Mr. George L. Lalman, age 81, of Palestine, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at the Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis.
Mr. Lalman was born July 10, 1920, in McAlester, Okla., and was the son of the late George Edward and Ida Mae Woods Lalman. He was a farmer, a member of the Palestine Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a 32nd Degree Mason, former member of the Palestine Lions Club, and former chairman of the board of St. Francis County Farmers Association.
Mr. Lalman is survived by his wife, Billie Warren Lalman of Palestine; one son, Tommy Lalman of Palestine; one step-daughter, Terry Roberts of Forrest City; one brother, Howard Lalman of McAlester, Okla.; a sister, Ruth Christian of Hot Springs; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Lalman were held today, Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at 2 p.m., at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Palestine, with Bro. Steve Turner officiating the service. Burial followed in Johnston Cemetery in Wheatley, with Bob Neal and Sons Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests that memorials be sent in lieu of flowers to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 98, Palestine, AR., 72372, or to the Johnston Cemetery Association, c/o First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas, Wheatley, AR., 72392.