Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Billie Morris
Billie Jean Hughes Morris, 70, of Austin passed away Sept. 16, 2007.
She was born Oct. 12, 1936 in Little Rock to the late Wilson Woodrow Hughes and Leanora E. Ellis-Hughes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rubert 'Fats' Morris; mother, Leanora Hughes in October 2004 and father, Wilson Woodrow Hughes in April 1980.
Survivors include two sons, Garry McCormick of Austin and Harold McCormick and wife Laurie of Bossier City, La.; brother, Jackie D. and wife Shirley Hughes of Austin; sister, Judy and husband Art Hunt of Austin; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way along with many other family members and friends.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Hickory Plains cemetery in Hickory Plains with Bro. Nipper officiating.
Arrangements are by Thomas Funeral Service.
Delia Waller
Delia Irene Johnsey Waller went home to be with her heavenly Father Sept. 14, 2007.
She was born to Harrison and Mary Ellen Johnsey on June 5, 1912.
She was a Christian of the Baptist faith and loved 'God and His precious Son Jesus,' a favorite expression of hers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Waller, a grandson, Lawrence Hogun and one great-grandson, Eddie Hogun; two brothers and wives and one sister and her husband.
Survivors include her daughter, Lilly Rucker; four grandchildren, Don Hogun and family of Red Bluff, Calif., Marilyn Hogun and family of Sandpoint, Idaho, Lillie Ann Ward and family of Exeter, Calif., Pam Coates and family of Carson City, Nev.; 12 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren and three great-great-great-grandchildren.
She loved her neighbors at Newberry Court and will be missed.
She loved reading her Bible and clippings of Billy Graham, which she collected over the years.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke. Burial will follow in Salem cemetery.
Charles Wood
Charles Wayne Wood, 42, of Independence, Mo. died Sept. 15, 2007.
He was born August 2, 1965 in Little Rock to Gerald Wood and Sophia Radcliff Wood Harris.
He graduated from Old Main High School in Little Rock and was currently a member of Spirit of Hope Metropolitan Community Church in Kansas City, Mo.
Wood is survived by his daughter, Ashlyn Danielle Wood of Benton; his father Gerald Wood and stepmother, Shirley Wood of Sherwood and mother, Sophia Harris and stepfather, Jim Harris of Ward. Also surviving him are two stepsons, Zachary and Steven Cardinal and their mother Robin Cardinal; siblings, Harrell Stone of Ward, Becky Roberts of North Little Rock, Michael Stone of Ward, Johnny Lakey of Menifee, Monica Underwood of El Paso, Texas, Kathy Wages of North Little Rock, Karen Mullinex of Benton, Rod Borges of North Little Rock and Randy Wood of Little Rock as well as his best friend, Yale Turnham of Independence, Mo. and a host of family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 in the chapel of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with visitation from noon until service time.
Burial will follow in Mount Carmel cemetery in Cabot.
Earl Rodgers
Earl Riley Rodgers, 78, of Beebe died Sept. 16, 2007 in Beebe.
He was born March 29, 1929, in Sikeston, Mo.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; five sons; four daughters and several grandchildren.
Cremation arrangements are by Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe.
Katheryn Knox
Katheryn Fae 'Kathy' Knox, 37, of Beebe, died Sept. 16, 2007.
She was born Feb. 26, 1970 in Chicago to Robert Allen and Katie Hobanez Price.
She graduated from Hobart High in Indiana in 1988 and served in the Army 34th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Platoon at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
She was a member of Operating Engineers Local 150.
Kathy is survived by her husband, Johnny Knox; stepson, Clint Knox of Beebe; grandson, Ethan Knox of Beebe and brother, Allen Robert Price of Hobart, Ind.; brother-in-law Larry Knox (Deborah) of El Paso; sister-in-law Vickie Fowlkes of Beebe and many nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe with family receiving friends from 9 a.m. until funeral time.
Lillie Brannon
Lillie Alice 'Bomer' Brannon, of Lonoke passed away Sept. 17, 2007.
She was born Feb. 29, 1912 in Hannah, Okla., to the Late John James and Rose Alice Robertson Bomer.
She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Ott Robertson and Clarence Sherrell as well as her sisters, Lottie Hill and Susie Williams.
