Mrs. Ida P. Baker, age 98, of Gary, Ind., formerly of Forrest City, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Methodist Hospital Northlake.
Mrs. Baker was born June 23, 1903, in Widener, and was the daughter of the late Tom and Armette Greenlee. She retired after serving 48 years as a principal in the St. Francis County School systems and was a member of the CME Church where she was on the missionary board.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her husbands, Joseph Pennington and Emmitt Baker; a son; two sisters; two brothers and two granddaughters.
She is survived by six sons, Terry Pennington of Gary, Ind., Percy Pennington of Chicago, Ill., Emmett Baker of St. Louis, Mo., Albert Baker of Richmond, Calif., A.D. Baker of New York, N.Y. and Emery Baker of Aurora, Ill.; two daughters, Susie Clay and Estelle Jackson, both of Memphis; a sister, Armetta Davis of Gary, Ind.; 28 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Baker will be held Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, from 12 to 8 p.m., with family hour from 7 to 8 p.m., at Guy and Allen Funeral Chapel. Funeral services for Mrs. Baker will be conducted on Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at 2 p.m., at the Israel CME Church, with Rev. Dr. Nicholas Betts officiating the service. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Guy and Allen Funeral Directors, Inc.
Mrs. Lena C. Johnson, age 75, of Palestine, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis.
Mrs. Johnson, born Jan. 9, 1927, in Palestine, was the daughter of Berylotha Mathena and Rosie Blankenship Mathena.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by five daughters, Rosie Williams, Mary Smith, Gladys Ferguson, Ann L. Parker and Linda Johnson, all of Detroit, Mich.; eight sons, Jerry Johnson and Willie Johnson, both of Detroit, Mich., James Johnson of Forrest City, Erna B. Johnson of North Carolina, Clarence Johnson of St. Louis, Anthony Johnson of Florida, Tony Johnson of Norfolk, Va. and Thomas Johnson of Baton Rouge, La.; two brothers, Clarence Mathena of Chicago, Ill. and Beryl Mathena of Jackson, Miss.; 36 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mrs. Johnson will be held, Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at 10 a.m. at M.T. Gillian Baptist Church with Rev. Theodore Austin officiating. Burial will follow in Gill Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mrs. Cornelia "Bobbie" Jones, age 52, of Little Rock, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Jones, born April 4, 1949, in Forrest City, was the daughter of Amos Williams Sr. and Arena Poole Williams.
Mrs. Jones is survived by four daughters, Leten Davis, Henrietta Jones, Marie Jones and Amey Williams, all of Little Rock; two sons, Arthue Jones and Christopher Jones, both of Little Rock, nine sisters, Ethel Davis, Joann Ivory, Shirley Williams, Carolyn Stideum, Addie Hare, Dianne Evans, Katharine Kidd, Elizabeth Williams and Beverly Hampton, all of Forrest City; seven brothers, Odell Williams and Charles Williams, both of St. Louis, Amos Williams Jr., Darnell Williams, Alfred Williams, Roosevelt Williams and Jeffery Williams, all of Forrest City; 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation for Mrs. Jones will be held, Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral Services, will be conducted on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. at Summerfield M.B. Church with Rev. Willie Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mrs. Edna Crumbly Reason, age 100, of Widener, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Reason was born June 9, 1901 in Brinkley, and was a homemaker.
She is survived by five sons, Julian Crumbly, Ralph Crumbly and Joe Louis Crumbly, all of Chicago, Isaac Crumbly of Ft. Valley, Ga. and Jack Crumbly of Widener; five daughters, Florine Kelly of Detroit, Mich., Catherine Manning of Maywood, Ill., Hazel Smith of Forrest City, Jeanette Wiley of Blytheville and Edna Thompson of Las Vegas, Nev.; 38 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Reason will be held Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Reason will be conducted on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at 1 p.m at St. Luke A.M.E. Church. Burial will follow in Paradise Garden Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mr. Willie B. Sparkman Sr., age 68, of Carlisle, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at Baptist Health in Little Rock.
Mr. Sparkman, formerly of Palestine, was born, Aug. 15, 1933, in Palestine and was the son of E. L. Sparkman and Mary Bowman Ross.
Mr. Sparkman is survived by a daughter, Mary L. Sparkman of Marianna; a son, Willie B. Sparkman Jr. of Chicago, Ill. and an aunt, Pearlena Bolden, of Forrest City.
A visitation service for Mr. Sparkman will be held, today, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, from 4 p.m to 6 p.m. in the chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Graveside services for Mr. Sparkman will be held Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at 12:30 p.m. at West Cemetery in Palestine with Elder Lloyd Bolden officiating, under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.