1-William Marion Turnbow, son of Unknown and Unknown , was born about
1825 in Alabama and died in 1866-1870, about age 41.
Noted events in his life were:
• He has conflicting birth information of Georgia. 1 According to info James (J.C.) gave on 1880 census.
William married Louisiana Ellen Trice ,2 daughter of Chesley Page Trice and Martha Pratt , on 17 May 1849 in Union County, Arkansas. Louisiana was born
in 1834 in Talbot County, Georgia 2 and died after 1883 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. They had five children: James Chesley, Martha Ellen (Mattie ?), John
Jackson, William D. , and Joseph .
General Notes: 1850 Census- living in Union Co., Arkansas with her husband, William Marion
Turnbow near her mother and stepfather, Martha and William Wynn.
1860-still living in Union Co., Arkansas with her husband,
William Marion Turnbow.
1870 census-living in Bienville Parish, Louisiana as a widow, Lucy Turbone. Her youngest son was
born in Louisiana. Next door is Morgan Huckabay, her son-in-law and daughter, Martha. Very close to the Erastus Giddings household.
1880 census, living in the same location in Bienville Parish, as a widow Thomas. Her younger sons are still with her.
In
the 1880 census, Martha Luke, niece, age 19, is living with her.
In a 1865 Bienville Messenger, it says that W.F. Wynn
filed petition to be a tutor to Martha Luke.
Also says Oct. 21, 1865, H.L.Pierson filed to be administrator of Thomas
Luke and Sarah S. Luke, deceased.Louisiana had a half-sister, Sarah Wynn.
Research Notes: 1850 Census- living in Union Co., Arkansas with her husband, William Marion
Turnbow near her mother and stepfather, Martha and William Wynn.
1860-still living in Union Co., Arkansas with her husband,
William Marion Turnbow. 1870 census-living in Bienville Parish, Louisiana as a widow, Lucy Turbone. Her youngest son was born
in Louisiana. Next door is Morgan Huckabay, her son-in-law and daughter, Martha. Very close to the Erastus Giddings household.
1880 census, living in the same location in Bienville Parish, as a widow Thomas. Her younger sons are still with her.
In
the 1880 census, Martha Luke, niece, age 19, is living with her. In a 1865 Bienville Messenger, it says that W.F. Wynn filed
petition to be a tutor to Martha Luke. Also says Oct. 21, 1865, H.L.Pierson filed to be administrator of Thomas Luke and Sarah
S. Luke, deceased.Louisiana had a half-sister, Sarah Wynn.
Sources-Bienville and Red River marriages. U.S. Census.
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1850 in Union County, Arkansas. She was living with her
husband, William Marion Turnbow, near her mother and stepfather, Martha and William Wynn.
• She appeared on the census in 1860 in Union County, Arkansas. She was living her husband,
William Marion Turnbow.
• She appeared on the census in 1869 in Union County, Arkansas.
• She appeared on the census in 1870 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. She was a widow,
Lucy Turbone. Her youngest son was born in Louisiana. Next door is Morgan Huckabay, her son-in-law and daughter, Martha. Very
close to the Erastus Giddings household.
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. 1 She was still living in the same location in Bienville Parish, as a widow Thomas. Her younger sons are still with her.
In
the 1880 census, Martha Luke, niece, age 19, is living with her.
Name on Census was Mr. L.A. Turnbow.
2-James Chesley Turnbow was born about 1853 in Union County, Arkansas and died in 1898-1900
in Red River Parish, Louisiana, about age 45.
General Notes: Census: 1869 Union County, Arkansas
Census: 1860 Harrison Township, Union
County, Arkansas Census: 1910 Ward 2, Union County, Louisiana
Noted events in his life were:
• He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1854 in Arkansas. 1
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
• He worked as a farmer in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
James married Loisa C. Unknown about 1874. Loisa was born about 1854 in Louisiana.1 They had three children: Wilborn, Bell O. , and William Chesley .
