Cleburne County and Its People, Volume 2Cleburne County and Its People is a historical account of Cleburne County and the men and women who made it what it is today. These men and women were as diverse as the Ozark Mountain's rock-laden landscapes. The pioneers who settled Cleburne County were as strong as the land, of hardy pioneer stock, and bold in thought and action. They were shrewd, strong-willed individuals who brought staunch beliefs and strong disciplines with them and settled in an untamed wilderness which became Cleburne County. Cleburne County and Its Peoplehas drawn from the past and the present--chronicling the lives of settlers facing hardships and tragedies, discovering profound beauty, mastering vast natural resources, and formulating democratic ideals. The stories in this book are honest interpretations of the human experience intertwined with the old and the new and adding exciting dimensions to the county of Cleburne and the state of Arkansas. The objective of Carl J. Barger, the compiler of Cleburne County and Its People, is to preserve a history of the county of his birth for students, historians, and all of the citizens of Cleburne County. Carl J. Barger is the author of Swords and Plowshares, a Civil War love story, and Mamie, an Ozark Mountain Girl of Courage, a story of the Ozark Mountain people, set in Cleburne and Van Buren Counties. |
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... held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 16, 1995, in the Shiloh Cross Roads Church with Rev. J. C. Verser officiating. Interment was in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home, Heber Springs, Arkansas. Ella Ann Davis ...
... held in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery near Shiloh under the direction of Rev. G. W. Norman. Interment was in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs. Morine Gentry Bittle (1927-1993) Morine Gentry was ...
... held on Tuesday, October 14, 1980, at the Olmstead Chapel in Heber Springs. Mr. Henry Pipkin officiated Mr. Davis's last rites. Interment was in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs, Arkansas ...
... held at Edgemont on Wednesday, September 2, 1936. Interment was at Davis Special Cemetery, Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, near Shirley. Thomas Clifton Davis (1889-1965) Thomas Clifton Davis was born in Van Buren County on December 3, 1889. He ...
... held at 2 P.M. on Sunday at the Brewer Cemetery Chapel. The Rev. H. M. Dugger officiated at the last rites of Mr. Davis. Interment was in the Brewer Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs, Arkansas. Pallbearers were members ...