Mrs. Robbie Hughes Skelton, age 81, of Forrest City, died Thursday, April 8, 2004, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.
Mrs. Skelton was born Oct. 10. 1922, in Caldwell, the daughter of Jessie P. Hughes and Claudia Bell Trimue Hughes. She was retired from General Industries after 27 years, was a bookkeeper for Delta Ice Company and a member of the Second Baptist Church were she was a Sunday School teacher.
Mrs. Skelton married Feilding "Jack" Skelton in 1944, and he preceded her in death in 1976. She is survived by two sons, Bill Skelton and Tommy Skelton both of Forrest City; two daughters, Nancy Higgins of Forrest City and Phyllis McGraw of Palestine; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sons, David Skelton and Bobby Skelton.
Visitation for Mrs. Skelton will be held on Friday, April 9, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Second Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2004, at 1 p.m., at Second Baptist Church with burial following in Hughes Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Mr. Harry Martin Wright, age 71, of Palestine, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at his home.
Mr. Wright, born May 9, 1932, in Addison, Ala., was the son of Homer Wright and Mary Hill Wright. He lived in Palestine for most of his life and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Wright was also a member of the F.R.A., the Lions Club and was a former member of the Palestine City Council. He was a member of the Goodwin Baptist Church.
In 1953 Mr. Wright married Betty Sue Wright and she preceded him in death in 1971. In 1971 he married Virginia Steinbeck and she survives him along with three sons, Harold Wright and Bradley Wright, both of Palestine, and Charley Wright of Wellford, S.C.; four daughters, Alma Wright of Palestine, Roxanne Pruitt and Pam Deen both of Marion and Gloria Hooker of Forrest City; two brothers, Henry Wright and James Wright, both of Jasper, Ala.; four sisters, Geraldine Sorrell of Clarksdale, Miss., Betty Faye Jones of West Helena, Alphie Mae Jones of Melwood, Mary Alice Rose of Wabash; and 14 grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a son, Floyd Wright and a brother, Bob Wright.
Visitation for Mr. Wright will be held on Friday, April 9, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2004, at 10 a.m. in Steven's Chapel with burial following in Forrest Park Cemetery.