Mrs. Venus Lee Hooker, age 84, of Palestine, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mrs. Hooker was born Aug. 15, 1918, in St. Francis County, the daughter of Jim Lee and Ida Belle Kingery Lee. She lived in St. Francis County all of her life, and was retired from Reltoc Manufacturing. She was a member of the Palestine Church of Christ.
Mrs. Hooker married James H. "Short" Hooker in 1936, and he preceded her in death in 1989. She is survived by four sons; Bill Hooker of Pearl, Miss., Dale Hooker of Meeker, Okla., Stanley Hooker of North Little Rock, and Jay Hooker of Memphis; four daughters, Joy Howton and Betty Shafer both of Palestine, Wanda Crews of Niangua, Mo., and Rosie Howton of Stamps, 27 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mrs. Hooker will be held on Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at the Palestine Church of Christ, at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Bell Cemetery in Palestine.
The family requests memorials be made to the Familys First Foundation or the Palestine Church of Christ.
Mr. Junior Richardson, age 84, of Little Rock and formerly of Palestine, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Baptist Medical Center.
Mr. Richardson was born March 15, 1918, in Palestine and was a retired farmer. He is survived by a daughter, Ola Mae Barton of Palestine; four brothers Murry Richardson, Melton Richardson and Clyde Richardson all of Minneapolis, Minn., and Sam Richardson of Battle Creek, Mich.; six sisters, Marie Smith of Forrest City, Vannise Bogard of Palestine, Lorraine Ward of Detroit, Mich., Odessia Taylor and Loistine Colem both of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mattie Fortes, of Ashland, Mass.; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Visitation services for Mr. Richardson will be held on Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Derron Hawkins officiating. Burial will follow in Union Hill Cemetery in Palestine.
Mr. John William Sharp, age 67, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in Memphis.
Mr. Sharp was born Feb. 20, 1935, in Savannah, Tenn., the son of Clarence Sharp and Hattie Smith. He was a security guard at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City and a veteran.
Mr. Sharp is survived by his wife, Vera Marie Sharp of Forrest City; two daughters, Claudia Marie Cazanes of Cleanlake, Texas, and Shelia Meyers of Forrest City; a son, Larry Billingsley of Marianna; three sisters, Betty Hindman of Savannah, Tenn., Helen Robinson of Toledo, Ohio, and Pauline Dinsmore of Michigan City, Ind.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Clarence Vestal Sharp.
Funeral services for Mr. Sharp will be held on Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at 2 p.m., at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home Chapel in Marianna with Rev. David Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow in Bell Cemetery in Palestine.