MISC SEVIER COUNTY, AR - OBITUARIES ********************************************************** Submitted by: Tom Jones Email: fiddler@texomaonline.com Date: Jun 30 1998 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. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ********************************************************** Note from Tom Jones - They are all my grandparents, aunts, Uncles, cousins. H. J. Jones June 17 1863----June 22, 1921 Mr. H. J. Jones passed away at his home Wednesday evening after suffering a stroke of paralysis. The remains were laid to rest in the City Cemetery. He was born June 17, 1862. He was married to Margaret J. Springs August 28, 1880 in Howard County, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife and eight children. Mrs. Leedy Hallum, of Calera Oklahoma, Bud , George, John, and Tom Jones, Mrs. Jennie Russell, Mrs. Etta,Wyatt, Mrs Ida Locklear, all of De Queen. One brother John H. Jones of Provo, three sister, Mrs. Jennie Chandler of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, Mrs Lon Grady of Dierks, Mrs Kitty Moody of Caddo, Oklahoma. Also 18 grand-children, three great grand-children and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Farewell and a sad farewell no more thy face we'll see, no balm can heal no tongue can tell the sorrow felt for thee, Our sight must speak the last farewell bereaved though we be, Beyond the reach of earthly care thy soul has found it's rest, We'll watch and wait until our life's fate, then we'll meet thee over there. De Queen Bee--June 24, 1921 This file is in the Library at De Queen, Ark. It is on microfish reel 1921. JTJ SEVIER COUNTY Etta Jones Wyatt 12/14/1889--12/19/1923 Mrs Etta Jones Wyatt, wife of Sam Wyatt, passed away Wednesday December 19th. at 6 o'clock P.M. following an operation for appendicitis, at the home of her sister Mrs. Albert Russell on Rose Hill. Funeral services were held from their residence Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. S. K. Burnett, her pastor. The remains were laid to rest in the City Cemetery. (Now Redman) Mrs. Wyatt was survived by her husband and one daughter Beulah, and one son, Roy, and mother Mrs. H. Jones, three sister, Mrs Albert Russell, Mrs. Ida Locklear of De Queen, and Mrs. Jim Hallum, Valliant, Okla.., and four brothers Tom, Bud, John, and George Jones, all of De Queen. De Queen Bee, Friday December 28th. 1923. Page one [front page]. Located on Micro fish in the De Queen, Arkansas Library reel 1923. SEVIER COUNTY Mrs. Ida Jones Locklear 12/20/1894--5/19/1940 Funeral services was held in Dallas , Texas Friday, April 19th. Mrs Locklear was born and reared in De Queen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Jones of De Queen. She was found dead at her home in Dallas Thursday morning , the result of a heart attack. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Marguerite Nulick of Dallas, Texas and one Granddaughter LaJaun Nulick also of Dallas, Texas. One sister Mrs. Albert Russell, four brothers Tom, George, John and Bud Jones all of De Queen, and who attended the funeral. Attending the funeral from De Queen were Mrs. Albert Russell Tom Jones, George Jones, Bud Jones, John Jones. Also attending were Albert Russell, Mrs. Elbert Hughes (Lois), Mrs. Jack Caldwell (Jewel), and Marvin Whitley. Also Mrs. Drew Wason (Nena) of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. I possess the original obituary taken from the DE QUEEN BEE WEEK May 1st.1940 SEVIER COUNTY John Henry Jones 5/31/1892--12/3/1940 John Henry Jones 48, died suddenly from a heart attack at his home five miles northwest of De Queen Tuesday, December 3, at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thrusday morning at 10 o'clock at the Wilkerson Chapel with the Rev. E. D. Galloway officiating. Interment will be in the Redmen cemetery under direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home. Mr. Jones was born May 31, 1892, in Howard County and was a World War veteran. He is survived by his wife, one son, J. J. Hones, three brothers,Tom, George and Bud Jones of De Queen; one sister, Mrs. Albert Russell,De Queen. (De Queen Bee, Dec. 5, 1940.) SEVIER COUNTY Mrs. Willie B. Manning Mrs. Willie B. Manning died Mar 5, 1942 at 2:35 p.m. at her home fourteen miles northeast of De Queen. