Mrs. Azzie Lee Benard, age 74, of Hughes, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Benard is survived by nine daughters, Ozelia Wilson, Diane Hatton, Lorene Moore, all of Hughes, Joann Toney of Memphis, Ester Dawson and Bessie Lowe of Forrest City, Azzie Lee Benard II of Brownsville, Tenn., Lavern Mason of Tulsa, Okla. and Bernice Sanders of Los Angeles, Calif.; three sons, Tommy Benard and David Benard, both of Hughes and William Benard of Chicago, Ill.; a sister, Alberta Long of Forrest City; two brothers, Robert Lee Randle of Rozell, N.J. and Phillip Randle of Forrest City; 43 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Benard will be held Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Anthony Funeral Home Chapel in Anthonyville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at 11 a.m., at St. Luke M.B. Church in Hughes with burial following in Paradise Garden with Anthony Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Luvetia Dillard, age 72, of Colt, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis.
Mrs. Dillard, born July 15, 1929, in Caldwell, was a retired custodian at Caldwell Elementary.
Mrs. Dillard is survived by four daughters, Corine Harmon, Christine Finch, Betty Hamilton and Mary Jones, all of Caldwell; four sons, John Dillard Jr., Louis Dillard and Earnest Dillard, all of Caldwell and Eugene Dillard of Forrest City; a foster son, Chester Thompson; two brothers, James Tabron and Ben Harris Tabron, both of St. Louis, Mo.; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mrs. Dillard will be held Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Clay Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Church of Christ Disciples with Elder Joe King officiating. Burial will follow in Clark Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.