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-Wilborn Turnbow 1 was born about 1875 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-Bell O. Turnbow 1 was born about 1877 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-William Chesley Turnbow 1 was born about 1879 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
James next married Eliza Carraway on 3 January 1884 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. Eliza
was born in 1863 in Georgia and died on 30 July 1926 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, at age 63.
2-Martha Ellen (Mattie ?) Turnbow was born on 17 February 1855 in Union County, Arkansas
and died on 9 February 1910 in Red River Parish, Louisiana, at age 54.
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1 Name as M.E.
Martha married Morgan Pinckney Columbus Huckabay , son of James Andrew "Jackson" Huckabay
and Nancy Louisa Forehand , on 11 February 1870 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Morgan was born on 15 July 1849 in
Gadsden County, Florida and died in 1942 in Red River Parish, Louisiana, at age 93. They had six children: M.E.L., G.W.,
J.C., I.E., C.L. , and Grover Cleveland .
General Notes: According to genealogist of this line "The family moved from Florida to Bienville
Parish (later Red River Parish), Louisiana when Morgan was 6 years old.
Noted events in his life were:
• He had a residence in 1854 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1 Name as M. P.
3-M.E.L. Huckabay 1 was born about 1871 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-G.W. Huckabay 1 was born about 1873 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-J.C. Huckabay 1 was born about 1875 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-I.E. Huckabay 1 was born about 1877 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-C.L. Huckabay 1 was born about 1879 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
3-Grover Cleveland Huckabay was born on 3 July 1884 in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 209-210. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association. Huckaby, Grover O. (also spelled Huckabay), superintendent of the Louisiana State School for the Blind,
at Baton Rouge, is a native of Louisiana. He was born on a farm in Red River parish, July 3, 1884, and is a son of Morgan
Pinckney C. and Martha Ellen (Turnbow) Huckaby. His father was born in Florida, from which state he came with his parents
to Louisiana when he was but 6 years of age. His father, Jackson Huckaby, settled in Red River parish and there Morgan Pinckney
Huckaby grew to manhood, and there he has always resided, devoting his life to the pursuit of farming. He is now past 67 years
of age. He married Martha Ellen Turnbow, who was born in Arkansas, and was the daughter of William Marion Turnbow a native
of Georgia. She died in 1910. The name Huckaby is of Danish origin, but the progenitor of the family in America was English
born, and came to this country many years ago, and settled in South Carolina. Representatives of the family removed to Georgia
and thence to Florida. There were born unto the parents of Grover C. Huckaby 15 children, of whom 11 grew to maturity and
the following survive: Mrs. Ida Huckaby Loftin, Charles Clement, Grover C., Glendon T., and Marion C. Grover C. Huckaby was
reared on the farm in his native parish, and there learned the lessons of industry and resourcefulness, which have influenced
his course in life, and characterized his endeavors both as a student and a teacher. He received his early scholastic training
in the public schools. As beneficiary cadet from Red River parish, he entered the Louisiana State university, from which institution
he graduated in 1907 with the degree of bachelor of arts. A short time previous to his graduation Mr. Huckaby became a member
of the faculty of the Louisiana State university, and for 1 year taught mathematics. The winning of a Rhodes scholarship in
Oxford university, England, enabled him to realize his ambition for a higher education. He left for England in Sept., 1908,
and spent three years abroad. In Oxford university he specialized in social sciences making original studies of the race problem.
During vacations he toured European and Oriental countries studying social problems and visiting historical places of note.
Returning to the United States in 1911, Mr. Huckaby accepted the position of assistant principal of the Baton Rouge high school.
A year later he became principal of the high school of Shreveport, La. This position he resigned to accept the superintendency
of the Louisiana State School for the Blind, to which he was elected in the summer of 1913. As superintendent of this school,
Mr. Huckaby has inaugurated many changes which have resulted in needed repairs and remodeling of the different buildings,
making the institution thoroughly sanitary, and the surroundings conducive to the health, comfort and pleasure of the pupils.
