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Thelma Cookston
Thelma Blythe Perry Cookston of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Marked Tree, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care in Memphis with burial following in Memorial Park.
Mrs. Cookston, 97, a homemaker, was a member of Union Avenue Baptist Church. The widow of William O. Perry and Joe J. Cookston, she leaves three daughters, Clara Lee Whitmore and Camellia Harrison, both of Memphis, and Elizabeth "Libby" Wren of West Memphis, and eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the Memphis Jewish Home.
Posquina Baldi
Posquina Bari Baldi of Meridian, Idaho, formerly of Marion, died Saturday at Beehive Homes.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Chapel with burial following in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion.
Mrs. Baldi, 92, a homemaker, was a member of Apostolic Bible Church in Meridian. The widow of Celeste Baldi, she leaves three daughters, Kathryn Mascroft of Meridian, Teresa Franks of Princeton, West Va., and Mary Ann Cabellero of River Ridge, La.; two sons, David Baldi of Jackson, Miss., and John Baldi of Lakeland, Tenn.; a sister, Lena Sago of Lebanon, Ore.; a brother, Vince Bari Jr. of Marion, and 17 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association or to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated April 2, 2004]
Rosie Casalman
Rosie Bell Casalman of Earle died Monday in Parkin.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gibson Bayou cemetery in Earle.
Mrs. Casalman, 80, a homemaker, was a member of Bethany Chapel Pentecostal Church of God in Earle and the church's Ladies Auxiliary. She leaves her husband, A.G. Casalman; three daughters, Shirley Ann Hulen of Flippin and Patricia Ann Vannatter and Tina Marie Casalman, both of Earle; seven sons, Russell Paul Partain Jr. of Trumann, Walter Arnold Partain of Stuttgart, Al Partain of McMinnville, Tenn., Troy Edward Partain, James William Partain and Rickey Lynn Casalman, all of Earle, and Albert Glenn Casalman of Parkin; three sisters, Mildred Baker and Nadine Stroud, both of Spiro, Okla., and Junie Ferrell of Irving, Texas; two brothers, Tommy Swinney of Spiro and Johnny Churchwell of Jonesboro, and 34 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be sent to Bethany Chapel Pentecostal Church of God, 1689 Hwy. 149 N., Earle, AR, 72331.
[Death notice dated April 2, 2004]
Carl Sayre
Carl "Sonny" Edward Sayre Jr. of Proctor died Saturday at the Memphis Regional Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. Services will follow at 1 p.m. at Roller-Citizens Chapel with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion.
Mr. Sayre, 32, was a diesel mechanic for FedEx Transport and a supporter for Make-A-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Ronald McDonald House. He leaves his parents, Rosemary and Carl Edward Sayre Sr. of Proctor.
The family requests that memorials be sent to Make-A-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Ronald McDonald House.
[Death notice dated April 2, 2004]
Beauty Bailey
Beauty Bailey of Parkin died Tuesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-12 noon Saturday at Shady Grove Church #1 in Parkin. Services will follow at noon at the church with burial in New Macedonia cemetery. W.H. Johnson Funeral Home in Earle has charge of services.
Mrs. Bailey, 80, a homemaker, was a member and served on the mother board at Shady Grove Church #1. She leaves three daughters, Glossie Mayes and Dale Dickerson, both of Memphis, Tenn., and Peggy Bailey of West Memphis; a son, James Bailey of Parkin, and eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated January 7, 2005]
Helen Bledsoe
Helen Mae Bledsoe of West Memphis died Tuesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Chapel with burial following in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion.
Mrs. Bledsoe, 91, a retired secretary from Missouri Street Church of Christ, was a member of Missouri Street Church of Christ. The widow of Floyd Bledsoe, she leaves a son, Jere Floyd Bledsoe of West Memphis; a sister, June Haggard of Dixon, Calif., and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated January 7, 2005]
John Burns
John Burns Sr. of West Helena, formerly of Marion, died Monday in Helena.
Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Chapel with burial following in Sunset Memorial Park.
Mr. Burns, 57, a disabled veteran, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He leaves his wife, Juanita Burns; a daughter, Brittney Burns of Marion; three sons, John Burns of Marion, Billy Burns of Lexa and Dearl Ford of West Helena; his mother, Maudine Burns of West Memphis; a sister, Joyce Sherman of West Memphis and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated January 7, 2005]
Lillian Cupples
Lillian Elaine Cupples, infant daughter of Judith A. and Joseph E. Cupples of Hughes, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge of services.
Baby Cupples also leaves her grandparents, Loretta Allison, Mary L. Cupples, Robert L. Allison and John E. Cupples, all of Hughes, and her great-grandmothers, Beatrice Allison of Hughes and Mamie Cupples of Houston, Miss.
The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated January 7, 2005]
Lovey Miller
Lovey Miller of Wynne, formerly of Marion, died Friday at St. Bernard Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Clarkedale with burial following in Paradise Gardens cemetery.
Mrs. Miller, 83, was a homemaker. She leaves a son, Willie Brant to Marion; a sister, Elnora Pickett of West Memphis; a brother, Leonard Miller of Lansing, and five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated January 7, 2005]
Alberta Wade
Alberta Wade of West Memphis died Saturday at Memphis Regional Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home. Services will be at 12 noon Saturday at Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church in West Memphis with burial following in Paradise Gardens cemetery.
Mrs. Wade, 59, was a homemaker. She leaves her husband, Robert Wade, and a special niece who cared for her, Thawonna Dent of West Memphis.
[Death notice dated January 7, 2005]
