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Submitted: 3/21/13 • Approved: 9/8/22 • Last Updated: 9/11/22 • R850029-G850028-S3
D B 07 Mar 1927 - 15 Feb 2021
Peggy 11 Aug 1932 - 05 Dec 2010
Marriage: 9 Jul 1949 Izard County, Arkansas*
D.B. Franklin Caraway son of Homer Richard Caraway and Myrtle Rubellar (Clark) Caraway. Peggy Agnis (Edwards) Caraway daughter of Claude Edwards and Dovie (Moser) Edwards.
**obituary Batesville Guard Dec 6, 2010
August 11, 1932 - December 5, 2010
MOUNT PLEASANT — Peggy Agnis Caraway, 78, of Mount Pleasant died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in a Batesville hospital.
Born Aug. 11, 1932, in Lafferty, she was the daughter of Claude and Dovie Moser Edwards. She married D.B. Caraway on July 9, 1949, in Melbourne.
She was a homemaker and worked for White River Shirt Factory for 23 years and White River Area Agency on Aging for 14 years. She was a member of Lafferty Community Church.
Survivors include her husband of 61 years; a son, Nathan Caraway of Mount Pleasant; a daughter, Rebecca Caraway of Cave City; two brothers, D.R. Edwards of Mount Pleasant and Don Edwards of Melbourne; two sisters, Abigail Smith of Mount Pleasant and Ortez Loggains of Melbourne; three grandchildren, Andrea Baltes of Longview, Texas, Blake Caraway of Batesville and Maggie Caraway of Mount Pleasant; a great-grandchild, Bethany Baltes of Longview; and many nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by a son, D.B. Caraway Jr.; a brother, Wendell Edwards; her parents; and her grandparents.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Reeves/Pine Grove Church and Cemetery with Doyne Robertson officiating. Arrangements are by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Melbourne.
Pallbearers will be Tim Edwards, Quillen Edwards, Mark Smith, Jason Loggains, Phillip Edwards, Matthew Edwards, Shane Edwards and Kenny Caraway.
Honorary pallbearers are Brian Loggains, Kerry Caraway and Kris Caraway.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight.
-www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name D B Caraway
Sex Male
Age 22
Residence Place Lafferty, Izard, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Spouse's Name Peggy Edwards
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Residence Place Lafferty, Izard, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1931
Marriage Date 9 Jul 1949
Marriage Place Izard, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original) , Izard, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date 9 Jul 1949
Event Type Marriage
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"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1H-TZB : 9 March 2021), D B Caraway, 9 Jul 1949; citing Marriage, Izard, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,210,314.
Contributed on 3/21/13 by sandhollow
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