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Submitted: 3/14/11 • Approved: 7/7/21 • Last Updated: 7/17/21 • R487978-G45811-S3
Sam 28 Dec 1949 - 04 Mar 2005
Wilma 14 May 1961 - 25 Feb 2011
Marriage:
Sam Eugene “Bull” Bayles son of Sam Bayles and Annie Lou (Rushing) Bayles. Wilma L (Reese) Bayles daughter of Jonnie Wesley Reese and Rosie Lee (Chesum) Reese.
Sam Eugene “Bull” Bayles was born in Gum Stump, Randolph County, Arkansas.
**obituary
Sam Or Bull Or Bull Bayles Eugene, 55
IMBODEN -- Sam Eugene "Bull" Bayles, 55, of Imboden died Friday, March 4, at his residence.
Born at Gum Stump, he was a saw mill worker and truck driver and was of the Pentecostal belief.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Bayles of the home; two sons, Jonathan Bayles and Jeremy Bayles, both of the home; three daughters, Annie Snearly of Pocahontas, Debbie Bayles of Jonesboro and Samantha Bayles of the home; a brother, Walter Bayles of Walnut Ridge; a half-sister, Myrtle Daniel of Little Rock; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Sam Gene Bayles; his parents, Sam and Annie Lou Rushing Bayles; a sister; and a granddaughter.
No services have been scheduled.
Burial will be in Opposition Cemetery at Ravenden at a later date.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Cox-Waymon Funeral Home of Pocahontas.
Obituary located through archives of The Jonesboro Sun, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. Published 05 Mar 2005.
And his wife,
Wilma L. Reese Bayles, 49, of Imboden died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Wilma was born May 14, 1961, in Jonesboro to Jonnie Wesley and Rosie Lee Chesum Reese.
Wilma is survived by five children, Annie Snearly, Debbie, Jonathan, Jeremy and Samantha Bayles; six grandchildren; one brother; and two sisters.
Burial was held later. Cox Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary located through archives of Cox Funeral Home Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published Feb 2011.
Contributed on 3/14/11 by denise.bratcher63
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