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Garland Leamons

Published Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in the Gurdon Times

Garland Aaron Leamons, age 97, passed on April 26, 2007, at Baptist Medical Center-Arkadelphia.

He was born on April 16,1910, in Clark County, the son of James Abner and Lillie Karr Leamons. He was a retired logger from Vaden. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Case Leamons; his brothers, Moses Leamons, Ira Leamons and Bob Leamons; and his sisters, Nellie Leamons, Carrie Case and Katie Thomerson.

He is survived by his son, James and Helen Leamons of Glenwood; his daughters Hazel and A.J. Jennings of Conway, Mary Helen Hagins of Fordyce, Lillie and Ray McDaniel of Gainesville, Mo., and Charlotte Slater of Vaden; 17 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; and 22 great-great grandchildren.

Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia.

Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 29, at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Chris Williams officiating.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. Burial will follow at Copeland Ridge Cemetery.

To sign the Online Guest Book, visit www.ruggleswilcox.com.


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