1935 Cleveland County Herald Obituaries Cleveland County, Arkansas ----------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Belinda Winston email: winstonb58@yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download this file for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires written permission from the transcriber. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net (Some of these obituaries may not be complete. If you find that to be the case, and have the complete obit, please contact Belinda Winston winstonb58@yahoo.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------- HENRY KNOX Negro Is Killed, Z. Hudson Is Shot Hudson in Hospital, Expected to Recover From Wounds Received In Highway Battle. Zenus Hudson, 29, received two wounds in his arm and chest and John Henry Knox, a young negro of Radway, was killed in a highway gunfight late Wednesday afternoon of last week on the Rison-Kingsland highway two miles from Rison. Hudson, who was riding in a car with his brother, Cecil Hudson, at the time of the shooting, was rushed to Pine Bluff hospital for medical attention, after stopping in Rison to notify Sheriff C.R. Morrison of the affair. A Warrant for the arrest of Zenus Hudson was issued late last week by Prosecuting Attorney George Holmes and delivered to officers to serve on Hudson. The Hudson brothers claim an attempted hold-up on the part of the negro as the cause for the fatal gun play. They state they were driving along the highway when Knox flagged to them to stop and after stopping he opened fire on them with a pistol. After being shot twice, Zenus Hudson is said to have shot Knox with a rifle killing him instantly. Hudson's wounds are not expected to prove serious it is said, unless complications set up. D.Y. MAY, 77, DIED SUNDAY AT HOME HERE David Young May, aged 77, died at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Phoenix Hotel where he made his home with his son C.Y. May, manager of the hotel. Mr. May had been in declining health for some time. Mr. May's parents were among the pioneers of this county, and he was born in the Macedonia community of Smith township where he spent the greater part of his life engaged in farming. Mr. May is survived by three sons, C.Y. May of Rison, K.D. May of Sheridan and Sid May of Haynes; two daughters, Mrs. Dora Cash and Mrs. Claude Patrick, both of the Macedonia community, and a number of grandchildren. His wife died over 30 years ago. Burial was in Macedonia cemetery Monday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Revs. W.F. Warren and M.E. Scott of Rison. The Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. Pallbearers were : Active - Harry Thomasson, Bowie G. Reid, Jack C. Owens, Craig Sadler, O.F. Reed and Pat Attwood; Honorary - J.E. Harrison, C.C. Bussey, W.H. Glover, John L. Sadler, Tobe Henderson, C.R. Morrison, Geo. H. Holmes, D.H. Thomasson, Jas. G. Mosley, George Puckett, Sam Puckett, L.N. McClerkin, Woodson Mosley, E.L. McLendon, Rev. Geo. F. Moody, W.L. Moody, Victor Moore, Leon Moore, R.C. Searcy, J.B. Searcy, Rev. A.A. Brown, John Boyle, Van McKinney, J.M. McMurtrey, Walter Keith and E.L. McMurtrey. JENNIE CULPEPPER Mrs. Culpepper Dead Mrs. Jennie Culpepper, 55, who died at her home at Sulpher Springs Tuesday of last week, was a sister of Charley Sanders of this place. A daughter, Mrs. Fannie Strahan, of Kedron also survives. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist Church, with burial Wednesday. MRS. L.H. REED DIES Interment of Mrs. L.H. Reed, aged 27, who died Wednesday night of last week at her home at Woodlawn was held in the cemetery at Wesley Chapel Thursday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Rev. Clarence Burdette. Mrs. Reed, who was before her marriage Miss Etta Case, had been in ill health for several months. She is survived by her husband and children, Sybil, Willene, Cora ...(unreadable)... and Mollie Lee Reed, her parents Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Case of ...(unreadable)... brothers Virgil, Por...(unreadable)...Case of Woodlawn and ...(unreadable)... Mrs. Les Hunt of Har...(unreadable)... Miss Dessie Mae Case of ...(remainder is unreadable) CHARLIE ADAIR DEAD Rye--Charlie Adair, aged about 60, died at a hospital in Little Rock Tuesday night of last week. He had been in ill health for some time. His remains were brought here for interment in Union cemetery with the funeral services Thursday morning conducted by the Rev. C.E. Burdett. He is survived by his widow and 10 children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 16, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R.S. BROWN, 73, DIES SUNDAY AT CALMER R.S. Brown, aged 73, died at his home at Calmer early Sunday morning following a few day's illness. Mr. Brown, a farmer, was a member of an old and prominent family of the county, a brother of the late Joe Brown, Tax assessor, and an uncle of the late Senator Geo. F. Brown. Funeral services were held at Friendship cemetery Monday morning with the Rev. A.A. Calvert, pastor, assisted by the Rev. C.E. Burdette of Rowell conducting the services. Mr. Brown is survived by his widow; four sons, Floyd Brown of Carlisle, Oscar Brown of Rowell, Joe B. and Elmond Brown of Calmer; three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Wooley of Sheridan, Mrs. Otis Johnson of Pine Bluff and Mrs. Jennie Brown of Calmer and one sister. Pallbearers were; Active--Ray Case, Guy Henderson, Hollis Greenlees, Martin Cope, Fonso Cope, and Garvin Harris; honorary --R.S. Henderson, T.D. Berry, J.S. Williams, J.H. Atkins, E.H. Reed and F.W. Culpepper. TOM McLENDON DEAD Tom McLendon, aged 75, former resident of this county, died Thursday at his home near Lipan, Texas, according to a message received here by Mrs. H.D. Sadler, a niece. Mr. McLendon, who born on the old McLendon place in Miller township, left Arkansas when a young man and has resided in Texas since, making visits here to relatives and friends on numerous occasions. In Texas he had engaged in farming and the oil business. His wife died over 40 years ago. He had no children, and a lone brother, Dr. Lucian McLendon, of Dallas, of his immediate family survives. He had been in apparent good health and death came while he slept, the message stated. MRS. LAURA M. RUSSELL DEAD Mrs. Laura M. Russell, aged 75, died late Friday afternoon at the home of her niece, Mrs. W.F. Glover, in this city. Mrs. Russell, who had been a resident of San Antonio, Texas, for several years, came to Rison only recently. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon from the Methodist church with the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor, and the Rev. W.F. Warren officiating. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. In addition to her niece, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Russell is survived by three brothers, F.G. Green of Rison, P.E. Green of Vivian, La., and D.B. Green of Ft. Worth, Texas. Active pallbearers were Bert England, Harry Speaks, D.B. Koon, J.W. Calaway, Albert Robertson, Harry Thomasson, Geo. L.Tolson and Dr. A. J. Hamilton. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. BART DAVIS BURIED HERE Rye-- Bart Davis, aged 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davis of Dermott, formerly of Rye, died in Dermott Friday. He was buried at Union Cemetery Saturday. He is survived by his wife, parents, eight brothers and five sisters. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Thad Downey & Son, undertakers at Dermott. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 23, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR. JOE A. ROBERTSON Dr. Robertson Dead Dr. Joe A. Robertson, aged 71, who died Sunday afternoon at his home in Hot Springs was well-known in this county and was a brother-in-law of Judge Jno. T. Haskins of Rison and W.C. Haskins of New Edinburg. He had practiced medicine for approximately 50 years and was formerly located at Edinburg, Thornton, and Fordyce before going to Hot Springs. He had been in declining health for some time. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Miss Dean Robertson and Mrs. A.L. Brown, both of Hot Springs, and two grandchildren. Dr. Robertson was a member of the Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge, a Knight Templar and a Shriner. Interment was made at Hot Springs. ALVA RAY JAMES Interment of Alva Ray James, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley James of Draughon, was made in the Camp Springs cemetery near Kingsland Friday afternoon with the funeral services conducted by the Rev. W.F. Warren and Rev. M.E. Scott of Rison at the Camp Springs Methodist church. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 6, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N.A. McKINNEY (No 1 of 2) Death Claims Judge McKinney Judge N.A. McKinney, aged 72, died about 1 o'clock this afternoon at his home here. He had been confined to his room only a few days. He is a former county judge and until a few years ago, was engaged in the mercantile business here. He was president of the old Bank of Rison for more than 25 years. He was a native of this county, and one of its most highly respected citizens. Mrs. Milo B. Hall Dead Mrs. Estelle Hall, aged 58, wife of Milo B. Hall, died at their home in the Bethel community west of Rison Friday morning. Mrs. Hall was the mother of Cloy Hall for whom the local post of the American Legion is named. Interment was made in Moore's Church cemetery Saturday morning beside her son who died in France. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist Church. Mr. Hall had been a member of the Methodist Church for 26 years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hall is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Curbow; four sisters, Mrs. Mattie Hall of Rison, Mrs. Mayme Green of Wilmar, Mrs. Lula Works of Dierks, and Mrs. Florence Payne of Chrystal Springs, and one brother, J.L. DeArmond of Warren, and five grandchildren. Active pallbearers were: Horace Jaggers, Clovis Varnell, Will Parker, Chas Harvey, N.B. Moody, Earnest Thomasson, Harold Dial and Joe Jaggers. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. ROBT. T. HARRELSON R.T. Harrelson Dead Robt. T. Harrelson; business manager of Ouachita College, Arkadelphia, died Monday at his home in Arkadelphia. Mr. Harrelson, aged 54, was well-known in this county and was a brother-in-law of Judge Rufus Smith. Interment was at Smith's Chapel. Those attending the burial from here were, Calip Smith and Max Smith and J.B. Searcy. Will Beckwith Will Beckwith Uses Shotgun To Take His Own Life/ Will Beckwith, 23, Shoots Self at Brother's Home Near Rison Placing a shot gun to his forehead, Will Beckwith, aged 23, who resides in the Moore's Church community southwest of Rison, killed himself about 11 a.m. Saturday in the home of his brother, Harold Beckwith, also of the same community. He died instantly, the entire top part of his head being blown away by the discharge. Young Beckwith is said to have left a note to his brother saying he was going to kill himself. No cause is given for the act. At the time of the gun's discharge no one was in the room with him, it is said, but his brother entered just after he had shot himself to find him on the bed. Coincident with the fatal self-shooting, the Rev. M.E. Schott, pastor of the Rison Methodist Church had mentioned a few seconds before to a crowd in a nearby cemetery at a funeral of the uncertainty of death when the report of Beckwith's gun was heard, the shooting having taken place a quarter of a mile away. Young Beckwith was born in DeBuke County, Iowa and came to Arkansas several years ago to make his home. He is survived by his wife, one child, two brothers, Frank and Harold Beckwith of the Moore's Church community and three sisters, Mrs. Douglas Michaels, Mrs. L. Michaels and Mrs. Adolph Leesekamp of Oklahoma City. Interment was in Moore's Church cemetery Sunday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. Active pallbearers were: Jack Burnette, George Barnes, Carl Harvey, Tom Brewer, Willis Martin and Cecil Martin. COLUMBUS WHEELER Emmaus-- Columbus Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wheeler was born November 24, 1872, died at his home in Warren after a long illness on January 29, 1935. Mr. Wheeler was reared in this community. He was married to Miss Eunie Bryant, February 5, 1896. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. Warren Arter of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Noel Parrott of Warren. He united with the Harmony Primitive Baptist Church in 1917 and was ordained a deacon of same in 1930. He was laid to rest in the Wheeler cemetery January 30, with Rev. C.H. Cacey conducting the services. Pallbearers were: E.T. Mosley, Walter Mosley, Aubert Mosley, Louis Williams, C.F. Wheeler and Roland Wheeler. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 13, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N.A. McKINNEY (No 2 of 2) Hold Last Rites For Judge McKinney Former County Judge, Banker and Merchant Buried Here Thursday Afternoon. Funeral services and burial of Judge Norman Augustus McKinney, aged 72, who died at his home here Wednesday noon of last week, were conducted from the Baptist Church Thursday afternoon with interment in Greenwood cemetery. Services at the church were in charge of the pastor the Rev. W.F. Warren, who was assisted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church, the Rev. Geo. F. Moody, a Baptist minister and a long-time friend of the deceased, and the Rev. Arden P. Blaylock, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Rock. Rev. Blaylock in his funeral sermon recounted Judge McKinney's conversion during a revival he had held here and told of his work in behalf of the church. Rev. Warren gve a brief sketch of Judge McKinney's life, and he was followed by the Rev. Moody who gave the scripture reading and in the course of his remarks referred to Judge McKinney as one of the town's "fathers." Rev. Scott offered prayer. Mrs. M.W. Wilson presided at the piano and Mrs. Ari Powers played the violin accompaniment. A male quarter assisted the choir in the vocal selections and gave a special number. The floral offering was profuse. Lead Active Life A native of the county, Judge McKinney was born in Harper township October 9, 1862, the son of Augustus and Mary McKinney. Like others born in those stirring strife-torn days of the Civil War, he never saw his father who was killed while away in service of the Southland's cause. He was the youngest member of a large family of children who with their widowed mother experienced the extreme hardships and utter privitation of the days of the war and the period of readjustment which followed. As a youth and under most meager of circumstances Judge McKinney entered the mercantile business in a small way in his home community. He later became postmaster at the McKinney post office where he operated his store. Not content to confine his mercantile career to the small country store he had launched and which he had managed with success, Judge McKinney came to Rison, then a new town, and opened a general mercantile business here. For 37 years he continued to operate this store as well as buy cotton and engage in farming on a comparative small scale. He was one of the county's best-versed men on agriculture. Bank President He was among the founders of the old Bank of Rison and was named president of the institution at the time of its organization in 1902. He continued as its head throughout the entire life of the bank which was within a few months of 30 years. With possibly one exception, he is the last surviving member of the group of Rison citizens who, seeing the need of a bank here, organized Rison's first bank. His long service as head of the bank, as pointed out by the secretary of the Arkansas Banker's Association, is seldom equaled in Arkansas. Was County Judge Judge McKinney was named to the office of county and probate judge in 1920 and was re-elected to a second term in 1922. He did not seek a third term and was given the second term without opposition. As county judge he gave the county's affairs the same close and business-like attention that he did his own business. Few citizens of the county were more public spirited than Judge McKinney. He took an active interest in the affairs of his day, was well read and was a great conversationalist. He enjoyed the friendship of practically every resident of the section the county and also a wide scattering acquaintance. He was of the type that held esteem and good will of his acquaintance. He was a man of strong convictions and possessed an indominiable will to overcome handicaps and adversities. Besides his widow, who was before their marriage Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith, he is survived by two sons, Edgar and Van McKinney, both of Rison and one daughter, Mrs. Harold D. Sadler of Texarkana, eight grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces. H was a member of the Rison Baptist Church. While in declining health for several years, Judge McKinney was confined to his room only a few days before his death. Pallbearers named were: Active - Taliaferro Davis, E.L. McMurtrey, Geo. L. Tolson, Floyd Glover, Jas. G. Mosley, Edward Tisdale, B.G. Reid and Dr. F.J. Robertson; honorary - J.S. Richardson, J.L. Sadler, J.H. Atkins, W.H. Glover, Woodson Mosley, J.W. Elrod, J.C. Sadler, E.R. Maddox, W.L. Moody, R.J. May, A.L. Ashcraft, Grady Attwood of England, J.W. Wilson, C.L. Garner, Jim McMurtrey, W.A. Fore, J. E. Harrison, L.W. Knowles, J.R. Simmons, Will Parker, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. A.B. Robertson, F.W. Culpepper, Dr. A.J. Hamilton, A.A. Clark, Geo. Tucker, Dave Cash, Osro AShcraft, John Boyle and Jno. T. Haskins. