Riley J. Lemmons, aged 64, one of the county's most respected farmers,
died at his home on route 1, Tuesday night at 9:30 o'clock, following
an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Lemmons was born and reared in Randolph
county and was a member of the Church of Christ. Funeral services were
conducted from the Church of Christ in Pocahontas Wednesday afternoon
by Bro. Riley Henry of Walnut Ridge. Interment was in Masonic cemetery
here, under the direction of McNabb Undertaking Co. Survivors are is
wife; 3 sons, Louie, Vernon and Guy Lemmons; two daughters, Mrs.
Bethel Brown and Mrs. Leslie Moore; 8 granchildren; two brothers, G.
F. and A. T. Lemmons and a sister, Mrs. Vessie Bates. Nancy Jane HUFSTEDLER and John Riley LEMMONS had the following children:
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Louis Lawson 'Louie' LEMMONS was born on 25 Feb 1900 in Randolph Co, AR.
He died on 30 Apr 1979 in Jonesboro, Craighead Co, AR. He was buried on 2 May
1979 in Randolph Co, AR. MR. LEMMONS - Louie L. Lemmons, 79, prominent farmer
of Rt. 1,
Pocahontas passed away in St. Bernard's Regional Med. Center,
Jonesboro, Monday. He was born February 25, 1900 in Randolph County, a
son of the late Riley and Jane Hufstedler Lemmons. A leader in farming
for a half-century in Randolph County, Mrs. Lemmons served for some 40
years as a member of the Randolph County Agriculture Stabilization and
Conservation Committee. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Grace Mays
Lemmons of Geriatrics Nursing Home, Jonesboro; a son, Milton Lemmons
of Rt. 1, Pocahontas; a brother Vernon Lemmons of Pocahontas; a
sister, Mrs. Leslie Moore of Reyno. Three grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday in the Pyburn
Street Church of Christ with F. W. Gould officiating. Burial followed
in Randolph Memorial Gardens with McNabb's in charge.
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Vernon Mayes LEMMONS was born on 25 Sep 1901 in Randolph Co, AR. He died
on 7 Mar 1990.
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Guy George LEMMONS was born on 27 May 1904 in Noland, Randolph Co, AR.
He died on 3 Dec 1975 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR. He was buried on 5 Dec
1975 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR. Obituary - MR. LEMMONS Guy Lemmons, 71
of Rt. 1, Walnut Ridge, passed
away in Randolph County Hospital, Wednesday, Dec. 3. He was born at
Noland, May 27, 1904, a son of the late Riley and Jane Hufstedler
Lemmons. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Ivy Lemmons of the
home; 2 sons, Joe Lemmons of Rt. 1, Walnut Ridge and E. G. Lemmons of
Rt. 1, Pocahontas; 2 daughters, Mrs. Billie Sue Pender of Jackson,
Miss., and Mrs. Minnie Jane Davis of Pocahontas; 2 brothers, Vernon
Lemmons of Pocahontas and Louie Lemmons of Rt. 1, Pocahontas; a
sister, Mrs. Leslie Moore of Reyno; 10 grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Friday in the
Chapel of McNabb Funeral Home with the F. W. Gould and Perry Tinker
officiating. Burial followed in Masonic Cemetery with McNabb's in
charge. Pallbearers were Bob and Roe Hufstedler, Phillip Foster, James
Knotts, Junior Prince and Charles Smart.
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Mary Elizabeth 'Bethel' LEMMONS was born on 5 Jul 1910 in Randolph Co,
AR. She died on 14 May 1958. She was buried on 17 May 1958 in Pocahontas, Randolph
Co, AR.
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Nina LEMMONS was born on 5 May 1911 in Randolph Co, AR. She died in 1916
in Randolph Co, AR. She was buried in 1916 in Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR.
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Leslie Millicent 'Dick' LEMMONS (Private).
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