Mr. Arthur W. Baldwin, age 67, of Colt, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis.
Mr. Baldwin was born June 19, 1934, in Tennessee, and was the son of Louis W. Baldwin and Daisy Clement Baldwin. He lived in St. Francis County most of his life, was a carpenter, and attended the Old Time Pentecostal Church.
Mr. Baldwin married Mecial Sanders in 1959, and she survives him along with two sons, Darryl Baldwin of Shearerville and Lewis Baldwin of Colt; a daughter, Kimberly Scott of Colt; his mother, Daisy Baldwin of West Memphis; two brothers, Donald Baldwin of West Memphis and Louis Baldwin of Houston, Miss.; four sisters, Effie Colvin of Memphis, Betty Weatherford of Tennessee, Cora Baldwin and Dora Poole, both of Mississippi and four grandchildren.
Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Ernie Gene Cowan, age 56, of Caldwell, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Mr. Cowan was born Aug. 26, 1945, in Wynne. He lived in the Colt area most of his life and had been an assembly man at Sanyo Manufacturing Corp. and was a peace-time veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Cowan was preceded in death by his father, Ollie Wesley Cowan; his mother, Purcey Lee Hogue Cowan; three brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by a son, Erik Wesley Cowan of Colt; four daughters, Lisa Marie Ferguson and Theresa Lynn Anderson, both of Forrest City, Regina Renee Swan of Bald Knob and Tonya Marque Hill of Colt; two brothers, James Allen Cowan of Jonesboro and Billy Rogers Cowan of Melbourne; two sisters, Laverne Cowan Mauffray of Gulf Port, Miss. and Lucille Cowan Rushing of Wynne and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Cowan were held today, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Kernodle Funeral Home in Wynne, with Rev. Don Robinson and Rev. Allen Cowan officiating the service. Burial followed in Hughes Cemetery in Forrest City under the direction of Kernodle Funeral Home.
Mr. Demingo Leodis Tyler, age 25, of Forrest City, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Tyler was born June 27, 1976, in Forrest City.
He is survived by his mother, Mary Tyler of Forrest City; four brothers, Terry Gene Watson, Demitrius R. Tyler and Elcorion Cross, all of Forrest City, and Watson Corey of Marianna; and two sisters, Camille D. Clanton and Temica S. Sargent, both of Forrest City.
A graveside funeral service was held for Mr. Tyler on Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Forrest City Cemetery with Elder Nathaniel Pendleton and Elder John H. Jennings officiating the service, under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.