvary M.B. Church in West Memphis. Burial will follow in New Morning Star Cemetery in Bruin under the direction of Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home.
Teresa Bobo
Mrs. Teresa Bobo, 55, of Forrest City, formerly of Hughes, died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital.
Bobo is survived by her daughter, Patricia Kirby of Forrest City, and a son, Freddie B. Hays of Widener. She also is survived by nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Bobo will be held Saturday, May 18, 2002, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Rising Sun M. B. Church. Services will follow at 12 noon at the church. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery in Widener, under the direction of Anthony Funeral Home.
Angela Faye Duff
Ms. Angela Faye Duff, 30, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, in Earle. Duff was an assembly worker.
She is survived by her father, Rufus Duff of Forrest City; two sons, Tyler Duff and Justin Duff; four sisters, Carolyn Bean, Jeanelle Duff and Donna Duff, all of Little Rock, and Jacqulyn Lewis of Memphis; five brothers, Barry Duff and Lonnie Duff of Atlanta, Martin Duff and Ronnie Duff of Forrest City and Rufus Duff III of Little Rock, and a grandmother Odell Duff of Atlanta.
Visitation for Ms. Duff will be held today, May 17, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Salem M. B. Church in Forrest City. Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Salem M. B. Church with burial to follow at Paradise Gardens Cemetery. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangments.
Maxine Bell Gilbreath
Mrs. Maxine Bell Gilbreath, age 73, of Forrest City, died Friday, May 17, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
Ms. Gilbreath, born Jan. 19, 1929, in Forrest City, was the daughter of Cecil and Mary Weeks Bell. She worked for the Forrest City School District for 25 years and had attended TSCW College in Texas before transferring to the University of Arkansas where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She was also a member of La Petite Women's Club, Garden Gate Garden Club and a life member and officer of Junior Auxiliary. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
Mrs. Gilbreath was married to the late William J.C. Gilbreath and is survived by a daughter, GiGi Gilbreath Twist of Boca Raton, Fla.; a son William "Gil" Gilbreath Jr. of Forrest City; a sister Marion Bell Whitaker of Memphis; a brother Don R. Bell of Forrest City; four grandchildren..
A memorial service for Mrs. Gilbreath will be held Monday, May 17, 2002, at 3:30 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Forrest City. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church Parish Hall. The family requests memorials be sent to the Church of the Good Shepherd or to ones favorite charity.
Christopher Moody
Mr. Christopher Moody, 28, of Cherry Valley and formerly of Forrest City, died Monday, May 13, 2002 at the Med in Memphis.
He was born June 19, 1973, the son of Judy Lockley of Cherry Valley and Ben Moody of Forrest City. He had joined the Wynne Police Department in January of this year.
Mr. Moody is survived by is parents; his wife, Kelly Moody of Cherry Valley; a daughter, Jade, of Cherry Valley; two brothers, Allen Moody of Cherry Valley and Christopher Jackson of Forrest City; a sister, Brandi Moody of Forrest City.
Funeral services for Mr. Moody were held Wednesday, May 15 at 2 p.m. in Wynne Baptist Church, with burial following in Bay Village Cemetery. Kernodle Funeral home of Wynne was in charge.
Gus New
Mr. Gus New, 86, of Pine Bluff, died Thursday, May 9 at Davis Life Care in Pine Bluff. He was born Jan. 20, 1916 in Moro, the son of Walter Naylor new and Clara Maria Hobbs New.
He was raised in Forrest City, and moved to Des Arc in 1928. In 1941 he entered the U.S. Army and served in Alaska during World War II. In 1946, he moved to Pine Bluff, and began working at the Pine Bluff Arsonal. He retired in 1972. He also worked part time for the Pine Bluff Commercial.
He was a member of AARP, the National Retired Civil Service Workers Union, and was an International Bible Student.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Ruby Wood; and two brothers, Jay New and Homer New.
Survivors include his wife, Jessie Webb New; two daughters, Patricia Slaughter of Pine Bluff and Marilyn Shepherd of Olive Branch, Miss.; a sister, Irma Montague of Benton; five grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. New were held Monday, May 13 in Graceland Cemetery, with Dr. David Harris officiating, under the direction of Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors of Pine Bluff.
Richard King
Mr. Richard King, a native of Forrest City and former leader of the regional office of the United Negro College Fund in Chicago, died recently at the family home in Las Vegas, at the age of 69.
Mr. King was born in Forrest City, and was a graduate of Philander Smith College. After moving to Chicago, he worked as an examiner for the Illinois Department of Insurance and as a property and insurance consultant with the Cook County Department of Public Aid. He joined the UNCF and worked with it for 24 years, retiring in 1994.
Mr. King was also a trustee of Philander Smith College, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and was a founding member of a social group called the Chicago Rat Pack.
Survivors include his mother, Emma Ballou and a daughter, Lori King. A memorial service was held Jan. 26.
Shirley Fay Lucy
Ms. Shirley Fay Lucy, formerly of Lee County, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002 in Anderson, Mo. She was 58.
Ms. Lucy was born Feb. 16, 1943, to Bennie and Modine Ballard, was a factory worker and Pentecostal.
Survivors include her mother, of Palestine; a son, John Barnes of Marianna; a daughter, Phyllis Bageant of Marianna; four brothers, Bud Ballard and Luther Ballard, both of Ash Flat, Bill Ballard of Monroe County and Thomas Ballard of Palestine; four sisters, Joyce Hart and Jeanette Hendrix of Palestine; Patricia Wilson of Lonoke and Toni Durham of Alabama and four grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Monday, March 4, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Central Cemetery in Lexa, with Rev. Ivan Fletcher officiating. Morgan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Arthur Scott Montgomery
Mr. Arthur Scott Montgomery, aged 37, of Tucson, Ariz., died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002 in Tucson.
Mr. Montgomery was born Dec. 15, 1964, in Marianna, the son of Arthur Murrell Montgomery and Thelma Hardin. He had lived in Tucson the past 15 years and was a carpenter.
Mr. Montgomery is survived by a daughter, Amber Montgomery; a son, Arthur Scott Montgomery Jr.; his father, of Conway; his mother, of Maumelle; three sisters, Twila Barnes of Tucson, Tawana Fox of Maumelle and Amy Geiber of Little Rock and a brother, Frank Montgomery of Colorado.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Marianna Memorial Park Cemetery in Marianna, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Paul William Whiting
Mr. Paul William Whiting, aged 80, of Forrest City, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Whiting was born Oct.. 31, 1921, in Lake City, the son of Kenneth and Bertha Louise Whiting, He had lived in Forrest City the past 50 years and was a farmer and representative for Allied Chemical Co.. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the First United Methodist Church, a Rotary Club member and was a past president of the Forrest City Country Club.
In 1941 he married Helen Sims, who survives him, along with three daughters, Ellen W. Alderson of Forrest City, Paula W. Carter of Memphis and Christy W. Cranor of Russelville. He is also survived by six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held graveside at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at the Hunter Cemetery in Hunter, with the Rev. Rex Darling officiating. The funeral procession will leave from Stevens Funeral home at 12 noon Wednesday. The family requests that memorials be made to the Forrest City Public Library or to the First United Methodist Church. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
