Biography of Jarmon Dorcas WIMBERLY, Scott Co, Arkansas ************************************************************************* Contributed by Delaine Edwards. Aug 6 1999 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ************************************************************************* The material transcribed below is from a special edition of the Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary. They are arranged alphabetically for presentation here. Pictures were included with these short biographies. WIMBERLY, Jarmon Dorcas: Jarmon Dorcas Wimberly was born December 15, 1897 in Montgomery County, Arkansas to Marion and Jarmon Wilhite. She was one of five children and attended school at Oden. She married George White in the early 20's and they moved to Scott County where they had six children: Arlon, Ocus, George "Pete" (deceased), Faye Jarmon of California and Madge Crawford of Kansas City and Ula (deceased), 22 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She is a protestant, and was a housewife. She liked gardening and playing checkers. She entered Pinewood in 1984.