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Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas

Linda Caldwell

Linda Sue Caldwell, 44, died Friday, January 15, at Baptist Medical

Center in Memphis.

She was a resident of Lee County and a crane engineer.

She is survived by three brothers, Charles Mask, Bobby Mask and Lonnie

Joe Mask; three daughters, Violet Renee Milton of Stuttgart, Dawn Milton

of Walls, MS, and Sandy Mask of Virginia; and two grandsons.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 19, at 2 p.m. at Hightower

and Sons Funeral Home with Dr. L.C. Mitchell officiating. Burial

followed at Marianna Memorial Park.

Pallbearers were Bobby Mask. Charles Mask, Buddy Palmer, Dan Fesperman,

Casey Ball and Loyal Barnes.

Arrangements were handled by Hightower and Sons Funeral Home.

Horace Jones

Horace Frank Jones, 78, died Tuesday, January 5, at Baptist Memorial

Hospital in Forrest City.

He was a resident of Haynes and a farmer. He also was a veteran of World

War II, a member of the V.F.W. and a member of the Palestine Baptist

Church.

He is survived by one son, Mr. Buster Sanford of Marianna; one brother,

Mr. John Jones of Fouke, AR; and one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Trail of

Forrest City.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Virginia Jones.

Funeral services were held Thursday, January 7, at Stevens Funeral Home

Chapel at 10 a.m. Burial followed at Forrest Park Cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by Stevens Funeral Home in Forrest City.

Earnestine Jordan

Earnestine Jordan, 74, died Sunday, January 3, in Helena.

She was a resident of Lee County.

She is survived by her husband, Sim Jordan of Rondo; four daughters,

Linda Palmer of Moro, Dolores Willis of Aubrey, Rosie Staples of Detroit

and Emma Nelson of St. Louis; six sons, Alfred Jordan of Kansas City,

Curtis Jordan of Aubrey, Sherman Jordan of Memphis, Samuel Jordan of

Marianna, Michael Jordan of Little Rock and John Jordan of Virginia

Beach; three sisters, Thelma Brandon, Dorothy Woods and Gloria; one

uncle, Jessie Douglas of Gary, IN; 34 grandchildren and 18 great

grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, January 9, at 2:30 p.m. at Paradise

#2 M.B. Church with Rev. Vassal officiating. Burial followed at Paradise

Cemetery in Marianna.

Arrangements were handled by J.E. Kennedy Funeral Home.

Frank Penigar

Elder Frank Penigar, 74, died Sunday, January 3, in Forrest City.

He was a resident of St. Francis County.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Penigar; four daughters, Bonnie

Penigar, Sandra Bishop and Marion Parker, all of Milwaukee and Debra

Davis of San Diego; three sons, Larry Penigar of Milwaukee, Frank

Penigar, Jr. of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Darryl Jackson of Forrest

City; and two sisters, Marie Cooksie of Flint, MI and Jessie McKnight of

Milwaukee.

Funeral services were held Saturday, January 9, at 12 noon, at Taylor

Chapel in Forrest City. Burial followed at Casteel Cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by J.E. Kennedy Funeral Home.

Charlie Jackson

Charlie Lee Jackson Sr., 81, died Friday, January 8, at Crestpark

Skilled Nursing Home in Forrest City.

He was a resident of St. Francis County and a member of Oak Hill Church

of God. He also was a retired equipment operator for St. Francis County.

He is survived by his wife, Lucille Hamby Jackson of Forrest City; six

sons, Wayne Jackson, Billy Jackson, Charlie Jackson, Ray Jackson and

Ricky Jackson, all of Forrest City and Jerry Jackson of Florida; five

daughters, Jackie Barnes, Linda Weddington and Joyce Moody, all of

Forrest City, Martha Atkins of Marion and Glenda Zambroni of Memphis;

one sister, Louise Sills of Spokane, Washington; several grandchildren

and several great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny Jackson and John M. Jackson

and one daughter, Dianne Jackson.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 12, at Stevens Funeral Home

in Forrest City at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Spring Creek Cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by Stevens Funeral Home.

Thomas Smith

Thomas Benton (Tom B.) Smith, 50, died Wednesday, January 13, at Cross

County Hospital in Wynne.

He was a resident of Cross County and a Wynne attorney. He attended the

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and received his Juris Doctorate

from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He entered the private

practice of law in 1974 in Wynne with his grandfather and his uncle. He

served as County Attorney for Cross County and Deputy Prosecuting

Attorney. He served as Municipal Judge for the City of Hickory Ridge. He

had served as Special Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice on two

occasions, in 1987 and in 1992. He was a member of the American and

Arkansas Bar Associations and was currently serving as President of the

Cross County Bar Association.

A staunch Democrat, he had been chairman of the Cross County Democratic

Central Committee since 1988, served as State Democratic Committee

Treasurer from 1976-86, a delegate to the Democratic National Convention

in 1976 and 1980 and a delegate to all Democratic State Conventions

since 1974. He also was Chairman of the Cross County Election

Commission.

He was a charter member and founding area chairman of the Shaver-Farmer

Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. He served as State Chairman of Arkansas

Ducks Unlimited in 1984-85 and as a Zone Chairman and National Trustee.

He also was a member and deacon of Wynne Presbyterian Church, Wynne

Rotary Club, and the Wynne Chamber of Commerce. He was past president of

Wynne Fumble Club and was a past board member of the Arkansas Community

Foundation. He was founding president of the Board of Little Sheep

Daycare at Wynne Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Counts Felton Smith of Wynne; a son, Thomas

Benton Smith, Jr., 24, a student at the University of Arkansas School of

Law in Fayetteville; a daughter, Counts Louise Smith, 20, also a student

at the University of Arkansas; his mother, Winnie Bob Smith of Birdeye;

two brothers, James Harmon Smith, Jr., of Cherry Valley and William W.

Smith of Bellvue, Colorado; and two sisters, Carolyn Smith Raffety of

Wynne and Meredith Smith Schweighart of Birdeye.

Funeral services were held Thursday, January 14, at the Wynne

Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Cogbill Cemetery in

Wynne.

Memorials may be sent to Wynne Presbyterian Church, 1735 E. Poplar Ave.,

Wynne, AR, 72396.

Robert L. Jones

Robert L. Jones, 53, died Wednesday, January 13, at the Regional Medical

Center in Memphis.

He was a 1963 graduate of Anna Strong High School. He later attended

Arkansas AM&N College in Pine Bluff. In 1967 he joined the armed

services and served for three years. He also was a faithful employee of

Sanyo Manufacturing Co. for 33 years.

He is survived by a daughter, Tiffeny L. Jones of Newport News,

Virginia; one brother, William Rufus Jones of San Francisco; his

godparents, Clemmie and Earnestine Taylor; four nieces and one nephew.

Funeral services were held Saturday, January 16, at 12 p.m. at Mt.

Gillian Baptist Church at Holub Crossing with Rev. Spencer Brown

officiating. Burial followed at Gill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Joseph L. Perry, Jr., Columbus Dukes, Jr., Waverly

Austin, Sr., Edgar Dukes, Jr., Larry Banks, Eugene Perry, Willie Lee

Conley and Clifton Collier.

Honorary pallbearers were Columbus Dukes, Sr., Curtis Walker, Edgar

Dukes, Sr., Arthur Perkins, Charles Nash, Isaac Green and Sullivan

Evans.

Arrangements were handled by Jackson and Highley Funeral Home in West

Helena.

Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas

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