Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Parie Lee Jones Mathis
Mrs. Parie Lee Jones Mathis, age 71, of Forrest City, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis.
Mrs. Mathis was a homemaker and a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church.
She is survived by seven daughters, Louise Plunkett, Irene Byles, Christine Duckworth, Eula Moore and Mary Harris, all Forrest City, Vera Brown of Marion, and Mildred Mathis of Jennette; three sons, John Mathis of Jennette, Roy Mathis of Memphis and Marvin Mathis of Conway; a step-son, Williard Mathis of Grand Chain, Ill.; her mother, Ora Jones of Forrest City; two brothers, Horace Jones and Dewitt Jones, both of Cleveland, Ohio; 33 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Mathis will be Friday, June 1, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in West Memphis and Saturday, June 2, 2001, from 11 a.m. to noon, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Jennette. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 2, 2001, at noon, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Jennette with burial following in the church cemetery under the direction of Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home.
Robert Louis Malone
Mr. Robert Louis Malone, age 62, of Memphis, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at his home in Memphis.
Mr. Malone was born Sept. 1, 1939, in St. Francis County. He was the son of the late Willie J. and Mary Malone. Mr. Malone lived in Memphis most of his life and was a specialist mechanic technician for Schilling and Gossett Motors until he retired. He was a member of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis.
Mr. Malone was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Jean Malone and a daughter. He is survived by two daughters, Valerie Malone-Pittman and Vanessa Malone-Brown, both of Memphis; five sons, Robert Louis Malone Jr., Reginald Malone, Gregory Malone, Cory LaShun Malone, all of Memphis and Robert E. Jones of Forrest City; a sister, Alma Jean Hampton of Chicago, Ill.; a brother, Willie Frank Malone of Chicago, Ill. and five grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Malone will be Friday, June 1, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Chapel of N.J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Memphis. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 2, 2001, at noon, at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church at 70 North Bellevue in Memphis. Burial will follow under the direction of N.J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
Charles Charlie Mobley
Mr. Charles Charlie Mobley, age 77, of Forrest City, died Friday, May 25, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis.
Mr. Mobley was a licensed funeral home director for Kennedy Funeral Home for 43 years and was a member of Beth Salem M.B. Church.
He is survived by his wife, Arline Mobley of Forrest City; two daughters, Diane Mobley of Forrest City and Deloris McKinley of Southville, Mich.; two sisters, Alma Clemmer of Merrivelle, Ind. and Eliza Smith of Marianna; five brothers, Thedosia Mobley of Kansas City, Mo., Hamp Mobley Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., Thurman Mobley of Union City, Tenn., Fredrick Mobley of Chicago, Ill. and Julius Mobley of Williams, Ore.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Mobley will be Friday, June 1, 2001, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel in Marianna, and from 3 to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel in Forrest City. There will be a wake later the same evening from 6 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 2, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Beth Salem M.B. Church with the Rev. Vernon Faulkner officiating. Burial will follow in Pilgrim Cemetery in Marianna under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Jeff Lynne "Whyoh" Bryan
Jeff Lynne "Whyoh" Bryan, age 21, of Pearcy, died Friday, April 27, 2001.
Mr. Bryan was born Sept. 16, 1979, in Hot Springs. He was a member of the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle and active in church league basketball. Mr. Bryan was also a member of the Sycamore Hunting Club.
He is survived by his parents, Doug and Jackie Bryan of Pearcy; his birth mother, Leah Bryan of Mabelvale; four brothers, Tony Culpepper of Texarkana, Texas, Doug Cheek of Plano, Texas, Derek "Chipmunk" Cheek of Pearcy and Ethan Burchfield of Mabelvale and his grandparents, Boyse and Ruby Grigsby of Pearcy.
Mr. Bryan was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, J.A. Darnell Sr. and Mary Darnell and his paternal grandparents, Gene Bryan and Eloise Bryan.
Visitation for Mr. Bryan will be Friday, May 4, 2001, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Davis-Smith Funeral Home in Glenwood. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 5, 2001, at 3 p.m., in the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle with Bro. Dennis Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Oma Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home.
Edward G. Mullin
Edward G. Mullin, age 78, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, in Indian Trail, N.C.
Mr. Mullin, a native of Colt, moved to Hernando, Miss., in 1969 and resided there until January, 2000, when he moved to North Carolina. He was a Navy Veteran of WWII and was retired from General Electric. Following his retirement Mr. Mullin counseled people about the U.S. Constitution.
Mr. Mullin is survived by two sons, Eddie Mullin and Robert Mullin both of Hernando, Miss.; two daughters, Mary Graham of Indian Trail, NC and Rita Brown of Hernando, Miss.; a sister, Arminta Kerr of Horseshoe Bend; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are not yet complete.
