Mrs. Lois R. Anderson, age 70, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, March 30, 2001, in Pine Bluff.
Mrs. Anderson, formerly of Marianna, was a retired teacher and a member of Eta Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Paradise M.B. Church, AARP, NAACP, Arkansas Teacher Retirement and a honorary member of UAPB Vester Choir.
She is survived by two daughters, Marion Anderson McMillion and Joycelyn Anderson Scott, both of Pine Bluff; three sons, Elo Gerome Anderson of Cotton Plant, Robert Anderson of Houston, Texas and Victor Ryland of Pine Bluff; one sister, Aquilla Ramsey of Milwaukee, Wisc.; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Anderson will be Friday, April 6, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home. A wake will follow from 6 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 7, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Paradise M.B. Church with the Rev. E.H. Garrett officiating. Burial will follow in Pilgrim Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Ms. Queen Ester Quarrels, age 71, of Palestine, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Ms. Quarrels was a teacher's aid for 30 years for the Palestine-Wheatley Schools and was a member of the Mother of Jericho Church of God in Christ. She was a missionary and a Sunday School teacher.
She is survived by four daughters, Loretta Smith and Ersenia Quarrels, both of Palestine, Odersa Brittenum of Disputanta, Vir. and Maud Delois Smith of Leawood, Kan.; seven sons, Edison Quarrels of San Antonio, Texas, Arthur Lee Quarrels and Aldolphus Quarrels, both of West Memphis, Quertis Quarrels of Little Rock, Harry Lee Quarrels of Jonesboro, Theodore Quarrels of Elkmont, Ala. and Cedric Quarrels of Forrest City; one sister, Sendy Wilburn of Palestine; two brothers, James Gardner of Forrest City and Leroy Gardner of Palestine; 28 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Ms. Quarrels will be Friday, April 6, 2001, from 12 to 5 p.m. at Kennedy Funeral Home with a wake to follow from 6 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 7, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the United Christian M.B. Church in Forrest City with Rev. Norris Latham and Rev. Nathaniel Pendleton officiating. Burial will follow in Jericho Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
Mr. Elgin Louis Rogers, age 37, of St. Louis, Mo. died Monday, April 2, 2001 at St. Mary Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Rogers, formerly of Colt, was born June 18, 1963 in Forrest City. He was the son of the late Warren G. Rogers and Bertha Hancock Rogers.
Mr. Rogers is survived by his mother, Bertha Rogers of Colt; five sisters, Lillie Jefferson, Neomi Sledge, both of St. Louis, Mo., Wilma Steward of Forrest City, Augustine Thompson and Gloria Black, both of North Carolina; five brothers, Andrew Rogers and Rodney Rogers, both of Colt, Leonard Rogers of Caldwell, James Rogers of North Carolina and Ray Rogers of Forrest City.
Visitation for Mr. Rogers will be Friday, April 6, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 7, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Mr. Sinai Baptist Church with Rev. Williams Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Clark Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mr. Robert L. Shannon, age 81, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mr. Shannon was born May 10, 1919, in Tyork, Miss. He was a retired supervisor and served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Shannon is survived by his wife, Elna Shannon of Forrest City and two sisters, Mary Molette of Los Angeles, Calif. and Carrie Troupe of Berkley, Calif.
Visitation for Mr. Shannon will be Friday, April 6, 2001, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 7, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Madison Light Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonzo Gatlin officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest City Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mrs. Otha Ruth Siler, age 88 of Pleasant Plains died Wednesday, April 4, 2001.
Mrs. Siler was born on Oct. 22, 1912, in Denmark. She was the daughter of James and Lizzie Watkins Ransom. Mrs. Siler was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Plains Church of Christ.
Mrs. Siler was preceded in death by her husband Harvie Siler. She is survived by two sons, Glen Siler of Marianna and Tom Siler of Tallahassee, Fla.; one daughter, Barbara Phillips of Jasper, Tenn.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Siler will be Thursday, April 5, 2001, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home in Pleasant Plains. Funeral services will be Friday, April 6, 2001, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of Powell Funeral Home with burial to follow in Pleasant Plains Cemetery under the direction of Powell Funeral Home.