Wednesday, April 16, 2003


Vernal King 'Puddin' Lee

Mrs. Vernal King "Puddin" Lee, aged 92, of Palestine, died Monday, April 14, 2003, at her home.

Mrs. Lee was born June 28, 1910 in Oak Forest, the daughter of Louis King and Pearl Parker King. She lived in the Palestine area all her life, was a housewife and a member of the Palestine Church of Christ.

In 1929, she married Rex Lee, and he preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by a daughter, Donna Elliott of Palestine; two sisters, Eva Stanley of Conroe, Texas and Fronia Gunn of West Helena; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lee will be held at the Palestine Church of Christ at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, with burial following in Bell Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


Anne McGehee McCain

Anne McGehee McCain, 81, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at her home in Widener. She was born on December 29, 1921, in Okolona, Mississippi and was preceded in death by her father, George Walter McGehee; mother, Kate Hulsey McGehee; brother, George Walter McGehee; sister, Mary Winifred Fowler. She is survived by Bill McCain, her husband of 56 years; daughter Katheryn (Betty) McGuigan of Deer Park, Texas; son, Bill McCain, Jr. of Houston, Texas; son Robert McCain of Forrest City, Arkansas; 5 grandsons, Chip and Clayton McCain of Houston, Texas; Michael, Rob and Ben McGuigan of Deer Park Texas; and numerous relatives and friends.

Anne was a long-time member of the Widener Methodist Church and will be remembered as a loving, caring person who enriched the lives of her many friends and relatives.

Visitation services will be held at the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday, April 16, 2003, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Funeral services for Mrs. McCain will be held at the Stevens Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2003, with burial following in Forrest Park.

The family requests that memorials be sent to the Widener Methodist Church, Widener, Arkansas


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