Mr. Thomas Currie "T.C." Pope, age 78, of Forrest City, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2004, at his home.
Mr. Pope was born Oct. 27, 1925, in Walnut Ridge, the son of Elmer D. Pope and Jessie Lester Pope. He made his home in Forrest City for the past 50 years and worked for the Internal Revenue Service. He also served as vice president and trust officer at the First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas, a veteran of World War II and a member of Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church were he served as a Deacon. He was a member of the Lions Club, a Scout Master for several years, a charter board member of the St. Francis County Area Developmental Center and a past president of the Band Parents Association.
Mr. Pope married Jean Camp in 1948 and she survives him along with three sons, Thomas Gerald Pope of Chester, Va., Larry Glen Pope of Granbury, Texas and John Alan Pope of Forrest City and five grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Pope will be held on Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan, 17, 2004, at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church or the American Heart Association.
Our beloved Ann Davis Nickle Tillman of Hot Springs died Sunday,
January 11, after a brief illness.
Born in Hughes, Arkansas in 1923 to Robert & Stella Nickle.
Ann attended Sullins College in Bristol, VA, and then completed
her baccalaureate at the University of Arkansas where she was
an active Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority member and broke many a heart.
Following graduation, she returned to the family plantation as
the bookkeeper. Later, Ann began her teaching career at an elementary
school in Crawfordsville, AR.
She was swept off her feet at a Tom Nix Rodeo by the dashing
Rodney V. Tillman and married in 1951. As they say, this was only
the beginning. During their 52 years of marriage, Ann & Rodney
had three sons: Davis Tillman the Baron deAbilia (a purchased
title), Ann's Middle Boy, the multi-talented Mark Tillman, and
finally, the father of her grandchildren, the entrepreneur extraordinaire,
Nick Tillman, who after searching the world found and married
his own Homecoming Queen Ann McCombs.
Ann and Rodney moved to Hot Springs in 1982 to open Tillman's
Antiques and Collectibles.
She was a devoted Grandmother to Brittany Ann, Madison Nickle,
and Alayna Davis Tillman. Ann always said she could never have
a favorite grandchild because they all shared her name.
Proceeded in death by her parents, her sister Mary Frances
Biggs, and brothers Karl and Robert Nickle. She is survived by
her loving husband and sons, her sister Amanda Wise of Hughes,
AR, her brother Cliff Nickle of Philadelphia, MS, her bossy daughter-in-law,
and three as yet, unspoiled granddaughters, the unexplained Stockton
Briggle and numerous relatives who were all loved, but not mentioned
in the will.
The memorial service will be conducted by Rev. David Wilson at 11:30 am, Thursday, January 15th, at the First United Methodist Church at 1100 Central Ave., Hot Springs. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hot Springs or the charity of your choice. Join us for a celebration of Ann's life.
Mr. Herschel Warren Sr., age 79, of Madison and formally of Wynne, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of the Union Valley Church in Wynne.
Mr. Warren is survived by his wife, Irene Warren of Madison; five sons, Bernard Warren, Leonard Warren, John D. Warren, Nicholas Warren and Herschel Warren Jr. and five daughters, Carrie Willis, Gracie Jamerison, Andrea Williams, Mechelle Woods and Carlis Faye Hancock.
Visitation for Mr. Warren will be held on Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, from 12 to 6 p.m., at Woodard's Funeral Home in Wynne. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at 1 p.m., at the Union Valley Church in Wynne with Rev. Roy C. Nelms officiating. Burial will follow in Stanley Grove Cemetery in Jericho.