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OBITUARIES
Hempstead County Arkansas Genealogy Trails FAMBRO, Hugh FERGUSON, L. J. HAMPTON, Aylean LAMBERT, Major General Joe C. LANDERS, Lorene D. LOE, Robert H. MC FADDEN, Charlie THOMPSON, James Arthur Sr. WHITE, Samuel Washington WRIGHT, Richard W.  Happy, TX-- Service for Hugh Fambro, 76, of Happy will be at 10:30 am
Wednesday in Central Church of Christ with Trey Morgan, Minister,
officiating.
Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia, TX will be directed by Walace Funeral home of Tulia. Fambro died Saturday, January 15, 1994 in San Anthony's hospital in
Amarillo, TX.
He was born in Hope Ark., on Feb 22, 1917, and was married to Gladys George Malone on Aug 31, 1967 in Amarillo. He moved in 1950 to Randall, County, where he was a farmer and rancher. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Freida White of Fort Worth; two
sons, J.C. of Hereford, TX and Roger of Dimmitt, TX; three sisters, Hazel Fields of San
Luis Obispo, Calif, and Agnes Stringer and Jean Bates, both of Tulia; 13
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. --Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Monday, January 17, 1994, contributed by Mary Wilson.
COLLEYVILLE, TX - L.J. FERGUSON, 75, died Monday, Dec. 21, 1998, in Hempstead County, Ark.
Funeral: was at 3 p.m. Dec. 23 at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home. Burial: DeAnn Cemetery in Prescott, Ark. L.J. Ferguson was born July 17, 1923, in Redfield, Ark. Survivors: His wife, Norma Bethune Ferguson of Colleyville; sons, Larry Ferguson of Plano, Michael Ferguson of Wichita Falls, Lyle Ferguson of Leander, Denver Payatakis of Austin, Donnie Carr of Arlington and John Carr of Irving; daughters, Carol Gee of Midland, Linda Letchworth of Mesquite, Sandra Miller of Dallas and Ann Hallmark of Irving; sister, Marjorie Byrd of Prescott, Ark.; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home Prescott, Ark., --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - December 30, 1998 COLLEYVILLE - L.J. Ferguson, 75, died Monday, Dec. 21, 1998, in Hempstead County, Ark. Funeral: was at 3 p.m. Dec. 23 at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home. Burial: DeAnn Cemetery in Prescott, Ark. Memorial service celebrating the life of L.J. Ferguson will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Elk's Lodge No. 2483, 908 Bushong Road, Grapevine 76051, (817) 329-3557. Friends and loved ones are asked to bring a remembrance of their experiences with L.J. to be placed in a Memory Book for his family. Memorials: The family has requested that memorial donations be made in L.J.'s name to The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas 75219. L.J. Ferguson was born July 17, 1923, in Redfield, Ark. He was a retired captain in the U.S. Army, and served his country in World War II, and the Korean War. L.J. was commissioned as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshall, under the Justice Department, for the original unit of Sky Marshals. L.J. joined the U.S. Customs Service and retired as an inspector, in 1990. One of his great passions was the hours he spent in the sky piloting his Beechcraft. L.J. achieved the revered status of 32nd-degree Master Mason, and was a member of the Scottish Rite. L.J. received various decorations and achievements during his lifetime; however, he counted his role as loving husband and father as his greatest honor. Survivors: He is survived by his wife, Norma Bethune Ferguson of Colleyville; sister, Marjorie Byrd of Prescott, Ark.; sons, Larry Ferguson of Plano, Michael Ferguson of Wichita Falls, Lyle Ferguson of Leander, Denver Payatakis of Austin, Donnie Carr of Arlington and John Carr of Irving; daughters, Carol Gee of Midland, Linda Letchworth of Mesquite, Sandra Miller of Dallas and Ann Hallmark of Irving; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home Prescott, Ark. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - January 10, 1999. PRYOR, OK--AYLEAN HAMPTON, 98, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, September
16, 2010 at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
She was born in Hope, Arkansas in Hempstead County, the daughter of James Washington White and Katie Bell (Eason) White. She married Ray "Buck" Hampton on June 8, 1939 in Yuma, Arizona and had celebrated 71 years of marriage this past June. She and Buck moved from California to Oklahoma in November of 2004. Aylean enjoyed cooking and doing activities with her children and grandchildren. She was a lovely lady who enjoyed always looking nice and going out to lunch with family and friends. She enjoyed playing card games, Skip Bo, Uno and also dominos. She especially enjoyed going shopping and watching her favorite TV shows, Young & The Restless, 60 Minutes and the Price Is Right. She will be so very missed by all who knew and loved her. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the First Christian Presbyterian Church in Pryor, Oklahoma, with Reverend Mark Newman officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Shipman's Funeral & Cremation Service. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Ray "Buck" Hampton of the home; her son, Rod Hampton of Pryor, OK; her daughter, Linda Sue Jajosky and husband, Charles, of Irvine, CA; two grandchildren, Laura Ellen Morgan and husband, Matthew, of Arlington, VA and Sarah Elizabeth Jajosky of Irvine, CA; many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one infant child; four brothers and two sisters. --Contributed by Kristy Fox. Adjutant General in 1960s Gen. Lambert's last assignment before retiring in 1968 was that of president of the Department of the Army Selection Boards here. Before that he had been commanding general of the 4th Army Corps at Birmingham, Ala., for more than a year. He was born in Washington, Ark., and grew up in Arkansas and Texas. He enlisted in the Army in 1925. Nine years later, while remaining in the regular Army, he was appointed an officer in the Army Reserve Corps. In 1940, before this country entered World War II, Gen. Lambert was discharged as an enlisted man from the regular Army to go on active duty as a Reserve Corps officer. After the war, he was integrated as an officer into the regular Army. He served mainly with the 14th Armored Division during the war and saw more than 150 days of ground combat in the European theater. Gen. Lambert later was an adjutant general with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and was stationed in Germany. He was a graduate of the Command and General Staff School, the Armed Forces Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart and the French Croix de Guerre. In addition to his son, he is survived by his wife, Dora, of the home in Falls Church, and three grandchildren. Source: Washington Post, The (DC) - May 5, 1979. DEXTER, MO - LORENE D. LANDERS, 74, died Dec. 22, 2001, at her home.
