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Submitted: 10/22/24 • Approved: 10/22/24 • Last Updated: 10/25/24 • R1546079-G572786-S3
Claude 29 Sept 1909 - 10 Oct 1995
Eunice 29 Jan 1910 - 07 Sept 1995
Marriage: 23 August 1937 Izard County, Arkansas*
Claude Ellis Fountain husband of Eunice (Jones) Fountain. Claude Ellis Fountain son of Henry Thomas Fountain and Cora Ellen (Thompson) Fountain. Claude was born in Forty Four, Izard County, Arkansas died in Bexar, Fulton County, Arkansas.. Eunice (Jones) Fountain daughter of John Junior Jones and Eltie Myrtle (Chadwick) Jones. Eunice was born in Forty Four, Izard County, Arkansas. Eunice died in Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas.
**obituary
White River Current, Calico Rock, Arkansas, September 14, 1995:
Eunice Fountain of Bexar, daughter of the late John Junior Jones and Eltie Myrtle Chadwick, was born January 29, 1910 at Forty Four. She died September 7, 1995 at the Medical Center of Calico Rock. She was 85.
Mrs. Fountain spent her life as a housewife.
Survivors include her husband, Claud Fountain of the home; three daughters, Frankie Wilson of Kansas City, Missouri; Joan Gragg of Bates City, Missouri and Faye Bailey of Fort Scott, Kansas; four sons, Donald Fountain of Kansas City, Missouri; Buck Fountain of Franklin; Roger Fountain of Pineville; and Ronnie Fountain of Salesville; two sisters, Verlin Harris of Melbourne and Oral Fountain of Pineville; two grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, five brothers, one grandson and one great-granddaughter.
Graveside services were held September 9 at Crossroads Cemetery in Crossroads with Brother Mike Haney officiating.
Pallbearers were Shaye Fountain, Rick Fountain, Troy Fountain, Jason Fountain, David Fountain, and Mark White. Honorary pallbearers were Eddie Edmonson, Brad Edmonson and Scott Haas.
Interment was at Crossroads Cemetery in Crossroads under the direction of Howard Funeral Home in Melbourne.
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
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"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1H-J5G : Sat Mar 09 12:21:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Claude Fountain and Eunice Carkenter, 23 August 1937.
Copy Citation
Name Claude Fountain
Sex Male
Age 27 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Residence Place Blanchard, McClain, Oklahoma
Spouse's Name Eunice Carkenter NOTE notice spelling of her name incorrectly
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 24 years
Spouse's Residence Place Forty Four, Izard, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1913
Marriage License Date 1937
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 23 August 1937
Event Place Izard, Arkansas, United States
Page Number 81
*Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
Name Eunice Carpenter
Sex Female
Spouse's Name Claude Fountain
Event Type Intended Marriage
Event Date 23 Aug 1937
Event Place Izard, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original) Izard, Arkansas
Certificate Number 12889
Volume Number 65
Affiliate Film Number 0001
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"Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJT4-TXM : 11 April 2022), Eunice Carpenter and Claude Fountain, 1937.
NOTE: Eunice is clearly shown as Carpenter rather than nee of Jones. Possible first marriage to male Carpenter
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Contributed on 10/22/24 by maxparnell
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