DEATH NOTICES


CALLAWAY, Maxine Leist, died Feb 15, 1992 at Pine Bluff, AR.  She was born Feb 24, 1929 at Illmo, MO, daughter of Otto and Berneice Lambert Leist; She married James Lewis Callaway.

GRAY, J. G.--CAUGHT IN A GIN AND KILLED--Near Pine Bluff, the other day, J. G. Gray, manager of the J. W. Corcoran Plantation, was caught in a gin and almost instantly killed.  
--The Press, October 19, 1894; contributed by Teddy & Dorris Jones; transcribed by Tina Easley.


MCEWEN, Evelyn, d July 16, 2002; bu July 20, 2002, in Pine Bluff, AR; md. Arvil R. McEwen Jul 19, 1947, in Pine Bluff, AR. (Contributed by Ila East)

Gainesville , Texas , March 14, 1907-- KILLED IN WRECK --SON OF COOKE COUNTY MAN  DIES IN ARKANSAS ACCIDENT--J.L. Person, a well known farmer, living near here, received a telegram from   Pine Bluff, Ark. last night, saying that his son, CHARLES E. PERSON, had been killed in a wreck near Pine Bluff... The dead man is a well known railroader.  
(Fort Worth Star Telegram, March 14, 1907; contributed by Tina Easley.)

JOE WELLS, age 43, of Road District #5, Union County, Illinois, died 28 June 1931.  He was born in Pine Bluff, Ark in 1888 and was presently living in Alexander County, Illinois.  He was a cotton cutter.  Burial was in Road District #5, Union County, Illinois.  
--Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.

WILKINS, Henry Sr.--Arkansas Man Dies at 121--PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) —Henry Wilkins Sr. of Pine Bluff died at his home Monday, Andy Oner, owner and director of Henson's Mortuary, said. Wilkins was 121. He was the grandfather of state Rep. Henry Wilkins III of Pine Bluff. A retired farmer, Wilkins was born in Concordia Parish, La. He came to Arkansas before the turn of the century. He is survived by his wife, Ruthie Bell; a son, Henry Wilkins Jr.; a sister, Eliza Sykes of Indianapolis, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. --Dallas Morning News, 1974-08-20, p.4; contributed by Janice Rice.

WILKINS, HENRY III--WHEREAS, The Honorable Henry Wilkins, III, State Representative and Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, died February 20, 1991; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkins served the citizenry of Arkansas with distinction and dedication for 19 years as a member of the Arkansas Legislative Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wilkins fostered the cause of higher education, the University of Arkansas System, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as an active state leader; and
WHEREAS, his tenure as Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is marked by distinguished, spirited, and loyal achievements in support of UAPB’s goals;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
THAT the Board expresses its appreciation for his services and contributions,
and sends its condolences to his wife, Josetta E. Wilkins of Pine Bluff, two sons, Henry Wilkins, IV, and Mark Wilkins, both of Dallas; two daughters, Cassandra F. Wilkins and Angela J. Wilkins, both of Pine Bluff; one step-son, Calvin Tyrone Terry of San Antonio; six brothers, John C. Wilkins, Billy E. Wilkins, and James E. Wilkins all of Denver; and Frank Wilkins, Robert Wilkins, and Donald Wilkins, all of Pine Bluff; four sisters, Shirley Goodwin of Gary, Indiana, Minnie Turner of Philadelphia, Fay Davis of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, and Carol Wilson of Miami Lakes, Florida; and eleven grandchildren.  (Contributed by Janice Rice)
 
WILLIS, Charles Franklin, died May 22, 1964 at Memphis, TN. He was born Oct 25, 1900 at Swan Lake, AR, son of W.R. and Aline Lindsey Willis; He married Helen Sarah Wrenn.  (Contributed by Ila East.)




EXECUTIONS

Source:  THE HISTORY OF EXECUTIONS IN AMERICA BEFORE LETHAL INJECTION,
"Before the Needles," by Rob Gallagher.  Used with permission.  Transcribed by A. Newell.

NAME AGE RACE SEX OCCUPATION CRIME METHOD DATE
BLACK, Henry -- black male murder hanging Jun 28, 1892
BROWN, Whit 30 black male murder-robbery hanging Feb 24, 1882
BUSTER, Jack -- black male murder electrocution Jun 26, 1925
COX, Robert -- black male rape hanging Feb 25, 1897
DAVIS, Elisha -- black male rape hanging Jun 25, 1904
DAVIS, Jim -- black male murder hanging Feb 25, 1897
FIELDS, Charles -- white male -- rape electrocution Jan 24, 1964
HOLMES, Clifton 26 black male rape electrocution Jan 10, 1947
NAIL, William -- white male convict murder electrocution Sep 16, 1960
NICHOLS, W. T. 38 white male carpenter murder hanging Jun 7, 1912
RORIE, Harvie -- white male murder electrocution Jul 22, 1949
THOMAS, Andrew 24 black male murder electrocution Jan 10, 1947
WILLIAMS, Frank 35 black male murder hanging Aug 1, 1884
WILLIAMS, Robert -- black male murder hanging Jul 15, 1891
WILLIAMS, Sylvester -- black male murder electrocution Jun 30, 1939




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