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary and Benton Mortuary of Fordyce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 20, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWARD DYKES Youth is Fatally Shot by Brother Ray Dykes Surrenders to Office After Brother, Howard is Killed Here Saturday Ray Dykes, aged about 22, shot and fatally wounded his brother, Howard Dykes, aged 28, in front of the home of Mrs. Lula Culpepper, north of town, early Saturday night. Ray, after assisting in getting his wounded brother to a physician's office here, surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Calip Smith and was placed in the Fordyce jail. Howard is said to have died 10 minutes after being shot and after he had been rushed to town. Preceding the shooting, after the two brothers and two young ladies had driven up to the Culpepper home, a discussion as to who would use the car is said to have ensued. Ray, who was on the rear seat, said the shooting was accidental. A bullet from a pistol entered Howard's right chest, ranged slightly upward and came out his left side, an examination revealed. The young ladies who accompanied the brothers to the party were at a loss, it is said as to how the fatality happened. After being shot, Howard and Ray are both said to have gotten out of the car, but Howard fell after taking a few steps. The Dykes brothers resided with their widowed mother, Mrs. Ruth Dykes, and a younger brother in the Saline community east of Kingsland and neighbors say the boys had never had trouble. Dykes, who is being held in jail at Fordyce, will be given a preliminary hearing here Saturday. Howard was a graduate of the Kingsland High School. Ray was permitted by sheriff T.H. Glover to be removed from the Fordyce jail and attend his brother's funeral Sunday afternoon and the youth is said to be greatly affected over the tragedy. Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Ray and Ralph. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church at Kingsland Sunday afternoon with the Rev. H.R. Nabors, pastor, and the Rev. M.E. Scott of Rison in charge. Interment was in Kingsland cemetery. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 27, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. L.L. FRAZIER DEAD Interment of Mrs. L.L. Frazier, aged 37, who died at her home at West Helena Saturday, was made in the Black cemetery, north of Rison, Sunday morning with services at the grave conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott of Rison. Mrs. Frazier was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Shelton of Whiteoak township. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. C.C. Strope of Flint Michigan; two sons, Adolph and Carson Berry, of West Helena and one sister, Mrs. Claud Young. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Rufus T. Buie Mortuaru/ WOOD WORSHAM DIES SUDDENLY Wood Worsham, well-known resident of Rison, died suddenly at noon today at his home here. Mr. Worsham had been in ill health for some time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 6. 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORSHAM BURIED THURSDAY Funeral services for Wood F. Worsham, aged 71, well-known citizen of Rison for many years, were conducted from the Methodist church Thursday afternoon with interment in Greenwood Hill cemetery. Services were in charge of the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor, and the Rev. W.F. Warren. Mr. Worsham, who had not been in the best of health for some time, died suddenly at noon Wednesday of last week at his home here. Besides his widow, Mr. Worsham is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robt. H. Dedman and Miss Arline Worsham of Lindale, Texas, and three sons, Dow A. Worsham of Houston, Texas; Elliott Worsham of Concordia, Kansas, and Albert Worsham of Rison. A sister, Mrs. G.W. Jones of Francisco, Calif. and three grandchildren also survive. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. BLOOD POISONING FATAL TO JACK NORTON, 23 Blood Poisoning from an infected finger proved fatal to James Jackson Norton, aged 23, of New Edinburg, who died at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning in a Pine Bluff hospital where he had been carried the previous day for treatment. Mr. Norton, who had resided in New Edinburg for several years where he was employed in the Marks Attwood store, was well-known over the county and was held in high esteem. He was born in the Woodlawn community and was the son of the late Elmer Norton and Mrs. Norton, members of a prominent family of that section of the county. Interment was made in the Wesley Chapel cemetery this (Wednesday) afternoon following funeral services in the church. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J.N. Simpson, pastor of the Methodist church at Fountain hill and former pastor at New Edinburg. Besides his wife, Mr. Norton is survived by one daughter, Betty Ann; his mother, three brothers, Wilson Norton of Pine Bluff, Carroll D. Norton and Harold Norton of Woodlawn; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Barnes of Pine Bluff, Mrs. Edna Floyd Oakes of Calmer and Mrs. Vivian Chambers of Glendale. His aged grandmother, Mrs. J.R. Wilson resides here. Pallbearers were as follow' Honorary - Marks Attwood, V.O. Thomasson, J.B. Searcy, Bob Adams, Cain Reed, T.H. Glover, E.T. Attwood, John Stewart, Thad Jacks, Dr. Rufus Martin, C.B. Attwood, Raymond Hobson, and Jack Owens; Active - Ray Attwood, Edward Parham, Kendrick Parham, Ben Ryburn, Garvin Harris, Tom Miller, Edgar Frey and Marvin Reed. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. ZELMA LEE STONE Pleasant Ridge- Little Zelma Lee, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stone, died Feb. 25, death being attributed to bronchial pneumonia. ANNIE ROACH Sister Dies in California Mrs. John Boyle of Merle's Ranch was called to Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday on account of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Annie Roach. Mrs. Roach died Saturday morning before her sister reached there Sunday morning. Mrs. Roach who had been in ill health for some time, had visited here several times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 13, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JEWEL GOLDEN DEAD Jewell Golden, aged 37, of Monroe, La., formerly of Rison, died Tuesday night of last week in a Monroe hospital. Death, according to information received here by relatives, was due to pneumonia. Interment was at Monroe. Mr. Golden was for many years a resident of Rison and had a wide acquaintance in this county. He is survived by his father, Tom Golden, and two sisters. He was a nephew of Mrs. R.M. Culpepper and Rutledge and Ernest Golden of this place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 20, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILD RAULS child Rolls in Fire And Burns to Death Rowell - The small child of Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Rauls, only a few months old, was fatally burned Tuesday morning of last week. The parents were out of the house for a short while and upon returning found the child had rolled from a pallet in front of the fireplace into the fire, burning its entire body. The child died Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in Prosperity cemetery. DANSBY, KINGSLAND MERCHANT, DIES TODAY (1 of 2) Tom M. Dansby, aged 78, well-known Kingsland merchant, died this (Wednesday) morning about 6 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jerry Patterson, in Pine Bluff. Mr. Dansby had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Dansby, who was a native of the county, had been engaged in business in Kingsland for several years. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. MRS. LEE RODGERS Mrs. Edna Tibithy Reed Rodgers, aged 37, wife of Lee Rodgers of the Toledo community, died this morning following an illness of several weeks. Interment was in the Rowell cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Rodgers is survived by her husband and father, E.H. Reed, of Calmer. Funeral arrangements in charge of the Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. MRS. MARTHA A. ROSS Star City - Mrs. Martha A. Ross, aged 69, died Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Damon Farmer. She is survived by three sons, Brooks Ross of Rison, Joe and Earl Ross of Malvern; and five daughters, Mrs. Farmer, Mrs. Callie Kimbrell of Rison, Mrs. Maude Puckett and Ruth Gregory of Malvern, and Mrs. Laura Erwin of Star City. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 27, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVA MAY GAILEY WALKER Young Man Held as Wife's Slayer Correll Walker of Near Rison is Charged With Murder of His Wife Monday Correll Walker, 23, is being held in jail at Pine Bluff for Cleveland County officers on a charge of slaying his wife, the former Eva May Gailey, a bride of a few months at their home in the North Concord community in Whiteoak township Monday afternoon. A preliminary hearing before Justice R.C. Searcy is scheduled for today. Mrs. Walker was killed by two shots from an automatic pistol at the house she and her husband were erecting near the state highway. There were no eye witnesses to the shooting, according to Sheriff T.H. Glover, who carried Walker to the Pine Bluff jail following his arrest several hours after the shooting. Walker was quoted by the sheriff as saying that she "drew a hoe" on him. The killing occurred about 3 o'clock. Following the shooting Walker is said to have gone to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walker, not far distant, and from there he is said to have gone into the woods with his shotgun, despite his mother's pleas that he surrender. After being located in the woods by J.W. Wilson and others he was persuaded to surrender to officers. Earlier efforts at locating him were futile. One shot entered Mrs. Walker's neck and another struck her in the body near the heart, officers investigating said. Walker is reported to be under a $1000 bond awaiting action of the federal grand jury on a liquor charge. Although neighbors said he was not intoxicated about an hour before the fatal shooting, attaches of the Pine Bluff jail reported him as too intoxicated when carried there to answer questions for the record. Coroner's Jury in Verdict A jury empanneled by Coroner Carter B. Hartsell to investigate the tragedy returned a verdict that Mrs. Walker came to her death "from gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband, upon his own statement." Funeral services for Mrs. Walker were held Tuesday afternoon at Moore's Church cemetery with the Rev. M.E. Scott, Methodist pastor conducting the services. Besides her husband she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Gailey, of near Rison, one sister, Mrs. Bessie Lockhart; and four brothers, Bert, Jessie, Raymond and Roy Gailey. Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. REUBEN RAULS DEAD Reuben Rauls, aged 75, a former resident of the southern part of the county and for the past 15 years a resident of Pine Bluff, died Saturday at noon at the home of his son, John Rauls, in Pine Bluff. Interment was in Prosperity cemetery near Rye Sunday with funeral services conducted by the Rev. O.A. Ashcraft. Mr. Rauls had been in declining health for several years. He was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Lunsford, Pine Bluff; Mrs. Opal Wilson, North Little Rock; Mrs. A. Stroble, Pine Bluff; Mrs. Albert Tucker, Calmer; five sons, John C., Victor R., H.H. and C.E. Rauls of Pine Bluff; Alex R., Thackersville, Okla. One brother, Robert Rauls, of Herbine and one sister, Mrs. John Drewery of Rowell and a number of relatives also survive. "UNCLE TOM" DANSBY WAS UNIQUE CHARACTER (2 of 2) A colorful character in the life of Kingsland and Cleveland County passed out of the picture Wednesday morning of last week when Thomas Meriwether Dansby, familiarly known to his friends as "Uncle Tom", a Kingsland merchant, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jerry Patterson of Pine Bluff. Noted for his ability to carve wood and cow horns with a pocket knife, Mr. Dansby had attained considerable notoriety as an artistic carver. When a young man he became interested in mining, working in some of the famous mines of Colorado. Later he went to Mexico as a land appraiser and while there prepared a book on Mexican wild flowers. Several years ago he returned to his native county from Pine Bluff and entered business at Kingsland. Mr. Dansby was born December 20, 1858, on the old Dansby plantation near Saline River. He was the son of the late Thomas Meriwether Dansby and Emily Marks Dansby, pioneer settlers. Funeral services were held in Pine Bluff Thursday morning with interment in the Marks cemetery near New Edinburg following. His wife, a son and daughter and two half-sisters survive. MRS. HERMAN HUNT DEAD Rowell - Mrs. Herman Hunt, aged 19, and infant died Monday, March 18, at her home here, following three days illness. She is survived by a husband, three sisters, Mrs. Ruby McDaniels and Naomi Pierce of Watson, and two brothers, Ray Pierce of Tucker and Bart Pierce of Watson. Funeral services were conducted from the Rowell church, of which the deceased was a member Tuesday afternoon by Rev. C.E. Burdette, the pastor. Burial was in Rowell cemetery. Pallbearers were J.T. Reed, Glen Sipes, Alvin Miller, Homer Johnston and Pleas Rawls. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 3, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES W. CASH Former Rison Ginner Is Buried Here Today Interment of James W. Cash, aged 77 who died at his home in Pine Bluff Monday night, was made in Greenwood cemetery this morning. Funeral services at the grave were conducted by the Rev. I.B. Hodges. Mr. Cash, whose death followed a heart attack, came to Arkansas with his parents from Alabama when he was three years of age. After leaving Rison 10 years ago he went to Florida where he stayed until 1928 when he moved to Pine Bluff. For many years Mr. Cash operated a gin on his farm just south of town. After disposing of his farm and gin he operated the I.E. Moore gin for a long time and for several years before leaving Rison for Florida he was manager of the Farmer's Gin & Seed company plant here. Mr. Cash is survived by two sons, James and Benny Cash, of Pine Bluff, and a daughter, Mrs. J.L. McDuffie, of New Orleans, and a number of grandchildren In Mr. Cash's passing only two of the students who attended the school on the Bagget farm south of Rison the year after the close of the Civil War are living, according to J.M. McMurtrey of this city, who was a student at the school taught by the late Prof. Carson. The other living pupil is Mrs. Ella Marks Barnett of Kingsland. "Uncle" Tom Dansby, who died at Kingsland recently, was a student in the school at that time. JUDGE PATRICK HENRY HEART ATTACK VICTIM News of the death of Circuit Judge Patrick Henry at his home in Monticello Friday at noon was received here with profound regret. Judge Henry, aged 56, had been confined to his home for the past 10 days, but was believed to be recovering when he was stricken with a heart attack. Judge Henry was named circuit judge of this district in 1929 to succeed Judge Turner Butler and was re-elected to a second term in 1934 without opposition. He was a native of Mississippi and had resided in Monticello since 1900. He was a member of the Episcopal church, a Mason and W.O.W. His wife, two sons and a daughter survive. As presiding judge of the terms of circuit court in this county for the past five years, Judge Henry was held in high regard by officials, attorneys and citizens having business in his court and by those with whom he formed an acquaintance. Cases appealed from his court were seldom reversed by the supreme court. Judge Henry's last visit here on official business was to hold an adjourned term of circuit court in February for one day. A number of Rison people, including county officials, attended Judge Henry's funeral at Monticello Sunday afternoon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 10, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR. J.D. CARTER Stroke Proves Fatal to Dr. J.D. Carter A paralytic stroke sustained Saturday proved fatal to Dr. J.D. Carter, aged 55, Monday afternoon at his home at Grapevine in Grant County. Dr. Carter had practiced medicine extensively in this county and at one time was located in Rison. He never regained consciousness following the stroke. Interment was made in the Black cemetery Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. A.O. Parks of Prattsville conducting the funeral services. Besides his wife, Dr. Carter is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jack Lybrand of Grant county and Miss Betty Jo Carter of Fordyce, and one son, Paul Carter, also of Fordyce. MRS. W. P. STURGIS DEAD Kingsand - Burial of Mrs. Minnie M. Sturgis, aged 48, wife of W.P. Sturgis of Arkadelphia, was made in the cemetery at Sparkman, her former home, Saturday following funeral services in Arkadelphia at her home where she died Friday morning. Mrs. Sturgis was born March 6, 1887, at Kingland and was a daughter of J.B. and Alicia Hall Merrill. She was married Dec. 23, 1908, to W.P. Sturgis, also of this county. They had resided in Arkadelphia 10 years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Sturgis is survived by three sons, John P. of Arkadelphia, William Harold, a student in the U.of A. and Chester Floyd Sturgis, student at Georgia Military Academy; a daughter, Miss Virginia Kathleen Sturgis, a student at St. Mary's Academy in Little Rock; three sisters, Mrs. G.M. Johnson of Plain Dealing, L.A., Mrs. Mattie White of Tyro, and Mrs. Bertha Gray of Pine Bluff, and three brothers, C.F. Merrill of Couchatta, La., H.C. Merrill of Shreveport and S.H. Merrill of Batist, Okla. Mrs. Strugis was a member of the Methodist church. JAKE R. CASH, 28, CLAIMED BY DEATH Jake R. Cash, aged 28, died Friday morning at 1:20 at his home at Calmer. Mr. Cash had been in ill health for some time. Interment was made Sunday morning in the Friendship cemetery following funeral services at the Friendship Baptist Church. The services were conducted by the Rev. Conrad Glover of Sheridan and the Rev. Rainey of Fordyce. Mr. Cash is survived by his wife, the former Miss Maysel Berry, and a son Jake Arian; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cash, of Ozan, and a sister, Miss Laure Cash also of Ozan. Mr. Cash, who was born in this county, spent four years in the U.S. Navy, later returning to the county where he was engaged for sometime as a salesman. Pallbearers were: Honorary - J.H. Case of Cleburne, Texas, Dr. O.W. Clark and Dr. W.H. Simmons, J.E. Willis, E.M. Rucker and Bill Turnipseed of Pine Bluff, J.E. Hunter of Carpenter, Ira Wilson, Homer Reed, Floyd Henderson, Voy Norton and Elbert Glover of Woodlawn, T.H. Glover, Ben H. Lincoln and Jas. G. Mosley of Rison; Active - Calvin Fore, Fay McKinney, and M.W. Wilson of Rison, Ottis Cash of Kingsland, Buck Lain and Rush Ashcraft of Carpenter and Tom Jacks of Woodlawn. Flower Girls were Misses Cora Cash and Lorene Cash of Kingsland, Louise Henderson and Evie May of Woodlawn. Music was directed by Mrs. Forrest Woodell and Euclid Ryburn of Woodlawn. Arrangements for the burial were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. OBITUARY Jake Roscoe Cash was born November 18, 2906, at Toledo, Ark. At the age of 18 he professed Christ as his master and joined the Rison Baptist Church where his membership remained. In 1929 he was honorably discharged from the United States Navy with an electrician's certificate, after four years of service. After returning home he was united in marriage Aug. 23, 1931, to Miss Maysel Berry of Woodlawn, the Rev. C.N. Glover officiating. After one year of married bliss, they were made happier by the birth of a son Jake Arland, on the 18th of August, 1932. He spent his remaining life at Woodlawn until death took him away Friday morning, April 5, 1935. MARION LUCILLE TUCKER DIES Funeral services for Marion Lucille Tucker, aged 8 years, who died Friday ina Pine Bluff hospital, were held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Saturday morning, conducted by the Rev. W.F. Warren, pastor of the Rison Baptist Church. Interment was in the Mt. Zion cemetery. Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Tucker of Pine Bluff, she is survived by a sister, Nettie Bernice Tucker; a brother, J.M. Tucker Jr.; and her grandparents, Mr. Mrs. W.F. Ratliff of Kedron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 17, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. CALLIE E. MILLER SUCCUMBS Hebron - Mrs. Callie E. Miller, aged 80, widow of the late Robert L. Miller, died at her home in the Hebron community Wednesday night following several week's illness. Interment was in the Hebron cemetery Thursday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist church. Mrs. Miller, who was before her marriage in 1877 Miss Callie Wallace, moved here several years ago with her family from Carthage. She was the mother of seven children, four of whom survive, J.R. and J.L. Miller, Mrs. Clint Towery and Mrs. Powell Marks, all of near Kingsland; two brothers, John and H.P. Wallace of Carthage; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Chandler of Benton and Mrs. Martha Mitchell of Kingsland, and 11 grandchildren. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Baptist Church having united with this denomination in girlhood and had lived a true Christian life. She was always vitally interested in the betterment of her community and home. Pallbearers were; Bert Sturgis, Carl Graves, Ila Hughes, Tate McGehee and Ruff Hall of Hebron and Edgar McCain of Pine Bluff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 24, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN B. ROGERS BURIED AT WESLEY'S CHAPEL The body of John B. Rodgers, aged 46, of Little Rock, who died in a hospital in that city Thursday night was brought to Wesley's Chapel cemetery Saturday morning for burial. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist Church. Mr. Rodgers had been ill for several years. He formerly resided in this county and was well known here. Mr. Rodgers is survived by his father, the Rev. John T. Rodgers, Pastor of the Methodist Church of Bearden; his mother, Mrs. John T. Rodgers, of Little Rock; a brother Lee Rodgers of the Toledo community, and a sister, Mrs. Harry C. Hale of Los Angeles, Calif. Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 1, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.B. REED, 53, FORMER CONGRESSMAN, DEAD J.B. Reed, aged 53, Little Rock attorney and former congressman of this (6th) district, died Saturday afternoon in a Little Rock hospital where he had been taken after he had suffered injuries in an automobile wreck early last Sunday. Mr. Reed, before going to congress, was a representative from Lonoke county and prosecuting attorney. He served three terms in Congress. Mr. Reed sustained a head injury and an abdominal injury when the car he was driving collided with another car and this contributed to his death which physicians say was due to a brain hemorrhage. He was well known in Cleveland county, having delivered a number of addresses in the county and visited here a number of times. When Mr. Reed went to congress he named Harold D. Sadler of this city, now a presiding elder in the Methodist church, as his secretary. MRS. MARY WILLIAMS DEAD Mrs. Mary Williams, aged 83, died at the home of her son, Walter Williams, here Wednesday of last week. Funeral services were held at Whelen Springs at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Williams is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W.W. Smart of Camden, Mrs. Jim Abbott of Smackover, Mrs. Etta Pointous of Beaumont, Tex., and Mrs. Georgia Robbs of San Antonio, Tex., and three sons, Walter of Kingsland, Will of Delight and Claude Williams of Big Springs, Tex. BETTY SUE LOWERY Betty Sue, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lowery, born April 11, died Tuesday of last week at her home here. Besides her parents, she is survived by one sister, Armithia Lowery, and one brother, Jessie Lowery, all of this place; a grandmother, Mrs. Rachel Lowery Rodgers and a grandfather, Jessie Rhodes of Little Rock. Burial was made in the Rhodes cemetery near Sheridan Wednesday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY 8, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H.C. NEWTON KILLED WHEN HIT BY TRAIN Prominent Kingsland Citizen met Death While Walking Across Tracks in Town. Kingsland-- Struck by a fast moving southbound Cotton Belt freight train here Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, Henry C. Newton, aged 77, prominent Kingsland citizen, was instantly killed as his body was badly broken up by the impact of the locomotive. Mr. Newton, returning to town from the Anthony-Williams sawmill yards, was crossing the railway tracks near the business section, east of the station, when the locomotive struck him, hurling him some distance. He was carrying a load of lumber on his shoulder from the mill. Witnesses to the tragedy said he stopped in the middle of the track as the train approached, apparently thinking he was on a side track. A retired lumberman, Mrs. Newton, who was a native of Wisconsin, had been prominently identified in Republican party activities in the state for many years. He was a delegate from Arkansas to the last National Republican Convention in Chicago, and was chairman of the Cleveland County Republican Central Committee. Mr. Newton was also prominent in Masonic and Eastern Star circles of this section. He was a member of the Methodist church at Kingsland. Coming to Arkansas 37 years ago from Illinois, he engaged in the sawmill and timber business. Before locating in Arkansas he traveled as a lumber buyer for a Chicago firm. Mr. Newton was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and the late Senator Robt. LaFollette of Wisconsin was among his schoolmates. Mr. Newton is survived by his widow: a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Garner, Postmistress at Kingsland; a grandson, Joyce Garner, also of Kingsland; a sister, Mrs. Burt Harling of Clifton, Ill., and a half-brother, W.W. Kershaw, also of Clifton. Funeral services will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon from the family residence with services conducteed by the Rev. H.R. Nabors, the pastor. Interment will be in Kingsland cemetery with services at the grave in charge of the Masonic Lodge. Active pallbearers are: J.W. Vandermark and J.W. Elrod of Rison; C.A. Brown, Marlin Bell, H.J. Cook of Kingsland, and Geo. Hillman of Fordyce. Arrangements are in charge of the Rufus T. Buie Mortuary of Rison. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 15, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACK HALL, PLANTER OF HAYNES, DIES SATURDAY Interment of Jack Hall, aged 42, planter of Haynes, Ark., who died in a Memphis hospital Saturday following an operation, was made in the Mt. Elba Church cemetery Sunday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Revs. Vaughan of Hampton and W.J. Carter of Emmaus. Mr. Hall, son of the late Rufus Hall and Mrs. Hall of near Kingsland, left the county several years ago and after managing plantations in Jefferson county moved to Haynes where he had acquired large land holdings. Mr. Hall is survived by one son, Rufus Hall; two daughters, Misses Dorothy and Kathleen Hall, all of Forest City; his mother, four brothers, Earl Hall, Borger, Tex.; O.Q. Hall, Pampa, Tex.; Ruff and Uko Hall, Kingsland; six sisters, Mrs. J.B. Towery, Kingsland; Mrs. Hugh Livingston, Mrs. Otis Phillips and Mrs. V.R. Marks, New Edinburg; Mrs. Herman Casteel, Foreman, Ark., and Mrs. O.W. Williams, Fairbanks, La. ROLAND COX, 710, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Hollis Special -- Roland Cox, aged 70, died at his home here Saturday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Mr. Cox, a well-known citizen of this community, had been in ill health for several months. Besides his widow, he is survived by one son, Clarence Cox, of Fordyce; and two daughters, Mrs. Iva Bryant of this community and Mrs. Ona Howard of Texas; several grandchildren; one brother, Warren Cox, and a half-sister, Miss Lizzie Landers. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. L.B. Moseley at Shady Grove cemetery Sunday afternoon. HERMAN McMAHAN Rye -- Herman McMahan, age 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McMahan of Baxter, formerly of Rye, died at his home Sunday. The remains were brought to Union Cemetery Monday for burial. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.E. Burdette. Mr. McMahan is survived by his parents, two sisters and one brother, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John McMahan and Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Meek and a large number of other relatives. CARL WEST DEAD Funeral services for Carl West, aged 35, Grapevine merchant, were held at the Shell cemetery in Grant county Saturday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist church. Mr. West died at Boonville Thursday. E.B. ATTWOOD STROKE IS FATAL TO E.B. ATTWOOD, 69 Died Suddenly at His Home Here Late Wednesday After Brief Illness E.B. (Coot) Attwood, aged 69, well known retired farmer, died suddenly at his home here at 6:30 Wednesday evening of last week following a paralytic stroke. Mr. Attwood had been confined to his bed for several days and was apparently improving from his recent illness when he was fatally stricken. Mr. Attwood was a member of a prominent pioneer family of this county. His parents, Capt. R.F. and Jane (Clark) Attwood, came to Arkansas in 1865 from Newberry district, South Carolina, and settled in what is now Cleveland County. Mr. Attwood, who was his parents youngest child, is the last of his immediate family to die. Born in Smith township February 28, 1866, Mr. Attwood continued to make his home there on the old family homestead where he engaged in farming and the general mercantile business, until about nine years ago., when he moved to Rison where he erected a home on his farm just to the south of town. Besides his wife, who before their marriage was Miss Mattie Marks, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Martin L. Wilson and Mrs. Calvin Walker, both of Rison; six sons, George M. Attwood of Allamore, Texas, and Harvie M., Leali, Minot, Jim and Roscoe Attwood, all of Rison; seven grandchildren, three step grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Attwood were held Saturday morning from the Methodist church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. M.E. Scott, who was assisted by the Rev. W.F. Warren, pastor of the Baptist church and the Rev. F.A. Buddin, pastor of the First Methodist church, Pine Bluff. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery with committal services by Revs. Scott and Warren. Pallbearers were: Active - Walter Jones, Alton McMurtrey, J.B. Searcy, Craig Sadler, Edward Tisdale, Herman Davidson, C.L. Garner and Guy Cameron: honorary - Jack C. Owens, E.M. Hillyard, R.C. Searcy, J.L. Sadler, B.F. Garner, Tom G. Culpepper, Van McKinney, J.S. Williams, Roy Wilson, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. J. Ruth, W.L. Moody, J.H. Atkins, Bob Adams, Harlow Sanders, Dr. A.B. Robertson, Leon Moore, J.W. Elrod, Jno. T. Haskins, Geo. H. Holmes, L.F. Williams, John Vandermark, John Boyle, C.E. Boyd, Elbert Goggans, G.W. Turner, Pen Ramick, Dave Cash, W.B. Vaughan, J.W. Martin, R.W. Wilson, J.S Richardson and Henry Frey. Funeral arrangements were under direction of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. Out of town relatives of the family here to attend the funeral services included Atty Frank E. Chowning of Little Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Tate McGehee and R.E. McGehee of Hebron, Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Attwood, Mr. and Mrs. George Attwood, Mr. and Mrs. Marks Attwood, Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Attwood and Troy Carmical of New Edinburg; Grady Attwood of England, Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Rucker of Pine Bluff, Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Marks and daughter, Miss Leah, of Kingsland and F.P. Childress of Hebron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 22, 193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRISON HARVEY, 80, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Harrison Harvey, aged 80, prominent resident of the Moore's Church community near Rison died Monday morning at his home following a brief illness. Mr. Harvey, who had engaged in farming since coming to Arkansas many years ago, was a native of Mississippi. Funeral services were conducted from the Bethel Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Geo F. Moody of Rison, pastor of the church, in charge. Interment was in the Moore's church cemetery. Mr. Harvey was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Harvey is survived by his wife; one son, Bert Harvey of near Rison; five daughters, Mrs. Girlie Stewart, Mrs. Harp Taylor and Mrs. Lizzie Rhodes, all of Rison; Mrs. Noah Green of Fordyce and Mrs. Pearlie Jaggers of Leola; three brothers, Andrew and Chas Harvey of Rison, and Jim Harvey of Jackson Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Lou Hawkins, also of Jackson; 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. STEVE GREEN DEAD Steve Green, aged 53, died Sunday morning at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Etta Green, at Grapevine. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at the Wilson cemetery with Revs. O.E. Sharp and S.A. Shell of Grapevine and W.F. Warren of Rison taking part. The singing was directed by Burke L. Jones of the "Y". Mr. Green is survived by two half-brothers, A.R. Green of Whiteoak and J.F. Green of Malvern and two half-sisters, Mrs. Beckie Davis and Mrs. J.R. Seymore, both of Donaldson. BEN V. SEARCY DEAD Ben V. Searcy, aged 34, president of the Tri-State Building & Loan Assn. of Little Rock, died early Sunday morning at his home in that city following a sudden illness. Mr. Searcy was well-known in Rison and was a nephew of R.C., J.B. and Miss Alice Searcy of this city and Mrs. Rufus Smith of near Kingsland. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Searcy of Benton and besides his wife is survived by two sons and two daughters. Interment was made at Benton Monday afternoon. He was a Mason and Shriner and a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Searcy, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Searcy and daughters, Miss Alice Searcy, Robert Searcy, Mrs. June Searcy, Max. M. Smith and Ms. and Mrs. Victor Moore of this city and Mrs. Rufus Smith of near Kingsland attended the funeral services for Mr. Searcy at Benton Monday afternoon. MRS. CLIFTON BRADLEY Mrs. Clifton Bradley, aged 28, died at her home here Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. She had been ill only a few hours making her death a shock to her family and friends. Although she had been residing here about four months, she had endeared herself to the people of this community. She had a happy disposition, always seeing the bright side of life. Her deathbed scene only exemplified her life for she assured her weeping relatives that she was going to a better world, that she saw her little boy who died a few years ago and that she would soon be with him. She kissed them good-bye and said "Oh God, take me easy." Mrs. Bradley is survived by four small children, Billie, Mildred, Lloyd and June Ruth; her mother, Mrs. Mollie Burrough; four sisters and two brothers, Misses Mary, Marie, Mable and Maggie Burrough and Gilbert and Tommie Burrough, all of Pansy; a half-sister, Mrs. Will Doss of Warren. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist church at Uraban in Union county. She made her home at Pansy until her marriage. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.A. Hampton at Union church, near Rye, Sunday, and her body was laid to rest in Union cemetery. Pallbearers were Duncan May, Lee Rodgers, Preston Philips, Pink May, Swanson Lindsey, Joe McLemore, Oscar Anderson and Martin Wilson. INFANT TEAGUE - RYE The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Teague of Baxter was brought here for burial at Union cemetery Tuesday afternoon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 29, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. BECKY HAYNIE DEAD Kingsland - Mrs. Becky Haynie, aged 76, died here at the home of her brother, Forrest Haynie, Sunday afternoon following a brief illness. She was stricken with paralysis Wednesday. Mrs. Haynie was born near Kingsland, August 12, 1858, and had spent practically her entire life in the Kingsland locality. Funeral services were held at the grave in the Cross Roads cemetery Monday afternoon at 2:30, with the Rev. John Harris in charge. Mrs. Haynie is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Clifton Johnson, Kingsland; Mrs. Emma Duncan, Fordyce, and Mrs. Bryant Garner, Rison; three sons, Larkin Haynie, John Haynie and Wesley Haynie all of Kingsland; one step-son, Jonah Haynie of DeQueen, four brothers, Forrest Haynie, Kingsland; Lanzie Haynie, Fordyce; Rice Haynie, New Edinburg, and Jonah Haynie, Hawley, Texas, and 25 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 5, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGE MOSLEY, 78, BELOVED CITIZEN PASSES IN DEATH (#1 of 3) Rison Attorney and Former County Clerk and Judge Dies at Home Thursday. Was Ill Only Two Days - A Native of the County and was Admitted to the Bar in 1881; Former Kingsland Mayor, Merchant Judge Woodson Mosley, a leading attorney of Southeast Arkansas, one of Rison and Cleveland County's most prominent and highly esteemed citizens, died at 12:35 Thursday afternoon at his home here. Judge Mosley, who would have been 79 years of age June 5, suffered a paralytic stroke early the previous day and gradually grew worse, lapsing into unconsciousness several hours before his death. A native of that part of Bradley county which later became Cleveland, Judge Mosley was for three terms county clerk and two terms county judge. In early life he was engaged in the mercantile business at Kingsland and during his residence there served as mayor. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 in Little Rock after reading law for many years and attending a law class in the capital city. In 1888 he was first named county clerk, serving one term. After a lapse of two years in 1892, he was again named county clerk and served two terms. At the expiration of hes second term as clerk, he was named county and probate judge and was reelected to a second term in this office. While he was county clerk the county seat was moved from Toledo to Rison. After leaving the county judge's office he engaged in the practice of law and was at his office the day before he was stricken. For many years he has operated an abstract business under the firm name of Mosley Abstract Company, which he established. Besides his wife, Judge Mosley is survived by three sons, Brawner G. Mosley of Pine Bluff, County Treasurer Jas. G. Mosley of this city, and Wylie Mosley of Cornerstone; three daughters, Mrs. A.A. Hughes of Pine Bluff, Mrs. Thos. Thornton of Cornerstone, and Miss Esther Mosley of this city; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Misses Ellen and Ophelia Mosley of New Edinburg, and Mrs. Henry Files of Gorman, Texas, and a number of other relatives. Following funeral services at home at 1:30 Saturday afternoon, interment was made in a cemetery at New Edinburg where his parents, a child and a number of relatives are buried. The services in the home were brief, including a song by a selected choir, prayer by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church and scripture reading and prayer by the Rev. W.F. Warren, pastor of the Baptist church. At the grave, a song by the choir and prayer by Rev. Warren comprised the committal services. Active pallbearers were -- J.L. Reid, O.F. Reed, C.L. Garner, Van McKinney, George H. Holmes, H.M. Attwood, Roy Tolson, H.S. Hinson and Maurice McCauley, all of Rison. Honorary pallbearers were - Dr. A.J. Hamilton, W.A. Fore, J.E. Harrison, John E. smith, J.L. Sadler, E.L. McLendon, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. A.B.Robertson, R.E. Quinn, L.C. Ackerman, L.F. Williams, Dave Cash, J.W. Elrod, T.H. Glover, Calvin Walker, M.W. Reed, Guy M. Sadler, F.W. Culpepper, E.R. Maddox, E.M. Hillyard and C.C. Bussey, all of Rison: J.E. McCoy, Rufus Smith and John Rodgers, all of Kingsland; O.W. Boyd and E.T. Attwood of New Edinburg; D.A. Bradham of Warren; Judge H.R. Lucas, R.W. Wilson, A.H. Rowell, Mike Danaher, E.W. Brockman, A.R. Cooper, Dr. B.D. Luck Sr., Davis Quinn, J.C. Renfrow, Pinchback Taylor and Jo Nichols, all of Pine Bluff; Judge Turner Butler and John H. Hollis Of Little Rock. Judge Mosley was the son of Wiley and Jane Elizabeth (Brawner) Mosley, the second of six children born to his parents. He was early in life taught the arduous duties of the farm and received his education in the common school, later attending law classes in Little Rock after reading law for a period. His marriage nuptials were celebrated in 1888 when he was united in marriage to Miss Etta Lou Smith, the daughter o Wm. M. and Z.J. Smith of Kingsland. In early manhood Judge Mosley became a member of the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in the Kingsland Lodge. "A man whose integrity and honesty of purpose is unquestioned, " is a statement made of him by a compiler of historical sketches of South Arkansas citizens when Judge Mosley was in the clerk's office. Judge Mosley was regarded as one of the best title attorneys in this section. He was a safe counselor on legal matters and was highly ethical in the practice of his profession. The long funeral procession in accompanying the remains to the Edinburg cemetery passed directly in front of the old homesite of the deceased where he was born and spent his early life. A great floral offering banked the casket as hundreds called at the family home to extend words of condolence to the family of a citizen in who they had profound respect and admiration. Judge Mosley was a staunch Democrat, casting his first presidential ballot for Gen. Hancock, Democrat nominee, in 1880. He had been honored with party appointments. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary, assisted by Ralph Robinson & Son Mortuary of Pine Bluff. Out of town relatives and friends here for the funeral Saturday afternoon included Mrs. Kate Orton, Mrs. Jim Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith, R.A. Poole, and Mrs. J.H. Poole, Mrs. Harry Atkins, Miss Rosa McNally, Mrs. C.B. Ussery, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Abb Barnett and Family, all of Pine Bluff; Misses Ellen and Ophelia Mosley and Mrs. Henry Mosley, all of New Edinburg; Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Ferguson and daughter and Mrs. Ida May Mosley of Wilson, Mrs. W.H. Townshend, Miss Mary Ellen Townsend and Eugene Townsend of Wabbaseka; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith of Hermitage; Mr. and Mrs. J.N.Swanson of Jonesboro; Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Fuller,J.C. Clary, Trever Beard and Judge DuVal Purkins of Warren; Mrs. H.E. Monk, Mrs. W.P. McGeorge and Mrs. Harvey Atkinson of Pine Bluff. WILEY NATHANIEL MAY Cashier's Grandfather Dead Wiley Nathaniel May, aged 85, father of Mrs. Laura Davidson and grandfather of Mrs. Van Sadler and Herman Davidson, cashier of the Bank of Rison, died in a hospital in Arkadelphia Sunday. Mr. May, who had visited in Rison a number of times, was for many years one of the best known farmers of Clark county where he had resided since coming to Arkansas from Alabama when a youth. His wife died two years ago. He is survived by four daughters, five sons and one brother. Mr. and Mrs. Van Sadler and little daughter, Mr. Davidson and Mrs. J.L. Sadler went to Arkadelphia Sunday. Mrs. Davidson had been at her father's bedside for over a week. WILLIAM T. MAY Interment of William T. May, 66, who died Wednesday morning at his home in Pine Bluff, was made in the Macedonia cemetery in Smith township Friday afternoon. Funeral services were held that morning in Pine Bluff with the Rev. Perry F. Webb, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Services at the grave were conducted by the Rev. W.F. Warren, pastor of the Rison Baptist Church. Mr. May was born June 4, 1868 at Toledo. He was married to Miss Annie Sue Lane 43 years ago. He had resided in Pine Bluff for 12 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of that city. In additi9on to his widow, he is survived by one son, R.M. May, of Pine Bluff; four daughters, Mrs. D.W. McClain, Monroe, La.; Mrs. B.M. Harville, Taylor, La.; Mrs. T.L. Sasser, Altheimer and Mrs. L.E. Moore, Pine Bluff; one brother, George May; 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers were; Active- Lowery Reid, David May, Matt Holderfield, Harvie Attwood and Dewey Hobson; honorary - J.W. Williams, R.C. Searcy, J.B. Searcy, Walter Keith, C.S. Hobson, George Puckett and Sammie Puckett. MRS. JOHN MCCLELLAN Mrs. Jno. L. M'Clellan Dies En-Route Home Mrs. Jon L. McClellan, aged 34, wife of congressman McClellan of this district, who was stricken with meningitis while enroute from Washington to the family home at Malvern, died Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock in a Memphis hospital. She was being accompanied on the automobile trip home by her three small children. Her husband flew from Washington to Memphis, arriving shortly before his wife's death. JUDGE MOSLEY f(#2 of 3) (From a column entitled "Brickbats and Bouquets") Seldom has death laid hands on a citizen of this county, who was more universally respected and held in higher esteem than was Judge Woodson Mosley. He had been in public office for 10 years and had been before the public as an attorney for 40 years, which in most instances brings to men a certain degree of opposition and enmity, but with Judge Mosley it was not so. He was by nature of a quiet and retiring disposition, attending strictly to the affairs that were his. He was a safe counselor at law and his knowledge of handling title and land matters was of the highest. He was strictly ethical in the practice of his chosen profession. He never courted public acclaim but the life he lived from day to day brought to him a cup overflowing with esteem and admiration from countless scores of men and women. Honesty in dealing with his clients and his fellowman never had a truer champion than in the person of the late judge. The bar of the county has sustained an irreparable loss and Cleveland