Obituary of Sallie McLeod, Lawrence Co, AR

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Submitted by: Regina Creekmore Weaver<weave@intellinet.com>
        Date: 5 Aug 2001
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I had these obits from a scrapbook of a lady (a distant cousin) that
lived in the Jesup, Lawrence County area of Arkansas already entered in my
computer. The problem with these is that there are very few actual dates
given for the dates of death, and there are no newspaper names written
beside them. What I do know I've listed, and what was penciled in on the
obit, I've included. If you find someone that is attached to you, please
let me know, and I will try and see if I can find any other information for
you, such as date of death if you don't have it, and possibly a newspaper
name, also.

Obits of Folks from the Lawrence County, AR area

These obituaries are from various newspapers, all concerning people who
once lived in the Lawrence County area, mostly around Smithville, Jesup,
Strawberry, and Lynn, with a few from the Walnut Ridge area.

Mrs. Sallie C. McLeod, 78 years of age, wife of Simon McLeod, died
February 16 at 7:50 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bessie
Christian, on Holcomb Street.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. M.L. McDowell. Special music was
furnished by the male quartet, consisting of T.L. Fowler, W.A. Graves, W.H.
Needham and H.L. McDonald. Burial was in Bluff cemetery, the pallbearers
being L.M. Riggs, Lee Sanders, J.W. Phillips, Will Long and G.W. Vaughn.
Deceased was a daughter of W. J. Judkins and Sarah D. Roberts Judkins, and
was born in Dekalb county, Tennessee, May 15, 1847. The family came to
Arkansas at an early date, locating in Lawrence county, being prominent in
the affairs of that county, Mrs. McLeod being the last of a family of ten
children.
In her youth she was united in marriage to Simon McLeoad at Bethel church,
Lawrence county, who together with the following children survive: W.E.
McLeod, Walnut Ridge; Mrs. A.L. Peacock, Judsonia; Mrs. L.B. Collins,
Banner; Mrs. Bessie Christian, Springdale; J.H. McLeod, Los Angeles,
Calif.; L.H. McLeod, Osprey, Fla.; L.S. McLeod, Tulsa, Okla.
W.H. Judkins, father of Mrs. McLeod, died at Little Rock while serving as
a member of the legislature from Lawrence county. Her oldest brother, J.B.
Judkins, also served several terms as a member of the legislature from
Lawrence county, and was also a member of the State Senate, being president
of that body. He was prominently mentioned as a probably candidate for
governor, but declined to make the race. Two other brothers, N.E. Judkins
and J. H. Judkins, ministers of the gospel affiliating with the Baptist
church, of which church deceased had long been a member.
Mrs. McLeod had been in ill health for a number of years and a few years
ago she fell and broke her hip, since which time she has been unable to
walk, being cared for in an invalid's chair. She and Mr. McLeod came to
Springdale about four and a half years ago, and have been making their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Christian.
The following children were present at the bedside of their mother when
she passed away: W.E. McLeod, Mrs. A. L. Peacock, Mrs. Bessie Christian
and L.S. McLeod. Springdale News.