Brannon was a protestant and lived most of her adult life in the central Arkansas-Pulaski County area.
Survivors include her son, David V. Brannon and wife Anita of Lonoke; three grandchildren, Rita Atkins and husband Joe of Franklin, Tenn., Denise McMahon and husband Greg of Sherwood and Elise Bills and husband Jimmy of Savannah, Tenn.; nine great-grandchildren, Will, Maggie and Ben Atkins, Jared Humphries, Brannon and Chance McMahon, Jeremy, Josh and Jayson Bills; two step-grandchildren, Todd Yates and Brandi Brannon of Lonoke; as well as three step-great-grandchildren, Alicia, Mike and Lauren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 at Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 3022 S. 2nd St., Cabot Ark. 72023.
Maybell Neal
Maybell Bacus Neal, 86, of Beebe died Sept. 19, 2007.
She was born May 1, 1921, at Jacksonport to Jesse James Powell and Cora Bell House Powell.
She was the greatest mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and she had the biggest heart.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Bacus; a daughter, Margaret Martin; a son, LeRoy Bacus; her parents and brothers, Bill and John Powell.
Survivors include a son, Elmer Carl Bacus, III of McRae; five daughters, Margie Stephens of Mt. Vernon, Norma Jean Foster and Christine Young of Beebe, Patricia Secrest and Lorine Bacus of Florida; two sisters, Effie Addington of Oregon and Lucille Addington of Oklahoma; 30 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren and 34 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe with burial in Beebe cemetery.
Maudie Stringfellow
Maudie E. Stringfellow, 92, of Beebe went to be with the Lord Sept. 20, 2007.
She was born March 26, 1915, at Mountain Home to Andrew and Eller Grant Carson.
She is survived by one son, Don Whitman and wife Odette of Beebe; one stepson, Garry Whitman and wife Katherine of Blackwell, Okla.; one daughter, Linda Sellers and husband Ed of Vilonia; nine grandchildren, Tracy, Scott, Rex, Ronnie, Charles, Wayne, Patricia, Susan and Shelly; 21 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Plyna Doris of Cave City and Coy Foster of Norfolk.
Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe with burial in Antioch cemetery.
Raymond Johnson
Raymond Dale Johnson, 52, of North Little Rock departed this life on Sept. 7, 2007 to join his parents, Ella Jean and Raymond Johnson.
He was born August 19, 1955 in Sparta, Wis.
He worked many years for Simpson Printing Company and Walkins Printing Company as a pressman.
He was a Baptist and a member of 47th Street Baptist Church, North Little Rock.
He was a husband, father, brother and friend and will be missed by all.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Lloyd Johnson; daughter, Tennille Cook and husband Pete; grandchildren, Gabrielle Clark and Lindsey Cook; sisters, Doris Hudson and husband Jack and Darlene Johnson; nephew, Kevin Hudson, and nieces, Kim Hudson and Karley Stoll; 'special' brothers, David Sublett and Lynn Simpson; and 'special' sister, Kathy Barber.
A memorial service will be held at the Shelby Smith Pavilion in Burn’s Park in North Little Rock on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. with dear friend and neighbor Elder Eddie Mill officiating.
This celebration is open to all friends and family.
The family requests no flowers; however, a love offering may be given for Dale’s favorite tree, the dogwood at service.
A special 'thank you' to the nursing staff in the ER and ICU at Baptist Health-North Little Rock as well as Drs. Haley Shaw and Agustin Fernandez for his recent care and to Moore’s Funeral Home in Jacksonville for all their assistance.
Funeral arrangements are by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.
James Graham
James Howard 'Jimmy' Graham, 58, of Des Arc walked through Heaven’s gates early on Sept. 19, 2007.
He was born at home in Hickory Plains on Sept. 1, 1949.
He had been in a coma since suffering a brain aneurysm on April 15, 2006.
Graham was a member of Hickory Plains Missionary Baptist Church for 48 years where he served as a young adult Sunday school teacher.
He was a co-founder and member of Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years.
He was serving as president at the time of his stroke.
He was also an active member of other community organizations.
He graduated valedictorian of the Class of ’67 at D.A.H.S.