County is certainly poorer today because Judge Mosley is no longer one of its citizens. MARJORIE IDONNA SIMS Hebron - Marjorie Idonna, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vester Sims, died at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.T. Childress Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted y Rev. Vaughn at Mt. Elba Church Friday. DEWEY TAYLOR DEAD Rye - Dewey, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Taylor, died Saturday, June 1 from an attack of appendicitis. Burial was a Union cemetery Sunday morning. Funeral services were conducted by elders Moore and White. Besides his parents, the child is survived by five sisters and four brothers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 12, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVAN PARNELL DEAD Evan E. Parnell, aged 61, well-known in Cleveland county where he formerly resided and where he has bought cotton for several years, died Tuesday morning at a Pine Bluff hospital following a stroke suffered last week. Mr. Parnell, a cousin of Ex-Gov. Harvey Parnell, was born at Parnell Springs and is a brother of Oscar Parnell of Kingsland. Burial was in Pine Bluff today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 19, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOC WALKER Negro is Fatally Stabbed By Wife: Spouse Said to have Wielded Butcher Knife After Quarrel Saturday Night Doc Walker, negro, aged about 30, employed as deliveryman for the local ice house, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen Saturday night about 10:30 by his wife at their home on the north side of town. She used a butcher knife. The self-made widow told officers that a quarrel preceded the stabbing and Walker made a similar statement before he died, Sheriff T.H. Glover said. The negress, arrested on a first degree murder charge was placed in the county jail pending a preliminary hearing. Walker lived several hours dying shortly after midnight. For several years Walker had resided here and for the greater part of the time had delivered ice. He came from Maude, Texas. E.C. HALL 55, DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME E.C. (Coot) Hall, aged 55, employed as an ERA commissary night watchman, died suddenly about 8 o'clock Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alvin Cummings, where he made his home. Mr. Hall had just returned to the house from his work when he was stricken, dying immediately. Interment of Mr. Hall who was born in this county, was made at the Macedonia cemetery, Smith township, Sunday morning with funeral services conducted at the church by the Rev. M.E. Scott, assisted by the Rev. W.F. Warren. Mr. Hall is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lula Hall, of Little Rock; one daughter, Mrs. Cummings; one brother, Abb Hall of Rison, and a grandchild. Pallbearers were : active -- G.W. Turner, Craig Sadler, Leland Wilson, Albert Robertson, Everett Williams and Carter Hartsell; honorary - J.L. Sadler, Jim Williams, Lee Lain, Harry Thomasson, Jewell Elrod, J.W. Calaway, Burt Harrison, Marcus Cameron, Van Sadler, Dr. J. Ruth. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 26, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN BOYLE DIES AT MERLE RANCH HOME #1 of 2 John Boyle, aged 73, died at his home on the Merle Ranch near here this (Wednesday ) morning about 11 o'clock. Mr. Boyle had been in declining health for some time and had been confined to his room for the past month. He came here from Chicago about 20 years ago and later married Miss Bertha Merle. He had for years managed the operations of the ranch. Mr. Boyle, by nature of a jovial disposition, easily made friends and was familiarly known to his host of acquaintances here as 'Uncle Jack." He was held in high esteem. His wife and a son, John, Jr., of his immediate family survive. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at the time the Herald went to press at noon. He was a member of the Catholic church. CARRY JOHN BOYLE TO CHICAGO FOR BURIAL #2 of 2 Funeral services for John Boyle, aged 72, were held Thursday morning at the family home on the Merle Ranch, south of Rison, conducted by Dr. Gregory H. Keeler of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Pine Bluff of which Mr. Boyle was a member. Mr. Boyle died Wednesday morning about 11 o'clock after several month's illness. Immediately after the funeral services his remains were carried to Pine Bluff where they were sent to Chicago for burial with services there Saturday morning from St. Malachy's Church. Interment was in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Mr. Boyle was a native of Champaign, Ill., and was born December 12, 1862. He came to this county in 1916 and has resided on the ranch engaging in farming and stock raising. After coming here he was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Merle whose father had established the ranch in Smith township. Besides his widow and a son, John, Jr., Mr. Boyle is survived by one sister, Mrs. Peter Junkersfield of Scarsdale, Ill., and two brothers, J.J. Boyle of Champainge, Ill., and Franck Boyle of Iversdale, Ill. MRS. MARY MEDIA CARMEN Funeral services and interment of Mrs. Mary Media Carmen, formerly Miss Mary Media Sandine, were held at the Harlow cemetery Sunday, conducted by the Rev. W.F. Warren. Mrs. Carmen, aged 28, who was married to Earl Carman in 1929, died Friday in a hospital at Booneville. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, John Walter Carman; three brothers, John, Jr., Frank and Clarence Sandine; five sisters, Mrs. Fitzhugh Herring, Mrs. Grover Wallace, Mrs. Henry Cash, Mrs. Sidney Gray and Miss Lillie Sandine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 17, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.J. HAMMOND DIES AT HOME IN FORDYCE A.J. Hammond, aged 85, former Rison citizen, died Monday at his home in Fordyce. Mr. Hammond, who for many years operated a blacksmith shop here, had been in declining health for some time, losing his sight six years ago. Mr. Hammond was a native of Lexington, Ky., coming to Warren in 1880 and engaged in blacksmith work. Mr. Hammond's scores of friends in Rison territory will recall him as a conscientious, hard worker and master of his trade. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral services were conducted from the family home Tuesday afternoon, by the Dr. J.M. Workman, pastor of the Fordyce First Methodist Church, with interment in the Fordyce cemetery. Besides his widow, Mr. Hammond is survived by four sons, Andrew Hammond of Rison; Harvey Hammond, Holderville, Okla., John Hammond, Kingsland, and Walter Hammond, Pine Bluff; four daughters, Mrs. Jim Hammond and Mrs. Bea Williams, Fordyce; Mrs. E.F. Gresham, Pine Bluff, and Mrs. R.G. Bates, Tampa, Fla., several grandchildren and six great grandchildren. T.E. MOSLEY, 55, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Prominent Business Man and Farmer Dies At Kingsland Home Monday Kingsland - T.E. Mosley, aged 55, prominent Kingsland business man and farmer, died shortly after 6:30 Monday evening at his home north of town. Mr. Mosley had been in declining helath for some time and his death had been expected for several days. A native of the county, Mr. Mosley had spent his entire life within this section of the county where he had engaged in various undertakings. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mosley. Mr. Mosley was for many years engaged in the mercantile business here, being associated with his father-in-law at one time in the operation of the Smith and Mosley firm. Earlier he had been engaged in business at New Edinburg. He had real estate holdings over this section and recently purchased the assets of the old Cleveland County Bank. Mr. Mosley was a official in the bank for a number of years. Mr. Mosley for several terms had served as mayor of Kingsland and at the time of his death was a member of the school board. He was one of the community's most outstanding citizens. Funeral services were conducted at the family home Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. H.R. Nabors, pastor of the Methodist church. Interment was in the marks cemetery in Redland township with members of the Masonic fraternity in charge of services at the grave. Besides his widow, who was before their marriage Miss Dora Smith, he is survived by one son, Jack Mosley and one daughter, Mrs. Jeff Selmon both of this place. MEMORIAL SERVICES HONOR JUDGE MOSLEY, LAWYER AND EX-OFFICIAL (#3 OF 3) Memorial services for the late Judge Woodson Mosley, a leading member of the Rison bar, were held Tuesday afternoon in the circuit court room, with circuit Judge DuVal L. Purkins presiding. A memorial, read by Atty. Geo. H. Holmes and which had been prepared by a committee composed of the local bar, was adopted and was ordered by Judge Purkins entered on the circuit court records. Talks touching on the life of the late judge and attorney were made by W.B. Bryant, a boyhood friend of Judge Mosley; Rufus Smith of Kingsland, a former county judge; attys Holmes, O.E. Gates and Max M. Smith of Rison; Calvin Walker, county clerk; W.J. Irvin of Dermott, prosecuting attorney; Atty R.W. Wilson of Pine Bluff and Judge Purkins. The memorial services were opened with prayer by Dr. A.J. Hamilton. The text of the memorial follows: "Memorial" "Dedicated to the memory of Judge Woodson Mosley of Rison, Arkansas" "About 200 years ago there came to the United States from England five brothers by the name of Mosley. They located in Aiken, South Carolina. One of the brothers was the great grandfather of the man whose memory we honor today. "The descendants of the Mosley brothers, who settled in Aiken, South Carolina, about 1735 now live in practically every part of the United States and the influence of this family has been far reaching in the development and growth of this entire nation. Many members of this family live in Arkansas and particularly in the counties in this part of the state. Coming from sturdy American pioneer stock, whose forefathers came to America almost half a century before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this great family of sturdy rock-ribbed American citizens have industriously followed in the footsteps of their illustrious forebears. Good citizenship is a characteristic of every branch of this great family, but in no member of this family were these traits of good citizenship more dominant or the traditions of our high type of American citizenship better maintained than in the life lived by the illustrious subject of this memoria. "Absalom Mosley, the great grandfather of Judge Woodson Mosley, was born and lived in Aiken, South Carolina, all of his life. He was the father of Wiley Mosley, who was born in Aiken, South Carolina, in 1820, and who later came to Arkansas in the early 40's. In 1849 he entered some land from the U.S. government about three miles south of the Town of Kingsland. On this place and almost at the identical spot where the fire tower is located on the Kingsland, New Edinburg highway, Judge Woodson Mosley was born on the 5th day of June, 1856. "Wiley Mosley, the father of Judge Woodson Mosley, served two years in the Confederate army with Captain Snell of General Fagan's command, Trans-Mississippi department. He was through all of Price's raid and was wounded near Kansas City, Mo. "Judge Mosley's mother was Miss Elizabeth Brawner and was born in the state of Georgia in 1829. She was married to Wiley Mosley, the father of Judge Mosley, in Calhoun county, Arkansas, later moving with him to their homestead south of Kingsland. "To Wiley and wife were born six children. Judge Mosley was the second child. "Judge Mosley was educated in the schools of Cleveland County and in 1881 graduated from the Arkansas law school at Little Rock and was admitted to practice law in the courts of the state the same year. "In 1888 he won the heart and hand of Miss Etta Lou Smith of Kingsland which was to him one of the greatest achievements of his life. To this union were born seven children, Brawner G. Mosley of Pine Bluff, Mrs. A.A. Hughes of Pine Bluff, Jas. G. Mosley of Rison, Lucy Mosley, deceased; Wiley Mosley of Cornerstone, Mrs. T.J. Thornton of Cornerstone and Miss Esther Mosley of Rison. "Judge Mosley was honored many times by the citizens of his county. He was several times elected mayor of both Kingsland and Rison. For six years he served the people of Cleveland County as county and circuit clerk and for four years served the people of Cleveland County as county and probate judge. He was clerk when the courthouse was moved from Toledo to Rison. " He was a life-long Democrat and cast his first vote for General Hancock, Democratic nominee for president in 1880. It has been said that he never missed a single regular term of circuit court or chancery court held in the county for the past 50 years. He has been in the active practice of law in Cleveland County since finishing law school in 1881 with the exception of the years he held public office. "Judge Mosley died at his home in Rison on the 30th day of May 1935. In his death our country has lost a patriotic American citizen of noble lineage. "Arkansas is justly proud of her illustrious son whose useful life has passed into the great beyond and in his death has lost a faithful, enterprising, loyal and honored citizen. "The bar of this state has lost an honorable and able lawyer, a man of strong integrity, moral worth, professional dignity and pure ethics. "Cleveland County and Rison have lost a clean, upright and honorable citizen. "Judge Mosley's family has lost a devoted husband and father. "The able advice which he so freely gave to the people of this community will not again be available. His familiar face will be missed from our midst. Absolutely trustworthy an dependable, his life should and will be an inspiration to those who follow after him. "Somewhere beyond this world there is infinite Power and eternal life. The blessed Christ, who whispered "Peace" to the troubled waters of Galilee, has whispered peace to the soul of our departed friend. There his eyes have opened to the light of a blissful immortality. "May it please the court: This committee moves the adoption of the forgoing memorial, pray that it be spread upon the records of the Cleveland Circuit Court, and that the recorded copy herof by the clerk delivered to Mrs. Woodson Mosley in token of love, sympathy and affection of the bar of the Cleveland Circuit Court for the family of our esteemed and honored friend, Judge Woodson Mosley. "George H. Holmes, "Max M. Smith, "O.E. Gates, "Committee." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 24, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAS. MILTON WOODS DEAD James Milton Woods, aged 67, died Friday afternoon at his home in Whiteoak township after a long illness. Mr. Woods was a native of the county. Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. W.F. Warren, pastor of the Baptist Church, were held at the Moore's Church cemetery Saturday morning. Mr. Woods is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lizzie Woods; five daughters, Mrs. Lela Darder, Holly Springs, Mrs. Pauline Walker, Monticello; Mrs. Eva Taylor, Mrs. Elzie Stover and Miss Lucille Woods, all of Rison; two sons, Robert and Jessie Woods, also of Rison; 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 31, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JESSE RAULS Young Negro Killed on Railway Here Jesse Rauls, a young negro who resided near Peace, was killed near the Cotton Belt station here early Saturday night, death resulting, it is believed, from his attempt to either alight or catch a moving freight train. There were no eye witnesses to the tragedy. However, Vic Miller, another negro, appeared on the scene shortly after the accident and before the injured man lost consciousness. Rauls, right arm and leg and left leg were severed from the body and a severe wound was received to the head. He had been seen with other negroes near the station shortly before the accident was reported and while a northbound freight train was at the station. MRS. C. C. TUCKER DEAD Funeral Services for Mrs. Flora Myrtle Tucker, aged 38, wife of C.C. Tucker, Kedron merchant and planter, were held from the family home Friday afternoon with burial in the Mt. Zion cemetery, services being conducted by the Rev. J.E. Ratliff of Humphrey. Mrs. Tucker, who had been in declining health for some time, died early Thursday morning at her home at Kedron. Mrs. Tucker was the daughter of George A. Strahan and the late Mrs. Strahan and was born at Kedron where she had many friends. