OBITUARIES

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CARRAWAY, Drew L.

EVERETT, Thomas Jasper "T. J."

HAZELWOOD, Nancy Diane (Lawson)

WALSH, Francis Naydean


WHITE, Ray Douglas


DREW L. CARRAWAY, 64, a partner in the Washington law firm of Rice, Carpenter and Carraway, died yesterday at his home in Bethesda. He had suffered from a kidney ailment.
 Mr. Carraway was born in Fordyce, Ark. He graduated from Henderson Unversity in Arkadelphia, Ark., in 1935. He then came to Washington and worked for the Treasury Department while earning a law degree from George Washington University by attending classes at night.
He served as a captain with the Army Air Corps in World War II. After the war, he joined the law firm of Turney and Turney here.
Mr. Carraway helped establish the law firm of Rice, Carpenter and Carraway about 25 years ago. He specialized in transportation law.
He was a member of the D.C. and Arkansas Bar Associations and was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. He belonged to the Motor Carrier Lawyers Association, the Bethesda United Methodist Church and the Kenwood Country Club.
He is survived by his wife, Jewell, of the home; a son, Andrew, of Burke; a brother, Hal, of Tyler, Tex., and two grandchildren.
Source:  Washington Post, The (DC) - July 16, 1978


T. J. EVERETT DIED AT OUACHITA TUESDAY--
T. J. Everett, aged 92, the last Confederate soldier in Dallas county, died Tuesday at the home of his son, J. T. Everett, at Ouachita.
Mr. Everett moved to Dallas county in 1850, at the age of five years and lived within a mile of his present home. During the Civil War he
fought in the battle at Jenkins Ferry, and also the battle of Marks Mill near New Edinburg.
Mr Everett was a fine and familiar character of the county, and had the love of his entire acquaintance.
He is survived by five daughters,  Mrs. W. L. Patterson of Holly Springs; Mrs. L. V. Dunlap of Manning; Mrs. Nettie Brazeal of
Ouachita, Mrs. J. J. Carter of Benton; and Mrs. John Grace of Grady;   two sons, J. S. Everett of Sparkman;  and J. T. Everett of
Ouachita; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Gatling of Holly Springs.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Chapel Hill church near Ouachita, with Rev. C. H. Cayce of Thornton
assisting Rev. John Harris of Thornton. Burial was in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Mr. Everett was the grandfather of Mrs. W. A. Moore and Mrs. L. Z. Mallory of Fordyce.  
--The Advocate, Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, Thursday, 29 April 1937, page 1, column 2, contributed by Charlotte Carter Schick, great-granddaughter.
NOTE:  His name was Thomas Jasper Everett/Everitt. He was born on 7 June 1845 in Coosa County, Alabama, and died 27 April 1937 in Ouachita, Dallas County, Arkansas. He lived most of his life in Dallas County, Arkansas and was married there to Permelia Elizabeth Peterson.


NANCY DIANE HAZELWOOD, 58, of Fordyce, Ark., formerly of Southern Illinois, died Thursday, May 15, 2003 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark.
She was born Jan. 22, 1945 in Jacksonville, Texas, the daughter of Beebe and Mirian Lawson Jr. She was married to Melvin L. Hazelwood for 36 years.
Nancy was a teacher and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Fordyce and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma.
She is survived by her husband, one son Russell Hazelwood of Fordyce; one daughter and son-in-law, Tracy Green of Maumelle, Ark.; one brother, Jahn Lawson of Lone Star, Texas; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at St. John's Cemetery near Dongola, IL.
Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, IL  is in charge of the arrangements.



Cape Girardeau, MO.--FRANCIS NAYDEAN WALSH, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Heartland Care and Rehab.  
She was born March 3, 1931 in Dallas County, AR, daughter of George Logan and Mamie Ruth Green Walsh.
Walsh had worked at the Sterling Store in Fordyce, AR.
Survivors include two nephews, Jim Rothwell of Arkadelphia, AR, John Rothwell of Dallas; and a niece, Ruthie Andrus of Plano, TX.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Friends may call from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.  Visitation will also be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stoney Point Cemetery in Fordyce.



Sparkman, AR--RAY DOUGLAS WHITE, 91, Sparkman, died July 5, 1997.  He was born November 19, 1905, son of William Joseph Boldin and Ecker England White.  His wife, Alverda Fore White, preceded him in death.  Survivors include three children, Jane Johnson, Don White and John White; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.  He was interred in the Sparkman Cemetery.  Pallbearers were the foremen of Ray White Lumber Company.  --July 7, 1997, contributed by Rhonda Clover.


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