Garland Aaron Leamons, age 97, passed on April 26, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia, AR. 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, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Case Leamons, his brothers, Moses Leamons, Ira Leamons, Bob Leamons, and his sisters, Nellie Leamons, Carrie Case, and Katie Thomerson.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James and Helen Leamons of Glenwood; daughter and son-in-law Hazel and A. J. Jennings of Conway, daughter Mary Helen Hagins of Fordyce, daughter and son-in-law Lillie and Ray McDaniel of Gainesville, MO, and daughter Charlotte Slater of Vaden; 17 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 22 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 29th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Chris Williams officiating.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons.
Burial to follow at Copeland Ridge Cemetery.
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The Leamons Family
By Helen Leamons, published in the Clark County Historical Journal, 2004
Garland Leamons was born April 16, 1910. His parents were Ad and Lillie Karr Leamons. On May 8, 1932, he married Frances Case. To this union were born five children: Hazel, Mary Helen, James Aaron, Lillie Ann, and Charlotte.
When Garland was a small child, there was a railroad track near his house in Clark County. The train hauled logs out of the area. A man - name unknown - tried to get a passenger train going from Smithville to Vaden. There was a depot located at the old Warren place. The passenger train did not work out. At one time, the railroad bridge caught on fire and burned some of the timbers, causing the train to wreck. The bridge was rebuilt, and the train resumed hauling logs. Today, only an old dump remains where the railroad was once located. James and Helen Leamons own property nearby. The old dump is just down the hill from their property.
Garland worked at groundhog sawmills as a young man. After he and Frances married, they lived in the bottoms on the banks of the Ouachita River. He farmed there for three years. Garland worked as a sharecropper. In the winter, he trapped for meat and then had furs to sell. In the summer he dug for mussel shells. People then made buttons from them.
Hazel, their first child, was born here in 1934. Sometime after this, the Leamons moved, and their second child, Mary Helen, was born in 1939. James Aaron, the third child, was born in 1941. Then, Lillie Ann was born in 1942. Their fifth and youngest child, Charlotte, was born in 1946.
Garland worked in the log woods for a Mr. Forthman for a time. Later, he worked with his brothers. Garland and his brothers - Moses, Ira, and Bob Leamons - bought land then sold the timber from it. Garland spent most of his career working in the log woods. He worked for Junior Nix ni the log woods for nineteen years before retiring at age sixty-two.
Garland and Frances were married fifty-four years before her death on October 12, 1986. Frances died of cancer at age seventy-three. Garland had four brothers and three sisters - Daniel, Moses, Ira, Katie, Carrie, and Nellie. Today, only Garland survives.
He was a retired logger from Vaden, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Case Leamons, his brothers, Moses Leamons, Ira Leamons, Bob Leamons, and his sisters, Nellie Leamons, Carrie Case, and Katie Thomerson.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James and Helen Leamons of Glenwood; daughter and son-in-law Hazel and A. J. Jennings of Conway, daughter Mary Helen Hagins of Fordyce, daughter and son-in-law Lillie and Ray McDaniel of Gainesville, MO, and daughter Charlotte Slater of Vaden; 17 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 22 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 29th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Chris Williams officiating.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons.
Burial to follow at Copeland Ridge Cemetery.
( www.ruggleswilcox.com)
The Leamons Family
By Helen Leamons, published in the Clark County Historical Journal, 2004
Garland Leamons was born April 16, 1910. His parents were Ad and Lillie Karr Leamons. On May 8, 1932, he married Frances Case. To this union were born five children: Hazel, Mary Helen, James Aaron, Lillie Ann, and Charlotte.
When Garland was a small child, there was a railroad track near his house in Clark County. The train hauled logs out of the area. A man - name unknown - tried to get a passenger train going from Smithville to Vaden. There was a depot located at the old Warren place. The passenger train did not work out. At one time, the railroad bridge caught on fire and burned some of the timbers, causing the train to wreck. The bridge was rebuilt, and the train resumed hauling logs. Today, only an old dump remains where the railroad was once located. James and Helen Leamons own property nearby. The old dump is just down the hill from their property.
Garland worked at groundhog sawmills as a young man. After he and Frances married, they lived in the bottoms on the banks of the Ouachita River. He farmed there for three years. Garland worked as a sharecropper. In the winter, he trapped for meat and then had furs to sell. In the summer he dug for mussel shells. People then made buttons from them.
Hazel, their first child, was born here in 1934. Sometime after this, the Leamons moved, and their second child, Mary Helen, was born in 1939. James Aaron, the third child, was born in 1941. Then, Lillie Ann was born in 1942. Their fifth and youngest child, Charlotte, was born in 1946.
Garland worked in the log woods for a Mr. Forthman for a time. Later, he worked with his brothers. Garland and his brothers - Moses, Ira, and Bob Leamons - bought land then sold the timber from it. Garland spent most of his career working in the log woods. He worked for Junior Nix ni the log woods for nineteen years before retiring at age sixty-two.
Garland and Frances were married fifty-four years before her death on October 12, 1986. Frances died of cancer at age seventy-three. Garland had four brothers and three sisters - Daniel, Moses, Ira, Katie, Carrie, and Nellie. Today, only Garland survives.