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Charles Clifford and Jimmie Edward Tucker; one daughter, Miss Margaret Tucker; her father three brothers, Lester, Floyd and Jeff Strahan, all of Kedron. Pallbearers were: Active -- Willie Woodell, J.B. White, H.M. Dial Jr., S.H. Riggins, Paul Weatherby and Floy Courtney; Honorary -- Bardy Cathey, R.L. Spires, J.C. Woodell, J.O. Reed, Jimmie Brown, Roy Parker, Wesley Robson, Jas. G. Mosley, and Marvin W. Reed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 7, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDGAR M. CLARK DEAD Edgar M. Cark, aged 64, died at his home in Niven township Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Clark, who had resided in this section several years, had been ill only one day. Besides his widow, he is survived by three daughters and a son of Memphis. The remains were shipped to Memphis Sunday morning by the Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. MISS BILLIE RUTH SPAKES Funeral services for little Miss Billie Ruth Spakes, aged seven years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Spakes of near Rowell, were held late Monday afternoon at the Rowell cemetery with the Rev. C.E. Burdette, Methodist minister, officiating. She passed away Monday morning at 12:40 after an illness of several weeks of an infection of the throat. She was a member of the Rowell Baptist Church. Besides her parents, she is survived by three brothers, Brawner, J.R. and Dave Spakes, all at home; four sisters, Mrs. Maggie Grider of Star City, Misses Maple, Ara and Joy, all at home and by the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Dave Shelby. Pallbearers were: Bob Yarbrough, Charles and Louie Parker and Dreyfus Byrd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 14, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. J.W. VANDERMARK DIES AT HOME TODAY Mrs. John W. Vandermark, aged 60, died at 9:45 this (Wednesday) morning at her home on the Rison-Kingsland highway near town. Mrs. Vandermark had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Vandermark was before her marriage Miss Grace O'Donell and was born at Bridgeport, Ill. Her father was a native of Ireland. She was a member of the Catholic Faith. Surviving Mrs. Vandermark are her husband, a son, Ray, and a daughter, Miss Virginia, both of Rison; one brother, Ed O'Donell of Vincennes, Ill.; four sisters, Mrs. A.J. Sauns and Mrs. Edward McFadden, both of Kansas City; Mrs. Geo. Stout, Libbi, Montana and Mrs. Irene Kavanaugh, Vincennes, Ill. Funeral services will be held at the family home Thursday with interment in Greenwood cemetery here. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. JESSE RAY MILNER: BABY DIES Jesse Ray Milner, nine-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miller of the Moore's church community, died at the family home Friday morning. Interment was made in the Moore's Church cemetery Friday afternoon with the Rev. M.E. Scott conducting the services. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. MRS. JIM BUSSEY, 65, DIES IN HOSPITAL Funeral services and burial of Mrs. Sulah Newton Bussey, aged 65, wife of Jim Bussey of this place, were held this (Wednesday) afternoon at Prosperity church and cemetery in the southern part of the county. Mrs. Bussey died in a Pine Bluff hospital at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday following a brief illness. She was removed to the hospital a short time before her death. The Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist Church here, conducted the funeral services. He was assisted by the Rev. Harold D. Sadler of Texarkana. Mrs. Bussey, who was born at El Dorado January 9, 1870, moved to Rison several years ago with her husband. She was a member of the Baptist church. Besides her husband, members of her immediate family surviving are a son, Russell Bussey of Rison; two daughters, Mrs. Jim Huselton of Rison and Mrs. Glenn Morrison of Pansy and a number of grandchildren. Pallbearers were : Active -G.W. Turner, Craig Sadler, Walter Jones, Harry Thomasson, Bennie Ryburn, C.D. Culpepper, Homer Morrison and Angus Morrison; honorary- J.W. Elrod, F.W. Culpepper, C.R. Morrison, Johnnie Morrison, Guy M. Sadler, Jno L. Sadler, Dr. A.B. Robertson, M.L. Wilson, Dr. A.J. Hamilton, Willie Thomasson, J.B. Lindsey, J.W. Vandermark, W.A. Fore, L.F. Williams and L.C. Ackerman. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. MRS. SARAH E. REED Brief Illness Fatal to Mrs. Sarah E. Reed Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Reed, aged 63, died Sunday morning at 2 o'clock at her home in the Calmer community following an illness of a few hours. Mrs. Reed, who before her marriage to the late Henry Reed was Miss Sarah Elizabeth Crawford, was a member of a prominent family of that section of the county and was active in church affairs. She was a member of the Baptist church for 46 years. She was born January 24, 1872, in this county. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Oak Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. C.N. Glover, Baptist minister of Sheridan. Interment was in the Friendship cemetery. The large crowd and the profusion of floral offerings attested to the popularity of Mrs. Reed who had spent her entire life in that section of the county. Surviving Mrs. Reed are one brother, Jim Crawford of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Miss Emma May and Mrs. Lillie Ryburn, both of Woodlawn; two daughters, Mrs. J.L. Brown and Mrs. C.D. Sallee, both of Pine Bluff; five sons, Early Reed and Billy Reed of Pine Bluff; L.C. Reed, Chairman of the County Democrat Central Committee, and H.H. Reed of the Calmer community and Richard Reed of Warren; and a large number of grandchildren. Pallbearers were: Active --Garvin Harris, Tommy Jacks, Carroll D. Norton, Floyd Henderson, John E. Wilson and Johnnie Dodd; honorary -- W.T. Jacks, R.L. Ryburn, J.T. Glover, Dr. T.L. Adams, T.D. Berry, W.J. Harris, Ira Cash, Ira Wilson, L.A. Reed, John O. Reed, Oscar Reed, Jimmie Cash, Robt. Gentry, C.T. Hankins, Andy Willis, Jewel Hankins, and N.H. Allred. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary of this city. MRS. L.T. MCCOY DEAD Mrs. L.T. McCoy, aged 58, of the Camp Springs community died Thursday at her home. Interment was made near her home. Besides her husband she is survived by 11 children, as follows: Mrs. C.F. Frazier of Midway, Mrs. Eddie Parnell of CrossRoads, Mrs. Carl Halcomb, Mrs. Trey Easterling and Mrs. Callie Griffin, all of Kingsland; Mrs. Frank Duncan of Sparkman, Mrs. Frank Turner, Mrs. Willie Sailor, Tommie McCoy, Atha McCoy and Miss Bessie McCoy, all of Camp Springs; two brothers, O.J. Puterbaugh of Hopeville and J.A. Puterbaught of Kingsland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 21, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGE JAMES H. MOSLEY MOSLEY, EX-OFFICIAL OF COUNTY, KILLED Former Representative Struck By Hit and Run Driver in Texas; Buried at Edinburg A fractured skull and internal injuries proved fatal to Judge James H. Mosley, aged 60, of Gilmer, Texas, a former representative of this county in the legislature, who died Friday night in a Longview, Texas, hospital after being struck by a hit and run driver at Greggton, five miles west of Longview. Judge Mosley, who was a salesman for a Gladwater (Texas) concern, died several hours after being found beside a highway. Details of the tragedy were not available here. Funeral services and interment for the former Cleveland and Dallas county official were held Sunday afternoon at New Edinburg where he was born and where he resided until moving to Fordyce about 12 years ago. Judge Mosley served the county as representative for two terms, in the legislative sessions of 1917 and 1919. After going to Fordyce he taught in the rural schools of Dallas county and January 1 he retired from the office of county judge after serving three consecutive terms. He made an unsuccessful race for sheriff in the primary last August. Judge Mosley removed from Fordyce to Gilmer early this year. He was a member of the Baptist church and for 10 years was teacher of the men's Bible class in the Fordyce church. He was for years an active member of the Fordyce Gospel Team. MRS. J. W. VANDERMARK MRS. VANDERMARK BURIED Funeral services for Mrs. J.W. Vandermark, aged 69 years, four months and 19 days, were held at the family home, south of Rison, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Father Jacklin of Pine Bluff. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Vandermark, who was before her marriage to John W. Vandermark at Vincennes, Ind., Jan 2, 1912, was Grace O'Donnell and was born at Bridgeport, Ill., March 25, 1875. She leaves her husband, two children, Ray and Virginia, four sisters, Mrs. Geo. Stout, Libby, Mont; Mrs. A.J. Saums and Mrs. Edward McFadden of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Irene Kavinaugh, Vincennes, Ind., and a brother, Edward O''Donnell, Vincennes, Ind. Pallbearers were: Bob Thomasson, John Hillyard, Mack Thomasson, Herschel Garner, Ulyss Baldwin and Bertram Wilson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 28, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.E. CASE DIES AT CALMER MONDAY J.E. Case, aged 76, prominent farmer and businessman of the Calmer community died Monday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ottie Wilson, of Calmer. Mr. Case, who had spent his entire life in this section, was born August 25, 1859, near Calmer. He was at the time of his death a member of the Case Mercantile, Co., a Pine Bluff firm. His wife, Mrs. Cary L. Case, died in November, 1930. He was active in the affairs of Oak Grove Baptist church of which he was a charter member. Funeral services for Mr. Case were held Tuesday afternoon from the Oak Grove church with interment in Friendship cemetery. The services were in charge of the Rev. Conrad Glover of Sheridan. Mr. Case is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ottie Wilson of Calmer and Mrs. Ora Reed of Pine Bluff; five sons, W.Z. case and George Case of Pine Bluff, Harvey Case of Cleburne, Texas, Ray Case of Calmer and Eddie Case of Austin Texas; 16 grandchildren and six-great grandchildren. MRS. WILLIS S. TUCKER DEAD Funeral services for Mrs. Willis Sarah Tucker, aged 73, widow of the late K.F. Tucker, were held Saturday afternoon from the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The services were conducted by the Rev. C.E. Burnett, Methodist minister of Rowell, and elder Ben H. Walters of Kedron. Mrs. Tucker died at her home eight miles east of Rison Friday night after a brief illness. Mrs. Tucker, who had resided in this county for many years, was a native of Tillar, Ark., She was born March 11, 1862. For years she had been a member of the Wesley Chapel Church. Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs. Emma Lunsford, Rison; Mrs. Hettie Parker, Jefferson Springs; Miss Iola Tucker, Little Rock; three sons, Foster, Marcus and Elmer Tucker , all of Rison, and a sister, Mrs. Betty Parker of Sunbury, N.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 4, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. ANDREW SHIRKUS DEAD Mrs. Andrew Shirkus of Little Rock, formerly Miss Alma Frances Jeffress of New Edinburg, died in St. Vincent's Infirmary Tuesday of last week after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the Ruebel & Co. Chapel with the Rev. C.M. Reeves of the First Methodist church conducting the services. Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery in Little Rock. Beside her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Jeffress and one brother, Raymond Jeffress of New Edinburg and four sisters, Mrs. Edward Rigelow, of Chicago, Mrs. C.M. Bell of Texarkana, and Miss Winnie Jeffress and Mrs. Edna Brewer and one nephew, Charles Wesley Brewer, of Little Rock. MRS. D.D. MCcALLISTER DEAD Mrs. D.D. McCallister, aged 76, died at her home near New Edinburg Wednesday morning of last week. Interment was made in the Crane cemetery near Mt. Lebanon Wednesday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Rev. L.C. Gatlin, pastor of the New Edinburg Methodist church. Mrs. McCallister is survived by two sons, Charlie and Barron McCallister, of near Edinburg; five daughters, Mrs. Mable Lum of Edinburg, Mrs. Cecil Rodgers of Ingalls, Mrs. Eli Langford, Misses Jessie and Blanche McCallister of near Edinburg, and several grandchildren. Miss Ruby Lum of this city is a grand daughter of Mrs. McCallister. LEMA CASH DIES IN CALIFORNIA Toledo - Mrs. W.J. Terry received a telegram Sunday informaing of the death of her brother, Lema Cash, who died of typhoid fever Saturday night at his home in Modesta, Calif. Mr. Cash, who formerly lived here and at Rison, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gibb Cash. He was born at Malvern, May 3, 1907. About five years ago he with other members of his family moved to New Mexico and then to California. He married Miss Alma Bowker of Cliff, New Mexico. He was a member of the Baptist church in Rison. Surviving him are his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gibb Cash of Imperial, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. W.J. Terry, Toledo; five brothers, Garret and Clarence Cash of Imperial, Calif., Leroy Cash of Modesta, Calif., Henry Cash of Arvin, Calif., and Woodrow cash of Slewn, Calif. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 11, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT ILLNESS FATAL TO R.L. TRAMMELL, 42 R.L. (Bob) Trammell, aged 42, died at his home here early Saturday morning after an illness of a few days. Mr. Trammell, a native of this section, had resided in this and surrounding communities all his life. He was a World War Veteran and was married to Miss Ethel Sanders in 1924. Interment was made in the Reeves cemetery Saturday afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Rev. Lee Mosley. Besides his widow, Mr. Trammell is survived by six children, Rucker, Loys, Lonzo, Nora Estes, Lottie and Travis Trammell; two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Doss of Rye and Mrs. Nannie Castleberry of Warren; three half-sisters, Mrs. W.G. Curry of Rye; Misses Ozell and Alene Trammell of this community; a step-mother and three half-brothers, Jessie, Virgil and Lora Trammell, all of this community. MATT VARNELL FATHER IS CHARGED WITH SLAYING SON: HUNTER VARNELL OF SMITH TWP HELD FOR SLAYING SON FOLLOWING QUARREL. First degree murder charges were filed Monday against Hunter Varnell aged 63, of Smith township for the slaying of his son, Matt Varnell, aged 23, about 4:30 Saturday afternoon at the home of the elder Varnell. Information filed with Justice P.C. Searcy Monday morning by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Max. M. Smith and a first degree murder warrant of arrest was issued by Justice Searcy for Varnell. Monday afternoon Varnell waived preliminary hearing and was ordered held to await action of the grand jury. Young Varnell was shot with a single-barrel shotgun, suffering wounds in the face, head and back. Death was almost instantly. When shot down, the youth was standing in a cotton patch near the home of his father. Varnell was arrested late Saturday afternoon shortly after the fatal shooting by Sheriff T.H. Glover and deputies and brought to Rison and placed in the county jail. Varnell resided alone on the I.E. Moore estate farm a short distance south of Toledo and his son also made his home on the same farm with his wife and small child, a short distance from his father. A quarrel between father and son and a scuffle in which the elder Varnell says he was struck over the head and kicked by his son preceded the fatal shooting. Varnell told a Herald reporter Monday morning while seated in his cell at the county jail that he could not remember firing the gun but one time and this was after he and his son had had a quarrel at his home and the son had abused him. He said the son had left the house and gone a short distance when he shot him. He said he presumed he was going after a gun. Varnell in talking to the reporter said he had been to Rison earlier in the day and upon his return home found his son's hogs in his field. In driving the hogs out of his field near the house he used a dog and when his son heard the noise he came to him and struck the dog and started abusing him. They went in the house and the quarrel continued the son finally leaving. Two shot gun shells were found in the youth's pocket, Sheriff Glover said, although he had no gun. Varnell's gun had been reloaded, Mrs. Glover said, when he made the arrest. He said buckshot had been used. The father was near his slain son when the officers arrived to make the arrest. Besides his widow and child, young Varnell is survived by one brother, Jesse Varnell, of Pine Bluff; six sisters, Mrs. Robt. Lunsford and Mrs. Emma Steelman of Pine Bluff, Mrs. Havis T. Gray, Mrs. Robt. Poteet and Mrs. Fount Neal of Rison, and Mrs. Leon Phillips of Toledo community. Interment was made in the Varnell cemetery Sunday morning with services conducted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Rison Methodist church. