Nora Evelyn (Riggan) Dial
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Evelyn
Dial, aged 75, were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the Leola Baptist church by Rev. Earl McAllister and burial
was in the Leola Cemetery with the Cooper Funeral Company in
charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers will be James Lowell Reeves, W. L. Harrison,
Edwin Elliott, Arlin Riggan, Walter Butler, Irvin Weaver
and
Honorary pallbearers will be T. B. Lamb, Frank Davis, W. P.
Crowder, T. C. Heard, John Varnell, Leonard Deer, C.
T. Appleget, Bill Rankin, Dave Dickson and Jack Harrison.
Mrs. Dial was born September
4, 1875 in Dallas County and lived at Leola since 1906.
She was married to Joseph W. Dial, who died Aug.18 of this
year, born on November 21, 1894, and was affiliated with the
Leola Baptist Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Mabel Butler of Alameda,
Calif., Mrs. W. C. Key of Leola, Mrs. Phillip Deer of Wilson
and Mrs. Foyte Butler of Hot Springs, four sons, Roy Dial
and Doyle Dial of Little Rock, Hallie Dial of Malvern and
Jay Dial of Bauxite, two sisters Mrs M. L. McGraw, of Carthage,
Mrs. Ella Wallace of Carthage; three brothers, Hiram Riggan
of Carthage, Sam Riggan of Leola and Eddie Riggan of Brewster,
Wash. Also I surviving are 21 grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren.
(Found-PIONEER'S DESCENDANTS OF HOT SPRINGS COUNTY ARKANSAS,OBITUARIES,
ANNIVERSARIES, WEDDINGS, FAMILY HISTORIES, ETC. FROM THE
ESTATE OF BACKMON ELIZA KEISLER AND CORA BELLE DAVIS KEISLER-
Hot Springs County Arkansas Library)
(Obituary provided by Ilene Jeffers)
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