Garland Aaron Leamons, age 97, passed on April 26, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia, AR. 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, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Case Leamons, his brothers, Moses Leamons, Ira Leamons, Bob Leamons, and his sisters, Nellie Leamons, Carrie Case, and Katie Thomerson.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James and Helen Leamons of Glenwood; daughter and son-in-law Hazel and A. J. Jennings of Conway, daughter Mary Helen Hagins of Fordyce, daughter and son-in-law Lillie and Ray McDaniel of Gainesville, MO, and daughter Charlotte Slater of Vaden; 17 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 22 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 29th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Chris Williams officiating.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons.
Burial to follow at Copeland Ridge Cemetery.
( www.ruggleswilcox.com)
The Leamons Family
By Helen Leamons, published in the Clark County Historical Journal, 2004
Garland Leamons was born April 16, 1910. His parents were Ad and Lillie Karr Leamons. On May 8, 1932, he married Frances Case. To this union were born five children: Hazel, Mary Helen, James Aaron, Lillie Ann, and Charlotte.
When Garland was a small child, there was a railroad track near his house in Clark County. The train hauled logs out of the area. A man - name unknown - tried to get a passenger train going from Smithville to Vaden. There was a depot located at the old Warren place. The passenger train did not work out. At one time, the railroad bridge caught on fire and burned some of the timbers, causing the train to wreck. The bridge was rebuilt, and the train resumed hauling logs. Today, only an old dump remains where the railroad was once located. James and Helen Leamons own property nearby. The old dump is just down the hill from their property.
Garland worked at groundhog sawmills as a young man. After he and Frances married, they lived in the bottoms on the banks of the Ouachita River. He farmed there for three years. Garland worked as a sharecropper. In the winter, he trapped for meat and then had furs to sell. In the summer he dug for mussel shells. People then made buttons from them.
Hazel, their first child, was born here in 1934. Sometime after this, the Leamons moved, and their second child, Mary Helen, was born in 1939. James Aaron, the third child, was born in 1941. Then, Lillie Ann was born in 1942. Their fifth and youngest child, Charlotte, was born in 1946.
Garland worked in the log woods for a Mr. Forthman for a time. Later, he worked with his brothers. Garland and his brothers - Moses, Ira, and Bob Leamons - bought land then sold the timber from it. Garland spent most of his career working in the log woods. He worked for Junior Nix ni the log woods for nineteen years before retiring at age sixty-two.
Garland and Frances were married fifty-four years before her death on October 12, 1986. Frances died of cancer at age seventy-three. Garland had four brothers and three sisters - Daniel, Moses, Ira, Katie, Carrie, and Nellie. Today, only Garland survives.
He was a retired logger from Vaden, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Case Leamons, his brothers, Moses Leamons, Ira Leamons, Bob Leamons, and his sisters, Nellie Leamons, Carrie Case, and Katie Thomerson.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James and Helen Leamons of Glenwood; daughter and son-in-law Hazel and A. J. Jennings of Conway, daughter Mary Helen Hagins of Fordyce, daughter and son-in-law Lillie and Ray McDaniel of Gainesville, MO, and daughter Charlotte Slater of Vaden; 17 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 22 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 29th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Chris Williams officiating.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons.
Burial to follow at Copeland Ridge Cemetery.
( www.ruggleswilcox.com)
The Leamons Family
By Helen Leamons, published in the Clark County Historical Journal, 2004
Garland Leamons was born April 16, 1910. His parents were Ad and Lillie Karr Leamons. On May 8, 1932, he married Frances Case. To this union were born five children: Hazel, Mary Helen, James Aaron, Lillie Ann, and Charlotte.
When Garland was a small child, there was a railroad track near his house in Clark County. The train hauled logs out of the area. A man - name unknown - tried to get a passenger train going from Smithville to Vaden. There was a depot located at the old Warren place. The passenger train did not work out. At one time, the railroad bridge caught on fire and burned some of the timbers, causing the train to wreck. The bridge was rebuilt, and the train resumed hauling logs. Today, only an old dump remains where the railroad was once located. James and Helen Leamons own property nearby. The old dump is just down the hill from their property.
Garland worked at groundhog sawmills as a young man. After he and Frances married, they lived in the bottoms on the banks of the Ouachita River. He farmed there for three years. Garland worked as a sharecropper. In the winter, he trapped for meat and then had furs to sell. In the summer he dug for mussel shells. People then made buttons from them.
Hazel, their first child, was born here in 1934. Sometime after this, the Leamons moved, and their second child, Mary Helen, was born in 1939. James Aaron, the third child, was born in 1941. Then, Lillie Ann was born in 1942. Their fifth and youngest child, Charlotte, was born in 1946.
Garland worked in the log woods for a Mr. Forthman for a time. Later, he worked with his brothers. Garland and his brothers - Moses, Ira, and Bob Leamons - bought land then sold the timber from it. Garland spent most of his career working in the log woods. He worked for Junior Nix ni the log woods for nineteen years before retiring at age sixty-two.
Garland and Frances were married fifty-four years before her death on October 12, 1986. Frances died of cancer at age seventy-three. Garland had four brothers and three sisters - Daniel, Moses, Ira, Katie, Carrie, and Nellie. Today, only Garland survives.
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