Obituary of Willard Nolan, 1977, Ashley County, Arkansas

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Submitted by: Larry White
        Date: 16 Aug 2001
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From 2 July 1997 issue of "The Ashley News Observer," Crossett, (Ashley County) Arkansas:

WILLARD NOLAN
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  Funeral services for Willard Nolan, 81, of Hamburg were held Saturday,
June 28, at 4 p.m. at First Baptist church of Hamburg with Dr. Bobby
Pennington and the Rev. Klois Hargis officiating.  Burial was at Pinewood
Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.
  Mr. Nolan died Thursday, June 26, at Hamburg Lesire Lodge.
  A native of Farmerville, La., he had been a resident of Hamburg since
1952.  He was a amember of First Baptist Church of Hamburg and was a member
of the J.W. Hall Sunday School Class.  He wasw a U.S. Army veteran of World
War II, having served in the South Pacific.  He retired from the
Mississippi River Fuel Transmission Co. in 1978 after 28 years of service.
  Survivors include his wife, Pearl White Nolan; one son, Johnny Nolan of
Hamburg; one daughter, Sandra Johnston of Elmore, Ala.; one brother, Robert
Nolan of West Monroe, La., two sisters, Connie Dumas of West Monroe and
Ebelle Rogers of Farmerville; three grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
  He was preceded in death by two brothers,Jack and L.Z. Nolan; and two
sisters, Sadie Dumas and Delta Nolan.
  Pallbearers were Joe Mack Sullivan, Ronnie LaGrone, Buddy Atkins, Jim
Young, Jack Shell, Gordon Hennington, Sonny Tucker, Larry Donaldson and
Teddy Hickman.
  Honorary pallbearers were members of the J.W. Hall Sunday School Class.
  Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box
352, Hamburg, AR 71646.