Mrs. Lida Lee Jones Carty, age 75, of Forrest City, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Carty, born Oct. 27, 1926, in Stuttgart, was the daughter Robert T. Jones and Wilhemina Rosina Hahn Jones. She was a retiree from Eaton, Yale and Towne.
Mrs. Carty is survived by two sons, Robert Carty of Fredericksburg, Va. and David Carty of Jonesboro; three brothers, Roscoe Jones of Hot Springs, Kelly Jones of Stuttgart and Gerald Jones of Jacksonville; two sisters, Gloria Ferrara of Los Alamitos, Calif. and Pat Hisaw of Lake Providence, La., and three grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carty were held Monday, Oct. 29, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Stevens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Raymond "Rambo" Hensley, age 64, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Hensley, born June 3, 1938, in Colorado, was the son of Cloyed and Ida Hensley. He had made his home in the Forrest City area for the past 20 years. He attended Palestine Gospel Chapel. Mr. Hensley is survived by a brother, Theodore Hensley and a number of relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Hensley were held on Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jewel Ellis Pitts, age 95, of Cherry Valley, died Wednesday Oct. 23, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Pitts, born March 30, 1907, in Pine Tree, the daughter of Louin Ellis and Emma Reeves Ellis. She was a member of the Feltner Assembly of God Church and a member of the homemakers extension club in Cherry Valley.
In July of 1924, Mrs. Pitts married the late John Preston Pitts. She is survived by a son, Bill Pitts of Cherry Valley; two sisters, Lois Skinner and Retha Barker, both of Forrest City; a brother, Gary Ellis of Forrest City; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Pitts were held, Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne with Rev. Jim Davis, Rev. Dan Minton and Rev. Wanda Secrease officiating. Burial followed in Tyer Cemetery in Cherry Valley under the direction of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne.
Mr. John Preston Pitts, age 98, of Cherry Valley, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Pitts, a lifelong resident of Cherry Valley, was born Aug. 9, 1904 in Cherry Valley, the son of James Pitts and Zada Shannon Pitts. Mr. Pitts was an Assembly of God minister for many years and had served as pastor of the Fair Oaks Assembly of God Church. He also served as a mail carrier for the United State Postal Service. He was a member of the Feltner Assembly of God Church.
In July of 1924, Mr. Pitts married the late Jewel Ellis Pitts. He is survived by a son, Bill Pitts of Cherry Valley; a sister, Novie Gaskin of Wynne; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Pitts were held on Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, in the Chapel of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in Wynne, with Rev. Jim Davis, Rev. Dan Minton and Rev. Wanda Secrease officiating. Burial followed in Tyer Cemetery in Cherry Valley under the direction of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne.
Mr. Kenneth Ray Pitts Sr., age 73, of Cherry Valley, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Pitts, born April 28, 1929, in Cherry Valley, was the son of John Pitts and Jewel Ellis Pitts. Mr. Pitts served as a salesman for custom floors in St. Louis for many years and worked in the flooring industry until his retirement in 1997. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, where he served two terms and was a Pentecostal by faith.
In June of 1950 Mr. Pitts married Leenora Lovejoy Pitts and she survives him along with a son, Kenneth Pitts Jr., of St. Louis, Mo.; two daughters, Darlene Pitts and Michelle Pitts, both of St. Louis, Mo., and three grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Pitts were held on Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, in the Chapel of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home, with Rev. Jim Davis, Rev. Dan Minton and Rev. Wanda Secrease officiating. Burial followed in Tyer Cemetery in Cherry Valley under the direction of Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne.
Mrs. Ruby Vickers, age 72, of Hughes, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002, at her home. Mrs. Vickers, a homemaker, was the wife of the late Rev. Howard Vickers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Vickers were held Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at Hughes First Baptist Church in Hughes. Burial followed in Memphis Memory Gardens in Memphis under the direction of Roller-Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis.