Mr. Henry F. Allen Jr., age 70, of Forrest City, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Allen, born June 6, 1931, in Cross County, was the son of Henry Allen Sr. and Agnes Lunsford Allen. He lived in the Widener area for most of his life and served as mayor of Widener for 18 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War and a member of Widener Baptist Church.
In 1952 Mr. Allen married Lavinia Dickerson and she survives him along with a son, Wayne Allen of Forrest City; two daughters, Judy Sweet of Forrest City and Phyllis Tatum of Hickory Flat, Miss.; three brothers, Tobe Allen, of Nebraska, and Bruce Allen and Stanley Allen, both of Pascagoula, Miss.; two sisters, Paula Stallings of Arizona and Sue Weatherford of Pascagoula, Miss.; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Agnes Lynn Allen, in 1959.
Funeral services for Mr. Allen will be held graveside, Friday, March 15, 2002, at 3 p.m. in Widener Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Queen Esther Davis, age 63, of Forrest City, died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mrs. Davis, born Jan. 19, 1939, in Biscoe, was a retired cook from the Chicago School District.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband, Eddie Davis, of Chicago, Ill.; two sons, David Ticey Jr. and Towalo Johnson, both of Chicago, Ill.; five daughters, LaVerne Williamson, Duanita Holloway and Sherry Johnson, all of Forrest City, and Tina Johnson and Lynda Johnson, both of Chicago, Ill.; a brother, Charles Haynes of Forrest City; a sister, Earnestine Hoskins of Chicago, Ill.; a stepson, Prophet Lee of West Memphis; 40 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mrs. Davis will be held, Friday, March 15, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the chapel of Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held, Saturday, March 16, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Christian Redeeming Spiritual Church No. 1, with Rev. Therother Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.