Mr. Larry D. Allen, age 49, of Memphis, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, in his home.
Mr. Allen is survived by two daughters, Chaundra Allen and Larrina Allen-Wilson; two brothers, Willie Franklin and William Allen; six sisters, Dorothy Statewright, Hattie Blackshire, Geraldine Crayton, Martha Davis, Bernice Fisher, and Debra Carter; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Allen will be Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 2:30 p.m. in Union Baptist Church in Clarendon. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery under the direction of McNeal Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bessie Barron, age 81, of Palestine, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, in Palestine.
Mrs. Barron was born on Sept. 11, 1919, in Hackelburg, Ala.. She was the daughter of A.M. Coons and Nellie Mae Frederick Coons. Mrs. Barron lived in St. Francis County most all of her life. She was retired from Reltoc Industries, and was a member of the Church of Christ in Palestine.
Mrs. Barron married Herman Clifton Barron in 1943, and he preceded her in death in 1991. She is survived by one son, William Deckelman, of Proctor; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Barron will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 11 a.m., in Stevens Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Farmhill Cemetery in Harrisburg. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Della Jett, age 99, of Forrest City, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at Crestpark Nursing Home. Mrs. Jett was a member of Macedonia M.B. Church in Madison.
She is survived by her niece, Elouise Joyner, of Forrest City.
Visitation for Mrs. Jett will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Sat. Jan. 20, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Kennedy Funeral Home, with the Rev. L.Z. Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Forrest City Cemetery. Kennedy Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Deric Kellum, age 38, of Chicago, Ill., died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Chicago.
Mr. Kellum is survived by his parents, Lonnie Marshbank and Dessie Marshbank; a son, Chauncey Carroll; a daughter, Mai Nicole Carroll; a brother, Gary Marshbank, all of Chicago, Ill.; and grandparents Odessie Droughn and Cora Marshbank, both of Forrest City and one grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Kellum will be Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 11 a.m. at St. John M.B. Church in Madison with Rev. James Brooks officiating. Burial will follow at Forrest City Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bessie Mae Kirkwood, age 68, of Madison, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mrs. Kirkwood was a receptionist for Adult Day Care. She was a member of Mt. Sinai M.B. Church in Caldwell.
She is survived by six daughters, Barbara El-Nimeiri, of Chicago, Ill., Glenda Hollimon, of Seattle, Wash., Virgie Dyson, of Macillister, Okla., Gloria Hawkins, of Forrest City, Karen Kirkwood, of Madison, and Bessie Christopher, of West Memphis; four sons, Cleo Kirkwood, of Blytheville, Ronald Kirkwood, of Columbus, Ohio, Donald Kirkwood, of Denver, Colo., and Kelvin Kirkwood, of Pontiac, Mich.; two brothers, John Gaines, of Columbus, Ohio, and Lethel Vaughns, of Chicago, Ill.; 21 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Kirkwood will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kennedy Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 1 p.m., at Lane Chapel C.M.E. Church, with the Rev. Ronald Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Paradise Garden Cemetery in Edmondson. Kennedy Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.