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Cosatot Cemetery with the Rev. Helms officiating. Interment was under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home. She is survived by one daughter Frankie Manning; three sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Gibson, Mrs. Jodie Brizendine and Lois Ellen Jones. all of De Queen; Four brothers, Hiram,Mryan, George, and Sherman Jones, De Queen and by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Jones, also of De Queen. De Queen Bee Week of May 7th. SEVIER COUNTY George Anderson Jones 8/24/1891--10/27/1942 George Anderson Jones 51 died suddenly at his home nine miles east of King, Ark. October 27, 1942 at 6:30 pm. Funeral Services are incomplete at this time awaiting the arrival of relatives. He was born Aud. 24th.. 1891, in Sevier County where he spent his entire life. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, four sons, Hiram, Biddy, Sherman, of De Queen, and Myron of Vancouver, Wash. Three Daughters Jeanette Jones, Mrs. Winfred Leeper, De Queen and Jodie Brizendine of Moses Lake, Wash. One sister Jennie Russell and two brothers Tom and Bud All of De Queen. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK Nov. 5, 1942 SEVIER COUNTY Darvin Lee Boyet. 12/28/1953--12/28/1953 Darvin Lee Boyet, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boyet, Hot Springs, died Sunday morning at a local Hospital. Beside his parents, he is survived by a sister, Yvonne Boyet; paternal grandmother, Mrs, Eva Neal, Hot Springs, and his maternal grandparents,Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones, De Queen. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock at Greenwood cemetery with the Rev. Clyde Hart, pastor of the Central Baptist church,officiating. Burial was in Greenwood. Caruth funeral home had charge of arrangementS Hot Springs Paper 12/28/1953 Garland, County William Nat "Bud" Jones 1/28/1885--7/16/1954 William Nat "Bud" Jones 69,died at his home on North Seventh Street Friday, July 16 at about 5 a.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. in Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Alfred I. Doss officiating. Interment will be in the Redman Cemetery. Mr. Jones was born January 28, 1885 in Nashville and was resident of De Queen for many years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Flora Jones, one sister, Mrs. Albert Russell and one brother Tom Jones, all of De Queen. De Queen Bee Week July 19, 1954 SEVIER COUNTY Jeanette Caroline "Jennie" Jones Russell 5/6//1887--6/3/1956 Mrs Russell dies Sunday in Local Hospital. Jennie Caroline Russell died in a local Hospital Sunday June 3 at 11 P.M. Funeral Services were held Wednesday June 6th. at 2 P.M. in Wilkerson Funeral Chapel by Rev. Virgil Russell of Enid, Oklahoma. Internment was in the Redman Cemetery. Mrs. Russell was born May 6th. 1887 in Center Point ,Ark. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are her husband one Daughter Mrs. Elbert Hughes, De Queen one Brother Tom Jones of De Queen. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK July 3rd. 1956 SEVIER COUNTY James Hiram Thomas Elijah "Tom" Jones 12/14/1896--12/7/1963 Tom Jones Sr. retired carpenter and brick mason died Saturday night in his home in the Lone Oak community. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday Dec. 10th. at Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with Dr. E. B. Abington officiating. Burial will be in the Redman Cemetery. A life long resident of Sevier County, he was born Dec. 14th. 1896 at De Queen where he was a member of the First Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge. Survivors are his wife Mrs. Irene Jones; one son, Tom Jones Jr. of Madill, Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Key of De Queen and Mrs. Wilda Boyet of Hot Springs; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK Dec 9th. 1963 SEVIER COUNTY Lillian Irene Burton Jones 9/13/1896--1/20/1970 Mrs. Irene Jones dies Jan. 20 in Hot Springs Mrs. Irene B. Jones, age 73, resident of De Queen