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. M.J. MCLENDON, 87 Mrs. Maxie John McLendon aged 87, Rison's oldest resident, died at 1:20 Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.D. Sadler, following a long period of declining health. For over a year Mrs. McLendon, widow of the late Lee McLendon, who died seven years ago, had been confined to her bed. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist church Sunday afternoon with her pastor, the Rev. M.E. Scott, in charge, assisted by the Rev. Geo. F. Moody, a Baptist minister and life-long friend of the family. Interment was beside her husband in Greenwood cemetery with the Rev. Scott saying the committal ceremony. With Mrs. Ari Powers at the piano, a choir from the two Rison churches sang "Rock of Ages" and "The Home Over There." Pallbearers were: Active - Charley Walker of near Benton, Roy Chambers of Glendale, Tom McLendon of Winsboro, La., John McLendon, Leon McLendon and Guy M. Sadler, grandsons of Mrs. McLendon; honorary - E.R. Maddox, J.M. McMurtrey, R.J. May, W.L.Moody, R.C. Carmical, L.C. Ackerman, B.W. Thomasson, J.L. Sadler, F.W. Culpepper, Tom Wilson, Homer Morrison, Martin L. Wilson, Jack Owens and Dr. A.J. Hamilton. Surviging are four daughters, Mrs. Sadler, Mrs. John Walker and Mrs. Walter McCullars of Little Rock and Mrs. J.E. Crawford of Bartlesville, Okla.; three sons, Judge E.L. McLendon and John R. McLendon of Rison and Oscar McLendon of Winsboro, La., one sister, Mrs. Jim Clark of Fordyce; 40 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren. NATIVE OF GEORGIA A native of Irwington, Georgia, where she was born Dec. 20, 1847, Mrs. McLendon at the age of 11 years came to Arkansas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. William P. John. Her parents made their home in this section of the state and were among the outstanding pioneer families of what is now eastern Cleveland county. Three years following the conflict between the North and South, she was united in marriage to Leonidas McLendon on February 27, 1868. He had also come to this section with his parents from Georgia preceding the war. To Mr. and Mrs. McLendon eight children were born, seven surviving their mother and father. For almost three-quarters of a century Mrs. McLendon had been a devoted member of the Methodist church. She united with this faith when about 15 years of age at Shady Grove church in Lincoln county. Followng her marriage she moved with her husband to what is now Whiteoak township and there they resided on their farm until 15 years ago when they moved to Rison where she has since made her home. Mrs. McLendon belonged to that fast disappearing group of pioneer men and women who went through the travail of suffering and privatation attendant upon the conflict between the states. It was shortly after the close of the war that both of her parents died a few weeks apart. During the more than 50 years of wedded life Mrs. McLendon and her husband were active in the religious life of their home community. IN her passing, Mrs. McLendon leaves 91 descendants, only one daughter, Mrs. D.S. chambers, and a small number of grandchildren and great grandchildren preceding her in death. Funeral arrangements were in charge of I.E. Moore Co. Undertaking department. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 18, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. EMMALINE WILLIFORD w.A. Williford's Mother Dies at Norman, okla. Mrs. Emaline Williford, aged 79, of Chickasha, Okla., mother of W.A. Williford of this place, died Tuesday afternoon in a hospital at Norman, Okla., after a long illness. Interment will be made at Chickasha today. Mrs. Williford, widow of the late J.A. Williford and who was before her marriage Miss Emaline Oaks, was well-known in the eastern section of the county. She moved with her parents from Mississippi to what is now Whiteville township of this county when a child and there made her home until 38 years ago when she went to Oklahoma. She was a member of a prominent pioneer family of that section. Mrs. Williford was for years a member of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church. Besides her son of this place, two other sons and two daughters survive. They are - Edgar Williford of Mangum, Okla., and Oaks Williford (incomplete, but will be added shortly) DEATH CLAIMS MRS. MAGGIE MCMURTREY Mrs. Maggie McMurtrey, aged 76, widow of the late Dr. J.S. McMurtrey, passed away at her home here at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. McMurtrey, one of Rison's most highly respected residents, had declining health for some time and her passing was not unexpected. Funeral services were held from the Baptist Church this morning, conducted by the Rev. W.F. Warren of Clarendon, her former pastor, who was assisted by the Rev. M.E. Scott. Burial was made in the family lot in Greenwood cemetery here. Pallbearers were: Active - Van Sadler, Jack Owens, Van McKinney, Bowie G. Reid and Bert Harrison; Honorary -- R.E. Harrison, J.E. Harrison, J.L. Sadler, J.W. Elrod, W.L. Moody, P.N. Smith, J.E. smith, W.A. Fore, T. B Fore, F.W. Culpepper, R.M. Culpepper, Dr. A.J. Hamilton and members of the Eastern Star. Mrs. McMurtrey is survived by one son, J.L. McMurtrey of Eudora; three daughters, Miss Mamie McMurtrey and Mrs. Sue Wyatt of this city, and Mrs. Beatrice Boggs of Pine Bluff, and six grandchildren. Mrs. McMurtrey, before her marriage January 10, 1883 to the late Dr. McMurtrey, was Miss Maggie Mead and was born in Chester District, South Carolina, the daughter of J.C. and Margaret Mead. She observed her first birthday anniversary while enroute to Arkansas with her parents, who first located in Star City. Later they moved to Toledo and then to the present site of the town of Rison. For 48 years Mrs. McMurtrey was a member of the Baptist church, a devoted and consistent member. She was a charter member of the Order of the Eastern Star and at the time of her death held an honorary membership in the order. She received her education in the old academy at Toledo. Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. WILLIE DOYLE EDWARDS Herbine Child Dies The death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edd Edwards Sunday morning and claimed their little son, Willie Doyle, aged 1 year and five days. The child is survived by its parents, one brother, Eugene, and a sister, Opal. Burial was in the cemetery at Cornerville Monday morning with funeral services conducted by the Rev. O.A. Ashcraft. DORTHY SHELTON DEAD Rye - Dorothy, the 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lud Shelton, died Saturday night after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Union by the Rev. C.E. Burdett. Six of her little friends were pallbearers and the small girls carried the flowers. She is survived by her parents and one sister, Virginia, and a number of relatives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 25, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. R.M. HAMILTON DIES AT HOME HERE Mrs. Sallie I. Hamilton, aged 69 years, widow of the late R.M. Hamilton, passed away at her home here at 8:45 Tuesday night. Mrs. Hamilton had been in declining health for several months. Mrs. Hamilton was before her marriage Miss Sallie I. McSwain and was born in this county. Until a few years ago when she moved to Rison, Mrs. Hamilton had made her home in the Mt. Carmel community. She was a member of the Methodist church, holding membership in the Mt. Carmel church for a long time. Funeral services will be conducted at the Mt. Carmel Methodist church this (Wednesday) afternoon with interment in the church cemetery. Services will be conducted by her pastor, the Rev. J.G. Gieck, with the Rev. M.E. Scott of this city assisting. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. R.A. Word of Camden and Mrs. A.A. Ryburn of Mt. Carmel; two sons, G.M. Hamilton of Rison and Lon Hamilton of the Mt. Carmel community, and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers are as follows: Craig Sadler, Dr. F.J. Robertson, George H. HOlmes, Jas. G. Mosley, R.M. Culpepper, Tollie Rhodes, Henry Randolph, and "Red" O'Keiff of Pine Bluff. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie. CHARLIE MAKRS DEAD Kingsland - Charlie Marks, aged 59, died Tuesday morning at his home here. Mr. Marks had been ill only a short time with pneumonia. He was a son of the late Jim Nick Marks and was a native of this county. Interment was in the Marks cemetery Tuesday afternoon with funeral services conducted at the cemetery by the Rev. Gatlin, pastor of the New Edinburg Methodist church. Surviving are three brothers, Jim Marks, Hastings Marks and Jack Marks, all of Kingsland, and one sister, Mrs. Sudie Hinton of Little Rock. MRS. M.E. CARMICAL Mrs. Mary Ellen Carmical, 88 years of age, one of Drew county's oldest citizens, died at her home in the western part of town at 4 o'clock Sunday morning. She had been ill since Friday evening. Funeral services were conducted from the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church Monday morning at 10 o'clock, in charge of Dr. J.R. Edwards, pastor of this church, assisted by Rev. W.B. Sullivan, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and burial was in Oaklawn cemetery. Surviving are three sons, R.R. Carmical, C.C. Carmical of Monticello and H.P. Carmical of Conway; six daughters, Mrs. W.H. McQuiston, Monticello; Mrs. P.A. Gates, Memphis; Mrs. R.T. Kerr, Little Rock; Mrs. J.S. Wiley, Pine Bluff, and Misses Bernice and Edna Carmical, teachers in the Monticello schools. Mrs. Carmical was a native of Coweta county, Georgia, where she was born November 30, 1848. She was married to D.T. Carmical, December 1869, and moved from Georgia to Arkansas in 1880 to near New Edinburg, in Bradley county, where she resided until following the death of her husband in 1897, moving to Monticello in 1898. Mrs. Carmical belonged to that fast-disappearing group of pioneer men and women who went through the suffering and privations attendant upon the conflict between the states. She had been an active member of the Associated Reform Presbyterian church since early girlhood, being a member close to three quarters of a century, devoting her time and energy to the work of her choice, which was one of her greatest pleasures. In addition to her children she is survived by 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --ADVANCE MONTICELLONIAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- october 9, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JESSE MATHEW HALL DEAD Jesse Mathew Hall, aged 32, who had been in ill health for a long time, died at 2:50 Sunday afternoon at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hall, in the Bethel Community. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon by the Rev. Geo. F. Moody at the Moore's church cemetery with interment being made in that cemetery. Mr. Hall was a native of the county and was held in high esteem by a host of friends. Besides his parents and his wife, Mr. Hall is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Ferrel Manuel, Mrs. Jewel Taylor, Misses Myrtle, Mabel, Nellie and Leona Hall, all of Rison; three brothers, Willie Hall of Booneville and Victor and Ira Hall both of Rison. Pallbearers were : Honorary - M.B. Hall, Will Parker, Doyle Martin, N.B. Moody, C.A. Martin, E.L. McLendon, C.D. McKinney, C.E. Thomasson, Willie Martin, Lee Billings and J.P. Wells: active - Willie Dial, Harold dial, Lewis Curbow, Carl Beckwith, Frank Mayberry and Alfred Neal. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie. MRS. J.B. BOOTH Burns are Fatal to Former Rison Lady Mrs. J.B. Booth, Formerly Miss Irene Overton, Dies at Home at Wye, Pulaski County. Morrilton - Burns suffered when her clothing became ignited from a Kerosene stove fire caused the death of Mrs. J.B. Booth, aged 48, of the Wye comunity in Pulaski county. W.R. Hill, a neighbor, reported the accident occurred Monday morning at Mrs. Booth's home. she was alone at the time an did not receive medical attention until several hours later when Mrs. Hill discovered her plight. Death ocurred at midnight Monday night. Mrs. Booth former employee of the State hospital at Little Rock, where her husband now is working, formerly was Mrs. Irene Jones of Pine Bluff. Funeral services and burial will be held tomorrow afternoon at Wye cemetery. Mrs. Booth before her marriage to Mr. Jones was Miss Irene Overton of Rison a daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. John H. Overton, prominent residents of this county. Mrs. Booth, as Miss Overton, taught in the Rison Public School and other schools of the county for a number of y ears. Only one member of her immediate family survives, a sister, Mrs. Willie Rogers, of El Paso, Texas. She was a niece of Ben Overton of San Antonia, Texas; Marshall and W.L. Overton of near Pine Bluff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 16, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W.F. FERGUSON NATIVE OF COUNTY IS FOUND DEAD ON STREET W.F. Ferguson, aged 76, a native of this county, was found dead on the sidewalk in the business section of Fordyce shortly after four o'clock Thursday morning. Evidently the victim of a heart attack, Mr. Ferguson had arrived in Fordyce on a Cotton Belt passenger train a few minutes before his death and was on the way to the home of a son where he resided. He was found lying on a sidewalk by a night watchman. Mr. Ferguson was returning from a visit to all his sons and daughters except one daughter who resided in California. He had left the home of his son, Chris W. Ferguson, at Wilson, Ark., about five o'clock the previous afternoon. Born in Hurricane township, this county, June 8, 1858, Mr. Ferguson had spent the greater part of his life in this county. He sold his farm in 1905 and moved to Dallas county. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. W.I. Elledge, pastor of the Fordyce Baptist Church, Friday afternoon at Ebenezer church, near Fordyce, where interment was made beside his wife, Hattie Yates Ferguson, who preceded him in death 29 years. Six sons and three daughters and one sister and a brother, Joe Ferguson, formerly of Rison, survived. One son, Chris W.Ferguson, formerly resided here. MRS. NAN JOHNSON DIES Kingsland - Mrs. Nan Johnson, aged 87, died at the home of her son, Kenneth Johnson, at noon Monday after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the Mt. Elba church, south of Kingsland, by the Rev. Gatlin of New Edinburg. Mrs. Johnson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carol Hopson of Willenton, Texas, and Mrs. Jim Lynn of Fordyce, and three sons, I.W. and K.R. Johnson of Kingsland and G.M. Johnson of Plain Dealing, La. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 30, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. HILLIE EDWARDS DEAD Funeral services for Mrs. Hillie Edwards, widow of the late Will Edwards, of Kedron, who died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Fannie Strahan, at Kedron, Tuesday night, were held from Mt. Zion Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. Ben H. Walters, the pastor, and interment was in Mt. Zion cemetery. Mrs. Edwards had been ill six weeks. She was a member of the Baptist church. She is survived by her mother, one sister, Mrs. J.T. England , of Pine Bluff; three brothers, Albert and Ethridge Strahan and Buster Etter, of Kedron; three children, Mrs. Joice Ratliff, Mrs Vera Gray and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, all of Kedron. S.W. LISENBY, 70, FOUND DEAD IN BED Kingsland - S.W. Lisenby, aged 70, prominent resident of the Cross Roads community, was found dead in his bed about 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. He had apparently been dead for some time. Mr. Lisenby had not been in the best of health recently and is said to have suffered from heart trouble. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning with interment in the Cross Roads cemetery. The Rev. Frank Roebuck of Waldo conducted the funeral services. Mr. Lisenby, who had engaged in farming since coming to the Cross Roads community in 1897, was a native of Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the I.O.O.F. lodge. He is survived by nine sons and daughters as follows: Walter Lisenby, Mrs. Bertha Haynie, Wesley Lisenby, Ross Lisenby, and Mrs. Robbie Rogers, all of Kingsland; Vernon Lisenby of Ivan, Hollis Lisenby of McKinney, Texas, Mrs. Hazel Beard and Ray Lisenby of Pine Bluff. Rufus T. Buie Mortuary of Rison was in charge of funeral arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 6, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JESSE MASSEY MAN FOUND DEAD IN BED AT HOME: JESSEY MASSEY Cause of Death of Jesse Massey, Niven Township Resident, Undetermined Jesse Massey, aged 46, was found dead at his home in Niven township shortly after dark Monday evening. The cause of Mr. Massey's death is not known. He was on a bed and fully attired when found by relatives who resided nearby. His hands and feet as well as his body are said to have been in a drawn position when he was found. There were no indications that he had been dealt a fatal blow or cut. His wife and baby are said to have gone the previous day for a visit to relatives in the vicinity of Lonoke. Sheriff T.H. Glover investigated and said no poison or poison container could be found about the premises. Mr. Massey's body was removed to the Rufus T. Buie Mortuary here early Monday night and prepared for burial. Interment was in the Moore's church cemetery Tuesday afternoon with funeral services being conducted by the Rev. O.E. Sharp, Pentacostal minister of Grapevine. Two brothers and his wife and child survive. HENRY HALL, 59, DIES AT HOME NEAR HERE Henry Hall, aged 59, who had been in declining health for some time died Sunday at his home in the Bethel community, near Rison. Mr. Hall, who was born in Mississippi, August 29, 1876, came to Arkansas in early life. Until his health failed, Mr. Hall was engaged in farming. Besides his wife, Mr. Hall is survived by three sons, Willie Hall of Pine Bluff and Victor and Ira Hall of Rison; six daughters, Mrs. Ferrel Manuel, Mrs. Jewell Taylor and Misses Myrtle, Mable, Nellie and Leona Hall, all of Rison; one sister, Mrs. Will Parker and 12 grandchildren. Interment was in the Moore's church cemetery Monday afternoon with the Rev. W.A. Winston, a Baptist minister of sheridan, assisted by the Rev. Geo. F. Moody of Rison conducting the funeral services. Pallbearers were : Active - Carl Beckham, Frank Mayberry, Willie Dial, Matt Curbow, Alfred Reed and Harold Dial: Honorary - M.B. Hall, J.P. Wells, Lee Axton, C.D. Mckinney, N.B. moody, E.L. McLendon, A.G. Greene of Wilmar, and W.E. Hollis of Pine Bluff. Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 13, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRS. MATTIE J. VINSON DEAD A heart attack, which came just as she was preparing to leave the home of her son, W.R. Vinson, near Randall, Sunday evening, proved fatal to Mrs. Mattie J.Vinson, aged 88, of Fordyce. Funeral services for Mrs. Vinson were held Tuesday from the First Methodist church in Fordyce. Mrs. Vinson had resided in Fordyce for the past 25 years with her daughter, Mrs. Red. Thomas. Mrs. Vinson, who had been visiting a son, J.H. Vinson, in Pine Bluff had gone to Randall to spend the day with another son when stricken. She was a member of the Fordyce Methodist church. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Vinson came with her family to Arkansas in 1878, and was a member of a prominent family of this section. REV. WHAYNE, 92, DIES AT KINGSLAND HOME Kingsland - A colorful and well-known character of Kingsland passed away Tuesday morning in the death of the Rev. Mercer W. Whayne, aged 92. Rev. Whayne had served as a Missionary Baptist minister for 60 years and was an ex-Confederate soldier. His work as a minister had touched hundreds of lives in this section of the state. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky. Funeral services were held today at noon at Kingsland with burial in Ebenezer cemetery, west of Warren, this afternoon. He is survived by his wife and son. MRS. F. W. DOSTER Rye- MRs. Doster Dead Mrs. F.W. Doster, aged 74, died at her home here Monday, Nov. 4. She was before her marriage Miss Carrie B. Thomasson. In 1884 she was married to George Perry and to this union two children were born, George and Ona. Mr. Perry died in 1888. She was married in 1892 to the late F.W. Doster. Three children, Fred, Alma and Ruby, were born to this union. She was a member of the Enon Baptist Church for many years. Funeral services were held in Union church by her pastor, Rev. J.G. Murry, November 5. Interment was in Union cemetery. The floral offering was most beautiful. Mrs. Doster is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ona Slaught of Los Angeles, Calif. and Mrs. Ama Wharton of Alpena Pass, Ark.; two sons, George Perry of Antlers, Okla., and Fred Doster, of Rye; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 20, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE DAVID PATRICK Rowell - Joe David Patrick, small son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Patrick, died Wednesday at the home of his parents here after a brief illness. The child was born March 20, 1933. Interment was made Thursday afternoon in the Rowell cemetery with four small boys, A.J. and Thurman Sipes, James and Richard Spakes, acting as pallbearers. The Rev. C.E. Burdett conducted the funeral services. Besides his parents, two brothers, three sisters and a grandmother survive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 27, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS 3. HOBSON DIES Thomas E. Hobson, 77 years of age, died at his home near Kedron Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock. Mr. Hobson had been ill for some time. Funeral services were conducted from the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Ben H. Walters officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Zion cemetery. The Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. JOHN T. ROBERT, 87, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH John T. Roberts, aged 87, prominent Rowell citizen, died Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at his home at Rowell. He had been ill for several weeks with pneumonia developing. Mr. Roberts, who was a native of South Carolina, came to Arkansas 65 years ago and had been engaged in the mercantile and ginning as well as farming in the Rowell community for a long period of years. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services were held this (Wednesday) afternoon at the Rowell church with the Rev. C.E. Burdett of Rowell conducting the services. Interment was in the Rowell cemetery with the Mill Creek Masonic lodge in charge of services at the grave. Pallbearers were : Active - Hermon Hunt, Hugh Reed, Bailey Phelps, Dick Thomas, Walter Reed and Jim Jacks; honorary - C.E. Boyd, E. Pierce, Dan Thomas, Luther Reed, J.C. Whitehead, Will Spakes, Frank Cole, J.D. Drewery, Ira Wilson, Bob Henderson, Jeff Vinson, Reason Smith, Chester Ashcraft. Mr. Roberts is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Fannie Sipes, Mrs. Tressia Reed, Mrs. Lou Quincy Reeves and Mrs. Dorthula Kesterson, all of Rowell; two sons, Nick Lee Roberts and John T. Roberts, Jr., also of Rowell; one brother, Dave Roberts of Rowell, and a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, of Glendale. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie. WILLIAM A. ROGERS DEAD William A. Rogers, aged 82, died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his home in the Bethel community, west of Rison. Mr. Rogers was a bachelor. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. M.A. Brumley and two half-sisters, Mrs. Buck Neal and Mrs. Low Hall, and two half-brothers, Sam Baggett of Rison and Simon Baggett of Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Moore's church cemetery with the Rev. Geo. F. Moody conducting the services. Pallbearers will be : Active - C.E. Thomasson, M.B. Hall, Doyle Martin, Herman Wolf, Ed Scott and Harp Taylor; honorary - N.B. Moody, Walter Jones, Havis Gray, Calvin Walker, Horace Jaggers, Charley McKinney, J.S. Moore and Will Parker. Rufus T. Buie Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 4, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH CLAIMS T.M. RAGLAND, 88, OF RYE Rye - Funeral services for T.M. Ragland, 88, prominent resident of the Rye community who died Wednesday morning of last week, were held Thursday morning from the Union Methodist Church by the Rev. A.E. Jacobs of Chidester, a former pastor, and Rev. C.E. Burdett, pastor. Interment was in Union cemetery. Mr. Ragland had been in ill health for some time. For more than 50 years Mr. Ragland had been a member of the Methodist church and was active in church affairs. He was born and reared in North Carolina, but came to Arkansas when a youth. He was considered a valuable citizen of the community and because of his kind and lovable disposition he had a host of friends throughout Southeast Arkansas. Besides his wife, Mrs. Ire Ragland, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Code Roberts, of Kingsland, and seven step-children, Charles Reynolds, of Pine Bluff, Harland Reynolds of Warren; Cleveland Reynolds of Monticello, Mrs. Edgar Brown of Warren, Mrs. J.J. Jerone of Wink, Texas, Mrs. J.L. Beasley of Warren and Mrs. Bob Warren, and four grandchildren, Mrs. Albert Keaster, Misses Merle and Ora Roberts and Guy Roberts all of Little Rock, and one brother, J.M. Ragland in Texas. ERMA DEARMAN DIES Hollis Special - Erma Dearman, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dearman died at her home near here Thursday at 7:15 p.m. after being ill two days. Interment was in Mosley cemetery Friday afternoon with the Rev. L.B. Moseley and Rev. Carl Wheeler conducting the funeral services. Besides her parents, she is survived by one sister, Johnnie L. Dearman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 11, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F.W. HUNTLEY Former Resident Takes His Own Life F.W. Huntley of Hope, Former Jackson Township Farmer, Was In Poor Health S.F. Huntley, aged 76, a former resident of Jackson township, this county, where he was engaged in farming, shot and killed himself at his home in Hope Friday morning. The coroner, investigating the death, said death was due to gun-shot wound, self-inflicted. Mr. Huntley moved his family to Hope in 1919, where he engaged in the grocery business. He also served as justice of the peace at Hope and was a member of the county equalization board. Ill health over a long period is believed to have caused Mr. Huntley's act. A devout church worker, he is said to have spent most of his last night in prayer. He died instantly after shooting himself in the head with a single barrel shotgun about 5:30 a.m. Mr. Huntley was prominently identified with affairs when residing in this county and made numerous trips back here after moving to Hope. Besides his wife, surviving members of his family are three sons, Fulton of Santa Ana, Calif., J.P. of Shanghai, china, and B.C. Huntley of Fordyce; and five daughters, Mrs. J.E. Hunt of Santa Ana, Cal, Mrs. T.H. King of Fort Worth, Tex., Miss Annie Huntley of New Orleans, Mrs. Mary H. Joeger of Lafayette, La., and Mrs. J.R. Rhodes of Arkadelphia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 18, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAM PAYNE DEAD Interment of William Payne, aged 73, who died Sunday night at the home of Vess Kimbrell in Rison, was made in Prosperity cemetery at Herbine Tuesday morning with the funeral services conducted by the Rev. Tho. T. James, pastor of the Rison Baptist Church. Mr. Payne had made his home in Rison for some time. He is survived by four sons, Calvin and Joe Payne, of Pine Bluff; Ben Payne, Warren and Dee Payne, Waco, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Virgie Kimbrell, of this place and one stepson, Robert Hamilton, also of Rison, and 10 grandchildren. VESTA LOU GRIFFITH - CHILD DIES Vesta Lou Griffith, 14-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Griffith, died Tuesday afternoon at 5:35 at the home of its parents in Whiteoak township. Burial will be in Moore's church cemetery this afternoon with funeral services conducted by the Rev. J.B. Hefley, pastor of the Methodist church. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 24, 1935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JEANETTE KIGHT: FATAL ACCIDENT IS HELD UNAVOIDABLE Mayor Geo. H. Holmes of Rison Absolved of Blame in Death of 3-year-old Child The auto accident which resulted in the death of Jeanette Kight, aged three, of near Pine Bluff was held to have been unavoidable and Mayor George H. Holmes of this city, driver of the car which struck the child Monday night, was absolved of any blame, the Herald was informed this morning. The child it is said, darted in front of the car on the Rison - Pine Bluff highway near Pine Bluff as she was walking along the road in company with others. Mr. Holmes rushed the child to the hospital where she died. J.H. OWENS, FORMER RISON MAN DIES James H. Owens, aged 69 of Ladd, formerly of Rison, died suddenly Friday morning at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Jones, at Ladd. He had been in ill health for several years, his death Friday, however, was a shock to his family and friends. Removing to Rison from Lincoln county, Mr. Owens and his wife resided here for about 13 years. During his residence here he was connected with the I.E. Moore Store. After the death of Mrs. Owens in December, 1931, he moved from here to Ladd to make his home with his daughter. Mr. Owens was held in highest esteem here. He was a member of the Southside Baptist church in Pine Bluff at the time of his death. Besides his daughter, Mr. Owens is survived by two sons, Carl B. and A. V. Owen, both of Pine Bluff. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from a mortuary chapel in Pine Bluff, conducted by Rev. Everett Rawlings, pastor of Southside Baptist church, and Rev. Perry F. Webb, pastor of First Baptist church. Interment was in Belwood cemetery. BEN W. WILLIAMS DEAD Interment of Ben W. Williams, aged 64, who died Thursday night at his home in Pine Bluff from illness lasting four weeks, was made in the Randolph cemetery near Rison Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Arthur Terry, pastor of Hawley Memorial Methodist Church. Mr. Williams formerly resided in Rison, leaving here with his wife 10 years ago to make their home in Pine Bluff where he later engaged in the grocery business. He had been a member of the Rison Methodist church for a number of hears. In addition to his widow, two brothers and three sisters survive. *************************************************************************************************************