Mr. George Black, age 81, of Forrest City, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at Methodist Hospital - Central in Memphis.
Mr. Black, born Oct. 26, 1921, in Blackfish, was a retired inspector with Forrest City Machine Works. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Black of Forrest City; two sons, George Black of Forrest City and Darryl Black of South Carolina; a daughter, Debra McNutt of Little Rock; a sister, Eldorada Black of Chicago, Ill.; three stepsons, Phillip Jones Jr., Larry Jones and Calvin Jones, all of Cleveland, Ohio; four stepdaughers, Eloise Lemon of Cleveland, Ohio, Elizabeth Blake of Little Rock, Annette Winfrey of Forrest City and Joyce Parchman of Arlington, Texas; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mr. Black will be held on Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, from noon to 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Black will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at St. John M.B. Church in Madison with Rev. James Brooks officiating. Burial will follow in Scott-Bond Cemetery.
Mr. Henry B. Rahmlow Jr., age 65, of Searcy, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at White County Medical Center in Searcy.
Mr. Rahmlow, born July 14, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of Henry B. Rahmlow Sr. and Julia Eileen Orawsky. Mr. Rahmlow was a retiree from Yale Hoist and lived in Forrest City until moving to Searcy in 1989. He was a veteran of the Air Force and a Catholic by faith. He was also a member of the American Legion.
In 1983, Mr. Rahmlow married Lila Wilson Roberson and she survives him along with three daughters, Susan Anderson of Locust Grove, Julia Baker of Indiana and Jamie Goodwin of Searcy; two sons, Herman Wilson of Tumbling Shoals and James Wilson of Searcy, and 10 grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Rahmlow will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, at 3 p.m. at Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mr. Roland Hassell Troxell, age 81, of Forrest City, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Troxell was born on Feb. 6, 1921 in Searcy, the son of Henry Hassell Troxell and Viola Dollar Troxell. He lived in Forrest City for most of his life and was the owner and operator of Southern Furniture Company. Mr. Troxell was a Lions Club member and former vice-president and member of the Chamber of Commerce, Merchant's Committee chairman. He also served as vice-president of Nathan Bedford Forrest Academy and vice-president of the Arkansas Furniture Association. He was businessman of the year and was a veteran of World War II with the Army Air Corp. Mr. Troxell was also a member of Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Troxell married Hazel Blankenship in 1946 and she preceded him in death in 1995. He is survived by three daughters, Desha Miller of Tullahoma, Tenn., Jo Patterson of Forrest City, RoAnn Powell of Caldwell; two sisters, Rene Warner of Yardley, Pa., and Beryl Wilson of California; two brothers, Don Troxell and Jerry Troxell both of California and six grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Troxell on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held graveside on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Forrest Park Cemetery with Rev. Denton McClellen officiating.
Mrs. Mosella Walker, age 76, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
Mrs. Walker, born Feb. 27, 1926, in Colt, was a homemaker. Mrs. Walker is survived by a sister, Ora Lee Cotton of Chicago, Ill.
Visitation services for Mrs. Walker will be held, Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Rising Sun M.B. Church with Rev. John Strong officiating. Burial will follow in Stanley Grove Cemetery in Caldwell.