died in a Hot Springs Hospital following several months of illness. Funeral services were held at 2 PM Wednesday, Jan. 21 in Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Edgar Keck officiating. Burial was in the Redman Cemetery under direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 13, 1896 in Hollywood Ark. and had lived a number of years near De Queen. She was a member of the Lone Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Tom Jones Jr., of Madill, Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. Wilda Boyet of Hot Springs and Sylvia Key of De Queen; five brothers, Horace, Russell and Claude Burton, all of Okalona, Clarence Burton of Murfreesboro and Lawrence Burton of Arkadelphia, Three sisters Mrs. Ed Tarpley, Okalona, Mrs Viola Ellsworth of Manteca, Calif. and Mrs. Marie Huff of Missouri; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren Pallbearers were Cecil Pearcy, Melvin Davis, Charles Miller, T.W. Bingham, Jeff Lacefield and Melvin Bell. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK January 20th. 1970 SEVIER COUNTY Mrs. Ethel Mae Rink Mrs. Ethel Mae Rink Whitley aged 75, resident of De Queen, died Saturday, May 23, in Community Hospital of De Queen. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Monday, May 25, in Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harold Rogers officiating. Burial was in Redman Cemetery. Survivors are her husband, Marvin Whitley of De Queen; two sons, Jerry Whitley of Van Alstyene , Tex., and Billy Whitley of Lake, La.; one daughter, Roxy Ann Stephens of De Queen; three sisters, Frankie Brooks, Jeffie Johnson and Flo Morrison, all of De Queen; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK MAY 25 . 1983- SEVIER COUNTY WILLIAM ROY WYATT Oct. 31, 1909---Jan. 26,1985 Roy WyWILLIAM ROY WYATT, aged 76, resident of De Queen, died Sunday, Jan. 26 at the VA Hospital in Shreveport. La. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.. Wednesday Jan. 29 in Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Carlton and Rev. Joe Denton officiating. Burial followed in Redman Cemetery. He was born Oct. 31, 1909 in De Queen; was a veteran of World War 11; a Mason at Sweet Home Lodge #461; was retired from Ritchie Grocery Co. after 36 years service; and a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife Margaret Jo Foster Wyatt of De Queen; One son, Steve Wyatt of Shreveport, La.; two daughters, Becky Bailey of Philadelphia, Pa. and Roy Jo Kay of Shreveport, La.; and four grandchildren. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK January 28th. 1985 -SEVIER COUNTY NINA WHITLEY ADCOCK August 7, 1900--- May 24th. 1986 MRS. NINA WHITLEY ADCOCK age 85 resident of Weatherford, Texas died Saturday May 24th. 1986 in Mineral Wells, Hospital. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, May 27 in Weatherford, Texas. She was born August 7, 1900 in De Queen, Arkansas. Survivors are one son Drew Wasson Jr. of New York, N.Y. one daughter, Larverne Springer of Weatherford, Texas. One sister Mrs. Etta Davis of Tyrone, New Mexico: one brother Marvin Whitley of De Queen; Three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. OBITUARY DE QUEEN BEE WEEK May 26th. 1986 -SEVIER COUNTY ETTA LOU DAVIS Jan. 7, 1899---Nov. 28, 1991 ETTA LOU WHITLEY WILEMON DAVIS, aged 92, resident of De Queen, died Thrusday, Nov. 28, 1991 in De Queen. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30 in Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joe Denton officiating. Burial followed in Redman Cemetery. She was born Jan. 7, 1899 in De Queen; and was a Methodist. Survivors are two sons, Joe Aaron Wilemon of De Queen and Marvin Thomas Wilemon of Grandberry, Tex.; two daughter, Elizabeth Lou Burchfield of Silver City, N.M., and Bille D. Bingham of De Queen; one brother Marvin Whitley of De Queen; nine grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren DE QUEEN BEE WEEK Dec.1, 1991-SEVIER COUNTY HIRAM JESSE JONES Sept. 15, 1912---Jan. 31,1992 HIRAM JESSE JONES, aged 79, resident of Yuma, Ariz., died Monday Jan. 27, 1992 in Yuma. Funeral services were held at 12 noon Friday, Jan. 31, in Ryzek Mortuary with Pastor Steve Green