LITTLE, SAMMIE JOE - Washington County, Arkansas | SAMMIE JOE LITTLE - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Sammie Joe LITTLE

Baptist Ford (Greenland) Cemetery
Washington County,
Arkansas

April 4, 1937 - August 3, 1961

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Friday, August 4, 1961

Sammie Joe Little Drowns

A 24-year-old Fayetteville carpenter was drowned about 5 p.m. yesterday while fishing in the Illinois River near Siloam Springs.

Companions said Sammie Joe Little apparently stepped into swift, deep water when he waded into the stream to free a tangled line. The body was recovered an hour later by Siloam Springs firemen.

Little was fishing with Bob and Harold Walker of Farmington Route 1 when the accident occurred. Unable to locate the body by diving, rescue workers resorted to drags before they were successful.

Born April 14, 1937, at Greenland, the victim had lived in Fayetteville for some time.

Surviving are a daughter, Sheryl Kay Little of Roswell, N.M.; two sons, Joey Dean and Kenny Ray Little, both of Roswell; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Little of Greenland; two sisters, Mrs. Imogene Sivage of Fayetteville and Mrs. Maxine Gentry of Manhattan, Kan.; and one brother, Don Little of Greenland.

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Tuesday, August 8, 1961

Funeral services for Sammie Joe Little, 24, who died Thursday, were conducted at 2 p.m., Monday at the First Assembly of God Church by the Rev. Wayne Danner. Burial was in Baptist Ford cemetery under the direction of Nelson's Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were the Rev. J. D. Tackett, Bob Lewis, Wayne Johnson, Charles Davis, Bob Walker, and Harold Walker.

Contributed on 12/21/15 by judyfrog
Email This Contributor

Suggest a Correction

Record #: 1114448

To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.


Thank you for visiting the Arkansas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Arkansas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.

Submitted: 12/21/15 • Approved: 12/26/15 • Last Updated: 12/29/15 • R1114448-G0-S3

Surnames  |  Other GPP Projects  |  Contact Us  |  Terms of Use  |  Site Map  |  Admin Login