Joyce Lynn Bradley Pentecost
Mrs. Joyce Lynn "BoBo" Bradley Pentecost, age 39, of Forrest City, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Pentecost was born May 1, 1962, in Memphis and was the daughter of Charles Bradley and Peggy Gross Bradley. She lived in Marianna most of her life. Mrs. Pentecost lived in Bossier City, La., for eight years prior to moving to Forrest City last year. She attended First Baptist Church in Forrest City and was in the Gospel Music Ministries. Mrs. Pentecost was a graduate of Calvary Christian School and had attended Ouachita Baptist University.
She is survived by her husband, Eddie Wayne Pentecost of Forrest City; a son, Colten Bradley Pentecost of the home; a daughter, Jordan DeSha Pentecost of the home; her father and step-mother, Charles and Lois Bradley of Marianna and one brother, Wendell Bradley of Forrest City.
Funeral services for Mrs. Pentecost were held Sunday, May 6, 2001, at the First Baptist Church in Forrest City. Burial followed in the Upper Cemetery in Brinkley under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
The family requests memorials be made to the First Baptist Bossier, 2810 Texas St., Bossier City, La., 71111-3799, or to Calvary Christian School, 1611 North Washington St., Forrest City, Ar. 72335.
Horace Robinson Sr.
Mr. Horace Robinson Sr., age 72, of Widener, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mr. Robinson, born July 14, 1928, in Brickeys was the son of Charlie Robinson and Lula Mae Thompson Robinson.
Mr. Robinson is survived by two daughters, Loretta Robinson of Hughes and Rosella Rucker of Forrest City; four sons, Larry Robinson of Heth, Horace Robinson Jr. of Widener, Ray Charles Robinson and Sammie Robinson, both of Hughes; four sisters, Rachael White of Marion, Ind., Lillie Greer, Lounettie Nalls and Quilla Bobo all of Chicago, Ill.; a brother Charlie Robinson of Marion, Ind.; 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Robinson will be held Tuesday, May 8, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at 1 p.m. at New Bethel M.B. Church in Blackfish with Elder Nathanael Pendleton officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery near Heth under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Deedra Delores Rosamond
Ms. Deedra Delores Rosamond, age 35, of Memphis died Saturday, May 5, 2001, in her home.
Ms. Rosamond, a travel consultant, was the daughter of Joe Rosamond and Angela Rosamond, both of Forrest City. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis and was a former member of First United Methodist Church in Forrest City She is survived by her parents and a sister Desiree Rosamond of Memphis.
A memorial service for Ms. Rosamond was held today, Monday, May 7, 2001, at noon at Wilson Chapel in Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis.
The family requests that memorial be sent to Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, First United Methodist Church in Forrest City or Angel Flight.
Dorothey June Throgmartin
Mrs. Dorothey June Throgmartin, age 64, of Hickory Flat, Miss., died Thursday, May 3, 2001, in her home.
Mrs. Throgmartin, born June 13, 1936, in Athens, Ala., to Everett Hartsell and Rosa Lee Lawrence Chambers. Mrs. Throgmartin lived in Proctor until moving to Hickory Flat, Miss two years ago. She was a housewife and a member of the Faith Assembly of God in Myrtle, Miss.
Mrs. Throgmartin was preceded in death by her husband, Leman Throgmartin in 1997; a son, Stephen Lee Throgmartin in 2001; a brother; nine half brothers and half sisters. She is survived by a daughter, Rachael Ann May of Hickory Flat, Miss.; three sons, Danny Ray Throgmartin of Montgomery, Ala., Donald Gene Throgmartin of Proctor and Michael Timothy Throgmartin of Hickory Flat, Miss.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 5, 2001, at 11 a.m., in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann with Rev. Fred Parker officiating. Burial followed in Holly Springs Cemetery in Harrisburg under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann.
Andrew Charles "Andy" Weiner
Mr. Andrew Charles "Andy" Weiner, age 33, of Gurdon, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Hot Springs.
Mr. Weiner was born Sept. 7, 1967, in Memphis to Charles A. and Mary Margaret Miller Weiner.
He is survived by his father, Charles A. Weiner of Arkadelphia; his mother, Mary Margaret Weiner of Forrest City; a sister, Erika Weiner of Hot Springs; a maternal grandfather, Thomas H. Miller of Memphis and a paternal grandmother, Louise Weiner of Arkadelphia.
There will be a family hour Monday, May 7, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 8, 2001, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis. Funeral services for Mr. Weiner will be Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at 10 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Arkadelphia, with Father Linus Ukomadu officiating. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at 10:30 a.m., at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.
