Mrs. Ineda W. Midgett Cox, age 73, of Dardanelle, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Cox was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Vanndale and was the daughter of the late Willie Levi and Effie Edna Meredith Midgett. She worked as a switchboard operator at St. Mary's Hospital and was a life time of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #3141.
Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by two brothers Darrell Midgett and Harold Midgett and a son-in-law, Timmy Trehern.
She is survived by her husband, G.W. Cox Jr. of Dardanelle; a son, John Martin Jr. of West Memphis; two daughters, Rachel M. Cox and Nita Cox Trehern, both of Dardanelle; two sisters, Vernease Shahan of Wynne and Peggy Currington of Argyle, Fla.; two brothers, Billy Midgett of Caldwell and George Midgett of Coldwater, Miss.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cox were held today, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle with Rev. Howard Cox officiating the service. Burial followed in Graves Cemetery in Delaware under the direction of Cornwell Funeral Service of Dardanelle.
Mr. Kenneth Noel Tatum, age 63, of Forrest City, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.
Mr. Tatum was born Dec. 11, 1937 in Memphis and was the son of Noel Tatum and Almeria Kennedy Tatum. He lived in Forrest City all of his life and was a retired superintendent of the Forrest City Water Treatment Plant and attended the Fellowship Bible Church.
Mr. Tatum married Becky Cox in 1958 and she survives him along with two sons, Rusty Tatum of Batesville and Bruce Tatum of Potts Camp, Miss; one daughter, Connie Clarkson of Holly Springs, Miss.; two sisters, Joyce Hollis of Forrest City and Beverly Love of West Memphis and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Tatum will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Tatum will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at 11 a.m., at Stevens Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forrest Park Cemetery.
The family request memorials be made to the Fellowship Bible Church.