Born Aug. 23, 1927, at Hope, Ark., daughter of the late John Delbert and Lola Alexander George, she had been employed as a florist in Eureka, Calif., and was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter. On Dec. 17, 1965, at Arcadia, Calif., she married Elvin E. Landers who survives of the home. Other survivors include: one stepdaughter, Delores Jean Reeder of McKinleyville, Calif.; three brothers, D.L. George of Olive Branch, Miss., Geraldean George of Hot Springs, Ark., and Hershel Ray George of Nesbit, Miss.; one sister, Patsy Blakely of Benton, Ark.; and three stepgrandchildren and one step great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one stepson, Elvin Eugene Landers Jr. and one infant sister. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Rainey Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Garland officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter (MO) Cemetery. --Sikeston (MO) Standard Democrat, Monday, December 24, 2001 MANSFIELD,TX - ROBERT H. LOE, 69, a retired agronomist for the FDA, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at a Dallas hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Prescott Church of Christ in Prescott, Ark. Burial: Sweet Home Cemetery in Hempstead County, Ark. Robert Loe was born Oct. 4, 1929, in Hempstead County, Ark. Blessing Funeral Home Mansfield, 473-1555 --Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - January 27, 1999. FLINT, MI–CHARLIE McFADDEN,
age 43, died Thursday, February 15, 1996 at Hurley Medical Center.
Family hour 10AM Thursday, February 22, 1996 from the Chapel of the
Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral
service commencing immediately at 11AM, Elder Rosal McFadden
officiating. Interment Crestwood Cemetery, 2020 E. Hill Rd. Friends and
pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10AM Thursday.
Mr. McFadden now lies in state in the Chapel of the funeral home and may be viewed after 12 Noon today. Mr. Charlie McFadden was born April 13, 1952 in Ozan, Arkansas, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leoner and Betty (Murray) McFadden. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, Marianna, AR. He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Joyce McFadden; daughter, Jovonna McFadden; son, Demetric McFadden; mother, Mrs. Betty Murray; 2 sisters, Helen Spicer of Flint, and Annette Murray of Marianna, AR; 6 brothers, Mr. Henery McFadden of Benton Harbor, MI, Glen McFadden of Marianna, Arkansas, Jimmy (Grace) McFadden of Ozan, AR, Leon (Mary), and Elder Rosal (Ruthie) McFadden, both of Flint, and Julius (Ama) Murray of Little Rock, AR; a host of nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. Mr. McFadden was preceded in death by his grandmother and grandfather. LAWRENCE E. MOON FUNERAL HOME 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. --Flint Journal, The (MI) - February 21, 1996 MOBILE, AL–JAMES ARTHUR “BIG DADDY” THOMPSON, SR., who retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. after 16 years of service, died Monday at a local hospital. He was 77.
The Hempstead County, Ark., native resided in Mansfield, Ark., prior to moving to Semmes. Thompson, a veteran of World War II, retired from the U.S. Air Force after 28 years. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Jerry Hill Thompson of Semmes; two daughters, Sue Tait of Deer Park, Ala., and Cynthia T. Wootton of Semmes; two sons, James Arthur Thompson Jr. and John W. Thompson, both of Smyrna, Ga.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services are set for 1 p.m. today at Valhalla Memorial Funeral Home in Semmes, with burial at Valhalla Memorial Gardens. --Mobile Register (AL) - June 12, 1997 BRADENTON, FL–SAMUEL WASHINGTON WHITE, 94, Bradenton, died June 6, 1996.
He was born Feb. 4, 1902, in Hempstead County, Ark., and came to this area two years ago from Texarkana, Texas. He was a retired farmer and a Protestant. Survivors include a son, Tom of Bradenton. There will be no local visitation or services. Burial will be in Westmoreland Cemetery in Hope, Ark. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home is in charge. --Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) - June 8, 1996. BATON ROUGE, LA–RICHARD W. WRIGHT--Died
1:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 1995, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He
was 57 and a native of Hempstead County, Ark. He was a reporter and an
assistant Sunday editor at The Advocate.
A Mass will be celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 2021 Stuart Ave., at 10 a.m. Thursday, by the Rev. Greg Daigle. Survived by wife, LaFran Walker Wright; mother, Ethel Messer Wright, Little Rock, Ark; two daughters, Elizabeth Wright, Opelika, Ala., and Veronica Wright, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and two sisters, Nell W. Ambrose, Little Rock, and Edith W. Sinyard, Hope, Ark. Preceded in death by father, Sammie Wright. He was a member of Baton Rouge Press Club and Baton Rouge Chapter of the Herb Society of America. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hospice of Baton Rouge or Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge. Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., in charge of arrangements. --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - June 22, 1995 Return to Hempstead County Index ©2007-2010 Arkansas Genealogy Trails |