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Submitted: 6/3/21 • Approved: 6/3/21 • Last Updated: 6/6/21 • R1377388-G1377386-S3
Adrian
July 17, 1926 - November 27, 2015
Married November 5, 1948
Willene
September 10, 1929 - January 3, 2020
Obituary (Adrian)
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
Hamburg, Arkansas
John Adrian Thurman, 89, of Hamburg, died Friday, November 27, 2015
at the Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. Mr. Thurman was a native
of Lacey and a resident of the Promise Land Community outside of
Hamburg for 54 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and
he worked for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation for 48 years. He
attended the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church. He loved to fish
and hunt and was a big time gardener.
He is preceded in death by a son, Johnny Allen (Bebop) Thurman in
2008; his parents, J.C. (Collie) & Bonnie Hackney Thurman and a
brother, Laron (Wink) Thurman.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Willene Bozeman Thurman of
Hamburg; a son, Danny Thurman and wife, Vickie, of Petal, Mississippi;
a daughter, Kay Montgomery of Hot Springs; five brothers, Doby
Thurman of Bastrop, Louisiana; Marshall Thurman, Charles Thurman,
Jimmy Thurman and Keith Thurman all of Lacey; two sisters (twins),
May Carter of Crossett and Fay Willhite of Lacey; 7 grandchildren, 8
great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services are 2 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2015 at the JonesHartshorn Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Reece and Bro. Josh
Luellen officiating. Burial will be in the Lacey Cemetery. Pallbearers are
Kevin Thurman, Dustin Thurman, Charles (Bull) Wells, Trey
Montgomery, Landon Burton and Lee Thornhill. Honorary pallbearer is
John A. Hardie. Memorials may be made to the Promise Land
Missionary Baptist Church, 765 Ashley Road 70, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Obituary (Willene)
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
Hamburg, Arkansas
Willene Bozeman Thurman, 90, of Hamburg, passed away Friday,
January 3, 2020, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett.
Mrs. Thurman was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and
the Promise Land Community outside of Hamburg. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Promise Land Missionary
Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, John Adrian
Thurman in 2015; a son, Johnny Allen “Bebop” Thurman in 2008
and her parents, William and Pearl Lee Chavis Bozeman.
She is survived by a daughter, Kay Thurman Montgomery of
Monticello; a son, Danny Ray Thurman and wife, Vickie, of Petal,
Mississippi; 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 3 greatgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2020, in the
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Josh Luellen
officiating. Burial will be in the Lacey Cemetery. Pallbearers are
Bobby Thurman, Lamar Thurman, Thomas Wells, Blaine “Buddy”
Kilcrease, Trey Montgomery and Chad Smith. Honorary pallbearer
is Kevin Martin. Memorials may be made to the Promise Land
Missionary Baptist Church, 765 Ashley Road 70, Hamburg, AR
71646.
Contributed on 6/3/21 by deltabelle55
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