of Grace Church of Nazarene officiating. Burial followed in Desert Lawn. He was born Sept. 15, 1912 in De Queen; and was a retired farmer and logger. His parents were pioneers at De Queen. Survivors are his wife, Audrey Earles Jones of Yuma, Ariz.; one son, Roy Wayne Jones Sr. of Yuma Ariz.; one daughter, Judith Marie Staggs of Carlin, Nez.; two brothers, George Anderson Jones of Farmington, N.M. and Sherman John Henry Jones of Sweetwater, Tex.; Two sisters; Jennette Caroline Esparza of Sweetwater, Tex.., and Lois Mitchell of De Queen; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK Feb. 1992- SEVIER COUNTY JESSE MARVIN "SPARKY" WHITLEY Sept. 27, 1907 ---Sept. 19, 1992 JESSE MARVIN "SPARKY" WHITLEY, aged 84, resident of De Queen, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 1992 in St. Michael's Hospital at Texarkana. Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 21 in Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Loyd Perry officiating. Burial followed in Redman Cemetery. He was born Sept. 27, 1907 at De Queen; retired from the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1972; was a 50 year Master Mason with Sweet Home Lodge #461; and a member of First United Methodist Church of De Queen. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Mae Rink Whitley, Who died May 23, 1987. Survivors are two sons, Jerry Whitley of Van Alstyne, Tex. and Billy Whitley of Westlake, La.; one daughter, Roxy Ann Stephens of De Queen;, seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. DE QUEEN BEE WEEK September 28th. 1992-SEVIER COUNTY CHARLES WAYNE KEY 8/9/1952-- 5/12/1995 Charles Wayne Key, aged 42, resident of De Queen, died Friday May 12, 1995 at his home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday May 15 in Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Oscar Ball officiating . Burial followed in the Redman Cemetery. He was born Aug. 9, 1952 at De Queen; was a truck driver for 3-M transportation; and a member of Lone Oak Baptist Church. Survivors are his mother, Sylvia Dean Jones Key of De Queen; a brother Carl Duane Key of Broken Bow, Okla; 3 sisters Jamie Godwin of De Queen, Tommye Conaster of Broken Bow, Okla., and Sheila Davis of Nacogdoches, Tex.; and a number of nieces and nephews. 10/30/1997 De Queen Bee; Thursday May 18, 1995 page 7A --SEVIER COUNTY Mrs. Lois Hughes 8/6/1911--7/26/1997 Mrs. Lois Russell Hughes aged 85 died Sunday, July 6,1997 in a local Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 in Redman Cemetery with the Rev. Ralph Posey officiating under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home. of De Queen. She was born Aug. 6, 1911 to Albert and Jeanette Caroline Jones Russell at De Queen; was a homemaker; a former employee of Piggly Wiggly; and a member of First Christian Church of De Queen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Eugene "Cotton" Hughes in February of 1985. She is survived by four nephews, Kenneth Hughes of Benton, Billy Hughes of Minden, La., Robert Wayne Hughes of Wenatchee, Wash., and David Hughes of Everett, Wash.; and two nieces, Margaret Pagett of Shreveport, La., and Barbara Ozan of Wenatchee, Wash. (From Obituary in De Queen Bee July 10, 1997.)-SEVIER COUNTY Gurdon Times Wednesday, March 18, 1998 CLARK, COUNTY Obituaries Bob Mac Tarpley 1921---March 10, 1998 Bob Mac Tarpley, 77, of Gurdon died Tuesday, March 10, 1998. Mr. Tarpley was retired from Arkansas Power and Light. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and a Pearl Harbor survivor. Mr. Tarpley was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gurdon. Survivors include his wife, Helen Lowe Tarpley of Gurdon; two sons, Eddie and wife, Debbie Tarpley, granddaughter, Heather Cook of Hot Springs, Billy and wife Sally Tarpley, grandchildren J.T. and Natalie of Gurdon; a daughter, Judy and husband Cleve Barfield and granddaughters Jana and Rebecca of Prescott; a brother, Wallace Tarpley of Little Rock; and a sister, Balma Blanton of Gurdon. Services were held Thursday, March 12, at the First United Presbyterian Church in Gurdon. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery near Okolona by Horne Funeral Home in Gurdon.