Mrs. Essa Cloman, age 79, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Crestpark Retirement Inn in Forrest City.
Mrs. Cloman, born in Shelby, Miss., lived the majority of her life in Chicago, Ill. where she was employed as a baker until her retirement from Meyers Bakery. Following retirement Mrs. Cloman moved back to Arkansas and joined Christ Episcopal Church.
In 1937, Mrs. Cloman married Johnny Cloman and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a son, Eugene Cloman and a granddaughter, Katrina. She is survived by a son, Johnny Cloman of Kankakee, Ill.; a daughter, Pearlie Spears, of Colt; a sister, Josephine Chisum of Memphis; a brother, Manon Mears of Memphis; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and a host of relatives.
Cremation services for Mrs. Cloman will be held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, at Christ Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. with Father Thomas Newman officiating.
Mr. W.J. "Bill" Trail, Sr., age 87, of Forrest City, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Trail was born May 14, 1914 in Haynes and was the son of William H. Trail and Eula Bodkin Trail. He lived in St. Francis County all of his life and was a farmer, a veteran of World War II and was a Baptist.
He was preceded in death in 1984 by one son, Richard F. Trail.
Mr. Trail is survived by his wife, Evelyn Jones Trail; two sons, W.J. Trail, Jr. of Widener and Ray M. Trail of Knoxville, Tenn.; one brother, Vernon Trail of California; three sisters, Pauline Anderson and Lee Parnell, both of Tennessee and Myra Crowe of Alabama; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Trail will be Friday, Aug. 31, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home with burial following in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Theodis Lock Turner, age 81, of Cotton Plant, died Sunday, Aug. 26, at Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy.
Mrs. Turner was born Oct. 25, 1919 in Cotton Plant and was the daughter of Leander Doss Lock and O.L. Lock. She was a member of Taylor's Chapel Methodist Church.
Mrs. Turner was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings.
She is survived by two daughters, Johnnie Mae Wells of Cotton Plant and Jackie Cannon of South Bend, Ind.; three sons, William Green of San Diego, Calif., Leotha Turner of Long Beach, Calif. and Johnny Turner of Atoka, Tenn.; two sisters, Ocie Williams of Cotton Plant and Eddie Mae Eckwood of Michigan City, Ind.; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Turner will be held Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m. at McNeal Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Taylor's Chapel Methodist Church in Cotton Plant with burial following in Ebenezer Cemetery under the direction of McNeal Funeral Home.