OBITUARY INDEX

Lawrence County, Arkansas Genealogy Trails

BANNING, Willie I. Gray

CAGLE, Anna Elizabeth Southern

CONLEY, Alice

CULVER, Mary Elizabeth Beary

FAULCONER, Ernest Wesley

HARDGRAVE, E. Aldean

JONES, Vida Goff

JUSTUS, Edward Oswald

LEWALLEN, Carrie Leola

LIKE, Frankie Marie

ROBINS, Bobby Lowell

SEGRAVES, Doris J. Selsor

WINFREY, W. R.


WILLIE I. BANNING

Imboden, AR--Willie I. Banning, 92, of Imboden died October 22, 2003 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR.  Born December 24, 1910 at Williford, AR, she was the daughter of William Jefferson and Eva Bell Hill Gray.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Rainbow Chapter of the Eastern Star.
Her husband, John Banning, preceded her in death in 1989.  Two brothers, George Gray and Hill Gray, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include one sister, Madge Farris of Arlington, Tex.; and seven nieces and nephews, Beverly Gray and Jackie Gray, both of Little Rock, Billy Gray, Eddie Gray and Joy Junkersfeld, all of Ravenden, John Gray of Pocahontas and Billy Gray Moore of Oxenhill, MD.
Private graveside services and burial were held by the family.


ANNA ELIZABETH SOUTHERN CAGLE

Walnut Ridge, AR--Anna Elizabeth Southern (Stabb) Cagle, 72, died at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Nov. 26, 1992. Born at Hayes, Kansas to Alois (Stabb) and Rosie Ann Nichols Southern.  Married James Luther Cagle Sept. 5, 1940.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother and a sister.
She is survived by four sons, LaGrande and Dallas Cagle of Walnut Ridge, Glen Cagle of Mountain Home, David Cagle of Pocahontas. One daughter Glenda Cagle Vandergriff of Pocahontas, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at the Harmony Cemetery  with arrangements by McNabb Funeral Home.  --Submitted by Friend of Free Genealogy.


ALICE CONLEY

MRS. ALICE CONLEY OF ALICIA PASSES--Mrs. Alice Conley 55, of Alicia Route 1 died yesterday at 12 O'Clock at the State Hospital in Little Rock following a lengthy illness of complications of diseases.
Funeral rites will be held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the Cloverbend Cemetery, near Alicia. Gregg Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are her husband Ramsey Conley, and one daughter, Coy Dean Conley.
(Contributed by:  Leatha Basco, a great-granddaughter, who makes this note:  Ramsey should be Rance;  Alice was survived by several children; Coy Dean was a grandson.  She died November 28, 1935 and was buried Nov. 29,1935.)


ERNEST WESLEY FAULCONER

Ernest Wesley Faulconer, 81, of Cape Girardeau, MO. died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 at his home.  He was born Sept. 17, 1925 in Walnut Ridge, Ark., son of Waid Finis and Illma Curtie Bench Faulconer.  He and Ina Mae Kennedy were married May 8, 1948 in Pocahontas, AR.
Faulconer was of the Lutheran belief.  He was a member of Masonic Lodge 546 in Kansas City, MO.  He worked in security for Butler Manufacturing in Kansas City 33 years, retiring in 1984.
Faulconer lived in Kansas City 39 years, Sun City, AZ, four years, and then moved to Cape Girardeau in 1991.
He is survived by his wife; three brothers, Finis Faulconer of Parker Heights, TX, Curtis and Boyd Faulconer of Holiday Island, AR; numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.  The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 at the funeral home, with the Revs. Mark Martin and Phil Thompson officiating.  Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum.


E. ALDEAN HARDGRAVE

E. Aldean Hardgrave, 78, of Walnut Ridge passed away Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. He was born April 9, 1928 at Coal Hill, Ark., son of Cade and Lula McMillin Hardgrave. He and Wilma Smith were united in marriage Jan. 9, 1954 in St. Louis.
Aldean had worked as a welder at Combustion Engineering in St. Louis. He was of the Baptist belief and a member of Bell City, Mo. Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Galbreath of Portia, Ark.; a brother, Orlan Hardgrave of Herculaneum, Mo.; twin sister, Lorene Walker of Dexter, Mo; a sister, Hester Crawford of Pocahontas, Ark.; and two granddaughters, Erica and Amy Galbreath of Walnut Ridge. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Shelia Hardgrave.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park in Advance. --Source: Southeast Missourian newspaper.


EDWARD OSWALD JUSTUS

Hardy, AR--Oct. 2, 1960--Edward O. Justus, aged 75, a lifelong resident of Ravenden, near here, died Saturday at a hospital at Pocahontas. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maggie Justus; two sons, Stayton Justus of Oaklawn, IL, and Frank Justus of Texarkana; three daughters, Mrs. Opal Sutton of Martinez, CA, Mrs. Betty Gray of Ravenden, and Mrs. Chloe Perrin of Ravenden; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Baptist Church at Ravenden by Rev. Bill Johnson and Rev. George McGhehee. Burial will be at Lone Oak Cemetery by Higginbotham Funeral Service. --A tribute published in the pages of The Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, Oct. 3, 1960. (Edward was born Nov. 3, 1884; d. Oct. 1, 1960.)