In addition to these material improvements resulting under his direction, the standard of educational work has been raised,
the institution in general taking on new life, form and energy. Mr. Huckaby has also been identified with sociological movements
and is a leader of thought and progress. He is one of the organizers of the Southern Sociological congress, and is a member
of the race problem committee of this organization. He is a member of the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography,
of the International Congress of School Hygiene, of the London Geological association, and of the Royal Anthropological Institute
of Great Britain and Ireland. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason. In 1911 Mr. Huckaby married Miss Anita Dalton Jones, the
daughter of Dr. Philip H. Jones, of Baton Rouge.
# # #
Grover C. Huckaby, the son of Morgan Pinckney C. Huckaby
and Martha E. Turnbow Huckaby, was born in Red River Parish, July 3, 1884, he entered the Louisiana State University in 1903,
and was graduated with high honors in 1907 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. A short time before his graduation he became
a member of the university faculty, and during the following year he served as instructor in mathematics and as assistant
commandant. In 1908 he was awarded the Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University, England. The three years he spent at Oxford
were devoted to the study of the social sciences, especially anthropology, and research on the race problem in the South.
While abroad he traveled extensively. In Europe he visited the centers of learning and historic places of interest. He also
toured Oriental countries, studying social problems. On his return to Louisiana in 1911 Mr. Huckaby next engaged in high school
work, serving as assistant principal of the Baton Rouge High School in 1911-12 and principal of the Shreveport High School
in 1912-13. In July, 1913, Governor Hall appointed him superintendent of the Louisiana State School for the Blind. He made
such a creditable record by his reorganization of this institution that in 1916 he was appointed superintendent of the Louisiana
State School for the Deaf, which position he still holds. His administration of these two institutions has been so efficient
that he has been recognized as conducting two of the most successful institutions of their kind. Under his progressive management
and through his energy and initiative the Louisiana State School for the Deaf has taken on new life. Extensive improvements
have been made in the school plant, the standard of educational work has been steadily advanced, and the morale of the institution
is second to none. Mr. Huckaby has proved himself to be a man of vision, a leader in thought and action in his chosen field.
The service he has rendered in his constructive educational work is of far reaching value to the state. He has an inspiring
personality, due to his high character and ideals, which well fits him for his work as an educator. He has been an active
supporter of every movement for civic or social progress. Fraternally he is a Knights Templar, Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner.
In 1911 Mr. Huckaby married Miss Anita Dalton Jones, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Philip H. Jones, of Baton Rouge. Mr. and
Mrs. Huckaby have a son, Philip Jones Huckaby, who was born November 13, 1919. A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 74, by
Henry E. Chambers. Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.
# # #
Grover married Living
4-Living
2-John Jackson Turnbow was born in November 1858 in Arkansas and died on 4 May 1934 in
Red River Parish, Louisiana, at age 75.
General Notes: Census: 1860 Harrison Township, Union County, Arkansas
Census: 1869 Union
County, Arkansas
Census: 26 JUN 1900 Ward 3, Red River Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1910 Ward 3, Red River Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1920 Ward 3, Red River Parish, Louisiana
Research Notes: January 15, 1883 -Henry Clay Snead sold 170 acres to J.J. Turnbow-from files
of William Lindsay
Residence-Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1920-no children living with them.
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1 Name as J.J. on census.
• He worked as a farmer in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
• He owned property on 15 January 1883. 3 Henry Clay Snead sold 170 acres to J.J. Turnbow-from files of William Lindsay
• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 3 Residence-Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1920-no children living with them.
John married Linnie M. (Carolina) (Lina) Smith on 15 October 1879 in Red River Parish,
Louisiana. Linnie was born in February 1862 in Louisiana and died a ft1920 in Red River Parish, Louisiana, at age 58. Other
names for Linnie were Caroline M. Smith, and Lina Smith. They had eight children: William, Melvin, Elizze, Mattie, Ora,
R.M. "Baby," Ethel May , and George .
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1 Name as Lina on census.
3-William Turnbow .
3-Melvin Turnbow .
3-Elizze Turnbow 1 was born about 1879 in Louisiana. 1
Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1 10 months old at time of census.
