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OBITUARIES
Jefferson County Arkansas Genealogy Trails BOHANNAN, George Martin GIBBS, Harry E. NELSON, Edith Flynn STUCKER, John "Kim" TERRY, Margaret Lucille Sloan WILSON, John L. Scott
City, MO--George Martin Bohannan, 82, of Scott City died Wednesday,
Oct. 24, 2007 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
He was born Aug. 18, 1925 at Pine Bluff, AR, son of Hillie
Paul and Sophronie Ballard Bohannan. He married Imogene Pearl
Swinney August 26, 1951 at Illmo, MO. She died Oct. 5, 1988.
George was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a conductor 42 years with Cotton Belt Railroad. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II. Survivors include a son, Bill Bohannan of Temple, TX; two daughters, Becky Bohannan and Cindy Bohannan of Scott City; a brother, Paul Bohannan of Merkel, TX; four granddaughters, Becky Walden, Brandy Crumpton, Ashley and Samantha Bohannan; and two great-grandchildren, Cohl and Madison. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Alice Bohannan; a niece, Linda Gasaway; two brothers; and three sisters. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday with Jerry Westbrook officiating. Burial will follow in Lightner Memorial Cemetery in Scott City with full military honors. New Port Richey, FL--HARRY E. GIBBS, 78, of New Port Richey died Friday at home. A native of Jefferson County, Ark., he moved to this area four years ago from Rex, Ga. He was a retired pipeline station operator for Southern Natural Gas in Riverdale, Ga., an Army veteran of World War II and Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Martha; a stepson, David Franzen of Lakewood, Colo.; a stepdaughter, Gail Ehrhart of Lawrenceville, Ga.; two sisters, Buren Douglas of St. Petersburg and Oleta Kirk of Riverdale; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Michels Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey. --Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - June 8, 1999 SOUTHAVEN, MS--EDITH FLYNN NELSON, 82, of Southaven, court clerk for Jefferson County, Ark., died of heart failure Friday in Southaven. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in Pine Bluff, Ark. She was a member of Southcrest Baptist Church in Southaven and Robert F. Spillman Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Nelson, the wife of Hubert C. Nelson, leaves two sons, Leland R. Flynn of Pine Bluff and W. J. Flynn of West Memphis; three stepdaughters, Charlene Hammond of Southaven, Peggy McBroome of McCrory, Ark., and Libby Cartwright of Des Arc, Ark.; two stepsons, James Nelson of McCrory and Doyle Nelson of Southaven; two sisters, Myrtle Jones and Evelyn Ford, both of Hot Springs, Ark., 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. --Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - September 7, 1997 Matthews, MO.--John "Kim" Stucker, 54, of Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of Matthews, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at Jefferson Memorial Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born Sept 30, 1953 in Sikeston, Mo., son of Leland and Margie Miller Stucker. He was a truck driver. Survivors include five sons, John Stucker, Jr. of Alaska, Stan Stucker of Bonne Terre, Mo, Thomas and Joshua Stucker of Poplar Bluff, Mo., T. J. Stucker of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; his father of Norborne, Mo.; two sisters, Sharon Bodenstein of Cape Girardeau, Sandra Rodecap of Port Isabel, Tx.; a brother, Jeff Stucker of Kansas City, Mo.; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by his mother and a sister. There is no visitation. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie, Mo. is in charge of arrangements. WHITE HALL, ARK – MARGARET LUCILLE SLOAN TERRY, age 74, of White Hall died Saturday, April 29, 2006, at Baptist Health in Little Rock. She was born July 10, 1931, in England, Ark., to the late John Finnie and Rosa Jane Crabtree Sloan. She was a 1950 graduate of England High School. She was a homemaker and business partner with her husband, John H. Terry for over 54 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church White Hall. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Vernon Sloan and Paul Sloan. She is survived by her husband, John H. Terry, whom she married July 20, 1951; two sons, Mike Terry and his wife, Vickie of Hot Springs, Ark., and Greg Terry and his wife, Sharon of White Hall; three daughters, Janet Jones and her husband, Hal of Little Rock, Ark., Yvonne Wingard and her husband, Ricky of White Hall, and Kathie Horn and her husband, George of White Hall; brother, Kenneth Sloan and his wife, Sherri of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Jean Bennett and her husband, Neal of White Hall and Linda Wingard and her husband Robert of Sulphur Springs Community; one half sister, Ruth Sloan; 10 grandchildren, LaShay Terry, Spencer Terry, Wes and Amanda Te rry, Megan Terry, Alisha and Brian Todd, Kelly Wingard, Terry Wingard, Candace and John Robinson, Brittny Horn, and Michael Horn; two great-grandchildren, Parker DeWayne Todd and Paige Elizabeth Davies. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2006, in the chapel of Cranford Funeral Home of White Hall with the Rev. Bob Harper officiating. Burial will be in Mulberry Cemetery in England, Ark. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be David Beck, David Bennett, Blake Connell, Conor Jenkins, John Robinson, Brian Todd, David Kessinger and Bill Davies. --White Hall Journal; submitted by John H. Terry. PINE BLUFF, ARK–JOHN L. WILSON, 71, of Pine Bluff, formerly of Coldwater, retired captain with the Pine Bluff Police Department and deputy with the Jefferson County (Ark.) Sheriff's Department, died Sunday at his home after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Home in Pine Bluff with burial in Cypress Memorial Gardens there. A World War II Army Air Corps veteran, he was a member of Southside Baptist Church, Fraternal Order of Police and Retir ed Police Officers Association, and was charter president and founder of Wilson Hunting Club. Mr. Wilson, the husband of Eleanor Marie Blanche Wilson, also leaves two daughters, Mary Brown and Judy W. Holland, both of Pine Bluff; a son, Johnny L. Wilson Jr. of Sheridan, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. --Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - September 7, 1992 |