Obituary of Joe Justus, Lawrence Co, AR

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Submitted by: Regina Creekmore Weaver<weave@intellinet.com>
        Date: 5 Aug 2001
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Here are some more of the obits from a scrapbook of a lady (a distant
cousin) that lived in the Jesup, Lawrence County area of Arkansas already.
Remember that the problem with these is that there are very few actual
dates given for the dates of death, and there are no newspaper names
written beside them. What I do know I've listed, and what was penciled in
on the obit, I've included. If you find someone that is attached to you,
please let me know, and I will try and see if I can find any other
information for you, such as date of death if you don't have it, and
possibly a newspaper name, also.

Joe Justus Funeral Held Last Thursday

(In pencil "1934" added)

An Appreciation

In the fall of 1894, this writer was but a lad in high school at Cave
City.  One morning there was a new student in school.  At noon we went
around to get acquainted.  he told me that his name was Emmet Justus.
There sprang up a friendship that has lasted these forty years.  After we
left school we did not see much of our friend for several years, when we
were called to Emmet Justus' to see a sick baby.  The little fellow was
very sick.  We asked what his name was and they told us Joe.  He recovered,
and as he grew up became our fast friend, such a friend as a young man
would be to an older man that was a friend of his father.  We knew him all
of this life, and whether at home or not, he was always a gentleman.  To
his family he was an obedient son; to his associates he was liberal, and
friendly.  Everybody was a friend to Joe Justus.  He was devoted to his
work; automobiles, garage and filling station.  The last time we saw Joe it
was just his bruised and broken remains after he had died at the hospital
at Jonesboro.  Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. R.
Barnett, at the Baptist church at Smithville.  Burial was made at
Smithville Thursday under the direction of Johnson Undertaking Co., Walnut
Ridge.   -C.D. Tibbels.