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OBITUARY:
Thursday, January 10, 2002: LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT
Geneva Joyce Coger, 71, of Conway, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday (Jan. 9, 2002) at Conway Regional Medical Center.
Born March 17, 1930, in Muskogee, Okla., she was the daughter of Samuel P. and Molly Jones and the widow of Alvin Coger. She retired as a secretary from the Pulaski County Health Department. Mrs. Coger was active in her church, Harlan Park Baptist Church. She was secretary of her Sunday School Class, did volunteer service for the crisis pregnancy center, was active in missionary work, helped feed the homeless, loved sewing and animals and had just completed writing a children's book, which will be published at a later date. Mrs. Coger was also a tax preparer. She was a woman who had a heart for giving.
Survivors are her sons, Larry Coger of Bryant, Darrell Womack of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Wayne Coger of Little Rock, Glenn Coger of Phoenix, Ariz., Mark Coger of Bryant and Steve Coger of Benton; a daughter, Marsha Cox of Conway; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Harlan Park Baptist Church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Booneville.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Griffin Leggett in Conway.
Information from Becky Robert to T.Mason on 17 Jun 2006. "Ona and Elva met at a Teacher's Examination in Clarksville, Ar. Ona was from Huntsville and that is where they were married and lived a very short time with his family. Ona received a $1500 stock bond from his biological mother and him and Elva moved to Clarksville and bought a chicken farm. The chicken farm burned after a few years. Ona was a strong supporter of the Democratic Party and Elva's father Albert Boen was a strong supporter of the Republican party. After the chicken farm burned Albert was able to get a job for Ona through his political connections as a Postman in Booneville, AR and so Ona and Elva along with the two sons moved to Booneville. Albert warned Ona NEVER to divulge that he was a Democrat because there was a Republican President in office when he worked for the government and would probably lose his job if they found out he was actually a Democrat."
RESEARCHER: Information set to T.Mason on 18 Jun 2006 by Becky Roberts. "Permelia had two children living in the 1910 census, Marah Bell died in 1890. My grandmother was adopted. Dr. Boen just brought her home in 1903 and told Permelia she is your new daughter. She didn't like grandma for a long time. But, in the 1910 census she was listed living with them under the name of Plpha Holland and that story is a very long one. Two long of a story to explain in a email."
Elva Boen was born Nancy Ellen Campbell.
OBITUARY:
Press Argus, Van Buren, Arkansas, Thursday, 26 July 1973
"Jack N. Thicksten, 56 years old, widely knows physician of Alma died Monday morning, July 23 in a local hospital. A native of St. Paul, Ark., he was born March 4, 1917, the son of the late James E. Thicksten and Mrs. Belle Bowen Thicksten of Alma. He was president of Thicksten Enterprises, past member of Alma City Council, member of the Alma Planning Commission and director of the Academy of Family Practitioners.
A 1951 graduate of the University of Arkansas Medical School, he was a member of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity and was the Colonel Commander of the 501st Medical Service Flight at Little Rock, Air Force Base, retiring June 17 of this year after 20 years service.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Board of Stewards of Alma, a 15 year member and past president of the Lions Club, member of the World Medical Association and vice president of Fort Smith Chapter of the Air Force Association.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lorene Thicksten; two sons, Edward Thicksten of the home and Stephen Thicksten, a student at Arkansas Tech at Russellville; and a daughter Mrs. Ronnie (Jackie) Henderson of Pensacola, Fla.; his mother, Mrs. Belle Thicksten of Alma; an aunt Mrs. C.H. Gervin of Van Buren.
Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alma United Methodist Church. Jerry Nichols and J.M. Rogers were the officiating ministers. Burial by Ocker Funeral Home was in Alma City cemetery with full military honors.
Casket bearers were members of the 501st Medical Service Flight at Little Rock Air Force Base. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Alma Planning Commission, Crawford County Medical Society, Alma Lions Club and Orville Garrett and Cletus Adams."
OBITUARY:
Press Argus, Van Buren, Arkansas, Thursday, 20 June 1968:
"The body of James Edward Thicksten, 82 years old, was found Sunday, June 16 in a private lake on the Thicksten farm route 1, Alma. Mr. Thicksten had gone fishing about 5 p.m. and when he failed to return home at dark, a search party, including his son, was organized and the body was found about 9:30 p.m. A resident of Alma for the past 12 years, he was a member of the Alma Methodist Church and a retired merchant. He was born Dec. 4, 1885 at North Vernon, Indiana to Edward and Kitty Thicksten and was a former resident of Knoxville, Ark.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Belle Thicksten; one son, Jack M. Thicksten, a physician at Alam; a sister, Mrs. Carl Gervin of Van Buren; three grandchildren, a Neice and a nephew.
The funeral service was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Alma Methodist Church with the pastor, J.M. Rogers, officiating. Am interment service was held at 4 p.m. in the family lot at Oakland Cemetery at Clarksville with Ocker Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Casket bearers were Armil Taylor, Howard Barger, Leo Teague, Orville Garrett, Vernon Humphrey and Jess Ball."
[Jack was married to Narcissia Isabelle Boen]
Narcissia Isabelle (Belle) Boen
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Arkansas Valley Times, Alma, Arkansas, Thursday, 17 July 1980
"Mrs. Belle 'Granny' Thicksten, 90, Route 1, Alma died Wednesday, July 9 in a Van Buren Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of the Alma First United Methodist Church.
She was the mother of the late Dr. J.N. Thicksten of Alma.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law Lorene Thicksten of Alma; two grandsons, Steve Thciksten of Fort Smith and Rep. Edward F. Thicksten of Alma; one granddaughter, Mrs. Jackie Henderson of Pensacola, Florida; one great-grandson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Alma First United Methodist Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Randy Coleman, Charles Dyer, Danny Roberson, Bill Brown, Warren Blaylock, and Jess Ball.
Memorials may be made in the memory of Granny Thicksten to the W.S.C.S. Alma First United Methodist Church."
[Belle, daughter of Permelia Mooney and Albert Lafayette Boen, was married to James E. Thicksten]
He was a school teacher and storekeeper.
OBITUARY:
The Northwest Arkansas - Selected Obits
The Graphic, Clarksville, Arkansas, Thursday, February 28, 1952
"Mrs. J.R. Boen of Clarksville died at her home February 22 at the age of 78 after a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the First Methodist Church with Rev, C. Norman Guice, officiating. Interment was in Oakland Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, Charles E. Boen of Cunningham, Kansas, and J. Roy Boen of the home, 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren."
[Anna, daughter of Nathaniel William Spiva and Susanna Seastrunk, was married to James Roland Boen.]