Mrs. Johnnie Mae "Lil Baby" Jackson-Lockhart, age 76, of Forrest City, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002.
Mrs. Lockhart, born Dec. 12, 1925, in Marianna, to Walter Jackson and Sarah Covington-Jackson. She was a Baptist by faith.
In 1943, Mrs. Lockhart, married Melvin Lockhart Sr., and he survives her along with eight children, Melvin Lockhart Jr., Walter Lockhart, Bright Lockhart, Betty Swift, Reginald Lockhart, Sandra Roberts and Pat Lockhart, all of Forrest City and Evelyn Anderson of Orlando Fla.; 25 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a child Maxie Lockhart.
Visitation services for Mrs. Lockhart will be held on Friday, Oct. 25, 2002, from noon to 5 p.m. at Marianna Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at 11 a.m. at New Light M.B. Church with Rev. Jesse McClure officiating.
Mr. John Lee Smith, age 74, of Heth, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2002 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Cloteal Smith of Heth; two daughters, Susie Smith of Chicago, Ill., and Alice McFarland of Dallas, Texas; seven sons, John H. Smith and Oscar Smith, both of Memphis, Leroy Smith of Forrest City, James Smith of Atlanta, Ga., Sgt. Gary Smith of Phoenix, Ariz., Tech. Sgt. Gregory Smith of Naples, Italy and Jerry Smith of Cleveland, Ohio; five sisters, Callie M. Perry, Cora Adams, Gerald Evans and Bobbie Smith, all of Blytheville and Lillie Moore of St. Louis, Mo.; three brothers, George Smith and Eugene Smith, both of Heth and Willie Smith of Fort Pierce, Fla.; 34 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation services for Mr. Smith will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Friendship M.B. Church in Heth. Funeral services will follow at 1:30 at Friendship with burial following in Paradise Garden Cemetery. Anthony Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.