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Submitted: 12/30/07 • Approved: 1/23/17 • Last Updated: 1/26/17 • R7697-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
World War II
September 8, 1926 - October 14, 2005
Jesse Roland Pulliam
Jesse Roland "J.R." Pulliam, 79, of Walnut Ridge, died Oct. 14, 2005, at Lawrence Hall Nursing Center, following a lengthy illness.
Born Sept. 8, 1926, in Walnut Ridge, he was the son of Jesse Oregon and Emma Rachel Risenhoover Pulliam.
A World War II Army veteran, he was retired from an auto cleanup shop and was of the United Free Will Baptist belief.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Gilbert Pulliam and Leonard Pulliam.
Survivors include his wife, Mearl Davis Pulliam, whom he married Sept. 22, 1951; two daughters, Beverly Ann Hathcock, Walnut Ridge, and Linda Kay Hendrix, Hoxie; and two grandchildren, Trisha Hendrix and Emily Hathcock.
Graveside service was Monday at 10 a.m. at Whittaker Cemetery under the direction of Bryan Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Jerry Hilburn, Marvin Burns, Glenn Hendrix, Jesse D. Pulliam, Harold Forehand and Jim Hathcock.
Memorials may be made to the United Free Will Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.
Contributed on 12/30/07 by denise.bratcher63
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