Mr. Jake Humphrey Jr., age 74, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mr. Humphrey was born Aug. 18, 1928, in Widener. He was a retired machine operator at Halstead.
Mr. Humphrey is survived by his wife, Mae Gratis Humphrey; four sons, Leo Humphrey and James Earl Humphrey both of Forrest City, Jake Humphrey III and Mark Anthony Humphrey both of Little Rock; three daughters, Bobbie Clark of Dayton, Ohio, Ida Faye Bohannon Humphrey and Rose Mary Humphrey both of Little Rock; five sisters, Lillie Mae Holmes of Forrest City, Joella Moore, Ophelia Dortch, Versie Mae Humphrey and Rose Ella Humphrey all of Chicago, Ill; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Humphrey will be held Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the New Light M. B. Church with Rev. Jessie McClure officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mr. Douglas F. Jones, age 66, of Marianna and formerly of Hughes, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Memphis.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Pearlene Jones of Marianna; four sons, Glenn Jones, Marvin Jones and Rodney Jones all of Houston, Texas and Douglas E. Jones of Marianna; four sisters, Deloris Isabell of Memphis, Ida Brown and Linda Wilburn of St. Louis, Mo. and Claudine Grant of Los Angeles, Calif.; one brother, Cleotis Carter of St. Louis, Mo.; and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Jones will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Bethlehem M. B. Church in Marianna. Funeral services will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Bethlehem M.B. Church with burial in the church cemetery following. The Anthony Funeral Home in Anthonyville is in charge of all arrangements.
Rev. Monroe Smith, age 81, of Forrest City and formerly of West Memphis, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Rev. Smith is survived by two sons, Arvee Smith of Marion, Ind., and Monroe Smith Jr. of Chicago Ill.; two daughters, Diane Brumfield of Maywood, Ill., and Vivian Smith of Chicago Ill.; one sister, Rev. Rosetta Gatewood of Forrest City; and five grandchildren.
Visitation for Rev. Smith will be held Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anthony - West Memphis Funeral Home Chapel North. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at the 15th Street Church of God in Christ in West Memphis. Burial will follow in Paradise Garden Cemetery under the direction of Anthony Funeral Home South in West Memphis.
Mr. James Walker Sr., age 76, of Forrest City, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Walker was born March 10, 1926, in Forrest City. He was a retired fork lift driver.
Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Augusta Walker; two sons, James Walker Jr. and Eugene Walker both of Forrest City; three daughters, Louise Fields, Angela Walker and Alberta Hayes all of Forrest City; one sister Dorothy Dunlow of Moreno Valley, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Walker will be held Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Clay Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Walker will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002 at 2 p.m. at United Christian M. B. Church with Rev. Theodis Cochran Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.