Mrs. Helen Busby, age 91, of Marion, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, in Marion.
Mrs. Busby, a long time resident of Caldwell, was born Jan. 4, 1911. She was a housewife and a member of Caldwell Baptist Church.
Mrs. Busby is survived by a son, Dicky Busby of Marion; a daughter, Barbara Key of Longview, Texas; a sister, Eunice Brown of Caldwell; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Busby.
Funeral services for Mrs. Busby will be held graveside, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Forrest Park Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Nora Bell Hutchinson, age 80, of Forrest City, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God.
Mrs. Hutchinson is survived by three sons, Bob Allen Leisure and Melvin Woodrow Leisure both of Forrest City, and Lloyd Wayne Leisure of Brinkley; two daughters, Shirley Rose Chism of Moro and Polly Ann Travis of Forrest City; 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Graveside services for Mrs. Hutchinson were held today, Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at 10 a.m. in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Westbrook Funeral Home of Beebe was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. James Willard Sharp, age 73, of Wynne, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at his home.
Mr. Sharp was a self-employed brick layer and was employed at Yale and Towne for 10 years. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge in Forrest City, and the Lions Club in Palestine. He was also a member of the Local 5 Brick Layers Union and the Calvary Apostolic Church.
Mr. Sharp is survived by his wife, Patsy Ann Graves Sharp of the home; five sons, Rickey Sharp of Cherry Valley, Sam Sharp of Newcastle, Calif., Buddy Sharp of Dallas, Texas, Bobby Sharp of West Memphis and James Sharp of Colt; four daughters, Catherine Farrish and Martha Grosvenor both of Carrollton, Texas, Annette Sharp of West Memphis and Patsy Marie Moore of Pearl River, Miss.; one brother, Douglas Sharp of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a sister, Mary Ollie Coggins of Trumann; 21 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Sharp and his first wife, Veletret Roberts Sharp.
Visitation for Mr. Sharp will be held on Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in Wynne. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the Calvary Apostolic Church in Wynne. Burial will follow in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion.