Mr. Edward E. Cross, age 37, of Forrest City, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis.
Mr. Cross was born Nov. 15, 1964 in Marianna. He was a 1983 graduate of Forrest City High School and a shipping foreman with Forrest City Grocery.
Mr. Cross is survived by his mother, Ever Lue Cross of Forrest City; a daughter, Kristin Kaya Cross of Forrest City; four brothers, Levell Cross of Chicago, Ill., Lamar Bailey and Roy Lee Bailey both of St. Louis, Mo., Willie A. Cross of Forrest City; and one sister, Emma J. Cross Bell of Chicago, Ill.
Visitation for Mr. Cross will be held on Wednesday, Aug., 21, 2002 at Clay Funeral Home from 2 to 5 p.m. Services will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Living God with Rev. M.T. Dedner officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery, under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mrs. Emogene Reeves Millard, age 63, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
Mrs. Millard, born June 15, 1939, in Haynes, was the daughter of Square Reeves and Hannah Hurst Reeves. She was a 1956 graduate of Lincoln High School and a retiree of Sanyo Manufacturing where she was employed for 36 years.
In 1966 Mrs. Millard married James E. Millard and he survives her along with her mother; five daughters, Wilma Hull of Jonesboro, Cecelia Gatling of Clarksdale, Hannah Dozier of Little Rock, Pattie Miller of Honolulu, Hawaii and Audrey May of East Chicago, Ind.; a son, Rodney Sain of Forrest City; three sisters, Billie Bryant of St. Louis, Mo., and Barbara Evansingston and Jimmie Prince, both of Forrest City; three brothers, Harold Reeves of Virginia, Willard Reeves of East Chicago, Ind. and Wilbert Reeves of St. Louis, Mo.; several grandchildren and a host of other relatives.
Visitation services for Mrs. Millard will be held Thursday, Aug. 21, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Woodhouse Mortuary and on Friday, Aug. 22, 2002, at Rising Sun M.B. Church from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Funeral services for Mrs. Millard will be held Friday, Aug. 22, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Rising Sun M.B. Church with Rev. John Strong officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.