Obituary of MRS. MARIE PARSON, 1974, Craighead County, AR ************************************************************************ Submitted by: RaNae Smith Vaughn, great niece to deceased. Date: 15 Dec 2001 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Jonesboro Sun Page 20 Col. 2 - Craighead County - Oct. 1, 1974 (Mrs. Marie Parson died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1974.) Mrs. Parson Mrs. Marie Parson, of 704 Warren, Jonesboro, died early this morning at Skilcare Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Gregg Funeral Home. ************************************************************************ My name is RaNae Smith Vaughn. Here is a second obituary of my great-aunt from Craighead County. It was in the Jonesboro Sun Page 6C Col. 1, dated Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1974. She died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1974. Mrs. Parson Mrs. Marie Parson, of 704 Warren, Jonesboro, died Tuesday morning at Skilcare Nursing Home. Born in Jonesboro, she was a lifelong resident of Craighead County and a member of the Oak Ridge General Baptist Church. She leaves one son, Leon Parson of Jonesboro; three brothers, Billy Smith and Joe Smith, both of Jonesboro, and Bob Smith of Smithville; three sisters, Miss Effie Smith of Smithville, and Mrs. Mary Ann Moore and Mrs. Eliza Hamilton, both of Jonesboro. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 2 in the Gregg Chapel with Jewell McCracken officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Gregg Funeral Home. *************************************************************************