Mr. Willie Ellis, age 80, of Forrest City, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Memphis.
Mr. Ellis was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Forrest City and was the son of James Cornelius Ellis and Etta Nelson Ellis of Forrest City. He was a retired butcher.
Mr. Ellis was preceded in death by his wife, Johnetta Bond; a daughter, Cheryl Maureen and all of his siblings. Mr. Ellis is survived by a host of friends and relatives.
Visitation for Mr. Ellis will be Friday, June 15, 2001, from noon to 5 p.m., at Marianna Funeral Home Chapel and also Saturday June 16, 2001, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 16, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Cornerstone M.B. Church in Madison. Burial will follow in Paradise Gardens in Edmondson under the direction of the Marianna Funeral Home.
Mr. Dan Ervin Sr., age 64, of Forrest City, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock.
Mr. Ervin, born Nov. 13, 1936, was the son of Willie Ervin and Lillie Sanders Ervin. He is survived by a daughter, Tammy Ervin of Jonesboro; two sons, Dan Ervin Jr. and Wallace Ervin both of Forrest City and five grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Ervin will be held Friday, June 15, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services for Mr. Ervin will be held Saturday, June 16, 2001, at 4 p.m. at the Church of God of Forrest City with Elder James Jennings officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mr. Robert Jeffries, age 59, of Colt, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
Mr. Jeffries, born Aug. 23, 1941, in Dansby, was the son John Jeffries and Cora Childers Jeffries. He is survived by two daughters, Pearlie Mae Blunt and Teresa Blunt, both of Forrest City; three sisters, Ethel Dale, Josephine Berry and Betty Jeffries, all of Jackson, Miss. and three grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Jeffries will be held Friday, June 15, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services for Mr. Jeffries will be held Saturday, June 16, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Church of the Living God with Elder M.T. Dedner officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mrs. Amy Varner, age 82, of Pine Tree, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Crestpark Retirement Inn in Forrest City.
Mrs. Varner was born May 28, 1919, in Pine Tree and was the daughter of Thomas Aldridge and Susan Adams Aldridge. She lived in Pine Tree most of her life and was a housewife and a member of Pine Tree Baptist Church.
Mrs. Varner is survived by her husband, Orval Varner of the home; a son, Douglas Varner of Sherwood; two sisters, Floy Walker of Forrest City and Agnes Howe of West Memphis and two grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Varner will be Friday, June 15, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 16, 2001, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home with burial following in Barnishaw Cemetery in Pine Tree under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. The family request memorials be sent to the Barnishaw Cemetery Association.