3-Mattie Turnbow was born in 1882 and died in 1944, at age 62.
Mattie married Samuel W. "Sam" Smith on 15 November 1900 in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
They had one child: Alma M. .
4-Alma M. Smith was born on 6 February 1903 and died on 6 May 1969, at age 66.
3-Ora Turnbow was born on 22 June 1889 and died in 1893, at age 4.
Noted events in her life were:
• She was buried at the Bethel Cemetery in Hall Summit, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
3-R.M. "Baby" Turnbow was born on 2 September 1898 and died on 18 October 1900, at age
2.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was buried at the Bethel Cemetery in Hall Summit, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
3-Ethel May Turnbow was born on 2 March 1900 in Hall Summit, Red River Parish, Louisiana,
died on 23 September 1937 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 37, and was buried on 24 September 1937 in Bethel
Cemetery, Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Ethel married Herbert Alcoy Brown , son of George William Brown and Clara
Octavia "Little Grandmother" Bosley , on 27 November 1919 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana. Herbert was born
on 28 November 1891 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 January 1964 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas,
at age 72, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana. They had four children: Claude Elvis,
Erie Mae, Elsie Blanche , and Harold Mac .
Noted events in his life were:
• He enlisted in the as a PFC 211 Co MPC, Louisiana and was in World War I.
• His obituary was published in The Coushatta Paper on 6 January 1964 in Coushatta, Red
River Parish, Louisiana. Funeral services for Herbert A. Brown, 72, of Texarkana, Arkansas, who died at 6:45pm Saturday in
a Texarkana hospital following a long illness, will be held at 2pm today at Bethel Baptist Church near Coushatta. The Rev.
Larry Joyner will officiate and will be assisted by the Rev. Albert Richardson.
Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery under
the direction of Rose Neath Funeral Home of Coushatta.
Mr. Brown was a native of Red River Parish. He was a retired carpenter.
Survivors
include two sons, Claude Brown of Pineville, Louisiana and Harold Brown of Texakrana, Arkansas; two daughters, Mrs. E.W. Lacy
of Texarkana, Arkansas and Mrs. E.B. Sistrunk of Cullen, Louisiana; one brother, Clarence Brown of Hall Summit, Louisana;
two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Snead of Castor, Louisiana and Mrs. Lula Smith of Minden, Louisiana.
• His funeral was held at Bethel Baptist Church on 6 January 1964 in Coushatta, Red River
Parish, Louisiana.
• His obituary was published in the in the Texarkana Gazette on 7 January 1964 in Texarkana,
Bowie County, Texas. Funeral services for Herbert A. Brown, 72, of 512 Grand, who died Saturday, were held Monday, January
6, at Bethel Baptist Church near Coushatta, Louisiana.
Officiating were Bro. Larry Joyner, Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church
and Bro. Albert Richardson of Social Spring Church.
Pallbearers were Lonnie Harley, Frank Smith, William Smith, Merce L.
Snead, Alton Snead and Thurman Davis.
He was a Veteran of WWI.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Edward Lacy of Texarkana,
Arkansas and Mrs. E.B. Sistrunk of Cullen, Louisiana; two sons, Claude E. Brown of Pineville, Louisiana and Harold M. Brown
of Texarkana, Arkansas; two sisters, Mrs. G.W. Snead of Castor, Louisiana and Mrs. Dan Smith of Minden, Louisiana; a brother,
Clarence Brown of Hall Summit, Louisiana and eleven grandchildren.
4-Claude Elvis Brown was born on 17 December 1920 in Hall Summit, Red River Parish, Louisiana
and died on 24 October 1980 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, at age 59.
Noted events in his life were:
• He enlisted in the in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
• He was buried at the Rondo Cemetery in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.
Claude married Nancy Ann Smith , daughter of John Henry Smith and Urie Evelyn
Price , about 1959 in Lewisville, Lafayette Co., Arkansas. Nancy was born on 16 April 1936 in Bowie County, Texas, died
on 19 April 2002 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, at age 66, and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery. The cause of
her death was hit by a drunk/drugged driver as she was checking her mailbox. They had two children: Living and Living
.
