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Submitted: 10/3/20 • Approved: 10/3/20 • Last Updated: 10/6/20 • R1342241-G18832-S3
Orvil 18 Aug 1915 - 02 May 1970
Myrl 26 Sept 1921 - 22 Sept 2009
Marriage: 17 Aug 1936 Jackson County, Arkansas*
Myrl
1) Orvil Lynn Presswood 17 Aug 1936 Jackson County, Arkansas*
2) Orville Shackelford
Orvil Lynn Presswood husband of Myrl E (Lane) Presswood. daughter of Charles G Lane and Essie (Wilson) Lane.
**obituary
Myrl Dunham, 87, of Hoxie passed away Tuesday.
Survivors include her son, A.C. Presswood of Fairmont, Ind.; daughters, Betty French of Walnut Ridge, Darlene Pearson of Black Rock, Brenda Lenahan of Memphis, Mary Sabella of Florida, Patsy Peters of Benton, Mo., and Vickie Smith of Swifton; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Verl Lane of Lexington, Tenn.; and a sister, Oleta Randolph of Tennessee.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Hoxie Church of Christ with interment in Calvin Crossing Cemetery near Alicia directed by Bryan Funeral Home.
Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6-8.
Another obituary, courtesy of The times-Dispatch of Lawrence County, September 23, 2009 Edition.
Myrl Dunham
Myrl Dunham, 87, of Hoxie, died Sept. 22, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 26, 1921, at Cord, she was the daughter of Charles and Essie Wilson Lane. She was a farmer and worked at a sawmill. She was a member of the Hoxie Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Orvil Presswood and Orville Shackelford; an infant daughter; four brothers; two sisters; and a grandson, Boogie Smith.
Survivors include a son, A.C. Presswood, Fairmont, Ind.; six daughters, Betty French, Walnut Ridge, Darlene Pearson, Black Rock, Brenda Lenahan, Memphis, Mary Sabella, Florida, Patsy Peters, Benton, Mo., and Vickie Smith, Swifton; a brother, Verl Lane, Lexington, Tenn.; a sister, Oleta Randolph, Tennessee; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral is Friday at 2 p.m. at the Hoxie Church of Christ with Darrell Douglas officiating. Burial will be in Calvin Crossing Cemetery, near Alicia, under the direction of Bryan Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Bishop, Billy Ray Meadows, Russell Lenahan, Bobby Shackelford, Lance Shackelford and K.L. Williams. Honorary pallbearer will be Heath Clyatt.
Visitation is Thursday from 6-8 p.m
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Orvel Presswood
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Aug 1936
Event Place Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original): , Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place: Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Marriage License Date: 15 Aug 1936
Spouse's Name: Merle Lane
Spouse's Residence Place: Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas
Spouse's Residence City:
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
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