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Samuel Harold, Rev HARPER

Oak Grove (Historic), Conway Cemetery
Faulkner County,
Arkansas

Sarah Teresa Reynolds Harper
Mar 4, 1878 - Jan 14, 1949
Spouse:
William Mordecai Harper (1873 - 1943)
Married:
25 Oct 1896 - Faulkner County, Arkansas
Children:
Carthal M. Harper (1900 - 1976)
Samuel Harold Harper (1906 - 2000)
Lucy Verna Fleming Harper
Oct 24, 1907 - Dec 15, 1978
Parents:
James Bennett Fleming (1862 - 1924)
Lucy Caroline McCarty Fleming (1868 - 1959)
Spouse:
Carthal M. Harper (1900 - 1976)
Married:
2 Jul 1938 - Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Rev Judge William Mordecai Harper
Mar 23, 1873 - Mar 25, 1943
Spouse:
Sarah Teresa Reynolds Harper (1878 - 1949)
Children:
Ernest Rosenthal Harper (1897 - 1986)
Carthal M. Harper (1900 - 1976)
Samuel Harold Harper (1906 - 2000)
Rev Samuel Harold Harper
July 31, 1906 - Aug 1, 2000

Samuel Harold Harper, 94, of Fairfield Bay, father of C. Deane Harper of Conway, died Tuesday (Aug. 1, 2000) at Good Samaritan Indian Rock Village.

Born July 31, 1906, he was a retired Church of Christ minister and North Little Rock postal carrier. He was instrumental in establishing and working with several Church of Christ congregations in the greater Little Rock area.

He was a charter member of the Fairfield Bay Lions Club and the Church of Christ in Shirley, and was the Lake Views columnist for the Fairfield Bay News for many years.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Vessa R. Harper; and three brothers, Cleddie W. Harper, E.R. Harper and Carthal M. Harper.

Other survivors are another son, Ronald B. Harper of Los Angeles; a daughter, Julia B. Young of Memphis; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Shirley (Van Buren County). Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery at Conway.

Parents:
William Mordecai Harper (1873 - 1943)
Sarah Teresa Reynolds Harper (1878 - 1949)

Spouse:
Vessie Reva Springer Harper (1910 - 1988)

Siblings:
Ernest Rosenthal Harper (1897 - 1986)
Carthal M. Harper (1900 - 1976)
Samuel Harold Harper (1906 - 2000)

Married:
Vessa Reva Springer
1 Sep 1933 - Pulaski County, Arkansas
Gary Dean Harper
June 29, 1955 - May 19, 1985
Vessa Reva Springer Harper
Jan 5, 1910 - May 28, 1988
Spouse:
Samuel Harold Harper (1906 - 2000)
Married:
1 Sep 1933 - Pulaski County, Arkansas

Twin. Orig. "Vessie" to twin sister Dessie. Dessie died shortly after Vessa's birth. Name change to "Vessa" by Vessa's choice
Carthal M Harper
May 29, 1900 - July 30, 1976

One year ago today (August 2) we laid to rest, in the cemetery at Conway, Ark., the body of my brother, Carthal M. Harper. The emotional strain of giving my brother up after seventy-six beautiful years together took time for me to make this report. He was two years and three months younger than am I. At the age of 18, at the close of World War I and before the signing of peace, my brother joined the United States Navy. He served there for five years. Upon his return home, Carthal graduated from the Arkansas State Teacher’s College at Conway. Following his graduation he taught for some time in the high school system of Pulaski County, Ark. Following this he became superintendent of the Pulaski County School System. At the age of 42, if I remember correctly, he re-enlisted in the United States Navy as a chief petty officer and was in the invasion of Okinawa on that tragic Easter Sunday. The fleet was there in force and to listen to his description of the slaughter of young men and the sinking of the ships and the weeping, crying, and pleadings for help of the men brought to his hospital ship, would cause you to sit and weep and pray, “please never again”! Carthal retired from the navy as a commissioned officer. Upon his return to San Diego from the war, he told me that he knelt down and kissed the very ground of this great country. He loved his country and lived and died a loyal American. After returning home from the war, the government assigned Carthal to the coordinating department of the soldiers’ educational project. This program completed, he retired from governmental service. Upon his retirement he taught school in the Little Rock School System for three years. In his first year he was selected as the “Teacher of the Year” in the Greater Little Rock School System. He retired from this to become assistant to the president of the Little Rock College as a special research advisor in the Historical Research Department of the college. He was one of Arkansas’ great historians. The crowning achievement of his entire life was when, as a young man, Carthal became a Christian. To the end of his life he remained a loyal and faithful member of the church and defender of the truth. For forty years he was affiliated with the now Sixth and Izzard church of Christ, originally the Fourth and State Street church, where I preached for twelve years. Carthal was married to Miss Verner Flemming of Holland, Ark. She is today a faithful member of the church and resides at their home. Carthal is survived by three brothers. I am the oldest. Sam H. Harper, now living at Fairfield Bay, Ark., is the minister for the Shirley church of Christ of that area. He has preached for some forty years. Cleddie W. Harper retired this year as President of the First National Bank in his hometown, Conway, Ark. John D. Gipson conducted the funeral. Carthal was born May 29, 1900, and passed from this world July 30, 1976. He was buried by the side of his mother in the Conway Cemetery in Faulkner County. What accomplishments the four brothers attained we owe to our Christian father, a gospel preacher for thirty-five years, and to our sainted mother who cared for us when we were little boys. I am proud to be a brother to three wonderful Christian men and to be the son of Judge W. M. and Sarah Theresa Reynolds Harper. Ernest R. Harper. - Gospel Advocate, August 25, 1977, page 541.

Married: Lucy Verna Fleming - 2 Jul 1938 - Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Parents:
William Mordecai Harper (1873 - 1943)
Sarah Teresa Reynolds Harper (1878 - 1949)

Spouse:
Lucy Verna Fleming Harper (1907 - 1978)

Siblings:
Ernest Rosenthal Harper (1897 - 1986)
Carthal M. Harper (1900 - 1976)
Samuel Harold Harper (1906 - 2000)

Contributed on 1/13/17 by hawkinsdonna
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Submitted: 1/13/17 • Approved: 2/5/20 • Last Updated: 2/8/20 • R1169437-G1169432-S3

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