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Submitted: 7/6/14 • Approved: 7/7/14 • Last Updated: 7/10/14 • R1019161-G1019160-S3
Ben
Mar 4,1919-Apr 24,1966
Ben T Eoff of Dell died yesterday at Chickasawba Hospital here. He was 47. Born in Morrilton,he had been in farming for 35 years. A veteran of W W II. He was a member of American Legion, Kiwanis and was a Baptist. He leaves his wife, Edith Jackson Eoff, a son, Benny Richard Eoff, a daughter, Cathy Rae Eoff; two sisters, Mrs J. D. Baker of Pottsville, Mrs R. C. Bishop of Wichita, Kansas; two brothers, Wade Eoff of Pottsville and T. R Eoff of Lubbock, Texas. Funeral by Cobb Funeral Home. Funeral Serves at Dell Baptist Church.
Edith
Aug 2,1920-Sept 26,2005
Edith Eoff Koehler, 85, died Monday September 26, 2005 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. She was born August 2, 1920 in Dell, the daughter of James F Jackson, Sr, and Linnye V King Jackson. She was a life long area resident, the owner of Eoff Farms and a member of Dell Baptist Church serving over 25 years as church clerk, Sunday School teacher and very active in Women's Missionary Union. She was a graduate of Dell High School and very active in PTA and many school organizations in the Dell School system.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Ben Tucker Eoff and Merron J Koehler; one son, Benny Richard "Rick" Eoff; her siblings, James F Jackson, Harold K Jackson, Larry B Jackson, Dixie F Thaxton; and her in-laws, Curtis Boren, Thomas W Thaxton, John D Baker, Cecil Bishop, Wade Eoff, Roger Eoff, O'Neal Eoff, and Martha Eoff.
"Mrs Koehler is survived by John Crim; her daughter, Cathy Eoff-Tiratto and her husband Tom of Beebe; daughter-in-law, Tina Eoff of Little Rock; brothers Jerry Jackson and his wife Vera at Luxora and Gary R "Dickie" Jackson and his wife, JoeAnn of Lubbock, Texas; sisters N Carolyn Barnum of Russellville, Ar and Billie J Boren of Blytheville, Ar; sisters-in-law, Christina Jackson of Dell, Mary Jackson of Grand Junction, Mi, Catheryne Baker of Russellville, Ar and Grace Bishop of Wichita, Ks; two grandchildren, Christina Eoff and Heather Eoff, both of Little Rock; and numerous nieces and nephew whom she loved dearly.
"Funeral services will be conducted, Wednesday, September 28 at 1:30 p.m. at Dell Baptist Church with Rev. Phillip C Brown and Rev. Roland Chappell officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
Ben Tucker Eoff and Edith Mae Jackson were married June 6, 1940
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Contributed on 7/6/14 by bill060
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