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OBITUARIES FROM THE PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS - 1926
Submitted by Jerry McKelvy

Date is issue of paper
Name; age; cemetery; cause of death if given

1-6-1926
Beatrice Marbury; born 11-13-1906; died 12-24-1925; burned to death in hotel in Oklahoma; survived by parents, brothers, fiancé; Snell Cem.

1-13-1926
Ada Margaret Andrews; DeAnn Cem.; a funeral notice

1-14-1926
Ezra Culp; about 23; ran over by train; buried at Beirne (Clark Co.)

1-16-1926
William McNutt; 42; survived by 1 sister

1-18-1926
Mike Cassidy; 76; Sacred Heart Cem. in Texarkana -?

1-21-1926
Mrs. Joe Hood; survived by husband, 2 sons, 5 brothers (listed); grave found at Snell Cem.

1-23-1926
W. H. Wigginton; died in Sonora, TX; survived by wife and 2 daughters

1-26-1926
Mrs. Ollie Marlar; 65; 3 sons from first marriage; 1 son from second marriage; 3 brothers, 2 sisters; Holly Springs Cem.

Mrs. Edna Shankle Jones; died in CO; survived by 1 daughter, 2 sisters, 1 brother; buried at Ft. Morgan, CO

2-2-1926
Mrs. Lena Posey; wife of Frank Posey; survived by husband, 2 children, 2 step-children (listed); DeAnn Cem.

2-3-1926
Lela Mae Hannah; card of thanks from family

2-10-1926
Mrs. Mattie Dudley; 62; survived by 5 step-children; Snell Cem.

2-13-1926
D. W. (Dempsey) Moore; 62; survived by wife and 4 sons; DeAnn Cem.

2-18-1926
John H. Roseberry; from Malvern paper; see 2-19-1926 and 2-22-1926 issues also

2-22-1926
Mrs.Pauline Meadors Strickland; wife of C. W. Strickland; from Nashville paper; had relatives here

3-1-1926
Mrs. Anna Coopwood; 84; survived by 2 sons; Macedonia Cem. (Hempstead Co.)

3-2-1926
(Child) Shoalts; 8; mentioned in Antioch local news column

3-24-1926
Carrie White; born 4-27-1897; died 2-7-1926; survived by husband, 2 children, mother, 2 brothers, 2 sisters, step-father; Caney Cem.

3-27-1926
P. A. Rhodes; 86; survived by wife, 1 son, 4 daughters, 1 brother (listed); Friendship Cem.; grave marker has B. A. Rhodes

4-2-1926
Opal Lee Stanley; card of thanks from family

4-8-1926
Dave Phillips; 70; survived by wife, 4 daughters, 2 sons 1 sister, 1 brother (listed); Sweet Home Cem. (Hempstead Co.)

4-10-1926
S. B. McClain; 73; survivors listed; probably will be buried in Sevier Co.

4-21-1926
Ben Morris; Harmony Cem.; mentioned in Sutton local news column

4-27-1926
Miss Zettie Huskey; died at Little Rock; buried at Sweet Home Cem. (Hempstead Co.)

May-August papers have not been checked

9-4-1926
W. D. Hale; 65; pneumonia; survived by wife and 9 children (listed); Midway Cem.; see 9-21-1926 issue also

Lee Gentry; 51; survived by wife, 3 children, 2 brothers, 1 sister (listed); Mt. Moriah Cem.

Imon Kelley; card of thanks from family

9-6-1926
Deck Yager; died in CA; buried at Nashville Cem.

9-9-1926
Mrs. J. W. Benton; born 12-15-1859 in Ouachita Co.; died 8-10-1926; survived by husband and 8 children; Bluff City Cem.; see 10-20-1926 issue also

9-21-1926
W. D. Hale; born 8-13-1861; died 9-3-1926; married Sarah McCain 6-9-1879; 6 daughters (listed); Midway Cem.; see 9-4-1926 issue also

9-23-1926
James Howard Dendy; age 5 months, 7 days; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Dendy; Laneburg Cem.

McDaniel Elam; age 5 yrs., 5 mths., 23 days; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Elam; DeAnn Cem.

9-30-1926
Mrs. D. A. Fore; 84; survived by a number of children; Harmony Cem.

10-2-1926
Rev. W. R. Barham; 76; survived by wife, 4 daughters, 3 sons (listed); DeAnn Cem.

10-11-1926
Rebecca Howell; funeral notice; DeAnn Cem.

10-12-1926
E. T. Haynie; 75; survived by wife, 7 sons, 2 daughters (listed); buried at Gurdon; see 10-14-1926 issue also

10-20-1926
Chris Benton; born 12-15-1860; died 8-10-1926; married Walker Benton at age 18; survived by husband, 2 sons, 6 daughters (listed); Bluff City Cem. by women of the Ku Klux Klan; see 9-9-1926 issue also

11-13-1926
Ivan Jones; 16; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones; accidentally shot while handling gun; from Hope paper; Rose Hill Cem. at Hope

Charles Francis Newth; 66; survived by 4 sons, 2 brothers; DeAnn Cem. (see 11-17-1926 issue also

11-17-1926
Charles Francis Newth; born Marcellus, MI 11-26-1859; married first Lou M. Cole; 3 children (listed); married second Fannie Pye; 3 children (listed); 3 brothers, 1 sister (listed); DeAnn Cem.l; see 11-13-1926 issue also

11-18-1926
J. L. Satterwhite; 78; born 4-15-1848; died 11-9-1926; married Mary Jane Basden 1868; Wortham Cem. in Wortham, TX

12-1-1926
Grandmother Henley; 87; Turner Cem. in Ouachita Co.; Mary Malindie Henley on grave marker

12-6-1926
C. E. Swindell; 69; died at church; from Texarkana paper

Mrs. Alva Bush Lock; 21; survived by husband, parents, 3 sisters, 3 brothers; DeAnn Cem.

W. E. Wallis; 57; survived by wife and 7 children; Mt. Olive Cem.; William Edward Wallis on grave marker

12-9-1926
Ed Wallace; Mt. Olive Cem.; mentioned in Rosston local news column; see 12-6-1926 issue also

12-13-1926
Mrs. Knox Shelley; died at El Dorado; formerly Willie Mae Davis; Moscow Cem.; also a funeral notice in 12-14-1926 issue; see 12-17-1926 issue also

12-15-1926
Malinda Elvina Frisby; born 1-28-1861; married Levi Cox 10-17-1878; died 8-22-1926

12-17-1926
Mrs. Fannie Comer Ames; wife of G. B. Ames; 51; survived by husband, 2 sons, 2 daughters; Holly Grove Cem. (Hempstead Co.)

Mrs. Willie Mae Davis Shelley; Moscow Cem.; see 12-13-1926 issue also

12-23-1926
Caroline Lawrence; 25; Negro; drowned in Carouse Creek (Terre Rouge Creek)

12-28-1926
John Nutt; 51; died at Hot Springs; survivors listed; buried at Fordyce

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