Harris Chapel Cemetery Obituaries

Harris Chapel Cemetery

Newspaper Obituaries

Compiled by Cross County Historical Society

1981

ADAIR, Mary, born Aug 3, 1903, died Oct 26, 1970

ADAMS, Erma, died Aug 1, 1938, age 15, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. R. A. Adams

ANDERSON, Bonnie Jean, died Jun 24, 1936, age 13 mos

ANTRIM, Frank H., born Sep 18, 1878, died Aug 22, 1955

BARKSDALE, Bulah B., died Jan 20, 1977, age 74

BLACK, Mrs. Lee, died Apr 12, 1936, age 60

BOUNDS, Tinnie, born Mar 30, 1874, died Oct 9, 1959

BOZARTH, Levi P., died May 1, 1948, age 55

BRIXLEY, Sally, died May 14, 1936, age 59

BRUBAKER, Ronda Kaye, died Jan 4, 1970, infant of Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Brubaker

BURROUGHS, John F., died Nov 14, 1950, age 59

BUTLER, Robert E. Lee, born Jul 5, 1889, died Jan 27, 1961

CAGLE, Henry Clay, died Jul 13, 1957, age 78

CANADY, Bobby J., died Dec 28, 1941, age 2

CANADY, Charles Dean, died Apr 17, 1937, age 9 months, child of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Canady

CASTEEL, Mary “Mollie”, died Sep 27, 1955, age 85, wife of Luther Casteel

CASTER, Jack Thyron, died Aug 2, 1939, age 1, son of Mr. And Mrs. Paul Caster

CHANEY, Edward Wesson, born Sep 20, 1879, died Nov 15, 1968

CHANEY, Mrs. E. W., died Jun 8, 1954, age 59

COLLINS, Andrew, died Jun 8, 1936, age 38

COLLINS, Annie Mae, born Jul 14, 1906, died Jun 4, 1984

COLLINS, Floyd, died Jun 23, 1973, age 71

COLLINS, Floyd Kelly, born May 16, 1931, died Jun 24, 1983

COMBS, Otho A., died Jan 6, 1936, age 51

DAVIS, Clarence Lester, died Dec 25, 1972, age 69

DAVIS, Eldridge (Cleatus), born Mar 15, 1900, died Oct 28, 1969

DAVIS, James W. “Jack”, born Jun 26, 1920, died Dec 29, 1976

DAVIS, Jim, born Mar 30, 1934, died Jan 27, 1983

DEWITT, Alton, died Jun 28, 1940, age 22

DIVINE, W. A., died Jan 7, 1939, age 80

DUNN, Clara May, born Nov 23, 1895, died Apr 14, 1961

EASLEY, Rebecca Jane, born Apr 23, 1874, died Mar 23, 1954

EASLEY, Wayne, died Dec 12, 1958, age 46

ELAM, Floyd, died Sep 4, 1838, age 26

ELLIOTT, Cordelia, died Nov 16, 1937, age 42

ENGLISH, Albert, died May 31, 1938, age 68 (may be buried in Browning Cemetery)

EPPES, Clarence H., born Apr 21, 1893, died Feb 26, 1983

EVANS, Leonard, died Jun 30, 1948, age 81

FARRIS, Mary E., died Jan 24, 1983, age 42

FORRESTER, Bell, died Feb 25, 1954, age 75, mother of Noel Forrester

FORRESTER, Stan, died May 5, 1937, age 65

FOSTER, Evelyn Ruth, died Feb 1936, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Victor Foster

GAINER, Ida, died Dec 25, 1939, age 76

GOLDEN, Linda Ruth, died Mar 18, 1962, age 3 months, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. M. Golden

GRIFFIN, Dorris, died Feb 1945, age 17

GULLEY, Mary Lou, born Aug 18, 1933, died Dec 9, 1983

GUY, Gertie Allen, died Jan 6, 1962, age 56

GUY, Joseph Anderson, born Jul 21, 1887, died Jan 16, 1961

HALL, Edgar Galloway, born Nov 24, 1874, died Mar 22, 1963

HALL, J. T., died Jul 13, 1936, infant of Mr. & Mr. Elbert Hall

HALL, Lillian Cornelius, died Jan 14, 1960, age 48

HALL, William Murle, born Jul 25, 1935, died Feb 15, 1970

HANDY, Bobbie Joe, died Jun 12, 1983, son of David & Kathy Handy

HARRIS, Alvin, died May 13, 1938, age 27

HAWLEY, Earl, born May 31, 1913, died Nov 24, 1977

HAWS, Millie, born Apr 7, 1928, died Jan 2, 1970

HEAD, Rachel, died Jun 14, 1935, age 87

HEAD, William, 1855 – 1899, husband of Rachel (1880 census)

