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Submitted: 11/2/13 • Approved: 7/11/16 • Last Updated: 7/14/16 • R940618-G0-S3
May 7, 1853 - November 6, 1926
*Obituary
Melbourne Times
November 12, 1926
'Uncle Rufe' Landers Passes
G. R. Landers, Sr. or 'Uncle Rufe' as he has been called for years by nearly all of his neighbors died at his home near Melbourne early Saturday morning and was buried in the family burying plot in the local cemetery Sunday afternoon. While his death was not unexpected, it was a shock to the community, as he had been a familiar figure in and around Melbourne for more than half a century, having spent his entire life of 74 years within three miles of Melbourne, and the latter half of it where he died. He was one of the pillars of his church, The Christian Church known as Mill Creek Church and it will be here that he will be missed most, with the exception of his family circle. He is survived by his widow, Mrs Sula (sp) Landers, by two sons, Chas. and R. B., the local postmaster and by four daughters, Miss Nona Landers, Mrs Oral Staggs, Mrs Nan Byler of Kensett and Mrs Audie Harris of Melbourne. Funeral services were conducted at the church by Eld. Howard Sherrill.The Times extends unfeigned sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
George served two terms as Izard County Sheriff from 1921 to 1925.
(NOTE: the difference in death dates --- Melbourne Cemetery Landers, George Rufus - 7 May 1853 / 6 Nov 1929 (maybe a typo in the book) Landers, Ursula Clementine – 5 Apr 1861 – 2 Feb 1932 Arkansas Death Record Index — Landers, George Ruf d. 11-6-1926 in Izard County
-Anonymous)
Contributed on 11/2/13 by sandhollow
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