Mrs. Jerlean Ford Hall, age 59, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Hall was born June 5, 1942, and was the daughter of Elsie Lee Ford Sr. and Dulcia Green. She graduated from Lincoln High School and was a retired teacher from the Dollarway School District in Pine Bluff. Mrs. Hall was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. In 1962 she married Robert Hall Sr.
She is survived by a son, Robert J. Hall Jr. of Clarksville, Tenn; 11 sisters, Shirley Ingram, Betty Smith, Belinda Sanford, all of Forrest City, Lauvenia Ford of Colt, Geraldine Brown and Beverly Smith, both of Little Rock, Eunice Walker of San Diego, Calif., Clarette Haynes of Arlington, Texas, Almeterice Marlowe of Ponway, Calif. and Beulah Guyton and Patricia Ford both of GrandRapids, Mich.; seven brothers, Cornell Smith of Memphis, Rufus Smith of North Little Rock, Elsie Ford, Randy Ford, Gregory Ford and Louis Adams, all of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Sylvester Smith of Tulsa, Okla. and a step-mother, Fannie Ford of Colt.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hall will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at 1:30 p.m., at First Baptist Church with Rev. Smith Foy officiating the service. Burial will follow in Clark Cemetery in Caldwell under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mrs. Corina King Smith, age 86, of Mequon, Wisc., formerly of Forrest City, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, at Mequon Health Care.
Mrs. Smith was born April 21, 1915, in Palestine, and was the daughter of Neely King and Susie Freeman King Bootee.
She is survived by two daughters, Enoka Nixon of Milwaukee, Wisc. and Carla Sanders of Jonesboro; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mrs. Smith will be Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be conducted Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at 12 p.m., at the Rising Sun M.B. Church with Rev. John Strong officiating the service. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.