CARRIE LEOLA LEWALLEN

Carrie Leola Lewallen, 97, died Dec. 29, 2006, at Randolph Nursing Center in Pocahontas. Formerly of Hoxie, she was a retired cook and was a member of Hoxie United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Lewallen; a son, Wallace Lewallen; two sisters, Ethel Lance and Bertha Lewallen; two brothers, Ernest Dobbs and Frank Dobbs; and two grandsons, Kelly Lewallen and Dale Lewallen Jr. Survivors include two sons, Dennis Lewallen, Nelson, Ill., and Dale Lewallen, Pocahontas; 13 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral was Tuesday at 11 a.m. at House-Gregg Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Hunter officiating. Burial was in Strangers Home Cemetery near Alicia. Pallbearers were Gaylon Lewallen, Chad Carlson, Casey Carlson, Jeremy Bergman, Jon James, Justice Weisenbach, Seth Jansen, Aaron Jansen, Marcus Price, T. Daniels and Bryan Hamilton. --Source: Local newspaper online.


FRANKIE MARIE NUNALLY LIKE

Frankie Marie Like, 72, of Granbury, Texas, died Dec. 28, 2006. Born June 8, 1934, in Walnut Ridge, she was the daughter of Jessie and Violet Nunally. Survivors include her husband, John T. Like; two sons, Adrian Like, Rockford, Ill., and Joseph Like, McHenry, Ill.; two daughters, Vickie Bowman, Palatine, Ill., and Stacy Venable, Godley, Texas; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral is today at 2 p.m. in Bryan Chapel. Burial will be in Greene County Memorial Gardens in Paragould under the direction of Bryan Funeral Home. --Source: Local newspaper online.


BOBBY LOWELL ROBINS

Bobby Lowell Robins, 70, of Cape Girardeau, MO passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007 at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock. Bobby was born April 6, 1936 in Jesup, AR to James Lowell and Mollie Faye Robins. He was united in marriage to Patricia Joy Gould Sept. 10, 1960 in Grenada, MS. He moved with his parents to Dexter, MO in 1945 from AR and resided many years in Dexter, and for the past 23 years in Cape Girardeau. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. He graduated from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro in 1961. Bob worked for Missouri Utilities/Union Electric 36 years and retired in 1997. He was district manager in Dexter and district sales and office manager in Cape Girardeau. In Dexter he was instrumental in bringing the Dexter Memorial Hospital to Dexter and served many years on its board of directors. Additionally he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees and Kiwanis International. In Cape Girardeau he was an associate member of Southeast Missouri Hospital, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Kiwanis International. He was active in many state and nationwide organizations such as Missouri Community Betterment, Missouri Municipal League and The United Way. He was deacon and treasurer of First Missionary Baptist Church at Dexter and deacon and chairman of the Building Committee at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Robins of Cape Girardeau; a son, Dr. James Howard Robins and wife, Sandra Denise Dowling of Cape Girardeau; his father, James Lowell Robins of Batesville, AR; two brothers, Byron Louis and wife, Wanetta of Heber Springs, AR, James David and wife, Janis of Prairie Grove, AR; two sisters, Barbara Ann and husband, Dr. Gerald Billions of Germantown, TN, and Martha Jo and husband, Joseph Ruiz of Batesville. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mollie Faye Andrews Robins. Friends may call from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, MO. --Source: Southeast Missourian, 1/23/07.


DORIS J. SELSOR SEGRAVES

Doris J. Segraves, 87, of Cape Girardeau, MO died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at Saint Francis Medical Center.  She was born Jan. 27, 1920 in Imboden, AR.  She and Henson C. Segraves were married Dec 25, 1949 in Piggott, AR  He died Oct 13, 1991.  She attended Calvary Temple Church in Cape Girardeau.  She owned and operated Cape Wiggery and Fashions more than 40 years.  Survivors include two brothers, Johnny Selsor of Jonesboro, AR, Tom Selsor of Cape Girardeau; and a niece, Reba Abbott of Scott City, MO.  Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home Thursday, June 28, 2007 from 4 to 6 p.m.  The funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2007 at the funeral home, with Jack Cathcart officiating.  Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.


W. R. WINFREY

Hoxie, AR--July 19--W. R. Winfrey, aged 74, of Alicia (Lawrence County), a retired farmer, died Tuesday at a hospital here.  He was a native of Williford (Sharp County) and moved to Calvin Crossing near Alicia in 1953.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sallie Ross Winfrey; five sons, Floyd Winfrey, O. D. Winfrey and Theodore Winfrey, all of Hoxie, and Lehman Winfrey and T. W. Winfrey, both of Des Moines, IA; three daughters, Mrs. Beulah Palmer and Mrs. Gladys Colvey, both of Portersville, Ind., and Mrs. Wanda Lee Madden of Alicia; three brothers, George Winfrey of Imboden (Lawrence County), Walter Winfrey of Swifton and Tom Winfrey of Trumann, and a sister, Mrs. Hattie Oliver of Black Oak (Craighead County).  Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service.  (Gazette State News Service--no dates given.)

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