Mrs. Marguerite Gordy Woods, age 87, of Memphis and formerly of Widener and Forrest City, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at the Memphis Jewish Home.
Mrs. Woods was born July 13, 1915, in St. Francis County, the daughter of William F. Gordy and Mollie Nichols Gordy.
Mrs. Woods was a native of the Newcastle community, a general mercantile owner and operator near the Widener and Round Pond communities, a lifelong Methodist and an active member of both the Round Pond and Forrest Chapel Methodist Churches.
Mrs. Woods is survived by a son, James Eugene Woods of Memphis; a sister, Ernestine Gordy Dooley of Germantown, Tenn.; and two grandsons, Peter Carr Woods of Washington D.C. and Taylor Woods of Charleston, S.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward "Pete" Woods.
Graveside services were held for Mrs. Woods on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002 at Loughridge Cemetery with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
The family requests that memorials be made to either the Loughridge Cemetery Association at 723 St. Francis County Road 422, Forrest City, Ar. 72335, or the Memphis Jewish Home at 36 Bazeberry Rd., Cordova, Tenn. 38018.
Mrs. Frances Ann Ellis, age 51, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, in Pine Bluff.
Mrs. Ellis, born May 27, 1951, was the daughter of Robert and Maxine Simmons Harris. She was a housewife and a Baptist.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Gary Ellis of Forrest City; a daughter, Teresa Brown of Russellville; a brother, Robert Harris of Forrest City and a sister, Linda Barber of Forrest City.
Visitation for Mrs. Ellis will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, 2002 at the Morgan Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Morgan Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Gaylon Hendrix officiating. Burial will follow at Hughes Cemetery.