Mr. Frank Jay Burke, age 86, of Memphis, formerly of Forrest City, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, in Memphis.
Mr. Burke was born May 7, 1915, in Helena, the son of Frank Jay Burke Sr., and Nina McMahan Burke. He was a retired businessman and attended First Baptist Church. He was also a member of Sigma Phi Omega, and originally moved to Forrest City to work for Safeway. He married Laurie Williams Burke in 1940. He was a former member of the Forrest City Young Businessman's Club, and was a past owner of Burke and Green Grocery.
He later moved to Memphis where he married Neida Tardy Burke in 1967, and she preceded him in death in 1994.
Survivors include two children, Gay Burke Moskowitz of Memphis and Rujay Burke of Forrest City; a sister Lillian Burke Wilson; two step-children, Dale Tardy Parnell and John Tardy; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight, Thursday, June 7, 2001, at Stevens Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena with Rev. Rex Darling officiating.
The family requests memorials be made to the Heart Association.
Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Fellie Hogue, age 78, of Colt, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Crestpark in Forrest City.
Mr. Hogue was born Aug. 6, 1922, and was the son of Jimmy Lee Hogue and Eveline Stevenson Hogue. He was a Baptist, and worked at Halstead prior to retirement.
Mr. Hogue is survived by his wife, Aline Hogue of Colt; one son, Frank Hogue of Washington; four step-sons, Joe Floyd of Forrest City, Billy Floyd of Stuttgart, Phillip Floyd of Augusta and Ronnie Hogue of Wynne; four daughters, Ellen Hogue of North Carolina, Joyce Hogue of Washington, Sanoma Hogue and Bonnie Hogue, both of California; four step-daughters, Jean Ashcraft and Carolyn Bailey, both of Judsonia, Fannie Pottoroff of Alabama and Patricia Gilmer of Colt; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Hogue were held today, Thursday, June 7, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Hughes Cemetery with Bro. Allen Cowan officiating. Services were under the direction of Morgan Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mary Lovenia Jones, age 81, of Wynne, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne.
Mrs. Jones was born Dec. 14, 1919, in Colt, the daughter of Amos Edward Mann and Mary Jane Hill Mann. She lived in Colt and the Cross County area most of her life, and was a member of the New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Colt.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husbands, Phil Neisler in 1976, and Fred Jones Jr., in 1982.
She is survived by three sons, David Wayne Neisler of Colt, Rickey Neisler of Forrest City and Mickey Neisler of Wynne; one daughter, Vicki Peters of Bakersfield, Mo.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jones were held today, Thursday, June 7, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne with Rev. W.G. Davis and Rev. Charles Bradley officiating. Burial followed in Hughes Cemetery under the direction of Kernodle Funeral Home.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
Mrs. Leola Evelyn Martin McMahand, age 79, of Brookland, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Mrs. McMahand was born Dec. 22, 1921, in Cushing, Okla., the daughter of William and Veda Robertson Reynolds. She was a retired seamstress, a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary. She was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, James L. Martin and Johnnie L McMahand; her parents, two brothers, Jimmy D. Reynolds and Glenn D. Reynolds, and one sister, Ruby Warren.
Mrs. McMahand is survived by five daughters, Evelyn Leota (Leona) Staggs of Little Rock; Jo Ann Bruce and Veda M. Carroll-Pullar, both of Brookland; Thelma L. Davenport of Corpus Christi, Texas and W.G. "Bimmi" Martin-Butt of Conway; three sisters, Ellene Haner of Newport, Jessie Mitchell of Forrest City and Billie Jo King of Blytheville; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. McMahand will be Friday, June 8, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Cobb Funeral Home in Blytheville. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 1 p.m., at Cobb Funeral Home with burial following in Dogwood Cemetery under the direction of Cobb Funeral Home.
Mr. Jessie Gene (Punchy) Williamson, age 48, of Forrest City, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at St. Benard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Mr. Williamson was born Aug. 17, 1952, in Hughes and was the son of J.D. Williamson and Georgia Morgan Williamson.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean Williamson of Forrest City; five daughters, Folria Mason, Gloria White, Diane Williamson and Brittany Williamson, all of Forrest City, and Shantel Williamson Pitts of Widener; three sons, Jessie Gen Williamson Jr., Rodgrick Williamson and Nathaniel Williamson, all of Forrest City; seven sisters, Delorse Mucherson, Josephine Brown, Racheal Williamson, Schres Brown, April Williamson and Maple Brown, all of Forrest City and Easter Payton of Jonesboro; a stepmother, Ollie Mae Williamson of Hughes and nine grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Williamson will be Friday, June 8, 2001, from 10:30 a.m to 5 p.m. in the chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Days Temple Church of God in Christ with Elder John Jennings officiating. Burial will follow in Madison Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mrs. Geneva Laverne Yancey, age 88, of Tucson, Ariz., died Tuesday, June 5, 2001, in Tucson.
Mrs. Yancey was born Oct. 1, 1912, in Marvell. She was retired from the Southern Bell Telephone Company in 1966 after 31 years of service as a trainer and a supervisor. Mrs. Yancey was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Alexandria, La., her home for 30 years, and was also active in the Eastern Star and the Telephone Pioneers.
She is survived by her brother, Richard D. Yancey of Tucson, and other relatives and friends.
Visitation for Mrs. Yancey will be held Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 10 a.m. with burial to follow in Forrest Park Cemetery under the Direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
A memorial service is scheduled for Mrs. Yancey on Monday, June 11, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria, La. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.