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ROSENA HILL BARNETT
CAROL MARIE BURT BLANKENSHIP
DUDLEY D. ELLIS
EMMETT B. FRENCH, JR.
GRACE LOUISE WALKER JOHNS
C. DIXON SMITH
FRANKLIN R. WALKER
Sikeston, MO.--Rosena Barnett, 79, of Sikeston,
died Thurs., April 14, 1994 due to injuries sustained in an auto
accident on Highway 61 north of Sikeston. She was born April 23,
1914 in Searcy, AR, daughter of James Franklin and Francis Bone Hill.
On Jan. 29, 1934 she married Claud W. Barnett in Kennett, MO.,
who preceded her in death on June 22, 1979. She was a housewife
and member of Smith Avenue Church of God. Survivors include one
son, Lee W. Barnett of Roscoe, IL; two daughters, Carolyn Dickerson of
Winfield and Katie Eatherton of Elgin, IL; one brother, Jay Hill of
Poplar Bluff, MO; one sister, Beatrice Poteet of Sikeston; 11
grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by two brothers and two sisters; another sister, Beulah Williams,
also died in the auto accident. Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. today at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, with Rev.
Larry K. Arnold, pastor of the Smith Avenue Church of God, officiating.
Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Searcy, AR--Carol Marie Blankenship,
72, of Searcy died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. She was born Nov. 14,
1935 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of Grady and Estelle Burt. Carol
is survived by her husband, Richard Blankenship of the home; a
daughter, Amy Blankenship Sewell and husband Scott of New York City;
two sons, Richard Blankenship and wife Vickie of Norcross, GA, Eric
Blankenship of St. Louis; and two grandchildren, Cathey and Emily
Blankenship. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Powell
Funeral Home in Searcy. Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Oklahoma City, OK--Dudley D. ELLIS, age 85,
died Thursday. Funeral services will be at 11 A.M. Saturday in the
First United Methodist Church, with burial in Gracelawn Cemetery. Born
at Beebe, Arkansas, and moved to the Shawnee area with his parents in a
covered wagon in 1910. He had lived in the Waterloo, Arcadia, Edmond
area since 1911, a member of the First United Methodist Church,
American Legion Post 111 and the Edmond Senior Citizens. He was a
retired Tinker Field Employee, and a retired farmer. He
was a U.S Navy Veteran of World War I. He had served on the
battleships USS Oregon & the USS Intrepid. He is survived by his
wife Theresa of the home, daughter Martha Anna Hughes of Seminole, sons
Woodrow M. of Edmond and Dewitt C. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a brother
Hubert Ellis of Foyil, OK, and a sister Alma Boyd of OKC, 6
grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Baggerley Funeral Home.
--Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - November 5, 1982
Searcy,
AR.--FRENCH, Emmett B. Jr. - Age 67, of Searcy, Arkansas died Thursday,
December 18, 1997 in Searcy. He was born September 8, 1930 in Hardy,
AR, the son of Emmett B. French and Sarah McCord. Mr. French was a
member of Westside Church of Christ in Searcy and had been an Elder at
Bristol Road Church of Christ in Flint, MI. Mr. French was an
accountant at General Motors.
Surviving are: wife, Marlene Sue French of Searcy; daughter, Carol
Adams of Searcy; 2 sons, John French of Waterford, MI, Paul French of
Durand, MI; 3 sisters, Vera Cooper of Kennett, MO.; Willene Hubbard of
Kennett, Mo; Eva Hanks of East Peoria, IL.; and 7 grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Emmett and Sarah French.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 20, 1997 at 2 p.m. at
Roller-Daniel Chapel with burial in White County Memorial Gardens in
Searcy, AR. Source: Flint Journal, The (MI) - December 19,
1997.
Jonesboro, IL.--Grace Louise Walker
Johns, 79, passed away at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23,
2006 in Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO
with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
by her side. She was born Feb. 21, 1927 in Bald Knob, AR,
the daughter of Charles Alfred and Milford (Lucile) Sharp
Walker. She married Jesse Marion Johns on Oct. 17, 1941
in Jackson, MO. He preceded her in death on March 10,
1989.
Mrs. Johns was a member of the Ware Pentecostal Church.
She was a retired technician at Choate Mental Health and
Developmental Center in Anna, IL.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Jesse
Lee and Kim Johns of Clinton, IL; Raymond Eugene Johns of
Anna; Marion Louise Parmly of Mount Vernon, IL, Ralph
Augusta Johns of Anna, Linda Faye and Gary Faire of
Jonesboro; Lonnie Wayne and Linda Johns of Wolf Lake;
Stella Mae and Rodney Plott of Anna, Pamla Gay Johns of
Cape Girardeau; Patsy Darlene and Jack Evans of
Jonesboro; Sheila Kay and Ed Plott of Anna; Mark Alan
Johns of Jonesboro; Lily Maxine Brownfield and Don Brimm
of Anna; 32 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; two
brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Barbara Walker of
Murphysboro, IL and Ronnie and Brenda Walker of
Sylacauga, AL; sister and brother-in-law, Helen Marie and
Hugh Miller of Elkton, KY; nieces, nephews; other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a
great-grandson, Jared Fisher; sisters, Mary Riley, Wanda
Brownfield and Bonnie Middleton; and a brother, David
Walker.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006 in
Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev.
Danny Jones officiating. Interment will be in Alto Pass
(IL) Cemetery. --Courtesy The Southern Illinoisan,
12/24/06.
C. Dixon Smith, Retired Engineer At Hopkins Lab
C. Dixon Smith, 69, a retired
engineer and craftsman with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
Laboratory in Howard County, died of a stroke Thursday in the Marion
County Hospital near Yellville, Ark.
He had joined the laboratory in 1942 and retired in 1975. A specialist
in plastics, adhesive chemicals, plating, and potting compounds, he had
supervised the arts and crafts projects at APL for many years.
Mr. Smith's special knowledge of enxcapsulation of electronic
assemblies contributed to the development of guided missile and space
technology.
In 1946, he was a photographic specialists with an early laboratory
scientific team that flew the first supersonic ramjet engine at Island
Beach, N.J.
He was born in Judsonia, Ark., and received his early education in
Little Rock. He attended the University of Arkansas and studied at art
schools in Houston, and Chicago. He was a surveyor at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo., and a draftsman in Little Rock before coming to Washington
in 1942. He worked briefly for the Carnegie Institution before joining
the APL.
A resident of Silver Spring for many years, Mr. Smith moved to Yellville a year ago.
He is survived by his wife, Sigrid, of the home; two daughters, Margo
Earley, of Hiram, Ohio, and Lynda McKee, of Frederick, Md.; a brother,
Nicholas M., of Silver Spring, and five grandchildren.
Source: Washington Post, The (DC) - October 27, 1979.
Cairo, IL.--Franklin R.
Walker, 87, of Cairo died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Missouri Delta
Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Feb 20, 1920
in Bradford, Ark., son of Alfred and Sarah Estelle Foster Walker.
He and Alma Cook were married March 4, 1940, in Jackson, Mo.
She died Sept. 7, 2002. Walker was employed at Valley Steel
Co. in Cairo many years. Survivors include a son, Raymond Walker
of Carterville, IL; five daughters, Elizabeth Seals and Stella Farmer
of Johnston City, IL, Mary Daniels of Cairo, Victoria Walker of
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Roberta Dellinger of Crainville, IL; 36
grandchildren; 76 great-grandchildren; and 13
great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two
children, three sisters, five brothers, two grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden, IL. The funeral
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry
Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Cobden Cemetery.
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