Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Roger Paul Mattioli
Mr. Roger Paul Mattioli, age 70, of Kennesaw, Ga., died Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Mattioli was born June 4, 1930, in Kenosha, Wisc. He was the son of Felix Mattioli and Rose Maritote Mattioli. Mr. Mattioli had been manager of the Paragould and Forrest City Country Clubs. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church.
Mr. Mattioli is survived by his wife, Marie Hurt Mattioli; a daughter, Michelle East of Kennesaw, Ga.; his mother, Rose M. Mattioli of Kenosha, Wisc.; a brother, Caesar Mattioli of Kenosha, Wisc. and one grandson.
A Rosary service will be held for Mr. Mattioli, Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 7 p.m.., at Stevens Funeral Home. A Mass will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church with burial following in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to the St. Francis Catholic Church or to the American Lung Association.
David Barnes
Mr. David Barnes, age 69, of Forrest City, died Monday, May 14, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Barnes was born May 25, 1931 in Vanndale and was the son of Truman Dewey Barnes and Pearl Ann Gray Barnes. He lived in Forrest City all of his life and was in construction.
Mr. Barnes was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Mae Staggs Barnes in 1984. He is survived by three sons, Dewey David Barnes of Illinois, Harold Barnes and Phillip Barnes, both of Forrest City; two daughters, June Hill of Wheatley and Gail Howard of Forrest City; two brothers, Thomas Barnes of Forrest City and Kenneth Barnes of Illinois; two sisters, Bobbie Waggoner of Michigan and Betty Barnes of Forrest City; 11 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Barnes will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services for will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 3:30 p.m., at Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Grace Butler
Mrs. Grace Butler, age 94, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Presbyterian Village in Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. Bulter was born Oct. 28, 1906. She served in the Presbyterian Church in Arkansas for many years along side her husband, the late Rev. Dr. J.W. Butler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Dr. J.W. Butler in 1997. Mrs. Butler is survived by three daughters, Elaine Toney of Forrest City, Carolyn Nisley of Colorado Springs Colo. and Janice Mundy of Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services for Mrs. Butler, were held last weekend in Dallas, Texas.
The family request memorials be sent to Presbyterian Village North, 8600 Skyline Drive, Dallas, Texas 75243.
A.J. "Tex" Hartz Jr.
Mr. A.J. "Tex" Hartz, Jr., age 79, of Forrest City, died Saturday, May 12, 2001, in Memphis.
Mr. Hartz was born July 3, 1921, in Seymore, Mo. He was the son of A.J. Hartz, Sr. and Leona Anderson Hartz. Mr. Hartz made his home in Forrest City all of his life. He was retired. Mr. Hartz was a veteran of W.W.II and a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.
He is survived by one sister, Sara Ann Leatherwood of Houston, Texas.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Forrest Park Cemetery with Sister Maxine Vogan officiating under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Roger Paul Mattioli
Mr. Roger Paul Mattioli, age 70, of Kennesaw, Ga., died Sunday, May 13, 2001, in Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Mattioli was born June 4, 1930, in Kenosha, Wis. He was the son of Felix Mattioli and Rose Maritote Mattioli. Mr. Mattioli had been manager of the Paragould and Forrest City country clubs. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church.
Mr. Mattioli is survived by his wife, Marie Hurt Mattioli; a daughter, Michelle East of Kennesaw, Ga.; his mother, Rose M. Mattioli of Kenosha, Wis.; a brother, Caesar Mattioli of Kenosha, Wis. and one grandson.
Visitation will be held today, Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 5:30 p.m. before a Rosary service at 7 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Mass will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church with burial following in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to the St. Francis Catholic Church or to the American Lung Association.
David Joe Drummond
Mr. David Joe Drummond, age 49, of Vanndale, died Tuesday, May 15, at his home.
Mr. Drummond was born Sept. 18, 1951, and was the son of John Davis Drummond and Jewel Sellers Drummond. He was a carpenter.
