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Ashley News Observer- Obituaries
MYRA L. FRY
Myra Lyn Fry, 27, of Little Rock, died June 28, 2009 at Ashley County Medical Center.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home, with burial in Flat Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Mark Elliott will officiate.
She was a native of Hamburg and a resident of Little Rock for the past eight years, a graduate of Fountain Hill High School and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Pleasant Free Will Baptist Church in the Milo community.
She is preceded in death by her father, Monty Fry, and her grandparents, Woodrow Jeffers and Coy and Eddi Fry.
She is survived by a daughter, Zoey Grace Brandon of Little Rock; her mother and stepfather, Virginia and Bobby Bowman of Hamburg; a stepdaughter, Alyson Brandon of Little Rock; a sister, Dr. Amy Fry of Bentonville; a stepsister, Lindsey Bowman of Crossett; her grandmother, Bonita Jeffers of Hamburg; her stepgrandmother, Peggy Bowman of Warren and other relatives.
Pallbearers are Gary Jeffers, John Jeffers, John Paul Jeffers, Clint Jeffers, James Jeffers, Michael Jeffers, Larry Jeffers, Jimmy Jones, Charles Ivey and Phillip Ivey.
Memorials may be made to the Zoey Grace Brandon Scholarship Fund, c/o Farmers Bank, PO Box 350, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) at Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg, which is in charge of arrangements. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.
TERESA HARPER
Teresa Marie Harper, 53, of El Dorado, died June 30, 3009 at St. Michael Health System Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.
Graveside services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Tabor Cemetery near Monticello, with the Rev. Ben Early officiating.
She was a native of Midland, Texas, a resident of Newman House in El Dorado, a former resident of McGehee and a member of First Baptist Church of El Dorado.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Harper.
She is survived by her parents, James and Mattie Ogletharp Harper of Foreman, Ark.; two bothers, James Harper of Foreman and Mearl Harper of Bastrop, La.; two sisters, Kathy Deleon of Houston, Texas and Myrena McMahan of McGehee; and other relatives.
Memorials may be made to Community Living Arrangements, c/o Sonya Eads, 714 W. Grove, El Dorado, AR 71730.
Visitation will begin at 1:45 p.m. Friday at the cemetery. Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg is in charge of arrangements. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.
BARBARA E. PORTER
Barbara Elaine Lewis Porter, 77, of Crossett, died June 26, 2009 at her residence.
Funeral services were June 28 at the chapel of Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home, with burial in Oakland Cemetery. The Rev. Buddy Lemons officiated.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Crossett.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Lewis and Icie Farrar Lewis.
She is survived by her husband, Robert H. Porter Sr. of Crossett; two sons, John David Porter of Crossett and Robert H. Porter Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.; and a sister, Shirley Outlaw of Crossett.
Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online guest book available at www.stephensondearman.com.
E.E. SEAMANS
E.E. “Dub” Seamans, 96, of Hamburg, died June 25, 2009 at Ashley County Medical Center.
Graveside services were June 29 at Judson Cemetery, with Dr. Bobby Pennington officiating.
He was a native of Millikin, La, a resident of the Shiloh for most of his life, a former employee of Arkansas Power and Light, a founding member of Seamans Hunting Club and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Shepler Seamans; a son, Donald Seamans; two stepsons, Jimmy Daniel and Joe Daniel; his parents, E.M. & Florence Bain Seamans and seven brothers and sisters.
He is survived by two granddaughters, Leslie Foote and Angie Tubbs, both of Hamburg; a half-brother, Eddie Harville of Houston, Texas; six great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Honorary pallbearers are Wade Tubbs, Wade Lindon Tubbs, Joe Foote, Joel Foote and Drew Foote.
Memorials may be made to the Judson Cemetery Association, c/o Dennis Cox, 2512 Hwy. 425 N., Hamburg, AR 71646.
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg was in charge of arrangements. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.
MARY BETH WOODS-SIVILS
Mary Beth Woods-Sivils, 79, of Monticello, died June 29, 2009 at her residence.
Funeral services were June 30 at the chapel of Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home, with burial at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Ladelle Cemetery.
She was a retired administrator of the Drew County Health Department and a member of Second Baptist Church in Monticello.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bunyan Courson and Bertha Richards Courson; the father of her children, Thomas K. Woods; three brothers, Richard Courson, B.A. Courson and Harry Courson; and four sisters, Nell Davis, Carrie Hill, Modelle Bunn and Peggy Echols.
She is survived by her husband, Gwain Sivils of Monticello; a son, Richard Woods of Monticello; a daughter, Sandra Allsup of Wilmar; a sister, Virginia Grice Riley of Monticello; a stepson, Joe Sivils of Crossett; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home of Monticello was in charge of arrangements. Online guest book at www.stephensondearman.com.
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