Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

C.J. Leamons

C.J. Leamons, 77, of Arkadelphia died Tuesday, January 21, 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia.

He was born September 17, 1919, in Vaden, the son of the late Claude J. and Lubi Smith Leamons. He was a retired recovery operator for Reynolds Metal and a farmer. He was a member of the Union Grove Christian Church and he was a WWII U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Smith.

Survivors include his wife, Hazel Allison Leamons; two sons, Duane and Michael Leamons, both of Arkadelphia; one daughter, Diane Mallett of Malvern; one brother, Hugh Leamons of Vaden; two sisters, Ena Selph and Erma Vaught, both of Vaden; and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Thursday, January 23, at Murry-Ruggles Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Ralph Posey and Randy Turner officiating. Interment was in Copeland Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Foundation, 10002 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205.

Pallbearers were Paul Leamons, Burl Leamons, Tom Waller, Hugh Leamons Jr., Jake Alexander and Damon Robbins. Honorary pallbearers were the past and present members of Decipher Hunting Club.