"T" OBITUARIES
Craighead County
Arkansas Genealogy Trails
CARAWAY, AR - BESSIE A. TAYLOR,
69, homemaker, died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital of Jonesboro after
a heart attack. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Roller-Citizens
Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Caraway Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor, the wife of J. T. Taylor, also leaves four daughters, Anne
Holmberg of Des Plaines, Ill., Beckie Duncan of Caraway, Elizabeth
Wheatley of Dixon, Ill., and Judy Harwood of Baldwin, N.Y.; two sons,
Steve Taylor of Ingleside, Ill., and Jim Taylor of Caraway; a sister,
Elizabeth Harvell of Tamms, Ill.; two brothers, Bert Patterson of Tamms
and Fred Baker of Caraway, eight grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
--Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - December 6, 1996
PHILIP DAVID THOMPSON, 51, of Jonesboro, passed away Saturday, November 13,
2006 at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born Sept. 5, 1955 in
Quantico Vir. to David R. and Phyllis Stroup Thompson. He and Vicki
Charles were married June 24, 1978 in Austin, TX.
Thompson was a 1973 graduate of Jackson, MO High School and attended
Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. He enlisted in
the U. S. Air Force in 1975. During his 24-year career, he served both
stateside and overseas. His deployments included Desert Storm, Desert
Shield, and Provide Comfort in the Persian Gulf.
Among his many achievements, honors and commendations, most notably he
was the recipient of the 1991 U. S. Air Force NCO Meteorologist of the
Year. He also served with Special Forces when stationed at RAF
Bentwaters, England and received the Joint Meritorious Unit Award. He
retired in November, 1999 as a Master Sergeant.
Loving survivors include his wife of Jonesboro; parents of Jackson, MO;
two daughters, Staci (Brian) Beussink and their children, Brett, Anna,
Sydney, and Jayden of Jackson, Valeri (Chad) Hudson and their daughter,
Riley, of Beebe, AR; a son, Philip (April) Thompson and their daughter,
Taylor, of Beebe, AR; and a brother, John N. (Marcia) Thompson of
Jackson.
Also surviving is his mother-in-law, Maria Charles of Austin, TX;
sister-in-law, Lupe (Mark) Jennings of Brownsville, TX; and three
brothers-in-law, Julian Alcoser of Hutto, TX, Johnny Charles of Round
Rock, TX, Sal Charles of Austin; and many nieces and nephews.
McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, MO in charge. Funeral service will be
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. The Rev. Carter Frey will
officiate with burial to follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson
with gravesite military honors.
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