Mr. Williams Merle Cox, age 86, of Heber Springs, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy.
Mr. Cox, the son of Elliot Cox and Angeline Adkinson Cox, was born, July 26, 1915 in Hoxie. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist by faith.
Mr. Cox, was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Melba Winters Cox, in 1976. He is survived by three sons, Jerry Cox of Searcy, Larry Cox and Donald Cox, both of Heber Springs; two daughters, Susan Fulton of Checotah, Okla. and Ann Stewart of Forrest City; a sister, Wanda Hamilton of Wynne; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mr. Cox will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Olmstead Funeral Home in Heber Springs. Funeral services for Mr. Cox will be held Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Olmstead Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens at Heber Springs.
Mr. Iva A. Turley, age 79, of Moro, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Turley was born Aug. 6, 1922, in Pangburn, and was the son of Andrew Jackson Turley and Flora B. Poole Turley. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Marianna. Mr. Turley, a carpenter by trade, was a member of Moro Baptist Church, where he had been a Sunday School superintendent for four years. He lived in Moro for 60 years.
Mr. Turley is survived by his wife, Mildred Turley of the home; a son, Larry G. Turley of Searcy; two daughters, Linda E. Jones of Forrest City and Shirley K. Fowler of Moro; a brother, Gaylon Turley of Cabot; a sister, Edna Burns of Moro; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Turley will be Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Fowler Funeral Home in Brinkley. Funeral services for Mr. Turley will be conducted on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at 2 p.m., at the Moro Baptist Church, with Bro. Bill Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Moro with Fowler Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
The family request memorials be made to the Moro Baptist Church.