Mrs. Mary Louise Clay, age 73, of Forrest City, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002 and Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis.
Mrs. Clay was born March 25, 1929, in Aubrey and was a retired LPN. Mrs. Clay is survived by her mother, Annie Bell Washington of Searcy; three sons, Elbert Clay of Chicago, Ill., Louis Clay of El Dorado, Rev. Hugh Clay of Little Rock; three daughters, Freida Williams and Gwendolyn C. Williams both of Forrest City, Minister E. Elise West of Little Rock; four brothers, James Washington, Porter Washington, and Douglas Washington all of Searcy, Timothy Washington of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters, Katherine Brunson of Searcy, Dorothy King of Toledo, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Clay will be held Monday, Aug. 12, 2002 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Lane Chapel CME Church. Funeral services will be held at Lane Chapel CME Church following visitation with Rev. Ronald A. Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest City Cemetery, under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sarah Lena Hill, age 96, of Forrest City, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at Crestpark Retirement Inn in Forrest City.
Mrs. Hill, born Feb. 27, 1906, was the daughter of James Thomas and Nancy Hamilton Baber. She was a housewife and a member of St. Paul Church in Ozan.
In 1923 she married William Truman Hill and he preceded her in death in 1973, along with a son, Robert Hill, in 1993. She is survived by two sons, Truman Hill of Bryant and Ernest Ted Hill of Forrest City; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mrs. Hill will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Herndon Funeral Home in Hope. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Hill will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Cemetery in Ozan under the direction of Herndon Funeral Home in Hope.
Mr. Eddie Lee Robinson, age 51, of Wynne, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 202, in Hazen.
Mr. Robinson was a landscaper and a member of the Masons. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Robinson of Wynne; three daughters, Tammy Robinson of Jonesboro and Erica Robinson Spiller and Lashunda Gore, both of Little Rock; six sons, Eddie Robinson Jr., of Jonesboro, Dedrick Robinson, Corey Robinson and Bernard Burton, all of Little Rock, Jermaine Robinson of Oak Grove, Ken., and Keith Robinson of Albany, Ga.; four sisters, Lou Bertha Sykes of Wynne, Inez Robinson of Milwaukee, Wis., Queen Robinson of Memphis and Lucy Robinson of Detroit, Mich.; four brothers, Almus Robinson Jr. and Jimmy Robinson, both of Detroit, Mich., Ronnie Robinson of Milwaukee, Wis., and Sylvester Robinson of Chicago, Ill. and 16 grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mr. Robinson will be held Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Salem M.B. Church in Forrest City. Funeral services for Mr. Robinson will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at noon at Salem M.B. Church with burial following in Paradise Gardens Cemetery. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.