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OBITUARIES
Union County Arkansas Genealogy Trails BARNES, Zenobia A. Ford BASS, Mary J. CROSLEY, George Robert MATTHEWS, Mary Elizabeth PARKER, Ethel Crowell TAYLOR, Benoid Coleman  ASHTABULA, OH–ZENOBIA A. FORD BARNES,
70, of Bridge Street, Ashtabula, died Friday, March 14, 1997, at the
residence of her son, Raymond, where she had been residing.
She was born in Union County, Ark., July 19, 1926, a daughter of the late Rev. Ernest and Rhoda Butler Ford. She had lived in Ashtabula since 1947. Mrs. Barnes had worked many years in the dietary department of the Ashtabula County Medical Center before retiring in 1985. She was on the Mother's Board of People's Baptist Church, where she was a missionary and usher, and enjoyed quilting in her spare time. She often spent Wednesdays visiting the sick and homebound members of the community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Barnes, whom she married April 14, 1946, in Arkansas. He died in 1978. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Marshall and Maurice, in infancy; a sister, Verda Norman; and three brothers, Cardell, James and J.D. In addition to her son, Raymond Barnes, survivors include a son, Rudy Barnes, of Ashtabula; two daughters, Annette Franklin of Erie and Amanda Thomas of Findlay; five brothers, J.C. and Milton, both of Urbana, Ark., Amos and T.J., both of Inkster, Mich. and Billy Gene of Detroit, Mich.; and two sisters, Geraldine Kendrix of Crossett, Ark. and Florine George of El Dorado, Ark. Friends may call at the People's Baptist Church, 3867 Ann Ave., Ashtabula, Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of services there at 1 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Sam Wells Jr. will officiate. Burial will be at Edgewood Cemetery. Ducro Services, Inc., Ashtabula, is handling arrangements. --Erie Times-News (PA) - March 17, 1997 Sikeston,
MO.--MARY JO BASS,
53, of Sikeston, died July 26 (1989) at Missouri Delta Medical Center.
A native of Eldorado, AR, she was born April 3, 1936, the
daughter of William Carter and Etta Bernice Carter Ware. She
was
the wife of Rev. Thomas Neal Bass.
She was a member of Hunter Presbyterian Church, Chapter HB of PEO, and Coalesce Club. She was a teacher's assistant at Sikeston Public Schools. Survivors include her husband; one son, Benjamin Neal Bass of St. Louis; one daughter, Amy Lee Miller of Albuquerque, NM; one brother, William C. Ware Jr. of Dallas, TX; two sisters, Emily Lake of Austin, TX, Sara Paulk of Big Sandy, TX; two grandsons, Sean Miller and Matthew Bass; and one granddaughter, Erin Bass. Private committal service was held July 28 at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Memorial services were held July 28 at Hunter Memorial First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Edwin R. Short officiating.
ELDORADO, ARK--GEORGE ROBERT CROSLEY, 90, of 300 Thompson, a former business and civic
leader in Union County, died
Friday at a local nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services will be
held today 2:30 PM at
Young's Chapel with Dr. Don B. Harbuck officiating. Interment will be at
Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Young's.
Mr. Crosley was mayor of El Dorado from 1935 to 1939. His former civic and business associations included employment with the El Dorado Oil Mill and Fertilizer Co., the title and abstract business, tax collector under former Sheriff John W. Harmon and Sheriff Grady Wooley and the Alphin Estate, a post from which he retired in 1953. In 1969, Mr. Crosley stepped down as secretary of El Dorado Lodge No. 13, Free and Accepted Masonry, bringing to a close one of the longest terms of continual service in the annuals of local and state Masonry. He had filled the office for 38 years and had been a Mason since 1917. Mr. Crosley was born Oct. 27, 1884 and was the son of Jane Eccles O'Leary and Frederic Atkinson Crosley. He moved to Union County in 1913 from his native village of Abbeville near Oxford, Miss. He had been associated with the York Blue Lodge No. 13; El Dorado Chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons; No. 52 Royal Select Masters and Gethsemane No. 31 Knights Templar, where he was the only surviving charter member. He served in numerous other capacities as a Mason and in 1946 was given the York Cross of Honor, one of the first two to be awarded in Arkansas. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Winnie Butler Crosley; a son, George Crosley Jr. of Muscatine, Iowa; a daughter, Mrs. Walter L. Wright; three grandchildren, Nathan Wisinger of El Dorado, Davis Crosley of Muscatine, Iowa and Miss Georgene Crosley of Beaumont, Tex. and two great-grandchildren. The family will be at the Walter L. Wright residence, 1015 W. Oak. Masonic graveside services will be conducted by Lodge 13, F&AM. Pallbearers will be Grady R. Wooley, Carl E. Blake, Phil Owen, O. E. Bishop, Victor Lawton, Paul Butler, Francis Matthews, and James C. Fernald Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be all members of Masonic Lodge 13 F&AM. --El Dorado News-Times, Sunday, September 29, 1974; submitted by Kathie Marynik. BATON ROUGE, LA--MRS. MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS,
Died Saturday, Nov. 2, 1991, in Baton Rouge. She was 90, a native of
Union County, Ark., former longtime resident of El Dorado, Ark., and
resident of Baton Rouge since 1973. She was a homemaker and retired
registered nurse.
Religious services at First Presbyterian Rowland Chapel at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Charles Brown. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, El Dorado, Ark. Survived by three daughters, Mrs. Anne Isch, Batesville, Miss., Mrs. Charles Dodds, McGehee, Ark., and Mrs. Joe A.Presley, Baton Rouge; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Benjamin Shelby Matthews; parents, David Rice and Betty Lauderdale McDonald; a brother, Albert J. McDonald; two sisters, Ella Nagle and Sue Witt; and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Spears. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge. Young's Funeral Home, El Dorado, Ark., in charge of arrangements. --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - November 4, 1991 BATON ROUGE, LA--ETHEL CROWELL PARKER--A
retired bookkeeper and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 5:05 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30, 1998, at The Guest House Nursing Home. She was 96 and
a native of Union County, Ark. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home
East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 8 a.m. Monday until religious services at 9
a.m., conducted by the Rev. Tom Denton. Graveside services at Riverview
Burial Park, Monroe, at 2 p.m. Monday. Survived by a daughter and
son-in-law, Mary Parker Overton and John Overton, Baton Rouge; two sons
and daughters-in-law, Dr. Archie D. Parker Jr. and Genie Parker and Dr.
Jack B. Parker and Marianne Parker, all of Baton Rouge; 10
grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband of 52
years, Archie D. Parker Sr.; parents, Eugene Crowell and Sammie
Cordelia Green Crowell; and three sisters. Pallbearers will be her
grandsons and great-grandsons. She was a member of Laurel Lea Baptist
Church and was queen of all nursing homes in Louisiana in 1993.
--Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - November 2, 1998 Union County, AR--BENOID COLEMAN TAYLOR
died Thursday, Nov. 15, 1990, in El Dorado, Ark. He was 80, a native of
La Pier, Ark., and resident of Union County, Ark. He was employed by
Shell Oil Company for 29 years as a plant supervisor.
Religious services at Young's Funeral Home, El Dorado, Ark., at 2 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Tommy Mellinger. Burial in Arlington Cemetery, El Dorado, Ark. Survived by wife, Artie Mills Taylor, El Dorado; two brothers, Vernon Taylor and Huger H. Taylor, both of El Dorado; a number of nieces; and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Robert John and Dixie Mary Cameron Taylor. He was of the Baptist faith. --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - November 17, 1990 |