General Notes: From Texarkana Gazette, Saturday, April 20, 2002
NANCY CONYERS
Nancy Ann
Conyers, 66, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her home.
Arrangements are pending with East Funeral Home.
_________________________
Police
arrest hit-and-run suspect at her home
Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:00 AM CDT (Texarkana Gazette)
By GREG BISCHOF <>
Texarkana Gazette
Miller County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Texarkana, Ark., woman Friday in the hit-and-run
accident that left a 66-year-old Miller County woman dead.
Deputies arrested Melinda Perry, 31, outside her residence at
Shady Acres Mobile Home Park shortly before noon. Perry faces a charge of misdemeanor negligent homicide in the death of Nancy
Conyers, 66.
Based on a statement reportedly made to investigators, Perry may have visited a drug lab prior to the fatal
accident. Conyers was struck and killed in front of her home on Union Road as she went to her mailbox.
Deputies went to
the suspect's mobile home on Blackman Ferry Road as they were looking for the vehicle involved in the hit and run, said Miller
County Sheriff H.L. Phillips.
Deputies found the victim lying near the middle of County Road 44, also known as Union Road,
when they responded to the incident shortly before 9:30 a.m.
Law officers found that the woman had apparently been hit
by an eastbound vehicle, which struck both her and the mail box as she was apparently retrieving mail from it, said Capt.
Toby Giles, Miller County chief deputy.
"The vehicle apparently carried the victim some distance before she rolled off
the hood and onto the road," Giles said.
After striking the victim, the suspect vehicle, described as a Saturn, apparently
continued eastbound and struck some small trees growing in a ditch near the roadside near Conyers' home. It is believed that
striking the trees knocked one of the vehicle's side mirrors off, Giles said.
Deputies began searching local trailer parks
for the vehicle until they found the Saturn, which had a missing side mirror and which bore damage consistent with running
into small trees, at Shady Aces Mobile Home Park, Giles said.
"Some reflectors and other broken parts of the vehicle we
found at the scene match the damage to the vehicle," he said.
Deputies were inspecting the vehicle's damage while it was
parked outside Perry's mobile home. She turned herself in to authorities shortly after a relative brought her to her residence.
Deputies
were inspecting the vehicle's damage while it was parked outside Perry's mobile home. She turned herself in to authorities
shortly after a relative brought her to her residence.
After her arrest, Perry allegedly made a statement about the hit
and run incident to investigators, which led them to charge her with misdemeanor negligent homicide, Giles said.
The charge
could be upgraded to a felony if Perry is found to have had either illegal drugs or alcohol in her system at the time of the
incident, Phillips said. However, Giles said results of Perry's drug and alcohol test won't be available for several more
days. She is currently being housed in the Miller County Jail pending bail.
According to investigators, Perry made a statement
to investigators about leaving a mobile home drug lab earlier that morning on the Texas side of South State Line Avenue, Giles
said. Deputies from Bowie and Miller counties arrested the man to whom the lab belongs about 2 p.m. Friday as he was northbound
on South State Line Avenue.
Miller County deputies charged William Bobo, age unavailable, with possession of drug paraphernalia
with intent to manufacture methamphetamine when they stopped his vehicle on the roadway, Giles said. Deputies found matches,
test tubes, syringes and other drug paraphernalia inside Bobo's Buick Century.
Phillips said other arrests may be pending
in connection with the lab, which was searched later that day by Bowie County Sheriff's deputies.
________________________________
From
the Texarkana Gazette on Friday, April 29, 2002
NANCY CONYERS
Nancy Ann Conyers, 66, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday,
April 19, 2002, in Texarkana, Ark.
