Mrs. Diane Bland, age 49, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis.
Mrs. Bland, the daughter of Jessie Driver and Otha Ford, both of Forrest City was a dietician with Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City for 20 years.
Mrs. Bland is survived by her parents; 11 sisters, Patricia Jones, Carolyn Johnson, Janet Driver, Linda Driver, Donna Pritchard, all of Forrest City, Sharon Ford of Dallas, Texas, Karen Driver of Marion, Carolyn Johnson of Little Rock, Gloria Driver, Yvonne Tomlin and Debra Huntley all of Palestine; nine brothers, Lewis Driver, L.B. Haggans and Rodney Ford, all of Forrest City, Rickey Haggans of Chicago, Ill., Calvin Haggans of Little Rock, Tony Ford, Robert Ford and Michael Ford all of Dallas, Texas, and Gary Driver of San Diego, Calif.
Visitation for Mrs. Bland will be Monday, April 16, 2001, from noon to 5 p.m. at Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Lane Chapel C.M.E. Church with Rev. Ronald Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Skyler Daniel Keith, an infant, of Branch, died Monday, April 9, 2001, in Fort Smith.
Keith was the son of Alisha Moore and Skyler Dawn Keith of Branch. He is survived by his parents; his grandparents, Skyler Keith and Anita Keith of Ratcliff, Edgar Moore of Forrest City and Mary Farrell of Palestine and his great-grandparents, Leevon and Helen Long of Palestine, Delmer and Jean Keith of Tecumseh, Okla., and Leatie Moore of Forrest City.
Funeral services for Skyler Keith were held Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at Roller Funeral Home Chapel in Paris. Burial followed in Caulksville Cemetery in Caulksville under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Mrs. Rodessa Tabron-Motley, age 92 of Colt died Saturday, April 7, 2001.
Mrs. Motley, born Dec. 2, 1908 to John and Roberta Jones.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Rev. John Tabron; her second husband, Ervin Motley; one sister, Mozella Hare; three sons, John Tabron, Paul Tabron and Sylvester Tabron; a daughter, Mildred Tabron and a step-son, Harry Motley.
Mrs. Motley is survived by one son, William Len Tabron; three daughters, Clustine Buie, Dorothy Twillie and Jacquelyn Wade; five step-children; 26 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Family hour visitation for Mrs. Motley will be Friday, April 13, 2001 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Kennedy Funeral Home in Forrest City. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 14, 2001 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Colt with Gunn Funeral Home of Little Rock in charge of the arrangements.