The Pocahontas Times includes obituaries

 

The January 8, 2003, edition of the Pocahontas Times includes a list of deaths that occurred in 2002. The list is organized by the month of death.

Here is the list of names and ages that is included in the January 8 edition of the Pocahontas Times:

• January:
  • Homer L. McNeill, 80
  • Lillian V. Sharp, 92
  • Anna Rose Cassell, 83
  • Mary H. McNeill, 76
  • Robert W. Vance, 82
  • Mary V. Shinaberry, 96
  • Mildred L. Taylor, 82
  • Helen V. Lester, 81
  • Robert L. Walker, 82
  • Thomas E. Scott, 79
• February:
  • James E. Davis, 87
  • Harry B. Pritt, 78
  • Ethel M. Buzzard, 88
  • Minnie S. Smith, 88
  • James L. Friel, 51
  • Mabel V. Galford, 90
  • L. Kyle McPaters, 77
  • Lois G. McNeill, 82
  • Garnett L. Buzzard, 78
  • Hazel R. Wooddell, 90
• March:
  • Carl L. Shinaberry, 76
  • Ernestine C. Galford, 86
  • Doris W. Beverage, 77
  • Joseph H. McCarty, 88
  • Mary H. Wilfong, 87
  • Raymond J. Shinaberry, 81
  • Helen G. Kelly, 82
  • Minnie S. Shinaberry, 94
  • Helen M. Pritt, 93
• April:
  • Lois G. Smith, 81
  • Lillian L. McCloud, 89
  • William R. Dilley, 80
  • James W. McComb, 81
  • Nettie C. Ervine, 93
  • David B. Lester, 72
  • Lula M. Burns, 90
  • Gladys E. Simmons, 91
  • Arlie G. Morgan, 86
  • Edward L. Smith, 84
• May:
  • Virgil L. Moore, 76
  • Evelyn H. Nottingham, 89
  • Mary L. McNeill, 87
  • John D. Dean, 79
  • William C. Sharp, 77
  • Frances P. McCoy, 88
  • Betty L. Kelly, 77
  • Howard R. Moore, 75
  • Virginia M. Burns, 75
• June:
  • James H. Ruckman, 73
  • Frances C. Kelly, 85
  • Ethel H. Shaw, 95
  • Mary E. Rider, 95
  • Charles E. Burns, 93
  • Pauline G. Smith, 91
  • Robert L. Johnson, 65
  • Elmer L. Wilfong, 85
  • Evelyn S. Barkley, 90
  • Lula B. Young, 86
• July:
  • James R. Cassell, 70
  • Charles H. Galford, 84
  • Opal G. Vandevender, 86
  • Harry H. McCloud, 72
  • Mary F. McCloud, 79
  • Virgil L. Simmons, 80
  • Mary M. Vance, 71
  • Beatrice R. Wilfong, 85
  • Richard A. Wilfong, 79
  • Margaret L. Buzzard, 80
• August:
  • Evelyn L. Pritt, 84
  • Mary C. Burns, 84
  • Charles E. Taylor, 73
  • Minnie R. Burns, 83
  • Raymond D. Smith, 82
  • James W. McLaughlin, 79
  • Hazel V. Smith, 79
  • Wilsie G. McComb, 87
  • Freda S. Shinaberry, 82
  • Ollie V. Vance, 96
• September:
  • Ernest E. Smith, 88
  • Orville L. Vandevender, 72
  • Hester M. Wooddell, 85
  • William R. Lester, 77
  • Beulah G. Irvine, 87
  • Clarence E. Kelley, 82
  • Virginia L. Sharp, 83
  • Hilda L. McNeill, 84
  • Evelyn H. Pritt, 90
• October:
  • Robert A. Galford, 71
  • Evelyn G. Wooddell, 79
  • Clara L. Irvine, 93
  • Charles W. Smith, 86
  • Mary E. Shinaberry, 79
  • Homer L. Dean, 83
  • Mary L. Wooddell, 73
  • Edith M. Hevener, 88
  • Lula P. McCoy, 81
  • Ethel M. Lester, 94
• November:
  • Harry W. McNeill, 81
  • Clyde W. Smith, 86
  • Kathleen W. Shawver, 78
  • Roy J. McLaughlin, 78
  • Mable H. Galford, 94
  • Meredith L. McNeill, 75
  • Mabel W. McLaughlin, 75
  • Doris L. Brown, 79
  • John H. McNeill, 76
  • Pauline V. Vandevender, 80
• December:
  • Opal V. Vandevender, 81
  • Mabel R. McNeill, 84
  • Elsie M. Sharp, 76
  • Lester B. Galford, 79
  • Wilma C. Wilfong, 93
  • William C. Shinaberry, 78
  • George W. Hevener, 79
  • Clarence E. Wilfong, 94
  • Juanita H. Lester, 85
  • Howard M. Cassell, 74

The Pocahontas Times includes obituaries as a way of noting the passing of members of the community and memorializing their lives. The obituaries provide information about the deceased person, including their name, age, place of residence, and date of death, and sometimes mention their family members, occupation, and accomplishments. Funeral arrangements such as the time, date, and location of services are included in the obituaries.