Obituary of Mary Stovall, Johnson Co, AR

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Submitted by: James McDaniel <mcdaniel_james@hotmail.com>
        Date: 4 Jan 2002
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Mary Stovall's husband was a brother of my great-grandmother
Mary Elizabeth (Stovall) Geisler.

Obituary, Herald Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas
about April 14, 1932

Mrs. Mary Stovall Dies Friday At Daughter's Home in Lamar
Mrs. Mary Stovall, pioneer citizen of Johnson county, died Friday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Russell at Lamar, after an illness of many
weeks. She was born July 8, 1852 and was the second daughter of a family
of ten children all of whom lived to be grown. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Blaylock came to this county from North Carolina about the year 1847.

Funeral services was conducted at the home in Lamar, Saturday afternoon
with Rev. Harris, pastor of the Methodist church, Lamar, officiating.
Burial was made in the Lamar cemetery.
Mrs. Stovall is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Russell of Lamar, Mrs.
John T. Simmons of this city, Miss Max Stovall of Little Rock; three sons,
Lester Stovall of west Clarksville, Walter Stovall of Little Rock; three
sisters, Mrs. Emma Ferguson of Poteau, Okla., Mesdames N. E. Harris and
Mattie Lewis of this city; two brothers, John Blaylock of Muldrow, Okla.,
and Robert Blaylock of Checotah, Okla.


Transcriber notes: The third son mentioned but not named was Jesse C.
Stovall, in my notes born & died in 1873. Her actual date of death was
April 8, 1932. There is no date on the obituary clipping, but it is
presumed to be the following Thursday edition. Mrs. Stovall's husband
was Jacob Perry Stovall, 08/22/1851 - 12/03/1920, married 03/14/1872
in Johnson Co., AR.