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Submitted: 11/1/16 • Approved: 10/20/20 • Last Updated: 10/23/20 • R1159485-G1159485-S3
Bill 19 Apr 1935 - 02 Aug 2016
Jean 05 Dec 1936 - 18 Oct 2020
Marriage:
Billy Gene Fort son of Pete Fort and Ollie (Cook) Fort. Melba Jean (Jacobs) Fort daughter of Clyde Jacobs and Lorena (Hall) Jacobs.
**obituary
Bill Fort
POCAHONTAS — Bill Fort, 81, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.
Bill was born April 19, 1935, at Egypt to Pete and Ollie Cook Fort.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Fort of the home; sons, Rick (Terri) Fort and Skip Fort, both of Pocahontas; grandchildren, Christopher (Jeannie) Fort, Jamie (Kevin) Brown and BJ (Elizabeth) Fort, all of Pocahontas; great-grandchildren, Landon Fort, Chloe Fort, Sophie Fort, Ellie Fort and Colton Brown; and siblings, Shorty Fort and Geneiva Burch, both of Jonesboro, and Bernice Roper of LaPlace, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Crockett Fort; and brother, Bud Fort.
Visitation will be 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at McNabb Funeral Home with a funeral service immediately following. Burial will be in Markham Cemetery at Egypt.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in his honor can be made to a charity of one's choice.
Obituary provided through The Jonesboro Sun Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas archives 03 Aug 2016
And his wife,
Melba Jean Fort - McNabb Funeral Home
December 5, 1936 - October 18, 2020
Melba Jean Fort, 83, of Pocahontas passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her home.
She was born, December 5, 1936 in Lake City to the late Clyde and Lorena Hall Jacobs. She was a member and song leader for the New Bethel Baptist Church for all most two decades. She helped to form the Noland 4-H Club, leading them all the way to Washington, D.C. Jean had a passion for raising cattle alongside her husband Bill for over fifty years. They were awarded Farm Family of the Year. In her later years she became an accomplished author, writing many short stories and publishing two books.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Fort; and one son, David Fort.
She is survived by two sons, Rick (Terri) Fort and Skip Fort both of Pocahontas; grandchildren, Christopher (Jeannie) Fort of Pocahontas, Jamie (Kevin) Brown of Pocahontas, B.J. (Liz) Fort of Pocahontas, and Caylin Fort of Bono; great grandchildren, Landon, Chloe, and Sophie Fort, Colton and Mazie Brown, Ellie and Lynlie Fort all of Pocahontas; siblings, Wayne (Sue) Jacobs of Bristol, Indiana, Clydena (Bill) Haire of Locust Grove, Georgia, Roger (Pat) Jacobs of Rogers, Gail (Don) Arnold of Walnut Ridge, Terry (Jim) Neeley of Gate City, Virginia, Barbara (Troy) Farrister of Rogers, Ronnie (Sherry) Jacobs of Walnut Ridge and Donnie (Becky) Jacobs of Walnut Ridge; and many other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 12-1 PM in the chapel of McNabb Funeral Home with a funeral service following at 1 PM with Ricky Layton officiating. Burial will follow in Markham Cemetery near Egypt.
Pallbearers will be B.J. Fort, Colton Brown, Landon Fort, Chris Fort, Tim Ragan, and Kevin Brown.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to New Bethel Baptist Church, 111 Cedar Ridge Road, Pocahontas, AR 72455
Obituary located through McNabb Funeral Homes Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas. Published 17 Oct 2020 © McNabb Family Funeral Homes
Contributed on 11/1/16 by denise.bratcher63
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