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EUGENE SMITH
Eugene Lester Smith, 89, of Cabot passed away Jan. 29, 2007.
He was born March 17, 1917 in Scranton, to the late Robert and Ester Missouri-Smith.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ana Smith in December 2006, three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include one daughter, Elaine Skaggs of Cabot; one son, Jerry Smith of England; four grandchildren, Lesia Southerland, Sarah Smith, Jacob Smith and Jerry Smith; and two great-grandchildren, Shane Southerland and Brian Southerland.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Arkansas State Veteran's cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are by Thomas Funeral Service in Cabot.
MAUEL COOK
Manuel Cook, 82, died Jan. 27, 2007.
He was a member of Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his daughter, Annie Mae Cooper of Marked Tree; sister, Carolyn Cedio, and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke with burial following in Hicks cemetery.
KENNETH JUSTICE
Kenneth W. Justice, 71, died Jan. 26, 2007.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Willie Mae Clements Justice; his parents, Daisy and Phillip Justice, and a sister Betty, and husband Calvin King.
Survivors include his children, Arnold Justice and Peggy and husband Allan Hobbs of Jacksonville, Marilyn and husband Bob Putman of Beebe and Brenda and husband Willis Fontaine of Houghton, Mich.; one brother, James and wife Viola Justice; and a sister, Doris and husband Bill Bates, all of Lonoke; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Jan. 30 at Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke with burial following in Hicks cemetery.
JOSEPH LAMB
Joseph E. Lamb, 92, of North Little Rock died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
He was born to the late William and Mary Lassie Stovall Lamb in Lonoke County near Furlow.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Madeline Lamb, and one daughter, JoAnn Story.
He was our precious father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend.
He was a member of Levy Methodist Church and the Eagle, Elks and Moose clubs.
He worked at Mare Island Naval Base in California during the Second World War.
He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Arkansas before the war.
He was a driver for many years for Cities Service Oil Company.
In 1959, he founded and managed Lambs Arkansas CleanPro, a successful cleaning business in central Arkansas.
He ran the business until his retirement in 2000.
He will be missed by his family and all that knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty Lou Erwin Lamb; two sons, Joe Lamb and Garry Lamb; two daughters, Madeline Darlene Hastings and Carolyn McCrary; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Jan. 26 at Roller-Owens Funeral Home with Bro. Paul officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Carmel cemetery in Cabot.
ALAN STONEKING
Alan C. Stoneking, 54, of Jacksonville passed away Jan. 20, 2007 in Little Rock.
He was born Sept. 22, 1952 in El Paso, Texas, to the late Clyde Eugene and Dorothy A. Conrad Stoneking.
He served in the Army and was a Baptist.
He loved gardening and fishing.
Trout fishing was his specialty. Survivors include sisters, Jean Williams and husband Larry and Kandy DeLaigle, all of Jacksonville; brothers, Steven Clyde Stoneking and wife Joy of Gravel Ridge and Michael Eugene Stoneking of Jacksonville; one nephew, three nieces, one great-nephew and four great-nieces.
Graveside services were Jan. 24 at Arkansas State Veteran's cemetery in North Little Rock with Pastor Jim Smith officiating.
Funeral arrangements were by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.
WALTER THOMPSON
SSgt. Walter Emery Thompson, 77, of Jacksonville passed away Jan. 24, 2007 in Little Rock.
He was born on July 22, 1929 to the late Emery and Bertha Faulkerson Thompson in Devil’s Lake, N.D.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathie; son, Rolf; and brothers, Maurice and John.
He was an Army veteran, a member of the NRA and a Methodist.
Survivors include his son, Hank Thompson and daughter-in-law, Linda Leverett of Jacksonville; grandson, Michael Shawn Thompson of Albuquerque N.M.; brother, Myron Thompson of San Antonio, Texas; and a sister, Margaret Olson of California.
Private funeral services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.
Gary Blakeslee
Gary Allen Blakeslee, 46, of Jacksonville died July 13, 2007 at his home.
He was born July 27, 1960 in Mt. Clemmons, Mich.
Gary worked in parts sales for Diamond International trucking.
He was of the Methodist faith.
He was preceded in death by his mother, E. Joanne Blakeslee and his grandparents.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Suzanne Denise Bush Blakeslee; two sons, Tyler and wife Hyechin of Germany and Nicholas of the home; daughter, Alexandra of the home; father, Amos M. and stepmother, Phyllis Swinney Blakeslee of Kokomo, Ind.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 18 at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, with Bro. Marck Gibson officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 401 N. 1st St., Jacksonville, Ark. 72076.
Funeral arrangements are by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home.
James Cook Jr.
James Paul Cook Jr., 25, of Cabot died July 5, 2007 in Italy.
He was born Feb. 5, 1982 in Sedalia, Mo.
He was a 2000 Cabot High School graduate and a member of the track team and the Spanish and art clubs.
At the age of 12, he became a certified scuba diver. He loved to float the Buffalo River, fish and hunt.
He enjoyed working in the garden and flowers.
In November 2001, James entered the Air Force and served two tours in Qatar and two tours in Iraq.
His grandparents preceded him in death.
He is survived by his parents, James Paul Sr. and Wendy Wentz Cook; wife, Suzanne Necole Cook of Jacksonville; children, Christopher Paul and Isabella Marie Cook; brother, Jason Wayne Cook of Eugene, Ore.; sister, Heather Renee Cook of Los Angeles, Calif., and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and many, many friends.
The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Cabot.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Marshall Memorial Gardens in Marshall.
Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Moore’s Cabot Funeral Home.
