Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Nanette Branham
Nanette Ann Branham, 40, of Jacksonville went to be with the Lord, Sept. 26, 2006, in Little Rock.
She was born March 21, 1966 in Sacramento, Calif., to Rose Rogers and the late Albert Provost.
She was a member of New Life Church.
Survivors include her husband, John Branham; parents, Steve and Rose Rogers; two sons, Travis and Austin Branham; daughter, Stevie Branham; a sister, Suzette; brother, Chris and his wife Angie Ferguson; uncle, Vernon T. Jackson and three nieces.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at Moore’s Funeral Home Chapel in Jacksonville.
Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
John Walter
John M. Walter, 42, of North Little Rock passed away Sept. 26, 2006 at his residence.
He was born Sept. 1, 1964 in Oceanside, Calif.
John was preceded in death by his brother Jamey Walter.
Survivors include his mother, Joyce Lybrand and her husband Jim of Sherwood; three sisters, Telela Grissom and husband Jerry of Conway, Rhonda Walter-Myers of North Little Rock and Melissa Long, and husband Charles of Cabot; four nephews; four nieces; three great nieces and one great nephew as well as several other cousins, friends and family.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home with Rev. Norman Powel officiating.
Interment will follow at Sumner cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under direction of Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.
Wesley Davis
Wesley Donald Davis, 42, of Austin passed away Sept. 28, 2006.
He was born on Sept. 9, 1964, in Oklahoma City, Okla., the son of Ronnie Davis and Janet Sallstrom Davis.
He was an avid Razorback fan. He was a member of First Cabot Church of Christ.
He was a dedicated associate of Garver Engineers for sixteen and a half years.
He was a member of ASHRAE, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, International code Council, and Friends of the Carousel Restoration in Little Rock.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Earl Davis, Johnnie Sue Deweese and W.H. Deweese.
He is survived by his wife of seven-and-a-half-years, Melissa Davis; one son, Ethan Robson; two daughters, Jesse Marie Davis and Emily Robson, all of Austin; one sister, Melissa Thomas and husband Kerry of Bella Vista; one brother, Dylan Davis of Paris; his grandmother, Era Gene Davis of Paris; his parents, Janet Hill and husband Ken of Allen, Texas, and Ronnie Davis of Paris.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home in North Little Rock.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at Baxley cemetery in Paris.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a college fund for Wes’ children, First National Bank of Paris, P.O. Box 31, Paris, Ark., 72855.
Grace Taylor
Grace Beatrice Taylor, 94, of Jacksonville died Sept. 25, 2006.
She was born Aug. 21, 1912 in Paris, Texas, to the late John and Callie Mae Prince Taylor.
She worked in the food service as a school cook.
She was a member of the JOY group of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lushion Houston Taylor; a son, Edward Gammert; sisters, Ola Mae King and Mildred Head; and a brother, James R. Taylor.
Survivors include children, Nola Gardner and her husband Gene of Jacksonville, David Gammert of Quarts Hill, Calif., Phyllis Joan Lopshire and her husband Dale of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Marilyn Louise Cavanaugh of Sand Point, Ind., 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Sept. 29 at Landmark Baptist Church in Jacksonville with Bro. Tim Carter officiating.
Burial was in Bear Creek cemetery in Cleveland, Okla.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Landmark Missionary Baptist Church Building fund.
Funeral arrangements were under direction of Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.
Drinon Smith
Drinon Irene Wright Smith, 86, of Beebe, died Sept. 25, 2006.
She was born May 27, 1920, at Sidney, to Tom and Dora Ford Wright.
At age 16, she married
Phillip Glen Smith who passed away in 1998.
In 1955, her family moved to Washington State where she resided until 1992, and then moved to Beebe where she resided until her death.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Beebe.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; daughter, Glennadean Smith; one grandson, Steven Smith; brothers, Ewell and Tommy Wright; sisters, Faye Garner, Mona Qualls, Mae McGuffie and Johnnie Smith.
She is survived by two daughters, Teddie L. Sandifer of Beebe and Gayra Smith of Missouri; one son, Mike Smith of Morrilton; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother, George Wright of Cave City; three sisters, Lottie Ryder and Odessa Simmons, both of Kansas, and Jewell Durham of Georgia.
Funeral was held Sept. 28 at Westbrook Funeral Home with burial at Mt. Carmel cemetery at Sidney.
Elmer France
Elmer France, 86, of Jacksonville, died Sept. 21, 2006.
He was born in Middleboro, Ken., the son of the late Jon France.
He served in the Marines in the South Pacific during World War II.
In 1963, he opened an auto parts store and machine shop called Standard Auto Parts of Jacksonville, which he sold in 1995.
He was a member of Episcopal Church in Jacksonville.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary Bettie France; one son, Jon and wife Justine France of Jacksonville; three grandchildren, David M. France, Sarah J. France, both of Dallas, Texas and Joseph and wife Jennifer France of North Little Rock; one great-grandchild, Jesse S. France and a host of relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held Sept. 25 at Rest Hills Memorial Park in North Little Rock.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 320 Executive Court, Suite 104, Little Rock, Ark., 72205.
Lois Miller
Lois Miller, 85, of Jacksonville died Sept. 20, 2006.
She was born March 25, 1921, in Quitman, the daughter of the late John Sims and Ethel Edward Sims.
She was a loving mother and grandmother and was a member of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Miller and brother, Dois Sims.
She is survived by one son, Jerry and wife Phyllis Miller of Cabot; two daughters, Linda and husband Jim O’Connell of Oakridge, N.J., and Jane Miller of Jacksonville; two sisters, Geneva Gotherman and Edna and husband J.D. Bunch, all of North Little Rock; two brothers, Roy and wife Jeanette of North Little Rock and J.D. and wife Dorothy Sims of Lonoke; two grandchildren, Glen David Miller of Calif., and Dalin and wife Connie Kinman of Beebe, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were Sept. 25 at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Chapel in North Little Rock with Marck Gibson officiating.
Burial was in Rest Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, 904 Autumn Road, Little Rock, Ark. 72211.
Perry Wright
Perry M. Wright, 74, of Jacksonville passed away on Sept. 29, 2006.
He was born Jan. 7, 1932.
He was retired from Davis Rubber Company after 40 years.
He is survived by two nieces, Dana Kohrs of Cabot, Mary Kilpatrick of Ward, one nephew, Coy Wright of New York, a sister-in-law, Sadie Wright of Cabot, two special cousins, Edna Brockinton of Cabot and A.C. Carmical of Spring, Texas.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the staff at Woodland Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their loving care.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday at Harmony cemetery, Hwy. 89 in Faulkner County with Rev. Melburn Hill officiating.
Arrangements by North Little Rock Funeral Home.
