Mrs. Annie Mae Adamson, age 83, of Colt, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.
Mrs. Adamson, born Jan. 24, 1919, in Forrest City, was the daughter of Henry Coleman and Julie Aaron Coleman. She made her home in the Forrest City area for all of her life and was retired from Reltoc Sewing Plant. She was a Baptist by faith.
In 1934 Mrs. Adamson married Marion F. Johnson and he preceded her in death in 1971. She is survived by two daughters, Ruth Ann Dennis of Colt and Bettye Yarbro of Pangburn; a sister, Mabel Johnson of Camden; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mrs. Adamson will be held, Monday, March 25, 2002, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Adamson will be held, Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home with Rev.J.E. Hughes and Rev. Bud Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Hughes Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carrie Mae Dubois Maness, age 91, of Palestine, died Sunday, March 24, 2002.
Mrs. Maness, born Feb. 1, 1911, in St. Louis, Mo., was the daughter of Charles Dubois and Carrie Schflin Dubois. She has lived in Palestine since 1946 and was a housewife and a member of the Water Tower Baptist Church in St. Louis.
In 1927 Mrs. Maness married James Fred "Buster" Maness and he preceded her in death in 1972.
She is survived by a son, Charles Maness of Palestine; a daughter, Sherrin Rae Frazier of Paragould; seven grandchildren and seven-great grandchildren. Mrs. Maness was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Dorothy Sue Pratt in 2000.
Visitation for Mrs. Maness will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2002, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held, Wednesday, May 27, 2002, at 2 p.m. in Stevens Chapel with Rev. Wes Beavers officiating. Burial will follow at Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Ms. Bonnie Fay Snelson, age 59, of Forrest City, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Ms. Snelson, born Sept. 29, 1942, in Tennessee, was a housewife and a Pentecostal.
She is survived by a daughter, Velma Hall, of Forrest City; two brothers, Jackie Makemson of Forrest City and Paul Neal Makemson of Brinkley and a grandson.
Visitation services for Ms. Snelson will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2002, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Morgan Chapel. Funeral services for Ms. Snelson will be held, Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Morgan Chapel with Bro. Rayburn Melton officiating. Burial will follow at Hughes Cemetery under the direction of Morgan Funeral Home.
Mr. Howard Whitehead, age 70, of Wynne, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne.
Mr. Whitehead, born May 6, 1931, in Gunter's Mountain, Ala., was the son of Wes Whitehead and Florence Pruitt. He lived in Cross County for 30 years and was a retired soybean and rice farmer.
Mr. Whitehead is survived by his wife, Louella Martin Whitehead of Wynne; a son, Roger Dale Whitehead of Wynne; two daughters, Linda Faye Stevenson of Forrest City and Brenda Kay Hunt of Wynne; four sisters, Plumer Weeks, Ruth Kiggins, Pauline Yarbrough and Kathleen Franklin, all of Osceola; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers and a sister.
Visitation services for Mr. Whitehead will be held, Tuesday, March 26, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Kernodle Funeral Home in Wynne. Graveside services for Mr. Whitehead will follow at 10:45 a.m. at Halk Cemetery in Wynne with Rev. T. G. Ramsey officiating. Kernodle Funeral Home of Wynne is in charge of arrangements.