Mrs. Mary Lindsey Busby, age 95, of Benton, died on Monday, Jan. 15, 2001.
Mrs. Busby was born on Feb. 23, 1905, in Caldwell. She was the daughter of William James Lindsey and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Lindsey. Mrs. Busby had lived in Marianna before moving to Benton. She was a housewife and a member of the First Baptist Church in Marianna.
Mrs. Busby was married to Bruce Busby in 1928 and he preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by two daughters, Robbie Hobbs, of Covington, Va. and Marilyn Dickson, of West Memphis; a son, Bruce M. Busby, of Benton; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Busby will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home, with the Rev. W.L. Prentiss officiating. Burial will follow at Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mr. Samuel Davis Smith Sr., age 84, a resident of St. Joseph Nursing Home in Brinkley, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mr. Smith was a farmer and a resident of Goodwin. He was named Farmer of the Year in the late 1960s and was a member of New Mt. Zion Free Will Baptist Church in Goodwin.
Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Smith. He is survived by five sons, Ervin Smith and Samuel Smith Jr., both of Memphis., Tenn., Otis Smith, of Goodwin, Thomas Smith, of Jacksonville, and Donnie Smith, of Houston, Texas; seven daughters, Martha Phillips, Ida Smith, Ruby Worsham, Christine Brooks and Katherine Smith, all of Little Rock, Fannie Metcalf, of Brinkley, and Agnes Coleman, of Forrest City; a brother, Frank Smith, of Goodwin; a sister, Mamie McKissick, of Forrest City; 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Smith will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at New Mt. Zion Church in Goodwin. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 11 a.m., at New Mt. Zion Church. McNeal Funeral Home in Brinkley is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker Thompson, age 80, of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Forrest City, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001.
She was the daughter of Peter and Vozzie Parker and was a graduate of Lincoln High School.
Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband, one sister, Lola Parker, and a brother, Rudolf Parker.
She is survived by seven children and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Friendship Baptist Church, in Detroit, Mich. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery. C.W. Morris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.