Mr. John Thomas Drury, age 84, of Pine Tree, died Friday, Nov. 14 2003, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro.
Mr. Drury was born Oct. 23, 1919 in Colt, and was the son of Charles Drury and Cora Green Drury. He lived in the Pine Tree area for most of his life and was a veteran of World War II. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart and a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Drury was a charter member of the St.. Francis County Farmers Association. He was a member of the Colt United Methodist Church.
In 1954 Mr. Drury married Inez Spince, and she preceded him in death in 1979. He married Ida Whittle in 1980, and she survives him, along with four daughters, Debbie Clegg of Colt, Johnny Jones of Forrest City and Pat Johnson and Phyllis Weddington, both of Wynne; a stepson, Buddy Whittle of Forrest City; three sisters, Vera Brown and Martha Bennett both of Wynne and Elizabeth Adams of Colt; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One sister, Viola Jordan, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at 2 p.m.
at Stevens Funeral Home, with burial following in Forrest Park
Cemetery.
Mrs. Patricia Lee "Patsy" Kinney, aged 78, of Forrest City, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
She was born May 11, 1925, in Johnson City, Tenn. and was the daughter of Paul Patrick and Rita Keebler Patrick. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Kinney was a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a major in music, and was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She was an accomplished pianist, working with Jerome Robertson in Memphis before moving to Forrest City.
In 1951, she married Knox Kinney, and he preceded her in death in 2002. She is survived by a son, Baird Kinney of Forrest City; a daughter, June Kinney Belew of Memphis; a sister, Jo Ann Patrick Moore of Dallas, Texas, and a granddaughter.
Visitation for Mrs. Kinney will be from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held graveside, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Forrest City.