Obituary of Lula P Elrod, Mississippi Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Barbara Brittain Ryals not related Date: Sep 1998 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** (Osceola [AR] Times; Thursday, May 11, 1989 & *Osceola Citizen Journal; Wednesday, May 10, 1989) Lula Pearl ELROD, 55, of Bassett, died May 3, 1989 at the Baptist Central Hospital in Memphis. *She was born February 27, 1934 in Bear Creek, Al. She was a member of the Bassett Church of God. Survivors include her husband, John F. ELROD of Bassett; three sons, Ronnie A. HILLEGAS of Orville, Washington, Johnny L. HILLEGAS of Bassett and John F. ELROD Jr. of Texas; one daughter, Jackie L. HILLEGAS of Bassett; two brothers, Orbie SHIRLEY and Murphy SHIRLEY, both of Bear Creek, Alabama; six sisters, Myrtis WILLIAMS, Jewell ARNOLD, and Mary R. BEATTY, all of Bassett, Ruby GREGG, Francis CREECY and Martha S. CHISM, all of Osceola; and ten grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Belinda Sue ELROD and Sharon ELROD; and one sister, Lorene MASSEY. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. May 5, 1989 at the Roller-Swift Funeral Chapel in Osceola with Rev. Edward L. JAMES officiating. Burial was in Mississippi County Memorial Gardens in Osceola. Roller-Swift Funeral Home was in charge.