JOHN L. PUMPHREY (1962) Union County, Arkansas Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Belinda Pumphrey Golden ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ The El Dorado Daily News, May 4, 1962 Union County My Grandfather John L. Pumphrey John Lawrence Pumphrey, 57, of Route 2, died unexpectedly of a heart seizure while at work at the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. Thursday at 8:10 a.m. He had been a Dr. Pepper employee for the last 34 years. Mr. Pumphrey was born in Union County Nov. 7, 1904, the son of Jesse L. and Easther Trull Pumphrey. A lifelong resident of the county, he was a member of the Union Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow opal Frances Greer Pumphrey; and six sons, Jesse Lee Pumphrey of the U.S. Army stationed in Germany, Kenneth Wayne Pumphrey, John Lawrence Pumphrey Jr., Roy Garland Pumphrey, Allen Pumphrey, and Dale L. Pumphrey, all of El Dorado. ************************************************************************