Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Curtis W. Bills
Mr. Curtis W. Bills, age 71, of Memphis, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at Veterans Hospital in Memphis.
Mr. Bills, born Sept. 24, 1929, in Memphis, was an employee of Woodhouse Mortuary for 20 years. He was a mortician for 40 years.
Mr. Bills is survived by his wife, Mariah Woodhouse Bills of Memphis; a daughter, Annette Shaw of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Jeanette Bills of Memphis and three grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Bills will be held Saturday, July 14, 2001, at Shady Grove Church in Memphis from 10 a.m. to noon. Funeral services will follow at noon at Shady Grove Church in Memphis, 1821 Kansas Street. Burial services will be held Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 9 a.m. in the National Cemetery in Memphis under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Neville Lewis Griggs
Mr. Neville Lewis Griggs, age 53, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, July 14, 2001, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.
Mr. Griggs was born Aug. 1, 1946, in Memphis and was the son of Frederick and Dorothy Church Griggs. He was a retired farmer.
Mr. Griggs is survived by his wife, Judy Lynn Griggs of the home; a son, Herschel Garrison Griggs of Fayetteville; three daughters, Lynn Hernandez of Forrest City, Mary Lee Purnell of Sikeston, Mo. and Laura Moody of Colt; a sister, Brenda LaBrott of Sikeston, Mo.; a step-son, Shawn Stoner and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Monday, July 16, 2001, at Beard's Funeral Chapel of Fayetteville with Bro. Larry Bonds officiating. Beard's Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lonnie McKnight
Mr. Lonnie McKnight, age 55, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Forrest City.
Mr. McKnight was born Dec. 18, 1945, in Whitmore and was the son of Arner McKnight and Velma Bower.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Rucker McKnight of St. Louis, Mo.; a son, Chriss McKnight of St. Louis, Mo.; his father, Arner McKnight and step-mother, Bessie Parker McKnight of Forrest City; nine sisters, Vester Walton of Marianna, Essie Tapping of Jacksonville, Ora Robinson, Odessa Bower, Wanda Bower, Erma Bower, Michell Bower and Sharon Bower, all of North Little Rock and Sylvia Watson of Sherwood; six brothers, Elgin Bower, Danny Bower, Porter Bower, all of North Little Rock, Kenny Bower and Bill Bower, both of Pine Bluff and Adolpht Parker of Forrest City and two grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. McKnight will be held Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 1:30 p.m., at Days Temple Church of God in Christ with Elder J. Jones officiating the service. Burial will follow in Forrest City Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Eddie Baugh Sr.
Mr. Eddie Baugh Sr., age 76, of Palestine, died Thursday, July 12, 2001, at Veteran's Medical Center in Memphis.
Mr. Baugh was born Oct. 6, 1924, in Farindale and was the son of George Baugh and Kattie Fagen Baugh.
He is survived by his wife, Hattie Weaver Baugh of Palestine; seven daughters, Ann Noble, Rosemary White, Rosie Adams, Debbie Murdock, all of Chicago, Ill., Ora Baugh of Fordyce, Yolanda Tate of Camden and Elnora Moss of Palestine; five sons, Eddie Baugh Jr., Sylvest Baugh and Irvin Moss, all of Chicago, Ill., George Baugh of Madison, Wis. and Stanley Baugh of Racine, Wis.; seven sisters, Georgia Harris of Malvern, Lorine Ivy, Evelyn Catron, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Odessa Smith of San Diego, Calif., Izola Thomas of Cranford, N.J. and Kattie Bennett and Bobbie Melton, both of Maywood, Ill; and a brother, Lewis Baugh of Boiling Brook, Ill.
Visitation for Mr. Baugh will be held Wednesday, July 18, 2001, from 2 to 5:30 p.m., at Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 19, 2001, at 1 p.m., at Antioch M.B. Church with Rev. N. Grace officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest City Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mary S. Trevino
Mrs. Mary S. Trevino, age 58, of Forrest City, died Monday, July 16, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Trevino was born July 4, 1943, in Waco, Texas and was the daughter of Thomas Gonzales and Paula Santos Gonzales. She lived in Forrest City most of her life and was a housewife and a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Mrs. Trevino was preceded in death by two daughters, Mary Trevino and Debbie Trevino.
She is survived by her husband, Johnny Trevino of the home; three sons, Johnny Trevino Jr., Ricky Trevino and Fabian Trevino, all of Forrest City; a daughter, Sandra Devazier of Forrest City; three brothers, Lupe Gonzales and Raymond Martinez, both of Forrest City and Joe Gonzales of Ohio; three sisters, Emma Tigerina of Marion, Rosie Gonzales of Forrest City and Juanita Sandoval of Florida and nine grandchildren.