HENDERSON, David, died Jun 7, 1948, age 68

HICKS, Josephine (Walker), died Oct 27, 1947, age 45

HOOTEN, Janet N., died Nov 13, 1944, age 6 months, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hooten

HORN, Florence, born Mar 6, 1874, died Dec 25, 1955

HORN, Flossie, died Mar 25, 1936, age 26, wife of Wiley Horn

HORN, Missouri S., died Feb 5, 1937, age 84

HOUSTON, Marvin, died Dec 28, 1936, age 48

HUCKS, Jennie, died Dec 21, 1948, age 67

HUDSON, Nancy Ann, 1850 – Aug 26, 1931

HULL, Albert William, died Feb 6, 1967, age 85

HULL, Birdie, died Jan 20, 1936, age 52

HUNT, Odis Earl, born May 15, 1927, died Oct 6, 1983

JONES, Mrs. Tallie, died Jul 29, 1940, age 89

KEY, Joe M., died Dec 24, 1939, age 39

KEIRSEY, Fred C., born Apr 20, 1896, died Jan 4, 1960

LAWSON, Odell, died Sep 29, 1941, age 27

LAWSON, Patsy, died Apr 2, 1945, age 4 months, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dee Lawson

LESLIE, Phyllis, born Jun 25, 1950, died Jul 19, 1984

LEWIS, Flora Leverne, born Jul 23, 1916, died Jun 20, 1983

LITTLETON, Druby Lee, died Apr 25, 1984, age 77

LOWRY, Letha, born Oct 5, 1896, died Apr 17, 1955

LUNSFORD, Bernice Sullivan, died Dec 17, 1936, age 19

LUNSFORD, Ethaniel Bruce, died Jun 3, 1948

LUNSFORD, Mae Combs, died Nov 9, 1935, age 46

MARSHALL, Virginia Louise, born Sep 8, 1922, died May 21, 1983

MATTOX, W. H., died May 24, 1939, age 52

MAUPPIN, Bernie, died Apr 19, 1945, killed in action World War II, funeral Apr 7, 1949

MAUPPIN, Emmett, born Feb 9, 1894, died Jul 10, 1957

MAUPPIN, Geraldine, died Aug 9, 1941, infant of Mr. & Mrs. Harris Mauppin

MAUPPIN, Mollie, died Jul 3, 1947, age 79

MAY, J. B., died May 19, 1936, age 41

McCAMMON, Arthur Thomas, born Aug 11, 1909, died May 25, 1984

McKNIGHT, Linnie E., died Aug 16, 1944, age 66

MEACHAM, Jesse Clay, died Dec 1, 1940, age 75

MELTON, Mattie Grace, born May 25, 1914, died Nov 8, 1967

MESSAMORE, Delbert, died Jul 30, 1951, age 52

MIDDLETON, Infant, died Aug 2, 1964, child of Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Middleton

MILTON, Edward, died Feb 16, 1942, age 64

MILTON, James Monroe, born Nov 7, 1873, died Nov 19, 1950

MILTON, Nora, born Apr 17, 1882, died Feb 27, 1966

MITCHELL, John William, died Feb 25, 1937, age 18 mos, son of Mr. & Mrs. Dutch Mitchell

MOODY, Branch, died Feb 1, 1938, age 43

NELSON, Euna Lena, died Dec 4, 1939 (mother of Lloyd Barron)

NORSWORTHY, J. J., died Jan 13, 1940, age 60

PARKER, Ida Ethel, born Mar 11, 1890, died Oct 6, 1952

PATRICK, Lynda Gaynor, born Oct 4, 1938, died Feb 6, 1984

PITTMAN, Carl Steve, died Jul 29, 1962, age 7, son of Mr. & Mrs. Howard Pittman

PITTMAN, Richard Lee, died Jun 1937, age 3, child of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Pittman

