Mrs. Helen Myers Brantley, age 87, of Indianola, Miss., formerly of Forrest City, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001.
Mrs. Brantley was born Nov. 3, 1913, in Forrest City, and was the daughter of Leslie Myers and Mamie Sellars Myers. She had made her home in Forrest City most of her life where she was a housewife and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Brantley was married to Nall Brantley in 1932 and he preceded her in death in 1989.
She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Brantley Hill of Indianola; one son, Rev. David Brantley of Alanson, Mich.; one sister, Mary Hardy of Forrest City; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Brantley was held today, Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Forrest Park Cemetery. Rev. David Brantley officiated the service under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mr. William Shirley Kirk, age 81, of Cale, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Mr. Kirk was born April 23, 1920, in Nevada County, and was the son of Henry Jeff and Beulah Buchanan Kirk. He was a retired farmer and construction worker, a former owner operator of Kirk's Grocery in Cale and an Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Kirk was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Marie Kirk in March 2000 and one sister, Brodie Knight.
He is survived by two sons, Gary Nelson Kirk of Lewisville and Kenneth Michael Kirk of Forrest City; two daughters, Patsy Marie Littrell and Sandra Kaye Melton, both of Cale; two brothers, Duncan Kirk of Commanche, Texas and Dennis Kirk of Camden; two sisters, Katherine Porterfield of Chidester and Evelyn Martindale of Prescott; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Kirk were held today, Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home Chapel in Prescott, with Rev. Fincher Knight officiating. Burial followed in Ebenezer Cemetery in Bluff City under the direction of Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.