Mrs. Conyers was born April 16, 1936. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her
husband, Jack Conyers of Texarkana; three sons, Harold Wayne Brown, Claude David Brown and Johnny Elvis Brown; four daughters,
Donna Ann Brown, Nancy Gail Brown, Kristy Ann Brown and Michelle Lynn Brown; and three brothers, A.J. Smith, Millard Lee Smith
and James Smith.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at East Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Revs. Roy Edwards and Cindy
Whittington officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Nancy Conyers Memorial Fund c/o Cathedral Heights Church of the Nazarene, 4010 Fairgrounds
Blvd., Texarkana, Ark., 71854.
_____________________________________
From the Texarkana Gazette on Saturday, April 27,
2002
CONYERS, Nancy. Texarkana, Ark. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. East Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Burial in Harmony
Grove Cemetery.
________________________________
4
Noted events in her life were:
5-Living
5-Living
4-Erie Mae Brown was born on 23 July 1923 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana and
died on 8 January 1982 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, at age 58.
Noted events in her life were:
• She graduated from Methvin High School in May 1941 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
• She was a housewife.
• She was buried at the East Memorial Gardens in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas in January
1982.
• She was member of Downtown First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.
Erie married William "Edward" Lacy on 9 May 1947 in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisana.
Edward was born on 19 December 1919 and died on 20 December 2000 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at age 81. Another
name for Edward was Edward G. Lacey. They had three children: Kenneth Wayne, Living , and Living .
General Notes: He goes by the name of Edward G. Lacey. We don't know where he got this from, but
he has changed all legal documents to this name.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a member of Downtown First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.
5-Kenneth Wayne Lacy was born on 29 September 1949 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas
and died on 29 September 1949 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. The cause of his death was stillborn.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.
5-Living
5-Living
4-Elsie Blanche Brown was born on 19 August 1926 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana
and died on 20 August 1984 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 58.
Noted events in her life were:
• Her funeral was held at Baily Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Willis officiating, on 23
August 1984 in Springhill, , Louisiana.
• She was a Baptist.
• She was a housewife.
• She graduated in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
• She was buried at the Springhill Cemetery in Springhill, , Louisiana.
Elsie married Ellis Bertram "Bert" Sistrunk on 15 December 1945. Bert was born on 9 April
1924 in Louisiana and died on 18 March 1972 in Spring Hill, Louisiana, at age 47.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was buried at the Springhill Cemetery in Springhill, , Louisiana.
4-Harold Mac Brown was born on 20 December 1930 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana
and died on 7 July 1979 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, at age 48.
Noted events in his life were:
• He graduated from Hall Summit High School in Hall Summit, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
• He was buried at the Bethel Cemetery in Hall Summit, Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Harold married Nancy Ann Smith , daughter of John Henry Smith and Urie Evelyn
Price , about 1953 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. Nancy was born on 16 April 1936 in Bowie County, Texas, died
on 19 April 2002 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, at age 66, and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery. The cause of
her death was hit by a drunk/drugged driver as she was checking her mailbox. They had three children: Living, Living
, and Living .
General Notes: From Texarkana Gazette, Saturday, April 20, 2002
NANCY CONYERS
Nancy Ann
Conyers, 66, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her home.
Arrangements are pending with East Funeral Home.
_________________________
Police
arrest hit-and-run suspect at her home
Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:00 AM CDT (Texarkana Gazette)
By GREG BISCHOF <>
Texarkana Gazette
Miller County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Texarkana, Ark., woman Friday in the hit-and-run
accident that left a 66-year-old Miller County woman dead.
Deputies arrested Melinda Perry, 31, outside her residence at
Shady Acres Mobile Home Park shortly before noon. Perry faces a charge of misdemeanor negligent homicide in the death of Nancy
Conyers, 66.
Based on a statement reportedly made to investigators, Perry may have visited a drug lab prior to the fatal
accident. Conyers was struck and killed in front of her home on Union Road as she went to her mailbox.
Deputies went to
the suspect's mobile home on Blackman Ferry Road as they were looking for the vehicle involved in the hit and run, said Miller
County Sheriff H.L. Phillips.
Deputies found the victim lying near the middle of County Road 44, also known as Union Road,
when they responded to the incident shortly before 9:30 a.m.
