MANSFIELD, TX - COY BELT, 79, a retired collision specialist with National Bumper Supply, died Sunday at an Arlington hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7:30 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Belt was born Aug. 4, 1916, in Pike County, Ark.
Survivors: Wife, Glenda Belt of Mansfield; two sons, Coy Glenn Belt of Newark and Ray Belt of Odessa; two daughters, Doris Heflin and Karen Fry, both of Mansfield; two brothers, Elmer Belt of Burleson and Johnny Belt of Kingman, Ariz.; two sisters, Clara Mauldin and Marie Turner, both of Burleson; five grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren; and several stepgreat-grandchildren.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home, 500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - June 10, 1996



PLANT CITY, FL--ROBERT C. CAGLE, 73, of Plant City died Friday (June 14, 1996) at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Danville, Ark., he moved to the Tampa area 26 years ago from Ohio. He was a automobile salesman and U.S. Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; and a daughter, Adrenna F. of Plant City. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
--Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - June 16, 1996


BATON ROUGE, LA-- JAMIE L. CAMPBELL, a resident of Gray, Tenn., and former longtime resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at her residence. She was 85 and a native of Pike County, Ark.
Private graveside services were held Friday at Greenoaks Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Clyde Rockett.
Survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Patricia C. Ryan and Kay C. and Jerry Guidry; three grandchildren, Jay Guidry, Ginger Guidry and Chris Ryan; and two great-grandchildren, Brittany Kay Guidryand Eric Joseph Guidry.
She was a member of Florida Boulevard Baptist Church and a volunteer music director at Capitol Nursing Home. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Foundation or American Cancer Society.  --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - May 11, 1997


Lakeland, FL--JADY WILSON COPELAND, 73, of Lakeland died Monday (Dec 11, 1995) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Pike County, Ark., he moved to this area 14 years ago from Fayetteville, Ark. He was minister of Lakeland Hills Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Neva Hoffman of Temple Terrace and Mary Broadwell of Dunwoody, Ga.; a son, Wilson of Maple Grove, Minn.; a brother, Ordis of Coy, Ark.; three sisters, Ruth House and Joy Alexander, both of Delight, Ark., and Floy Tate of Magnolia, Ark.; and 10 grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.   --Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - December 14, 1995


ARLINGTON, TX - THOMAS LYNDELL JEFFERY, 74, a retired postal clerk, died Friday in Arlington.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Grace Temple Baptist Church. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. today at Moore Funeral Home.
Mr. Jeffery was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Pike County, Ark. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 157.
Survivors: Wife, Helen Jeffery of Arlington; sons, Gary Jeffery and his wife, Dorothy, of Palmer, and Tommy Jeffery and his wife, Carol, of Arlington; brothers, Wallace Jeffery of Cleburne and Jerry Jeffery of Fort Worth; sisters, Estelle Smith and Dorothy Jones of Arlington and Rose Ivey of Abilene; three grandchildren, Dede Cunningham of Orange Grove, Bryan Jeffery of Burleson and Brad Jeffery of Arlington; five great-grandchildren, Sean and Emily Cunningham of Orange Grove and triplets, Shelby, Bailey and Bryan Jeffery of Burleson.
Moore Funeral Home   --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - October 6, 1996


WASHINGTON, IL -- MILDRED E. MC COSKEY, 65, of 1224 King Carey Drive, St. Louis, formerly of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 23, 1996, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, Mo.
Born May 20, 1930, in Pike County, Ark., to Ira and Cordia Beavert Cox, she married Elmer E. McCoskey. He survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Michael David of Washington, Forrest Eugene of O'Fallon and John Christopher of St. Louis; two sisters, Elaine Wilson and Dorothy Cutler, both of Little Rock, Ark.; two brothers, Calvin Cox and Clarence Cox, both of Little Rock; and eight grandchildren. Two sons, Keith Vernon and Stephen Anthony, and two sisters preceded her in death.
She was a member of Feefee Baptist Church in Bridgeton, Mo.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at her church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 N. Lindburg Blvd., Bridgeton. Burial will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in St. Ann, Mo.   --Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - February 25, 1996


Oakdale, CA--William M. Patterson, 84, of Oakdale died Friday at Oak Valley Convalescent Care Center. Mr. Patterson was a native of Pike County, Ark. He lived in Oakdale for many years and had previously lived in many towns in California. He was a pastor and missionary of many churches and missions. He retired as a pastor of the Valley Home Missionary Baptist Church. He was a member of the Oakdale Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his children, James Haskell Patterson of Bell Gardens, Larry Wayne Patterson of New Mexico, Merle Higgs of Oakdale and Carolyn Sipes of Palmdale; brothers, Paul Patterson of Henderson, Texas, and John Patterson of Decatur, Miss.; sisters, Gladys Hensely of Whitesboro, Texas, Elnora Ingram of Blossom, Texas, Lucille Morrow of Delight, Ark.; and 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Miller Memorial Chapel, Visalia. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the chapel. Remembrances may be made to First Missionary Baptist Church, 1141 Walnut St., Oakdale 95361.
--Modesto Bee, The (CA) - October 7, 1997

TAMPA, FL--EVELYN G. PETERS, 76, of Tampa died Sunday (Jan 13, 1991) at AMI Town & Country Hospital. A native of Danville, Ark., she had lived in the Tampa Bay area since 1960. She was a homemaker and a member of Manhattan Church of Christ. She is survived by two sons, John G. Freeman and Roy D. Wagner, both of Tampa; and four grandchildren. A.P. Boza Town & Country Chapel.
--Tampa Tribune, The (FL) - January 15, 1991

Huntington, IN--William Frazier White, 79, of Huntington, a native of Pike County, Ark., died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1998, at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Edith I.; a daughter, Betty Heffelfinger of Huntington; one sister; and one brother.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Private services were today. There is no calling. Burial will be in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Huntington.
Memorials are to St. Peter Lutheran Church in Huntington. Information provided by Hart Funeral Home, Huntington
--News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - November 11, 1998.

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