Friday, June 8, 2001


Jacklon Hines

Mrs. Jacklon Hines, age 34, of Forrest City, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.

Mrs. Hines was born Sept. 30, 1966, in West Memphis.

She is survived by her husband, Aaron Hines of Forrest City; her father, Arthur Gunthrop of Forrest City; her mother, Naomi Gunthrop of Los Angeles, Calif.; a son, Kendon Hines of Forrest City; two daughters, Kelsey Hines and Kangela Hines, both of Forrest City; a brother, Sammy Gunthrop of Los Angeles, Calif. and a sister, Margaret Gunthrop of Forrest City.

Visitation for Mrs. Hines will be Friday, June 8, 2001, from 2 to 5 p.m., at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 2 p.m., at the Church of the Living God with Rev. M.T. Dedner officiating. Burial will follow in the Hines Family Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.


Jessie Gene Williamson

Mr. Jessie Gene (Punchy) Williamson, age 48, of Forrest City, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Mr. Williamson, born Aug. 17, 1952, in West Memphis, 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 Gene Williamson Jr., Rodgrick Williamson and Nathaniel Williamson, all of Forrest City; 11 sisters, Rowena Davis, Georgia Sparkmon, Delorse Mucherson, Josephine Brown, Maple Brown, Shrees Brown, April Brown, all of Forrest City, Racheal Williamson of Hughes, Easter Payton of Jonesboro and Carrie Mae Williamson and JoAnn Williamson, both of Marked Tree; nine brothers, J.D. Williamson, Jr., of Chatanooga, Tenn., Albert Williamson, Rodgers Williamson, Michael Williamson, Clarence Williamson and L.D. Williamson, all of Forrest City, Jerome Williamson of Freeport, Ill. and Daniel Williamson and Joshua Williamson, both of Jonesboro; a stepmother, Ollie Mae Williamson of Hughes and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Williamson 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.


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