Cora Alberta (Stegall) Carter Obituary, Jackson County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Larry M. Stegall - great nephew Date: 3-31-2005 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Cora Alberta (Stegall) Carter 2-14-1955 Newport Daily Independent Newport Daily Independent Monday Feb. 14, 1955 Mrs. Cora Alberta Carter Mrs. Alberta Carter, 71 died at her home in Gray's Addition, Saturday afternoon, after a long illness. She was born at Stegall, Dec 14, 1884. the daughter of the late Mary Darden Stegall and Perry P. Stegall. She was married to Frank Carter on April 1907. Mrs. Carter was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a diligent worker in the church until her health forced her to become less active, she was a member of the Rebecca Auxillary. Survivors include, her husband Frank Carter; one aunt, Mrs. Leon Darden of Jonesboro, and several nieces and nephews. Services were held Sunday at the First Baptist Church by Pastor, Rev. C. P. Wilkins, assisted by T. H. Sherrill, minister of the Church of Christ. Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery under the direction of Leach-Rogers Funeral Home. Pallbears were Mrs. Carter's nephews, Presley Stegall, Eddie Dennis, Adolph Lillard, George Roberts, Sterling Layton, and Willard Layton.