Mrs. Geraldine "Gerry" Cecil Barnett, age 79, of Maumelle, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Little Rock.
Mrs. Barnett was born on Aug. 14, 1921, in Leachville, and was the daughter of Walter McPherson and Ola Hays McPherson. She was a long time resident of Forrest City where she worked for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company and owned and operated a music store and resale shop, before moving to Maumelle.
Mrs. Barnett married Curtis Cecil in 1937, and he preceded her in death in 1975. She married Pierce Barnett in 1977, and he preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by three daughters, Sharon Marrs of Maumelle, Karen Magee of Conway and Gerry Lynne Bowers of Searcy; two sons, Terry Cecil of Colleyville, Texas and Wayne Cecil of Corinth, Texas; 10 brothers and sisters, Imogene Brustol, Randall McPherson, Bonnie Withem, Wayne McPherson, Winona Darre, Vern McPherson, Bill McPherson, Ron McPherson, Pat Heugatter and Rick McPherson; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Barnett will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home, with burial following in Forrest Park Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests that memorials be made to the American Heart Association or to the charity of choice.
Mr. Cornelius Burns, age 96, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001 in his home.
Mr. Burns, a retired farmer, was born Feb. 16, 1904 in Widener to Jackson Jones and Helen Jones.
He is survived by three sons, Waverly Burns of Chicago, Ill., Charles Burns of Forrest City, and Cecil Burns of Widener; a daughter, Lovie Smith of Chicago; a sister, Samantha Shelby of Evanston, Ill.; 86 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren; 39 great-great grandchildren and nine great-great-great grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Burns will be Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Burns will be Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church with Elder J. B. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest City Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mrs. Pauline Davison, age 81, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at St. Benards Hospital in Jonesboro.
Mrs. Davison was born on Oct. 24, 1919, in Hunter and was the daughter of Sam Sorrels and Laura Nelson Sorrels. She had made Forrest City her home most of her life where she was a retired nurse and a housewife. Mrs. Davison was a member of Second Baptist Church.
She was married to Newton Franklin Davison in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1983. Mrs. Davison was also preceded in death by six brothers, one granddaughter and one great-grandson. She is survived by two daughters, Laura Ramsey of Glenco and Mary Crowson of Paragould; two sons, Bill Davison and Jerry Davison, both of Forrest City; two sisters, Ona Buchann of Greenbriar and Irene Atkins of Pine Bluff; 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Visitation services will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Davison will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest Park Cemetery with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Pearl Greer, age 84, of Forrest City, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001 at the Baptist Medical Center.
Mrs. Greer, a housekeeper, was born Oct. 29, 1916 in Meridian, Miss. to Markcus and Creola Green.
She is survived by two sons, Robert Greer Jr. of Toledo, Ohio and Markcus Greer of Forrest City; three daughters, Roberta McFadden of Detroit, Mich., Rosie Dority of Little Rock and Mary Lee Dillard of Forrest City; two sisters, Emma Thompson of Toledo, Ohio and Katie Bailey of Forrest City; 33 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Greer will be Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Greer will be Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001 at 10 a.m. at United Christian M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Scott-Bond Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lucinda Hardrick, age 99, of Forrest City, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mrs. Hardrick was a retired school teacher and a member of Salem M.B. Church, and was on the Mother Board.
She is survived by one daughter, Conella Smith of Milwaukee, Wis.; three sons, Ossie Hardrick of Milwaukee, Wis., Lloyd Hardrick of Forrest City and Theophilus Hardwick, of Gary, Ind.; two sisters, Ida M. Baker and Armetta Davis, both of Gary, Ind.; 29 grandchildren, 105 great-grandchildren and 100 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation services will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Salem M.B. Church, with Rev. Felix Duchworth officiating. Burial will follow in Paradise Gardens Cemetery, in Edmonds. Kennedy Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Michael Aubrey Pervin, age 47, of Colt, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Pervin was born on Oct. 24, 1953, in Sheffield, Ala. He was the son of Vernon Aubrey Pervin and the late Roselle C. Chrisco. Mr. Pervin was a resident of Cross and St. Francis Counties for most of his life. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Wynne and was a veteran of the United States Navy and had served during the Vietnam war. Mr. Pervin was a truck driver and a diver for the Search and Rescue Team in St. Francis County for seven years and in the past had been employed in the St. Francis County Sheriff's office as an auxiliary deputy. He was and EMT in Wynne and had also served as a U.S. Marshall. Mr. Pervin was a fireman in Hughes and was a member of the American Legion Post in Forrest City.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Roselle Pervin; and by his grandparents, Clara Chrisco, Earnest Chrisco, Eddie Pervin and Cora Ella Pervin.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Dobson Pervin of Colt; his father, Aubrey Pervin of Wynne; two sons, Matt Pervin of Wynne and Jasen Dobson of Caldwell; a daughter, Barbara Westmoreland of Forrest City and four grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Pervin were held on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne, with the Rev. David Langley officiating. Burial followed in Smith Chapel Cemetery, in Wynne. Thompson-Wison Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Rev. Mathia Marie Tucker, age 69, of Colt, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, in Little Rock.
Rev. Tucker,the pastor of Mt. Harmony M.B. Church in Colt, was a pastor for the past eight years. She was also a Girl Scout leader with Caldwell Post #298, a leader for Boy Scout Troop #181, a leader in the Caldwell 4-H, a member of the Eastern Star and she was on the board of the East Arkansas Legal Council.
Rev. Tucker is survived by four daughters, Allene Junior, Justine Coleman, Regina Barnes and Jeanette Riley, all of Little Rock; three sons, Cornelius Tucker of Colt, Anthony Tucker of Little Rock and Walter Tucker of Jackson, Miss.; two sisters, Deloris Woods of Colt and Barbarnette Bolden of Temple Hill, Md.; six brothers, Mansel Twillie, Manuel Twillie, both of Little Rock, Lafayette Twillie of Chicago, Ill., Cecil Twillie of Forrest City, Lawyer Twillie of Oakland, Calif. and Leon Twillie of Los Angeles, Calif.; 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation services will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001 at 2 p.m., at Mt. Harmony M.B. Church with the Rev. Theodis Cochran Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Clark Cemetery in Colt. Kennedy Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.