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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... sister, Opal Stark of Heber Springs; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one great –great-grandchild. Funeral services for Oather Bailey were held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 16, 1995, in the Shiloh Cross Roads Church ...
... sisters, Hattie Trammell and Ada Cheattwood; and one grandson Brian Hayes. She is survived by a son, Billy D. Bailey ... sister, Mrs. Azalea Wilson of Blytheville; eleven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services ...
... sisters were Betty and Murlean Gentry. She spent most of her life in Cleburne County, Arkansas. She attended the two ... sister Betty Louis Gentry Spier. At the time of her death, she was survived by four brothers, Elvin Gentry of Greers ...
... sisters, Mrs. Hattie Trammell of Searcy, and Mrs. Ella Bailey of Heber Springs; twenty-six grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. Funeral service for Floyd was held on Tuesday, October 14, 1980, at the Olmstead Chapel in Heber ...
... sisters, Mrs. Hattie Trammell of Searcy, Arkansas, and Mrs. Ella Bailey of Edgemont, Arkansas; twelve grandchildren ... sister, Mrs. Pearl McCarty of Higden; and two grandchildren. Floyd Davis's funeral services was officiated by the Rev ...