REED, Florence, died Feb 11, 1936, age 50

REED, Travis, died Mar 31, 1942, age 59

REEVES, John Edward, died Mar 16, 1972, age 46

ROBBINS, Cora, died Apr 14, 1940, age 67, mother of Elsie Armstrong

ROBBINS, Cordia, died Jan 10, 1932

ROBERTS, A. Jack, died Dec 28, 1943, age 83

ROBERTS, Lucy, died Aug 11, 1940, age 90

ROBERTS, William Floy, born Jul 12, 1900, died Dec 12, 1967

ROLLINS, Mattie, died Feb 13, 1937, age 72

SHIRLEY, Loura Roberts, born Apr 15, 1891, died Apr 3, 1983

SHORT, John A., died Jan 15, 1941, age 74

SIDES, Margaret, died Jun 25, 1941, infant of Mr. & Mrs. E. D. Sides

SMITH, David M., died May 3, 1940, age 58

SMITH, Donald, born Apr 18, 1932, died Feb 8, 1957

SMITH, James E., died Sep 2, 1938, age 74

SMITH, Joseph Floyd, born May 26, 1896, died Nov 28, 1965

SMITH, Mrs. Willie, died Nov 28, 1953, age 69

SMITH, R. L. “Bob”, died Jan 10, 1947, age 80

SMITH, Robert Lee, born May 18, 1922, died Mar 16, 1983

STINNETT, Elbert S., born 1897, died 1920 (US Army, World War I, marker applied for 5 years earlier and placed on grave Apr 3, 1984 by his nephew, Forrest Loveless of Norwood, Missouri)

STIVER, Evie Sue, died Mar 16, 1937, age 11 mos, son of Mr. And Mrs. Dennis Stiver

SULLIVAN, Inez, born Jul 8, 1915, died Nov 10, 1983

SULLIVAN, W. C., born Feb 10, 1913, died Feb 15, 1983

TATE, J. W., died Feb 21, 1937, age 65

TAYLOR, Alfred, died Feb 14, 1947, age 37

TAYLOR, Forrest Albert, died Jan 27, 1963, age 51

TAYLOR, Lena, died Jun 18, 1937, age 38

TAYLOR, Lillian Rainey, died Jan 21, 1948, age 48, wife of Robert Forrest Taylor

THOMAS, Frank, died Dec 22, 1964, age 71

THOMAS, Jimmy Jackson, born Sep 27, 1938, died Mar 28, 1983

THOMAS, Vernie Wayne, died May 12, 1984, age 43

THURMAN, Artie, born Mar 25, 1883, died May 9, 1959

THURMAN, Nora Elvira, born Dec 11, 1898, died Nov 28, 1966

THURMAN, Ruby, died Aug 1, 1936, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. Thurman

TIMS, George D., died Jun 24, 1951, age 55

TIMZE, John Wesley, died Feb 11, 1968, age 56

TURNBOW, Ralph, died Apr 21, 1950, age 19 months, son of Mr. & Mrs. Wilson T. Turnbow

WALDREP, Gaynor Brackin, born Jul 18, 1888, died Mar 30, 1983

WALKER, Mrs. S. E., died Aug 19, 1938, age 72

WARD, Ray, died Jan 5, 1939, age 38

WATSON, Lori Ann, died Jul 29, 1974, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Watson

WESTMORELAND, Mary Lucille Cagle, born Aug 5, 1907, died Jul 26, 1984

WILLIAMS, Ralph, died May 13, 1940, age 18

WOLFE, Richard, died Mar 16, 1977, age 64

WOODS, Cora, died Jan 6, 1968, age 82

ZINNTERO, Ernestine, died Nov 9, 1947, age 37

OTHER BURIALS, POSSIBLY UNMARKED

ENGLISH, Mourning, born 1839, wife of A. J. English

LOVELESS, Donald, born and died 1940, son of Resan and Lillian Loveless

LOVELESS, Ronald, born and died 1940, son of Resan and Lillian Lovelss

MAUPPIN Maggie Irene Pittman, Feb 14, 1888 – Feb 12, 1924

MONROE, Penelope, born and died Dec 1911, dau of Herman and Lillie France (Melson) Monroe

SMITH, Fannie, Aug – Dec 1933, daughter of Charlie and Julia (Monroe) Smith

MORGAN, William, died 1927, Confederate Soldier, brother of Nettie Morgan & Frances Melson

PITTMAN, Ollie, Nov 15, 1896 – Nov 15, 1897

ROBERTS, George Eugene, Feb 4, 1914 – Oct 25, 1918, son of Charlie & Lula Roberts