A Rosary will be held for Mrs. Trevino on Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 7 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 11 a.m., at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial to follow in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Aretha Sims Harper
Mrs. Aretha Sims Harper, age 56, of Madison, died Monday, July 16, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Harper was a factory worker and is survived by three daughters, Brenda Scott of Jonesboro, Juanita Sims Bobo of Tyronza and Sondra Granberry of Philadelphia, Pa.; two sons, Oliver Sims and Gary Sims, both of Garland, Texas; five sisters, Clengie Francisco of Malison, Ohio, Verna Sims of St. Louis, Mo., Darlene Sims of West Memphis, Linda Dickerson of Little Rock and Anthalene Bradley of Camden; five brothers, Edward Sims Jr. and Rufus Jones, both of St. Louis, Mo., Harvey Sims and Exell Sims, both of Little Rock and Terry Sims of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a step-mother, Isabella Sims of Little Rock and 12 grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Harper will be Friday, July 20, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in West Memphis. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 21, 2001, at 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church in Forrest City with burial following in the city of Madison Cemetery under the direction of Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home.
Cheryl Mitchell Hawkins
Mrs. Cheryl Mitchell Hawkins, age 44, of Savannah, Ga., died Friday, July 13, 2001, at Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah.
Mrs. Hawkins was born Oct. 14, 1956, in Detroit, Mich. and was the daughter of Cleveland Mitchell Sr. and Sheilon Harrison Watson.
She is survived by her husband, Lavertis Hawkins of Savannah, Ga.; her mother, Sheilon Harrison Watson of Arlington, Texas; two daughters, Charisma West and Bertrina West, both of Pensicola, Fla.; a son, Lavertis Hawkins Jr. of Savannah, Ga.; four sisters, Valerie Mitchell, Loris Mitchell, both of San Francisco, Calif., Sylvia Mitchell of Dallas, Texas, and Gloria Mitchell of Seattle, Wash.; five brothers, Cleveland Mitchell Jr., Curtis Mitchell, Daryl Mitchell and Francious Mitchell, all of Dallas, Texas, and Carlous Mitchell of San Francisco, Calif. and one grandchild.
Visitation for Mrs. Hawkins will be Friday, July 20, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 21, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Christ Temple Pentecostal Church with Elder Thomas Holloway officiating. Burial will follow in Union Hill Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Ralph William Holland
Mr. Ralph William Holland, age 62, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, July 18, 2001.
Mr. Holland was born Aug. 9, 1938, in Memphis and was the son of Ralph William Holland, Sr., and Myrtle Roeder Holland. He lived in Forrest City most of his life and was a building contractor. Mr. Holland was a graduate of Earle High School.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia D. Holland of the home; a son, Jim Holland of Forrest City; three daughters, Debbie Allen of Atlanta, Ga., Linda Rizza of Dundee, Ill. and Karen Mitchusson of Wynne; a sister, Patricia Ann Baty of San Angelo, Texas and six grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Holland will be Thursday, July 19, 2001, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 20, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home with burial following in Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery in Marion. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests memorials be made to one's choice.
Marie Turner
Mrs. Marie Turner, age 74, of West Memphis, formerly of Hughes, died Sunday, July 15, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Turner is survived by four daughters, Betty Davis and Rose Turner Woods, both of West Memphis, Emma Cox of Proctor and Bernice Hill of Chicago, Ill.; 10 sisters, Bernice Sanders of Los Angeles, Calif., Lavern Mason of Tulsa, Okla., Ozella Wilson, Diane Hatton and Lorine Moore, all of Hughes, Jo Ann Toney of Memphis, Ester Dawson and Bessie Lowe, both of Forrest City, Azzle Joshaway of Dyersburg, Tenn. and Mary Bridges of Miami, Fla.; five brothers, William Benard of Chicago, Ill., Tom Benard and David Benard, both of Hughes, Johnny Bridges and Willie Bridges, both of Miami, Fla.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Turner will be Friday, July 20, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Anthony Funeral Home Chapel South in West Memphis. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 21, 2001, at 1 p.m., at St. Luke M.B. Church in Hughes with burial to follow in Paradise Gardens under the direction of Anthony Funeral Home of West Memphis.
Joseph Henry Cannon
Mr. Joseph Henry Cannon, age 62, of Forrest City, died Saturday, June 30, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis.
He was born Dec. 20, 1938, in Fisher, the son of Isaac Newton Cannon and Mary Louise Hart Cannon. He was a retired United States Air Force veteran. He was a Baptist, and a resident of Forrest City for the past 18 years. He was also a former resident of Cherry Valley. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Cannon is survived by two brothers, Terry Cannon and Paul Cannon, both of Batesville, and three sisters, Esther Fern Woodard of Cherry Valley, Barbara Cannon of Batesville and Evelyn Cannon of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by a daughter, Tresa Cannon.
Visitation will be tonight, Monday, July 2, 2001, from 6 until 8 p.m., at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in Wynne. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Woodard Sr., officiating. Burial will follow in the Lewis Cemetery at Hickory Ridge, under the direciton of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne.
