Yell County Record (weekly) Newspaper, Danville, Arkansas Volume 101, Number 4, page 2 List of Obituaries for the week of Wednesday, January 24, 2001 Elmer Smith Elmer L. Smith, age 99, of Story, AR died Tuesday, January 16, 2001. He was born December 19, 1901 at Stillwater, AR, the son of Rev. William D. Smith and Henrietta Lambert Smith. On January 15, 1927, he married Tina Palmer, who preceded him in death on April 5, 1998. Interment in Reed Cemetery; arrangements by Davis-Smith Funeral Home of Glenwood, AR. Glen Smith Glen Hubert Smith, age 60, of Bluffton, AR died Thursday, January 18, 2001 at Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville, AR. He was born in Plainview, AR on February 18, 1940. He was preceded in death by his father, Jeff Albert Smith. His survivors include his mother, Elva Marie Chesney Smith of Bluffton, AR. Interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Briggsville, AR; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home, Danville, AR. Debora Beatty Debora (Ingram) Beatty, age 44, of Danville, AR, formerly of Kelso, AR, passed away Friday, January 19th at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. She was born April 27, 1956 in Dermott, AR to her mother, Bernice Ingram and the late Ernie Ingram. Her survivors include her husband, Larry Beatty of Danville, AR. Interment in Jefferson Cemetery, arrangements by Griffin Funeral Service, McGehee, AR. Marvin Rolando Melgar Melgar, age 29, of Dardanelle, AR died Thursday, January 11, 2001 at Dardanelle Hospital. He was born May 31, 1971 in Hunapu-Escuintla, Guatemala. His survivors include his parents, Hector Rolando and Noelia Melgar of Guatemala and his wife, Mariela Marlyt of Dardanelle, AR. Interment will be in Hunapu-Escuintla, Guatemala. Foye Loyd Foye Lucille (Almaraze) Loyd, age 80, of Danville, AR died Friday, January 19, 2001 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, AR. She was born March 15, 1920 in the Moore's Chapel community near Waveland, AR to the late William Henry Harrison Ross and Claudia Weldon Ross Almaraze. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.J. Loyd. Interment in Blue Mountain Cemetery, Blue Mountain, AR; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville, AR. Gerald Crain Gerald Crain, age 77, a resident of Perry, AR died Saturday, January 20, 2001 at Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville, AR. He was born May 28, 1923 at Hollis, AR to the late Dennis and Lillie (Moss) Crain. His survivors include his wife, Veva Dale Crain of Perry, AR. Interment in Goat Bluff Cemetery at Hollis, AR; arrangements by Humphrey Funeral Service. Ruby Crabill Ruby Nell Bowden Crabill, age 77, of Dardanelle, AR, died Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at the Dardanelle Hospital. She was born September 7, 1923, in Yell County, AR. Interment at Ringer Cemetery near Centerville; arrangements by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville, AR. Velma Cash Velma Marine (Evans) Cash, age 84, of Centerville, OH, formerly of Dardanelle, AR, widow of Allen "Buck" Cash, died Sunday, January 14, 2001. She was born November 25, 1916 in Dardanelle to the late David Demitt and Lettie Brown Johnson Evans. Interment in Dyer Cemetery, Dyer, AR; arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Service, Dardanelle, AR. Vida Cravens Vida L. (Gray) Cravens, born April 20, 1909 in Havana, AR to the late Clarence and Willie Gray, passed away January 15, 2001 in Mesquite, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orvil Cravens of Havana, AR. Funeral arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home, Danville, AR. Vina Evans Vina O. (Smith) Evans, age 82, of Mt. Ida, AR passed away Friday, January 12, 2001 in Mt. Ida, AR. She was born November 6, 1918 in Pine Ridge, AR to the late Sam L. Smith and Dollie Gillean Smith. Interment in Cherry Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. [source: "Yell County Record" (weekly) Newspaper, Danville, Yell County, Arkansas Volume 101, Number 4, January 24, 2001, page 2 _________________________________ If you would like to receive a transcript of the original obituary, please let me know. It will be sent to you via email (providing I still have access to a copy of the obituary). Please send your request, providing the family members FULL name and DATE of publication to Mary at: mleek@bellsouth.net