ROBERTS, George W., Feb 17, 1856 – Apr 26, 1926

ROBERTS, Emma Lillian Lane, Feb 15, 1866 – Apr 30, 1956

ROBERTS, Fred Marion, Nov 12, 1892 – Feb 24, 1951

VARIOUS LOCAL OBITUARIES

Commercial Appeal, Memphis TN, April 24, 2003

RUTH ELLEN HAZELWOOD CANTRELL, 75, homemaker, retired insurance agent and former co-owner of Heath Insurance Agency, died Tuesday at Cross Ridge Community Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Earle First Assembly of God, where she was a member, with burial in Harris Chapel Cemetery in Wynne. Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Cantrell, the wife of Wes Cantrell, also leaves two daughters, Carolyn Bisbee of Katy, Texas, and Debbie Love of Parkin; two sons, Bill Cantrell of Cantonment, Fla., and Steve Cantrell of Wynne; four sisters, Erma Gay Lake of Clarksville, Tenn., Peggy Berryman of Taylorsville, Ga., Dot Kimball of Port Orange, Fla., and Judy Ann Bolton of Humboldt, Tenn., five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Earle First Assembly of God.

Jonesboro Sun, Jonesboro AR, April 4, 2003

NONA DELL DAVIS, 89, of Harrisburg died Thursday, April 4, at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg. Born in Cross County, she was a retired factory worker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Harrisburg. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Jane Davis of Fisher, Patricia Ann Smith of Pleasant Plains and Nona Fae Grojean and Sarah Elizabeth Davis, both of Bonham, Texas; three sons, Gordon Doyle Davis of Phoenix, Clifford Wayne Davis of Granbury, Texas, and John Sidney Davis of Bonham; two sisters, Hazel Burtcher of McRae and Margorie Chapman of Memphis; 20 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two husbands, William L. Guthrie and Clifford Gordan Davis; her parents, Sidney Pilcher and Sarah Elizabeth Nabors Pilcher; one son, Buddy Guthrie; and one daughter, Betty Jean Guthrie. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Harris Chapel Cemetery at Wynne Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jonesboro Sun, Jonesboro AR, February 21, 2003

PATRICIA L. "PAT" ROCK ROGERS, 69, of Horseshoe Lake, formerly of Wynne, died Friday, Feb. 21, at her residence. Born in Parkin, she had lived in Baton Rouge, La., for 20 years before moving back to Arkansas. She was a member of Lakeshore Baptist Church in Horseshoe Lake and had worked as a store clerk and cashier for 40 years. Survivors include four sons, Tom Belt of Slaughter, La., Billy Rogers of Walls, Miss., Jerry Rogers of Byhalia, Miss., and Jeff Curle of Horseshoe Lake; two daughters, Shirley Pickel of Horseshoe Lake and Rita Van Pelt of Conway; two brothers, Jerry Rock of Sibley, La., and Don Rock of Cleveland; one sister, Barbara Franks of Horseshoe Lake; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Lee and Helen Lucille Eldridge Rock, and one sister. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne, with Keith Bomar and Don Rock officiating. Burial will follow in Harris Chapel Cemetery at Wynne. Pallbearers will be Adrain Belt, Chris Belt, Tommy Belt, Danny Lunsford, Tyson Rogers, Randy Van Pelt and Robert Van Pelt. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Times Herald, Forrest City AR, April 11, 2003

TROY LINDSEY SCOTT, age 75, of Widener, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003. Mr. Scott was born June 14, 1927, in Wynne, the son of Virgil Scott and Alberta Boone Scott. He lived in Cross and St. Francis Counties for most of his life and was the owner-partner of Scott and Scott Construction. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. Mr. Scott is survived by three sons, Bobby Scott of Armuchee, Ga., Jimmy Scott of Bryant and Terry Scott of Conway; three daughters, Brenda Munn of Forrest City, Linda Hogan of Jonesboro and Lisa Stevens of Forrest City; a stepdaughter, Teresa Brannon of Armuchee, Ga.; two sisters, Bobbie Spiedel and Peggy Eggleston both of Denver, Colo.; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation services for Mr. Scott will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2003, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2003, in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home with burial following in Harris Chapel Cemetery in Wynne.

Commercial Appeal, Memphis TN, May 10, 2003

JAMES 'OSCAR' SIDES, 84, retired heavy-equipment operator, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Harris Chapel Cemetery. He was a World War II Army veteran and a Baptist. Mr. Sides, the widower of Cora Mae Winters Sides, leaves three daughters, Barbara Eldridge and Ruth Hollis, both of Parkin, and Janie Parks of Little Rock; four sons, Don Sides, Eddie Sides and Carter Sides, all of Wynne, and Freddie Sides of Hayward, Calif.; three sisters, Wilma Meeks of Wynne, Catherine Hydrick of Greenville, Miss., and Mary Padgett of Baton Rouge; a brother, Robert Sides of Wynne, 18 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Harris Chapel Cemetery.

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