Mr. Drummond is survived by his mother, Jewel Drummond of Wynne; one daughter, Genevieve Drummond of Wynne; two stepsons, Donnie Drummond and Steven Carlys Drummond, both of Colt; four brothers, Johnny Lee Drummond of Nebraska, Lonnie Drummond, Jimmy Drummond and Wayne Drummond, all of Wynne and three sisters, Brenda Yarbro, Rebecca Graves and Martha Bunch, all of Wynne.
Visitation for Mr. Drummond will be Wednesday, May 16, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Morgan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 17, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Morgan Funeral Home with Bro. T.G. Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow in Harris Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Morgan Funeral Home.
Geraldine "Geri" Greenhill
Mrs. Geraldine "Geri" Greenhill, age 61, of Forrest City, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis.
Mrs. Greenhill was born Oct. 9, 1939, in Cloudcroft, N.M. and was the daughter of William Kerr and Norma Wightman Kerr. She lived in Forrest City for the past 10 years and was a nurse for the Methodist Hospital in Memphis.
Mrs. Greenhill was preceded in death by her husband, David Greenhill in 1992. She is survived by one son, W. Reeves Moore of San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Sherry Timmons of Forrest City; one brother, William Kerr, Jr. of Ohio; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Greenhill, Thursday, May 17, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Ollie Herman Dotson
Mr. Ollie Herman Dotson, age 66, formerly of Forrest City, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Dotson was born Sept. 12, 1934, to Willie James and Judy Ellis Dotson in St. Francis County. He moved to Cleveland in 1957.
Mr. Dotson is survived by his wife, Carrie B. Searcy Dotson; two daughters, Darlene Roberts and Verlinda Dotson, both of Chicago, Ill.; six sons, Jeffery Dotson of Chicago, Ill., Herman T. Dotson, Gregory Dotson, Kevin Dotson and Michael Dotson and Don Adams, all of Cleveland, Ohio; three sisters, Lebertha Dotson of Cleveland, Ohio, Barbara Dotson and Odean Dotson, both of Forrest City; three brothers, James Dotson, Hugh Lester Dotson and Theodis Dotson, all of Forrest City; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred Dotson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Cathedral Church of God in Christ in Cleveland, Ohio, with Bishop F.E. Perry officiating the services.
Annie L. Sutton
Mrs. Annie L. Sutton, age 91, of Forrest City, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mrs. Sutton was born Sept. 1, 1909, in Sebastopol, Miss., and was the daughter of George T. Roberts and Mary Ada Gilmore Roberts. She lived in Forrest City most of her life where she was a housewife and a member of Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Sutton was preceded in death by her husband, Deward Iving Sutton Sr., in 1972. She is survived by two sons, Deward Sutton Jr. and George Sutton, both of Forrest City; a daughter, Dorothy L. Grantham of Mountain Home; a brother, George W. Roberts of Mississippi; a sister, Emma Beckman of Mississippi; 14 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Sutton will be Saturday, May 19, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 20, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Stevens Funeral Home, with burial following in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Carl Thomas Delancey
Mr. Carl Thomas Delancey, age 85, of Lipan, Texas, died Saturday, April 28, 2001, at Keeneland Nursing Home in Weatherford, Texas.
Mr. Delancey was born Oct. 29, 1915 in Bells, Tenn.,the son of the late William Samuel Delancey Sarah Louise Welch Delancey. He was a resident of Cross County for 37 years, until 1995. Mr. Delancey was a rice farmer and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Opal Bramlett Delancey Bryan and a son, Darrell Thomas Delancey.
He is survived by two sons, Carl William Delancey of McCrory and Dennis Elmer Delancey of Forrest City; five daughters, Lavonda Jean Grogan of Hickory, N.C., Wanda Faye Oswald of Los Lunas, N.M., Janet Yuvonne Loos of Saulsberry, N.C., Sharon Lea Backe of Memphis and Phyllis Ann Harwell of Lipan, Texas; 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Delancey were held today, Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne, with Rev. Arthur Kennedy officiating. Burial followed in Cogbill Cemetery under the direction of Kernodle Funeral Home.