Law officers found that the woman had apparently been hit
by an eastbound vehicle, which struck both her and the mail box as she was apparently retrieving mail from it, said Capt.
Toby Giles, Miller County chief deputy.
"The vehicle apparently carried the victim some distance before she rolled off
the hood and onto the road," Giles said.
After striking the victim, the suspect vehicle, described as a Saturn, apparently
continued eastbound and struck some small trees growing in a ditch near the roadside near Conyers' home. It is believed that
striking the trees knocked one of the vehicle's side mirrors off, Giles said.
Deputies began searching local trailer parks
for the vehicle until they found the Saturn, which had a missing side mirror and which bore damage consistent with running
into small trees, at Shady Aces Mobile Home Park, Giles said.
"Some reflectors and other broken parts of the vehicle we
found at the scene match the damage to the vehicle," he said.
Deputies were inspecting the vehicle's damage while it was
parked outside Perry's mobile home. She turned herself in to authorities shortly after a relative brought her to her residence.
Deputies
were inspecting the vehicle's damage while it was parked outside Perry's mobile home. She turned herself in to authorities
shortly after a relative brought her to her residence.
After her arrest, Perry allegedly made a statement about the hit
and run incident to investigators, which led them to charge her with misdemeanor negligent homicide, Giles said.
The charge
could be upgraded to a felony if Perry is found to have had either illegal drugs or alcohol in her system at the time of the
incident, Phillips said. However, Giles said results of Perry's drug and alcohol test won't be available for several more
days. She is currently being housed in the Miller County Jail pending bail.
According to investigators, Perry made a statement
to investigators about leaving a mobile home drug lab earlier that morning on the Texas side of South State Line Avenue, Giles
said. Deputies from Bowie and Miller counties arrested the man to whom the lab belongs about 2 p.m. Friday as he was northbound
on South State Line Avenue.
Miller County deputies charged William Bobo, age unavailable, with possession of drug paraphernalia
with intent to manufacture methamphetamine when they stopped his vehicle on the roadway, Giles said. Deputies found matches,
test tubes, syringes and other drug paraphernalia inside Bobo's Buick Century.
Phillips said other arrests may be pending
in connection with the lab, which was searched later that day by Bowie County Sheriff's deputies.
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From
the Texarkana Gazette on Friday, April 29, 2002
NANCY CONYERS
Nancy Ann Conyers, 66, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday,
April 19, 2002, in Texarkana, Ark.
Mrs. Conyers was born April 16, 1936. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her
husband, Jack Conyers of Texarkana; three sons, Harold Wayne Brown, Claude David Brown and Johnny Elvis Brown; four daughters,
Donna Ann Brown, Nancy Gail Brown, Kristy Ann Brown and Michelle Lynn Brown; and three brothers, A.J. Smith, Millard Lee Smith
and James Smith.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at East Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Revs. Roy Edwards and Cindy
Whittington officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Nancy Conyers Memorial Fund c/o Cathedral Heights Church of the Nazarene, 4010 Fairgrounds
Blvd., Texarkana, Ark., 71854.
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From the Texarkana Gazette on Saturday, April 27,
2002
CONYERS, Nancy. Texarkana, Ark. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. East Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Burial in Harmony
Grove Cemetery.
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3-George Turnbow was born about 1904 in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1910 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. Ward 3
2-William D. Turnbow was born about 1861 in Arkansas.
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
2-Joseph Turnbow was born in March 1864 in Red River Parish, Louisiana, died a ft1920,
at age 56, and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, West, Mount Olive, Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Census: 1900 Ward 3, Red River Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1910 Jackson County,
Louisiana
Census: 1920 Jackson County, Louisiana
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1
Sources
1. 1880 Census.
2. Brian D. Smith (brsmith88@comcast.net), Brian's Many Ancestors RootsWeb World Connect Tree.
3. Eileen Colgan (soverign57@yahoo.com), Surnames - Bosley, Colgan, Galbreath, Graham, Orrick, Stansbury and many more RootsWeb
World Connect Tree.
4. Texarkana Gazette.
