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OBITUARIES
Little River County Arkansas Genealogy Trails CLINGAN, Lyda Dell JOHNSON, Rev. Roy L. LEWIS, Robert S. MAY, Jeanne D. REED, Troy SWEEZEA, George Milton  BATON ROUGE, LA–LYDA DELL CLINGAN--Died
9:35 p.m. Monday, April 6, 1987, at Field Memorial Community Hospital,
Centreville, Miss. She was 87, a native of Alleene, Ark., and resident
of Woodville, Miss.
Visiting at Berryhill Funeral Home, Woodville, Miss., 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by Dr. O. B. Beverly. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Woodville, Miss. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Adell C. Babers, Woodville, and Mrs. Dorothy C. Bryant, St. Francisville; a son, John E. "Hot Shot" Clingan, Woodville; a sister, Mrs. Eva Ponder, Lucerne Valley, Calif.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Roy L. Clingan; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Clingan and Mrs. Myrtle Norwood; and a brother, Noah Honnell. --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - April 8, 1987 Portland, OR--REV. ROY L. JOHNSON--A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995, in Lincoln Street Baptist Church. The Rev. Johnson died Feb. 13 at age 93. He was born March 3, 1901, in Alleene, Ark. He received a bachelor's degree from Ouachita Baptist University, a master's and a doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and took graduate studies at West Texas State University.The Rev. Johnson ministered to Baptist churches in Arkansas and Texas until 1959 when he became superintendent of Northwest Baptist Convention Metropolitan Missions in Portland. From 1967 to the present, he was manager and printer of Interchurch Printing, an instructor in Seminary Extension Center -- Interstate Bible Institute -- and Northwest Center of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. The Rev. Johnson also wrote several books on religion and church history.He married Nelle Laverne Cowan Aug. 4, 1927. She died in April 17, 1985.Survivors are his son, Don Paul Johnson of Annandale, Va.; brother, Foster D. of Houston; and two grandchildren.Private interment in Sunset Hills Memorial Park. --Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - February 17, 1995.
IRVING, TX -ROBERT
S. LEWIS, 62, a former aircraft maintenance planner for
Braniff International and Dalfort Aviation, died Friday at an Arlington
nursing home.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Colleyville Presbyterian Church, where he was a member. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. today at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Mr. Lewis was born in Little River County, Ark., and lived in Irving for 20 years. He was a graduate of North Texas State University. He was an Air Force veteran. Survivors: Two brothers, Dr. James S. Lewis of New Braunfels and H.D. Lewis of Lancaster; and sister, Jewel Faye Garrett of Grand Prairie. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - March 5, 1995 ALEDO, TX -JEANNE D. MAYof Aledo, a retired teacher for the Fort Worth school district, died Saturday (Feb 15, 1992) at her home. She was 68.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Madden Funeral Home in Foreman, Ark. Burial will be at Graveley Cemetery in Foreman. White's Funeral Home of Weatherford is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. May was born in Little River County, Ark. She had been a secretary for her husband's law practice. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Weatherford. Survivors: Husband, Ben May of Aledo; son, Hal May of Everman; and one granddaughter. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - February 17, 1992 Moreno Valley, CA--TROY FREDRICK REED, formerly of Moreno Valley, died Saturday of Alzheimer's disease at his home in Murrieta. He was 74. Private services are planned. Valley Funeral Home in Murrieta is handling arrangements.Mr. Reed, who was born in Alleene, Ark., lived in Murrieta three years. He formerly lived in Moreno Valley for 25 years. He was a machinist/ supervisor for the Deutsch Co. in Banning for 25 years before he retired in 1988. Mr. Reed was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Legion Post 257 in Horatio, Ark. He was past vice president of the American Association of Retired Persons in Horatio, Ark.Mr. Reed is survived by his wife, Lorene; a son, Don of Temecula; a daughter, Rhonda of Vancouver, Wash.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Lavener Ford of Tyler, Texas, and Opal Fryar of Mount Ida, Ark.; and two brothers, Roy of Mesa, Ariz., and Marshal of Tyler, Texas. --Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - January 7, 1999Travares, FL--GEORGE MILTON SWEEZEA, 65, 903 County Drive, Tavares, died Thursday. Born in Alleene, Ark., he moved to Tavares from Flushing, Mich., in 1959. He was a retired inspector for Armco Steel and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Tavares. He was a veteran of World War II, a Mason and a member of the VFW and the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors: wife, Doris; son, Thomas, Tavares; brothers, Gerald, Grayling, Mich., Douglas, Flint, Mich.; sisters, Mildred Rosenberger, Pinkney, Mich., Geraldine Bell, Flint; one grandson. Steverson Funeral Home, Tavares. --Orlando Sentinel, The (FL) - May 24, 1985. |