Mrs. Helen Lee Fowler Joyner, age 90, of Brinkley, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Joyner was born Feb. 13, 1911 in Almyra and was the daughter of Ami Warner Fuller and Martha Graham Jackson Fuller. She had been a school teacher in Almyra and Yoder, a bookkeeper in Brinkley and had managed and owned motels in Brinkley. Mrs. Joyner was also an active member of the First Baptist Church of Brinkley.
Mrs. Joyner was preceded in death by two husbands, James Carroll Fowler in 1962 and Herbert Joyner in 1996; one son, James Warren Fowler in 1945 and one brother, Glenn Fuller in 1981.
She is survived by one son, Steven Jay Fowler of Conway; one daughter, Martha Frances Duke of Forrest City; one-step son, Lee Joyner of Memphis; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at First Baptist Church of Brinkley. Burial followed in Almyra Cemetery at Almyra under the direction of Fowler Funeral Home of Brinkley.
The family request memorials be sent to the First Baptist Church of Brinkley or to the Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministry, P.O. Box 552, Little Rock, Ar., 72203.
Mr. Harvey James Roeder, age 70, of Earle, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at the Med in Memphis.
Mr. Roeder was employed by the Roeder Construction Company and he served on the Earle Fire Department. He was also a member of the Earle Baptist Church.
Mr. Roeder was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Katherine Roeder.
He is survived by one daughter, Ramona Williams of Broken Arrow, Okla.; three sons, Jim Roeder of Earle, Ric Roeder of Forrest City and Robin Roeder of West Memphis; two sisters, Edna Leaptrot of Jacksonville and Juanita Martish of Mountain Home; two brothers, Floyd Roeder of Little Rock and Bobby Roeder of Earle; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Roeder will be held Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Earle Baptist Church in Earle. Burial will follow in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion under the direction of Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis.
The family request memorials be sent to Earle Baptist Church or Harwood Center School, 711 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, Tenn. 38105.