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OBITUARIES
Cleveland County Arkansas Genealogy Trails CARRIGAN, Marguerite Willingham DONAHUE, Rosie Lee LOWE, James Noel REEP, Arralee Morrison SHEETS, W. D. STAFFORD, Marguerite Tucker MEMPHIS, TN--MARGUERITE WILLINGHAM CARRIGAN, 87, of Memphis, formerly of Pine Bluff, Ark., retired secretary for Anderson Clayton Cotton Co., died of pneumonia Thursday at Methodist Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Friendship Cemetery in Cleveland County, Ark. Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Home in Pine Bluff has charge there. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. Mrs. Carrigan, the widow of Jack F. Carrigan, leaves a sister, Lucille Bradley of Memphis. --Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - October 24, 1997 KANSAS CITY, MO--ROSIE LEE DONAHUE, 72, central Kansas City, died Sept. 29, 1993, at Truman Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lawrence A. Jones Linwood Chapel; burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the chapel. Mrs. Donahue was born in Cleveland County, Ark., and lived in this area most of her life. She was treasurer of the 30th and Bales Block Club. Survivors include her husband, Charles A. Donahue Sr. of the home; three sons, Charles A. Donahue Jr., Howard Donahue and Eugene Donahue of Kansas City; four daughters, Barbara Meekins Culler and Gloria Meekins Brown of Milwaukee and Sarah Smith and Anita Matthews of Kansas City; a brother, Allen Martin, California; 24 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. --Kansas City Star, The (MO) - October 2, 1993 JAMES NOEL LOWE
12/7/1898--1/30/2001
James Noel Lowe, born in Cleveland County, AR, he was preceded in death
by his parents, Nancy Lillian Baker and James Benjamin Lowe and 12
brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Helen R.
Lowe, of OKC, and many nieces and nephews. He received his early
education at Teachers Academy in Lewisville, MS and the Agricultural
School at Magnolia, AR, graduating in 1924 from Oklahoma A&M
College (OSU) in Stillwater with a major in Agronomy and a BS degree in
Agriculture. He was an alumni member of OSU, Southern Arkansas
University, and Pi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Serving first
in the Extension Service as County Agent in both Oklahoma and Kansas,
he joined the Soil Conservation Service in 1935 as Assistant Regional
Agronomist, first in Kansas, and then in South Carolinas Regional
Agronomist for the Southeastern United States. In 1943 he moved to
Washington, DC as Agricultural Specialist in the Board of Economic
Warfare. During WWII his job took him to Central America to encourage
crop production for the US Armed Forces. After the war in Europe was
over, he was appointed Project Manager for the European Rehabilitation
Organization. During his tenure he was sent to Mexico as the Chief
Appraiser of cattle during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. By
1951, the program was successfully concluded, completing one of the
outstanding cooperative efforts between Mexico and the U.S. He then
returned to Washington, DC as the Assistant Chief of the Fertilizer
Division and the Chemical Program of the Agriculture Department. He
became the Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in
California in 1954 and then in 1959, he returned to Washington as the
Chief of the Industrial Development Branch of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. In the early 1960's he transferred to the Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation in the Department of the Interior, where he continued until
retirement from 45 years of government service in December of 1968.
After retirement, he returned to Oklahoma and in 1971 purchased land
for recreation and livestock production with two of his brothers and
other family members. With considerable effort the land was
rehabilitated and became a successful beef cattle operation. Following
the death of his brother, J.N. continued to manage the farm himself
until the late 1990's. Proud of the restoration accomplished, he stated
that throughout the years he truly enjoyed all his work. Services will
be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 2, at Hahn-Cook/ Street &
Draper Funeral Home in Oklahoma City with the Reverend Carl Bosteels of
First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be at Memorial
Park Cemetery. --Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) -
February 2, 2001.DEXTER, MO - ARRALEE MORRISON REEP, 85, died Oct. 19, 2001, at her home. Born Oct. 4, 1916, at Pansy, Ark., daughter of the late Carter and Eula Mae Crosby Morrison, she and her husband formerly owned a snack bar in Dexter and she was a member of the First United Methodist Church. On Nov. 24, 1933, at Rowe, Ark., she married Glynn Wesley Reep, who preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1992. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Inez Crosby. Survivors include: one daughter, Glynis Dionne Evans of Dexter; three brothers, Graham Morrison of Redfield, Ark., Frank Morrison of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Joe Morrison of Mobile, Ala.; one sister, Jean Williams of Mobile, Ala., and two grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Friends may call from after 11 a.m. today at Rainey Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. in the Dexter Cemetery with the Rev. Fred Leist officiating. --Monday, October 22, 2001–Sikeston Standard Democrat DE BERRY, TX - W.D. SHEETS, 81, founder of American Commercial Colleges, Inc., died Monday, April 21, 1997, at home. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport, La. Graveside service: 4 p.m. Thursday in Bluebonnet Hills Cemetery in Colleyville. Pastor Sonny Simpson of Willow Point Baptist Church will officiate. Memorials: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. W.D. Sheets was a native of Cleveland County, Ark., and was a De Berry resident 12 years. The American Commercial Colleges he founded are believed to be the oldest continuously owned proprietary schools in Texas. He was also owner of American School of Business in Shreveport, La., and Wichita Falls. He was a veteran of World War II and received the Bronze Star for heroic achievements. The family would like to express its sincere appreciation to Premium Home Health Care of Liberty City. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Sheets. He was loved by many and will be missed by all. Survivors: Son, Doyle Brent Sheets and wife, Elizabeth; stepson, Jerry Wayne Wood; six grandchildren, Kristin Whitney, Jordan Paige, Tatum Elizabeth Sheets, Holly Leigh, Matthew Wayne and Mark Dolton Wood. Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport, LA --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - April 24, 1997 SAVANNAH, GA–MARGUERITE TUCKER STAFFORD,
82, died Sept. 3 (1999) at home. She was born in Cleveland County, Ark.
and had lived in Savannah for the past 36 years. She was the widow of
Weldon Stafford and a member of Calvary Baptist Temple. She was the
past President of the Soropotimist International Club and retired from
the Social Security Administration.
SURVIVORS: a son, Charles E. Randolph of Alexandria, La.; a daughter, Sybil R. Lee of Statesboro; two brothers, Charles C. Tucker of Pine Bluff, Ark. and Jimmy E. Tucker of Savannah; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Monday at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park Mausoleum. REMEMBRANCES: American Cancer Society or Calvary Baptist Temple. --Savannah Morning News (GA) - September 5, 1999 |